Gay Films Set in Nightclubs - Gay Films Matter

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My Name is Love

2008 Drama

Love and Sebastian's innocent flirtation on a Swedish summer night turns dangerous when they realize they share a secret, leading to severe consequences.

Super Awesome!

2015 Comedy, Musical

Mark and Gary, lifelong best friends, race against the clock to write, cast and rehearse a new musical about marriage equality before its premiere at a major theatre festival just six weeks away.

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The Last Romantics of the World

2020 Romance, Sci-Fi

Year 2050. The world as we now is about to be destroyed by a pink cloud. Away from the cities and lost on inhabited roads, Pedro and Miguel search for eternity.

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Nomansland

2013 Drama, Romance

Portrays a raw depiction of love and forgiveness in the Danish gay underground, exploring the intersection of intimacy and emotional connection.

Deep in Vogue

2019 Documentary

Celebrates the colorful, queer, emotional and political stories of Northern Vogue and its people. Synonymous with the black, gay ballrooms of 1980s New York this documentary asks why we need Vogue in Manchester now more than ever.

A Simple Wedding

2018 Comedy, Romance

A young Iranian-American woman goes to great lengths to appease her parents and their need to see her settled down.

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Perpetual

2015 Drama, Romance

Sebastian explores his sexuality in encounters with Jacob at an adult club, hoping for love but finding lust. As their relationship falters, Sebastian returns, seeking closure in a dark and unfamiliar world.

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Young Man at the Bar Masturbating with Rage and Nerve

2015 Comedy, Documentary

Dance and night work intersect in Jonathan's body, exploring themes of physical expression and societal taboos through a provocative lens.

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Mr. Sugar Daddy

2016 Drama

Hans, seeking a fresh start, falls for young Andrej, and is thrust into a game where no one emerges victorious.

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Cicada

2025 Drama

A group of young men plunge into the UK's fading 1990s rave scene, where a night of pounding techno, drugs, and blurred boundaries forces them to confront hidden desires and unexpected truths about themselves.

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Unsettled

2024 Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young man is drugged and abducted from a gay club, escapes and seeks to bring his tormentors to justice in a deeply conservative Bible Belt Oklahoma.

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Alone Forever

2010 Comedy, Romance

Single and searching for love in San Francisco, Oliver begins to suspect that his newest tattoo has somehow cursed his dating life. As one disappointing encounter follows another, he becomes increasingly obsessed with the idea that the ink on his skin may be shaping his fate, forcing him to question whether he's destined to remain alone.

Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land

2012 Documentary

Adult film entrepreneur and political columnist Michael Lucas examines Israel's thriving gay community.

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Free Fall

2018 Drama

Emerging from the secretive depths of Medellin's underground scene, Jhony is filled with anticipation and optimism about his forthcoming date with the boy he loves.

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Have We Met Before?

2019 Comedy, Documentary

Chronicles the history of the gay community from the 1970's to the present day, examining the evolution of meeting and dating online.

Wild About Harry

2009 Drama

Centers on a teenage girl grappling with the revelation that her widowed father is gay, turning her life upside down. With a mix of wit and emotion, the film explores the weight of homophobia in 1970s Cape Cod, where living openly came with painful consequences.

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Two Minutes After Midnight

2003 Comedy

After failing to impress a handsome man in a gay club, a young man encounters a mystical being in the restroom who grants him the power to become anyone's ideal partner. However, desires are more complex than they seem.

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My Uncle Mario

2004 Drama

A young boy's life changes when his uncle Mario visits unexpectedly, leading to transformative experiences during nighttime escapades, reshaping his perspective on life.

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Center of the Universe

2008 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Oscar joins a Cuddle Group to heal from past relationships, encountering Aida and unexpected revelations.

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Fucked

2011 Drama

Sixteen-year-old Son celebrates finishing exams at a gay nightclub with his best girlfriend, but finds himself in a life-altering situation spurred by the music and atmosphere.

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Bailão

2009 Documentary

A generation reminisces about its own memory — what was it like to be a queer man in decades past? With São Paulo in the background, they reflect about the urgency of a life that was kept hidden for so long. And it is at Bailão that these various stories converge.

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In a Strange Room

2020 Documentary

In the summer of 2008, Enzo travels to Berlin to work on a creative documentary and find a former lover.

Cut!

2021 Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

While struggling to complete his latest queer giallo, filmmaker Marcos finds himself at the center of a string of gruesome murders sweeping Barcelona. As reality begins to mirror the fiction he's creating, he must unravel the mystery while confronting an obsession with cinema that may ultimately consume him.

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Tasty

2017 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A queer teenager discovers pride in his newly embraced identity amid the pulsating energy of a Melbourne gay nightclub in 1994, inspired by a true story.

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Little Boy Blues

2005 Comedy

Michael, lonely and shy, meets Zeno, a younger and attractive stranger, at a gay bar, leading to unexpected developments.

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Three

2018 Drama

Udi, a young architect from Tel Aviv, agrees to go along with his partner Nimrod's proposal to invite another another man into their bedroom. The night the three men spend together makes Udi question his relationship with Nimrod.

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Oh, You Pretty Things

2006 Drama

Two emotionally adrift young strangers unexpectedly find each other, embarking on a shared journey where getting lost may be the first step toward finding themselves.