Gay Films about Religion - Gay Films Matter

Brokeback Mountain

2005 Drama, Romance

In 1963 Wyoming, cowboys Ennis and Jack forge a secret and profound bond while working on a sheep farm. Their forbidden love defies societal expectations, unfolding amidst the breathtaking backdrop of Brokeback Mountain.

Call Me by Your Name

2017 Drama, Romance

17-year-old Elio Perlman spends his days at his family's Italian villa. When Oliver, a 24-year-old American scholar, arrives for a summer internship, their shared days unfold into a transformative journey of awakening desire.

Boy Erased

2018 Drama

The son of a Baptist preacher is forced into a church-endorsed gay conversion program after being outed against his will to his parents.

Rent

2005 Drama, Musical, Romance

In New York City's East Village, bohemians navigate poverty, illness, and the AIDS epidemic in pursuit of success and acceptance.

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Leviticus

2026 Horror, Sci-Fi

Two teenage boys, Niam and Ryan, form a secret bond in a repressive small town that offers brief escape from the lives closing in around them. When a violent entity begins stalking them in the form of their deepest desire, they are forced to confront fear, repression and what it truly means to want each other.

Milk

2008 Drama

The life and activism of Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay elected official.

Holding the Man

2015 Drama, Romance

A poignant and humorous tale of a 15-year love affair between Timothy and John, starting from their high school days.

A Single Man

2009 Drama, Romance

A 1960s Los Angeles literature professor struggles to navigate daily life following the sudden death of his partner, grappling with grief and memories that refuse to fade.

Querelle

1982 Drama

A handsome sailor is drawn into a web of sibling rivalry, murder, and intense sexuality.

Maurice

1987 Drama, Romance

Two English school friends fall in love at Cambridge. To regain his social standing, Clive abandons Maurice and marries. Maurice finds new love with the gamekeeper Alec while staying with Clive and his wife.

Another Country

1984 Drama, Romance

The early life of Guy Burgess, later a notorious spy, is explored.

Sebastiane

1976 Drama, Romance

A Roman guard's Christian beliefs clash with his gay commander's desire for intimacy, leading to unexpected revelations.

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985 Comedy, Drama, Romance

An ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend strive for success with the opening of a glamorous laundromat.

Total Eclipse

1995 Drama, Romance

Young poet Arthur Rimbaud and mentor Paul Verlaine navigate forbidden romance and artistic turmoil.

My Own Private Idaho

1991 Drama

Two best friends living on the streets of Portland embark on a journey of self-discovery, testing their relationship along the way.

Prayers for Bobby

2009 Drama, Romance

True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son's suicide prompts her reflection on religious intolerance.

The Boys in the Band

1970 Drama

Tensions rise and true selves are revealed when a straight man accidentally crashes a gay party.

The Birdcage

1996 Comedy

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner conceal their identities to meet their son's conservative future in-laws.

Bent

1997 Drama, Romance

In 1930s Berlin, a gay Jew faces persecution under the Nazi regime, revealing resilience and survival amidst adversity.

The Boys in the Band

2020 Drama

A drunken game at a 1968 party in New York leads to reckoning among seven gay friends.

The Normal Heart

2014 Drama

In the early 1980s, the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York led to an emergence of homosexual activists. With support from the medical community, they try to raise awareness about the disease.

Land of Storms

2014 Drama, Romance

Szabolcs returns to Hungary to claim his inheritance and meets Aron, embarking on a journey of self-discovery and identity exploration.

SHORT FILM

Pretty Boy

2015 Drama, Romance

Sean is taken to a motel by his father and is given a night worker for his 18th birthday to "fix" his questionable sexuality.

Naz & Maalik

2015 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two closeted Muslim teens in Brooklyn struggle with their sexuality, inadvertently becoming targets in the War on Terror due to their secretive behavior.

El Houb (The Love)

2022 Drama

Moroccan-Dutch Karim returns home to confront his parents about his sexuality, initiating a journey of self-discovery and breaking the silence within his cultural norms.

Plainclothes

2025 Drama, Romance, Thriller

A promising undercover agent assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies professional orders when he falls in love with a target.

Bros

2022 Comedy, Romance

Bobby thrives on no-strings dates and embraces his non-committal lifestyle, until he meets Aaron who turns his world upside down.