Gay Films about Religion - Gay Films Matter

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Unicorn

2014 Drama, Romance

A young German/Bolivian Mennonite risks everything to flee his strict religious community in search of love and freedom in the city.

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Who Raised You?

2025 Drama

An unyielding attachment to the partner he lost in the AIDS crisis of 1980s New York propels a lonely gay man to connect with his estranged family.

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Morning Announcements

2014 Drama

A teenage boy delivers a message of acceptance to his rigid Catholic school during the morning announcements, through which he explains how the institution's hypocritical message of 'loving the sinner' contributed to the suicide of his gay younger brother.

The Prom

2020 Comedy, Drama, Musical

Theater stars descend on a conservative town to support a high school girl fighting for equality at her prom, sparking comedic chaos.

Borstal Boy

2000 Drama, Romance

Brendan Behan's time in a British borstal leads to an unexpected friendship with a liberal warden.

Narcissus and Goldmund

2020 Drama

Goldmund, sent to study at a monastery, meets Narziss, a devout monk, sparking a transformative encounter between asceticism and worldly desires.

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Hijamat

2026 Drama

When his younger brother's secret relationship with a man is exposed, Murad finds himself torn between protecting him and the expectations of their deeply religious Muslim family. As faith, identity, and buried secrets collide, the brothers must confront the true cost of love and loyalty.

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Éden

2014 Drama

João and Pedro live in a metaphorical Eden, grappling with the consequences of one of them preparing to leave after an act akin to eating the forbidden fruit.

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Sinnerman

2023 Drama

Two young Jewish men grapple with a difficult choice: embrace their secret relationship and leave their community behind, or end it and marry the women their parents have chosen for them.

Misericordia

2024 Comedy, Drama

Returning to Saint-Martial for his late boss's funeral, Jérémie's stay with widow Martine becomes entangled in a disappearance, a threatening neighbor, and an abbot's shady intentions.

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War Within

2017 Drama

A gay Muslim man's struggle to reconcile his sexuality with his faith, his longing for acceptance from his family and his journey to love and accept himself.

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Too Gay for God?

2019 Documentary

The story of Reverend Jide Macauley, an openly gay Church of England minister who wants to marry his boyfriend despite the Church not recognising same-sex marriage.

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Fireflies

2019 Musical

Driven by Filipino music, restless ambition, and the pull of Manila nights, three friends stepping out of childhood confront their own challenges. Their past and present push them to create, sing, and dance to songs shaped by heartache and solitude.

The Power of the Dog

2021 Drama

Phil Burbank, a charismatic rancher, strikes fear and awe in his circle. His world shifts when his brother introduces a new wife and son, leading Phil to confront his capacity for love amidst torment and transformation.

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Erik Blood: Chase the Clouds

2016 Musical

A group of gay men are forced into a so called conversion therapy camp. Set to Erik Blood’s track Chase the Clouds from the album Lost in Slow Motion.

Fear No Evil

1981 Horror

High school student turns out to be personification of Lucifer. Two arch angels in human form (as women) take him on.

Station to Station

2021 Drama

With his life back East upended, a young man escapes to the electric anonymity of Las Vegas. When an intriguing offer puts him on an unexpected path, he learns how easily things left unresolved find a way of forcing their own resolution.

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After His Death

2017 Drama

Following her father's death, Ayelet discovers his secret affair with another man. Despite her mother's disapproval, she resolves to meet her father's lover.

A Wake

2019 Drama

Three siblings gather at brother Mitchel's wake. Mason tries contacting his dead twin, Molly plans compulsively, Megan returns with secrets. A mysterious visitor reveals truth about Mitchel's death.

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Benny’s Gym

2007 Drama, Romance

Alfred, a victim of bullying, unexpectedly befriends Benny, his tormentor. As their friendship grows in secrecy, Benny's lessons in retaliation take an unexpected turn when Alfred teaches him valuable lessons in empathy and forgiveness.

Maestro

2023 Drama, Musical, Romance

Chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.

Behind the Trees

2023 Drama

Paulo, stuck in an unhappy marriage, stumbles upon a secluded forest haven of personal freedom. As he begins to fall for a confident young man, he realizes his life is about to change forever.

A Love to Hide

2005 Drama, Romance

A young Jewish girl flees the Third Reich with the aid of a friend pursued by the Gestapo.

Boys Briefs

1999 Compilation

Compilation of six gay short films.

Boys on Film 8: Cruel Britannia

2012 Compilation

A mix of ten UK-based short films from scorching new British talent that depict LGBT characters in situations both funny and heart-rending, definitive and unique.

The Exorcism of Saint Patrick

2024 Horror

A pastor takes a gay teen to a cabin to perform conversion therapy. When he goes too far, bullying the kid into suicide, the ghost of his victim returns to plague the pastor and avenge the deaths of so many other ghosts like him.

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Isha

2018 Drama

Rahmi lives a double life, unable to share his true sexuality with his family.