Gay Films about Religion - Gay Films Matter

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

2009 Comedy

Nelson and Angelo, a gay couple, decide to come out to their parents. However, when they do so, their parents find it difficult to cope with the news.

Unhappy Birthday

2011 Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Set in and around the remote tidal island of Amen, three outsiders' battles against the twisted morals of an antiquated community.

Chasing the Devil: Inside the Ex-Gay Movement

2008 Documentary

Four individuals share their challenging journeys claiming to have changed from gay to straight.

SHORT FILM

More Than He Knows

2019 Drama

During a routine staycation, a happily married couple discovers that the wife understands her husband more deeply than he understands himself.

Reconciliation

2009 Drama

An emotionally charged tale of an estranged father and son confronting the painful legacy of their past.

The Gates of Vanity

2015 Drama, Horror, Thriller

A family man being held captive in his own home by a psychotic homeless man he has befriended, struggles to free himself before his family is threatened.

Release

2010 Drama, Romance

Father Jack, imprisoned for a crime, faces accusations that test his relationship with a teenage cellmate and a prison guard he loves.

Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel

2000 Comedy, Drama

Leslie Jordan's journey from a Tennessee country boy to Atlanta's disco scene.

Dog Sweat

2010 Drama

Six young Iranians navigate the complexities of private desires within a conservative Islamic society.

Flyover Country

2013 Comedy, Drama

A heartwarming tale of friendship, love, and acceptance set in America's heartland.

A Gay Family

2013 Comedy

Maxi, from an Orthodox Jewish family, and David, from a conservative Christian background, navigate their relationship as they contemplate marriage following the legalization of same-sex marriage.

7 Kinds of Wrath

2014 Drama

Petros, an archaeologist, confronts cultural and personal boundaries in Athens, connecting with diverse characters whose encounters test his emotional and material resilience.

Family Commitments

2015 Comedy, Romance

David and Khaled, a gay couple, navigate family tensions and personal challenges while striving for a public marriage, grappling with cultural and personal obstacles in their quest for happiness.

SHORT FILM

Salt Line

2024 Drama

As Connolly and Tim navigate their wavering connection, Connolly's suspicion that Tim is guilty of killing his own father pushes their relationship to extremes.

Out of Iraq

2016 Documentary

In 2004 Ramadi, an Iraqi translator and a soldier find unexpected love amidst war-torn chaos, defying the odds in the most unlikely of places.

Oneness

2024 Romance, Thriller

The tragic story of Ivan Martin who was killed by one of his family members because of his sexual orientation.

The Wedding

2018 Drama, Romance

Rami, a young Muslim man, is gearing up for his wedding with Sara, all the while secretly exploring his queer sexuality, constrained by a strict religious and cultural background.

El Retorno

2025 Drama

Tomás Armento, a learned Vatican priest, must investigate an unexpected "miracle": his brother Abel, whom he hasn't seen for 10 years, has emerged from an irreversible coma, swearing to be Jesus Christ reincarnated.

I Was Born This Way

2025 Documentary, Musical

A pioneering disco artist's 1977 anthem becomes a cultural milestone for LGBTQ+ music. Through interviews with music legends, the story unfolds of Archbishop Carl Bean's groundbreaking impact on queer representation in mainstream culture.

SHORT FILM

My Dad Works the Night Shift

2018 Comedy, Drama

Felix begins a secret relationship with an older boy, hoping his strict and conservative father will uncover the truth.

SHORT FILM

The Distance of Time

2021 Drama

In a Peruvian city corroded by an eternal and indifferent winter, an androgynous man with indigenous roots reaches the depths of abandonment as his lover tries to survive an unknown disease and his memories fade into oblivion and sorrow.

Clocked

2023 Drama

Adolfo Rivera is an 18 year old undefeated boxer from a conservative Catholic family in Miami, Florida. Fighting to support his loved ones, he endures the physical toll of the sport while hiding a dream of his own. As his family imagines a future for him in boxing, Adolfo secretly saves his winnings for the fight that matters most: embracing his true identity and transitioning into a woman.

SHORT FILM

Is This Sin?

2013 Drama

Two Muslim men share an intimate embrace as homophobic, religion-based statements confront the viewer with the conflict between faith and love.

SHORT FILM

Twice

2018 Drama

Diego is 17 and is full of life, yet fragile. His best friend Antonio knows and indulges his weaknesses, but he would also like to see him strong and masculine. One night they meet Maria, a breezy natural beauty. To show that he is a "real man", Diego, is ready to do anything, even to force himself to do things he would never have wanted to do.

Until Porn Do Us Part

2018 Documentary

Eulália grapples with her son's career as an adult performer, navigating personal values and societal expectations in an emotional quest for acceptance.

Oh Happy Day

2007 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two colleagues navigate the aftermath of a one-night stand just before starting a new job together, discovering that honesty and vulnerability are key to building a lasting relationship.

SHORT FILM

All of This is Mine

2020 Drama

A controlling gay man subjects his partner to a series of rituals of obedience and submission. As questions of faith, sin and masculinity emerge, the partner’s buried trauma and inner child begin to reveal themselves.