Gay Films Set in the Summer - Gay Films Matter

The Male Gaze: Breaking Dawn

2025 Compilation

5 short film from France, Switzerland, Brazil and Romania. Reality takes an unexpected detour, and things turn out a little differently when sunrise comes.

Edge of Seventeen

1998 Comedy, Drama, Romance

On the last day of school in 1984, a teenager navigates the complexities of being gay while cherishing moments with friends, reflecting on growth and acceptance.

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A True Story

2025 Drama

During a hot summer in Rome, Giulio and Alessio begin a brief romance that catches them both off guard. What starts as something fleeting quickly grows into a tenderness neither of them expected.

And Then Came Summer

2000 Drama

A family and friends' reunion becomes an unforgettable vacation when two teenage boys discover their growing affection for each other, navigating newfound love amid familial scrutiny.

The Strong Ones

2019 Drama, Romance

While visiting his sister in a remote town in southern Chile, Lucas meets Antonio, a boatswain on a local fishing boat. As their romance blossoms against the backdrop of the misty coastline, the two men must confront the tides that threaten to pull them apart.

Before Night Falls

2000 Drama, Romance

The life of Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas is examined, including his struggles and triumphs.

An Almost Ordinary Summer

2019 Comedy, Romance

Two very different families share a seaside holiday home. One is wealthy, eccentric and carefree. The other is working class, close knit and traditional. Their uneasy balance shatters when Tony and Carlo reveal they are engaged, turning a quiet summer into a moment that changes everything.

Burnt Money

2000 Drama, Romance, Thriller

Nene, Angel, and Cuervo's botched bank robbery in 1965 Buenos Aires leads to a tense hideout in Uruguay.

The Road to Love

2001 Drama

An Algerian-French man begins a sociology study on gay Islam, discovering love with a French steward while traveling from Paris to Morocco.

It Is in Us All

2022 Drama

A Londoner returns to his ancestral homeland of Donegal in the west of Ireland and is drawn in by a teenage boy who almost kills him in a car crash.

SHORT FILM

AC Unit

2023 Comedy

A mother and her son go to a park while the air conditioning unit is being replaced.

SHORT FILM

Total Destrucción

2016 Drama

Exploring the golden age of youth between four friends in Buenos Aires.

SHORT FILM

Play It Like a Man

2018 Drama

Two teenage footballers, Loris and Thomas, are bored and they decide to steal their trainer's mobile phone. They discover photos of young footballers naked in the shower. Loris decided to use the pictures as a revenge.

SHORT FILM

Bettas

2017 Drama

While on vacation for a friend's wedding, Francisco and David, who are boyfriends, find themselves embroiled in a petty argument that rapidly intensifies.

SHORT FILM

The Unknown Man

2021 Drama

Flemish writer Louis travels to Côte d'Azur, hoping the resplendent isolation will bring him the inspiration he needs to overcome his writer's block.

Midnight Cowboy

1969 Drama

A naive street worker travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.

Three Dancing Slaves

2004 Drama, Romance

Following their mother's death, three Algerian brothers grapple with violence, temptation, and finding their way. One seeks revenge, another struggles to keep a job, and the youngest falls for a capoeira dancer. Can they stay united as a family?

Loggerheads

2005 Drama

Three overlapping stories depict estranged families across different regions of North Carolina.

Kinky Boots

2005 Comedy, Drama, Musical

A drag queen helps a struggling man inherit his father's shoe factory by diversifying the product line.

SHORT FILM

The Newman Shower

2001 Comedy

Zach's summer at Camp Colman is marked by secrets and challenges, navigating friendships and his own identity in a coming-of-age story set in the 1990s.

Tan Lines

2005 Drama, Romance

Midget Hollow navigates sexual awakening and societal judgment during a hot Australian summer, diving into a clandestine romance amidst friends' reactions.

Transamerica

2005 Comedy, Drama

A transgender woman embarks on a transformative journey upon discovering she has a teenage son working on the streets of New York.

Chrissy Judy

2022 Comedy

When his best friend and creative partner suddenly couples off and moves away, an ambitious New York drag queen determined for the limelight must reinvent himself or risk becoming an irrelevant solo act both onstage and off.

The Man of My Life

2006 Drama, Romance

Frédéric's encounter with Hugo during a summer holiday in Provence disrupts his family dynamics.

The Bubble

2006 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Follows a group of young people in Tel Aviv, Israel, dealing with the challenges of living in the region. Their routine is disrupted when a young Palestinian man enters their lives.

SHORT FILM

Peer

2023 Drama, Romance

Harold, who is afraid of water, vacations in Ocean City where he falls in love with Arthur, lifeguard in the beach patrol.

Mía & Moi

2021 Drama

Mía and Moi take refuge in their family's countryside home after their mother's death.