Films with Transgender Characters

The Mick and the Trick

2024 Action, Comedy

An Irish hit man working for a Cuban crime boss and the IRA wants out. But neither the Cuban crime boss nor the IRA can let that happen. He knows too much. But with the help of a very animated and savvy street hooker, the hit man's chances of getting out just got better.

Out in the Silence

2009 Comedy, Documentary

Filmmaker Joe Wilson's wedding announcement to another man sparks controversy in his small hometown, prompting a plea for help from the mother of a gay teen facing torment at school.

I Saw the TV Glow

2024 Drama, Mystery

A teenager just trying to make it through life in the suburbs is introduced by a classmate to a mysterious late-night TV show.

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Mirror Mirror

2008 Drama

After so many years together, Joe faces life without Jana. Saying goodbye to yourself is never easy.

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Adjustment

2022 Drama

A nine-year-old effeminate boy, Shahrokh, humiliated by his family and friends, decides to adapt to his new identity in an inspiring way.

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What Do You See?

2018 Documentary

Born in Malaysia and now living in Australia, Sereena, a transfeminine dancer, performer, and photographer, poetically discusses her upbringing and trans (in)visibility - questioning the viewer, “What do you see?”.

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Gurl

2020 Drama, Musical

Infamous Māori Drag Queen Carmen "Gurl" finally accepts her true-self when she falls in love with a fading rugby star on an ill-fated night in New Zealand 1975.

Blue ID

2022 Documentary

A transgender man's arduous journey of gender affirmation in a traditional Turkish society is chronicled through intimate home videos, capturing the frustrations, humiliations, and endless waiting he endured under intense media scrutiny.

Jeux d’artifices

1987 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Elisa and Eric are two teenage war orphans. They change their apartment on the outskirts of the city into a photo-studio to make a living, and they are very devoted to it. The two seem to live like heavenly beings without connecting to the outside world. They live in harmony until a young man, whom Elisa falls for, eventually leaves with Eric for the USA and left her brokenhearted alone in France.

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One Night in Jaffa

2014 Drama

As Layla's hopes of living openly as the woman she knows herself to be collide with the harsh realities of a single night in Jaffa, her dreams of acceptance are tested in unexpected and deeply personal ways.

Young and Afraid

2021 Documentary

After a failed suicide attempt, 24 year old Petter is encouraged by his best friend to make a documentary exploring how others cope with their personal struggles. As they wander the streets of Oslo with a camera, they meet people battling self harm, addiction and identity challenges. Through these encounters, and a new relationship with Miriam, Petter begins to confront his own demons and embarks on a difficult journey toward healing and hope.

Queer Japan

2019 Documentary

Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ+ culture in contemporary Japan.

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#Ourlives: A Piece of Policy

2018 Drama

Looks at trans identities and the Gender Recognition Act through visuals and spoken word poetry.

Cut Sleeve Boys

2006 Comedy, Romance

Two British Chinese gay men decides to re-examine their lives following a death of their friend. Mel sleeps around whilst rejecting the love of Todd and Ash decides to cross dress to find his knight in shining armour.

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One Way

2018 Drama, Musical

Follows a trans woman and her daily struggles.

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The Day Began Yesterday

2020 Drama

Orlando and Saul meet unexpectedly, challenging their perceptions of life and sexuality. Orlando, confident despite being HIV-positive, contrasts with Saul's insecurities about intimacy. Their encounter reshapes their perspectives, redefining intimacy as connection, not escape.

The Man Who Surprised Everyone

2018 Drama

When a Siberian state forest guard discovers he has cancer and only two months left to live, he chooses to take the identity of a woman as a way of fighting the disease.

Johnny Be Gone

2011 Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Johnny is what you might call misunderstood. His roommate Logan seems to be the only one that understands him. Then again, the rabbit knows all.

Soft

2022 Drama

Follows three adolescent friends who become enraptured in the queer nightlife scene over summer break before a missing persons pulls them back into the reality they have chosen to leave behind.

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Teth

2024 Comedy

Following surgery, Ioan and his father adapt to their new relationship as father and son, that is until the dog mistakes a nipple for a chew toy.

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The Gay Rub: A Documentary

2018 Documentary

Documents Steven Reigns' project dedicated to gathering rubbings from LGBTQ historical markers, signs, tombstones, cenotaphs, plaques, and monuments.

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Skin of Youth

2025 Drama

San dreams of saving enough money for gender affirming surgery to finally live in a body that reflects who she truly is. To help make that dream possible, her lover Nam enters the dangerous world of underground dog cage fighting to earn the money they need.

Showboyz

2009 Drama

As a struggling gay bar faces closure, its manager and his macho dancer boyfriend find their relationship tested by financial pressure and uncertainty. Their lives begin to shift when a young man from the countryside arrives in search of someone from his past, bringing unexpected changes to their fragile world.

Transfinite

2019 Drama

Supernatural trans and queer people from various cultures use their powers to protect, love, teach, fight and thrive.

What Women Want: Gay Romance

2020 Documentary

Women are the overwhelming majority of writers, publishers, readers and fans of gay male romance novels. Dive into the Gay Rom Lit convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico to discover why.

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I Am Mackenzie

2019 Drama

Caught among toxic masculinity, a sequin dress and a teenage crush, a teen skater will have his first time.

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

1975 Drama

In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines subject their victims to 120 days of torture.