Gay Movies & Short Films to Watch on Apple TV

Counting for Thunder

2017 Comedy, Drama, Romance

An actor unlucky in work, money and love goes back home to the deep south to help out during a family crisis and is inspired to find his true voice as his mother is finally finding hers.

Pushing Dead

2016 Comedy, Drama

When a struggling writer, HIV positive for 20+ years, accidentally deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much. In this new era of sort-of universal care, can he take on a helpless bureaucracy or come up with $3000 a month to buy meds on his own?

Upstairs Inferno

2015 Documentary

On June 24, 1973, a gay bar in New Orleans called the Up Stairs Lounge was deliberately set on fire: an event that for over 40 years, was considered the "Largest Gay Mass Murder in U.S. History".

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.

Halston

2019 Documentary

Prodigiously talented, Halston reigned over fashion in the 1970s and became a household name. But everything changed in the Wall Street era. With his empire under threat, Halston took the biggest gamble of his life.

NY84

2016 Drama, Musical, Romance

Kate, Anton, and Keith, three young artists in New York’s art scene of the early 1980s. An intimate glimpse into the creative and emotional lives of the young and carefree.

I Am Samuel

2020 Documentary

An intimate portrait of a Kenyan man torn between balancing duty to his family with his dreams for his future.

A Queer Country

2016 Documentary

Israel is governed by Orthodox civil law and yet hosts the world's biggest gay pride. Is this a cynical marketing ploy or a political awakening?.

Ripples of Water

2020 Drama

Peter's milestone birthday transforms into a journey of self-discovery, friendship, and unexpected love, navigating life's complexities and personal growth.

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.

Caligula

1979 Drama

A dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome.

Perfect Cowboy

2014 Drama

Two gay fathers raise a straight country-western singer in a rural community, where the family plays music together. But when Jimmy Poole is released from prison, he returns home and kicks his stepson Mark out of the band.

Ailey

2021 Documentary, Musical

An immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, told through his own words and a new dance inspired by his life.

The Land of Owls

2021 Drama, Romance

In the Catskill Mountains, a relationship retreat pushes two Brooklyn couples out of their comfort zones. Removed from city life and engaging in honest communication, they have the chance to save their relationships - or leave them behind.

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.

Clay Farmers

1988 Drama, Mystery

Mike works a quiet farm life with Dan, a drifter he's clearly drawn to. They grow close, along with Gary, a troubled teen from a nearby farm. But when a moment of innocent fun is twisted by suspicion, the small town turns against them.

Absolutely Positive

1991 Documentary

A look at how 11 men and women are living with being HIV positive.

A Jenkins Family Christmas

2021 Drama

After burying their father earlier in the year, two sisters must make Christmas happen without getting into arguments, but an unexpected twist arrive at the festivities.

The Exploding Boy

2023 Comedy

Aspiring puppeteer Alex faces strict parents, school troubles, and hostile neighbors until a new transfer student arrives and transforms his life.

Gemmel & Tim

2021 Documentary, Drama

Friends reminisce on the lives and deaths of Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean, two black gay men who died at the hands of West Hollywood politico Ed Buck.

Steam Room Stories: The Movie

2019 Comedy

Failing cosmetics magnate Sally Fay will stop at nothing to possess the waters of the Steam Room to help lift her sagging empire. What she doesn't count on is the Steam Room Guys banding together to thwart her evil plans.

High & Low – John Galliano

2023 Documentary

Examines the rapid ascent, fall from grace, and journey forward for controversial fashion designer John Galliano.

Love Without Fear

2022 Romance

Two men from different parts of the world who unexpectedly are drawn to one another.

The Garden

1990 Drama

A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them. Two men who are lovers marry and are arrested by the powers that be. The men are mocked and pilloried, tarred, feathered, and beaten. Loose in this contemporary world of electrical-power transmission lines is also Jesus.

P.S. Burn This Letter Please

2020 Documentary

A box of letters, held in secret for nearly 60 years, ignites a 5-year exploration into a part of LGBT history that has never been told. The letters open a window into a forgotten world where being yourself meant breaking the law and where the penalties for "masquerading" as a woman were swift and severe. The government sought to destroy them, then history tried to erase them, now they tell their story for the first time.

Dating My Mother

2017 Comedy

Explores the intimate and sometimes tumultuous relationship between a single mother and her gay son as they navigate the dizzying world of online dating.

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.

Gay Movies & Short Films on Apple TV

All Gay Films Currently Streaming on Apple TV

Counting for Thunder

Pushing Dead

Upstairs Inferno

Queer Japan

Halston

NY84

I Am Samuel

A Queer Country

Ripples of Water

Cut Sleeve Boys

Caligula

Perfect Cowboy

Ailey

The Land of Owls

Soft

Clay Farmers

Absolutely Positive

A Jenkins Family Christmas

The Exploding Boy

Gemmel & Tim

Steam Room Stories: The Movie

High & Low – John Galliano

Love Without Fear

The Garden

P.S. Burn This Letter Please

Dating My Mother

What Women Want: Gay Romance

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