Gay Movies & Short Films to Watch on The Roku Channel

Queen Tut

2023 Comedy, Drama

After his mother's death, a young Egyptian immigrant leaves Cairo behind to reunite with his estranged father in Toronto. Drawn into the city's vibrant underground drag scene, he discovers a powerful new identity as Queen Tut, using performance to process his grief and embrace his true self despite his father's deep disapproval.

100 Men

2017 Documentary

40 years of gay history via a countdown of Kiwi filmmaker Paul Oremland's most memorable encounters, featuring candid and moving interviews with past lovers.

Nate & Margaret

2012 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Nate is nineteen. Margaret is fifty-two. Their odd, quirky, totally working friendship gets rattled when Nate gets his first boyfriend, who drives him away from Margaret as she tries to pursue a life as a stand-up comedian.

Elijah’s Ashes

2017 Comedy, Drama

Lawrence Shaw struggles to fit into any world. At work, he sells macho advertising campaigns to beer companies but feels too different to belong, while his boyfriend thinks he does not fit the image of what being gay should be. After the death of his father Elijah, Lawrence is forced into a road trip with his deeply homophobic half brother Kevin to scatter his ashes. What begins as a painful journey becomes an unexpected story of family, acceptance and learning to embrace yourself.

Our Sons

1991 Drama

Donald is a young man dying of AIDS. His lover, James, asks his mother to go to Fayetteville, Arkansas and tell Donald's mother, who has been estranged from her son for years.

Night Out

2018 Comedy, Drama

On a wild Saturday night in Berlin, friends, lovers, and strangers collide in a chaotic swirl of parties, hookups, and misadventures. From singles to couples, gay to straight, their escapades push limits but ultimately unravel in comical twists of fate.

Cherry Pop

2017 Comedy, Musical

When Zaza, headliner of a weekly drag show, refuses to come out of her dressing room, all hell breaks loose backstage. A young newcomer, The Cherry, is hiding a huge secret from the girls while getting ready for his debut performance.

Fixing Frank

2002 Drama

Gay journalist Frank Johnston investigates therapist Dr. Apsey, blurring the lines between professional duty and personal involvement as he navigates a complex psychological tug-of-war.

SHORT FILM

Neon Boys

2020 Drama

Struggling with emotional turmoil following his release from prison, Shawn takes up a job as an adult dancer to provide for his daughter, unexpectedly finding love with another man.

Velvet Jesus

2021 Drama

One man's desperate journey to discover the truth about his past. Along the way, he uncovers secrets about himself that will forever change his life.

Blessed Boys

2021 Drama

Mario and Lino's fraternal bond is tested when they encounter a new world that leads them down separate paths, challenging their lifelong friendship in unexpected ways.

Kawa

2010 Drama, Romance

An apparently happy family man must reveal a lifelong secret - that he is gay.

Dating Amber

2020 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two school friends decide to start a pretend straight relationship in an effort to fit in.

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.

Drag Becomes Him

2015 Documentary

Follows internationally celebrated drag artist Jinkx Monsoon, offering a personal look at the experiences, challenges, and creativity behind one of drag's most distinctive performers.

Deep in Vogue

2019 Documentary

Celebrates the colorful, queer, emotional and political stories of Northern Vogue and its people. Synonymous with the black, gay ballrooms of 1980s New York this documentary asks why we need Vogue in Manchester now more than ever.

Leave It on the Floor

2011 Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance

Kicked out of his home for being gay, a young man finds a new family with Los Angeles drag queens.

Are You Proud?

2019 Documentary

Rare archive footage and interviews across a spectrum of historical campaigns and current activists in the United Kingdom celebrate the LGBTQ+ Pride movement's landmark achievements.

Wild About Harry

2009 Drama

Centers on a teenage girl grappling with the revelation that her widowed father is gay, turning her life upside down. With a mix of wit and emotion, the film explores the weight of homophobia in 1970s Cape Cod, where living openly came with painful consequences.

Romeo + Isabella

2023 Drama, Romance

Trans-Woman Isabella has struggled with finding the right man for her.

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