BEST GAY-THEMED MOVIES
by jpdparanal | created - 11 Mar 2011 | updated - 20 Nov 2019 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Rak haeng Siam (2007)
Not Rated | 178 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Two boyhood friends are separated due to the disappearance of the sister of one of them, then later meet again as teenagers, when one of them has become a pop singer, and they discover feelings that they did not know they had.
Director: Chookiat Sakveerakul | Stars: Sinjai Plengpanich, Songsit Roongnophakunsri, Pimpan Buranapim, Laila Boonyasak
Votes: 4,268
2. Prayers for Bobby (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley, Austin Nichols
Votes: 17,957
3. Ang pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (2005)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A young boy falls in love with a handsome policeman who is investigating his family's criminal activities.
Director: Auraeus Solito | Stars: Nathan Lopez, Soliman Cruz, JR Valentin, Neil Ryan Sese
Votes: 1,631
4. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
R | 132 min | Drama, Romance
In 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.
Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar
Votes: 315,999 | Gross: $18.10M
5. Philadelphia (1993)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman
Votes: 258,159 | Gross: $77.32M
6. Daybreak (I) (2008)
Not Rated | 75 min | Romance
The whole movie occurs entirely in one place; a big white vacation house in Tagaytay, Cavite and only with two male characters. In a single narrative time, intending by way of voyeurism, the film allows viewers to discover what happens when two men spend one night contemplating whether to break up or continue their relationship.
Director: Adolfo Alix Jr. | Stars: Coco Martin, Paolo Rivero
Votes: 180
7. The Crying Game (1992)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson
Votes: 60,072 | Gross: $62.55M
8. Latter Days (2003)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.
Director: C. Jay Cox | Stars: Wes Ramsey, Steve Sandvoss, Mary Kay Place, Amber Benson
Votes: 18,584 | Gross: $0.82M
9. Happy Together (1997)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance
A couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Chang Chen, Gregory Dayton
Votes: 34,061 | Gross: $0.19M
10. Beautiful Boxer (2003)
Unrated | 118 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Biopic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol who pursued the sport to pay for her gender reassignment surgery.
Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham | Stars: Asanee Suwan, Sorapong Chatree, Orn Anong Panyawong, Nukkid Boonthong
Votes: 3,310 | Gross: $0.00M
11. A Single Man (2009)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.
Director: Tom Ford | Stars: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult
Votes: 117,785 | Gross: $9.17M
12. Jay (2008)
96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jay is the name of the two protagonists in the film, one is living, the other dead. The living Jay is producing a documentary of the dead Jay, a gay teacher who was brutally killed. As Jay ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Xavier Pasion | Stars: Baron Geisler, Coco Martin, Flor Salanga, Angelica Rivera
Votes: 132
13. Is It Just Me? (2010)
Unrated | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A socially shunned columnist finds his romantic match online, but messaging under the wrong account causes his sleazy roommate's picture to be forwarded, creating an identity mix-up.
Director: J.C. Calciano | Stars: Nicholas Downs, David Loren, Adam Huss, Michelle G. O'Neil
Votes: 3,377
14. Transamerica (2005)
R | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
Director: Duncan Tucker | Stars: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Andrea James
Votes: 42,348 | Gross: $9.02M
15. Soldier's Girl (2003 TV Movie)
R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Troy Garity, Lee Pace, Andre Braugher, Shawn Hatosy
Votes: 7,241
16. 17 sui de tian kong (2004)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A gay teenager falls for an architect after moving to the city to find a summer job.
Director: Yin-jung Chen | Stars: Yo Yang, Duncan Lai, King Chin, Dada Ji
Votes: 1,066
17. Lovebirds (2008)
Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Mario invites his Internet pen pal all the way from Spain to his home in the Philippines to meet his family. But when Alexis turns out to be a man, it completely changes the family dynamic.
Director: Ronaldo Bertubin | Stars: Boots Anson-Roa, Tommy Abuel, Joseph Ison, Andrés Alexis
Votes: 99
18. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Music
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Rebel Penfold-Russell
Votes: 55,117 | Gross: $11.22M
19. The Curiosity of Chance (2006)
98 min | Comedy
A confident, out-of-the-closet gay teenager has the support of an eclectic range of friends while dealing with a homophobic bully during his first year at an international high school.
Director: Russell P. Marleau | Stars: Tad Hilgenbrink, Brett Chukerman, Aldevina Da Silva, Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyze
Votes: 3,161
20. Bent (1997)
NC-17 | 105 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 1930s Berlin, a gay Jew is sent to a concentration camp under the Nazi regime.
Director: Sean Mathias | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Clive Owen, Mick Jagger, Brian Webber
Votes: 8,819 | Gross: $0.37M
21. Death in Venice (1971)
GP | 130 min | Drama, Romance
While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci
Votes: 23,043 | Gross: $0.15M
22. Gods and Monsters (1998)
R | 105 min | Biography, Drama
The last days of Frankenstein (1931) director James Whale are explored.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich
Votes: 32,773 | Gross: $6.39M
23. No Regret (2006)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance
Sumin is an orphan trying to balance work in a factory with study at an art college and an evening job. One night, a rich young businessman makes an advance on him during one of his driving jobs.
Director: Hee-il Leesong | Stars: Kim Nam-gil, Lee Young-hoon, Hyeon-cheol Jo, Kim Dong-wook
Votes: 2,127 | Gross: $0.01M
24. Hate Crime (2005)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Robbie and Trey are gay, middle-class, suburban professionals. Life is good. Until the son of a fundamentalist preacher moves in next door.
Director: Tommy Stovall | Stars: Seth Peterson, Bruce Davison, Chad Donella, Cindy Pickett
Votes: 1,604 | Gross: $0.04M
25. Shelter (II) (2007)
R | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.
Director: Jonah Markowitz | Stars: Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes, Jackson Wurth
Votes: 24,041 | Gross: $0.14M
26. Cruising (1980)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police officer goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox
Votes: 28,063 | Gross: $19.80M
27. My Own Private Idaho (1991)
R | 104 min | Drama
Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert
Votes: 61,767 | Gross: $6.40M
28. Milk (I) (2008)
R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Votes: 179,870 | Gross: $31.84M
29. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
R | 120 min | Drama
A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy
Votes: 17,357 | Gross: $17.04M
30. Farewell My Concubine (1993)
R | 171 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li, You Ge
Votes: 33,167 | Gross: $5.22M
31. 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten (2016)
Unrated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Felix is a friendless achiever in high school whose life changes after the arrival of the half-American Snyder brothers, entangling him in their dark ambitions.
Director: Petersen Vargas | Stars: Khalil Ramos, Ethan Salvador, Jameson Blake, Ana Capri
Votes: 349
32. The Normal Heart (2014 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the early 1980s, the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York led to an emergence of homosexual activists. With support from the medical community, they try to raise awareness about the disease.
Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Jonathan Groff, Frank De Julio, William DeMeritt
Votes: 37,797
33. Die Beautiful (2016)
TV-14 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
Friends attend the wake of Trisha, a Filipino transgender woman. They look back into her life and how she faced the adversities and triumphs of living as a transgender in Filipino society.
Director: Jun Lana | Stars: Paolo Ballesteros, Christian Bables, Joel Torre, Gladys Reyes
Votes: 952
34. The Dance of Two Left Feet (2011)
85 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Director: Alvin Yapan | Stars: Jean Garcia, Paulo Avelino, Rocco Nacino, Sheila Joyce Villanueve
Votes: 58
35. Shift (II) (2013)
81 min | Drama, Romance
A tomboyish call center agent falls for her openly gay co-worker.
Director: Siege Ledesma | Stars: Yeng Constantino, Felix Roco, Matthew Valeña, Alex Medina
Votes: 88
36. In Between Seasons (2016)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama
A story of a mother who goes through emotional turmoil after discovering a long-kept secret about her son.
Director: Dong-Eun Lee | Stars: Bae Jong-ok, Lee Won-geun, Yoon-ho Ji, Yong-geun Bae
Votes: 402
37. 4 Days (2016)
Not Rated | 65 min | Drama
An abiding friendship can lead to love, and how we sometimes have to wrestle with our own demons to find our true selves.
Director: Adolfo Alix Jr. | Stars: Sebastian Castro, Mikoy Morales, Stephanie Sol, Rosanna Roces
Votes: 93
38. The Affair (2010)
115 min | Drama
An ex-seminarian/Communist runs a hotel in Baguio and meets a handsome, up-and-coming lawyer. An annual trip to Baguio by the lawyer and conversations with the hotelier develop into an ... See full summary »
Director: Adolfo Alix Jr. | Stars: Cogie Domingo, Sid Lucero, Rocky Salumbides, Max Eigenmann
Votes: 65
39. Campus Crush (2009)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cris is a nerd college student who is at peace with his sexuality and yet maintains his virginity. His best friend Chamyto, on the other hand, is determined to get every campus hunk that he... See full summary »
Director: Crisaldo Pablo | Stars: Joeffrey Javier, Arjay Carreon, Chamyto Aguedan, Francis Sienes
Votes: 38
40. Moonlight (I) (2016)
R | 111 min | Drama
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert
Votes: 331,979 | Gross: $27.85M
41. The Shape of Water (2017)
R | 123 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones
Votes: 447,774 | Gross: $63.86M
42. Born Beautiful (2019)
96 min | Comedy
After her best friend dies, Barbs starts a new life as a straight man named Bobby, which leads her to Trisha's ex-boyfriend Michaelangelo, to her own ex-boyfriend Greg and to a woman claiming she is pregnant with Barbs' child.
Director: Perci M. Intalan | Stars: Paolo Ballesteros, Martin Del Rosario, VJ Mendoza, Gio Gahol
Votes: 147
43. Green Book (2018)
PG-13 | 130 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
Director: Peter Farrelly | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Maniscalco
Votes: 572,556 | Gross: $85.08M
44. God's Own Country (2017)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Spring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path.
Director: Francis Lee | Stars: Josh O'Connor, Alec Secareanu, Gemma Jones, Ian Hart
Votes: 35,556 | Gross: $0.34M
45. Sorry Angel (2018)
Not Rated | 132 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jacques is an older writer from Paris. Arthur is a young student in Rennes. They instantly fall in love. But they'll have to face rejection and sickness to keep it that way.
Director: Christophe Honoré | Stars: Vincent Lacoste, Pierre Deladonchamps, Denis Podalydès, Adèle Wismes
Votes: 4,179 | Gross: $0.03M
46. The Wound (2017)
Unrated | 88 min | Drama, Romance
Xolani, a lonely factory worker, travels to the rural mountains with the men of his community to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood.
Director: John Trengove | Stars: Nakhane, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay, Thobani Mseleni
Votes: 2,089 | Gross: $0.03M
47. Rocketman (I) (2019)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 194,807 | Gross: $96.37M
48. Boy Erased (2018)
R | 115 min | Biography, Drama
The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
Director: Joel Edgerton | Stars: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton, Russell Crowe
Votes: 42,152 | Gross: $6.79M
49. Mamu: And a Mother Too (2018)
122 min | Comedy
A transgender sex worker in her late 40s along Fields Avenue whose only aspiration is to have breast implants for her profession unexpectedly assumes the role of a mother to her orphaned ... See full summary »
Director: Rod Singh | Stars: Iyah Mina, EJ Jallorina, Arron Villaflor, Markus Paterson
Votes: 65
50. Esprit De Corps (2014)
94 min | Drama
An adaptation of Auraeus Solito's play entitled Esprit de Corps in the 1980's about the game of seduction and ranks in the ROTC, It is a queer story of two cadets and their pursuit to outwit a corrupt Major Marcus for his position.
Director: Auraeus Solito | Stars: Sandino Martin, JC Santos, Lharby Policarpio, Gary Lim
Votes: 122
51. And Then We Danced (2019)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Romance
A passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.
Director: Levan Akin | Stars: Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili, Kakha Gogidze
Votes: 14,360
52. José (II) (2018)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
José lives with his mother in Guatemala. It's a tough life in one of the most violent and religious countries. When he meets Luis, he's thrust into new-found passion and pain.
Director: Li Cheng | Stars: Enrique Salanic, Manolo Herrera, Ana Cecilia Mota, Jhakelyn Waleska Gonzalez Gonzalez
Votes: 870
53. Sila-sila (2019)
116 min | Drama
Sila-Sila is a ghost story about a man whose breakups tend to be messy and traumatic not only for him but also for the receiving end. When he encounters his ex-boyfriend again, he finds ... See full summary »
Director: Giancarlo Abrahan | Stars: Gio Gahol, Topper Fabregas, Dwein Baltazar, Phi Palmos
Votes: 180
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