2020 Gay Themed Movies/Shows
Gay interest movies released in 2020. This is not an LGBTQ list.
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- DirectorDavid FärdmarStarsBjörn ElgerdJonathan AnderssonMichaela ThorsénOne morning it is over. For Hampus it is a relief to break up from their destructive relationship, while Adrian is devastated. Will he be able to survive without the love of his life, or is there a way of somehow getting him back?
- DirectorAlex TimbersSam WrenchStarsBen PlattCrystal Monee HallKojo LittlesBacked by a full band and a ready wit, actor Ben Platt opens up a very personal songbook onstage - numbers from his debut LP, "Sing to Me Instead."
- DirectorBurhan QurbaniStarsWelket BunguéAlbrecht SchuchJella HaaseA man from Guinea-Bissau moves to Germany, where he is befriended by a drug dealer and two women.
- DirectorGitta GsellStarsBurak AtesDimitri StapferEcem AydinTalented swimmer, motivated apprentice-- Beyto is in the midst of life, with a bright future ahead of him. But when the only son of a Turkish migrant family falls in love with his coach Mike, an ideal world falls to pieces.
- DirectorBill Ross IVTurner RossStarsPeter ElwellMichael MartinShay WalkerA look at the final moments of a Las Vegas dive bar called 'The Roaring 20s'.
- DirectorDolly DuluStarsAdrian LindayagKeann JohnsonIyah MinaThe Boy Foretold By The Stars is a romantic comedy movie about two senior high school boys, who thru help of a fortune-teller, find each other at an optional school retreat called Journey with the Lord.
- DirectorJoe MantelloStarsJim ParsonsZachary QuintoMatt BomerAt a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.
- DirectorMike MosallamStarsHaaz SleimanMichael CassidyAmin El GamalMo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.
- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsIvan TrojanJosef TrojanJuraj LojThe life of successful Czech healer Jan Mikolasek, who diagnosed and healed people using his intuition and strong familiarity with plants, set against the background of the events of the totalitarian fifties.
- DirectorMichael GrossmanStarsRobert BuckleyAna AyoraTreat WilliamsWorking through some difficult decisions, a mother and father summon their two grown sons home for the holidays.
- DirectorPat MillsStarsBen LewisBlake LeeFran DrescherAs they enjoy the local holidays together, Hugo and Patrick's attraction to each other is undeniable but as Hugo receives word of a big promotion requiring a move to London, he must decide what is most important to him.
- DirectorMatthew FiferKieran MulcareStarsMatthew FiferSheldon D. BrownSandra BauleoA New York love story that toes the line between narrative and doc with two actors reliving parts of their own experiences.
- DirectorPatrick SammonBennett SingerStarsHarry AdamsonGary AlinderIrving Bieber"Cured" takes viewers inside the campaign that led to a pivotal yet largely unknown moment in the struggle for LGBT equality: the American Psychiatric Association's 1973 decision to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. Combining eyewitness testimony with newly unearthed archival footage, the film reveals how a small group of impassioned activists achieved this unexpected victory.
- DirectorDavid PablosStarsAlfonso HerreraEmiliano ZuritaMabel CadenaAt the end of the 19th century, Ignacio de la Torre married the daughter of the president of Mexico, Porfirio Díaz. Ignacio leads a double life: he rises in the traditional world of politics while being a member of a clandestine society.
- DirectorJake HelgrenStarsPeter PorteJuan Pablo Di PaceAndie MacDowellWhen Wyatt Burwall finally returns home for the holidays in an effort to convince his mother Deb to sell the family's Colorado ranch, a romance unexpectedly ignites between Wyatt and their dashing new ranch hand Heath Ramos, who dreams of saving the beloved property and the ranch's magical Winter Wonderland attraction while reawakening the spirit of Christmas in Wyatt's lonely heart.
- DirectorDavid FreyneStarsFionn O'SheaLola PetticrewSharon HorganTwo school friends decide to start a pretend straight relationship in an effort to fit in.
- DirectorJulián HernándezStarsEsteban CaicedoHugo CatalánCristhian Díaz CruzOrlando and Saul meet by accident. The first one is a self-confident young man, university gymnast who avoids that his HIV-positive status defines him; while Saul, on the opposite, is insecure and barely understands what having an active sexual life means. The meeting will result in a new way of seeing life, one without fear where sex is an encounter and not a way of getting away from others.
- DirectorTsai Ming-liangStarsKang-sheng LeeAnong HoungheuangsyKang lives alone in a big house, Non in a small apartment in town. They meet, and then part, their days flowing on as before.
- DirectorMichelle IannantuonoStarsMaximilian KogerChristopher TrindadeJillian GeurtsIt's been one year since Markus freed the androids of Detroit. The most advanced android ever created, Nines, has evolved past his initial programming as a ruthless hunter, and now protects the city as a DPD detective. But as new crimes and dangers start to threaten RK900 himself, he must also juggle his growing fondness for his partner, Detective Gavin Reed, and navigate everything that they mean to one another.
- DirectorJonathan WysockiStarsAnna Grace BarlowDanielle KayMegan SuriIn 1994, a closeted teen struggles to part ways with his 4 high school drama friends at their final slumber party before they leave for college.
- DirectorDaniel NolascoStarsLeandro Faria LeloAllan Jacinto SantanaRenata CarvalhoA shy, middle-aged gay factory worker in the small town of Goiás, initiates casual sexual friendship with his co-worker Ricardo. But is later consumed with jealousy after a new arrival to town competes for Ricardo's attention.
- DirectorMarco BergerStarsJuan Pablo CestaroLautaro RodríguezPatricio RodríguezA 15-year-old young man burning with desire to have sex with another man gets involved with a manipulative and exploitative porn plot.
- DirectorViggo MortensenStarsViggo MortensenLance HenriksenLaura LinneyJohn Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.
- DirectorMatthew LuppinoStarsMatthew Luppino"Everything We Want Is On The Other Side Of Fear" We are the fireflies. United, we all shine light on this world. And together, we can change this world.
- DirectorAndrew StanleyStarsAlexander CrowtherRyan HollymanKristopher TurnerA man in crisis attends a reparative therapy retreat.
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsAgam DarshiNimmi HarasgamaSeema BiswasExplores Arjie's sexual awakening from a young boy to a teenager who falls in love with a male classmate, just as political tensions escalate between the Sinhalese and Tamils in the years leading up to the 1983 uprisings.
- DirectorTom HeardStarsTom HeardDonato De LucaSharron BowerA selfish man opens his heart and takes a chance on love.
- DirectorReinaldo Marcus GreenStarsMark WahlbergReid MillerConnie BrittonThe true story of a small-town, working-class father who embarks on a walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay. Meanwhile, he realizes he is instead missing out on his son's life back at home.
- DirectorLisa Dash DonatoStarsJackson Robert ScottAlexandra GreySprague GraydenUprooted to a Kansas City neighborhood, a 10-year-old boy develops an unlikely friendship with a retired professor and his transgender daughter.
- DirectorClea DuVallStarsKristen StewartMackenzie DavisMary SteenburgenA holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family's acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.
- DirectorPeter MurimiFilmed verite style over five years, I Am Samuel is an intimate portrait of a Kenyan man torn between balancing duty to his family with his dreams for his future.
- StarsTravis NelsonBenjamin Charles WatsonDaiva JohnstonWhile shooting a film in a small town, a famous actor puts his personal life and career in jeopardy by starting an intense affair with another man.
- DirectorHeidi EwingStarsArmando EspitiaYael TadeoRaúl BrionesAmbition and societal pressure propel an aspiring chef to leave his soulmate in Mexico and make the treacherous journey to New York, where life will never be the same.
- DirectorPatric ChihaStarsPhilip BerlinMarine ChesnaisKerstin Daley-BaradelThey are fifteen young dancers of various origins and horizons. They are touring Crowd, Gisèle Vienne's dance piece on the 90's rave scene. Following them from theatre to theatre, If It Were Love documents their work as well as their strange, intimate relationships. For the line becomes blurry. The stage seems to contaminate real life - unless the opposite is happening. From a dance documentary, the film thus grows into a troubling journey into our nights, our parties, our loves.
- CreatorTim SpencerStarsBrayden DalmazzoneRupert RaineriTim SpencerA high-achieving neurotic seeks to guide his naive, newly-out country cousin through the urban gay experience, but his insecurities blind him to the genuine connection they share.
- DirectorPhil ConnellStarsCloris LeachmanAndrew BushellSheldon McIntoshA rookie drag queen reeling from a break-up escapes to the country, where he finds his grandmother in steep decline but desperate to avoid the local nursing home.
- DirectorHeinz EmigholzStarsJohn ErdmanDorothy KoJonathan PerelAn archaeologist and a weapons designer, who knew each other in a previous life as a filmmaker and a psychoanalyst, meet at an excavation site in the Negev desert and begin a conversation about love and war.
- DirectorOmar ZúñigaStarsSamuel GonzálezAntonio AltamiranoMarcela SalinasThe Strong Ones is a story of love and courage, at the end of the world, between two men in search of freedom.
- DirectorJon GarciaStarsErnesto ReyesJesse TayehJimmy GarciaWhat began as a friendship turns into a fierce romance in this heart-wrenching drama. LUZ is a story of survival, not only for the lives of both men, but for their relationship as it transitions to the world outside their cell.
- DirectorJho Kwang-soo KimStarsHong Nae LeeJung HwiLee Jeong-eunHa Neul, a failure push-and-pull job seeker was thrown out of the house with just one carrier 30 minutes after giving a fake breakup notice to his boyfriend, Jeong Min, who had been struggling and roasted for three years. On the first day of separation, he was playing hard to get with his ex-lover in the rooftop room of his friend Bong Shik who just broke up. With the money earned from doing BJ, he decorated the rooftop room smaller than a studio with a luxury shop. Bong Shik is a free-spirited hipster who lives like there's no tomorrow with the goal of dying before 40. Day 1 of fling, he vowed again that he don't need a relationship, but he keeps on seeing someone who is aggressive - the high tension summer romance of cool and hip youth begins.
- DirectorMorgan IngariStarsMolly BernardMichael Judson BerryPatrick BreenFeeling abandoned by friends living more adult lives, Milo rashly decides to become the surrogate for an older gay man she meets at a bar. As the pregnancy progresses, she must contend with the implications of their evolving relationship.
- DirectorEric SteelStarsSamuel H. LevineRon RifkinChristopher McCannA young Jewish man is caught between thrilling private trysts and his repressive family in this thoughtful drama set in 1980s Brooklyn.
- DirectorNicolas MauryStarsNicolas MauryNathalie BayeArnaud ValoisJérémie, a young man at his breaking point, leaves Paris to return to his intrusive mother in Limousin.
- DirectorStéphanie ChuatVéronique ReymondStarsNina HossLars EidingerMarthe KellerLisa has bid goodbye to her ambitions as a playwright and the Berlin arts scene and now lives in Switzerland with her husband, who runs an international school. When her twin brother falls ill, she returns to Berlin.
- DirectorRodrigo SepúlvedaStarsAlfredo CastroLeonardo OrtizgrisJulieta ZylberbergAmong gunshots and boleros, a passionate relationship flourishes between a lonely transvestite and a young guerrilla during the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile.
- DirectorFaraz ShariatStarsBenjamin RadjaipourBanafshe HourmazdiEidin JalaliSecond-generation Irani-German Parvis works at a refugee shelter where he meets brother and sister Irani refugees and develops a tenuous romance with Amon as his friends attempt refugee status.
- DirectorAisling Chin-YeeChase JoyntStarsBilly Tipton Jr.Holden BernsteinKate BornsteinNo Ordinary Man is an in-depth look at the life of musician and trans culture icon Billy Tipton. Complicated, beautiful and historically unrivaled, this groundbreaking film shows what is possible when a community collaborates to honor the legacy of an unlikely hero.
- DirectorDavid SalazarFrancisco SalazarStarsMiguel GonzálezJuan Pablo CastiblancoMelissa CardonaFacing immigration issues, a couple must confront fears of rejection or risk losing each other.
- DirectorEugen JebeleanuStarsConrad MericofferAlexandru PotoceanRadouan LeflahiA young police officer, Cristi, tries to find the balance between two opposing parts of his identity: that of a man working in a macho hierarchical environment and that of a closeted gay person who tries to keep his personal life a secret.
- DirectorYoung-Sun JangStarsPark Chan UngKim Min-sungKim SunghwanYeong-il is often attached to Jae-hyun, who always attends to his poetry lectures. Jae-hyun is not interested in poetry, but he doesn't want to miss out on Yeong-il's class. After all, Yeong-il decided to give private lessons to Jae-hyun, who failed to submit his assignments.
- DirectorAnusorn Soisa-NgimStarsDarina BoonchuKritsana MaroukasontiAnusorn Soisa-NgimPresent Still Perfect is the sequel to its first chapter when "Toey" fall in love with "Oat", the cool guy who was about to get married. That journey had been hurting "Toey" and caused him so many questions. Four years later, he accidentally met Oat at the airport. All the pains came back to him once again. As a result, he decided to go rest his heart at "Koh Kood", Trat where he met "Jane" the owner of the guest house who found out that her husband cheated on her, and "Kenta", a Japanese traveler who stayed at the same place. Peace and the beauty of the island brought back his laughter and joy, but all the questions were stuck in his mind like a time-bomb waiting to explode. One night, he received messages from Oat claiming how much he missed Toey. Toey went mad and replied back blaming how much he missed him too because deep inside, he wanted to be with Oat so bad, but he also realized that their love is forbidden. Next morning, Oat showed up to Toey at Koh Kood. The strong desire hit them once again. Toey has to decide whether to follow his heart by letting Oat inside or accept the truth and let him go since they knew that this journey will just end up saying "Goodbye".
- DirectorRyan MurphyStarsMeryl StreepJames CordenNicole KidmanA troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high-school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom.
- DirectorMichael SeligmanJennifer TiexieraStarsMichael AlognaHenry ArangoJames BidgoodP.S. Burn This Letter Please is a documentary film about New York City's drag community. 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.
- DirectorRyûta InoueStarsYûki FurukawaYukijirô HotaruMasahiro KômotoMitsuomi Kozuka quits his job in Tokyo to return to his rural hometown for the first time in a decade. There, he meets Yamato Kumai, who convinces him to help out on his farm, where their relationship grows and changes them both.
- DirectorBruce La BruceStarsFélix-Antoine DuvalTania KontoyanniAlexandra PetrachukWhen a young man who thought his mother was dead discovers that she may still be alive, he goes on a quest to find her. His journey takes him to a remote cabin in the woods where his mother lives in exile with a mysterious young woman.
- DirectorHitesh KewalyaStarsAyushmann KhurranaJitendra KumarGajraj RaoThe road to achieving a happy ending is a little too rough for two guys Kartik and Aman. While Aman's family tries hard to battle his love for Kartik, Kartik isn't prepared to step back until he marries Aman.
- DirectorNicolás TetéStarsFacundo GambandéMaría Fernanda CallejónDiego De PaulaComing out of he closet is never easy, but the gay son has already come out to his parents. They weren't happy, but they still love him. The son arrives home, only to learn that his partner has dumped him.
- DirectorEli Jean TahchiStarsAdam KhatraHany ShokairAndrew Khoury-As the world learns to live again in the midst of the pandemic, for many Arabic-speaking LGBTQ+ people living in Montreal (Canada), this is just a period of time like any other. When you've fled homophobic violence in your home country and endured a painful migratory journey, or you still face social prejudices stemming from intercultural and inter-generational conflicts, surviving social isolation is nothing new.
- DirectorThom FitzgeraldStarsJacki WeaverLucy LiuAdrian GrenierA conservative church choir director inherits her late son's San Francisco drag club.
- DirectorDavid MoragasStarsJacob PerkinsDavid MoragasJordan GeigerMarcos lands in New York only to find out his layover flight to San Francisco has been canceled. Having nowhere to go, he ends up in his friend's apartment with a complete stranger: Alan.
- DirectorEytan FoxStarsJohn Benjamin HickeyNiv NissimLihi KornowskiA New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsFélix LefebvreBenjamin VoisinPhilippine VelgeWhen 16-year-old Alexis capsizes off the coast of Normandy, 18-year-old David heroically saves him. Alexis has just met the friend of his dreams, who opens his eyes to a new horizon of friendship, art and sexual bliss.
- DirectorHarry MacqueenStarsColin FirthStanley TucciPippa HaywoodSam and Tusker are traveling across England in their old RV to visit friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, their time together is the most important thing they have.
- DirectorJeremy HershStarsJasmine BatchelorChris PerfettiSullivan JonesA web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend and his husband. Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results that pose a moral dilemma.
- DirectorJulian DabienCristina TamagniniStarsDiego VelázquezEzequiel TronconiValentin Mayor BorzoneNatalio is a passionate teacher. When Juani, a friend, comes to live in the town, the inhabitants confirm the rumors about his homosexuality. The parents of his students do not approve the teacher's behavior with another man and harass the principal so that Natalio does not continue to lead the classroom.
- DirectorPeter PaigeStarsJake BorelliNiko TerhoBritt BaronTwo high school enemies are forced to drive together to a friend's engagement party on Valentine's Day.
- DirectorTravis FineStarsBenjamin RigbyKiowa GordonKate BornsteinTWO EYES is a cinematic triptych which follows three main characters in three distinct time periods: in Late 19th century Montana, an artist (Benjamin Rigby, Alien: Covenant) seeking inspiration for his art, explores the landscape with his Native American guide (Kiowa Gordon, the Twilight Saga) and finds his conceptions of himself and the world around him challenged. In 1979 Barstow, California, the mundane existence of a questioning youth (Uly Schlesinger) is given a shot of adrenaline by the arrival of a new exchange student (Jessica Allain, The Laundromat) who envelopes them both with her lust for life. In present-day Wyoming a trans teenager (Ryan Cassata) works through his self-destructive feelings with his perceptive, non-binary therapist (Kate Bornstein). Exploring themes of gender, love, grief, and the power of art to transcend time, the seemingly unrelated narratives are ultimately interwoven into a single powerful storyline that reveals the deep and eternal connection between all three characters.
- DirectorAlan BallStarsPaul BettanySophia LillisPeter MacdissiIn 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina, for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover, Walid.
- DirectorDavid FranceStarsOlga BaranovaDavid IsteevRamzan KadyrovA group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.
- DirectorEvi RomenStarsThomas PrennHannes PerkmannNoah SaavedraMario, a young dancer living in his small village has to face the loss of his beloved friend Lenz, victim of an attack in a gay club.
- StarsKang In SooSang LeePark Soo-binA free-spirited singer whose love of music has him performing on the streets, Kang In Soo's life revolves completely around music. Supported by his friends, In Soo hopes to someday turn his love of music into a full-time career, but doing so isn't easy. Refusing to give up on his dreams, In Soo continues busking, day in and day out, while his best friend, Choi Min Sung, records his performances and uploads them on YouTube. Little does either of them know that In Soo's performances have caught the attention of someone who could change the young musician's life forever. A keyboardist working at a major record company, Yoon Sang Yi is always on the lookout for new talent. After stumbling upon In Soo's videos, Sang Yi has become one of the singer's biggest fans. Convinced In Soo could make it big, he recommends the young artist join his company's rookie discovery project. Seeing this opportunity in this invitation, In Soo accepts the offer and soon moves into the company residence with Sang Yi. As the two live and work together, their relationship grows, and slowly, new feelings begin to blossom. Unfortunately, as their feelings grow, so do the obstacles that stand in their way. Will In Soo and Sang Yi be able to find a way to overcome the trials before them or will their love fade before ever having a chance to fully bloom?
- DirectorChris McKimStarsAlan BarrowsBarry BlindermanBonoA controversial artist blazes a trail for other gay image makers in New York 's 1980s scene, only to perish at the end of the decade from the AIDS virus.
- DirectorKuang-Hui LiuStarsEdward ChenJing-Hua TsengLeon DaiIn 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.