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1. Mary & George (2024– )
Drama, History
The Countess of Buckingham who molded her son to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover, through intrigue, becoming richer, more titled and influential than England has ever seen.
Stars: Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine, Tony Curran, Mark O'Halloran
Votes: 3,763
2. Bros (I) (2022)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Romance
Two men with commitment problems attempt a relationship.
Director: Nicholas Stoller | Stars: Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Guy Branum, Miss Lawrence
Votes: 35,079
3. It's a Sin (2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The lives of a group of friends living in 1980s London are irreparably changed by the AIDS crisis.
Stars: Olly Alexander, Nathaniel Curtis, Shaun Dooley, Omari Douglas
Votes: 36,895
4. 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: 179,861 | Gross: $31.84M
5. Caravaggio (1986)
93 min | Biography, Drama, History
A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
Director: Derek Jarman | Stars: Noam Almaz, Dexter Fletcher, Nigel Terry, Sean Bean
Votes: 7,023 | Gross: $0.00M
6. 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: 37,790
7. Holding the Man (2015)
Unrated | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History
The warm, funny and achingly sad story of the 15-year-long love affair between Timothy Conigrave and the boy he fell in love with at high school, John Caleo.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Ryan Corr, Sarah Snook, Francesco Ferdinandi, Craig Stott
Votes: 13,387
8. Little Ashes (2008)
R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History
About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.
Director: Paul Morrison | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Javier Beltrán, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gatell
Votes: 9,625 | Gross: $0.48M
9. Man in an Orange Shirt (2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Tales of love across two films highlighting the very different challenges that face the couples, With Michael and Thomas just after WWII, and Adam and Steve in the present day.
Stars: Julian Morris, Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Charlie Wernham
Votes: 4,600
10. Les Invisibles (2012)
115 min | Documentary, Romance
Several elderly homosexual men and women speak frankly about their pioneering lives, their fearless decision to live openly in France at a time when society rejected them.
Director: Sébastien Lifshitz | Stars: Yann, Pierre, Bernard Romieu, Jacques
Votes: 677
11. Tom of Finland (2017)
Not Rated | 117 min | Biography, Drama
Award-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (aka Tom of Finland), one of the most influential and celebrated figures of 20th-century gay culture.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Pekka Strang, Seumas F. Sargent, Chris Myland, Alf Myreen
Votes: 6,414 | Gross: $0.38M
12. Queers (2017)
TV-14 | Drama
Eight short monologues were written for this series in response to the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Sexual Offences Act 1967, which decriminalized homosexual acts in private between two men aged 21 or over.
Stars: Alan Cumming, Russell Tovey, Ben Whishaw, Gemma Whelan
Votes: 621
13. The Year I Lost My Mind (2017)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Thriller
From prolific director Tor Iben comes a new thriller about a lonely young man who becomes dangerously obsessed with a stranger. After encountering him during a burglary, Tom begins stalking... See full summary »
Director: Tor Iben | Stars: Alexander Tsypilev, Julien Lickert, Patrick G. Boll, Astrid Kohrs
Votes: 280
14. The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay city supervisor.
Director: Rob Epstein | Stars: Harvey Fierstein, Harvey Milk, Anne Kronenberg, Tory Hartmann
Votes: 6,578 | Gross: $0.01M
15. How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History, News
The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
Director: David France | Stars: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky
Votes: 4,356 | Gross: $0.13M
16. Welcome to Chechnya (2020)
TV-MA | 107 min | Documentary
A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.
Director: David France | Stars: Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Ramzan Kadyrov, Maxim Lapunov
Votes: 3,140
17. Circus of Books (2019)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 1976, Karen and Barry Mason had fallen on hard times and were looking for a way to support their young family when they answered an ad in the Los Angeles Times. Larry Flynt was seeking ... See full summary »
Director: Rachel Mason | Stars: Karen Mason, Barry Mason, Micah Mason, Rachel Mason
Votes: 5,008
18. Goodbye Seventies (2020)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama
Represents the plight of gay men in the 70's and 80's. The AIDS epidemic is not washed over to make it palatable but I fear it sheds a negative light on the promiscuity of the era. There is nudity, sexual situations, smoking & drugs!
Director: Todd Verow | Stars: Ken Kaissar, Chris Rehmann, Justin Ivan Brown, Jack Waters
Votes: 318
19. We Were Here (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
Directors: David Weissman, Bill Weber | Stars: Ed Wolf, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, Eileen Glutzer
Votes: 2,280
20. For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
Unrated | 95 min | Documentary, Romance
An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.
Director: Daniel G. Karslake | Stars: Imogene Robinson, Victor Robinson, Gene Robinson, Isabella 'Boo' McDaniel
Votes: 4,519 | Gross: $0.31M
21. Stonewall (1995)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of homosexual people try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.
Director: Nigel Finch | Stars: Guillermo Diaz, Frederick Weller, Brendan Corbalis, Duane Boutte
Votes: 1,739 | Gross: $0.62M
22. An Englishman in New York (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Biography, Drama
The later years of Quentin Crisp's life in New York City.
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: John Hurt, Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Tucker, Cynthia Nixon
Votes: 1,591
23. Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land (2012)
Not Rated | 46 min | Documentary
When many people think of Israel, it is often in terms of modern war or ancient religion. But there is much more to the Jewish state than missiles and prayers. In his debut as a documentary... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Lucas, Yariv Mozer | Stars: Mickey Gitzen, Nitzan Horowitz, Tzipi Livni, Ilan Gilon
Votes: 86
24. Stonewall Uprising (2010)
Unrated | 80 min | Documentary, History
This film tells the story of the massive police raid of Stonewall in June 1969.
Directors: Kate Davis, David Heilbroner | Stars: Paul Bosche, Alfredo del Rio, John DiGiacomo, Dana Gaiser
Votes: 620 | Gross: $0.13M
25. Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine (2014)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Friends and family reflect on the life and death of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, who was murdered in a targeted homophobic attack in Wyoming in 1998.
Director: Michele Josue | Stars: Michele Josue, Judy Shepard, Zeina Barkawi, Dennis Shepard
Votes: 1,589
26. Call Your Father (2016)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy
On Josh and Greg's first date, they quickly realize that the generational divide between them is the least of their worries.
Director: Jordan Firstman | Stars: Craig Chester, Jordan Firstman, Jason Greene, Jodie Turner-Smith
Votes: 213
27. BBC 2: Aids - The Unheard Tapes (2022)
Documentary, History
Real stories, real voices. The Aids crisis as never told before, by those who survived - and those who did not. Frank, intimate accounts from the heart of a devastating epidemic.
Stars: Russell Tovey, Blake Patrick Anderson, Alan Turkington, Dickie Beau
Votes: 105
28. Word Is Out (1977)
124 min | Documentary, Biography, History
26 diverse lesbian and gay people are interviewed about their lives and the challenges they experience in a homophobic culture. A groundbreaking documentary is now an artefact of a different time.
Directors: Nancy Adair, Andrew Brown, Rob Epstein | Stars: Pat Bond, John Burnside, Sally M. Gearhart, Elsa Gidlow
Votes: 539
29. Making the Boys (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Romance
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Gay Rights Movement, the film explores the drama, struggle and enduring legacy of the first-ever gay play and subsequent Hollywood movie to ... See full summary »
Director: Crayton Robey | Stars: Edward Albee, Joe Allen, Matt Baney, David Carter
Votes: 712 | Gross: $0.03M
30. Deep Water: The Real Story (2016)
87 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Up to 80 murders, 30 unsolved cases, thousands of assaults. In the 1980s and 1990s a murderous epidemic grips Sydney. The attackers are united by contempt. Their targets united by their ... See full summary »
Director: Amanda Blue | Stars: David McMahon, Sue Thompson, Peter Russell, Ted Russell
Votes: 152
31. Kink Crusaders (2011)
TV-MA | 74 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
The world's oldest Kink/Fetish contest - International Mr. Leather - isn't just for 'white, gay males' anymore. Now, straights, the disabled and transgender men come together to compete for... See full summary »
Director: Mike Skiff | Stars: Guy Baldwin, Brad Belof, Caro, Queen Cougar
Votes: 63
32. Vito (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of Vito Russo, founding father of the gay liberation movement, author of "The Celluloid Closet," and vociferous AIDS activist in the 1980s.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Phyllis Antonellis, George Bancroft, Richard Barrios, Edmund Bergler
Votes: 773
33. Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Castro (1997 TV Movie)
86 min | Documentary, History
Now known internationally as the world's first "gay hometown," San Francisco's Castro District was a quiet, working-class neighborhood of European immigrants only a few decades ago. In this... See full summary »
Director: Peter L. Stein | Stars: Terri Orth-Pallavicini, Ken Ruta, Brian Freeman, Marga Gómez
Votes: 40
34. Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
81 min | Documentary
A chronological look at films by, for, or about (or 'by, for, and about') gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, from Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to Ang Lee's "Brokeback... See full summary »
Directors: Lisa Ades, Lesli Klainberg | Stars: Randy Barbato, Dan Bucatinsky, Jonathan Caouette, Ash Christian
Votes: 840
35. Next Year in Jerusalem (1997)
Unrated | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Manny, devout to his upbringing, is set to marry Rivka, the Rabbi's daughter. But Manny has a secret only Charlie, an openly gay man in an Orthodox Jewish family can understand.
Director: David Nahmod | Stars: Peter J. Byrnes, LinDel Sandlin, Colleen O'Neil, Daniel Nardicio
Votes: 132
36. Cured (2020)
80 min | Documentary
"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 ... See full summary »
Directors: Patrick Sammon, Bennett Singer | Stars: Harry Adamson, Gary Alinder, Irving Bieber, Robert Campbell
Votes: 167
37. Gaze (2010)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
An exploration of twenty artists and their bodies of work.
Director: Matt Riddlehoover | Stars: Derrick Barry, Ryan Basham, Jackie Beat, Rob Beyond
Votes: 352
38. The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History
The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in the American forces, leading to 13.368 getting kicked out before 2011.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Carl Levin, Robert Gates, Mike Mullen, John McCain
Votes: 225
39. Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary about the career and eventual death from AIDS of actor Rock Hudson.
Director: Mark Rappaport | Stars: Eric Farr, Lauren Bacall, Cyd Charisse, Marc Christian
Votes: 525
40. Out of the Past (1998)
R | 97 min | Documentary
In 1995, Kelli Peterson started a gay and straight club at her Salt Lake City high school. The story of her ensuing battle with school authorities in interspersed with looks back at the ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Dupre | Stars: Stephen Spinella, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cherry Jones, Edward Norton
Votes: 200 | Gross: $0.01M
41. The Battle of Amfar (2013)
TV-14 | 41 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
When AIDS struck in the early 1980s, a scientist and a movie star did not have to respond - but they did. Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor joined forces to create amfAR, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Richard Berkowitz, Timothy Ray Brown, Michael Callen, Kenneth Cole
Votes: 79
42. In the Life (1992–2012)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
A newsmagazine focused on LGBT issues and culture, originally broadcast on PBS.
Stars: Harvey Fierstein, Katherine Linton, Bill Brochtrup, Michael Billy
Votes: 69
43. Pride Divide (1997)
Not Rated | 57 min | Documentary, History
An exploration of how gay men and women have united against global homophobia, and at the same time have been divided over issues of sexism.
Director: Paris Poirier | Stars: Leslie Addison, Dorie Barron, Marce Barton, Cathy Bergquitz
Votes: 53
44. One Nation Under God (1993)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
Focusing on the contemporary religious Right Wing proliferation of curative therapies for homosexuality, this riveting documentary offers historical context as well as a political analysis of this frighteningly large movement.
Directors: Teodoro Maniaci, Francine Rzeznik | Stars: Ralph Blair, Pat Buchanan, Michael Bussee, Robert Cabaj
Votes: 210
45. CorPolitica (Political Bodies) (2022)
95 min | Documentary
At a time when the far right is ascending to power around the world, the 2020 Brazilian municipal elections saw a surprising and unprecedented record of LGBT candidates. This film follows ... See full summary »
Director: Pedro Henrique França | Stars: Andréa Bak, Monica Benicio, William De Lucca, Erika Hilton
Votes: 22
46. The Rise & Fall of the Hottest Gay Magazines Ever (2009 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Mandate, Honcho, Inches, Playguy - classic gay titles from one-man gay publishing powerhouse, George Mavety. Mavety's vision was to elevate gay adult content-pictures and words-to the ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Carnage | Stars: Dian Hanson, Richard Hulser
47. Purple Skies (2014)
Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary, Family, History
Heartrending stories of LBT people victimized and subjugated by the law, the family and society, as well as hopeful stories of youngsters who have come out of the closet bravely.
Director: Sridhar Rangayan | Stars: Sonal Giani, Anand Grover, Prashansa Gurung, Raj Kanaujiya
Votes: 17
48. Alone with Mr. Carter (2011)
TV-G | 17 min | Short, Drama, Romance
In 1997, the year Ellen DeGeneres comes out, John is a boy who dreams of becoming a cop. He wants to confide in his neighbor, Mr. Carter, that he is secretly in love with him. Time is of ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Pierre Bergeron | Stars: Robert Naylor, Paul James Saunders, Claudia Ferri, Judith Baribeau
Votes: 85
49. Not a Still Life (2013)
61 min | Documentary, Biography, Romance
In this documentary portrait, a spirited, older, gay, Jewish man undergoes an evolution of awareness amid his joys and sorrows, exposing his naked truth and giving us an entertaining perspective on love and living.
Director: Roberta Cantow
Votes: 19
50. My Little Boy (2007)
19 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Director: Matthias Vom Schemm | Stars: André Röhner, Dominik Glaubitz, Hildegard Vom Schemm, Katia Kandziora
Votes: 94