LGBTQ+
Just an incomplete list of LGBTQ+ themed films & TV series that I've (mostly) watched or want to watch -- awesome, good, bad and terrible ones alike. In no specific order, though I try to put the ones I like at/near the top of the list (no promises though)..
More recs are always appreciated. ;)
More recs are always appreciated. ;)
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- DirectorStephan LacantStarsHanno KofflerMax RiemeltAttila BorlanA soon-to-be-father policeman falls for a gay fellow officer and his life starts falling apart.
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametArmie HammerMichael StuhlbargIn 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.
- DirectorJonah MarkowitzStarsTrevor WrightBrad RoweTina HolmesWhen his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.
- DirectorOl ParkerStarsPiper PeraboLena HeadeyMatthew GoodeA newlywed bride becomes infatuated with another woman who questions her sexual orientation, promoting a stir among the bride's family and friends.
- DirectorGreg BerlantiStarsNick RobinsonJennifer GarnerJosh DuhamelSimon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
- DirectorAndrew HaighStarsTom CullenChris NewJonathan RaceAfter a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.
- DirectorMischa KampStarsGijs BlomKo ZandvlietJonas SmuldersA sexually awakening gay teen athlete finds himself in a budding relationship with his mutually attracted relay race teammate.
- CreatorRon CowenDaniel LipmanRussell T. DaviesStarsGale HaroldHal SparksRandy HarrisonBrash humor and genuine emotion make up this series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA.
- CreatorAdi HasakStarsJulianne NicholsonTyler YoungJames PaxtonWhen a young gay couple witness a triple murder, they will do anything to avoid being outed to their small town.
- DirectorNicolo DonatoStarsThure LindhardtDavid DencikNicolas BroFormer Danish servicemen Lars and Jimmy are thrown together while training in a neo-Nazi group. Moving from hostility through to friendship and finally passion, events take a darker turn when it's discovered.
- DirectorMatthew WarchusStarsBill NighyImelda StauntonDominic WestU.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
- DirectorLisa CholodenkoStarsAnnette BeningJulianne MooreMark RuffaloTwo children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.
- CreatorPaul AbbottJohn WellsStarsEmmy RossumWilliam H. MacyEthan CutkoskyA scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.
- DirectorMichael MayerStarsColin FarrellDallas RobertsRobin WrightA boy who has experienced many losses in his life grows to manhood and enters into a love triangle with a woman and his boyhood friend.
- DirectorMartín DeusStarsÁngelo Mutti SpinettaLautaro RodríguezGuillermo PfeningLorenzo lives a sheltered life in Argentine Patagonia with his parents and little brother. When a good friend of the family dies in an accident, his son Caíto is taken in by them.
- DirectorJohn Cameron MitchellStarsSook-Yin LeePeter SticklesPJ DeBoyA group of New Yorkers caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
- DirectorC. Jay CoxStarsWes RamseySteve SandvossMary Kay PlaceA promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.
- CreatorJ. Michael StraczynskiLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsBae DoonaJamie ClaytonTina DesaiA group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order.
- DirectorMorten TyldumStarsBenedict CumberbatchKeira KnightleyMatthew GoodeDuring World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
- DirectorStephen ChboskyStarsLogan LermanEmma WatsonEzra MillerCharlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.
- CreatorLaurie NunnStarsAsa ButterfieldGillian AndersonNcuti GatwaA teenage boy with a sex therapist mother teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
- DirectorShamim SarifStarsLisa RaySheetal ShethAntonia FreringA young woman engaged to be married finds her life changed forever when she meets her best friend's girlfriend.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiStarsSigourney WeaverCarla GuginoJames WolkA divorced former First Lady is currently serving as the Secretary of State. She deals with State Department issues while trying to keep her family together.
- DirectorSue KramerStarsHeather GrahamTom CavanaghBridget MoynahanGray and Sam are brother and sister, best friends, and flatmates in New York City, where she creates ad campaigns and he's a surgery intern. Their social life is too insular, so they head to a dog park so Sam can, maybe, meet a woman. He does: Charlie, a zoologist new in the city; he likes her immediately, and the feeling seems mutual. As the three of them spend time together, what if Gray's feelings for Charlie aren't just sisterly? Not only might this explain her solitary life, but it could lead to real dilemmas--with Charlie (who's sweet, but a bit opaque) and with Sam. No advice comes from Gray's therapist, but a co-worker and a cab driver give theirs. Can Gray sort things out?
- DirectorCharles Herman-WurmfeldStarsJennifer WestfeldtHeather JuergensenTovah FeldshuhA woman searching for the perfect man instead discovers the perfect woman.
- CreatorMichael GreenStarsIan McShaneChristopher EganSusanna ThompsonA modern day, alternate-reality drama about a hero who rises to become the King of his nation, based on the biblical story of King David.
- DirectorKatherine BrooksStarsErin KellyDiane GaidryLaura BreckenridgeThe intelligent Annabelle starts in an elite Catholic girls' boarding high school after being expelled from the previous 2 schools. She's open about being lesbian. She's attracted to her teacher, Simone.
- DirectorAndrew NackmanStarsParker YoungEvan ToddChord OverstreetA car mechanic in a small, working class town comes out of the closet to his unsuspecting, blue-collar best friends.
- DirectorLéa PoolStarsPiper PeraboJessica ParéMischa BartonAfter starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she finds herself caught in a complicated situation.
- DirectorAndré TéchinéStarsSandrine KiberlainKacey Mottet KleinCorentin FilaDamien lives with his mother Marianne, a doctor, while his father is on a tour of duty abroad. He is bullied by Thomas, whose mother is ill. The boys find themselves living together when Marianne invites Thomas to come and stay with them.
- DirectorRon DanielsStarsVictor RasukBrian J. SmithBenjamin WalkerThree young vigilantes huddle on la linea ready to chase illegals back across the border into Mexico... but they soon learn that there are borderlines deep within each one of them that each of them has to cross.
- DirectorAlexandra-Therese KeiningStarsRuth Vega FernandezLiv MjönesKrister HenrikssonA young woman engaged to be married finds herself in an affair with her soon-to-be stepmother's lesbian daughter.
- DirectorRussell P. MarleauStarsTad HilgenbrinkBrett ChukermanAldevina Da SilvaA 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.
- DirectorIan Iqbal RashidStarsJimi MistryKris Holden-RiedSuleka MathewA gay Canadian living in London has his perfectly crafted life upset when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsEnnis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.
- DirectorNeil ArmfieldStarsRyan CorrSarah SnookFrancesco FerdinandiThe 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.
- DirectorJohn ButlerStarsFionn O'SheaArdal O'HanlonAmy HubermanNed and Conor are forced to share a bedroom at their boarding school. The loner and the star athlete at this rugby-mad school form an unlikely friendship until it's tested by the authorities.
- DirectorSherry HormannStarsMaximilian BrücknerLisa Maria PotthoffDietmar BärAfter their most recent loss, a soccer team discovers its goalie is gay and casts him out. He retaliates by bringing back an all-gay team for a game to prove who's better.
- DirectorEdzard OnnekenStarsSaskia VesterJürgen TonkelJenny ElversYoung man returns to his hometown to marry his male partner, while family and neighbors deal with the news.
- DirectorGuy Lee ThysStarsCem AkkanatSimon Van BuytenGamze TazimIbrahim chooses to live with Kevin over marrying his cousin Elif.
- DirectorJohn KeitelStarsDaniel ChilsonNiklaus LangeDon HandfieldGriff wants to maintain just a superficial relationship with his all-gay boyfriend, who gets seriously wounded in a gay bashing.
- DirectorJulie DavisStarsDan BucatinskyRichard RuccoloSasha AlexanderWhile the flame of Jackie and Brett's attraction intensifies, Eli and Tom, the unlikely pair they attempt to bring together, appear destined to spiral out of love rather than make any sort of progress toward becoming a genuine couple.
- DirectorTom HooperStarsEddie RedmayneAlicia VikanderAmber HeardA fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsJames WilbyRupert GravesHugh GrantTwo English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up Maurice and marries. While staying with Clive and his wife, Maurice discovers romance in the arms of the gamekeeper Alec.
- DirectorHettie MacdonaldStarsGlen BerryLinda HenryScott NealJamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home, being beaten by his father and brother. This issues bring them together and they find that what they feel for each other is more than friendship.
- DirectorChristian FaureStarsCyrille ThouveninStéphan Guérin-TilliéÉva DarlanAfter his gay cousin dies from hepatitis, young Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls in love with Cedric, a plant scientist. He's afraid to inform his conservative parents that he is gay.
- DirectorRobert CaryStarsJeremy GlazerChad AllenDavid PetruzziA sex and drug-addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction," where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.
- DirectorLaurie LyndStarsTom CavanaghBen ShenkmanNoah BernettEric, a sports announcer and former hockey player, doesn't know how to deal with the flamboyant young boy to whom he and his partner suddenly become guardians.
- DirectorAluizio AbranchesStarsJúlia LemmertzFábio AssunçãoJean Pierre NoherTwo brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship becomes very intimate, romantic, and sexual.
- DirectorDavid OliverasStarsTye OlsonKyle ClareEllie AraizaA story about two classmates - one smart and openly gay and the other school swimming star. They grow as friends and discover their attraction to each other.
- StarsJulian MorrisVanessa RedgraveOliver Jackson-CohenTales 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.
- DirectorEytan FoxStarsOhad KnollerYehuda LeviAssi CohenRomance blooms between two soldiers (Knoller, Levi) stationed in an Israeli outpost on the Lebanese border.
- DirectorJim FallStarsJohn StamosEric DaneBonnie SomervilleAfter a gay party planner discovers his brother is behind the governor's speech against gay marriage, he decides to go on strike for equal rights.
- DirectorKatie WolfeStarsCalvin TuteaoNathalie BolttGeorge HenareAn apparently happy family man must reveal a lifelong secret - that he is gay.
- DirectorElla LemhagenStarsGustaf SkarsgårdTorkel PeterssonTom LjungmanA Swedish gay couple adopt what they think is an 18-month-old orphan, only to meet their new son, a 15-year-old homophobic delinquent.
- DirectorSimon ShoreStarsBen SilverstoneBrad GortonCharlotte BrittainA tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.
- DirectorJavier Fuentes-LeónStarsCristian MercadoTatiana AstengoManolo CardonaAn unusual ghost story set on the Peruvian seaside; a married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.
- DirectorCraig JohnsonStarsMichael AbelaDaniel DohenyBrendan ArcherAlex, high school class president, nerd and a straight A student, has been dating Claire a long time. They decide to sleep together but then he meets a gay guy and he's confused.
- DirectorMarcel GislerStarsMax HubacherAaron AltarasJessy MoravecTwo young football players get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love.
- DirectorSabine BernardiStarsRick OkonMax BefortLiv Lisa FriesA drama centered on the relationship between a two young men, as one of them navigates the difficulties of life as a transgender man.
- DirectorQ. Allan BrockaStarsDerek MagyarGeorge JonsonPatrick BauchauA successful male escort describes in a series of confessions his tangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic male client.
- DirectorLucas Santa AnaStarsJavier De PietroAgustín PardellaMarcos RibasA forest by the sea. Three friends. A girl. Friendship, love. Can they overcome prejudices and go back to being friends again?
- DirectorMarco KreuzpaintnerStarsRobert StadloberKostja UllmannMiriam MorgensternA close friendship between two crew teammates is tested when one slowly discovers he's gay and attracted to the other.
- DirectorFrancis LeeStarsJosh O'ConnorAlec SecareanuGemma JonesSpring. 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.
- DirectorMike NicholsStarsRobin WilliamsNathan LaneGene HackmanA gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsSean PennJosh BrolinEmile HirschThe story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.
- DirectorMarco FilibertiStarsAlessandro GassmannMaria de MedeirosMassimo PoggioTwo couples are enjoying their summer at the beach, but when the grown son of one couple arrives, it surprisingly stirs something in the husband of the other couple, will the forbidden feelings end badly?
- 2001–20031h 26mUnrated6.9 (2.1K)TV Episode52MetascoreDirectorFabrice CazeneuveStarsJulien BaumgartnerJulia MaravalJérémie ElkaïmWhen Vincent finds himself a victim of outing in his high school, he must accept to live with the drastic changes it provokes, and redefine his relationships with his friends and family.
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsCate BlanchettRooney MaraSarah PaulsonAn aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
- DirectorÉmile GaudreaultStarsLuke KirbyPeter MillerGinette RenoThe son of Italian immigrants to Canada struggles to find the best way to reveal to his parents that he's gay.
- DirectorFerzan ÖzpetekStarsRiccardo ScamarcioNicole GrimaudoAlessandro PreziosiTommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies literature and lives with his boyfriend, Tommaso decides to tell his parents the truth about himself. But when he is finally ready to come out in front of the entire family, his older brother Antonio ruins his plans.
- DirectorRob WilliamsStarsKeith JordanWyatt FennerSteve CallahanA gay student who is "out" at college but not to his family receives an unexpected visit from his boyfriend while at home during the holidays.
- DirectorFrank PiersonStarsTroy GarityLee PaceAndre BraugherThe true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.
- DirectorStephan LacantStarsMax RiemeltKatharina SchüttlerHanno KofflerPlot unknown. A follow-up film to Stephan Lacant's 2013 film 'Free Fall'.
- DirectorHaim TabakmanStarsZohar StraussRan Khalil DankerTinkerbellA married, Orthodox, Jerusalem butcher and Jewish father of four falls in love with his handsome, 22-year-old male apprentice, triggering the suspicions of his wife and the disapproval of his Orthodox community.
- DirectorAndrew FlemingStarsLara Flynn BoyleJosh CharlesStephen BaldwinA girl named Alex is by mistake housed with 2 guys, Stuart and Eddy, in a college dorm suite. After initial problems they become friends. Stuart has the hots for Alex, Alex for Eddy and Eddy for Stuart. Can it work?
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsSigourney WeaverHenry CzernyRyan KelleyTrue 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.
- DirectorRawson Marshall ThurberStarsJon FosterPeter SarsgaardSienna MillerA college graduate's defining summer crossing his gangster dad and exploring love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.
- DirectorDennis TodorovicStarsSasa KekezPredrag BjelacLjubisa GrujcicSasha is a piano prodigy under pressure to gain admittance to a prestigious music school. What is really stressing Sasha is his emerging sexuality, plus his piano tutor is moving away, because Sasha is in love with him, and no one knows.
- DirectorAnnemarie van de MondStarsMajd MardoJosha StradowskiJenny Arean6 time Award winning romantic comedy about two young men, from mixed backgrounds, falling love ...and their clashes with their overbearing mothers.
- DirectorAna KokkinosStarsAlex DimitriadesElle MandalisDamien FotiouA 19 year old Greek Australian youth struggles with his sexual identity and has one clumsy heterosexual and several homosexual encounters.
- DirectorKareem MortimerStarsJohnny FerroStephen Tyrone WilliamsMargaret Laurena KempThe story of two young Bahamian men who fall in love with each other and portrays the homophobia of the Bahamian society.
- DirectorJustin LoStarsJustin LoBooboo StewartNick BartzenCharlie Conrad is ready for college, but the sudden death of his mother and his long-absent father leave him saddled with the adult responsibility of raising his 9-year-old brother.
- DirectorRon OliverStarsChad AllenSebastian SpenceDaryl ShuttleworthGay detective Donald Strachey is asked by his partner Tim to investigate a mysterious donation to a youth center. Donald gets caught up in a whirlwind of deceit and danger.
- DirectorSally El HosainiStarsJames Krishna FloydElarica JohnsonFady ElsayedTwo teenage brothers must face their own prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being Egyptians growing up on the streets of gangland London.
- DirectorRon OliverStarsChad AllenSebastian SpenceJack WetherallA gay detective is hired to find who has been been threatening a notorious member of the gay community noted for outing people.
- DirectorStian KristiansenStarsRolf Kristian LarsenArthur BerningIda Elise BrochA teenage boy loses his footing when he finds himself drawn to the new boy in class.
- DirectorRikki Beadle BlairStarsDuncan MacInnesLudvig BoninSasha FrostTakes a look at gay and straight love among the new millennials. Everything from secret crushes to homophobic attitudes are revealed by the rambunctious students taking Drama and Dance from Loris. None of the teens are what they seem at first glance, with gay hearts lurking behind tough exteriors and straight kids expressing themselves in very queer ways.
- DirectorZak TuckerStarsMatt NewtonMichael LernerKaren AllenWith the help of a hot, slightly older new acquaintence (Noseworthy), the closeted son (Newton) of a conservative U.S. Senator (Lerner) puts a shocking spin on his dad's re-election campaign.
- DirectorPeter SheridanStarsShawn HatosyDanny DyerEamon GlancyIrish teenager political activist and future writer Brendan Behan is befriended in a British borstal (reformatory) by a liberal warden.
- DirectorSimon PearceChristian MartinStarsWayne VirgoMarc LaurentTom BottA closeted teenage street punk takes up with the latest roughed-up gay victim of his bullying gang, which does not set well with the gang's drugged-up, brotherly leader.
- DirectorPeter BrattStarsBenjamin BrattAlex HernandezChristopher BorgzinnerA single-parent ex-con in a tough minority neighborhood finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.
- DirectorMarco BergerStarsManuel VignauLucas FerraroMercedes QuinterosAfter girlfriend Laura dumps him for another man, Bruno plots to come between the new lovers. But his plan takes an unexpected turn, causing Bruno to question his own sexuality.
- DirectorJean-Claude SchlimStarsLoïc PeckelsLayke AndersonHarry FerrierTwo young soul mates find each other while working at an all-male performance club/brothel. Eventually, one contracts AIDS.
- DirectorMiles SwainStarsLarry SullivanSteve BraunRay BakerRomance, politics, sex and humor all collide during two men's 11-year journey of passion, self-discovery and adventure.
- DirectorJ.C. FalcónStarsSean MaherAndrea GranoMark Cirillo'People You May Know' tells the story of four friends in their 40s in Los Angeles. They will have to confront a new reality when Delia gets pregnant from Joe, the best-friend who happens to be gay.
- DirectorEytan FoxStarsOhad KnollerYousef 'Joe' SweidDaniella Wircer"The Bubble" is the story of a group of young people who live in Tel Aviv, Israel. The movie follows the group's difficulties of living in Israel's reality. Their routine breaks when a young Palestinian man enters their lives.
- DirectorFrank OzStarsKevin KlineJoan CusackTom SelleckA midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
- DirectorGary EntinStarsCameron Deane StewartJustin DeeleyMeaghan MartinAt Goodkind High School, a group of students with varying sexual orientations form an after-school club as a discreet way to share their feelings and experiences.
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsNatasha LyonneClea DuVallMichelle WilliamsA naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.