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1. But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Michelle Williams, Brandt Wille
Votes: 41,754 | Gross: $2.21M
2. They/Them (2022)
TV-MA | 104 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A group of teenagers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endures unsettling psychological techniques while being stalked by a mysterious masked killer.
Director: John Logan | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Theo Germaine, Anna Chlumsky, Carrie Preston
Votes: 11,587
3. Brüno (2009)
R | 81 min | Comedy
Flamboyant, gay Austrian Brüno looks for new fame in America.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Clifford Bañagale, Chibundu Orukwowu
Votes: 154,091 | Gross: $60.05M
4. Religulous (2008)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War
Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg
Votes: 60,290 | Gross: $13.00M
5. You Should Meet My Son! (2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Romance
A fish-out-of-water comedy about a conservative Southern mom who discovers that her only son is gay. Determined that he won't go through life alone, she sets out to find him a husband.
Director: Keith Hartman | Stars: Joanne McGee, Carol Goans, Stewart Carrico, Ginger Pullman
Votes: 1,896
6. A Different Story (1978)
PG | 108 min | Drama, Romance
A homosexual woman marries a gay male friend to prevent his deportation, but they soon fall in love.
Director: Paul Aaron | Stars: Perry King, Meg Foster, Valerie Curtin, Peter Donat
Votes: 483
7. Pray Away (2021)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary
Former leaders of the "pray the gay away" movement contend with the aftermath unleashed by their actions, while a survivor seeks healing and acceptance from more than a decade of trauma.
Director: Kristine Stolakis | Stars: Yvette Cantu Schneider, Michael Bussee, John Paulk, Julie Rodgers
Votes: 3,594
8. Braking for Whales (2019)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
A dysfunctional brother and sister are forced to come to terms with each other and themselves over their recently deceased mother's final wish.
Director: Sean McEwen | Stars: Tom Felton, Tammin Sursok, Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Koechner
Votes: 546
9. 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: 4,523 | Gross: $0.31M
10. Save Me (2007)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance
A 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.
Director: Robert Cary | Stars: Jeremy Glazer, Chad Allen, David Petruzzi, Arron Shiver
Votes: 2,146 | Gross: $0.08M
11. Trevor (1994)
Not Rated | 23 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Upon hitting puberty, a high-school boy realizes he is homosexual and faces prejudice from his parents and friends.
Director: Peggy Rajski | Stars: Brett Barsky, Judy Kain, John Lizzi, Jonah Rooney
Votes: 1,630
12. It's in the Water (1997)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Residents of the fictional town of Azalea Springs, Texas go into a panic after a gay local says the town's water supply is what made him gay.
Director: Kelli Herd | Stars: Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garrett, Derrick Sanders, Timothy Vahle
Votes: 1,770
13. Consenting Adult (1985 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A young gay man tries to find acceptance from his shocked mother and disgusted father. Through this journey, he also learns to accept himself for who he is.
Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Martin Sheen, Barry Tubb, Talia Balsam
Votes: 446
14. Shock to the System (2006)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gay detective tries to solve the murder of a college student.
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Michael Woods, Daryl Shuttleworth
Votes: 1,094 | Gross: $0.00M
15. I Love You Baby (2001)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Boy Meets Boy. Boy gets hit in head. Boy loses boy to girl. What will he do?
Directors: Alfonso Albacete, David Menkes | Stars: Jorge Sanz, Tiaré Scanda, Santiago Magill, Verónica Forqué
Votes: 338
16. Deadly Lessons (2006)
R | 138 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
A mysterious college professor becomes the focus of a murderer investigation when he is framed by his rival, Dr. Crazx, a Pulitzer prize winning psychiatrist.
Director: Stuart Paul | Stars: Jon Voight, Marcus Shirock, Skyler Shaye, Germaine De Leon
Votes: 2,324
17. Conversion (2022)
Documentary
A psychologist practicing conversion therapy has a chance encounter with a young gay activist, resulting in his own epiphany concerning the very practice he was conducting.
Director: Gregory Caruso | Stars: Zachary Quinto, Charles Silverstein, Gerald Davison
Votes: 34
18. Trembling Before G-d (2001)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
A cinematic portrait of various gay Orthodox Jews who struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexual orientation.
Director: Sandi Simcha Dubowski | Stars: Shlomo Ashkinazy, Steve Greenberg, Nathan Lopes Cardozo, Naomi Mark
Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.62M
19. Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker (1992)
77 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Directed by Oscar-winner Richard Schmiechen and narrated by Patrick Stewart, Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker portrays the life and work of the woman who undertook the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Schmiechen | Stars: Evelyn Hooker, Chuck Rowland, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 66
20. 8: The Mormon Proposition (2010)
R | 80 min | Documentary
A scorching indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion & passage of California's Proposition 8 and the Mormon religion's secretive, decades-long campaign against LGBT human rights.
Directors: Reed Cowan, Steven Greenstreet | Stars: Spencer Jones, Tyler Barrick, Dustin Lance Black, Linda Williams Stay
Votes: 1,272 | Gross: $0.10M
21. This Is What Love in Action Looks Like (2011)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary
In the summer of 2005 a 16yo Memphis, TN wrote on his MySpace blog about his parents sending him to a "Fundamentalist Christian" program that strives to turn gay teens straight. This ... See full summary »
Director: Morgan Jon Fox | Stars: Alice Buchanan, Lance Carroll, Chris Davis, Chris Davis
Votes: 254
22. Straight to Hell (2019)
Short, Comedy
A short dark comedy film set in the late 1980s following a teenage boy's unlikely summer after he is sent to a conversion therapy camp by his religious parents.
Director: Damon J. Barnes | Stars: Damon J. Barnes, Noah Der, Maddy Goshorn, Analysia Gramajo
23. Voices of the Silenced (2017)
107 min | Documentary
Directors: Mike Davidson, Frederick Williams | Stars: Stephen Baskerville, Matthew Brennan, Jens Fredrik Brenne, Mike Davidson
Votes: 7
24. The Sunday Sessions (2019)
89 min | Documentary, Drama
A religious young man's identity is called into question when he visits a conversion therapist.
Director: Richard Yeagley | Stars: Christopher Doyle, Nathan Gniewek
Votes: 46
25. 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: 211
26. Be - Skitne, syndige meg (2001)
50 min | Documentary
Bjørn-Erik was a 19 year old devoted Christian. When he determined that he was gay who decided to kill himself rather than living a "dirty and sinful" life. Through excerpts from his diary ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Dalchow
Votes: 19
27. Such Were Some of You (2014 Video)
Not Rated | 129 min | Documentary
Features interviews with 29 ex-gays who describe the development of their same-sex attraction, what the gay lifestyle was like, what their conversion process was like, and the various ways ... See full summary »
Director: David Kyle | Stars: Neil T. Anderson, Kay Arthur, Michael L. Brown, Robert Gagnon
Votes: 27
28. Melvyn Schmatzman: Freudian Dentist (1997)
20 min | Short
A talkative dentist is obsessed with converting his gay son and his son's lesbian friend back to the straight life.
Director: David Grotell | Star: David Margulies
Votes: 17
29. Joseph Nicolosi: A True Friend (2019 Video)
41 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Mike Davidson, Frederick Williams | Stars: Andrew Comiskey, Mike Davidson, Anthony Duk, Benjamin Kaufman
30. Erik Blood: Chase the Clouds (2016 Music Video)
7 min | Music
"Chase the Clouds" is from Erik Blood's new album Lost in Slow Motion coming out April 29th.
Director: Peter Edlund | Stars: Ian Edlund, Robert Francis, Spencer Hamp, Ian Lerch
Votes: 14
31.
Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006)
Episode:
Lois vs. Evil
(2000)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family
Waiting in Lucky Aide for Lois to end her shift, Reese and Malcolm cause trouble, which leaves Dewey unobserved and able to nick something expensive from the store. Lois tries to make a ... See full summary »
Director: Todd Holland | Stars: Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield
Votes: 1,211
32.
The Runaways (1978–1979)
Episode:
False Images
(1979)
60 min | Drama
Steve befriends a high school student who is having doubts about his masculinity.
Director: Kenneth Gilbert | Stars: Alan Feinstein, Michael Biehn, Philip Brown, James T. Callahan
33.
Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode:
The Beard
(1995)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Elaine tries to convert a gay man to heterosexuality; George is upset when his blind date turns out to be bald; Jerry braces for a lie detector test.
Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Votes: 3,549
34.
Three's Company (1976–1984)
Episode:
The Love Lesson
(1980)
TV-PG | Comedy
Furley takes it upon himself to try to "convert" Jack and show him how to pick up women.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers, Richard Kline
Votes: 188
35.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Cartman Sucks
(2007)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Cartman takes a photo with Butters' penis in his mouth to prove Butters is gay. He later finds out what the picture really means and freaks out when the photo disappears. Meanwhile, Butters has to go to a special camp to calm his urges.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall, April Stewart
Votes: 4,250
36.
America Undercover (1983– )
Episode:
Why Am I Gay?: Stories of Coming Out in America
(1993)
TV-MA | Documentary
Three gay men and a lesbian couple speak about their lives: a New York City police officer, Michael Callen of The Flirtations, a client of an "ex-gay" ministry, and a lesbian couple leading... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Paul Rosenberg | Stars: Michael Callen, Dean Hamer, Gilbert Herdt, Richard Isay
Votes: 15
37.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
Proposition Infinity
(2010)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Amy gets together with Bender after Kif breaks up with her, which catches the ire of Dr. Farnsworth and others who oppose human-robot relationships.
Director: Crystal Chesney | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 2,338
38.
Our America with Lisa Ling (2011– )
Episode:
Pray the Gay Away?
(2011)
News
Lisa Ling asks whether it is possible to be gay and Christian at the same time.
Director: Courtney Thompson Hutchens | Stars: Lisa Ling, Alan Campbell
39.
True Life (1998–2020)
Episode:
I Want to Be Straight
(2011)
TV-14 | 41 min | Documentary, Romance
On this episode of True Life you'll meet two young people who once considered themselves gay... and now are doing everything they can to be straight.
40.
The Dating Guy (2009–2010)
Episode:
Brother from Another Tanning Booth
(2010)
TV-MA | Animation, Comedy
In an experiment, Woody and Mark change their skin tones; a boy band may jeopardize Sam's career as a concert promoter.
Directors: Jamie Whitney, Joseph Sherman | Stars: Fab Filippo, Sean Francis, Lauren Ash, Anand Rajaram
41.
Our America with Lisa Ling (2011– )
Episode:
Special Report: God and Gays
(2013)
News
Stars: Lisa Ling, James Guay
42.
Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
Episode:
Episode #5.6
(2014)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Romance
Violet's new maid doesn't seem to be working out, Kuragin reveals he still loves Violet, Anna realizes Bates' innocence, and Thomas reveals a secret to Baxter.
Director: Philip John | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy
Votes: 1,525