List of feature films with gay characters

This article is about live-action feature films. For animated films, see List of animated films with LGBT characters. For television films, see List of made-for-television films with LGBT characters.
For lesbian, bisexual, transgender characters, see List of feature films with lesbian characters, List of feature films with bisexual characters, and List of feature films with transgender characters.

The following is a list of feature films with fictional and factual gay characters. The films were released theatrically, direct-to-video, or on a streaming platform (non-linear network).

Films are in alphabetical order by year of release. Titles beginning with determiners "A", "An", and "The" are alphabetized by the first significant word.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

20th century[edit]

1900–1959[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
1919 Different from the Others Paul Körner Conrad Veidt
Karl Giese (young) 		The first film supportive of homosexuality. Germany [1][2]
1924 Michael Claude Zoret Benjamin Christiensen Claude is a painter who falls in love with his assistant, Michael. Michael eventually leaves Claude for a woman. Germany [3]
1941 The Maltese Falcon Joel Cairo Peter Lorre In the novel upon which the film is based, Cairo is referred to as "queer" and a "fairy" but, in the film, his sexuality is not directly addressed, likely a decision by filmmakers to comply with the Hays Code, which banned the depiction of homosexuality in American films. United States [4][5][6]
1948 Rope Phillip Morgan Farley Granger Because of the Hays Code, the word "homosexual" could not be stated outright and was referred to as "it".
Adapted from the 1929 British play Rope's End, which is loosely based on the Leopold and Loeb murder case. 		United States [7][8][9]
Brandon Shaw John Dall
1950 All About Eve Addison DeWitt George Sanders Addison is a gossip columnist who engages in loveless relationship predation.
(The constraints of the Motion Picture Production Code did not allow homosexuality to be portrayed overtly.) 		United States [10][11]
1955 Rebel Without a Cause John "Plato" Crawford Sal Mineo Plato was brought in for killing a litter of puppies. United States [12][13]
1959 North by Northwest Leonard Martin Landau United States [14]
1959 Suddenly, Last Summer Sebastian Venable (Uncredited) United Kingdom, United States [15]

1960–1969[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
1960 Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde Robert Morley United Kingdom [16]
1960 Spartacus Crassus Laurence Olivier In a deleted scene, Crassus attempts to seduce his slave Antoninus. United States [17]
1961 A Taste of Honey Geoffrey Ingham Murray Melvin United Kingdom [18]
1961 Victim Melville Farr Dirk Bogarde Melville is a barrister threatened with blackmail.
The film is credited for being important in the decriminalization of homosexuality in Britain. It is also the first British film to use the word "homosexual" in the narrative. 		United Kingdom [19][20]
1962 Advise & Consent Senator Brigham "Brig" Anderson Don Murray United States [18]
1962 The L-Shaped Room Johnny Brock Peters United Kingdom [18]
1962 The Trial Josef K. Anthony Perkins A closeted homosexual. France, Italy, West Germany [21]
1963 Scorpio Rising Scorpio Bruce Byron United States [18]
1964 The Leather Boys Pete Dudley Sutton Pete is Reggie's fellow biker friend. United Kingdom [22]
1965 Bus Riley's Back in Town Spencer Crahan Denton United States [18]
1965 Darling Robert Gold Dirk Bogarde United Kingdom [18]
1965 Inside Daisy Clover Wade Lewis Robert Redford An extremely intoxicated Melora Swan reveals to Daisy that she had an affair with closet homosexual Wade. United States [23]
1965 King Rat Steven Michael Lees United States [18]
1965 The Loved One Mr. Starker Liberace United States [18]
Mr. Joyboy Rod Steiger
1965 The Pawnbroker Rodriguez Brock Peters United States [18]
1967 Bedazzled Envy Barry Humphries United Kingdom [18]
Vanity Alba
1967 The Fearless Vampire Killers Herbert von Krolock Iain Quarrier United States [18]
1967 The Incident Kenneth Otis Robert Fields United States [18]
1967 Portrait of Jason Himself Jason Holliday United States [18]
1967 Reflections in a Golden Eye Major Weldon Pendertis Marlon Brando Penderton is a closeted homosexual army Major and husband to Leonora. United States [18]
1967 Tony Rome Nicky Lloyd Bochner United States [18]
1968 The Anniversary Henry Taggart James Cossins United Kingdom [18]
1968 Boom! The Witch of Capri Noël Coward United Kingdom [18]
1968 The Boston Strangler Terence Huntley Hurd Hatfield United States [18]
1968 Deadfall Richard Eric Portman United Kingdom [24]
1968 The Detective Teddy Leikman James Inman United States [18]
Colin MacIver William Windom
1968 Flesh The Artist Maurice Braddell United States [25]
David Louis Waldon
Joe's Customer John Christian
1968 if.... Wallace Richard Warwick United Kingdom [18]
Bobby Philips Rupert Webster
1968 Inadmissible Evidence Maples John Normington Maples is a distraught client of Barrister, Bill Maitland. United Kingdom [26]
1968 Joanna Lord Peter Sanderson Donald Sutherland United Kingdom [18]
1968 The Lion in Winter Philip II of France Timothy Dalton United States, United Kingdom [18]
Richard the Lionheart Anthony Hopkins
1968 The Mercenary Ricciolo (Curly) Jack Palance Italy, Spain, United States [27][28]
1968 No Way to Treat a Lady Christopher Gill Rod Steiger United States [18]
1968 P.J. Shelton Quell Severn Darden United States [18]
1968 The Queen Himself Flawless Sabrina United States [18]
1968 The Sergeant Albert Callan Rod Steiger United States [29][30]
1968 Star! Noël Coward Daniel Massey Biopic about Gertrude Lawrence who, besides collaborating with him in theater productions, also had a close friendship with Coward off stage. United States [31][32][33]
1969 Angel, Angel, Down We Go Willy Steele Charles Aidman Willy is a wealthy airplane manufacturer and the closeted father of Tara. United States [34]
1969 The Damned Konstantin von Essenbeck Reinhard Kolldehoff Part of a wealthy industrialist family, Konstantin is an SA officer who is part of homosexual orgy in Wiesee. Italy, West Germany [35][36][37]
1969 Fellini Satyricon Ascyltus Hiram Keller Italy, France [38]
1969 The Gay Deceivers Malcolm Michael Greer United States [18]
Colonel Dixon Jack Starrett
1969 Justine Toto Cliff Gorman United States [18]
1969 Listen, Let's Make Love Baron von Tummler Amerigo Tot Italy, France [39]
1969 Midnight Cowboy Young Student Bob Balaban The young student offers Joe money in exchange for giving Joe fellatio in a Times Square movie house and afterward confesses he has no money to pay him. United States [18]
1969 Riot Mary Sheldon Clifford David United States [18]
1969 Staircase Harry C. Leeds Richard Burton United Kingdom [18]
Charles Dyer Rex Harrison
1969 Women in Love Loerke Vladek Sheybal United Kingdom [18]
1969 Z Vago Marcel Bozzuffi Algeria, France [18]

1970–1979[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
1970 Bloody Mama Kevin Dirkman Bruce Dern Kevin is Fred's older cellmate who eventually became his lover. United States [40]
1970 The Boys in the Band Michael Kenneth Nelson This was the first Hollywood film in which all of the principal characters are homosexual. United States [18]
Harold Leonard Frey
Emory Cliff Gorman
Hank Laurence Luckinbill
Donald Frederick Combs
1970 The Conformist Marcello Clerici Jean-Louis Trintignant Italy, France, West Germany [41]
1970 Entertaining Mr Sloane Ed Harry Andrews United Kingdom [18]
1970 The Kremlin Letter The Warlock George Sanders United States [18]
1970 Little Big Man Little Horse Robert Little Star Little Horse is a native American that holds a sacred position in the tribe. United States [18][42]
1970 Loot Dennis Hywel Bennett United Kingdom [18]
Hal Roy Holder
1970 Myra Breckinridge Irving "Blaggot" Amadeus Calvin Lockhart United States [43][44]
1970 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes Robert Stephens United States, United Kingdom [18]
1970 Something for Everyone Konrad Ludwig Michael York Konrad and Helmuth are star-crossed lovers. United States [18]
Helmuth von Ornstein Anthony Higgins
1970 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon Warren Robert Moore Warren is the paraplegic friend of Junie Moon whom she meets in an institution. United States [18]
Guiles Leonard Frey
1971 The Anderson Tapes Haskins Martin Balsam United States [18]
1971 The Cat o' Nine Tails Dr. Braun Horst Frank Dr. Braun is a scientist and one of the innocent leads in a murder case. Italy, France, West Germany [45]
1971 Death in Venice Gustav von Aschenbach Dirk Bogarde France, Italy [18]
1971 Diamonds Are Forever Mr. Wint Bruce Glover Wint and Kidd are hit men who work for Ernst Stavro Blofeld. United Kingdom [18]
Mr. Kidd Putter Smith
1971 Fortune and Men's Eyes Queenie Michael Greer United States [18]
Mona Danny Freedman
1971 It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives Daniel Bernd Feuerhelm West Germany [18]
Clemens Berryt Bohlen
1971 The Last Picture Show Coach Popper Bill Thurman Coach Popper is closeted and married to Ruth. United States [46][47]
1971 The Music Lovers Tchaikovsky Richard Chamberlain United Kingdom [18]
1971 Pink Narcissus Pan Bobby Kendall Pan is a young and attractive male escort. United States [48]
Bar Owner Charles Ludlam
1971 Shaft Rollie Rex Robbins Rollie is the bartender at a bar that Shaft frequents. United States [49]
1971 Some of My Best Friends Are... Scott Gil Gerard On Christmas Eve of 1971, in Greenwich Village, a group of gay men and lesbians meet at the Blue Jay Bar to talk about their lives and relationships. United States [18]
Jim Gary Sandy
1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday Daniel Hirsh Peter Finch Hirsh is a gay Jewish doctor. United Kingdom [18]
1971 Vanishing Point Male hitchhiker No. 1 Anthony James The two men hitchhike while standing next to a broken-down car with a "Just Married" sign on the back. Kowalski picks them up and they attempt to rob him before he throws them out of the car. United States, United Kingdom [50]
Male hitchhiker No. 2 Arthur Malet
1971 Villain Vic Dakin Richard Burton United Kingdom [18]
1972 Blacula Bobby McCoy Ted Harris Bobby and Billy are lovers and interior decorators. They purchase the coffin containing Blacula and ship it to Los Angeles, becoming his first victims. United States [18]
Billy Schaffer Rick Metzler
1972 Georgia, Georgia Herbert Thompson Roger Furman Herbert is Georgia's manager. United States [18]
1972 Pete 'n' Tillie Jimmy Twitchell René Auberjonois Jimmy is Tillie's close friend. United States [18]
1972 Play It as It Lays B.Z. Mendenhall Anthony Perkins B.Z. is a suicidal movie producer and best friend of Maria. United States [18]
1972 X Y & Zee Gordon John Standing Gordon is a close friend of Zee's. United Kingdom [51]
1973 A Bigger Splash David Hockney Himself Semi-fictionalized documentary biopic about Hockney. United Kingdom [18]
Peter Schlesinger Himself
1973 Day for Night Alexandre Jean-Pierre Aumont Alexandre is an actor whose lover is killed in a car accident. France [18]
1973 The Day of the Jackal Bernard Anton Rodgers Bernard is picked up by the Jackel at a Turkish bathhouse and murdered. United Kingdom [18]
1973 The Last of Sheila Tom Parkman Richard Benjamin United States [18]
1973 Ludwig Ludwig II of Bavaria Helmut Berger Ludwig has doubts if he can be a good husband to Sophie who loves him, and he postpones and eventually cancels the marriage. Instead, he starts having relationships with his servants, although being a devout Catholic makes him feel guilt about his homosexuality. Italy, France, West Germany [52][53]
1973 Papillon André Maturette Robert Deman United States [18]
1973 Scarecrow Riley Richard Lynch Riley is an inmate who sexually assaults Lion in prison. United States [18]
1973 Sleeper Jeb Hrmthmg Spencer Milligan Jeb is a futuristic gay man that has a gay robot. United States [18]
1973 Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Bobby Walden Ron Rickards Bobby comes out to his parents at 15 and later moves to Amsterdam. United States [18]
1973 The Tenderness of Wolves Fritz Haarmann Kurt Raab West Germany [18]
1973 Theatre of Blood Meredith Merridew Robert Morley Meredith is the theatre critic who wears a pink suit and has two poodles. United Kingdom [18]
1974 125 Rooms of Comfort Billie Joyce Tim Henry Billie is left with ownership of his father's hotel after he dies. Canada [54]
1974 Butley Ben Butley Alan Bates United States, Canada, United Kingdom [18]
1974 The Conversation Martin Stett Harrison Ford Martin is the Director's loyal assistant. United States [55]
1974 The Night Porter Bert Amedeo Amodio Bert is a German dancer. Italy [56]
1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three subway passenger Gary Bolling United States [18]
1974 The Tamarind Seed Fergus Stephenson Dan O'Herlihy United States [18]
1974 A Very Natural Thing David Robert Joel David is a public school teacher and former monastic monk. He meets Mark at a disco. After their relationship ends he meets Jason, a photographer who came out after divorcing his wife.
The film contains documentary footage of the Christopher Street Liberation Day March in New York City (known today as NYC Pride March). 		United States [57][58]
Mark Curt Gareth
Jason Bo White
Alan Jay Pierce
1975 Barry Lyndon British Soldier Anthony Dawes While on the run, Barry stumbles upon two soldiers in a pond, naked and holding hands, professing their love for each other. He takes the uniform of one of the men in an attempt to steal his identity. United States, United Kingdom [18]
1975 Deep Red Carlo Manganiello Gabriele Lavia Carlo is Marucs' best friend. Italy [59]
1975 The Eiger Sanction Miles Mellough Jack Cassidy Miles is an assassin. United States [18]
1975 Fox and His Friends Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf Rainer Werner Fassbinder Fox is a working-class gay man who wins the lottery. West Germany [18]
1975 Funny Lady Bobby Moore Roddy McDowall Bobby is Fanny's assistant and friend. United States [18]
1975 In Celebration Colin Shaw James Bolam United Kingdom, United States [60]
1975 Mahogany Sean McAvoy Anthony Perkins Sean is a fashion designer who works with Tracy. United States [18]
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Dale Harding William Redfield Dale is a patient at the mental institution. United States [18]
1975 Saturday Night at the Baths Scotti Don Scotti Scotti manages a bathhouse and falls in love in love with Bisexual piano player, Michael. United States [18]
1975 The Sunday Woman Massimo Campi Jean-Louis Trintignant Massimo is Anna's best friend. Italy, France [61]
1976 L'Alpagueur Gilbert ("L'Epervier") Bruno Cremer Gilbert is a killer and crook who has feelings for a young man he hires to rob a jewelry store. France [62]
1976 The Best Way to Walk Marc Patrick Dewaere In a vacation camp somewhere in the French country in 1960, Marc and Philippe are two of the counsellors. France [18]
Philippe Patrick Bouchitey
1976 Car Wash Lindy Antonio Fargas Lindy is the flamboyant, yet unashamed gay employee of the car wash. United States [18]
1976 Coup de Grâce Erich von Lhomond Matthias Habich West Germany, France [63]
1976 Drum Bernard DeMarigny John Colicos Bernard is a villainous plantation owner in 19th century New Orleans. United States [18]
1976 Face to Face Dr. Tomas Jacobi Erland Josephson Dr. Jacobi is a close friend of Dr. Jenny. Sweden [18]
1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth Oliver V. Farnsworth Buck Henry Oliver is a lawyer and Newton's business partner. United Kingdom [18]
1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village Bernstein Antonio Fargas Bernstein has a Norwegian lover and becomes close friends with Larry and Sarah after they move to Greenwich Village. United States [18]
1976 Norman... Is That You? Garson Hobart Dennis Dugan Norman is Ben's only child. Garson is Norman's lover. United States [18]
Norman Chambers Michael Warren
1976 Ode to Billy Joe Billy Joe McAllister Robby Benson Billy Joe is a high school student in Mississippi who jumps off of a bridge due to the shame he feels for being gay. United States [18]
1976 The Ritz Chris F. Murray Abraham Chris befriends Jack, a heterosexual businessman who goes into hiding from his murderous mobster brother-in-law at a gay bathhouse in Manhattan. Chris shows him the ropes.
Claude is the "chubby chaser" who regularly patronizes the bathhouse. 		United States [18]
Claude Perkins Paul B. Price
1976 Sebastiane Sebastian Leonardo Treviglio United Kingdom [18]
1976 Swashbuckler Lord Durant Peter Boyle Durant is the tyrannical and cruel governor of Jamaica. United States [64]
1977 The Choirboys Blaney Michael MacKenzie Wills Blaney is a closeted high school student who gets murdered. United States [18]
1977 Hidden Pleasures Eduardo Simón Andreu Eduardo is a middle-aged, closeted banker from a wealthy family, who falls in love with a much younger heterosexual man. Spain [18]
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar Gary Tom Berenger Gary is a repressed homosexual who flies into a rage and murders Theresa when she suggests that he might be gay.
The film was inspired by the 1973 murder of New York City schoolteacher Roseann Quinn. 		United States [18]
1977 Outrageous! Robin Turner Craig Russell Robin is a hairstylist who creates a drag act to earn extra money after his schizophrenic friend, Liza, becomes pregnant and needs to move in with him. Canada [18]
1977 The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Hoover Broderick Crawford United States [18]
1977 Rituals Martin Robin Gammell Martin is one of five doctors who are targeted by a killer while they are on group camping trip for the weekend. Canada [65]
1977 A Special Day Gabriele Marcello Mastroianni Set in Rome in 1938, the narrative follows Antonietta and her neighbor, Gabriele, who stay home the day Adolf Hitler visits Benito Mussolini; the same day that Gabriele comes out to her. Italy, Canada [66][67]
1977 To an Unknown God José Héctor Alterio Spain [18]
1978 The Betsy Loren Hardeman Jr. Paul Ryan Rudd Loren is the closeted son of a tycoon. United States [18]
1978 The Big Sleep Arthur Geiger John Justin United States, United Kingdom [68]
1978 Bloodbrothers Paulie Bruce French Paulie is a jewelry salesman who has a strained relationship with his father. United States [18]
1978 California Suite Sidney Cochran Michael Caine Sidney is a closeted antique dealer and husband of movie star, Diane Barrie. United States [69]
1978 A Different Story Albert Walreavens Perry King A gay man and a lesbian who become temporary housemates end up falling in love with each other.
Film critic Janet Maslin's original review elaborates: "The movie's use of [Albert and Stella's] homosexuality is indeed exploitative, insensitive, and offensive in a variety of ways. Even worse, it is unconvincing ... Albert's homosexuality is nothing but a gimmick, something for the screenplay to coax him out of." 		United States [18]
1978 El diputado Roberto Orbea José Sacristán Roberto gets elected as Deputy and falls in love with Juanito. Spain [70]
Juanito José Luis Alonso
1978 Midnight Express Erich Norbert Weisser United States [18]
1978 Nighthawks Jim Ken Robertson Jim is a geography teacher who goes to gay pubs at night. His students ultimately challenge him with questions as to whether he is "bent" (i.e. homosexual). He responds that he is and answers their questions about his homosexuality calmly. United Kingdom [18]
1979 10 Hugh Robert Webber Hugh is George's best friend. United States [18]
1979 Ernesto Ernesto Martin Halm Italy, Spain, West Germany [18]
The Man / The stableman Michele Placido
1979 Hot Potato Claudio Massimo Ranieri Italy [71]
1979 Saint Jack Senator George Lazenby The film's subplot involves a closeted and married conservative senator who flies to Singapore to pick up male prostitutes. United States [18]
1979 Savage Weekend Nicky Christopher Allport Nicky is one of the members of a friend group who go away for the weekend and are stalked by a masked killer. United States [72]
1979 To Forget Venice Nicky Erland Josephson Italy [18]

1980–1989[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
1980 American Gigolo Leon James Bill Duke United States [18]
1980 Cruising Ted Bailey Don Scardino Ted is the next-door neighbor of undercover cop Steve. The two become friends while Steve works to track down a serial killer targeting gay men.
Gregory is Ted's boyfriend. 		United States [18][73]
Gregory James Remar
1980 Fame Montgomery MacNeil Paul McCrane Montgomery is a student in the Drama department who comes out to his peers during their second year. United States [18]
1980 Happy Birthday, Gemini Francis Geminiani Alan Rosenberg On the eve of his 21st birthday, Francis realizes that he is in love with his girlfriend's brother, Randy. United States [18]
1980 The Last Married Couple in America Donald Stewart Moss Donald and Reggie are the neighbors of Jeff and Marie. While most couples that Jeff and Marie know have crumbling relationships, Donald and Reggie are well adjusted and happy. United States [18]
Reggie Colby Chester
1980 Life and Death John [actor name N/A] A medical student. Norway [74][75]
1980 The Long Good Friday Colin Paul Freeman Colin is the gay underworld lieutenant whose murder triggers a bloodbath. United Kingdom [18]
1980 Nijinsky Sergei Diaghilev Alan Bates United States [18]
Vaslav Nijinsky George de la Peña
1980 Serial Luckman Christopher Lee Luckman is an executive headhunter by day and the head of a gay motorcycle gang by night. United States [18]
1980 Squeeze Paul Paul Eady Paul is a timid young man who develops a relationship with bisexual businessman, Grant. New Zealand [76]
1980 Stir Crazy Rory Schultebrand Georg Stanford Brown A drag-wearing convict who killed his stepfather.
(For his drag performance, Brown was nominated for the 1980 Golden Raspberry (Razzie) Award as "Worst Supporting Actress".) 		United States [77][78]
1980 Taxi zum Klo Frank Frank Ripploh The film explores the life of schoolteacher Frank, as he ponders whether to continue a life on anonymous sex or settle down with his eventual boyfriend, Bernd. West Germany [18]
Bernd Bernd Broaderup
1981 Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker Phil Brody Caskey Swaim United States [79][80]
Coach Tom Landers Steve Eastin
1981 The Fan Douglas Breen Michael Biehn Douglas is the obsessed fan of film star Sally Ross. United States [18]
1981 Knightriders Pippin Warner Shook United States [18]
1981 Mad Max 2 The Golden Youth Jimmy Brown The Golden Youth is a punk on a motorcycle in post-nuclear society. Australia [18]
1981 Only When I Laugh Jimmy Perry James Coco Jimmy a struggling actor and the best friend of Georgia. United States [18]
1981 The Woman Next Door Roland Duguet Roger Van Hool France [18]
1981 Zorro, the Gay Blade Bunny Wigglesworth George Hamilton United States [18]
1982 Angel Angelos Michalis Maniatis Michalis is a young man in Athens, Angelos, who keeps his sexual identity a secret from his family. He falls hard for a rough sailor, Mihalis, and moves in with him. Greece [81]
1982 The Clinic Dr. Eric Linden Chris Haywood Australia [18]
1982 Deathtrap Sidney Bruhl Michael Caine Sidney and Clifford are lovers trying to do away with Sidney's wife. United States [18]
Clifford Anderson Christopher Reeve
1982 Drifting Robi Jonathan Sagall Robi is a young man trying to find love and break into the movie business. Israel [82]
1982 Evil Under the Sun Rex Brewster Roddy McDowall Rex is a gossip columnist in the process of writing a biography of Arlene Stuart Marshall. United Kingdom [18]
1982 Forty Deuce Ricky Kevin Bacon Ricky is a street hustler in Times Square. United States [18]
1982 Labyrinth of Passion Riza Niro Imanol Arias Spain [83]
Sadec Antonio Banderas
1982 Luc or His Share of Things Luc Pierre Normandin After coming out as gay, Luc grapples with depression and suicidal thoughts but is saved by the acceptance and support of his friends, François and Louis. Canada [84]
1982 Making Love Zack Elliot Michael Ontkean Considered a Hollywood landmark film, for its portrayal of the relationship between Zack and Bart as equally valid to a heterosexual one. United States [18]
Bart McGuire Harry Hamlin
1982 Night Shift Prisoner Charles Fleischer United States [18]
1982 Partners Kerwin John Hurt United States [18]
1982 Privates on Parade Capt. Terri Dennis Denis Quilley United Kingdom [18]
1982 Victor/Victoria Carroll "Toddy" Todd Robert Preston Toddy is an aging performer at Club Chez Lui in Paris. United Kingdom, United States [18]
'Squash' Bernstein Alex Karras
1982 The Year of Living Dangerously Wally O'Sullivan Noel Ferrier Wally is an Australian journalist. United States, Australia [18]
1983 The Dresser Norman Tom Courtenay During World War II, Norman works as a dresser who falls in love with an actor he serves. United Kingdom [18]
1983 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Capt. Yonoi Ryuichi Sakamoto United Kingdom [18]
1983 Self Defense Daniel Terry-David Després While the police are on strike, a fascist group goes to a gay bar and begins murdering the patrons. Daniel is the sole bar patron that escapes and he takes refuge in a local apartment. Canada [18]
1983 Sleepaway Camp John Baker Dan Tursi United States [18][85]
Lenny James Paradise
1983 Staying Alive Butler Charles Ward Butler is replaced as the lead dancer in a Broadway show by Tony. United States [18]
1983 Streamers Richie Mitchell Lichtenstein United States [18]
1983 To Be or Not to Be Sasha James Haake United States [18]
1983 Without a Trace Philippe Keith McDermott United States [18]
1984 Another Country Guy Bennett Rupert Everett United Kingdom [18]
James Harcourt Cary Elwes
1984 Garbo Talks Bernie Whitlock Harvey Fierstein Bernie is a kindhearted gay man on Fire Island who helps Gilbert find reclusive Hollywood legend Greta Garbo for his mother as her dying wish. United States [18]
1984 Horror Vacui Frankie Folkert Milster Hannes attempts to save his lover, Frankie, by stopping him from joining a religious cult. West Germany [18]
Hannes Tom Vogt
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire Frank Paul McCrane United States, United Kingdom, Canada [18]
1984 Irreconcilable Differences Howard Kay Richard Minchenberg Howard becomes Lucy's secretary after she achieves great success as a writer. United States [18]
1984 La Muerte de Mikel Mikel Imanol Arias Mikel falls in love with a drag queen and is murdered by his mother. Spain [18]
Fama Fernando Telletxea
1984 Mass Appeal Deacon Mark Dolson Željko Ivanek United States [18]
1984 Meatballs Part II Lieutenant Felix Foxglove John Larroquette Felix is the closeted gay assistant of Colonel Hershy. United States [18]
1984 Mike's Murder Philip Green Paul Winfield Philip is the sympathetic and straightforward record producer who was in a relationship with Mike prior to his murder. United States [18]
1984 Monaco Forever Karate Man Jean-Claude Van Damme United States [86]
1984 Protocol Jerry Grainger Hines Jerry and Ben are in a committed relationship and are the roommates of Sunny. United States [18]
Ben Joel Brooks
1984 Revenge of the Nerds Lamar Lutrell Larry B. Scott Lamar is an openly gay fraternity member. United States [87]
1985 Adiós, Roberto Marcelo Víctor Laplace Marcelo is the roommate of Roberto. Argentina [88]
1985 After Hours Mark Robert Plunket Mark is a novelist who picks up Paul. United States [18]
1985 The Boys Next Door Chris Paul C. Dancer Chris is the ill-fated gay bar patron who unknowingly invites two killers to his apartment on the evening of their murder spree. United States [18]
1985 Buddies Robert Willow Geoff Edholm David is the volunteer "buddy" from the Gay Center who is assigned to help care for Robert, who is dying of AIDS. The film explores how David copes with Robert's illness and death.
It is the first narrative film about the AIDS crisis, preceding television film, An Early Frost (also released in 1985). 		United States [18]
Steve David Rose
1985 A Chorus Line Paul San Marco Cameron English United States [18]
1985 A Chorus Line Greg Gardner Justin Ross United States [89]
1985 Colonel Redl Colonel Alfred Redl Klaus Maria Brandauer Redl is head of the Austrian Imperial Secret Service who gets exposed as a gay spy. West Germany [18]
1985 Dona Herlinda and Her Son Ramón Arturo Meza Mexico [18]
1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman Luis Molina William Hurt Luis is a prisoner who survives through recreating old movie fantasies.
(Hurt won an Academy Award for his performance.) 		United States [18]
1985 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Yukio Mishima Ken Ogata The film depicted the life and work of the eponymous writer and activist. United States [18]
1985 My Beautiful Laundrette Omar Ali Gordon Warnecke United Kingdom [18]
Johnny Daniel Day-Lewis
1985 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Coach Schneider Marshall Bell United States [18]
1985 Once Bitten Sebastian Cleavon Little Sebastian is the flamboyant, stereotypically gay servant to the Countess. The film contains a running gag of Sebastian continuously "coming out" of the Countess' closet. United States [18]
1985 Spies Like Us Russian Rocket Crew Member No. 1 Bjarne Thomsen United States [18]
Russian Rocket Crew Member No. 2 Sergei Rousakov
1985 St. Elmo's Fire Ron Dellasandro Matthew Laurance United States [18]
1985 Westler Felix Sigurd Rachman Felix and Thomas are lovers who are divided by the Berlin Wall. West Germany [18]
Thomas Rainer Strecker
1986 Absolute Beginners Henley of Mayfair James Fox United Kingdom [90]
1986 Caravaggio Caravaggio Nigel Terry United Kingdom [18]
Jerusaleme Spencer Leigh
1986 The Decline of the American Empire Claude Yves Jacques Canada [91]
1986 Mala Noche Walt Curtis Tim Streeter Walt falls in love with Mexican migrant, Johnny. United States [18]
1986 The Morning After Frankie James Haake Frankie is the drag queen friend of Alex, who lets her borrow clothing while she is on the run from the police for suspicion of murder. United States [18]
1986 Parting Glances Michael Richard Ganoung United States [18]
Nick Steve Buscemi
Robert John Bolger
1986 Tough Guys Bar Patron Matthew Faison United States [18]
1987 Beyond Therapy Bob Christopher Guest United States [92]
1987 Friends Forever Patrick Thomas Sigsgaard Partrick is the best friend of the main protagonist, Kristian, and develops a relationship with Mads, the captain of the soccer team. Denmark [93]
Mads Morten Stig Christensen
1987 The Heart Exposed Jean-Marc Gilles Renaud Jean-Marc and Mathieu fall in love despite a ten-year age difference and the complication that Mathieu is the father of a five-year-old son. Canada [94]
Mathieu Michel Poirier
1987 Law of Desire Pablo Quintero Eusebio Poncela Spain [95]
Antonio Benítez Antonio Banderas
Juan Miguel Molina
1987 Maurice Clive Durham Hugh Grant United Kingdom [18]
Maurice Hall James Wilby
Alec Scudder Rupert Graves
1987 No Way Out Scott Pritchard Will Patton United States [96]
1987 Prick Up Your Ears Joe Orton Gary Oldman United Kingdom [18]
Kenneth Halliwell Alfred Molina
1987 Radio Days Fred Robert Joy Fred's coming out is treated with compassion and understanding by his girlfriend, Bea, when he bursts into tears after hearing "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You", a song which reminds him of his departed lover. United States [18]
1987 Stage Fright Brett Giovanni Lombardo Radice Brett is one of the actors in a theater troupe being targeted by a killer wearing an owl mask. Italy [97]
1987 Tough Guys Don't Dance Lonnie Pangborn R. Patrick Sullivan United States [98]
1987 Withnail and I Monty Richard Griffiths United Kingdom [99]
1988 The Fruit Machine Eddie Emile Charles Eddie and Michael are best friends who are on the run from a killer after they witness him murdering a drag queen at a gay club called "The Fruit Machine." United Kingdom [100]
Michael Tony Forsyth
1988 Madame Sousatzka Mr. Cordle Geoffrey Bayldon United Kingdom, Canada [101]
1988 Once More Louis Jean-Louis Rolland The film follows Louis' life through the span of 10 years. France [102]
1988 Salome's Last Dance Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas Douglas Hodge United Kingdom, United States [103]
1988 Torch Song Trilogy Arnold Beckoff Harvey Fierstein United States [104]
Alan Simon Matthew Broderick
David Eddie Castrodad
1988 We Think the World of You Frank Meadows Alan Bates Frank is a middle-aged man who helps support the younger and bisexual Johnny and his family. United Kingdom [105]
1989 Apartment Zero Adrian LeDuc Colin Firth United Kingdom, Argentina [106]
1989 Coming Out Philipp Klarmann Matthias Freihof East Germany [107]
Matthias Dirk Kummer
1989 Fun Down There Buddy Fields Michael Waite United States [108]
Joseph Nickolas B. Nagourney
1989 Getting It Right Harry Richard Huw Harry is the best friend of the film's protagonist, Gavin. Winthrop is Harry's boyfriend. United Kingdom, United States [109]
Winthrop Kevin Drinkwater
1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn Harry Black Stephen Lang Black is a union strike overseer trying to hide his homosexuality in a bitter marriage. West Germany, United States [110]
1989 Longtime Companion David Bruce Davison Bruce, a wealthy man, becomes the caregiver of his lover, Sean, a soap opera writer, after he is infected with the HIV virus. The film depicts the increasing effect of HIV/AIDS on a group of gay men during eight-years, between 1981 and 1989.
Willy and Fuzzy begin a relationship and move in together. 		United States [111][112]
Fuzzy Stephen Caffrey
Sean Mark Lamos
Willy Campbell Scott
1989 Looking for Langston James Akim Mogaji James and Beauty fall in love in 1920s Harlem. United Kingdom [113]
Beauty Matthew Baidoo

1990–1999[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
1990 Europa Europa Robert Kellerman André Wilms Robert is gay and Solek is Jewish. They hold each other's secret in solidarity while fighting in the German Army during World War II. Germany, France, Poland [114]
1990 Miller's Crossing Bernie Bernbaum John Turturro United States [115]
Eddie Dane J.E. Freeman
Mink Larouie Steve Buscemi
1990 Q & A Josè Malpica International Chrysis United States [116]
Roger Montalvo Paul Calderón
1991 The Adjuster Larry Stephen Ouimette Canada [117]
1991 Edward II Edward II Steven Waddington United Kingdom [118]
Piers Gaveston Andrew Tiernan
1991 The Fisher King Homeless Cabaret Singer Michael Jeter United States [119]
1991 Frankie and Johnny Tim Nathan Lane United States [120]
1991 The Hours and Times Brian Epstein David Angus United States [121]
1991 JFK Willie O'Keefe Kevin Bacon Willie is a male prostitute serving five years in prison for soliciting. He was romantically involved with Clay. United States [122][123]
Clay Shaw Tommy Lee Jones
1991 Madonna: Truth or Dare Himself Salim "Slam" Gauwloos United States [124]
Himself Gabriel Trupin
1991 My Own Private Idaho Mike Waters River Phoenix United States [125]
1991 Naked Lunch Yves Cloquet Julian Sands Canada, United Kingdom, Japan [126]
1991 The Prince of Tides Eddie Detreville George Carlin United States [120]
1991 Queens Logic Eliot John Malkovich United States [127]
1991 Young Soul Rebels Caz Mo Sesay United Kingdom [128]
1992 Being at Home with Claude Yves Roy Dupuis Canada [129]
Claude Jean-François Pichette
1992 Inside Monkey Zetterland Brent Zetterland Tate Donovan Brent is Monkey's brother, who is a hairdresser. United States [130]
1992 The Living End Jon Craig Gilmore United States [131][132]
Luke Mike Dytri
1992 The Long Day Closes Bud Leigh McCormack United Kingdom [133]
1992 Passed Away Boyd Pinter Tim Curry United States [134]
1992 Peter's Friends Peter Stephen Fry United Kingdom [135]
1992 Single White Female Graham Knox Peter Friedman United States [120]
1992 Swoon Richard Loeb Daniel Schlachet United States [136]
Nathan Leopold Jr. Craig Chester
1992 When the Party's Over Banks Kris Kamm United States [137]
1993 Blue Himself Derek Jarman This was Jarman's final experimental film and documents his last years while living with AIDS. It was released four months before his death. United Kingdom [138]
1993 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues The Countess John Hurt The Countress is a femine hygiene products mogul. United States [139]
1993 Farewell My Concubine Cheng Dieyi Leslie Cheung The film tells the troubled relationship between Peking opera actors Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou, and Xiaolou's wife Juxian. British Hong Kong [140]
1993 Grief Mark Craig Chester Mark is a writer who contemplates suicide on the one year anniversary of his lover's death. United States [141]
1993 Love and Human Remains David McMillan Thomas Gibson Canada [142]
1993 M. Butterfly René Gallimard Jeremy Irons United States [143]
Song Liling John Lone
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire Frank Harvey Fierstein "Uncle Frank" is Daniel's brother. He and his partner "Aunt Jack" are makeup artists. United States [144][145]
Jack Scott Capurro
1993 Naked in New York Chris Ralph Macchio Chris is Jake's best friend who kisses him during a party. United States [146]
1993 Philadelphia Andrew Beckett Tom Hanks Beckett was fired from his employment as a senior associate attorney at the largest corporate law firm in Philadelphia after they found out he had AIDS.
Alvarez is Beckett's partner.
Philadelphia is the first major Hollywood film to deal with the subject of AIDS. 		United States [147][148][149]
Miguel Alvarez Antonio Banderas
1993 Six Degrees of Separation Paul Will Smith United States [150][151]
1993 This Boy's Life Arthur Gayle Jonah Blechman United States [152]
1993 The Wedding Banquet Wai-Tung Gao Winston Chao Taiwan, United States [153]
1994 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra Hugo Weaving Near the end of the film, Bernadette is shocked to learn that Anthony/Mitzi was not only once married to a woman but also has a son. Australia [154]
1994 Der bewegte Mann Norbert Brommer Joachim Król Walter is a crossdresser using the name "Waltraud". Germany [155]
Horst/Metzger Armin Rohde
Walter/Waltraud Rufus Beck
1994 Double Happiness Andrew Chau Johnny Mah Canada [156]
1994 Drunken Master III Gay bus passenger Simon Yam Hong Kong [157]
1994 Ed Wood John "Bunny" Breckinridge Bill Murray Bunny is Ed's drag queen friend. United States [158]
1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral Gareth Simon Callow United Kingdom [159]
Matthew John Hannah
1994 A Man of No Importance Alfred Byrne Albert Finney Byrne is a closeted homosexual bus conductor in 1963 Dublin. His sister tries to find him a suitable woman, but his real passion is putting on amateur theatre productions of Oscar Wilde plays, particularly Salome. The film deals with his struggle, temptation, and friendships, and how they are affected by his homosexuality. United Kingdom, Ireland [160]
1994 Oh! My Three Guys Ching Yu-hoi Lau Ching-wan Good friends Kau, Hoi and Fa are homosexual men. Hoi works in an advertising firm while Kau and Fa have not found a suitable job yet. Hoi's new female colleague Mei became interested in him. British Hong Kong [161]
Fa Dayo Wong
Kau Ku-neung Eric Kot
1994 Prêt-à-Porter Cy Bianco Forest Whitaker Bianco and Romney are fashion designers. United States [162]
Cort Romney Richard E. Grant
1994 Priest Father Greg Pilkington Linus Roache United Kingdom [163]
Graham Robert Carlyle
1994 Pulp Fiction Zed Peter Greene He rapes Marsellus Wallace. United States [164][165]
1994 Reality Bites Sammy Gray Steve Zahn United States [166]
1994 The Sum of Us Jeff Mitchell Russell Crowe Australia [167]
1994 Threesome Eddy Josh Charles United States [168]
1994 Trevor Trevor Brett Barsky United States [169]
1994 Uncovered César John Wood César is Julia's guardian. United Kingdom [170]
1994 Wagons East Julian Rogers John C. McGinley United States [171]
1994 Wild Reeds François Forestier Gaël Morel France [172]
1995 An Awfully Big Adventure Meredith Potter Hugh Grant Meredith is a manager, actor and director of a troupe. United Kingdom [173]
1995 The Basketball Diaries Swifty Bruno Kirby United States [174]
1995 Billy Madison Max Anderson Josh Mostel The principal of the elementary school, and a former masked wrestler known as the "Revolting Blob". United States [175]
1995 Braveheart Prince Edward Peter Hanly United States [120]
1995 Carrington Lytton Strachey Jonathan Pryce Lytton is the sadomasochistic lover of Roger.
Lytton was a founding member of the Bloomsbury Group. His homosexuality, as depicted in the film, was well known. 		France, United Kingdom [176][177]
1995 Clueless Christian Stovitz Justin Walker United States [178]
1995 Home for the Holidays Tommy Larson Robert Downey Jr. Tommy married his boyfriend Jack in a beach wedding. United States [179]
Jack Sam Slovick
1995 Jefferson in Paris Richard Cosway Simon Callow France, United States [180]
1995 Jeffrey Darius Bryan Batt United States [181]
Steve Howard Michael T. Weiss
Jeffrey Steven Weber
Sterling Patrick Stewart
1995 Nixon J. Edgar Hoover Bob Hoskins United States [182]
1995 Party Girl Derrick Anthony DeSando United States [183]
1995 Stonewall La Miranda Guillermo Díaz United Kingdom, United States [184]
Matty Dean Frederick Weller
Vinnie Bruce MacVittie
Bostonia Duane Boutte
Ethan Brendan Corbalis
1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Vida Boheme Patrick Swayze Vida and Noxeema are drag queens. United States [185][186]
Noxeema Jackson Wesley Snipes
1995 Total Eclipse Arthur Rimbaud Leonardo DiCaprio The film presents a historical account of the passionate and violent relationship between 19th-century French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine, at a time of soaring creativity for both men. United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Italy, United States [187]
1995 Waiting to Exhale David Matthews Giancarlo Esposito United States [188]
1996 Beautiful Thing Ste Pearce Scott Neal United Kingdom [189][190]
Jamie Gangel Glen Berry
1996 The Birdcage Agador Hank Azaria United States [191][42]
Albert Goldman Nathan Lane
Armand Goldman Robin Williams
1996 Dream for an Insomniac Rob Michael Landes Rob is apprehensive about coming out to his father. United States [192]
1996 Flirting with Disaster Paul Harmon Richard Jenkins Tony and Paul are ATF agents who are in a relationship with each other. United States [193]
Tony Kent Josh Brolin
1996 Get on the Bus Kyle Isaiah Washington Kyle is an ex-Marine who is the midst of breaking up with his lover Randall. United States [194]
Randall Harry Lennix
1996 Hollow Reed Martyn Wyatt Martin Donovan Martyn, a family doctor, married Hannah to hide his homosexuality, and they divorced after he finally came out.
Tom is Martyn's lover. 		Germany, United Kingdom, Spain [195][196]
Tom Dixon Ian Hart
1996 I Shot Andy Warhol Andy Warhol Jared Harris United Kingdom, United States [197]
1996 Indian Summer Tonio Jason Flemyng Tonio is a rising young star of a London ballet company. Ramon is the former star-turned-choreographer of the company, who is dying of AIDs. Jack is an older Therapist who falls in love with Tonio. United Kingdom [198]
Jack Antony Sher
Ramon Anthony Higgins
1996 It's My Party Nick Stark Eric Roberts Stark, an architect who hosted a two-day party after being diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, will fall into a state of mental lapse lasting for months until his death. He decides to host a party for his family and friends, at the end of which he will commit suicide by taking Seconal. United States [199]
1996 Johns Donner Lukas Haas United States [200]
1996 Mrs. Winterbourne Paco Miguel Sandoval United States [201]
1996 Mulholland Falls Jimmy Fields Andrew McCarthy United States [202]
1996 Sling Blade Vaughn Cunningham John Ritter United States [203][204]
1996 Stealing Beauty Alex Parrish Jeremy Irons United Kingdom [205]
1996 When the Cat's Away Michel Olivier Py France [206][207]
1996 Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? Auntie Eric Tsang Hong Kong [208]
1997 All Over Me Luke Pat Briggs United States [209][210]
Jesse Wilson Cruz
1997 As Good as It Gets Simon Bishop Greg Kinnear Simon is an artist living in Manhattan. We learn that his parents kicked him out for being homosexual and was abused by his father because of it. Homophobic neighbor Melvin Udall uses derogatory terms when referring to Simon, but after Simon is brutally attacked he becomes the caretaker of Simon's dog, Verdell. United States [211]
1997 Bent Max Clive Owen Max is a promiscuous gay man living in 1930s Berlin. He is at odds with his wealthy family because of his homosexuality. United Kingdom, Japan [212]
Ruby Brian Webber II
1997 Best Men Sergeant Buzz Thomas Dean Cain United States [213]
1997 Black Rose II Dan Blackie Ko Hong Kong [214]
1997 Boogie Nights Scotty J. Philip Seymour Hoffman United States [215]
1997 Chasing Amy Hooper Dwight Ewell Hooper is a black cartoonist. United States [216]
1997 The Fifth Element Baby Ray Ian Beckett United States [217]
1997 The Full Monty Lomper Steve Huison United Kingdom [218]
Guy Hugo Speer
1997 The Hanging Garden William Chris Leavins United Kingdom, Canada [219]
Fletcher Joel Keller
1997 Happy Together Ho Po-Wing Leslie Cheung Ho Po-Wing and Lai Yiu-Fai are a gay couple from Hong Kong with a tumultuous relationship marked by frequent separations and reconciliations. They visit Argentina together but break up after they become lost while traveling to visit the Iguazu Falls. British Hong Kong [220]
Lai Yiu-Fai Tony Leung Chiu-wai
1997 In & Out Howard Brackett Kevin Kline United States [221]
Peter Malloy Tom Selleck
1997 The Jackal Douglas Stephen Spinella United States [222]
1997 Kiss Me, Guido Warren Anthony Barrile United States [223]
1997 Love! Valour! Compassion! Gregory Mitchell Stephen Bogardus United States [224]
James Jeckyll John Glover
Perry Sellars Stephen Spinella
Buzz Hauser Jason Alexander
Ramon Fornos Randy Becker
Arthur Pape John Benjamin Hickey
Bobby Brahms Justin Kirk
1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Jim Williams Kevin Spacey United States [225][226]
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding George Downes Rupert Everett George is Julianne's friend and confidante. He agrees to pose as her fiancé so that she can make Michael, the college friend she thought would marry her, jealous. United States [227][228]
1997 Nowhere Cowboy Guillermo Diaz Cowboy and Bart are bandmates as well as boyfriends. United States [229]
Bart Jeremy Jordan
1997 Spice World Himself Elton John United Kingdom [230]
1997 Swept from the Sea Dr. James Kennedy Ian McKellen United Kingdom, United States [231]
1997 'Til There Was You Gregory Ken Olin United States [232]
1997 Waiting for Guffman Corky St. Clair Christopher Guest United States [233][234]
1997 Wilde Oscar Wilde Stephen Fry Oscar loves his wife and children, but is sexually attracted to men. He becomes obsessed with Alfred.
Alfred is Wilde's lover. Their relationship becomes a scandal resulting in Oscar's downfall. 		United Kingdom [235][236]
Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas Jude Law
John Gray Ioan Gruffudd
1998 Alice and Martin Benjamin Mathieu Amalric France, Spain [237]
1998 Bedrooms and Hallways Darren Tom Hollander United Kingdom [238]
1998 Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Billy Collier Sean Hayes Billy is a photographer who falls in love with sexually ambiguous waiter/model Gabriel. He hires Gabriel
Perry is Billy's mentor, patron, and admirer.
Fernando is Billy's on-again, off-again lover. He has an open relationship, but frequently pursues Billy. 		United States [239]
Perry Richard Ganoung
Fernando Armando Valdes-Kennedy
1998 Dark Harbor Young Man Norman Reedus David and the young man are lovers. United States [240]
1998 Edge of Seventeen Eric Hunter Chris Stafford United States [241]
1998 54 Steve Rubell Mike Myers Steve Rubell is co-owner of the New York City disco Studio 54. United States [242]
1998 Bishonen Jet Stephen Fung Hong Kong [243]
1998 Get Real Steven Carter Ben Silverstone United Kingdom [244]
John Dixon Brad Gorton
1998 Gods and Monsters George Cukor Martin Ferrero The film recounts the partly fictionalized last days of the life of film director James Whale. United Kingdom, United States [245][246][247]
David Lewis David Dukes
James Whale Ian McKellen
1998 Head On Ari Alex Dimitriades Australia [248][249]
1998 Hold You Tight A-che Lawrence Ko The story of a man living in Hong Kong who is initially drawn to a young woman, but soon finds he is more attracted to her boyfriend. Hong Kong [250]
Tong Eric Tsang
1998 Illuminata Umberto Bevalaqua Christopher Walken A flamboyant theater critic. United States [251]
1998 The Impostors Mr. Sparks Billy Connolly Sparks is an aging professional tennis player. United States [252]
1998 The Object of My Affection George Hanson Paul Rudd George is a first grade teacher. United States [253]
1998 The Opposite of Sex Bill Truitt Martin Donovan United States [254]
Matt Mateo Ivan Sergei
1998 The Velocity of Gary Valentino Vincent D'Onofrio United States [255]
Gary Thomas Jane
1999 Advice from a Caterpillar Spaz Andy Dick Spaz is Missy's best friend. United States [256]
1999 American Beauty Jim Berkley Sam Robards Frank is closeted. United States [257][258]
Jim Olmeyer Scott Bakula
Frank Fitts Chris Cooper
1999 Big Daddy Phil D'Amato Allen Covert United States [259]
Tommy Grayton Peter Dante
1999 The Big Tease Crawford Mackenzie Craig Ferguson United States [260]
1999 Black and White Terry Donager Robert Downey Jr. Terry is the closeted husband of a documentary filmmaker. United States [261]
1999 Blast from the Past Troy Dave Foley United States [262]
1999 The Boondock Saints Paul Smecker Willem Dafoe Smecker is an FBI agent who is assigned to the murders linked to the MacManus twin brothers. United States [263]
1999 But I'm a Cheerleader Dolph Dante Basco Dolph, Clayton, Andre, and Joel are campers.
Rock is the son of Mary Brown, the founder of True Directions. Supposedly straight, he is actually closeted.
Mike is supposedly an ex-gay who helps with the process of "curing" campers of their homosexuality; however, he is clearly shown to be still attracted to men.
Lloyd and Larry are a couple described as "ex, ex-gays". Before the events of the film, they were once campers at True Directions before they defected. They help the campers sneak out and go party at a gay bar, and also give advice about dealing with one's own sexuality. They let ex-camper Dolph live with them when he is expelled from True Directions for having sex at the camp. 		United States [264][265][266]
Clayton Dunn Kip Pardue
Andre Douglas Spain
Joel Goldberg Joel Michaely
Rock Brown Eddie Cibrian
Mike RuPaul
Lloyd Morgan-Gordon Wesley Mann
Larry Morgan-Gordon Richard Moll
1999 Cruel Intentions Blaine Tuttle Joshua Jackson United States [267]
1999 East Is East Nazir "Nigel" Khan Ian Aspinall United Kingdom [268]
1999 Go Adam Scott Wolf Adam and Zack are soap opera actors who are in a relationship. United States [269]
Zack Jay Mohr
1999 Happy, Texas Sheriff Chappy Dent William H. Macy United States [270]
1999 It's the Rage Chris David Schwimmer United States [271]
Tim Andre Braugher
1999 Magnolia "Quiz Kid" Donnie Smith William H. Macy United States [272]
1999 Man of the Century Tim Anthony Rapp United States [273]
1999 Second Skin Diego Javier Bardem Diego is the handsome surgeon who Alberto has an affair with. Spain [274]
1999 Summer of Sam Bobby Del Fiore Brian Tarantina United States [275]
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley Peter Smith-Kingsley Jack Davenport Peter is Ripley's lover later in the story. United States [276]
1999 Three to Tango Peter Steinberg Oliver Platt Australia, United States [277]
1999 Trick Gabriel Christian Campbell United States [278]
Mark Miranda John Paul Pitoc
1999 The Underground Comedy Movie Gay Man Ant United States [279]
Gay Virgin Michael Clarke Duncan

21st century[edit]

2000–2004[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2000 American Psycho Luis Carruthers Matt Ross United States [280]
2000 Before Night Falls Reinaldo Arenas Javier Bardem Reinaldo is imprisoned in Cuba for his homosexuality and later moves to New York City, where he contracts HIV/AIDS. He begins friendships with two other men, Pepe and Tomas.
José is a literature writer.
Virgilio is an influential writer.
Pepe is in a relationship with Reinaldo before leaving him to pursue a woman. 		United States [281][282][283]
José Lezama Lima Manuel González
Tomas Diego Santiago Magill
Virgilio Piñera Héctor Babenco
2000 Best in Show Scott Donlan John Michael Higgins United States [284][285]
Stefan Vanderhoof Michael McKean
2000 Billy Elliot Michael Caffrey
cross-dresser 		Stuart Wells (young Michael)
Merryn Owen (adult Michael) 		Michael is a young boy and the best friend of Billy Elliot. At some point, Michael is seen using a dress and makeup. He shows interest in Billy, who does not reciprocate but is supportive of his friend. United Kingdom [286]
2000 Borstal Boy Charlie Milwall Danny Dyer Charlie is a young Irish sailor in 1941. United Kingdom, Ireland [287]
2000 Bounce Seth Johnny Galecki Seth is Buddy's secretary United States [288]
2000 Bring It On Les Huntley Ritter Les is a member of the Toros cheerleading team. United States [289]
2000 The Broken Hearts Club Benji Zach Braff The film follows the lives of a group of gay friends in West Hollywood. United States [290][291]
Cole Dean Cain
Dennis Timothy Olyphant
Howie Matt McGrath
Kevin Andrew Keegan
Marshall Justin Theroux
Patrick Ben Weber
Taylor Billy Porter
2000 Chuck & Buck Buck O'Brien Mike White United States [292]
2000 Lavender Chow Chow Eason Chan Hong Kong [293][better source needed]
2000 The Next Best Thing Robert Whittaker Rupert Everett Robert is Abbie's best friend, who she decides to have a child with. United States [294]
2000 Sexy Beast Teddy Bass Ian McShane United Kingdom, Spain [295]
2000 Traffic Francisco "Frankie Flowers" Flores Clifton Collins Jr. United States [296]
2000 28 Days Dutch Gerhardt Alan Tudyk United States [297]
2000 Urbania Charlie Dan Futterman United States [298]
Chris Matt Keeslar
Brett Alan Cumming
2000 Wonder Boys James Leer Tobey Maguire United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan [299]
2001 Blow Derek Foreal Paul Reubens United States [300]
2001 The Deep End Beau Hall Jonathan Tucker Beau is a high school senior dating a 30-year-old club owner. United States [301]
2001 Gypsy 83 Clive Webb Kett Turton Clive is a young goth who joins his friend Gypsy on a road trip to see a Stevie Nicks tribute in New York City. United States [302]
2001 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Luther Robinson Maurice Dean Wint United States [303]
2001 Josie and the Pussycats Wyatt Frame Alan Cumming Wyatt is a record producer. United States [304]
2001 Kissing Jessica Stein Martin Michael Mastro United States [305][306]
Sebastian Carson Elrod
2001 Lan Yu Lan Yu Liu Ye The story of an affair between a young man and a middle-aged man. Set in mainland China. China, Hong Kong [307]
Chen Handong Hu Jun
2001 Legally Blonde Enrique Salvatore Greg Serano United States [308]
2001 L.I.E. Howie Blitzer Paul Dano Howie is discovering his sexual orientation.
Gary is a hustler who becomes a friend of Howie.
Big John is Gary's client and a pedophile. 		United States [309][310]
Gary Terrio Billy Kay
Big John Harrigan Brian Cox
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There Creighton Tolliver Jon Polito United Kingdom, United States [311]
2001 The Mexican Leroy James Gandolfini United States [312]
2001 Saving Silverman J.D McNugent Jack Black United States [313]
2001 Shake It All About Jørgen Troels Lyby Jacob asks Jørgen to marry him, and he happily accepts. However, Jacob falls in love with another woman. Denmark [314]
2001 Wet Hot American Summer McKinley Michael Ian Black McKinley and Ben are camp counselors and lovers. United States [315][316]
Ben Bradley Cooper
2002 Bend It Like Beckham Tony Ameet Chana United Kingdom, United States, Germany, India [317]
2002 Boat Trip Lloyd Faversham Roger Moore Brian and Michael are boyfriends. United States [318][319]
Brian Artie Lange
Michael Will Ferrell
2002 Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer Jeremy Renner The story of the real-life serial killer of the same name. United States [320]
2002 Far from Heaven Frank Whitaker Dennis Quaid United States [321][322]
2002 Friday After Next Damon Pearly Terry Crews Damon is a newly released ex-convict who developed homosexual tendencies in prison. United States [323]
2002 The Hours Richard Brown Ed Harris Richard is a moody poet and author living with AIDS. United Kingdom, United States [324][325]
2002 Sweet Home Alabama Bobby Ray Ethan Embry United States [326]
2002 Unconditional Love Dirk Rupert Everett United States [327]
Victor Fox Jonathan Pryce
2003 American Wedding Bear Eric Allan Kramer United States [328]
2003 Arisan! Nino Surya Saputra The first Indonesian film to feature a same-sex kiss. Indonesia [329]
Sakti Tora Sudiro
2003 Bright Young Things Miles Maitland Michael Sheen United Kingdom [330]
2003 Latter Days Christian Markelli Wes Ramsey Christian makes a bet with his friends that he can seduce a neighbor (Aaron) who is a Mormon missionary. United States [331]
Aaron Davis Steve Sandvoss
2003 Mambo Italiano Angelo Barberini Luke Kirby Angelo is the openly gay son of Italian immigrants. Nino is boyfriend, who is not out to his parents. Canada [332]
Nino Paventi Peter Miller
2003 Party Monster Michael Alig Macaulay Culkin United States [333]
James St. James Seth Green
2004 The 24th Day Dan James Marsden Tom has been diagnosed with HIV and believes he infected his late wife with the AIDS virus. He had only one sexual encounter with a man, Dan, and thinks that it was he who transmitted the disease to him. Tom kidnaps Dan with the intent to kill him. United States [334][335]
2004 Alexander Hephaistion Jared Leto Alexander has relationships with childhood friends Hephaistion and Bagoas. Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States [336]
Bagoas Francisco Bosch
2004 Bad Education Enrique Goded Fele Martínez Spain [337]
Father Manolo Daniel Giménez Cacho
Ignacio Rodriguez Francisco Boira
2004 Brother to Brother Perry Anthony Mackie Black art student Perry is thrown out by his parents for his homosexuality and is further disturbed by a potential romantic entanglement with a white boy in his class. United States [338]
2004 Enter the Phoenix Georgie Hung Chi Kit Daniel Wu Georgie lives as a cook with his boyfriend Frankie, is uninterested to continue his father's work. Hong Kong [339]
2004 Formula 17 Chou T'ien Tsai Tony Yang Chou is looking for romance as he takes a trip to the capital, Taipei, to visit an online boyfriend in person for the first time. Disappointed to find that his online friend only wants sex and has no interest in forming a romantic bond, he starts to look elsewhere, finding his internet relationship. T'ien's roommate and friends help him look for the man of his dreams.
The film was banned in Singapore because it "portrays homosexuality as normal, and a natural progression of society". 		Taiwan [340]
Bai Tieh Nan/Richard Bai Duncan Lai
Yu King Chin
Jun Jason Chang
C.C. Dada Ji
Alan James Yun
Ray Jeff Locker
Kevin Ladder Yu
2004 Hellbent Joey Hank Harris United States [341]
2004 A Home at the End of the World Jonathan Glover Harris Allan / Dallas Roberts Bobby finds a new home with his childhood friend Jonathan. The two boys come of age together and discover their sexuality. United States [342]
Bobby Morrow Colin Farrell
2004 Leave Me Alone Yiu Chun Man Ekin Cheng Yiu is a fashion designer who has a boyfriend. Hong Kong [343]
Man's boyfriend Jan Lamb
2004 Mean Girls Damian Daniel Franzese United States [344]
2004 Mysterious Skin Neil McCormick Joseph Gordon-Levitt Neil is the son of an irresponsible single mother who is already discovering his own homosexuality. He is sexually abused by the Little League baseball coach. Netherlands, United States [345]
2004 Rice Rhapsody Daniel Alvin Chiang Hong Kong, Singapore [346]
Harry Craig Toh
2004 Saved! Dean Chad Faust Dean is sent away by his parents to be "degayified".
Mitch is Dean's boyfriend. 		United States [347][348]
Mitch Kett Turton
2004 Somersault Richard Erik Thomson Australia [349]
2004 Stage Beauty George Villiers Ben Chaplin Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham, is the lover of Kynaston. Germany, United Kingdom, United States [350]
2004 The Stepford Wives Roger Bannister Roger Bart Roger and his long-time partner Jerry are residents of Stepford. United States [351]
Jerry Harmon David Marshall Grant
2004 Touch of Pink Alim Jimi Mistry Alim and Giles are in an open relationship, but Alim is not out to his Muslim mother and family. When Alim's mother announces that she is going to be visiting him, he and Giles must pretend that they are only roommates, which begins to strain their relationship. Canada, United Kingdom [352][353]
Giles Kris Holden-Ried

2005–2009[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2005 Be Cool Elliot Wilhelm Dwayne Johnson Elliot is Raji's Samoan bodyguard. United States [354]
2005 The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros Maximo "Maxi" Oliveros Nathan Lopez A teenage effeminate gay boy who gets infatuated with a police officer who rescued him from harassment. Philippines [355]
2005 Brokeback Mountain Randall Malone David Harbour Randall has an affair with Jack. United States [356][357][358]
2005 Capote Truman Capote Philip Seymour Hoffman The film follows the events during the writing of Capote's book In Cold Blood. United States, Canada [359]
Jack Dunphy Bruce Greenwood
2005 C.R.A.Z.Y. Zachary Beaulieu Marc-André Grondin Canada [360]
2005 Cursed Bo Milo Ventimiglia United States [361][362]
2005 The Dying Gaul Robert Sandrich Peter Sarsgaard United States [363]
2005 The Family Stone Thad Stone Tyrone Giordano Thad is deaf and is the youngest son in the Stone family. He and his partner, Patrick, have an adopted son. United States [364]
Patrick Thomas Brian J. White
2005 Happy Endings Charley Peppitone Steve Coogan Charlie runs a restaurant. Gil is his partner. United States [365]
Gil Palmer David Sutcliffe
2005 Kinky Boots Simon / Lola Chiwetel Ejiofor A man who is a drag queen performer, with Simon as his alter ego. United Kingdom [366]
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Perry Van Shrike/"Gay Perry" Val Kilmer United States [367]
2005 Loggerheads George Michael Kelly United States [368]
Mark Kip Pardue
2005 Monster-in-Law Remy Adam Scott Remy is Charlie's neighbor and best friend. United States [369]
2005 My Fair Son Ray Junrui Wang China [370]
Unnamed student Guifeng Wang
2005 Rent Thomas B. "Tom" Collins Jesse L. Martin United States [371][372]
Angel Dumott Schunard Wilson Jermaine Heredia
2005 Tides of War Frank Habley Adrian Paul Cmdr. Habley and Lt. Cmdr. Palatonio (Frank's executive officer) are partners serving on the same submarine. Tom is killed in a battle and Frank must continue to serve on the same vessel.
Released in theaters as Phantom Below with the gay theme excluded. The original gay version was broadcast by the Here network. 		United States [373][374][375]
Tom Palatonio Mike Doyle
2005 V for Vendetta Gordon Deitrich Stephen Fry Germany, United Kingdom, United States [376]
2005 Wedding Crashers Todd Cleary Keir O'Donnell Todd is the hunchbacked brother of Claire who aggressively comes on to Jeremy. A GQ review described the character as an inexcusably unfunny riff on the old "predatory gay man" trope. United States [377]
2006 Another Gay Movie Griff Mitch Morris United States [378]
Nico Hunter Jonah Blechman
Jarod Jonathan Chase
Andy Wilson Michael Carbonaro
2006 The Architect Shawn Paul James United States [379]
Martin Waters Sebastian Stan
2006 Boy Culture Alex "X" Derek Magyar United States [380]
Andrew Darryl Stephens
Joey Jonathon Trent
Gregory Talbot Patrick Bauchau
2006 The Bubble Ashraf Yousef 'Joe' Sweid Israel [381]
Noam Ohad Knoller
Yali Alon Friedman
2006 Confetti Archie Vincent Franklin United Kingdom [382]
Gregory Jason Watkins
2006 Crank Kaylo Efren Ramirez Kaylo is Chev Chelios' informant. United States [383][384]
2006 Eternal Summer Jonathan Bryant Chang Jonathan, a studious schoolboy, is asked by his teacher to look after another boy, Shane, who is rebellious and dislikes learning. Ten years on, they have developed a good friendship despite their divergent lives: Jonathan on course to go to university and Shane to become a basketball player. Jonathan is also attracted to Shane, but the attraction is not reciprocated. However, the young men's fates change when a girl, Carrie, has a secret affair with Shane (who is determined to keep it secret in order to protect Jonathan's feelings) and also does her best to persuade Shane to abandon basketball and instead work hard to try to enter university. Taiwan [385]
2006 The History Boys Douglas Hector Richard Griffiths Based on the play of the same name. United Kingdom [386]
Tom Irwin Stephen Campbell Moore
David Posner Samuel Barnett
2006 Infamous Truman Capote Toby Jones The time of author Capote's life during which he researched and wrote In Cold Blood. United States [387]
2006 Let's Go to Prison Barry Chi McBride United States [388]
Nelson Biederman IV Will Arnett
2006 Little Miss Sunshine Frank Ginsberg Steve Carell Frank, an unemployed scholar of Proust, is temporarily living with his sister's family after having attempted suicide. United States [389]
2006 The Night Listener Gabriel Noone Robin Williams Gabriel is a popular gay New York City radio show host, is dealing with a separation from his partner, Jess. United States [390]
Jess Bobby Cannavale
2006 No Regret Lee Su-min Lee Yeong-hoon South Korea [391]
Song Jae-min Kim Nam-gil
2006 Poseidon Richard Nelson Richard Dreyfuss Nelson is an architect and one of the survivors. United States [392]
2006 Running with Scissors Neil Bookman Joseph Fiennes Augusten and Neil begin an erratic sexual relationship. United States [393]
Augusten Burroughs Joseph Cross
2006 Scenes of a Sexual Nature Billy Ewan McGregor United Kingdom [394]
Brian Douglas Hodge
2006 Shortbus James Paul Dawson James and Jamie are a couple. James wants to introduce other men into their relationship for sex. Canada [395][396]
Jamie PJ DeBoy
2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Jean Girard Sacha Baron Cohen Jean is a French Formula One driver and Bobby's archrival. United States [397]
2007 Breakfast with Scot Eric McNally Tom Cavanagh Canada [398]
Sam Ben Shenkman
Scot Noah Bernett
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Fred Duncan Ving Rhames United States [399]
2007 Love Songs Erwann Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Ismaël, Julie, and Alice are in a ménage-à-trois. After a tragedy strikes and breaks them apart, the characters learn to deal with loss and mourning. Ismaël unexpectedly finds love again with a young man named Erwann. France [400]
2007 Shelter Shaun Brad Rowe United States [401]
2007 Stardust Captain Shakespeare Robert De Niro Captain Shakespeare is a sky pirate. United States, United Kingdom [402]
2007 The Walker Carter Page III Woody Harrelson A middle-aged gay male escort living in Washington, D. C. United States, United Kingdom [403]
2008 Brideshead Revisited Anthony Blanche Joseph Beattie United Kingdom [404]
Lord Sebastian Flyte Ben Whishaw
Charles Ryder Matthew Goode
2008 Death Race Joseph "Machine Gun Joe" Mason Tyrese Gibson United States [405]
2008 Doubt Donald Miller Joseph Foster United States [406]
2008 Dream Boy Nathan Davies Stephan Bender United States [407]
Roy Maximillian Roeg
2008 Hamlet 2 Rand Posin Skylar Astin A drama student in love with his drama teacher. United States [408]
2008 Little Ashes Salvador Dalí Robert Pattinson An unconsummated sexual attraction between Dali and Lorca (whose homosexuality was known). United Kingdom, Spain [409][410][411]
Federico García Lorca Javier Beltrán
2008 Mamma Mia! Harry Bright Colin Firth Harry tells Donna: "You were the first woman I ever loved, and also the last." Germany, United Kingdom, United States [412][413]
2008 Milk Harvey Milk Sean Penn Milk is the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Smith and Lira are Milk's lovers. 		United States [414][415][416]
[417]
Cleve Jones Emile Hirsch
Jack Lira Diego Luna
Scott Smith James Franco
2008 Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Beefy Guy (Lethario) Jonathan B. Wright United States [418]
Dev Rafi Gavron
Thom Aaron Yoo
2008 RocknRolla Handsome Bob Tom Hardy Bob is a gangster. United States, United Kingdom, France [419][420]
2008 Sex Drive Rex Lafferty James Marsden United States [421]
2008 Tropic Thunder Alpa Chino Brandon T. Jackson Cino is a closeted rapper who is attempting to cross over into acting, portraying a soldier named Motown, while promoting his "Bust-A-Nut" candy bar and "Booty Sweat" energy drink. United States, Germany, United Kingdom [422]
2008 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Brandon St. Randy Justin Long United States [423]
2009 44 Inch Chest Meredith Ian McShane Meredith is a suave gambler. United Kingdom [424]
2009 Brüno Brüno Gehard Sacha Baron Cohen A flamboyantly gay fashion reporter from Austria. United States, United Kingdom [425]
2009 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Mr. Tiny Michael Cerveris United States [426]
2009 Horsemen Corey Kurth Patrick Fugit United States [427]
2009 I Killed My Mother Hubert Minel Xavier Dolan Canada [428]
2009 I Love You, Man Robbie Klaven Andy Samberg Robbie is Peter's brother. United States [429]
2009 I Love You Phillip Morris Phillip Morris Ewan McGregor While incarcerated, Steve falls in love with his fellow inmate, Morris. France, United States [430]
Steven Russell Jim Carrey
2009 Permanent Residence Ivan Sean Li Ivan seeks a long-term relationship with a straight friend. Befriending another young man, Windson, at a public sports club, the two build up a friendly rapport. However, Windson becomes aware of his inclination, and while happy to remain his friend, is initially very reluctant to become emotionally involved with him.
This is the first feature film directed by award-winning Chinese LGBT filmmaker known as 'Scud'. 		Hong Kong [431]
2009 Shank Cal Wayne Virgo United Kingdom [432]
Olivier Marc Laurent
Scott Garry Summers
Jonno Tom Bott
2009 A Single Man George Falconer Colin Firth In 1962, George dreams that he encounters the body of his longtime partner, Jim, at the scene of the car accident that took his life. United States [433]
Jim Matthew Goode
2009 Soundless Wind Chime Ricky Lu Yulai An interracial love story, told through a linear narrative and a series of complex, interlocking flashbacks. Ricky, who has arrived in Hong Kong from mainland China, works as a delivery boy. He is robbed by a Swiss thief, Pascal, who admits his crime and returns the stolen item. The two eventually embark on a love affair, but through several flashbacks, it eventually becomes clear that Pascal has subsequently been killed in a road accident near their flat, which Ricky had witnessed. Some years later, Ricky visits Pascal's former home in Switzerland to find it abandoned. During his time there, he meets Pascal's doppelgänger in a man called Ueli, who nevertheless has a very different personality. They, too, fall in love and the contentment that Ricky finds enables him to reflect on the relationship he had with Pascal. Hong Kong, Switzerland, China [434]
Pascal Bernhard Bulling
Ueli Bernhard Bulling
2009 Taking Woodstock Elliot Teichberg/Tiber Demetri Martin United States [435]
2009 Undertow Santiago Manolo Cardona Miguel is married to Mariela, who is pregnant with their first son, but he also has a secret affair with a male painter called Santiago. Peru, Colombia, France, Germany [436]

2010–2014[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2010 Amphetamine Daniel Thomas Price Daniel, an openly-gay wealthy Chinese-Australian investment banker working in Hong Kong meets and befriends Kafka, a young swimming instructor from a poor local family, who has strong religious beliefs. Kafka was sexually assaulted as a teenager by a male gang after successfully defending a young woman from being raped, and as a result, he has become impotent and a habitual user of recreational drugs. Although initially uncomfortable with Daniel's obvious sexual attraction to him, he soon sees Daniel as offering him new hope in life, and he falls deeply in love with him. But Kafka's life begins to fall apart again when his mother dies suddenly, and he attempts to end his life. Hong Kong [437]
2010 Beginners Hal Christopher Plummer Shortly after his wife's death, Hal comes out to his son and begins exploring life as an openly gay man. United States [438]
2010 Burlesque Sean Stanley Tucci A wisecracking man who works in a strip club. United States [439]
2010 Death at a Funeral Frank Lovett Peter Dinklage A dwarf in love with the late father of the protagonist. United States, United Kingdom [440]
2010 Dirty Girl Clarke Walters Jeremy Dozier United States [441]
2010 Easy A Brandon Dan Byrd United States [442]
2010 Every Day Jonah Freed Ezra Miller United States [443]
2010 For Colored Girls Carl Bradmore Omari Hardwick United States [444]
2010 Howl Allen Ginsberg James Franco Ginsberg is a central figure of the Beat Generation. Fellow poet Orlovsky is Ginsberg's life partner for over forty years. United States [445]
Peter Orlovsky Aaron Tveit
2010 Kaboom Oliver Brennan Mejia United States [446]
2010 The Last Exorcism Logan Logan Craig Reid United States [447]
2010 Little White Lies Vincent Benoît Magimel France [448]
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Scott aka "Other Scott" Ben Lewis Ben is Wallace's gay best friend.
Wallace is Scott's gay roommate, who has a boyfriend named Scott. He also hooked up with Stacey's boyfriend Jimmy. 		United Kingdom, United States, Japan [449][450]
Stephen Stills Mark Webber
Wallace Wells Kieran Culkin
2010 Valentine's Day Sean Jackson Eric Dane Sean comes out on national television, and Holden, Sean's lover, goes back to him United States [451]
Holden Wilson Bradley Cooper
2011 Bernie Bernie Tiede Jack Black Bernie is a closeted, yet flamboyant mortician who befriends a mean elderly widow. United States [452]
2011 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Graham Dashwood Tom Wilkinson United Kingdom [453]
2011 The Broken Tower Hart Crane James Franco Biopic about the American poet. United States [454][455][456]
Emile Opffer Michael Shannon
2011 The Guard Garda Aidan McBride Rory Keenan Ireland, United Kingdom [457]
2011 J. Edgar J. Edgar Hoover Leonardo DiCaprio United States [458]
2011 Just Go With It Ian Maxtone-Jones Dave Matthews United States [459]
2011 The Ledge Chris Christopher Gorham United States [460]
2011 Love Actually... Sucks! Bridesman Ryo van Kooten Inspired by real-life events, the film tells a series of interconnected stories, several with LGBT relationships. The opening wedding banquet reveals a sex affair between the bridegroom and a bridesman. Other stories include a married painter who falls in love with his young male life model, a dance school teacher who becomes involved with his senior student, and a role-playing lesbian couple. Hong Kong [461][462]
Model Tang Wei
Painter John Tai
2011 North Sea Texas Pim Jelle Florizoone Belgium [463]
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Peter Guillam Benedict Cumberbatch Peter is a spy. United Kingdom [464]
2011 The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin Private Benjamin Santos VIII Vice Ganda A gay man who joins the military to save his grandfather Philippines [465]
2011 Weekend Russell Tom Cullen United Kingdom [466]
Glen Chris New
2012 Celeste and Jesse Forever Scott Elijah Wood United States [467]
2012 Cloud Atlas Rufus Sixsmith James D'Arcy Rufus is Robert's lover. Germany, United States [468]
2012 For a Good Time, Call... Jesse Justin Long United States [469]
2012 Four Joe Wendell Pierce United States [470]
2012 Ginger & Rosa Mark Timothy Spall United Kingdom, Denmark, Canada [471]
Mark II Oliver Platt
2012 Hit and Run Terry Rathbinn Jess Rowland United States [472]
2012 On the Road Tall thin salesman Steve Buscemi France, United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil, United States, Canada [473][474]
2012 The Paperboy Ward Jansen Matthew McConaughey Ward is not resented by his brother Jack for being a homosexual, but for keeping it a secret from him. United States [475]
2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Brad Johnny Simmons United States [476]
Patrick Ezra Miller
2012 Rock of Ages Lonny Barnett Russell Brand United States [477][478]
Dennis Dupree Alec Baldwin
2012 Sassy Pants Chip Hardy Haley Joel Osment Chip is Dale's boyfriend. United States [479][480]
Dale Pinto Diedrich Bader
2012 Speechless Luke Pierre-Matthieu Vital Hong Kong, China [481]
2012 Struck by Lightning Nicholas Forbes Carter Jenkins United States [482][better source needed]
Scott Thomas Graham Rogers
2012 Ted Guy Patrick Warburton United States [483][better source needed]
Jared Ryan Reynolds
2013 After the Dark Jack Freddie Stroma Indonesia, United States [484]
2013 The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin Private Benjamin Santos VIII Vice Ganda Philippines [485]
2013 Baggage Claim Sam Adam Brody United States [486]
2013 The Bling Ring Marc Hall Israel Broussard United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan [487]
2013 Blue Is the Warmest Colour Valentin Sandor Funtek Valentin is Adèle's close friend. France, Belgium, Spain [488]
2013 Free Fall Kay Engel Max Riemelt Germany [489]
2013 G.B.F. Tanner Daniels Michael J. Willett United States [490]
Brent Van Camp Paul Iacono
2013 Geography Club Russell Middlebrook Cameron Deane Stewart United States [491][492]
2013 Grown Ups 2 Kyle Oliver Hudson United States [493]
Nick Nick Swardson
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Insect-Man Robert Emms Insect-Man is an insect-themed superhero and a member of the Justice Forever team. He was bullied, inspiring him to become a superhero to stand up for the defenseless. He does not wear a mask because hiding his identity would feel like going back into the closet. United Kingdom, United States [494]
2013 Kill Your Darlings Lucien Carr Dane DeHaan United Kingdom [495]
2013 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Alec Lightwood Kevin Zegers Magnus is a warlock. Canada, Germany, United States, United Kingdom [496]
2013 Philomena Michael Sean Mahon France, United Kingdom, United States [497]
2013 Pit Stop Ernesto Marcus DeAnda United States [498]
Gabe Bill Heck
2013 SDU: Sex Duties Unit Hai Mai Derek Tsang Hong Kong [499]
2013 Starred Up Neville Love Ben Mendelsohn Neville falls in love with his male inmate. United Kingdom [500]
2013 Tom at the Farm Tom Podowski Xavier Dolan Tom travels to an isolated farm for his lover's funeral where he's quickly drawn into a twisted, sexually charged game by his lover's aggressive brother, Francis. Canada [501]
2013 Voyage Ryo Ryo van Kooten Filmed across Asia and Europe, the story follows the journey of Ryo, a young Hong Kong psychiatrist, who is accompanied by his male lover as he visits former patients in neighbouring countries of South East Asia. Several of his clients are themselves in LGBT relationships. (The film features frequent full-frontal male nudity.) Hong Kong [502]
Jip Jason Poon
2014 Blackbird Randy Rousseau Julian Walker United States [503]
2014 Boulevard Nolan Mack Robin Williams United States [504]
2014 Dear White People Lionel Higgins Tyler James Williams United States [505][506]
2014 Futuro Beach Donato Wagner Moura Brazil, Germany [507]
Konrad Clemens Schick
2014 The Imitation Game Alan Turing Benedict Cumberbatch (adult)
Alex Lawther (young) 		Biopic about Turing, who deciphered the code of the Enigma machine, a device used by Nazi Germany during World War II. After the end of the war, he is convicted of indecency because of his homosexuality, undergoes chemical castration, and later commits suicide.
The young Turing was close to his classmate Christopher Morcom, and they passed written encoded notes to each other. Their friendship ends when Christopher dies from bovine tuberculosis. Turing names the Enigma-breaking machine "Christopher" after him. 		United States [508]
Christopher Morcom Jack Bannon
2014 Jongens Marc Ko Zandvliet Netherlands [509]
Sieger Gijs Blom
2014 Lilting Kai Andrew Leung The film tells the story of a mother's attempt at understanding who her son was after his untimely death. Her world is suddenly disrupted by the presence of his lover. United Kingdom [510]
Richard Ben Whishaw
2014 Love Is Strange George Garea Alfred Molina Ben and George, a couple from Manhattan, get married after 39 years together. United States, France [511]
Ben Hull John Lithgow
2014 Obvious Child Joey Gabe Liedman United States [512]
2014 Pride Mark Ashton Ben Schnetzer United Kingdom [513][514][515]
Mike Jackson Joe Gilgun
Jonathan Blake Dominic West
Gethin Roberts Andrew Scott
Jeff Cole Freddie Fox
Reggie Chris Overton
Ray Joshua Hill
Joe "Bromley" Cooper George Mackay
Cliff Barry Bill Nighy
Tim Russel Tovey
2014 The Skeleton Twins Milo Dean Bill Hader Milo reconnects with his high school English teacher Rich, with whom he had a sexual relationship when he was 15. United States [516]
2014 Space Station 76 Captain Glenn Terry Patrick Wilson United States [517]
Daniel Matthew Morrison
2014 The Way He Looks Leonardo Ghilherme Lobo Leonardo is a blind high school student who falls in love with the new kid, Gabriel.
Gabriel falls in love with Leo. He was once aroused when he saw Leo naked in the showers. 		Brazil [518]
Gabriel Fabio Audi
2014 White Bird in a Blizzard Mickey Mark Indelicato  France, United States [519]

2015–2019[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2015 4th Man Out Adam Evan Todd Adam struggles to come out as gay to his three best friends. United States [520]
2015 American Ultra Petey Douglas Tony Hale United States [521]
2015 Burnt Tony Balerdi Daniel Brühl Tony is a restaurant owner who's in love with Adam. United States [522]
2015 Entourage Lloyd Lee Rex Lee Lloyd gets married to Greg Louganis. His former boss, Ari, gives him away at the wedding. United States [523]
2015 Get Hard Chris T. J. Jagodowski United States [524]
2015 The Heroes of Evil Aritz Jorge Clemente Spain [525]
2015 Holding the Man John Caleo Craig Stott Australia [526]
Timothy Conigrave Ryan Corr
2015 Holy Mess Oscar Anton Lundqvist Sweden [527]
Simon Anastasios Soulis
2015 James White Nick Scott Mescudi United States [528]
2015 Legend Ronnie Kray Tom Hardy United Kingdom, United States [529]
Teddy Smith Taron Egerton
2015 Stonewall Danny Winters Jeremy Irvine United States [530]
2015 Those People Charlie Jonathan Gordon Charlie has always been in love with his best friend Sebastian. Both of them are too afraid to admit their love for each other. But after some life changing events happen in their lives, they try to figure out what their relationship really is. United States [531]
Sebastian Jason Ralph
2015 Utopians Antonio Ming Jackie Chow Ming is the professor of Hins Gao, and later begins a romantic relationship with him. Hong Kong [532]
2015 Wild Horses Ben Briggs James Franco Ben is kicked out of the house by his father for being gay. United States [533]
2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Himself Graham Norton United Kingdom, United States [534]
2016 As You Are Jack Owen Campbell United States [535]
Mark Charlie Heaton
2016 Being 17 Damien Delille Klein The movie follows the romantic and sexual awakening of Damien and Thomas as their initial animosity, expressed in violence, morphs into love. France [536]
Thomas Chardoul Corentin Fila
2016 Cell Thomas "Tom" McCourt Samuel L. Jackson United States [537][538]
2016 Center of My World Phil Louis Hofmann Germany [539]
Nicholas Jannik Schümann
2016 Curmudgeons Jackie Danny DeVito United States [540]
Ralph Pajovic David Margulies
2016 Dirty Grandpa Bradley Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman United States [541]
2016 Handsome Devil Conor Masters Nicholas Galitzine Ireland [542]
Dan Sherry Andrew Scott
2016 Heartstone Kristján Blær Hinriksson Iceland [543]
2016 Independence Day: Resurgence Dr. Brackish Okun Brent Spiner Dr. Okun is a Scientist. Dr. Isaacs is his co-worker and lover. United States [544]
Dr. Isaacs John Storey
2016 It's Only the End of the World Louis Gaspard Ulliel Louis is a playwright dealing with a terminal illness. Canada, France [545]
2016 King Cobra Brent Corrigan Garrett Clayton United States [546]
Harlow Cuadra Keegan Allen
Joe Kerekes James Franco
Bryan Kocis Christian Slater
Mikey Spencer Lofranco
2016 Miss Stevens Sam Anthony Quintal United States [547]
2016 The Mobfathers Wulf Gregory Wong Hong Kong [548][better source needed]
2016 Moonlight Chiron Harris ("Little" / "Black") Trevante Rhodes Chiron is a young Black man who grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood in Miami. United States [549]
Ashton Sanders
Alex Hibbert
2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Pete Regazolli Dave Franco United States [550]
2016 Nocturnal Animals Carlos Holt Michael Sheen United States [551]
2016 Other People David Mulcahey Jesse Plemons David has a strained relationship with his father, who still refuses to accept David's sexuality ten years after he came out. He has broken up with his boyfriend Paul. United States [552]
Paul Zach Woods
2016 Rage Yūma Fujita Satoshi Tsumabuki Japan [553]
Sieger Gijs Blom
2016 Raw Adrien Rabah Naït Oufella France, Belgium [554]
2016 Spa Night David Joe Seo United States [555][556]
2016 Tallulah Andreas Zachary Quinto United States [557]
Stephen Mooney John Benjamin Hickey
2016 Two Is a Family Bernie Antoine Bertrand France [558]
2017 Alien: Covenant Carl Lope Demián Bichir United Kingdom, United States [559]
Hallett Nathaniel Dean
2017 Battle of the Sexes Ted Tinling Alan Cumming Biopic based on champion tennis player Billie Jean King and the 1973 match between her and Bobby Riggs. United Kingdom, United States [560][561][562]
2017 Beach Rats Frankie Harris Dickinson Frankie is a repressed Brooklyn teen who has sex with older men. United States [563]
2017 Beauty and the Beast LeFou Josh Gad LeFou is Gaston's sidekick. United States [564][565][566]
2017 God's Own Country Gheorghe Ionescu Alec Secareanu United Kingdom [567]
Johnny Saxby Josh O'Connor
2017 Lady Bird Danny O'Neill Lucas Hedges United States [568]
2017 My Friend Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer Ross Lynch Based on the serial killer's early life.Dahmer has shown to be obsessed with a male jogger. United States [569]
2017 Permission Hale David Joseph Craig United States [570]
Reece Morgan Spector
2017 Rift Einar Sigurdur Thor Oskarsson Iceland [571]
Gunnar Bjorn Stefansson
2017 The Shape of Water Giles Richard Jenkins Elisa's next door neighbor is closeted and fearful, but bravely helps her and the Amphibian Man. United States [572]
2017 Speech & Debate Howie Austin P. McKenzie United States [573]
2017 Thirty Years of Adonis Yang Ke Adonis He Fei Hong Kong, Taiwan, China [574]
2017 Tom of Finland Touko Laaksonen Pekka Strang Laaksonen is an artist who known for his stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art. Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, United States [575][576]
2018 Alex Strangelove Alex Truelove Daniel Doheny United States [577]
Elliott Antonio Marziale
2018 Bird Box Greg BD Wong United States [578]
2018 Bohemian Rhapsody Jim Hutton Aaron McCusker The film tells the story of the life of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of British rock band Queen, from the formation of the band in 1970 up to their 1985 Live Aid performance at the original Wembley Stadium. United Kingdom, United States [579][580]
Paul Prenter Allen Leech
John Reid Aidan Gillen
2018 Boy Erased Jared Eamons Lucas Hedges Jared's childhood in a fundamentalist family in Arkansas that enrolled him in conversion therapy. (Based on Garrard Conley's memoir of the same name.) United States [581]
2018 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Jack Hock Richard E. Grant Hock is a foppish drifter who helps Israel forging and selling rare literary letters to bolster her failing writing career. United States [582]
2018 Come Sunday Reggie Lakeith Stanfield United States [583]
2018 Crazy Rich Asians Oliver T'sien Nico Santos United States, Singapore [584]
2018 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan John F. Donovan Kit Harington Donovan is a closeted actor. Canada [585]
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Donnie Jonah Hill United States [586]
Martingale Ronnie Adrian
2018 Giant Little Ones Ray Winter Kyle MacLachlan Ray leaves his wife for another man, causing his son Franky to refuse to talk to him despite his pleas. Canada [587]
2018 Green Book Don Shirley Mahershala Ali Shirley had a homosexual encounter with a white man at a pool. United States [588]
2018 The Happy Prince Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas Colin Morgan Germany, Belgium, Italy, United Kingdom [589]
Robbie Ross Edwin Thomas
Reggie Turner Colin Firth
Oscar Wilde Rupert Everett
2018 Ideal Home Erasmus Brumble Steve Coogan Erasmus, a famous chef, and Paul, the producer of his cooking show, are a couple. They live in a large showplace house in New Mexico. United States [590]
Paul Morgan Paul Rudd
2018 Love, Simon Simon Spier Nick Robinson Based on the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. United States [591][592][593]
Bram Greenfeld Keiynan Lonsdale
2018 Mary Queen of Scots Lord Darnley Jack Lowden United Kingdom, United States [594]
David Rizzio Ismael Cruz Córdova
2018 Rainbow's Sunset Ramoncito Estrella Eddie Garcia Ramon who is married to a woman and has children comes out as gay as an elderly man. He has a secret relationship with his long-time friend Fredo who is dying of cancer. Philippines [595]
Alfredo Veneracion Tony Mabesa
2018 School's out Pierre Hoffman Laurent Lafitte Pierre is a substitute teacher who becomes obsessed with his students' strange behavior. He is in love with his male best friend who just had a child. He also has a crush on one of his male colleagues who appears to be straight. France [596]
2018 Set It Up Duncan Pete Davidson Duncan is Charlie's roommate. United States [597]
2018 To All the Boys I've Loved Before Lucas Krapf Trezzo Mahoro Lucas is one the crushes that Lara Jean Covey wrote a letter to and then locked away. Kitty, Lara's younger sister, found the letter and sent it to him without Lara's knowledge. After reading it, he told Lara he was gay. United States [598]
2018 Truth or Dare Brad Chang Hayden Szeto Brad is closeted. United States [599]
2018 You Are the Apple of My Eye Kazuki Sugimura Ryosuke Yusa Japan [600]
2019 Booksmart George Noah Galvin George and Alan are theater obsessed classmates of Amy and her best friend Molly. United States [601][602]
Alan Austin Crute
2019 Frankie Michel Pascal Greggory United States, France, Portugal [603]
2019 The Gentlemen Fletcher Hugh Grant Fletcher is a fast-talking, cockney-accented hustler. United Kingdom, United States [604]
2019 The Good Liar Steven Russell Tovey Steven does research on Hans, who raped Lili, confirming his identity in a DNA test using a lock of Hans' hair.
It is revealed at the end of the film that Michael is Lili's grandson and Steven's boyfriend. 		United Kingdom, United States [605][606][607]
Michael Tunji Kasim
2019 Isn't It Romantic Donny Brandon Scott Jones United States [608]
2019 Jojo Rabbit Captain Klenzendorf Sam Rockwell Set in 1945 in Nazi Germany, Klenzendorf and Freddy are in a secret relationship. United States, New Zealand, Czech Republic [609][610]
Freddy Finkel Alfie Allen
2019 Judy Dan Andy Nyman United States [611]
Stan Daniel Cerqueira
2019 Monsoon Kit Henry Golding Durin his journey, Kit falls for Lewis, an American whose father had fought in the war. United States [612][613][614]
Lewis Parker Sawyers
2019 The Obituary of Tunde Johnson Tunde Johnson Steven Silver United States [615]
2019 Pain and Glory Salvador Mallo Antonio Banderas The film tells the story of Salvador's childhood in the 60s, when he emigrated with his poor parents to a small village in Valencia. (The story was inspired by director Pedro Almodóvar's personal experience.) Spain [616][617]
2019 Rialto Colm Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Colm is a closeted homosexual married to a woman. Jay is a hustler. They enter into an intimate relationship. Ireland, United Kingdom [618][619]
Jay Tom Glynn-Carney
2019 Rocketman Elton John Taron Egerton Biopic about the singer-musician's journey dealing with drug addiction and accepting his homosexuality. United Kingdom, United States [620]
John Reid Richard Madden
2019 Straight Up Ryder James Scully United States [621]
Todd James Sweeney
2019 Suk Suk Hoi Ben Yuen Despite having families of their own, Hoi and Pak fell in love in their twilight years. Hong Kong [622]
Pak Tai Bo
2019 What Men Want Brandon Wallace Josh Brener United States [623]

2020[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2020 The Boys in the Band Michael Jim Parsons Based on the 1968 play of the same name. The film revolves around a group of gay men who gather for a birthday party in New York City. United States [624]
Harold Zachary Quinto
Donald Matt Bomer
Larry Andrew Rannells
Cowboy Charlie Carver
Emory Robin de Jesús
Bernard Michael Benjamin Washington
Hank Tuc Watkins
2020 Breaking Fast Kal Michael Cassidy United States [625]
Mo Haaz Sleiman
2020 Falling John Peterson Viggo Mortensen John lives with his husband Eric in California. United States [626][627]
Eric Peterson Terry Chen
2020 Freaky Josh Detmer Misha Osherovich Josh is Millie's best friend. United States [628]
2020 Happiest Season John Dan Levy John is Abby's best friend. United States [629]
2020 Isa Pang Bahaghari Domingo "Domeng" delos Reyes Phillip Salvador Long-time friend of Rey, a returning seaman aiming to amend with his estranged wife and children. Domeng, a baklang martir who has unrequited love towards Rey since their teenage years, seeks to help his friend regarding his family issue. Philippines [630][631]
2020 Joe Bell Jadin Bell Reid Miller United States [632]
2020 Jump, Darling Russell Thomas Duplessie A rookie drag queen reeling from a break-up. Canada [633]
2020 The Old Guard Yusuf Al-Kaysani / Joe Marwan Kenzari Yusuf is a Saracen who fought against the Crusaders, and Niccolò is a Genovese knight who fought in the Crusades. They are in a romantic relationship. United States [634]
Niccolò di Genova / Nicky Luca Marinelli
2020 The Prom Barry Glickman James Corden Barry is a narcissistic Broadway actor. United States [635]
2020 Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Kartik Singh Ayushmann Khurrana Kartik is an out young man in love with Aman, who is closeted. It is the first Bollywood feature film to show two men kissing passionately. India [636]
Aman Tripathi Jitendra Kumar
2020 Stage Mother Ricky Metcalf Eldon Thiele United States [637]
2020 Summer of 85 Alexis Robin Félix Lefebvre The intense friendship and romance of teenagers Alexis and David during a summer in Normandy in 1985. France [638]
2020 Supernova Sam Colin Firth Sam and Tusker are partners for 20 years and amateur astronomers. United Kingdom [639][640]
Tusker Stanley Tucci
2020 The Thing About Harry Sam Baselli Jake Borelli Sam connects with his high school bully Harry, who reveals to him that he is pansexual. Sam begins a romantic relationship with Harry, and they later marry. United States [641]
2020 Uncle Frank Frank Bledsoe Paul Bettany A college professor who has been living with a man named Walid ("Wally") for over ten years and tries to come out to his family. United States [642][643]
2020 Your Name Engraved Herein Chang Jia-han Edward Chen Hao-Sen Chang Jia-han and Wang Po Tea are students who fall in love. Taiwan [644][645]
Wang Po Te Jing-Hua Tseng

2021[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2021 Benediction Siegfried Sassoon Jack Lowden United Kingdom [646]
Peter Capaldi United States
2021 Candyman Troy Cartwright Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Grady's partner is Troy, Brianna's brother. United States, Canada [647]
Grady Greenberg Kyle Kaminsky
2021 Cruella Artie John McCrea Artie is the first openly gay character in a live-action Disney film. United States [648][649]
2021 The Dig Stuart Ben Chaplin United Kingdom [650]
2021 Everybody's Talking About Jamie Jamie New / Mimi Me Max Harwood Jamie is a gay boy who wants to be a drag queen. United Kingdom, United States [651]
2021 The French Dispatch Roebuck Wright Jeffrey Wright Wright is an American author who chose exile in Ennui-sur-Blasé. He became a food writer, and his report here is centered on Lieutenant Nescaffier, the greatest chef of police cuisine. United States [652]
2021 Great Freedom Hans Hoffmann Franz Rogowski Austria, Germany [653]
Viktor Kohl Georg Friedrich
2021 Halloween Kills Big John Scott MacArthur Big John and Little John live together as a couple in Michael Myers' former house. United States [654]
Little John Michael McDonald
2021 Jungle Cruise McGregor Houghton Jack Whitehall McGregor is the heroine's brother and reluctant assistant. He turned down three engagements with women because of his sexual orientation. United States [655]
2021 Licorice Pizza Joel Wachs Benny Safdie Joel is a politician running for Mayor of Los Angeles. United States [656]
2021 Moneyboys Liang Fei Kai Ko The film features the journey of Liang Fei, whose world collapses when he realizes that his family accepts his money but not his homosexuality. Taiwan, Austria, France, Belgium [657]
2021 No Time to Die Q Ben Whishaw When James Bond and Moneypenny arrived at Q's house, Q was setting up a date for himself and another man. United Kingdom, United States [658]
2021 Operation Hyacinth Arek Hubert Miłkowski Arek is an informant in the investigation of murdered gay men. Poland [659]
2021 The Power of the Dog Phil Burbank Benedict Cumberbatch Phil is a repressed homosexual, and a charismatic rancher who likes to torment his brother's wife and step-son. United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand [660]
2021 Single All the Way Peter Michael Urie Peter asks his best friend Nick to pose as his boyfriend, and they develop feelings for each other.
James is the blind date that Peter's mother sets him up with. 		United States [661][662]
Nick Philemon Chambers
James Luke Macfarlane
2021 Swan Song Dustin Michael Urie United States [663]
Pat Pitsenbarger Udo Kier
2021 Tick, Tick... Boom! Michael Robin de Jesús Michael is Jonathan's best friend. United States [664]

2022[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2022 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Aristotle "Ari" Mendoza Max Pelayo United States [665][666]
Dante Quintana Reese Gonzales
2022 Badhaai Do Shardul Thakur Rajkummar Rao Shardul enters into a lavender marriage with Suman Singh to escape the pressure from their families. India [667][668][669]
2022 The Blackening Dewayne Dewayne Perkins United States [670]
2022 Bros Bobby Lieber Billy Eichner United States [671]
Aaron Shepard Luke Macfarlane
2022 Downton Abbey: A New Era Thomas Barrow Rob James-Collier Uncloseted butler at the manor, he leaves to travel the world with Guy Dexter, a movie star in a film production filmed on the estate. United Kingdom, United States [672][673]
2022 Fire Island Charlie James Scully United States [674]
Howie Bowen Yang
Noah Joel Kim Booster
Will Conrad Ricamora
2022 The Inspection Ellis French Jeremy Pope United States [675]
2022 A Madea Homecoming Timothy "Tim" Marshall Brandon Black United States [676]
2022 My Fake Boyfriend Andrew Keiynan Lonsdale Canada [677]
2022 My Policeman Patrick Hazlewood David Dawson Set in 1950s Brighton, Patrick is a museum curator in a relationship with a married policeman. United States [678][679]
Rupert Everett
2022 Punch Jim Jordan Oosterhof New Zealand [680]
2022 See How They Run Mervyn Cocker-Norris David Oyelowo Mervyn is a well-known playwright and screenwriter. United States, United Kingdom [681]
2022 Spoiler Alert Michael Ausiello Jim Parsons United States [682][683][684]
Kit Cowan Ben Aldridge
2022 Three Months Caleb Troye Sivan United States [685]
2022 Two And One Tino Miggy Jimenez Tino and Chan are both "tops" and sexually incompatible. They agree to find a "bottom" to have a threesome with, and meet Joaquin. Philippines [686]
Chan Paolo Pangilinan
Joaquin Cedrick Juan
2022 The Whale Charlie Brendan Fraser Charlie left his family for a man, who later died. He then went on to binge eat out of pain and guilt. United Kingdom, United States [687]
2022 Winter Boy Lucas Paul Kircher France [688]

2023[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2023 All of Us Strangers Adam Andrew Scott Adam and Harry are neighbors in a modern London apartment tower, who develop a romantic relationship. United Kingdom [689]
Harry Paul Mescal
2023 American Fiction Clifford "Cliff" Ellison Sterling K. Brown United States [690]
2023 Asteroid City Conrad Earp Edward Norton Earp and Hall are lovers. United States [691]
Jones Hall Jason Schwartzman
2023 Broken Heart's Trip TBA Christian Bables Plays as a host for a reality television show with five other LGBT contestants Philippines [692]
2023 Cassandro Cassandro Gael García Bernal Cassandro is a wrestler. United States [693][694]
2023 The Critic Jimmy Erskine Ian McKellen United Kingdom [695]
2023 Dicks: The Musical Harris Nathan Lane United States [696]
2023 Down Low Gary Zachary Quinto United States [697]
2023 Fairyland Steve Abbott Scoot McNairy United States [698]
2023 Femme Jules Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Jules is a gay man targeted in a horrific homophobic attack. United States [699]
2023 Good Grief Marc Dreyfus Dan Levy Oliver is Marc's late husband. United States [700]
Oliver Luke Evans
2023 Knock at the Cabin Andrew Ben Aldridge Andrew and Eric are married. United States [701]
Eric Jonathan Groff
2023 Marry My Dead Body Mao Pang-yu (Mao Mao) Austin Lin Mao was discussing marriage with his boyfriend but died unjustly because of an accident. Taiwan [702]
2023 Nuovo Olimpo Enea Damiano Gavino Enea and Pietro are lovers. Italy [703]
Pietro Andrea Di Luigi
2023 Our Son Gabriel Billy Porter United States [704]
Nicky Luke Evans
2023 Passages Martin Ben Whishaw Martin is married to Tomas. France [705][706]
2023 Red, White & Royal Blue Prince Henry Nicholas Galitzine Henry is the spare to the British throne. United States [707]
2023 Rustin Bayard Rustin Colman Domingo United States [708]
2023 Strange Way of Life Sheriff Jake Ethan Hawke Jake and Silva are old friends. Spain [709][710][711]
Silva Pedro Pascal
2023 Theater Camp Gigi Charbonier Owen Thiele United States [712]

2024[edit]

Year Title Character(s) Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2024 I Don't Understand You Cole Andrew Rannells Cole and Dom are a couple. United States [713]
Dom Nick Kroll
2024 Stress Positions Terry Goon John Early United States [714]

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