The Best Gay Movies for Men
When I started this list, in 2012, I was 23 years old.
Now in 2025, at 35, life seems to have a different meaning and some films that I thought were so meaningful may have been an illusion, masked by a still-developing mind, of someone who was still understanding himself as gay, as a person and as part of a society.
Recently, I decided to update this list again, and I will most likely start reordering some positions as well.
Suggestions are always welcome!
Email: saulo.victor@ me . com
If you REALLY enjoy watching good movies in every genre, and appreciate a good story and characters.. Being gay or not, it doesn't matter: Love is Universal. Don't get me wrong girls, but this list is "specially" for Guys. Who wants to feel connected somehow to another story. And maybe help them somehow. I don't know... I tried not to be too pretentious with "cult" movies, but also I tried not to be stupid with my choices. You see, I like Scorsese, Hitchcock, Kubrick, Malick, Kurosawa, Coppola... so I guess I'm a movie passionate in the average. =D I decided to include the BAD ones too, so you won't waste your precious time! Check out my comments about the movies! The bads are at the end of the list! So, for now, there are few of them, but soon as I watch, I'll update! xD
It's in preference order!
Now in 2025, at 35, life seems to have a different meaning and some films that I thought were so meaningful may have been an illusion, masked by a still-developing mind, of someone who was still understanding himself as gay, as a person and as part of a society.
Recently, I decided to update this list again, and I will most likely start reordering some positions as well.
Suggestions are always welcome!
Email: saulo.victor@ me . com
If you REALLY enjoy watching good movies in every genre, and appreciate a good story and characters.. Being gay or not, it doesn't matter: Love is Universal. Don't get me wrong girls, but this list is "specially" for Guys. Who wants to feel connected somehow to another story. And maybe help them somehow. I don't know... I tried not to be too pretentious with "cult" movies, but also I tried not to be stupid with my choices. You see, I like Scorsese, Hitchcock, Kubrick, Malick, Kurosawa, Coppola... so I guess I'm a movie passionate in the average. =D I decided to include the BAD ones too, so you won't waste your precious time! Check out my comments about the movies! The bads are at the end of the list! So, for now, there are few of them, but soon as I watch, I'll update! xD
It's in preference order!
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- DirectorAndrew HaighStarsAndrew ScottPaul MescalCarter John GroutA screenwriter drawn back to his childhood home enters into a fledgling relationship with his downstairs neighbor while discovering a mysterious new way to heal from losing his parents 30 years ago.This IS IT. This is the best gay movie out there. The director of “Weekend” did it again as only he could have done it. Mission accomplished.
I cried to a point of sobbing so hard it was like this movie was all about me.
Just WATCH it, PLEASE. - DirectorAndrew HaighStarsTom CullenChris NewJonathan RaceAfter a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special.Definitely the most enlightened gay movie out there! Amazing love story with realistic dialogues. It's so fresh and delightful, you'll definitely go for another watch after seeing it! My favorite! And if you watch it, you'll know why!
2025 review: It remains one of my favorite films. The delicacy and reality of the dialogue in this film pulls you into the story. It's as if we are witnessing a conversation that we ourselves have participated in at some point. Incredible acting, writing and direction. Andrew Haigh, you have my heart. - DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsLeslie CheungTony Leung Chiu-waiChang ChenA couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions.2025 review: There is something terrifying and extremely sad about Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together. The way love develops for the characters is so touching and real that you feel like you are part of the story. Tony Leung Chiu-wai (plays Fai) is a treasure, an actor who manages to overflow emotions on screen every second. The film has an exquisite style, the camera, the lighting, everything is very beautiful. A film about the difficult journey of finding love.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsTwo shepherds fall for each other, but their relationship becomes complicated when they both get married to their respective girlfriends.Ang Lee is a master. This is the famous "gay cowboy love story" which everybody talked about in 2006, and lost the Oscars unfairly! It's an amazing film, amazing actors... You won't regret it!
- DirectorNeil ArmfieldStarsRyan CorrSarah SnookFrancesco FerdinandiTim and John fell in love at their all-boys high school. Their romance endured for 15 years to laugh in the face of everything life threw at it - the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses.Okay, first things first: This movie is absolutely BRILLIANT. Emotional as it can get, dramatic, fun... a mix of everything you want to watch in a movie!
As if these reasons wasn't enough to be a near-perfect movie, it is loaded with also an alert to young people about (guess what) CHOICES. AIDS is also a plot here, and how it is portrayed, it's exquisite!
Definitely one of the best gay movies out there, just go for it!
Thank me later =D
10/10 - DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsMahershala AliNaomie HarrisTrevante RhodesA young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.So "Moonlight" is a near perfect movie. So delicate as it is dense. You can't help but fall for these characters and for the plot line. Poetic and beautiful! 10/10! One of the best out there!
- DirectorRyan MurphyStarsMark RuffaloJonathan GroffFrank De JulioIn the early 1980s, the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York led to an emergence of homosexual activists. With support from the medical community, they try to raise awareness about the disease.Once in a while a gay themed movie comes along, takes your heart by the gut and make you re-evaluate everything you believe. What is a true love, what is a true friend, a true family. The cast is superb, includes actors like Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo, Jonathan Groff, Jim Parsons, and the list goes on. The screenplay is so well written and the story is about a very important period of time: the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in 1981. By the end of the movie I was in awe. Absolutely brilliant and touching! AMAZING! 10/10!
- DirectorTom FordStarsColin FirthJulianne MooreMatthew GoodeAn English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.OMG. What was that? Tom Ford directing a movie? I'm completely speechless! The editing, screenplay, art direction... This film is so perfectly well done, that the only name that comes to my mind with an equivalent would be Scorsese's The Aviator. Colin Firth earned my eternal respect after this one! A masterpiece!
- DirectorMiles SwainStarsLarry SullivanSteve BraunRay BakerRomance, politics, sex and humor all collide during two men's 11-year journey of passion, self-discovery and adventure.The Trip is so beautifully well done, the actors are just amazing, and the story makes you want it to never end! This is the best gay romantic-comedy movie I've ever seen, it is fresh, original and very funny! Amazing love story, this is the type of movie you watch with someone or alone, but beware: You won't be the same after! 10/10!
- DirectorStephan LacantStarsHanno KofflerMax RiemeltAttila BorlanA soon-to-be-father policeman falls for a gay fellow officer and his life starts falling apart.What an AMAZING movie! It's not all centered in the gay plot, but how a Man take his journey to find himself. Great cast, great dialogues, great EVERYTHING! A german movie you shouldn't miss for anything in this world! Watch it!
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsSigourney WeaverHenry CzernyRyan KelleyTrue story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.Such an inspiring movie. Brought me to tears! AMAZING story about unconditional love, God and the ignorance of the churches.
- DirectorChristian FaureStarsJérémie RenierLouise MonotBruno TodeschiniA young Jewish girl looking to escape the clutches of the Third Reich after seeing her parents and sister brutally slain while attempting to make their way to England is sheltered by an old friend whose status as a member of the "third" sex soon leads the Gestapo pounding on his door as well. Betrayed by a smuggler who sat idly by as her family was casually slaughtered by the SS, terrified Sara flees into the comforting care of childhood summer-vacation chum Jean and his faithful lover Philippe. Though safe for the moment thanks to Jean's quick-thinking plan to pass her off as a Gallic employee of his family's laundry business, Sara watches in horror as her homosexual protector is forced into a Nazi labor camp as a tragic result of a bad decision made by Jean's troublesome brother Jacques.Emotional, sad and brilliant. Not only one of the best gay movies I've ever seen. But one of the best movies EVER. Period. Please, do yourself a favor, and watch this film.
- DirectorJavier Fuentes-LeónStarsCristian MercadoTatiana AstengoManolo CardonaAn unusual ghost story set on the Peruvian seaside; a married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.First, I'd like to thank Marcos Garcia and Little Brwngirl for recommending this movie to me. It's not every movie that touches you just like this does. I was hooked from the very beginning, and I couldn't help crying at the end. A secret affair between a fisherman and a painter, the utopia of nobody knowing you're gay, the fear of seeking your own happiness and what comes with that. This movie will change your point of view in a lot of things. I'm speechless. The actors, photography, music, screenplay... everything comes near to perfection. And there's only one certainty: this is a MUST-SEE. Absolutely amazing! 10/10
- DirectorDexter FletcherStarsTaron EgertonJamie BellRichard MaddenThe musical fantasy about Elton John's breakthrough years, from his time as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.It gets cheesy sometimes but it's very important to give us an insert of what was Elton John's life. You will respect him, even though you may not like his music (how could you not like his music?). Quite an experience. A rocket fire experience, I would say.
- DirectorsSally El HosainiJames Krishna FloydStarsBen HardyKate LindseyJason PatelThe story of a queer South Asian nightclub performer living a double life, and a young, single father who works as a mechanic. When they meet, a search for identity is sparked.So lovely and heartfelt! The script and actors really shine on this one! Ben Hardy and Jason Patel have THE CHEMISTRY. A must watch!!
- DirectorHettie MacdonaldStarsGlen BerryLinda HenryScott NealJamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home, being beaten by his father and brother. This issues bring them together and they find that what they feel for each other is more than friendship.This movie is one of my favorites, it has everything you want: comedy, romance and drama. The actors are sublime on this one!
- DirectorAitch AlbertoStarsMax PelayoReese GonzalesVeronica FalcónMexican teenagers Aristotle Mendoza and Dante Quintana explore their friendship while struggling with racial and ethnic identity, sexuality and family relationships in 1987 El Paso, Texas.I read this book in 2015 and only now have I seen this film. I didn't remember much about the story, but it definitely made me want to read the sequel.
For those who like Heartstopper, you'll love it. - DirectorSergio Tovar VelardeStarsAntonio VelázquezAlejandro de la MadridCesar RamosFour stories of love and disgust between men of different generations facing their conflicts and their fearsWOW. What a pleasant surprise this movie was for me! I loved it! Absolutely loved it! Each moon represents one age of a gay man's life, and I must be completely honest here, I might not be all interested in all stories at the beginning, but once you let yourself go through the movie, it captures your heart in a way that... gosh! I even share a tear.. It was moving and delicate! You gotta see this one! 10/10!
- DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboFabio AudiTess AmorimLeonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.The Brazilian short film "Eu não quero voltar sozinho" gets a feature-length version. The result is even better than the short film and the actors here demonstrate that they are even more comfortable. Great film
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametArmie HammerMichael StuhlbargIt's the summer of 1983, and 17-year-old Elio is spending the days with his family at their villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, who's working as an intern for Elio's father. They discover the heady beauty of awakening desire.Coming of age movie. To experience first love is always hard, but this director makes it sweet and even sadder. Everyone should watch this movie at least once. AMAZING!
- DirectorStefan HauptStarsMatthias HungerbühlerPeter JecklinMarie LeuenbergerA young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality.This movie is absolutely AMAZING. Watch it, PLEASE.
- DirectorJonah MarkowitzStarsTrevor WrightBrad RoweTina HolmesWhen his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.A Feel-good movie that will make you smile and cry at some points! Nicely done.
- DirectorGoran StolevskiStarsElias AntonHattie HookPeter RayiasIn the summer of 1999, a 17-year-old Serbian-born Australian amateur ballroom dancer experiences an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend's older brother.Casablanca? Lost in Translation? This film is about people meeting each other at different points in their lives (in terms of acceptance and maturity) and how this meeting reflects on their actions and decisions. In the end, there is that feeling of "what if", but as in life, it is about the process, not the final destination.
- DirectorMichael MayerStarsMichael UriePhilemon ChambersLuke MacfarlaneDesperate to avoid his family's judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter convinces his best friend Nick to join him for the holidays and pretend that they're now in a relationship.A proper Christmas movie, very well made and constructed. Great!
- DirectorEytan FoxStarsOhad KnollerShlomo SadanOz ZehaviThis sequel to "Yossi and Jagger" finds Dr. Yossi Gutmann reminiscing about his love ten years after his death. When he encounters a group of young soldiers, one of them, Tom, reignites his romantic feelings.This is the sequel to Eytan Fox's Yossi & Jagger. Ohad Knoller (Yossi) is just brilliant on this movie! It's more more romantic, more funny and much more touching.
