Repressed homosexual movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant repressed homosexual movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out queer cinema, realistic, serious, gay cinema, psychological and independent film films and TV shows about / with repressed homosexual, gay, lgbt, gay interest, gay subtext, homosexual, lgbtq, male nudity, homosexuality and gay slur plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as repressed homosexual: The Todd Killings (1971), Denied (2004), Young Hunter (2020), In the Name Of (2013), The Power of the Dog (2021), Hate Crime (2005), The Trip (2002), After Dark, My Sweet (1990), Maurice (1987), Giant Little Ones (2018).
Best films
New films
| Verde, Verde (2012) | 5.7 | |
| J. Edgar (2011) | 6.5 | |
| The Happy Prince (2018) | 6.3 | |
| Beauty (2011) | 6.3 | |
| It's All So Quiet (2013) | 6.4 |
List of repressed homosexual movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of '60s thrill-killer Charles Schmidt ("The Pied Piper of Tucson"), Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a charismatic 23-year old who charms his way into the lives of high school kids in a small California town. ...
Style:
slasher, splatter, independent film
Plot:
male nudity, repressed homosexual, homosexual, serial killer, murder, true crime, killing spree, exodus, killer, teenage girl, homicidal maniac, psycho ...
Time:
year 1971
Place:
california, tucson arizona, arizona
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Troy, a former high school team captain, was used to living with everything thrown at his feet. Things get a little rocky when Troy's love for his slacker best friend Merrick also becomes a personal inner struggle. His affair with Merrick ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, emotional, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
gay, best friend, gay crush, lgbt, friendship, teenage love, unrequited love, lgbtq, social relations, youth, society, lifestyle ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ezequiel, a sixteen-year-old gay teenager in his sexual awakening, meets a boy of twenty-one. They quickly start a relationship and the situation unravels unexpectedly.
Style:
serious, touching, atmospheric, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay, gay interest, male homosexuality, lgbt, gay teenager, skateboarder, gay sex, teenage boy, 13 year old, manipulation, male nudity, gay love ...
Place:
argentina, south america
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The contemporary story of a priest who launches a centre for troubled youth in a small parish. He is a good priest and is well-liked by his congregation, which remains unaware of his complicated past.
Style:
serious, psychological, sincere, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, church, homosexuality, male male relationship, lgbtq, youth, teenage life, clergy, gay lead character, closeted homosexual ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: New Zealand, UK, Canada, Australia, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A domineering, magnetic rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass.
Style:
psychological, costume drama, period piece, tense, mindfuck ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
cowboy, mother son relationship, male full rear nudity, homosexuality, brother brother relationship, power relations, male nudity, repressed homosexual, animal cruelty, gay cowboy, gay subtext, sexual repression ...
Time:
2020s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
montana, australia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Robbie Levinson and Trey McCoy suddenly encounter intolerance and hostility at the hands of their new neighbor, Chris Boyd, the son of a fundamentalist preacher.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, lgbt cinema, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, closeted gay, gay marriage, gay, gay relationship, repressed homosexual, gay slur, murder, lgbt, gay bashing, abusive husband, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
dallas texas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When 19-year-old gay-rights activist Tommy and 24-year-old Alan first meet in 1973, they find themselves on the opposite sides of the political coin...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, touching, political, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay relationship, gay interest, gay, homosexuality, aids, closeted homosexual, gay slur, road trip, human nature, lgbtq, repressed homosexual, first gay sexual experience ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1984, year 1977, year 1973
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, mexico
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The intriguing relationship between three desperados, who try to kidnap a wealthy child in hope of turning their lives around.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, erotic, tense, cynical ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
kidnapping, boxer, femme fatale, ransom, tragedy, widow, mental illness, murder, crime gone awry, dark hero, drifter, diner ...
Time:
year 1990, 80s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In 1909, Maurice Hall (James Wilby) enters Cambridge, where he befriends wealthy Clive Durham (Hugh Grant). Clive confesses he is sexually attracted to Maurice, who realizes he is a homosexual when he begins to return Clive's feelings. The two ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, homoerotic, scenic, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, lgbt, gay love, gay romance, forbidden love, homosexual, first gay sexual experience, closeted homosexual, gay relationship, male nudity, friendship ...
Time:
1900s, ancient times, edwardian era, 1910s, 19th century ...
Place:
england, britain, nebraska, europe, france ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.
Style:
lgbt cinema, realistic, captivating, emotional, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, lgbt, gay, gay father, friendship, best friend, first gay sexual experience, gay interest, father son relationship, underage drinking, lgbtq, bisexual ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Vice Lieutenant Eismayer is the most feared trainer and model macho in the Austrian Military and lives as a gay man in secret. When he falls in love with a young, openly gay soldier, his world gets turned upside down. Based on real events.
Style:
homoerotic, independent film, gay cinema, queer cinema
Plot:
gay interest, gay relationship, gay, gay romance, homosexuality, homoeroticism, closeted homosexual, gay anal sex, gay soldier, gay sex, military training, homosexual ...
Place:
austria
Is relevant?
707
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Pob and Dew are friends who study at the same school but slowly realize, that there might be something more than friendship between them. Unfortunately, they live in an era which isn't open to homosexuals and thus the two get separated only to ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, tear jerker
Plot:
lgbt, lgbtq, gay asian, gay, forbidden love, gay teenager, closeted gay, repressed homosexual, gay couple, male homosexuality, lgbt teen, social issues ...
Place:
thailand
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Genre: Adventure, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Two best friends from Berlin win a trip to Greece. On their excursion, they get lost on an island. They wander in the woods until they find an abandoned village where they encounter a mysterious creature, who calls himself Hercules. They spend the ...
Style:
sexy, homoerotic, captivating, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay love, gay relationship, male objectification, gay lead character, gay couple, gay sex, sexual tension, male nudity, male male relationship, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
greece, berlin germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A ragtag bunch of teenage door to door salesmen wreak havoc and spread the news of their coming of age in this summer before they begin their college lives. It centers around Sean, a sexually confused and drug afflicted teen who just can't seem ...
Style:
rough, tense, psychological, romantic, humorous ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, homosexual, self discovery, domestic violence, drug dealing, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, drug, teen romance, coming of age, drug dealer, quitting a job ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Belgium, Italy, Germany, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
THE HAPPY PRINCE tells the story of the last days of Oscar Wilde. This great man of letters, once one of the most famous authors in England, is now a superstar on the skids. As Oscar lies on his death bed, the past comes flooding back to him, ...
Style:
costume drama, touching, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
gay relationship, victorian england, gay couple, writers, gay interest, gay youth, gay friend, gay, downfall, gay romance, exile, father son relationship ...
Time:
19th century, 2000s, victorian era
Place:
paris france, london, naples italy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A female doctor in her late forties has no desire for a permanent relationship. But when a male nurse talks about how random meetings with men sometimes lead to rewarding and noncommittal sex, she notices how this is exactly what she wants.
Plot:
male nurse, gay, gay cruising, repressed homosexual, hospital, exploring sexuality, ferry, nurse, gay interest, nurse patient relationship, dating, divorced man ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
oslo norway
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt, France, Israel, Lebanon
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
For Rami, all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds, as long as he keeps to himself. But when his longtime lover leaves him to marry a woman and his best friends drift away, he comes face to face with the harsh realities of life as a ...
Style:
romantic, psychological, independent film
Plot:
gay, gay lead character, closeted homosexual, gay love, arab, gay muslim, masturbation, closeted gay, repressed homosexual, taboo sex, social problems, relationships ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
south africa, middle east, egypt, cairo egypt
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Nolan Mack, a soft-spoken bank employee, undoubtedly loves his wife Joy, though their cavernous empty house only underscores how disconnected they’ve always been from each other. Nolan finds himself drifting from his familiar present-day life in ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, independent film, touching ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay, older man younger man relationship, gay interest, male prostitute, bare chested male, gay husband, unrequited love, repressed sexuality, couples, secret relationship, male male relationship ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Brazil, 1978. The military dictatorship that resulted from a coup in 1964 begins to stumble. In a cabaret-like theater located on the periphery between two cities in the northeast of Brazil, a group of artists challenges power and conventional ...
Style:
serious, sincere, touching, disturbing, period piece ...
Plot:
homosexuality, gay interest, lgbt, gay, repressed homosexual, soldier, self discovery, love and romance, society, performer's life, rebelliousness, gender ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
brazil, latin america
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Netherlands, UK, Japan, Canada
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally murders his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in an Islamic port town in Africa.
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, cult classic, philosophical, cerebral ...
Plot:
hallucination, surrealism, exterminator, nightmare, addiction, trippy, repressed homosexual, secret agent, drug addiction, paranoia, reality vs fantasy, homosexuality ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1953, year 1991, 90s ...
Place:
north africa, usa, new york, canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A decadent London aristocrat hires a man-servant to attend to his needs. However, the balance of power starts to shift...
Style:
sexy, psychological, psychosexual thriller, atmospheric, surreal ...
Plot:
manipulation, servant, master and servant, decadence, class differences, dysfunctional relationship, alcoholism, master servant relationship, classism, gay subtext, lgbt, sexual repression ...
Time:
60s, year 1963, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
england, london, america, britain, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
The coastal California community of Rock Haven is the perfect place for cute eighteen-year-old Brady and his loving mother to begin a fresh start. Their mission: to spread the word of the Lord. But while roaming the beach one day, Brady meets ...
Style:
psychological, serious, touching, sincere, sensual ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
gay, first gay sexual experience, gay teenager, forbidden love, gay relationship, lgbt, gay love, male nudity, teenage life, male pubic hair, repressed homosexual, homosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Father Greg Pilkington is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover, frowned upon by the Church. Upon hearing the confession of a young girl of her incestuous father, Greg enters an ...
Style:
independent film, lgbt cinema, touching, powerful, spiritual ...
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, homosexual, gay interest, catholic priest, lgbtq, sex with a priest, sexual abuse, glbt, church, forbidden love, closeted homosexual ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
liverpool, england, united kingdom, europe, iraq
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Growing up in the Mission district of San Francisco, Che Rivera has always had to be tough to survive. He's a powerful man respected throughout the Mission barrio for his masculinity and his strength, as well as for his hobby building beautiful ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, psychological, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, gay teenager, gays and lesbians, gay son, self discovery, parents and children, family relations, family problems, redemption, social differences, estrangement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Argentina
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The owner of a failing cinema and his mysterious boarder are caught up in the political intrigue of Argentina.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, homoerotic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
homoerotic friendship, homosexual subtext, closeted homosexual, mental illness, neighbor, dark humor, serial killer, loneliness, closeted gay, murder, twists and turns, lgbt ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1988
Place:
buenos aires argentina, argentina, latin america, california
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Peru, Colombia, France, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.
Style:
sincere, emotional, lgbt cinema, serious, touching ...
Plot:
homosexuality, gay love, gay, lgbt, gay relationship, homosexual, closeted homosexual, gay latino, ghost, lgbtq, gay slur, male homosexuality ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
peru, latin america
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Halim has been married to Mina for a long time, with whom he runs a traditional caftan store in the medina (old town) of Salé, Morocco. The couple has always lived with Halim's secret – his homosexuality – about which he has learned to ...
Style:
psychological, captivating
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, husband wife relationship, gay interest, tailor, gay cruising, gay love, gay romance, gay arab, bathhouse, sexual attraction, bare chested male ...
Place:
middle east
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The life and ideas of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. A love triangle unfolds as Nietzsche and his best friend decides to live with a Jewish woman. According to Nietzsche's philosophy, that is beyond all morality. Depicting ...
Style:
philosophical, spiritual, surreal
Plot:
menage a trois, female nudity, sex, cuckolded husband, gay sex, philosopher, philosophy, rape, repressed homosexual, watching sex, writers, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, 1890s
Place:
germany
Is relevant?
812
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Providing the romantic comedy genre with a decidedly queer twist, THE ONE is an effortlessly charming tale which proves that love is never simple! Hunky Daniel couldn’t have it better: great parents, a successful career and his beautiful fiancée ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, touching, sincere, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
first gay sexual experience, gay, gay father, wedding, gay husband, closeted homosexual, gender, wedding ceremony, love triangle, marital problem, friendship between men, marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, massachusetts
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Genre: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
When Otoya confesses that he is married, Junpei cannot hide his anger of being betrayed. However, Otoya says it is a fake marriage. He met his wife through matchmaking because of his father. She is emotionally unstable and an alcoholic. But he gets ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, semi serious
Plot:
gay love, marriage of convenience, lgbt, gay, family relations, husband wife relationship, love affair, loveless marriage, closeted gay, closeted homosexual, homosexual love, homosexual ...
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