| Trick (1999) | 7.2 | |
| Tell No One (2012) | 6.6 | |
| Get Real (1998) | 7.5 | |
| The Truth About Jane (2000) | 6.6 | |
| Queer as Folk (2000) | 8.5 |
Coming out movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant coming out movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out queer cinema, realistic, humorous, touching, semi serious and gay cinema films and TV shows about / with gay, lgbtq, lgbt, gay interest, gay kiss, gays and lesbians, gay subtext, gender, glbt and gay slur plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, Canada, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as coming out: Under One Roof (2002), Eleven Men Out (2005), Children of God (2010), Alex Strangelove (2018), Beach Rats (2017), The Truth About Jane (2000), Love, Victor (2020), Gray Matters (2006), Outing Riley (2004), 4th Man Out (2015).
Best films
New films
| KPop Demon Hunters (2025) | 7.5 | |
| Shame (2024) | 8.3 | |
| Idyllic (2025) | 6.5 | |
| The Parenting (2025) | 5.7 | |
| A Nice Indian Boy (2024) | 7.3 |
List of coming out movies
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
It's Sex and the City meets The Wedding Banquet for young San Franciscan Daniel Chang, living at home with his clueless, traditional mother. Desperate for a grandchild, she's eager to see him married and spends much of her time planning ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental, sexual ...
Plot:
gay, gay asian, gay relationship, family relations, opposites attract, lifestyle, love and romance, couples, parents and children, social differences, lgbt, first gay sexual experience ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Iceland, Finland, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team mates and then goes on a journey to discover himself (with the help of the local press). He soon finds himself on the bench for most of his teams ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot:
gay athlete, football, gay, soccer, lgbt, gay sex, athlete's life, ambition, life turned upside down, homosexuality, buddies, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, reykjavik iceland, scandinavia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Bahamas
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Johnny (Johnny Ferro) is an art student in Nassau whose technique is perfect, but he’s creatively blocked. His teacher sends him off to the rural island of Eleuthera where he meets Romeo (Stephen Tyrone Williams), a hot musician. They begin a ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, emotional, stylized ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, couples, lgbtq, gender, art, closeted homosexual, gays and lesbians, society, youth, artists and showbiz, religions or cults ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bahamas, caribbean
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated. A magical house party throws Alex ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, teen, humorous, psychological, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbtq, homosexuality, gay interest, gay lead character, first gay sexual experience, sexual confusion, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male homosexuality, gay teenager, high school ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self-identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.
Style:
sexy, erotic, lgbt cinema, thought provoking, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay interest, lgbtq, gay, gay love, teenager, homosexuality, closeted homosexual, gay sex, male homosexuality, exploring sexuality, lgbt teen, male nudity ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
coney island brooklyn new york city, brooklyn new york city, new york, atlantic ocean
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Jane, a high school teenager, tries to deal with the discovery that she is a lesbian after developing an intense friendship with another girl who makes her discover her true sexuality, which is only the start of Jane's troubles when Jane's ...
Style:
sincere, sentimental, touching, serious, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, lesbian love, sapphic, high school life, lesbian sex, lesbian romance, youth, lesbian relationship, loss of virginity, lesbian couple, lesbian teen ...
Time:
90s, year 1989, year 1993
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him ...
Style:
romantic, humorous, saga, captivating, light ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, gay, high school, lgbtq, gay lead character, closeted gay, gay teenager, homosexual, gay relationship, gay interest, closeted homosexual, homosexuality ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
atlanta georgia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sam and Gray are such a well-matched pair that it is difficult to believe they are brother and sister rather than husband and wife. They both share a love of 1940s movies and dancing, and when they meet Charlie, they have something else in common: ...
Style:
light, feel good, touching, humorous, rom com ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, lgbt, fall in love, siblings relations, lesbian interest, sex, love triangle, glbt, lesbian love, gays and lesbians, gender ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
new york, usa, san francisco
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Bobby is a gay man in the closet in 2003, afraid to come out to his three older brothers, even though he's at least 30 and is being pressed by his sister, his boyfriend, and his lesbian beard to tell the lads. The death of his father and a ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay, forbidden love, gender bending, male male relationship, american football, gay lead character, family relations, self discovery, eccentric family, closeted gay, best friend ...
Place:
chicago, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Adam is your average working-class guy living in small-town America. He's an auto mechanic who spends his free time with his tight-knit band of bros, Chris, Nick and Ortu, with whom he does everything—poker, video games, shooting hoops, ...
Style:
talky, realistic, touching, romantic, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay straight relations, gay interest, gay son, gay bar, friendship, happy ending, relationships, gay friend, glbt, dating ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
san francisco
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The Falls: Testament of Love is a continuation of the story of RJ Smith and Chris Merrill, two Mormon missionaries that fell in love during their mission in a small town in Oregon. The boys haven't spoken in five years, but when an unexpected ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, closeted homosexual, gay sex, lgbt, mormon, impossible love, young lovers, secret relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, utah, seattle, salt lake city utah
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Like the American classic, The Graduate - secrecy, betrayal, and a painful coming of age face a family in Mulligans, by first time feature film director Chip Hale.
Style:
emotional, realistic, serious, sexual, disturbing ...
Plot:
lgbtq, gay, husband wife relationship, gender, gay friend, sexual attraction, best friend, sexual repression, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, family relations, gay slur ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Marc Hall, a young man living in Quebec, registers his prom date as per his Catholic school's rules. He is denied his request, because his prom date is a boy. Marc Hall is an openly gay teenager in a very conservative Catholic school. This film ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
prom, gay teenager, gay, lgbt, teenage love, teenage life, against the odds, youth, society, lifestyle, working class, gay rights ...
Place:
quebec
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Then the ...
Style:
sexual, sweet, touching, erotic, homoerotic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gays and lesbians, lgbt, lgbtq, gay teenager, homosexual, coming of age, teenager, teenage love, lgbt teen, gay love ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
germany, europe, bavaria, berlin germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.
Style:
disturbing, romantic, captivating, saga, psychological ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gay interest, gay youth, gay lead character, heir to the throne, royal family, forbidden love, teenager, teenage boy, love affair ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
Style:
sexy, feel good, funny, hilarious, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
gay, closeted homosexual, lgbtq, homosexuality, small town, wedding, gay interest, gay slur, gay stereotype, gay lead character, teacher student relationship, high school teacher ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
indiana, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Belgium, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
High school coming-of-age tale. It is the 1980's and new wave angst and gender-bending fashion are all the rage. Chance Marquis is the new kid at an American high school in Belgium and is a somewhat awkward teenager who is the target of the ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, teen, realistic, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night
Plot:
lgbt, gay teenager, high school, gay lead character, coming of age, gays and lesbians, bully, gay, friendship, misfit, teenage love, teenage life ...
Time:
2000s, 80s
Place:
antwerp, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, sentimental, erotic, cute ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, love triangle, wedding, lesbian romance, lesbian couple, lgbtq, sapphic, gays and lesbians, love affair ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
london, idaho, europe, tower bridge london
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
TV show
Story:
When Vincent finds himself a victim of outing in his high school, he must accept to live with the drastic changes it provokes, and redefine his relationships with his friends and family.
Style:
touching, sexual, semi serious, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
gay, youth, gay teenager, lgbtq, teenage life, gays and lesbians, high school, high school life, gay athlete, lifestyle, love and romance, buddies ...
Place:
europe, france, paris france
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it's a little more complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's ...
Style:
romantic, touching, sweet, emotional, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbt teen, homosexuality, high school, homosexual, teenager, lgbtq, gay lead character, gay interest, gay teenager, gay relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 2000s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dorian realizes he is gay in his final year of high school. He meets another gay youth locally, but remains confused. He starts therapy, then resorts to confession in the Church, and finally comes out to his brother. Dorian then decides to come out ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, sentimental, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lgbt, gay teenager, lgbtq, gay, introspection, coming of age, teenage life, self discovery, youth, parents and children, friendship, father son relationship ...
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two guys who make a pact to lose their virginity before prom find their friendship tested when one of them comes out of the closet.
Style:
sexy, semi serious, light, sociological, happy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, gay interest, friendship, virginity, lgbtq, gay best friend, best friend, profanity, gays and lesbians, gay teenager, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After his gay cousin dies from hepatitis, young Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls in love with Cedric, a plant scientist. He's afraid to inform his conservative parents that he is gay.
Style:
sexy, lgbt cinema, realistic, serious, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gay, lgbt, homosexuality, gays and lesbians, gender, gay relationship, male homosexuality, gay teenager, gay love, couples, gay sex, gay romance ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and effortlessness -- and what ...
Style:
emotional, homoerotic, sexual, sexy, disturbing ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay love, homosexuality, gay relationship, gays and lesbians, male male relationship, gay slur, forbidden love, infidelity, gay straight relations, love affair ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
germany
Is relevant?
12K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The bitter fight for supremacy between the three most popular girls at North Gateway High takes an unexpected turn when their classmate, Tanner, is outed and becomes the school’s first openly gay student. The trio races to bag the big trend in ...
Style:
sweet, humorous, erotic, light, funny ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay teenager, lgbt teen, gay interest, gay lead character, gays and lesbians, gay youth, high school, friendship, teenage life, friends ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Nathan, 16, lives alone with his father Stephane. A newcomer in high school, he is invited to a party and falls in love with Louis, a boy in his class. They find themselves out of sight and kiss each other, but someone takes a picture of them. Soon, ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, realistic, captivating, disturbing, cute ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay interest, gay love, gay bashing, gay teenager, gay youth, gay lead character, gay romance, gay relationship, homosexuality, lgbtq ...
Time:
2000s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A recently outed soap opera actor crosses paths with a recently divorced gay marriage activist, forcing them to confront the price of fame and the fickle nature of celebrity within the gay community.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, soap opera ...
Plot:
gays and lesbians, male nudity, wedding, resort, desire for fame, gay, lgbtq, gay sex, skinny dipping, lgbt, lifestyle, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
palm springs california, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story:
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Josh comes to the realization that he is homosexual. With the support of his now ex girlfriend Claire, and his best friend and house mate Tom, Josh must help his mother with her battle with depression and the ...
Style:
sincere, humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
friendship, gay, sexuality, roommate, homosexual, depression, gay relationship, lgbt, closeted homosexual, gay lead character, low self esteem, suicide attempt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, indiana
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Follows two best friends in their final year of college while they transition into adulthood. One embraces her sexuality and tries to catch up on everything she has missed during her teenage years, while the other ends a long term relationship with ...
Style:
humorous, funny, sweet, romantic, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, lesbian love, friendship, woman woman relationship, breakup, roommate, sapphic, parents and children, brawl, gay ...
Place:
indiana
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Mattia is about to move to Madrid by his boyfriend Eduard. When the day before leaving for Spain, Eduard announces his arrival in Rome to know the "laws", Mattia must choose whether to finally come clean with his companion, or confess to ...
Style:
sexy, touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay romance, gays and lesbians, gay relationship, gay, lgbtq, closeted gay, gay couple, gay lead character, gay teenager, gay slur, closeted homosexual ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, madrid, spain, rome italy
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