Gay bar movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant gay bar movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out queer cinema, sexy, realistic, gay cinema, touching and psychological films and TV shows about / with gay, lgbt, gay bar, lgbtq, gay subtext, gay interest, male nudity, gay kiss, gays and lesbians and gay sex plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as gay bar: Gerontophilia (2013), August (2011), Cas (2016), While Paris Was Sleeping (2016), Boy Culture (2006), Hooked (2017), Interior. Leather Bar. (2013), On Swift Horses (2024), Coming Out (1989), All Over the Guy (2001).
Best films
New films
| Chick Fight (2020) | 4.8 | |
| Therapy Game (2025) | 7.4 | |
| High Tide (2024) | 6.3 | |
| The Prom (2020) | 5.9 | |
| I Carry You with Me (2020) | 6.7 |
List of gay bar movies
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Lake is in a straight relationship with Desiree but finds himself becoming attracted to men at the pool. When he cannot control his desires any longer, he starts working at an adult home and starts a relationship with a much older man.
Style:
touching, lyrical, romantic, sad, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
older man younger man relationship, gay, gay bar, gay youth, journey, lgbt, escapades, introspection, gay love, self discovery, lgbtq, gay interest ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
August tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly innocent ...
Style:
homoerotic, sexy, realistic, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay interest, gay, gender, lgbtq, gay love, lgbt, homoeroticism, threesome, love triangle, gay couple, gay seduction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Pepijn and George’s steady, seven-year relationship is shaken up after they allow a young student named Cas to sleep on their couch until he finds a place of his own. Gradually, both men fall head over heels for Cas’ laconic charm and it forces ...
Style:
captivating, lgbt cinema, humorous, psychological, sexy ...
Plot:
gay couple, lgbt, gay relationship, gay love, gay youth, gay, gay interest, gay club, gay bar, gay sex, jealousy, gay lead character ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
amsterdam
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Théo and Hugo meet in a club and form an immediate bond. Once the desire and elation of this first moment has passed, the two young men, now sober, wander through the empty streets of nocturnal Paris, having to confront the love they sense ...
Style:
sexy, erotic drama, disturbing, suspense, thought provoking ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay lead character, lgbt, gay club, gay couple, gay love, gay relationship, male male relationship, lgbtq, gay, hospital, gay sex ...
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A successful male escort describes in a series of confessions his tangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic male client.
Style:
captivating, psychological, enigmatic, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay african american, homosexuality, male male relationship, gay teenager, gay sex, gay lead character, male prostitution, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, gay bar ...
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jack an 18-year old hustler and his boyfriend Tom are an item, close and very much in love. Otherwise, Jack is impulsive and explosive with few redeeming qualities. Ken, a married man who hasn't come out of the closet, takes Jack from NYC to ...
Style:
sexy, sentimental, romantic, touching, melancholic ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay relationship, gay lead character, male escort, gay, gay teenager, gay rape, gay interest, lovers, young lovers, prostitution, escort ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, miami
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine the lost 40 minutes from "Cruising" as a starting point to a broader exploration of sexual and creative freedom.
Style:
sexual, disturbing, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
gay, filmmaking, gay erotica, gay sex, erection, gay club, gender, male nudity, gay bar, gay love, sexual relations, relationships ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In the 1950s, a seemingly sensible newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law undertake parallel journeys of risk, romance, and self-discovery.
Style:
lgbt cinema, romantic, queer cinema, wistful
Plot:
gay relationship, gay, gay interest, gay sex, gay bar, male nudity, gambling, casino, secret life, husband wife relationship, gay love, husband ...
Time:
year 1957, 1950s
Place:
san diego california, nevada, california, las vegas, tijuana mexico ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: East Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Reportedly the first film to come out of East Germany to deal openly with gay issues. Philipp, a closeted teacher is dating a female collegue to keep up appearances. One night, by 'accident' he stumbles into a gay bar, meets and promptly ...
Style:
sexual, serious, realistic, psychological, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay, gay cruising, love triangle, gay teenager, gay bashing, gay slur, gay bar, gay student, lgbtq, gay relationship, passion, sexuality ...
Time:
80s
Place:
germany, east germany, berlin germany, east berlin, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A contemporary romantic comedy exploring the unlikely pairing of two 20-somethings thrown together by their respective best friends in hopes of igniting their own romance.
Style:
sentimental, feel good, romantic, clever, witty ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay interest, gay relationship, love, gay bar, gay friend, gay sex, gay couple, gay best friend, happy ending, friends ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Len is a Surf Lifesaving champion, a legend in the cloistered surf club just like his father. When the younger, faster, and fitter Phil arrives at the club, Len’s legendary status starts to crumble. Then Len sees Phil arriving in the company of ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
lifeguard, bullying, gay interest, jealousy, gay, gay club, beach, drowning, gay love, swimming, lgbtq, closeted homosexual ...
Place:
sydney australia, australia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Brothers Joel (Alex Del Rosario), Dennis (Grandong Cervantes) and Sonny (Lawrence David) work together as dancers at a low-rent gay bar in downtown Manila, in the Philippines. Despite his mother's pleas, Sonny decides to quit college to work ...
Style:
contemplative, sexual, sincere, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, glbt, redemption, gays and lesbians, rent boy, death, gay asian, male prostitute, lgbtq, sex crime, family relations ...
Time:
90s, 1920s
Place:
manila philippines, the philippines, japan, hawaii, palestine ...
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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: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Far from his home country of Brazil, a gay man goes on a San Francisco adventure with his friends in order to find the right hookup.
Style:
independent film, multicultural, queer cinema
Plot:
lgbt, brazilian abroad, gay, gay bar, man in underwear, bare chested male, lgbtq, friendship, urban, sexual exploration, intimate, sexually liberated ...
Place:
san francisco, bay area
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Current most popular performer at a gay club in the Philippines (though it’s patronized by an awful lot of ogling straight women), Dwight (Tyron Perez) has a crush on a collegiate girl and an eye on better prospects working abroad. But he unwisely ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, queer cinema
Plot:
lgbt, male prostitute, gay club, gay, prostitute, dancer, male male relationship, gay crush, gay love, gay friend, male homosexuality, couple relations ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Based on a stranger than fiction true story, King Cobra is a deliciously dark, twisted plunge into the behind-the-scenes world of the pornography industry. A young Sean Paul Lockhart (using the stage name 'Brent Corrigan') is a ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay interest, porn industry, gay lead character, lgbtq, gay, gay sex, sodomy, gay teenager, male nudity, 17 year old, lgbt, rent boy ...
Time:
2000s, year 2016, year 2006
Place:
indiana
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Martin moves around Buenos Aires at night, picking up guys, going to clubs, scoring drugs and having sex. Sometimes he’s paying and sometimes his trans sex-worker friend or another woman takes him along for a threesome.
Style:
sexy, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
drug use, sex, gay erotica, gay, aimlessness, drug, orgy, threesome, gay lead character, casual sex, sexuality, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ricky leaves Hong Kong for Switzerland to look for the lost soul and the past of his deceased Swiss lover, Pascal. Ricky struggles with the confusion of memories, reality and illusion.
Style:
queer cinema
Plot:
gay asian, masturbation, gay bar, gay couple, gay relationship, chinese restaurant, lgbt, gay, male nudity, gay sex, gay love, drunk ...
Place:
hong kong, switzerland, beijing china
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Tough, but diva fabulous, Leo, an aspiring drag superstar, is stuck working in a fish cannery in Alaska. He and his twin sister are trapped in the monotony of fist fights and fish guts. Out of necessity, Leo learned to fight back, which catches the ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, gay interest, gay bar, lgbt, brother sister relationship, lgbtq, fistfight, life is a bitch, wrestler, drag racing, social problems, fight ...
Place:
alaska
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two 'very straight' old timers have to learn how to pass as a loving gay couple after falsely claiming same-sex status to take advantage of newly legislated tax laws.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, pretending to be gay, gay interest, gay bar, gay slur, gay stereotype, friendship, taxes, cons and scams, comedy of errors, couples, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, sydney australia
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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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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The misadventures of two young gay men, trying to find a place to be alone, one night in Manhattan. Gabriel, an aspiring writer of Broadway musicals, meets Mark, a muscled stripper, who picks him up on the subway. They spend the night trying to find ...
Style:
sexy, homoerotic, romantic, romantic comedy, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, gay interest, gay romance, glbt, gay lead character, gay hustler, gays and lesbians, gay love, go go dancer, drag queen, gay bar ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, new jersey ...
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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A gay Canadian living in London has his perfectly crafted life upset when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, romantic, intense, touching ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
gay, gay club, gay relationship, gay slur, gay love, closeted homosexual, gays and lesbians, lgbt, happy ending, lgbtq, gay muslim, gay cruising ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
london, toronto ontario canada, united kingdom, europe, england ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Queer Duck: The Movie is the relentlessly funny, feature-length extension of the animated series Queer Duck, created by frequent The Simpsons scripter Mike Reiss. Sexually scandalous yet sweet, the movie is a cascade of pop-culture stereotypes of ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, adult animation, witty, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens
Plot:
gay, sexual humor, gay stereotype, couple relations, gender bending, sexual relations, friendship, disorder, fall in love, misfit, gay friend, gay bar ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only ...
Style:
slasher, scary, homoerotic, creepy, retro ...
Audience:
date night, teen fantasy, teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural horror, gay, gay subtext, homoeroticism, homoerotic friendship, nightmare on elm street, high school, serial killer, monster, revenge, gory, gay bar ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
usa, midwest, ohio
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Biography of the British painter Francis Bacon. The movie focuses on his relationship with George Dyer, his lover. Dyer was a former small time crook.
Style:
cult classic, controversial, art film, heartbreaking, contemplative ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
art, biopic, artist, painter, lgbt, naked man, subculture, gay bar, psychology, art history, sadomasochism, doomed love ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 60s
Place:
new york, east end london, paris france, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.
Style:
sincere, emotional, visually stunning, stylized, depressing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
couples, homosexuality, infidelity, gay husband, racism, lgbtq, crumbling marriage, housewife, closeted homosexual, forbidden love, gay, divorce ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 2000s, year 1958, year 2002 ...
Place:
new england, connecticut, usa, miami, baltimore ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the dirtiest, funniest, most scandalous gay-teen-sex-comedy-parody ever, four young gay friends make a pact to lose their virginity by the end of the summer. The boys soon face giant sex toys, naked celebrities, masochistic teachers and an ...
Style:
spoof, erotic, humorous, sexual, sex comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay sex, gay relationship, gay teenager, homosexual, first gay sexual experience, homosexuality, cheerleader, gay bar, loss of virginity, gay friend ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Follows two New York city couples -- one heterosexual and one gay who explore the peaks and the valleys of their respective relationships.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, clever, realistic, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
gay relationship, gay, gay interest, gay marriage, lgbtq, couples, gay club, nothing goes right, love and romance, lgbt, gay bashing, gay son ...
Time:
80s, year 2004, year 1987
Place:
greenwich village manhattan new york city, new york, usa, new jersey, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tom and Dan's one-night stand turns into an intense power-play between captor and captive.
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay, hostage, infidelity, first gay sexual experience, gay lead character, lgbtq, kidnapping, death of wife, captive, gay bar, kidnapper kidnapped relationship ...
Place:
philadelphia
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