Best LGBT Movies of 2025
This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best LGBT Movies of 2025" contains films with the following parameters. Style: emotional, atmospheric, intense, crying, melancholic and art house. Plot: lgbt, gay, gay interest, male nudity, gay subtext, bare chested male, gay lead character, lgbtq, coming of age and identity. Genre: Drama, Romance and Comedy. Country: USA, UK and Spain.
Best LGBT Movies of 2025
TOP Movies: Honey Don't! (2025), The Parenting (2025), Mayfly (2025), Twinless (2025), The History of Sound (2025), Pillion (2025), Plainclothes (2025), The Old Guard 2 (2025), Eternity (2025), The Wedding Banquet (2025), Sauna (2025), The Chronology of Water (2025), Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025), Queens of the Dead (2025), A Keller Christmas Vacation (2025), Hot Milk (2025), Blue Film (2025), Kokuho (2025), Lesbian Space Princess (2025), Peter Hujar's Day (2025).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Honey O'Donahue, a small-town private investigator, delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.
Style:
dark comedy, neo noir, atmospheric, tense, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lesbian, skinny dipping, small town, investigation, satire, anti hero, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, corruption, investigative journalism, mysterious death, reverend ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Boyfriends Josh and Rohan plan a weekend getaway to introduce their parents, only to discover that their rental is home to a 400-year-old poltergeist.
Style:
suspense, tension, horror comedy, romantic comedy, black comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gay couple, gay, gay interest, gay romance, lgbtq, poltergeist, lgbt, haunted house, supernatural, paranormal activity, relationships, acceptance ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Emilia is a teenager with the ability to see people who are about to die shine. Always lonely and focused on the future, she is faced with reality when she sees a schoolmate shine, at the same time that she begins a love relationship with Renata, ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
lgbtq, lgbt, self discovery, female protagonist, supernatural ability, lesbian relationship, mortality, coming of age, problem, relationships, life is a bitch, love affair ...
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two young men meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an unlikely bromance.
Style:
dark comedy, sincere, crying, lgbt cinema, f word
Plot:
gay sex, gay, gay interest, male male relationship, male nudity, gay straight relations, homosexuality, friendship between men, death, twins, lie, jealousy ...
Place:
seattle, portland oregon, idaho
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Genre: Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Sweden, Italy
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.
Style:
crying, period piece, period drama
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, world war one, gay sex, gay interest, male male relationship, bare chested male, love, lgbt, lgbtq, suicide, grief ...
Time:
1920s, 1910s, 80s, year 1918, year 1919 ...
Place:
maine, kentucky, boston, new england, rome italy ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
Style:
erotic, romantic drama, crying, dark comedy, raunchy comedy
Plot:
homosexuality, gay, gay sex, bdsm, gay son, homosexual, gay interest, older man younger man relationship, bare chested male, strong sexual content, living with parents, submission ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In 1990s New York, an undercover police officer receives an assignment to lure and arrest gay men. However, he's surprised to discover a scintillating connection with one of his targets. As their secret connection deepens and internal pressure ...
Style:
intense, suspenseful, crying, independent film, f word
Plot:
gay sex, male nudity, gay, gay anal sex, bare chested male, gay interest, closeted homosexual, homosexuality, first gay sexual experience, sexual attraction, gay cruising, undercover cop ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
san francisco, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next ...
Style:
romantic drama, historical drama, wistful, period drama
Plot:
class differences, gay interest, money problems, divorce, gay, scandal, horse race, father daughter relationship, aristocrat, con man, lgbt, playwright ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
london, yorkshire
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Andy and her team of immortal warriors fight with renewed purpose as they face a powerful new foe threatening their mission to protect humanity.
Style:
action adventure, dark, psychotronic, tragic, queer cinema
Plot:
superhero, immortality, gay, villainess, good versus evil, villain, gay couple, warrior, murder, interracial romance, body horror, lgbt ...
Place:
croatia, indonesia, paris france, south korea, italy ...
Is relevant?
37K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, poignant, melancholic, existential ...
Plot:
afterlife, first love, love triangle, memory, grief, soul mate, loss, regret, second chance, longing, moral dilemma, bittersweet ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when ...
Style:
romantic comedy, multicultural, touching, emotional, uplifting
Plot:
wedding planning, korean american, family drama, immigration, identity, inheritance, friendship, grandmother, intimate, infertility, urban, comedy of manners ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
588
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Johan, a gay man in Copenhagen, revels in nightlife until meeting William, a transgender man. Their profound love challenges societal norms surrounding gender, identity, and relationships.
Style:
atmospheric, sensual, melancholic, erotic, pornographic
Plot:
gay, male nudity, gay interest, bathhouse, transgender, gay sex, lgbt, lgbtq, identity, sexuality, acceptance, empathy ...
Place:
copenhagen
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France, Latvia
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Growing up in an environment torn apart by violence and alcohol, a young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer.
Style:
reflective, intense, non-linear
Plot:
alcoholism, coming of age, female protagonist, personal growth, resilience, mental health, soul searching, escape, domestic violence, literary, university, bittersweet ...
Time:
90s
Place:
poetic realism
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.
Style:
poignant, technicolor, political drama, gay cinema
Plot:
gay interest, gay, gay sex, prison, political prisoner, jail cell, imprisonment, friendship, empathy, political repression, confined, survival ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 20th century, year 1983
Place:
argentina, latin america
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A clueless wannabe movie star moves to LA and goes viral for all the wrong reasons, only to evolve into a slightly less terrible version of himself. #blessed
Style:
smart, independent film, absurd, offbeat, mockumentary ...
Plot:
instagram, millennial, family issues, culture, dysfunctional family, cell phone, bisexual, slice of life, lgbt, satire, gay subtext, food ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When a zombie apocalypse breaks out in Brooklyn on the night of a giant warehouse party, an eclectic group of drag queens, club kids, & frenemies must put aside their drama and use their unique skills to fight against the brain-thirsty, ...
Style:
horror comedy, fast paced, intense, witty
Plot:
zombie, zombie outbreak, undead, lgbtq, apocalypse, survival, dark humor, nightlife, teamwork, urban, friendship, satire ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city
Is relevant?
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The Keller family, including the parents and their three adult children, decide to take a European river cruise touring the Christmas Markets over the holidays, and each sibling is going through their own life challenge.
Style:
crying
Plot:
christmas, family vacation, cruise ship, holiday, gay, family holiday, lgbt, choir, singing, gay interest, gay couple, sick father ...
Place:
austria, vienna
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Rose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to consult with the shamanic Dr. Gomez, a physician who could possibly hold the cure to Rose’s mystery illness, which has left her bound to a wheelchair. But in the sultry ...
Style:
emotional, independent film, art house, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, coming of age, self discovery, intimate, slow burn, escape, transformation, disability, bisexual, european, rebellion, mature ...
Place:
spain
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Brazil
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
From a repressive childhood to artistic revolution, Ney Matogrosso transforms Brazil's stages — and himself — through music, creativity and inner fire.
Style:
period piece, lgbt cinema, queer cinema, gay cinema
Plot:
male nudity, bisexual man, photograph, gay erotica, male pubic hair, bisexuality, lgbt, singer, biopic, relationships, music, self identity ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Drawn by the promise of easy money and anonymous sex, queer camboy Aaron Eagle is shocked to discover a personal connection with the mysterious stranger who has paid for his company. Over the course of one night, the two men engage in a war of words ...
Style:
dark, twisted, art house, queer cinema, moody
Plot:
fetish, sex worker, sex work, lgbtq, sexual tension, intimate, identity, manipulation, cat and mouse, confession, gay, male nudity ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
Nagasaki, 1964 – Following the death of his yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. For ...
Style:
intense, period drama
Plot:
kabuki, japanese culture, rivalry, theater, yakuza, coming of age, legacy, ambition, brotherhood, post war japan, family drama, betrayal ...
Time:
60s, year 1964, year 1980, year 1995, 80s ...
Place:
osaka japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A space princess is thrust out of her sheltered life and into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from evil incel aliens.
Style:
action packed, adult animation, absurd, raunchy comedy, psychedelic
Plot:
lesbian, female protagonist, bounty hunter, space opera, coming of age, class conflict, space, space adventure, irreverent, lgbt, spaceship, princess ...
Place:
australia
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Spain
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A recently discovered conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz in 1974 reveals a glimpse into New York City’s downtown art scene and the personal struggles and epiphanies that define an artist’s life.
Style:
reflective, art house, avant garde, experimental, period drama
Plot:
gay, gay interest, interview, artist, photography, intimate, creative process, introspection, conversation, urban, memory, epiphany ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Two dancers, opposites in all but their art, agree to train together for a competition. At first, they clash, but soon become drawn to each other.
Style:
emotional, intense, sensual, dramatic, yaoi ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, boys love, dance, rivalry, partnership, passion, ambition, chemistry, championship, dance studio, trust ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After breaking up with his partner, 76 year-old Vicente leads life the way he likes it in Maspalomas: he spends his days lying in the sun, partying, and looking for pleasure. An unexpected accident obliges him to return to San Sebastián and to the ...
Style:
heartbreaking
Plot:
male nudity, gay, retirement home, gay slur, elderly, identity, lgbtq, friendship, melancholy, loneliness, isolation, repression ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
canary islands, spain
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In 1575, the young soldier Miguel de Cervantes is captured on the high seas by Barbary pirates and taken to Algiers as a hostage. Aware that a cruel death awaits him if his family does not pay his ransom soon, he finds refuge in his passion for ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, tense, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot:
male nudity, storytelling, captivity, survival, biopic, resilience, escape plan, ransom, hostage, pow, renaissance, sea voyage ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
europe, algeria
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Adnan, a young art student, arrives in New York to spend the summer in an apartment. He interns at a gallery that exhibits the work of an older, unconventional artist he once crossed paths with. As moments from his past and present intertwine, a ...
Style:
art house, sensual, independent film, erotic drama, melancholic
Plot:
art student, intimacy, sexual tension, creative process, self discovery, coming of age, identity, sexual awakening, summer romance, erotic art, gay interest, gay sex ...
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An actor and a politician start a secret affair and together discover their fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dream of fame, the more they feel the urge to put themselves at risk.
Style:
erotic drama, controversial, political drama
Plot:
gay erotica, gay interest, gay sex, gay, exhibitionism, fetish, affair, public sex, voyeurism, double life, secret relationship, taboo ...
Place:
brazil
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
One summer, Dídac travels by bike along the Danube with his family, starting where the river first emerges in Germany. As they journey downstream, he begins seeing a mysterious boy, Alexander, who appears and disappears in the water. Dídac feels ...
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, atmospheric, emotional, psychological
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gay cruising, gay interest, coming of age, self discovery, summer, memory, longing, identity, family drama, loss of innocence, bittersweet, cycling ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Nina is an elderly woman who lives alone and feels distressed by the increasing violence in her neighborhood. Amidst conflicts with her neighbors, she decides to film the movement of drug traffickers from her window, hoping to assist the police. ...
Plot:
favela, transgender, biopic, strong female lead, criminal, murder, drug traffic, chief of police, drug use, boy, old woman, journalist ...
Place:
rio de janeiro
Is relevant?
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