Great Real Gay Films
by bdsubaj | created - 10 Jun 2018 | updated - 10 Jun 2018 | PublicSome of my favorite gay movies that actually have gay themes and not just a gay character or just a favorite of the LGBTQ Community.
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1. Flawless (1999)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama
An ultraconservative security guard suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons with the drag queen next door.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Chris Bauer
Votes: 20,006 | Gross: $4.49M
2. In & Out (1997)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck, Matt Dillon
Votes: 44,157 | Gross: $63.86M
3. Kiss Me, Guido (1997)
R | 86 min | Comedy
Warren has an extra room in his apartment (and is five months behind on the rent) after his lover moves out, so a friend places an ad on his behalf for a GWM roommate. Frankie, a pizza ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Vitale | Stars: Nick Scotti, Anthony Barrile, Anthony DeSando, Craig Chester
Votes: 2,119 | Gross: $1.83M
4. I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
R | 98 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
A cop turns con man once he comes out of the closet. Once imprisoned, he meets the second love of his life, whom he'll stop at nothing to be with.
Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro
Votes: 99,772 | Gross: $2.04M
5. Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Brian Kerwin
Votes: 7,818 | Gross: $4.87M
6. Jeffrey (1995)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A poignant romantic comedy about the quest for love and intimacy in the age of AIDS. A story of a thirtyish gay actor/waiter who decides to become celibate...the risk of AIDS has taken all the joy from sex.
Director: Christopher Ashley | Stars: Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Peter Jacobson, Tom Cayler
Votes: 6,767 | Gross: $3.49M
7. The Birdcage (1996)
R | 117 min | Comedy
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 100,590 | Gross: $124.06M
8. La Cage aux Folles (1978)
R | 97 min | Comedy
The manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple. Madness ensues when his straight son brings home a fiancée and her ultra-conservative parents to meet them.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Rémi Laurent
Votes: 11,907 | Gross: $20.42M
9. La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
R | 102 min | Comedy
The titular gay couple become involved with local cops and foreign spies when one of them unwittingly obtains a roll of stolen microfilm.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Galabru
Votes: 2,235 | Gross: $6.95M
10. La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy
Third (and final) of the La Cage aux Folles series has Renato's drag queen lover Albin learning he can inherit a vast fortune from a distant relative. But the catch; Albin must marry (a ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Antonella Interlenghi, Saverio Vallone
Votes: 902 | Gross: $0.35M
11. Maurice (1987)
R | 140 min | Drama, Romance
Two English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up Maurice and marries. While staying with Clive and his wife, Maurice discovers romance in the arms of the gamekeeper Alec.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: James Wilby, Rupert Graves, Hugh Grant, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 23,574 | Gross: $3.13M
12. The Imitation Game (2014)
PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech
Votes: 824,963 | Gross: $91.13M
13. The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An insight into the turbulent lives and loves of a gay clique based in Los Angeles.
Director: Greg Berlanti | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Dean Cain, Zach Braff, Ben Weber
Votes: 8,183 | Gross: $1.74M
14. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing
Votes: 36,546 | Gross: $36.47M
15. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Music
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Rebel Penfold-Russell
Votes: 55,052 | Gross: $11.22M
16. The Sum of Us (1994)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
A widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for "Miss Right," his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for "Mr. Right."
Directors: Geoff Burton, Kevin Dowling | Stars: Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe, John Polson, Deborah Kennedy
Votes: 5,826 | Gross: $2.51M
17. Breakfast with Scot (2007)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Eric, a sports announcer and former hockey player, doesn't know how to deal with the flamboyant young boy to whom he and his partner suddenly become guardians.
Director: Laurie Lynd | Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman, Noah Bernett, Benz Antoine
Votes: 3,251 | Gross: $0.05M
18. And the Band Played On (1993 TV Movie)
PG | 141 min | Drama, History
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau, Nathalie Baye
Votes: 11,005
19. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
R | 134 min | Drama, Romance
Ennis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid
Votes: 382,168 | Gross: $83.04M
20. eCupid (2011)
TV-14 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A gay man nearing 30, and in a 7-year relationship rut, taps into an otherworldly Internet ad that starts omnisciently controlling his life.
Director: J.C. Calciano | Stars: Houston Rhines, Noah Schuffman, Matt Lewis, Andy Anderson
Votes: 2,419
21. The 10 Year Plan (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Best friends make a pact to be together in a decade if neither finds love. With two months left until their deadline, they both scramble to find someone to avoid being each other's last resort.
Director: J.C. Calciano | Stars: Jack Turner, Michael Adam Hamilton, Teri Reeves, Moronai Kanekoa
Votes: 4,571
22. Milk (I) (2008)
R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Votes: 179,852 | Gross: $31.84M
23. Capote (2005)
R | 114 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.
Director: Bennett Miller | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener, Allie Mickelson
Votes: 140,753 | Gross: $28.75M
24. Wilde (1997)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The turmoil in poet/playwright Oscar Wilde's life after he discovers his homosexuality.
Director: Brian Gilbert | Stars: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle
Votes: 18,125 | Gross: $2.16M
25. G.B.F. (2013)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
What happens after Tanner is outed by his classmates and becomes the title "gay best friend" for three high school queen bees?
Director: Darren Stein | Stars: Michael J. Willett, Paul Iacono, Sasha Pieterse, Andrea Bowen
Votes: 11,428
26. Cherry Pop (2017)
79 min | Comedy, Musical
A bawdy, uproarious comedy about a newcomer's wild night in a down-and-out drag club. Starring Caldwell Tidicue (Bob The Drag Queen), Tempest DuJour, Detox, Mayhem Miller and Latrice Royale.
Director: Assaad Yacoub | Stars: Lars Berge, Toccara Jones, Jared Carlson, Dennis Meador
Votes: 1,555
27. Pride (I) (2014)
R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
Director: Matthew Warchus | Stars: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine
Votes: 61,620
28. Straight-Jacket (2004)
TV-MA | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
In 1950's Hollywood, movie star Guy Stone must marry a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally has no idea her marriage is a sham, though, and turns Guy's life upside-down. Then he falls in love.
Director: Richard Day | Stars: Matt Letscher, Carrie Preston, Adam Greer, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 947 | Gross: $0.05M
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