Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "gay-self-loathing"

1. Angels in America (2003)

TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Several disparate but connected individuals go through the AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s.

Stars: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary-Louise Parker

Votes: 29,807

2. Uncle Frank (2020)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina, for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover, Walid.

Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Steve Zahn

Votes: 23,008

3. The Boys in the Band (2020)

R | 121 min | Drama

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.

Director: Joe Mantello | Stars: Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells

Votes: 18,023

4. The Detective (1968)

Approved | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

While grappling with his wife's infidelity, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a gay man, which he discovers is linked to official corruption involving sex and drugs.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman

Votes: 4,158 | Gross: $14.30M

5. Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance

In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.

Director: Kuang-Hui Liu | Stars: Edward Chen, Jing-Hua Tseng, Leon Dai, Shih-Sian Wang

Votes: 7,908

6. The Boys in the Band (1970)

R | 118 min | Drama

Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual accidentally intrudes on a homosexual party.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Kenneth Nelson, Peter White, Leonard Frey, Frederick Combs

Votes: 5,896 | Gross: $7.63M

7. Someone Has to Die (2020)

TV-MA | 149 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The story begins with a young boy being asked by his parents to return to Spain to meet his fiance. He returns accompanied by Lazaro, a mysterious ballet dancer.

Stars: Cecilia Suárez, Ernesto Alterio, Alejandro Speitzer, Isaac Hernández

Votes: 5,656

8. Priest (1994)

R | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A homosexual Catholic priest finds out during confessional that a young girl is being sexually abused by her father, and has to decide how to deal with both that secret and his own.

Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Cathy Tyson

Votes: 11,039 | Gross: $4.18M

9. Head On (1998)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Romance

A 19 year old Greek Australian youth struggles with his sexual identity and has one clumsy heterosexual and several homosexual encounters.

Director: Ana Kokkinos | Stars: Alex Dimitriades, Elle Mandalis, Damien Fotiou, Alex Papps

Votes: 4,627 | Gross: $0.38M

10. Floating Skyscrapers (2013)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance

The story of a young man discovering his homosexuality, while his girlfriend tries to cling onto him.

Director: Tomasz Wasilewski | Stars: Mateusz Banasiuk, Marta Nieradkiewicz, Bartosz Gelner, Katarzyna Herman

Votes: 3,232

11. Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)

R | 110 min | Drama

A dramatic expose of the lives of a group of gays who meet in a New York City bar on Christmas Eve.

Director: Mervyn Nelson | Stars: Tom Bade, James Murdock, Paul Blake, Gary Campbell

Votes: 367 | Gross: $0.12M

12. Eyes Wide Open (2009)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance

A married, Orthodox, Jerusalem butcher and Jewish father of four falls in love with his handsome, 22-year-old male apprentice, triggering the suspicions of his wife and the disapproval of his Orthodox community.

Director: Haim Tabakman | Stars: Zohar Strauss, Ran Khalil Danker, Tinkerbell, Tzahi Grad

Votes: 6,573 | Gross: $0.02M

13. Braking for Whales (2019)

103 min | Comedy, Drama

A dysfunctional brother and sister are forced to come to terms with each other and themselves over their recently deceased mother's final wish.

Director: Sean McEwen | Stars: Tom Felton, Tammin Sursok, Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Koechner

Votes: 541

14. Drown (I) (2015)

Unrated | 93 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller

Three surf lifesavers on a big night out. Jealousy, homophobic fears and unrequited lust culminate in a tragic booze-fueled episode of near-fatal bullying.

Director: Dean Francis | Stars: Matt Levett, Maya Stange, Jack Matthews, Harry Cook

Votes: 1,577 | Gross: $0.00M

15. Four (I) (2012)

R | 75 min | Drama, Romance

On a hot 4th of July night, sparks fly between four people as they test the limits and possibilities of their own freedom.

Director: Joshua Sanchez | Stars: E.J. Bonilla, Emory Cohen, Aja Naomi King, Wendell Pierce

Votes: 580

16. Túnel de lavado (2023)

29 min | Short, Drama

Two boys from a soccer team disguise their love relationship as sheer friendship so as not to be discovered. One night of passion inside a car wash could trigger a different path in their lives.

Director: Lucas Sogas | Stars: Xavier Arqué, Marc Baltà, Edu de Guirior, Álvaro Lucas

Votes: 10

17. Beauty (2011)

Unrated | 99 min | Drama

Portrait of a closeted gay husband/father living a life of quiet middle-aged desperation who becomes fixated on a friend's handsome collegiate son, leading to an incident.

Director: Oliver Hermanus | Stars: Deon Lotz, Charlie Keegan, Michelle Scott, Albert Maritz

Votes: 2,009

18. Coming Out (I) (1989)

Unrated | 113 min | Drama, Romance

A young teacher in East Berlin struggles with accepting his homosexuality.

Director: Heiner Carow | Stars: Matthias Freihof, Dagmar Manzel, Dirk Kummer, Michael Gwisdek

Votes: 1,840

19. The Falls: Testament of Love (2013)

Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, Romance

Chris and RJ reunite five years after coming out to their families and their church as gay men, where the factors that led to their separation are revealed as they mourn the death of their mutual friend Rodney.

Director: Jon Garcia | Stars: Nick Ferrucci, Benjamin Farmer, Hannah Barefoot, Bruce Jennings

Votes: 1,941

20. Save Me (2007)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance

A sex and drug-addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction," where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.

Director: Robert Cary | Stars: Jeremy Glazer, Chad Allen, David Petruzzi, Arron Shiver

Votes: 2,140 | Gross: $0.08M

21. Kanarie (2018)

Unrated | 123 min | Drama, Musical, War

Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's travelling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity.

Director: Christiaan Olwagen | Stars: Schalk Bezuidenhout, Hannes Otto, Germandt Geldenhuys, Gérard Rudolf

Votes: 717

22. Rock Haven (2007)

Not Rated | 78 min | Drama, Romance

Brady (Sean Hoagland), who will shortly be going away to college, is a shy, introspective 18 year old, who moves to the coastal seaside town of Rock Haven with his overprotective, widowed ... See full summary »

Director: David Lewis | Stars: Sean Hoagland, Owen Alabado, Laura Jane Coles, Katheryn Hecht

Votes: 1,667

23. Stonewall (1995)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A group of homosexual people try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.

Director: Nigel Finch | Stars: Guillermo Diaz, Frederick Weller, Brendan Corbalis, Duane Boutte

Votes: 1,740 | Gross: $0.62M

24. Broken Vows (1987 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A ghetto priest has doubts about his calling and when he gives the last rites to a murder victim, he decides to help the man's girlfriend find his killers.

Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Annette O'Toole, M. Emmet Walsh, Milo O'Shea

Votes: 358

25. Dragonfly Boy (2021)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

Freshly 21-year-old Graham is currently in a battle over who he is and who he loves. In a world full of opinions and self-hatred, we watch as he endures this struggle and how he grows with himself and the amazing people around him.

Director: Jake Hotaling | Stars: Ethan Rhoad, Maddie Touri, Daniel Khat, Danielle Jarosz

Votes: 94

26. Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me (2008 TV Movie)

57 min | Biography

In the 1950s Frankie Howerd, the famous radio and film comedian, meets a young waiter Dennis Heymer, who, like himself, is a closet homosexual.

Director: John Alexander | Stars: David Walliams, Rafe Spall, Peter Sandys-Clarke, Sally Leonard

Votes: 172

27. 20 Male Gay NYC (2012 Video)

Not Rated | 11 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

Gay men talking about gay men.

Director: Blake Pruitt | Stars: Alden, Alex, Andrew, Cole

Votes: 36

28. O Beautiful (2002)

29 min | Short, Drama

Being gay bashed and left in a corn field in rural America takes an unusual turn when one of the bashers returns with remorse and a secret.

Director: Alan Brown | Stars: Jay Gillespie, David Clayton Rogers

Votes: 657

29. Licensed to Kill (1997)

76 min | Documentary

Winner of both the Directors and Filmmakers Trophy awards at the Sundance Film Festival, "Licensed to Kill" goes behind the media headlines of recent high-profile anti-gay murders to ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Dong | Stars: Donald Aldrich, Corey Burley, Raymond Childs, William Cross

Votes: 238

30. Verde verde (2012)

74 min | Drama

A paramedic of naval merchant meets a young computer engineer, aspiring pilot, and invites him to his hangar, where he reveals his true personality. An ambivalent game starts for all night long.

Director: Enrique Pineda Barnet | Stars: Héctor Noas, Carlos Miguel Caballero, Farah Maria, Rocío García

Votes: 52

31. Femme (2018)

Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Comedy

Rejected for being FEMME, Carson journeys toward self-acceptance by way of a manic existential crisis and a drag-queen fairy godmother.

Director: Alden Peters | Stars: Corey Camperchioli, Derek Klena, Stephanie Hsu, Jay Rivera

Votes: 29

32. Gay Republicans (2004 TV Movie)

63 min | Documentary

In 2004, Log Cabin -- the Gay Republican Club -- was put to the test. President Bush's unequivocal opposition to gay marriage presented them with a stark choice, whether to be good ... See full summary »

Director: Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Maurice Bonamigo, Carla Halbrook, Terry William Hamilton, Mark Harris

Votes: 115

33. Empty (2014)

10 min | Short, Drama

Rein (36) is a seasoned fisherman. When the younger Job comes to work on board for the first time, previously repressed feelings are awoken in Rein. Imprisoned by the boat, Rein is unable to escape his growing desires and a crisis looms.

Director: Flynn Von Kleist | Stars: Ali Ben Horsting, Jim Deddes, Mike Meijer, Jack Vecht

Votes: 25

34. Be - Skitne, syndige meg (2001)

50 min | Documentary

Bjørn-Erik was a 19 year old devoted Christian. When he determined that he was gay who decided to kill himself rather than living a "dirty and sinful" life. Through excerpts from his diary ... See full summary »

Director: Jan Dalchow

Votes: 19

35. Deadline (V) (2014)

25 min | Short, Drama, Mystery

Joshua Chan is a 17-year-old closet gay who suffers from self-loathing. Reserved, distant and always anxious nobody really knows him until he writes a story, revealing his inner self.

Director: Igor Cruz | Stars: Curt Delfin, Abner Delina, Cj Francisco, Steffi Jao

36. Way Out There (2012)

34 min | Documentary, Short, Biography | Completed

A filmmaker, formerly married and the father of two young children, goes on a journey to find his gay tribe after coming out. The voyage of discovery, shot over a three year period, is a ... See full summary »

Director: Steve McNamee

37. Straight Out (2003)

56 min | Documentary

Nine Icelandic gay teens tell us about their lives in their frozen corner of the world. Feeling excluded, experimenting with drugs and sex, finding others like themselves, self hatred, ... See full summary »

Directors: Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, Þorvaldur Kristinsson | Stars: Alfred Hauksson, Ásthór Heimisson Heimer, Heidar Reyr Ágústsson

Votes: 21

38. Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode: A Private Life (2001)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

A gay couple is attacked and one of them is killed, causing controversy among the family and a confession to be made.

Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose

Votes: 2,335

39. Sleeper Cell (2005–2006)
Episode: Home (2006)

TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The future of the Cell will be changed forever when Darwyn receives a special delivery from a newly energized Farik.

Director: Charles S. Dutton | Stars: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Thekla Reuten

Votes: 110

40. Sleeper Cell (2005–2006)
Episode: Faith (2006)

TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

FBI agent Darwyn Al-Sayeed must risk blowing his cover to stop a cell member who embarks on a deadly vendetta against a progressive Islamic televangelist.

Director: Guy Ferland | Stars: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Thekla Reuten

Votes: 107

41. Our America with Lisa Ling (2011– )
Episode: Pray the Gay Away? (2011)

News

Lisa Ling asks whether it is possible to be gay and Christian at the same time.

Director: Courtney Thompson Hutchens | Stars: Lisa Ling, Alan Campbell

42. True Life (1998–2020)
Episode: I Want to Be Straight (2011)

TV-14 | 41 min | Documentary, Romance

On this episode of True Life you'll meet two young people who once considered themselves gay... and now are doing everything they can to be straight.