All of Us Strangers (2023)

All of Us Strangers (2023)

[10] Most films are designed with universal appeal to attract the widest possible audience. But some of the most powerful films you'll ever see are the ones -- the very rare few -- written and directed with such specificity and…
Spoiler Alert (2022)

Spoiler Alert (2022)

[6] Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and Ben Aldridge star in this gay twist on Love Story, based on the autobiographical book by Michael Ausiello. Parsons is the shy, awkward guy and Aldridge plays the cool, outgoing one. Somehow,…
Bros (2022)

Bros (2022)

[4] Two New York men with commitment issues attempt a relationship, but their own insecurities threaten to prevent anything long-term from developing. Yes, Bros is a big studio gay rom-com, a rarity that would have been cause for celebration thirty…
Summer of 85 (2020)

Summer of 85 (2020)

[5] Director François Ozon (8 Women, Swimming Pool) adapts a French young adult novel (Aiden Chambers' Dance on My Grave) about a sixteen-year-old boy who falls in love with a slightly older boy who rescues him when his sailboat capsizes…
Maurice (1987)

Maurice (1987)

[6] James Wilby and Hugh Grant star as young lovers driven apart by oppressive heteronormativity in pre-World War I England. The two meet in college and cautiously profess their love for one another. But when a fellow gay student is…
The Power of the Dog (2021)

The Power of the Dog (2021)

[8] Just as she did with The Piano nearly thirty years ago, director Jane Campion exposes the tragic consequences of rigid gender conformity in The Power of the Dog. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as a deeply closeted gay cattle rancher in…
Trick (1999)

Trick (1999)

[6] One night in the Big Apple, two young gay guys -- one a timid writer of musicals, the other a go-go dancer -- try to hook up for a one night stand. With both their apartments otherwise occupied, where…
A Home at the End of the World (2004)

A Home at the End of the World (2004)

[7] Colin Farrell stars as a free-spirited young man who enters into a romantic triangle with a woman (Robin Wright) and his boyhood friend (Dallas Roberts). A Home at the End of the World, based on the novel by Michael…
Poster Boy (2004)

Poster Boy (2004)

[6] A selfish senator forces his closeted gay son to be the poster boy for his re-election campaign. Meanwhile, an AIDS activist plans to publicly 'out' the son during a college campaign stop. Trouble is, the senator's son and the…
King Cobra (2016)

King Cobra (2016)

[7] Christian Slater and James Franco star in this true story about rival gay porn producers fighting over a rising star named Brent Corrigan (Garrett Clayton). Slater gives Corrigan his start, but when Corrigan learns he's being paid peanuts compared…