In & Out (1997)

In & Out (1997)

[6] Kevin Kline headlines this comedy about a small-town Indiana drama teacher whose life is turned upside down when a student 'outs' him in his Academy Awards acceptance speech. At first the funny thing is that Kline's character isn't gay.…
Boy Erased (2018)

Boy Erased (2018)

[8] Joel Edgerton (The Gift) brings Garrard Conley's true story of dangerous, misguided gay conversion therapy to the big screen with the help of Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe. Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) plays…
Streamers (1983)

Streamers (1983)

[7] Robert Altman directs this adaptation of David Rabe's award-winning stage play about four young Vietnam draftees who let their fears and insecurities get the better of them after one of them reveals he's gay. Streamers is a character study that…
Love, Simon (2018)

Love, Simon (2018)

[8] Nick Robinson (Jurassic World, Kings of Summer) stars as a closeted high school student who carries on an anonymous email relationship with another closeted student, all while trying to gather the courage to 'come out' to his family and…
The Children’s Hour (1961)

The Children’s Hour (1961)

[8] Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine co-star as women running their own private girls' school in The Children's Hour. Hepburn's character is about to get married to James Garner and MacLaine's character is pretty melancholy about it. But all their…
Surrender, Dorothy (2006)

Surrender, Dorothy (2006)

[6] After her daughter dies in a car accident, a mother spends a month with the deceased woman's friends to try and learn more about her in this talkative made-for-TV drama. Diane Keaton stars as the mother, whose abrasive presence…
Beach Rats (2017)

Beach Rats (2017)

[6] Writer/director Eliza Hittman takes us inside the secretive life of a teen boy trying to figure out if he's straight or gay. He's clearly attracted to men and hooks up with several older ones he meets online. But he's…
Tea and Sympathy (1956)

Tea and Sympathy (1956)

[6] Vincente Minnelli sheds a bright light on gender politics in this story of a bullied teenager who finds solace with his college housemaster's wife. It is fascinating to watch a film deal with mysogyny and homophobia at a time…
Call Me By Your Name (2017)

Call Me By Your Name (2017)

[10] In picturesque Italy, 1983, a seventeen-year-old boy falls in love with an older man who is working as his father's research assistant. That's it. That's all Call Me By Your Name is about. And it's marvelous. So many other…
Heights (2004)

Heights (2004)

[7] Director Chris Terrio tackles a New York City slice of life flick that follows five different characters through the course of 24 hours. There's a pretentiousness about the way in which the characters end up being related, but it's…