List of feature films with gay characters

The following is a list of feature films with fictional and factual gay characters. The films were released theatrically, direct-to-video, or on a streaming platform (non-linear network).

Films are in alphabetical order by year of release. Titles beginning with determiners "A", "An", and "The" are alphabetized by the first significant word.

20th century

1900–1959

1960–1969

1970–1979

1980–1989

1990–1999

21st century

2000–2004

2005–2009

2010–2014

2015–2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Notes

See also

• List of feature films with lesbian characters
• List of feature films with bisexual characters
• List of feature films with transgender characters
• List of film franchises with LGBT characters
• List of made-for-television films with LGBT characters
• List of LGBT-related films
• List of LGBT-related films by year
• Films about intersex

References

Further reading

• Barrios, Richard (2003). Screened Out: Playing Gay in Hollywood from Edison to Stonewall (1st ed.). United Kingdom: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415923286.
• Davies, Steven Paul (2008). Out at the Movies: A History of Gay Cinema (1st ed.). Harpenden, United Kingdom: Kamera Books. ISBN 978-1842432914.
• Hadleigh, Boze (1993). The Lavender Screen: The Gay and Lesbian Films: Their Stars, Makers, Characters,and Critics. New York: Citadel Press. ISBN 0806513411.
• Russo, Vito (25 June 1979). "The Closet Syndrome: Gays in Hollywood". The Village Voice. (2019 reprint)