Gay Parents in Movies and TV Series
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1. Knock at the Cabin (2023)
R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird
Votes: 115,309
2. Patrik, Age 1.5 (2008)
Unrated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Swedish gay couple adopt what they think is an 18-month-old orphan, only to meet their new son, a 15-year-old homophobic delinquent.
Director: Ella Lemhagen | Stars: Gustaf Skarsgård, Torkel Petersson, Tom Ljungman, Amanda Davin
Votes: 10,393 | Gross: $0.06M
3. Fatherhood Dreams (2007)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
Four gay men allow us into their intimate world of fatherhood.
Director: Julia Ivanova
Votes: 47
4. In the Family (2011)
Not Rated | 169 min | Drama, Romance
When his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.
Director: Patrick Wang | Stars: Sebastian Banes, Patrick Wang, Trevor St. John, Lisa Altomare
Votes: 980 | Gross: $0.02M
5. My Straight Son (2012)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Fashion photographer, Diego suddenly needs to care for the teenage son he's not seen in years just as his boyfriend is put in a coma from a brutal assault. Father and son must grow to understand each others' worlds to face other problems.
Director: Miguel Ferrari | Stars: Guillermo Garcia, Ignacio Montes, Hilda Abrahamz, Carolina Torres
Votes: 2,254
6. The Other Family (2011)
127 min | Drama
The story of Hendrix, a 7-year-old child that's been abandoned by his crack-addict mother Nina. Ivana, her best friend rescues him, however, she can't take care of him because of an ongoing... See full summary »
Director: Gustavo Loza | Stars: Jorge Salinas, Luis Roberto Guzmán, Ana Serradilla, Bruno Loza
Votes: 894
7. Daddy and Papa (2002)
57 min | Documentary
Daddy & Papa explores the lives of gay men who have made a decision that is both traditional and revolutionary: to raise kids themselves.
Director: Johnny Symons | Star: Johnny Symons
Votes: 129
8. Credence (I) (2015)
29 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Redefining the way LGBT people are shown on screen, Credence tells the story of a family torn apart during the last evacuation on earth after violent storms have made survival impossible. ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Buonaiuto | Stars: Anthony Topham, Alex Hammond, Tia Kenny, Jamie Thompson
Votes: 36
9. Falling (I) (2020)
R | 112 min | Drama
John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.
Director: Viggo Mortensen | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Laura Linney, Terry Chen
Votes: 6,973
10. Beginners (2010)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer and that he has a young male lover.
Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic
Votes: 94,816 | Gross: $5.79M
11. Death at a Funeral (2010)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies.
Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Keith David, Loretta Devine
Votes: 53,652 | Gross: $42.74M
12. 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: 382,180 | Gross: $83.04M
13. 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: 100,593 | Gross: $124.06M
14. 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
15. Modern Family (2009–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
Votes: 483,457
16. Ideal Home (2018)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
A bickering gay couple must suddenly deal with the unexpected task of raising a 10-year-old boy.
Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd, Jesse Luken, Evan Bittencourt
Votes: 11,614
17. Our Son (2023)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama
A divorcing couple fight over the custody of their 8-year-old son.
Director: Bill Oliver | Stars: Luke Evans, Robin Weigert, Andrew Rannells, Phylicia Rashad
Votes: 936
18. Camp (2013)
43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Little Otter Family Camp is a wicked slice of lake-side heaven. Parents decompress with gin while teenagers make gleeful mischief and fall in and out of love.
Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Thom Green, Dena Kaplan, Tim Pocock
Votes: 2,565
19. The Invisible Thread (2022)
109 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A teenage son of two fathers makes a documentary about his parents but is surprised when a real-life plot twist occurs in his family.
Director: Marco Simon Puccioni | Stars: Filippo Timi, Francesco Scianna, Francesco Gheghi, Giulia Maenza
Votes: 2,488
20. Wandering Heart (2021)
Unrated | 112 min | Drama
It follows an angst-ridden father, Santiago, whose emotional crisis is exacerbated by a complex and intense relationship with his teenage daughter who seeks to break free from him.
Director: Leonardo Brzezicki | Stars: Leonardo Sbaraglia, Miranda de la Serna, Eva Llorach, Iván González
Votes: 645
21. The Falls: Covenant of Grace (2016)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Romance
This third and final film of the Falls trilogy revisits former Mormon missionaries Chris and RJ, six years after they first fell in love and were disciplined for it, as they formulate a plan to be together at long last.
Director: Jon Garcia | Stars: Nick Ferrucci, Benjamin Farmer, Curtis Edward Jackson, Bruce Jennings
Votes: 1,185
22. Any Day Now (I) (2012)
R | 98 min | Drama
In the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.
Director: Travis Fine | Stars: Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher
Votes: 6,575 | Gross: $0.20M
23. That Certain Summer (1972 TV Movie)
73 min | Drama
Teenager Nick Salter visits his divorced father Doug and meets Dad's new friend Gary McLain. But Doug enjoys Gary's company more than the company of women. Nick must then learn to deal with Doug's homosexuality.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Martin Sheen, Joe Don Baker, Marlyn Mason
Votes: 492
24. Comme les autres (2008)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
They were the perfect loving couple, well, almost. Emmanuel wanted a child but Philippe didn't. One day, however, Emmanuel decides to take the plunge, at the risk of losing Philippe. But how do you make a child when you are gay?
Director: Vincent Garenq | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Pilar López de Ayala, Pascal Elbé, Anne Brochet
Votes: 1,421
25. Chef's Special (2008)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
Javier Cámara (Talk to Her) stars as Chef Maxi, a culinary genius/drama queen with too much on his plate.
Director: Nacho G. Velilla | Stars: Javier Cámara, Lola Dueñas, Fernando Tejero, Benjamín Vicuña
Votes: 2,242
26. Get Your Stuff (2000)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A wealthy professional gay couple, who wish to adopt children, see their lives turned topsy turvy when they take in two misbehaving brothers, supposedly just for one night.
Director: Max Mitchell | Stars: Cameron Watson, Anthony Meindl, Elaine Hendrix, Grady Hutt
Votes: 624
27. Two Men and a Baby (1994)
7 min | Documentary, Short
Ray and Tyrone are raising Ray's nephew Eric, whose mother died of AIDS-related illness. When Eric contracts pneumonia, they discover that he is HIV positive. A poignant story of living with AIDS and family love.
Director: Juanita Mohammed
28. Spinnin' (2007)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Spinnin' is a wonderfully exuberant, multi-layered Spanish drama. MADRID 1995. Garate and Omar are young, gay and in love, and want to have a child. After failed attempts with their female ... See full summary »
Director: Eusebio Pastrana | Stars: Damián Alcolea, Matilde Alcázar, María Brea, Ainhoa Calles
Votes: 184
29. After That Party (2019)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Leo had never imagined he would see his Dad kissing another man in the middle of a party - Until it happened. Now, with the help of Carol, his best friend, he has to find the most perfect ... See full summary »
Director: Caio Scot | Stars: Mel Carvalho, Lucas Drummond, Charles Fricks
Votes: 136
30. Raising Heroes (1996)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
A succesful gay couple is in the process of adopting a child when one of them witnesses a mob hit.
Director: Douglas Langway | Stars: Troy Sostillio, Henry White, Edmond Sorel, Stewart Groves
Votes: 122
31. That's a Family (2000)
35 min | Documentary, Short
With courage and humor, the children in That's a Family! take viewers on a tour through their lives as they speak candidly about what it's like to grow up in a family with parents of ... See full summary »
Director: Debra Chasnoff
Votes: 13
32. A Normal Life (I) (2003)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
In this award-winning drama, a man must decide between being a gay parent, or giving in to the demands of his family and give up his son so that the child may have "A Normal Life."
Directors: Hugo Berkeley, Dewey Moss, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Kelly AuCoin, Dewey Moss, Fernando Arze Echalar, Eric Christie
Votes: 18
33. Violet's Visit (1997)
84 min | Comedy, Drama
Violet, a fiesty 15 year-old who prefers the nickname "Scooter" , decides to run away from her boring life in a small town and goes to visit with the father she has never seen. She believes... See full summary »
Director: Richard Turner | Stars: Rebecca Smart, Graham Harvey, David Franklin, Caleb Packham
Votes: 120
34. Le coeur découvert (1986)
106 min | Romance
When 24 year old apiring actor Mathieu meets and falls for 39 year old Jean-Marc who has just ended a seven year relationship, things are not all roses. In addition to their age difference ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Yves Laforce | Stars: Michel Poirier, Gilles Renaud
Votes: 13
35. Transparent (2006)
61 min | Documentary
A documentary about 19 female-to-male transsexuals from 14 different states who have given birth and, in most instances, gone on to raise their biological children.
Director: Jules Rosskam | Star: Josh Moltane
Votes: 23
36. A Family Portrait (2011)
16 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
"A Family Portrait" follows two men as they discover the meaning of love, social expectations and what it is to be a family in 21st century America. A story about a gay couple raising two ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeffrey Haig, Melissa Leu | Stars: Devin Jericiau, Dylan Jericiau, John Jericiau, Alen Voskanian
37. Papas (2002)
35 min | Short
A look at two young gay men raising adopted siblings. The details shown highlight the commonality of the challenges of raising children regardless of the sexual orientation of the parents.
Director: Martin Gypkens | Stars: Martin Kluge, Christian Ebert, Annika Feyerabend, Paul Denfeld
Votes: 28
38. Paternity Leave (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four years into his first stable relationship, a man finds out that he is pregnant with his partner's baby.
Director: Matt Riddlehoover | Stars: Jacob York, Charlie David, Chris Salvatore, Britten Tillinghast
Votes: 1,725
39. 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
40. Cachorro (2004)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
Pedro, a gay man with an active social life and many friends, takes in his nephew Bernardo for a couple weeks. When the arrangement becomes permanent , Pedro turns to his friends for guidance as he and Bernardo forge a household together.
Director: Miguel Albaladejo | Stars: José Luis García-Pérez, David Castillo, Empar Ferrer, Elvira Lindo
Votes: 3,686 | Gross: $0.10M
41. The Adopters (2019)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
MartÌn wants to adopt a child, but his partner harbours many doubts due to his own adopted upbringing. When MartÌn enters a support group for adoptive parents, their relationship faces a trial.
Director: Daniel Gimelberg | Stars: Diego Gentile, Rafael Spregelburd, Marina Bellati, Valeria Lois
Votes: 150
42. Baby Steps (II) (2015)
TV-MA | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Danny, a Taiwanese-American man, and his partner Tate long to have a baby, but the complex world of international surrogacy is further complicated by Danny's well-meaning but extremely ... See full summary »
Director: Barney Cheng | Stars: Tzi Ma, Ellyn Jameson, Nadège August, Aalok Mehta
Votes: 348
43. Fathers (I) (2016)
TV-G | 96 min | Drama, Romance
'LOVE' starts with two people, but 'FAMILY' is more than just the two.
Director: Palatpol Mingpornpichit | Stars: Arituch Pipattangkul, Sinjai Plengpanich, Nat Sakdatorn, Utt
Votes: 395
44. It's All Relative (2003–2004)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
So you think Romeo and Juliet had family issues? Listen to this: Bobby is a bartender and the only son of gregarious, salt-of-the-earth Irish Catholic parents from Boston. His fiancée Liz, ... See full summary »
Stars: Lenny Clarke, Harriet Sansom Harris, Reid Scott, Maggie Lawson
Votes: 336
45. Better Half (2015)
110 min | Drama
For years, Tony and Leo have been a happy couple. They had always talked about having a child... someday. So when a sickly infant is abandoned at a local hospital, Tony sees it as a sign. ... See full summary »
Director: Michelle Clay | Stars: Jaimie Fauth, Grant Landry, Avie Weber, Matt Orduna
Votes: 169
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