2022 Gay Themed Movies/Shows
Gay interest movies released in 2022. This is not an LGBTQ list.
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- DirectorBryan DarlingJesse Finley ReedStarsMatt BomerBrian BuzziniParvesh CheenaA nostalgic and colorful peek behind the pages and personalities of International Male, one of the most ubiquitous and sought-after mail-order catalogs of the '80s and '90s.
- DirectorHarshavardhan KulkarniStarsRajkummar RaoBhumi PednekarChum DarangShardul Thakur Flaglot and Suman Singh enter into a marriage of convenience but chaos ensues when her unhinged girlfriend comes to stay with them.
- DirectorBogna KowalczykStarsAndrzej SzwanAn openly gay man organized underground parties and after curfew salons of men inside private apartments. He enthusiastically took up drag, despite a fiercely homophobic culture, to free himself from the stifling correctness of the 80s.
- DirectorNicholas StollerStarsBilly EichnerLuke MacfarlaneGuy BranumTwo men with commitment problems attempt a relationship.
- DirectorLukas DhontStarsEden DambrineGustav De WaeleÉmilie DequenneThe intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi's mother. "Close" is a film about friendship and responsibility.
- DirectorIdan HaguelStarsShlomi BertonovAriel WolfLena FraifeldCenters around Ben, a politically liberal, gay man who tries to improve his neighborhood in the slums of south Tel Aviv by planting a tree on his street.
- DirectorMaissa LihedhebStarsLamin Leroy GibbaTil SchindlerA date takes an unexpected turn in this meditation on race, politics, and history in Germany.
- DirectorAndrew AhnStarsJoel Kim BoosterBowen YangMargaret ChoA group of queer best friends gather in Fire Island Pines for their annual week of love and laughter, but a sudden change of events might make this their last summer in gay paradise.
- DirectorJordan DangerStarsJordan DangerJoaquim de AlmeidaPeter FacinelliFeaturing a glittering constellation of Los Angeles drag stars, this audacious and candy-colored dramedy follows a quartet of down-on-their-luck queens who end up stuck at the same therapy retreat. Together they face their respective plights with rapid-fire wit, unexpected poignancy, and a dash of the divine.
- DirectorElegance BrattonStarsJeremy PopeGabrielle UnionBokeem WoodbineA young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside.
- DirectorSaim SadiqStarsAli JunejoRasti FarooqAlina KhanThe youngest son in a traditional Pakistani family takes a job as a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque and quickly becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman who runs the show.
- DirectorCraig BorehamStarsJosh LaveryJulian OliverMathew WatersCasey, a country lad running from a small-town scandal, finds himself down and out in big city Sydney. When he meets city lad Tib both men find something they have been missing but neither of them knows quite how to negotiate it.
- DirectorLeaf LieberStarsJuan CortesTyler GivensWithin the first few seconds of meeting each other, two men experience the rise and collapse of their destined relationship through a surreal journey.
- DirectorMichael GrandageStarsHarry StylesEmma CorrinGina McKeeThe arrival of Patrick into Marion and Tom's home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previously.
- DirectorGoran StolevskiStarsMatthew PageThom GreenElias AntonIn the summer of 1999, a 17-year-old Serbian-born Australian amateur ballroom dancer experiences an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend's older brother.
- DirectorRyan Bruce LeveyStarsByron AnthosJordan BladeSteve BlairOUT IN THE RING looks at the lives of LGBTQ professional wrestlers past and present, and the history of LGBTQ representation in professional wrestling, told through a combination of archival footage and interviews with out performers, wrestling journalists and historians, friends and allies.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsDenis MénochetIsabelle AdjaniKhalil Ben GharbiaPeter Von Kant, a successful, famous director, lives with his assistant Karl, whom he likes to mistreat and humiliate. Through the great actress Sidonie, he meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome young man of modest means.
- DirectorGail MauriceStarsMelanie BrayKeris Hope HillConstant BernardAn orphaned Indigenous girl is forced to live with her reluctant, street-smart, francophone auntie and her two best friends in 80's Montreal.
- DirectorMohammad Shawky HassanStarsDonia MassoudAhmed El GendyNadim BahsounPop clichés are twisted with the love between two men who encounter a polyamorous chorus of lovers.
- DirectorMariano BiasinStarsMartín MillerTeo Inama ChiabrandoAzul MazzeoManuel lives in a small coastal town. He plays bass in a band with his best friends. One of them is Felipe, with whom he shares a strong friendship. Unbreakable bond. Until the time comes to put it to test.
- DirectorSadaf ForoughiStarsLeili RashidiMahdi GhorbaniKiarash AnvariA prestigious competition sets the stage for a conspiracy of collusion between two young swimmers, family members, and their communities.
- DirectorJohn LoganStarsKevin BaconTheo GermaineAnna ChlumskyA group of teenagers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endures unsettling psychological techniques while being stalked by a mysterious masked killer.
- DirectorFernando AndrésTyler RughStarsPaul AddisonHunter AllenSarah J. BartholomewIn this poetic exploration of love and suppressed communication, the foundation of a bisexual couple's healthy open relationship starts to show its cracks.
- DirectorJared FriederStarsTroye SivanViveik KalraBrianne TjuComing-of-age film about Caleb, a South Florida teen. On the eve of his high school graduation, everything changes when he's exposed to HIV. While he waits three months for his results, he finds love in the most unlikely of places.
- DirectorGustavo VinagreStarsIsabella PereiraPedro RibeiroJonata VieiraThree young queer people drift through a city bled dry by the pandemic and rampant capitalism.
- DirectorJoão Pedro RodriguesStarsMauro da CostaAndré CabralMargarida Vila-Nova2069, an erotic year if ever there was one, but a fateful year for a king without a crown.
- DirectorChristophe HonoréStarsPaul KircherVincent LacosteJuliette BinocheA 17-year-old high school student trying to get to grips with the new challenges posed by death, life, the city and "the temptation of renouncement".
- DirectorRose TrocheStarsKeiynan LonsdaleDylan SprouseSamer SalemIn the film, a young man in a tricky situation (Keiynan Lonsdale) follows the advice of his unconventional best friend (Dylan Sprouse) and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets the real love of his life, and breaking up with his fake boyfriend proves hard to do.
- CreatorAlice OsemanStarsJoe LockeKit ConnorWilliam GaoTeens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.
- DirectorGuðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonStarsBirgir Dagur BjarkasonÁskell Einar PálmasonViktor Benóný BenediktssonAddi, a gifted boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, decides to adopt a bullied misfit into his gang of outsiders. Left to their own devices, the boys discover aggression, violence, loyalty, and love.
- DirectorSachin KundalkarStarsNeelay MehendalePrateik Patil BabbarLovish BhatiaWhen a brother and sister fall in love with the same man, ensuing events shatter a traditional Marathi family. Based on Sachin Kundalkar's novel.
- DirectorJuan FraustoStarsCarmen BaquéAlejandro BelmonteRosa Isela Frausto"Amar Sin Miedo" is a romantic story about Josh Adams and his self-discovery in the city of Taxco, Mexico.
- CreatorJeffrey RichmanDarren StarStarsNeil Patrick HarrisTisha CampbellBrooks AshmanskasMichael's life seemed perfect until his long-time partner blindsided him after 17 years. He must confront the nightmares of losing his soulmate and suddenly finding himself as a single gay man in his mid-40s.
- DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsJim ParsonsBen AldridgeJosh PaisThe story of Michael Ausiello and Kit Cowan's relationship, which takes a tragic turn when Cowan is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
- DirectorWilliam CliftStarsJosielyn AguileraAndy AriasCade BeckerForced out of home by his religious mother for being gay, Ethan leaves Michigan for Hollywood to pursue his acting dreams. But he soon finds himself spiraling into drugs, prostitution, and homelessness.
- DirectorDavid LewisStarsMatthew MontgomeryCody DukeSteve CallahanSet in 2015 against the backdrop of the Supreme Court's upholding of Marriage Equality, a long time gay couple divorce just as everyone else is getting married. After a commitment-phobic husband divorces him, Max, a stuck-in-his-ways gay man tries to start over. When he becomes accidental roommates with a younger hip nerd who is as romantically challenged as he is, sparks fly. "All Kinds of Love" is a feel-good comedy about people trying to follow their hearts, whether it involves an inter-generational romance, a middle-aged interracial throuple or an artistic trans man looking for love in all the wrong places.
- DirectorFredgy NoëlStarsJeffrey BryantBougie LaBeijaDiovanna LaBeijaThe House of LaBeija is a short documentary film featuring members of the prominent ballroom family, the House of LaBeija. The House of LaBeija is the first ballroom house-- established in 1972 by Crystal LaBeija. The film pays homage to the House of LaBeija through a series of letters from its members and features original music composition from Manhattanite, Khalif Diouf, formerly known as Le1F. In 2022 the House of LaBeija's members continue the tradition of being a safe space for transgender women, a safe space for queer people, and a safe space for those who need one. They are family and New York City is their home.
- DirectorNicolas MerriasStarsAustin BosleyAndrew FolsomNina KovaAsh and Max must question the future of their relationship when Max gets accepted into a graduate school program. On their final night together, they relive moments of their past before they're interrupted by a surprise going away party.
- DirectorPoj ArnonStarsSuradej PinniratKunatip PinpradubFergal PowerThe story of true love between two men. "Happiness doesn't matter how many times you smile. It depends on whom you are smiling with."
- DirectorMarco Simon PuccioniStarsFilippo TimiFrancesco SciannaFrancesco GheghiA teenage son of two fathers makes a documentary about his parents but is surprised when a real-life plot twist occurs in his family.
- DirectorPage HurwitzLinda MendozaStarsJames AdomianSandra BernhardJoel Kim BoosterA comedy variety special featuring LGBTQ+ comedy icons and emerging voices.