Stranger (2023): A Gay Short Film About Love, Regret and the Things Left Unsaid
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Two men reunite by chance after years apart. “Stranger” (2023) is a tender British short about love, regret, and words left unsaid.
Gay Themed Movies from UK
Cinematic journeys of love, identity, and freedom.
Willem (2020) – Queer Resistance in Nazi Prison Cell
11/06/2025
When hope is all you have left, watch it change the world.
Director: David Hastings
Christopher And His Kind (2011): Queer Desire in the Shadow of Fascism
21/05/2025
How real-life British-American author Christopher Isherwood and his German boyfriend Heinz met and fell in love during the 1930s and the rise of Nazism.
Directed by Geoffrey Sax
Toothbrush (2024): A Quiet Visit That Meant Everything
29/04/2025
One short visit, one long memory: Toothbrush is a soft-spoken short about love and loss.
Director: Shaun Kitchener
All of Us Strangers (2023): A Film You Don’t Watch With Your Eyes, But With Your Heart – review and trailer
26/04/2025
A screenwriter drawn back to his childhood home enters into a fledgling relationship with his downstairs neighbor while discovering a mysterious new way to heal from losing his parents 30 years ago.
Monsoon (2019) – A Quiet Film About Love, Culture, and Finding Where You Belong
17/03/2025
Monsoon (2019) explores the intersection of culture and gay sexuality as Kit returns to Vietnam, navigating love, heritage, and the meaning of home.
Director: Hong Khaou
Parallel Lies (2023) by Christopher Clarke
23/01/2025
Dirk has been framed for a crime he did not commit. Can he prove his innocence and remain sane?
Director: Christopher Clarke
You Like That (2023): The Weight of Literary Dreams in a Disconnected World
28/12/2024
Set in Edinburgh, Scotland, the story focuses on an introverted, gay American student who longs for the love he’s heard about in 19th-century literature.
Director: Jeremy McClain
Hope (2024): A Tale of Faith, Identity, and Healing
01/12/2024
Billy is a bisexual man struggling with the binary nature of the world and homophobia in the church. When he meets Lucas, a gay man, he is encouraged to open up about his feelings and finds Lucas on a similar path.
Director: Katie Parker
Hey You (2019): A Haunting Look at the Hidden Dangers of LGBTQ+ Hookup Culture
17/11/2024
When two men arrange a hook-up, is who’s top or bottom all they should be worried about?
Director: Jared Watmuff
I Hope He Doesn’t Kill Me (2024): A Grindr Date That Balances Desire and Danger
09/11/2024
Buzz waits outside the apartment building of his anonymous Grindr hookup, imagining all the depraved ways this night could end. Horrified yet horny, Buzz buzzes the buzzer.
Mab Hudel (2022) – A Powerful Cornish Tale of Rugby and Gay Love
13/10/2024
Mab Hudel follows Enys Penrose, a young farmer and rugby player grappling with his late father’s legacy and his hidden sexuality.
Director:/Writer: Edward Rowe
Incomplete (2023) – A Poetic Dance Through Loneliness and Connection
07/10/2024
“Incomplete” explores a man’s longing for someone he’s never met, questioning whether true fulfillment comes from others or a deeper connection with oneself.
Director: Sasha Korbut
With You, in Our Town (2024): A Homecoming Tale of Friendship, Love, and Unspoken Truths
07/10/2024
Discover With You, in Our Town, a touching short film by Harry Jenkins that explores friendship, identity, and the challenges of growing up gay in a straight society.
Pillow Chocolate (2023) – A Short Film by Charlie Tidmas
17/09/2024
A powerful exploration of hidden love, self-worth, and the struggles faced by a trans man in a secretive relationship.
Director/Writer: Charlie Tidmas
Sebastian (2024): gay film by Mikko Mäkelä – Trailer
19/07/2024
Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.
Get Real (1998): Authentic Love – Embracing Identity in the Teenage Years
03/05/2024
A tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.
Director: Simon Shore
Gents (2016): short film by Tom McNie
11/03/2024
20-something Alex navigates the turbulent waters of a three-year itch. Unable to confide in his friends, all of whom are convinced that being gay sets him free from the torment of living with the opposite sex.
Frisky Business (2023): 5 gay short films
08/03/2024
A defiant shorts exploring passion, persecution, and revolt from past, present, and future eras, ranging from tales of an anxious young drag queen in mid-’90s Chile to a lively American summer camp that flips the script on gay panic
You Are My Sunshine (2021): A Timeless Love Story Across Decades – review
31/01/2024
The affectionate story of the lifelong romance between Tom and Joe, from their first humble meeting in the 1970s, a world only just waking up to homosexuality, through to their heartbreaking final days, decades later.
Director:
David Hastings