Gay movie you liked

[dutchal]

On 6/28/2025 at 8:57 PM, Lucky said:

We just watched Akron, a 2017 movie about two cute college guys who fall in love, only to have their mothers get in the way. I found it quite touching. It's on Amazon Prime.

I loved Akron.

Edmund Donovan, who played Christopher (the blond), has gone on to have a significant film, tv, and stage career, and is straight, or at least is reported in a relationship with a woman.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Donovan

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3942758/

Matthew Frias, who played Benny, the brunette, had a few other parts in the twenty-teens, but is now a trainer/coach "I help ambitious gay men achieve their dream body, maximize performance at work and feel grounded it the process."  He is out.

https://www.instagram.com/matthewfrias/reels/?hl=en

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4524452/

If you thought he was cute in the movie, here he is three years ago:  

Per his instagram, currently with more facial hair and not as cut.  Has a boyfriend and a dachshund:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DOeRxFIgcRQ/?hl=en

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TonyDown]

On 3/17/2018 at 2:52 PM, Oscar Not Wilde said:

A Single Man with Colin Firth.

A Single Man is streaming on The Movie Channel.  

I didn't catch the first part.  I'd like to watch it again.  I enjoyed the cast and the acting.

I haven't read the book, by Christopher Isherwood.

 

 

[Rod Hagen]

On 12/11/2025 at 5:18 PM, TonyDown said:

A Single Man is streaming on The Movie Channel.  

I didn't catch the first part.  I'd like to watch it again.  I enjoyed the cast and the acting.

I haven't read the book, by Christopher Isherwood.

Movie is beautiful bullshit.  The book is a masterwork.

[samhexum]

On 3/31/2017 at 1:04 AM, WilliamM said:

"Shelter" is not a well-known known gay film, but it deals well with difficult family issues while being enjoyable as well.

I thought it was pretty good.  I liked it.

 

 

Edited February 16 by samhexum
but nobody really knows why

[samhexum]

On 4/2/2017 at 1:08 PM, s1conrad said:

More recent flick: The Trip (2002) tells a funny + heartbreaking story, with two very *hot* leads: Steve Braun & Larry Sullivan (+ a hysterical cameo by Jill St. John).

I wasn't particularly impressed.

[samhexum]

On 4/2/2017 at 7:08 PM, ursalex said:

Nobody mentioned "Big Eden" I think it's a very poignant movie, and there's one scene I watch every time I need a good cry, but the movie is so much more than that -- a fairy tale about love and redemption.

 

On 3/30/2017 at 8:37 AM, Gvtire said:

Big Eden

As soon as I saw the opening credits with such 1980s TV luminaries as Corrine Bohrer, George Coe, Nan Martin, Arye Gross, and Tim (don't call me Tooth) DeKay, I knew I was going to see a nice, solid Hallmark or Lifetime movie which made it appropriate to watch on YouTube since they now have as many ad breaks as network TV (although shorter).  As I often do on YouTube I watched it at 1.25X, which cuts 20% off the runtime without affecting the ability to follow the dialogue one bit.

I'm just curious... when you check the time remaining every five minutes for the last 45 minutes of a movie, that's a good thing, right?
 

Edited February 17 by samhexum
when he awoke from the stupor he'd fallen into whilst watching this drivel

[samhexum]

At the end of the day calls itself a comedy but it really isn't one.  It's a rather earnest film about a professor at a Christian college who infiltrates an LGBTQ+ support group for nefarious purposes but learns some life lessons along the way.  Not THOSE kind of lessons... he doesn't realize he's gay.

For most of the film I wasn't particularly impressed, thinking it was too cliched and simplistic but I wound up enjoying it well enough... of course I watched it at 1.25 X speed.

[BSR]

1 hour ago, samhexum said:

At the end of the day calls itself a comedy but it really isn't one.  It's a rather earnest film about a professor at a Christian college who infiltrates an LGBTQ+ support group for nefarious purposes but learns some life lessons along the way.  Not THOSE kind of lessons... he doesn't realize he's gay.

For most of the film I wasn't particularly impressed, thinking it was too cliched and simplistic but I wound up enjoying it well enough... of course I watched it at 1.25 X speed.

I got “video unavailable” on my browser.  What movie are you referring to?

[samhexum]

In the 2016 movie Fair Haven, 19 year old pianist James, just home from months of Christian conversion therapy with the well-preserved remnants of Gregory Harrison, tries to fight his feelings for ex-boyfriend Charlie, all the while wishing his dad still looked like Luke Duke, rather than the what's left of Tom Wopat.

Edited February 17 by samhexum
but if he told you why he'd have to kill you

[samhexum]

25 minutes ago, BSR said:

I got “video unavailable” on my browser.  What movie are you referring to?

2 hours ago, samhexum said:

At the end of the day calls itself a comedy but it really isn't one.  

[samhexum]

On 8/26/2020 at 12:36 AM, Trick said:

Out in the Dark

I just watched this Israeli film and the Palestinian psych student told the Israeli lawyer that his father died when he was 12.  What's up with characters in gay romances losing parents when they are 12?

The film was very sad but good.

Edited February 18 by samhexum
but wouldn't life be just a little more fun if he didn't tell you why?

[Becket]

Still enjoy Latter Days, even though I've seen it many times. Still makes me teary.

[samhexum]

I'm not one to watch many movies but with many network shows on hiatus and the NBA just having had its all-star weekend (which bores the $&@? out of me) I've been on a gay romance flick kick.  In ESTEROS, a man agrees to let his girlfriend's makeup artist friend turn them into zombies for a costume party.  Of course the friend is the boy he was in love with when he was 13.

The movie takes place in two timelines, telling the story of then and now.  It's not spectacular but it passed the time (especially at 1.25X).

 

[samhexum]

BEYTO is a cute Turkish man who moved to Switzerland with his family when he was six.  When he falls in love with a man named Mike his parents trick him into visiting their old village where they have set up an arranged marriage with a childhood friend.  It's sad but I liked it.

The movie is on Prime if you have it.  It is on YouTube as well but you'll have to sit through so many ad breaks you'll rather be forced into an arranged marriage than sit through even one more.

 

Edited February 18 by samhexum
but you're gonna have to guess why

[samhexum]

17 hours ago, samhexum said:

BEYTO is a cute Turkish man who moved to Switzerland with his family when he was six. 

Burak Ates

31 years•Zurich (CH)

Gender: male

Year of birth 1994 (31 years)

Play age 27-35 years

Place of birth: Switzerland / Solothurn

Turkish nationality , Swiss

(Main) profession actor

Housing options: Zurich (CH), Berlin (DE), Istanbul (TR)

Driving licenses B - Car

Eye color: brown

Hair color : dark brown

Boy (cm)176

 

DillerGerman, Turkish, some English

DialectsHigh GermanSwiss German(Home dialect)Berndeutsch(Home dialect)Solothurn(Home dialect)

accentSwitzerland

 

Sports Lifting weights,CrossFit,Football,swim

Saha baritone

Special talentsdisk jokey

[samhexum]

JUST FRIENDS...  2019...  A Syrian man meets a Dutch guy when he gets a job cleaning his grandma's house.

On Prime...  I enjoyed it.  Both are attractive... not that I'm shallow enough to care about that sort of thing, of course.

 

A REVIEW I FOUND:

Dutch actors Majd Mardo and Josha Stradowski deliver strong, remarkable performances as the male leads Yad and Joris respectively.  Veteran actress Jenny Arean as the grandmother is wonderful in every scene that she is in. 

Joris (Josha StradowskI) is trying to come to terms with his broken family relationships on the tenth anniversary of his father’s death when he meets the free-spirited, Yad, who is a windsurfing instructor. 

Also dealing with family issues, Yad has returned home to Holland after living on his own. Joris and Yad spark an instant connection and decide they want to be more than “just friends,” to quote the title, but fear their families could threaten their relationship, especially their overbearing mothers.

Throughout the movie, it is neat to watch Joris evolve from an introvert to more of an extrovert thanks to the help of Yad. This seductive and flirty romantic comedy goes beyond the usual young LGBTQ love story with the family dynamics and values that are illustrated in the film.

Overall, “Just Friends” is a movie with a lot of heart to it.  Stradowski, Mardo, and Arean give terrific performances and the rest of the cast is memorable. 

Compliments to Annemarie van de Mond for directing such a poignant film, and to Henk Burger for his solid screenplay. “Just Friends” garners two giant thumbs up. Well done.

 

Edited February 22 by samhexum
for reasons that are none of your beeswax

[samhexum]

On 2/17/2026 at 5:20 AM, samhexum said:

I just watched this Israeli film and the Palestinian psych student told the Israeli lawyer that his father died when he was 12. What's up with characters in gay romances losing parents when they are 12?

 

1 hour ago, samhexum said:

JUST FRIENDS...  2019...  A Syrian man meets a Dutch guy when he gets a job cleaning his grandma's house.

A FILM THAT BREAKS THE MOLD!  Joris was 11 1/2 when his dad died.

Edited February 22 by samhexum
and he was too ashamed to admit why he did it

[samhexum]

AN ALMOST ORDINARY SUMMER (2019)

Two Italian men of a certain age plan to marry in three weeks... if they can overcome their disapproving families' attempts to sabotage the situation.

Not bad at all.  It was nice to see an older gay love story for once... and the disapproving older son looks a bit like Ricky Martin, so that was a little treat.

I don't know if it's on any streaming service.  I watched it on YouTube at 1.25X speed, which negated the extra time added by the ads.

Edited March 1 by samhexum
and he will only tell you why he did it if you bribe him with Hagen Dazs coffee ice cream

[samhexum]

Gone but not forgotten is an amateurish, badly acted 2003 movie that explores the "mystery" of what really happened to amnesiac hospital patient Mark who was rescued by Drew, the dorky Forest Ranger. The movie would've been at least a little bit better if the part of Drew had been played by Joel Bryant, who played his religious older brother (and boss) Paul. He has beautiful eyes.

This movie is best forgotten.  I only got through it because I had it on in the background as I did some chores.

Edited March 1 by samhexum
to add the picture of the hunky actor holding his crotch

[samhexum]

Shy Argentinian teen Lorenzo falls for Caito, the somewhat older troublemaking son of his dad's friend, who was sent away after crashing a motorcycle and critically injuring his half brother. (at least that's the official story)

It's sweet the way Lorenzo tries to take care of Caito while struggling to come to terms with his feelings (even after his loving and very pretty mom lets him know he can talk to her).

It's sad and there isn't a happy ending but I liked it and there's nothing physical between them so you don't feel like a pedophile watching it.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Shy Argentinian teen Marcos' life is falling apart. His loving dad kills himself after a setback at their rural farm, then he is beaten up by three locals after attending a party dressed as a girl.  He is left to walk home in the dark and when he gets home in the morning his mom burns all his girlie stuff.

He, his older brother, and the mother try to keep the farm going but can't.  It's suggested they move into new housing being built in town, so they check it out and like what they see only to find out they can't get the necessary credit.

One thing finally seems to be going right when Marcos connects with Fede, a guy in town. But then he invites Fede over to meet mom and bro, telling him they're okay with the situation, then when they aren't, Fede storms off and refuses to answer Marcos' calls.

Finally the day comes when they are to be evicted from the farm.  Care to guess whether they have a fairytale ending?

I can recommend the first film in this post despite it being sad, but MARILYN should only be watched with a stiff drink in one hand and a shotgun in the other, with the Bee Gees' I started a joke playing in the background.

 

Edited March 7 by samhexum
because he was in the midst of a long, sleepless night

[samhexum]

FOUR MOONS explores being gay at four different ages in Mexico City.  A young boy exposed to the world after making a move on his first crush, two teens who meet again in high school after being best friends when they were eight, a man who is unhappy in his ten year relationship, and a sick old man hiding his desires from his wife and daughters all go through stuff in this fairly engrossing flick.  It ain't a masterpiece but it was worth watching all the way through, even on the night we spring forward and lose an hour of sleep.

 

 

[Celebguy]

Danny Will Die Alone (2024) - Danny is looking for love in all the right places, but finding all the wrong people. This unabashedly jaw-dropping and proudly judgmental comedy series follows one single man through the hell-scape of gay courtship in New York City.