1. Cal
Twenty-year-old Cal returns from France to Britain after receiving news that his mother is ill. His finds his home city of Bristol facing hard economic times brought on by the global economic crisis, with poverty and crime on the rise and rioting and looting almost a nightly occurrence. It is not a warm homecoming as his sick mother remains stubbornly homophobic and wants nothing to do with the now openingly gay Cal while his battered Auntie Jane, now living in a run down council house, dulls her stagnation with welfare funded booze and disturbing attempts to sexually seduce her nephew. Navigating his way across this new landscape he meets a young student who needs his help. However his act of kindness brings him into contact with a lawless drug dealing pimp and a race against time to make peace with his mother and get out of town as quickly as possible. An intense tale of a family mired in poverty, angry and lost but still searching for love, respect and acceptance.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
2. Another Story of Love (Otra película de amor)
Diego is a twenty-year-old Chilean boy who spends every day taking pictures of anything he sees. After many years he meets Sebastian, his childhood friend, and they spend a whole summer together drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana and walking around in the blazing sun of Santiago. They both come from dysfunctional families , but the need to discover the world around them and explore their inner feelings brings them closer to each other, making their friendship very, very intense. The desire that ties them to each other is palpable, and soon barriers and fears fall, leading them to wonder what they really want.
It has an average vote of 5.25 on TMDB.
3. Valerie
On the anniversary of Valerie's father's death she is faced with the age old question...am I gay? Valerie must navigate the emotions of being a 20 something who's dad is dead, mother is an alcoholic, and now she might like women too.
4. Shed My Skin (Aus der Haut)
The adolescent Milan discovers his own suspected homosexuality at the age of 17 and the consequences for him and his family but also the liberation as he understands why he has been so down and rebellious.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
5. One Night (One Night แด่คนที่เคยพบกันเมื่อวันวาน)
PROMISE ME ONE THING. DON'T LEAVE ME BEHIND. A story of 2 lonely strangers meeting up together on one lonely night in Bangkok.
6. La sonrisa del río (La sonrisa del río)
Tamiris arrives from the other side of the river, from Brazil, to meet Luci. A past and a latent present are discovered between them, trying to cover up an uncertain future
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
7. Love Is All You Need?
Set in a world where homosexuality is the norm, a small Indiana town is rocked to its core when Jude, the star quarterback of the local university football team, strikes up a love affair with Ryan, a sports journalism major. When the straight couple is outed, the community’s powerful religious leader begins a vitriolic crusade against all heterosexuals.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
8. Threads of Man
A sweet and almost theatrical story of an elderly tailor reminiscing about youth before his own death. A pompous director calls Lester in to get a suit made, is he up to the task? Also, will the most important film of the directors life starring the most beautiful man in the world be made?
9. He Won't Belong
In the midst of a storm, on a desolate strip of California's lost coast, two strangers begin to uncover each other's past.
10. Naked as We Came
Love, loss and hope are tumultuously explored amidst a tranquil backdrop and asks us all the question: What is your dream? After an unexpected phone call, Laura and her brother Elliot rush to their family’s country estate to find Lilly their mother gravely ill and living with a handsome young stranger named Ted. Estranged for some time, their mother’s condition sets Laura and Elliot on a path to realizing where their own lives have gone wrong. Lilly, on the other hand, has mellowed from the controlling woman she was and is hoping to pass on some wisdom to her children. Now her kids find themselves dealing with their own feelings of resentment and broken dreams while trying to figure out how Ted fits into their mother’s life. Elliot even sleeps with Ted to break some barriers. But Ted has a secret of his own.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
11. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
It has an average vote of 7.034 on TMDB.
12. Walk on Water (LaLehet Al HaMayim)
Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal's values.
It has an average vote of 6.929 on TMDB.
13. Billy Elliot
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
It has an average vote of 7.594 on TMDB.
14. All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
It has an average vote of 7.65 on TMDB.
15. Maybe... Maybe Not (Der bewegte Mann)
The heterosexual man Axel is thrown out of his girlfriends home for cheating and ends up moving in with a gay man. Axel learns the advantages of living with gay men even though they are attracted to him and when his girlfriend wants him back he must make a tough decision.
It has an average vote of 6.24 on TMDB.
16. Tinik (Tinik)
This is a sober and impartial study of homosexuality through the story of a middle-aged gay couturier and his attempts at keeping his dignity amidst the dilemmas and problems brought upon by his homosexuality.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
17. Kokuhaku (Kokuhaku)
During an interview, Tadashi, a young Spanish-Japanese actor who plays female characters in a theatrical practice similar to kabuki, will return to the past to relive his most intimate memories.
18. Golden Delicious
When a hot, openly gay new neighbour moves in across the street, high school senior Jake is forced to think about what - and who - he really wants.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
19. Des/Esperando (Des/Esperando)
Javier is a powerful but miserable politician with a much younger secret lover, Gonzalo. Struggling with his shame over the relationship, Javier takes Gonzalo on a trip to try to work things out but the tension between them only escalates.
It has an average vote of 4.2 on TMDB.
20. The Wilding
When juvenile inmate Malcolm is offered a chance at parole, he is torn between his chance for freedom and protecting the one he loves.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.