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This is a list of lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender or queer -related filmsreleased in 2025. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April & Amanda | Zackary Drucker | United States | Documentary | April Ashley, Amanda Lear | [1] | |
| Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda) | Rohan Parashuram Kanawade | India, Canada, United Kingdom | Drama | Bhushaan Manoj, Suraaj Suman, Jayshri Jagtap | [1] | |
| Close to September (Casi septiembre) | Lucía G. Romero | Spain | Drama | Ana Barja, Isabel Rico | Selected in the Berlinale Shorts section at the Berlinale | [2] |
| Downton Abbey 3 | Simon Curtis | United Kingdom, United States | Drama | Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton, Paul Giamatti, Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, Simon Russell Beale, Arty Froushan, Dominic West | ||
| Dreamers | Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor | United Kingdom | Drama | Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo | Selected in Panorama at the Berlinale | [3] |
| Extra Life (And Decay) | Stéphanie Lagarde | Netherlands, France | Short documentary | Isabelle Lagarde, Stéphanie Lagarde, Suzanne van der Schaaf, Rachele Borghi, Teresa Castro | [4] | |
| Fear Street: Prom Queen | Matt Palmer | United States | Horror | India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Fina Strazza, David Iacono, Ella Rubin, Chris Klein, Ariana Greenblatt, Lili Taylor, Katherine Waterston | ||
| Heightened Scrutiny | Sam Feder | United States | Documentary | Chase Strangio | [1] | |
| Houses (Batim) | Veronica Nicole Tetelbaum | Israel, Germany | Drama | Yael Eisenberg | Selected in Forum at the Berlinale | [5] |
| Howl | Domini Marshall | Australia | Short drama | Ingrid Torelli, Kristina Bogic, Safe Shahab, Liam Mollica | Selected in the Generation 14plus section at the Berlinale | [4] [6] |
| Janine Moves to the Country (Janine zieht aufs Land) | Jan Eilhardt | Germany | Documentary | Janine Lear, Maximilian Brauer, Adrian Wenzel, Kathrin Angerer, Pierre Emö | [4] | |
| Jimpa | Sophie Hyde | Australia, Finland, Netherlands | Drama | John Lithgow, Olivia Colman | [1] | |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | Bill Condon | United States | Musical | Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna | [1] | |
| Little Trouble Girls (Kaj ti je deklica) | Urška Djukić | Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia | Drama | Jara Sofija Ostan, Mina Švajger, Saša Tabaković, Nataša Burger, Staša Popović | [4] | |
| Lloyd Wong, Unfinished | Lesley Loksi Chan | Canada | Short documentary | [4] | ||
| Magic Farm | Amalia Ulman | United States, Argentina | Comedy | Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff, Joe Apollonio, Camila del Campo, Simon Rex | [4] | |
| Monk in Pieces | Billy Shebar | United States, Germany, France | Documentary | Meredith Monk, Björk, David Byrne, Ping Chong, John Schaefer | [4] | |
| Move Ya Body: The Birth of House | Elegance Bratton | United States | Documentary | [1] | ||
| The Mud Under My Window (Sous ma fenêtre, la boue) | Violette Delvoye | France, Belgium | Animated short | Gabriella Zola, Jasmina Douieb, Stéphanie Coerten | [4] | |
| The Nature of Invisible Things (A natureza das coisas invisíveis) | Rafaela Camelo | Brazil, Chile | Drama | Laura Brandão, Serena, Larissa Mauro, Camila Márdila, Aline Marta Maia | [4] | |
| Night Stage (Ato noturno) | Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher | Brazil | Erotic thriller | Gabriel Faryas, Cirillo Luna | Berlinale 2025 | [7] |
| Once Again... (Statues Never Die) | Isaac Julien | United Kingdom | Documentary | [4] | ||
| Peter Hujar's Day | Ira Sachs | United States | Drama | Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall | [1] | |
| Plainclothes | Carmen Emmi | United States | Drama | Russell Tovey, Tom Blyth, Amy Forsyth, Christian Cooke | [1] | |
| Queer As Punk | Yihwen Chen | Malaysia, Indonesia | Documentary | [4] | ||
| Queerpanorama | Jun Li | United States, Hong Kong | Drama | Jayden Cheung, Erfan Shekarriz, Sebastian Mahito Soukup, Arm Anatphikorn, Zenni Corbin | [4] | |
| Rumble (Pidikwe) | Caroline Monnet | Canada | Documentary | Joséphine Bacon, Catherine Boivin, Catherine Dagenais-Savard, Émilie Monnet, Aïcha Bastien N'Diaye | [4] | |
| Sally | Cristina Costantini | United States | Documentary | Tam O'Shaughnessy, Sally Ride | [1] | |
| Sandbag Dam (Zečji nasip) | Čejen Černić Čanak | Croatia, Slovenia, Lithuania | Drama | Lav Novosel, Andrija Žunac, Leon Grgić, Franka Mikolaci, Tanja Smoje, Alma Prica, Filip Šovagović | [8] | |
| Sauna | Mathias Broe | Denmark | Drama | Magnus Juhl Andersen, Nina Rask, Dilan Amin, Klaus Tange | [1] | |
| Sirens Call | Miri Ian Gossing, Lina Sieckmann | Germany, Netherlands | Documentary | Gina Rønning, Moth Rønning-Bötel, Rei Spider Barnes, Jason Bötel, Mark Ginsberg | Selected in the Forum section at the Berlinale | [4] [9] |
| Stars | Stars Collective | United Kingdom, Germany | Animated short | [4] | ||
| That Summer in Paris (Le Rendez-vous d'été) | Valentine Cadic | France | Comedy-drama | Blandine Madec, India Hair, Arcadi Radeff, Matthias Jacquin, Lou Deleuze | [4] | |
| The Trio Hall | Su Hui-yu | Taiwan | Drama | Hsiao Kurt, Chen Ching, Lai Hao-zhe, Liao Yuan-ching, Yang Chia-en | [4] | |
| Two Times João Liberada (Duas vezes João Liberada) | Paula Tomás Marques | Portugal | Drama | June João, André Tecedeiro, Jenny Larrue, Caio Amado, Eloísa d'Ascensão | [4] | |
| The Wedding Banquet | Andrew Ahn | United States | Drama | Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Bowen Yang, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-jung | [1] | |
| Where the Night Stands Still (Come la notte) | Liryc Dela Cruz | Italy, Philippines | Drama | Jenny Llanto Caringal, Tess Magallanes, Benjamin Vasquez Barcellano Jr. | [4] |
Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky, known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, is a German film director, author, producer, professor of directing and one of the most influential and famous queer activists in the German-speaking world. A pioneer of Queer Cinema and gay activist from the very beginning, von Praunheim was a key co-founder of the modern lesbian and gay movement in West Germany and Switzerland. He was an early advocate of AIDS awareness and safer sex. His films center on queer-related themes and strong female characters, are characterized by excess and employ a campy style. They have featured such personalities as Keith Haring, Larry Kramer, Diamanda Galás, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Judith Malina, Jeff Stryker, Jayne County, Divine, Charlotte von Mahlsdorf and a row of Warhol superstars. In over 50 years, von Praunheim has made more than 150 films. His works influenced the development of LGBTQ+ movements worldwide.
The Teddy Award is an international film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival. For the most part, the jury consists of organisers of gay and lesbian film festivals, who view films screened in all sections of the Berlinale; films do not have to have been part of the festival's official competition stream to be eligible for Teddy awards. Subsequently, a list of films meeting criteria for LGBT content is selected by the jury, and a 3,000-Euro Teddy is awarded to a feature film, a short film and a documentary.
Hold You Tight is a 1998 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed by Stanley Kwan. The film features full-frontal male nudity.
The Queer Palm is an independently sponsored prize for selected LGBT-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival. The award was founded in 2010 by journalist Franck Finance-Madureira. It is sponsored by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, filmmakers of Jeanne and the Perfect Guy, The Adventures of Felix, Crustacés et Coquillages, and L'Arbre et la forêt.
Marcio Reolon (born on November 16, 1984 in Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
All Shall Be Well is a 2024 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Ray Yeung. The film starring Patra Au, Maggie Li Lin Lin initially revolves around Angie and Pat, who are a well-off lesbian couple in their mid-60s but the story ultimately explores family dynamics after the sudden death of Pat.
Young Hearts is a 2024 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Anthony Schatteman in his feature directorial debut. The film tells the story of 14-year-old boy Elias, who falls in love with his new neighbour boy Alexander of the same age.
Night Stage is an upcoming Brazilian erotic thriller film directed by Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher. The film follows an actor and a politician, who start a secret affair and together discover their fetish for having sex in public places. The film selected in Panorama 2025 will have its premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025.