List of LGBTQ-related films of 2025

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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.

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotesRef
April & Amanda Zackary Drucker United StatesDocumentary April Ashley, Amanda Lear [1]
Ari Léonor Serraille France, BelgiumDramaAndranic Manet, Pascal Rénéric, Théo Delezenne, Ryad Ferrad, Eva Lallier Juan, Lomane de Dietrich, Mikaël-Don Giancarli, Clémence Coullon [2]
Assembly Rashaad Newsome, Johnny Symons United StatesDocumentary
At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te’kmujue’katik) Bretten Hannam CanadaDrama Forrest Goodluck, Blake Alec Miranda, Glen Gould [3]
Between Dreams and Hope Farnoosh Samadi IranDrama [4]
Blood Lines Gail Maurice CanadaDramaDana Solomon, Derica Lafrance, Gail Maurice, Tamara Podemski [3]
Blue Moon Richard Linklater United StatesDrama Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale [2]
BouchraOrian Barki, Meriem Bennani Italy, Morocco, United StatesAnimated [4]
Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda)Rohan Parashuram KanawadeIndia, Canada, United KingdomDramaBhushaan Manoj, Suraaj Suman, Jayshri Jagtap [1]
Close to September (Casi septiembre)Lucía G. RomeroSpainDramaAna Barja, Isabel Rico [5]
Come See Me in the Good Light Ryan White United StatesDocumentary Andrea Gibson, Megan Falley [6]
Degrassi: Whatever It Takes Lisa Rideout CanadaDocumentary [3]
DeparturesLloyd Eyre-Morgan, Neil ElyUnited KingdomDrama [7]
Dinner with Friends Sasha Leigh Henry CanadaDrama Tattiawna Jones, Izaak Smith, Andrew Bushell, Alex Spencer, Tymika Tafari, Rakhee Morzaria, Michael Ayres, Leighton Alexander Williams [3]
Downton Abbey 3 Simon Curtis United Kingdom, United StatesDrama 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-AkpojotorUnited KingdomDrama Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo [8]
Drunken Noodles Lucio Castro Argentina, United StatesDramaLaith Khalifeh, Joél Isaac, Ezriel Kornel, Céline Clermontois, John Arthur Peetz, Guillermo García Arriaza, Matthew Risch [9]
Enzo Robin Campillo FranceDramaEloy Pohu, Maksym Slivinskyi, Pierfrancesco Favino, Élodie Bouchez [10]
Erupcja Pete Ohs United States, PolandDrama Charli XCX, Lena Góra [3]
Extra Life (And Decay)Stéphanie LagardeNetherlands, FranceShort documentaryIsabelle Lagarde, Stéphanie Lagarde, Suzanne van der Schaaf, Rachele Borghi, Teresa Castro [2]
FatherhoodAugust B Hanssen, Even G BenestadNorway, Iceland, GermanyDocumentary [7]
A Few Feet Away (A metros de distancia)Tadeo Pestaña CaroArgentinaComedy-dramaMax Suen, Jazmin Carballo [7]
Heightened ScrutinySam FederUnited StatesDocumentaryChase Strangio [1]
Homem com H Esmir FilhoBrazilBiographical musical drama Jesuíta Barbosa, Caroline Abras, Hermila Guedes [11]
Hot Milk Rebecca Lenkiewicz United KingdomDrama [7]
Houses (Batim)Veronica Nicole TetelbaumIsrael, GermanyDrama Yael Eisenberg [12]
How to LiveNjoroge MuthoniKenyaDocumentary [7]
Howl Domini MarshallAustraliaShort dramaIngrid Torelli, Kristina Bogic, Safe Shahab, Liam Mollica [2] [13]
I Only Rest in the Storm (O Riso e a Faca)Pedro PinhoPortugalDramaSérgio Coragem, Cleo Diára, Jonathan Guilherme, Jorge Biague, João Lopes, Hermínio Amaro, Paulo Leal [14]
If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile (Wenn du Angst hast nimmst du dein Herz in den Mund und lächelst)Marie Luise LehnerAustriaShort dramaSiena Popović, Mariya Menner, Jessica Paar, Alessandro Scheibner, Alperen Köse, Kathrin Resetarits, Daniel Sea Teddy Award jury prize winner at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival [15]
Janine Moves to the Country (Janine zieht aufs Land)Jan EilhardtGermanyDocumentaryJanine Lear, Maximilian Brauer, Adrian Wenzel, Kathrin Angerer, Pierre Emö [2]
Jimpa Sophie Hyde Australia, Finland, NetherlandsDrama John Lithgow, Olivia Colman [1]
Jone, Sometimes (Jone, batzuetan)Sara FantovaSpainComing-of-ageOlaia Aguayo, Josean Bengoetxea [16]
Julian Cato KustersBelgium, NetherlandsDrama Nina Meurisse, Laurence Roothooft [17]
Kiss of the Spider Woman Bill Condon United StatesMusical Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna [1]
The Little Sister (La Petite Dernière) Hafsia Herzi France, GermanyDramaNadia Melliti, Park-ji Min, Louis Memmi, Mouna Soualem Winner of the Queer Palm at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival [18]
Little Trouble Girls (Kaj ti je deklica)Urška DjukićSlovenia, Italy, Croatia, SerbiaDramaJara Sofija Ostan, Mina Švajger, Saša Tabaković, Nataša Burger, Staša Popović [2]
Lloyd Wong, Unfinished Lesley Loksi ChanCanadaShort documentary Teddy Award winner for Best Short Film at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival [2]
Love Letters (Des preuves d’amour)Alice DouardFranceDrama Ella Rumpf, Monia Chokri, Noémie Lvovsky, Emy Juretzko [19]
Love Me Tender Anna Cazenave CambetFranceDrama Vicky Krieps, Antoine Reinartz, Monia Chokri, Vigo Ferrera-Redier, Aurélia Petit, Féodor Atkine [20]
Magic Farm Amalia Ulman United States, ArgentinaComedy Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff, Joe Apollonio, Camila del Campo, Simon Rex [2]
ManokYu-jin LeeSouth KoreaDrama [7]
Modern Whore Nicole Bazuin CanadaDocumentary Andrea Werhun [3]
Monk in Pieces Billy ShebarUnited States, Germany, FranceDocumentary Meredith Monk, Björk, David Byrne, Ping Chong, John Schaefer [2]
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House Elegance Bratton United StatesDocumentary [1]
The Mud Under My Window (Sous ma fenêtre, la boue)Violette DelvoyeFrance, BelgiumAnimated shortGabriella Zola, Jasmina Douieb, Stéphanie Coerten [2]
My Boyfriend, the Fascist (My Boyfriend, el fascista)Matthias LintnerItalyDocumentary [21]
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La misteriosa mirada del flamenco)Diego CéspedesChile, France, Belgium, Spain, GermanyDramaTamara Cortés, Matías Catalán, Paula Dinamarca, Claudia Cabezas, Luis Dubó [22]
The Nature of Invisible Things (A natureza das coisas invisíveis)Rafaela CameloBrazil, ChileDramaLaura Brandão, Serena, Larissa Mauro, Camila Márdila, Aline Marta Maia [2]
A Night Like ThisLiam CalvertUnited KingdomDrama [7]
Night Stage (Ato noturno) Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher BrazilErotic thrillerGabriel Faryas, Cirillo Luna [23]
Old Guys in Bed Jean-Pierre Bergeron CanadaRomantic comedy-dramaPaul James Saunders, Duff MacDonald, Joan Hart, Vlasta Vrana [24]
Once Again... (Statues Never Die) Isaac Julien United KingdomDocumentary [2]
Outerlands Elena OxmanUnited StatesDrama Asia Kate Dillon, Ridley Asha Bateman, Louisa Krause, Daniel K. Isaac, Lea DeLaria [25]
Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance Noam Gonick CanadaDocumentary [26]
Peter Hujar's Day Ira Sachs United StatesDrama Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall [1]
Pillion Harry Lighton United KingdomDrama Harry Melling, Alexander Skarsgård, Douglas Hodge, Lesley Sharp, Jake Shears, Anthony Welsh [27]
Plainclothes Carmen EmmiUnited StatesDrama Russell Tovey, Tom Blyth, Amy Forsyth, Christian Cooke [1]
Queer As Punk Yihwen Chen Malaysia, IndonesiaDocumentary [2]
Queerpanorama Jun Li United States, Hong KongDramaJayden Cheung, Erfan Shekarriz, Sebastian Mahito Soukup, Arm Anatphikorn, Zenni Corbin [2]
Rains Over Babel (Llueve sobre Babel) Gala del Sol Colombia, Spain, United StatesComedy-dramaSantiago Pineda, Celina Biurrun, Roman Escobar, Johan Zapata
Saray Rebolledo
[28]
The Richest Woman in the World (La femme la plus riche du monde)Thierry KlifaFrance, BelgiumDrama Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs, Raphaël Personnaz, André Marcon, Mathieu Demy, Joseph Olivennes, Micha Lescot, Paul Beaurepaire [29]
Rumble (Pidikwe) Caroline Monnet CanadaDocumentary Joséphine Bacon, Catherine Boivin, Catherine Dagenais-Savard, Émilie Monnet, Aïcha Bastien N'Diaye [2]
SallyCristina CostantiniUnited StatesDocumentary Tam O'Shaughnessy, Sally Ride [1]
Sandbag Dam (Zečji nasip)Čejen Černić ČanakCroatia, Slovenia, LithuaniaDramaLav Novosel, Andrija Žunac, Leon Grgić, Franka Mikolaci, Tanja Smoje, Alma Prica, Filip Šovagović [30]
Sauna Mathias BroeDenmarkDramaMagnus Juhl Andersen, Nina Rask, Dilan Amin, Klaus Tange [1]
Sirens Call Miri Ian Gossing, Lina SieckmannGermany, NetherlandsDocumentaryGina Rønning, Moth Rønning-Bötel, Rei Spider Barnes, Jason Bötel, Mark Ginsberg [2] [31]
Skin Side Up Robert Ten Eyck AustraliaHorror [32]
StarsStars CollectiveUnited Kingdom, GermanyAnimated short [2]
Starwalker Corey Payette CanadaMusical dramaDillan Chiblow, Jeffrey Michael Follis, Stewart Adam McKensy, Jason Sakaki, Jennifer Lines [33]
That Summer in Paris (Le Rendez-vous d'été)Valentine CadicFranceComedy-dramaBlandine Madec, India Hair, Arcadi Radeff, Matthias Jacquin, Lou Deleuze [2]
Summer's CameraDivine SungSouth KoreaDrama [7]
The Trio HallSu Hui-yuTaiwanDramaHsiao Kurt, Chen Ching, Lai Hao-zhe, Liao Yuan-ching, Yang Chia-en [2]
Two Times João Liberada (Duas vezes João Liberada)Paula Tomás MarquesPortugalDramaJune João, André Tecedeiro, Jenny Larrue, Caio Amado, Eloísa d'Ascensão [2]
UnlabelledColette Johnson-VosbergCanadaDocumentary [33]
A Useful Ghost Ratchapoom BoonbunchachokeThailand, Singapore, France, GermanyBlack comedy Davika Hoorne, Witsarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon, Wanlop Rungkumjud, Wisarut Homhuan [34]
Wake Up Dead Man Rian Johnson United StatesMystery, comedy Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner [3]
We'll Find Happiness (On sera heureux) Léa Pool CanadaDramaMehdi Meskar, Alexandre Landry, Aron Archer, Céline Bonnier, Sascha Ley, Jérôme Varanfrain, Joël Delsaut [35]
The Wedding Banquet Andrew Ahn United StatesDrama 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 CruzItaly, PhilippinesDramaJenny Llanto Caringal, Tess Magallanes, Benjamin Vasquez Barcellano Jr. [2]
Where You Find MeWilli Andrick, Juan Bermúdez, Isis Rampf, Anna SchröderGermanyDrama [7]

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