Gay Films with Upbeat Endings
For too long if it featured gay characters someone just HAD to die in the end. These films are exceptions to the trope.
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- DirectorHettie MacdonaldStarsGlen BerryLinda HenryScott NealJamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home, being beaten by his father and brother. This issues bring them together and they find that what they feel for each other is more than friendship.
- DirectorMatthew LópezStarsTaylor Zakhar PerezNicholas GalitzineUma ThurmanWhen the feud between the son of the American President and Britain's prince threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations, the two are forced into a staged truce that sparks something deeper.
- DirectorThomas BezuchaStarsArye GrossEric SchweigTim DeKayBig Eden is a small, fictional northwestern Montana town.
- DirectorFrancis LeeStarsJosh O'ConnorAlec SecareanuGemma JonesSpring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path.
- DirectorStephan ElliottStarsHugo WeavingGuy PearceTerence StampTwo drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
- DirectorGreg BerlantiStarsNick RobinsonJennifer GarnerJosh DuhamelSimon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
- DirectorOlivier DucastelJacques MartineauStarsGilbert MelkiValeria Bruni TedeschiSabrina SeyvecouFor summer vacation, Marc (Melki) and Béatrix (Tedeschi) take their two kids to the seaside house of Marc's youth, where their daughter takes up with a biker and their sons roams the beach with his best friend, who is in love with him. Things get steamier when Béatrix's lover Mathieu shows up, and Marc's old flame appears.French farce that ends with a Bollywood style musical number
- DirectorNicholas StollerStarsBilly EichnerLuke MacfarlaneGuy BranumTwo men with commitment problems attempt a relationship.
- DirectorC. Jay CoxStarsWes RamseySteve SandvossMary Kay PlaceA promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.
- DirectorScott GabrielStarsEric AragonJason T. GaffneyApolonia DavalosHome for the Christmas holiday, a gay man starts falling for his ex-boyfriend's lover, not knowing that the relationship is a mere pretense.
- DirectorQ. Allan BrockaStarsScott LunsfordJim VerrarosEmily Brooke HandsAfter getting dumped by his slutty girlfriend, Caleb falls in love with Gwen. However, thanks to Caleb's roommate, Gwen thinks he's gay and sets him up with her roommate, Marc.
- DirectorSimon ShoreStarsBen SilverstoneBrad GortonCharlotte BrittainA tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.
- DirectorDo Joon SungStarsSang LeeKang Ye NaBaek Seo-BinShy keyboardist working for S. Korean music label discovers beautiful male street singer, is transfixed, falling in love at first sight. He shows the video to his boss, giving the singer a chance in the industry and a place in his heart.K-Pop BL but fun with an upbeat ending
- CreatorIsaac AptakerElizabeth BergerStarsMichael CiminoRachel HilsonAnthony TurpelVictor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation.
- CreatorGuillem CluaStarsMiki EsparbéCarlos CuevasPepón NietoÁlex has just suffered a love disappointment and sends a voice message to his boyfriend in anger but the voice is received by Bruno. This mistake ends up making them meet and what begins as a date ends up having greater significance.Bit of an age gap but they work it out
- DirectorCraig JohnsonStarsMichael AbelaDaniel DohenyBrendan ArcherAlex, high school class president, nerd and a straight A student, has been dating Claire a long time. They decide to sleep together but then he meets a gay guy and he's confused.
- DirectorShaz BennettStarsMartin L. Washington Jr.Maya WashingtonMatt DallasTough, but diva fabulous, Leo, an aspiring drag superstar, is stuck working in a fish cannery in Alaska. He and his twin sister are trapped in the monotony of fist fights and fish guts. Out of necessity, Leo learned to fight back, which catches the attention of the local boxing coach. When a new boy moves to town and wants to be his sparring partner, Leo has to face the real reason he's stuck in Alaska.
- StarsSebastian CastroEllis GageBombalicious EklaverYoung Filipino film maker Andre wins a short film award in L.A. and decides to stay in Hollywood.
- DirectorRose TrocheStarsKeiynan LonsdaleDylan SprouseSamer SalemIn the film, a young man in a tricky situation (Keiynan Lonsdale) follows the advice of his unconventional best friend (Dylan Sprouse) and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets the real love of his life, and breaking up with his fake boyfriend proves hard to do.
- DirectorSasha KingBrian O'DonnellStarsMatthew FriasCailan RoseLuis Gabriel CañasWhen Benny and Christopher, college freshmen, meet at a football game and fall in love, a tragic event from the past threatens to tear them apart.
- DirectorDarren SteinStarsMichael J. WillettPaul IaconoSasha PieterseWhat happens after Tanner is outed by his classmates and becomes the title "gay best friend" for three high school queen bees?
- DirectorTodd StephensStarsMichael CarbonaroJonathan ChaseJonah BlechmanFour gay high school friends make a pact to lose their virginity before they go to college.
- DirectorTodd StephensStarsJonah BlechmanJake MosserAaron Michael DaviesAndy, Nico, Jarod and Griff reunite in Fort Lauderdale for Spring Break and participate in a contest called "Gays Gone Wild" to determine who can attain the most "buttlove" over the course of the vacation.
- DirectorPhillip J. BartellStarsJim VerrarosEmily Brooke HandsRebekah KochanAfter Marc dumps him, Kyle unites with Gwen and Tiffani to land sexually confused art model Troy by pretending to be straight. However, Marc wants Troy, too, and members from a notorious "ex-gay" group are slipping for the both of them.
- DirectorQ. Allan BrockaStarsAaron MiloChris PuckettChris SalvatoreZack is gaycationing in Palm Springs with new BF Benji who, to Zack's dismay, wants to try an open relationship. Adding confusion is Casey, Zack's ex, with Peter, his fake BF, plus Casey's fruity friend, Penny, and Zack's friend Lilly.
- DirectorQ. Allan BrockaStarsChris SalvatoreDaniel SkeltonAaron MiloTemptations at a drama camp threaten a gay relationship that may already be cooling.
- DirectorGlenn GaylordStarsRebekah KochanDaniel SkeltonChris SalvatoreA gay Internet connection is made, but entanglements ensue due to hiding behind the name and photo of a straight male stripper who happens to return to the area.
- DirectorYin-jung ChenStarsYo YangDuncan LaiKing ChinA gay teenager falls for an architect after moving to the city to find a summer job.
- DirectorÉmile GaudreaultStarsLuke KirbyPeter MillerGinette RenoThe son of Italian immigrants to Canada struggles to find the best way to reveal to his parents that he's gay.
- DirectorBeeban KidronStarsWesley SnipesPatrick SwayzeJohn LeguizamoThree drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.