Good gay movies on hulu

Joris is a 21-year-old Dutch man who lives with his mother and who struggles with the death of his father, who passed away a decade earlier. It’s funny and ridiculous and stressful and, by the end, surprisingly sweet.

Stream on Netflix.

This Obama-produced Netflix original is far from the best when ranked alongside the many retellings of the period leading up to the March on Washington in 1963.

Each scene in the heartbreaking love story adds a little stab of something personal, ensuring anyone can take away something from the well-thought-out plot. Alike (Adepero Oduye) is a teenage poet in Brooklyn who’s still coming to terms with her sexuality as she begins dating women. In a move no one saw coming, Madeleine's daughter eventually unravels her mother's secret.

Hugely Unique and Thoughtfully Crafted

This conventional romance is directed with a shiver of suspense by first-time feature maker Filippo Meneghetti.

It has just enough real sweetness and heart to bring a tear to your eye without feeling overly sappy. Instead, the movie puts the focus firmly on the coming of age of its protagonists, giving them room to grow in all aspects of their personalities while showing a healthy and realistic depiction of same-sex relationships.

Watch on Hulu

'Fire Island' (2022)​​​

Rotten Tomatoes: 94% | IMDb: 6.7/10

Directed by Andrew Ahn, Fire Island is a rom-com written by and starring Joel Kim Booster.

A Refreshing Coming-of-Age Tale

The endearing film features themes of friendship, self-acceptance, and the power of honesty, and is full of light-hearted humor, zany misadventures, and moving moments between the two best friends. It’s silly as hell with flawless pacing and excellent comedic performances. Everyone involved has impeccable style, and, yes, of course they all live in Paris.

Stream on Mubi.

This drama from Georgian Swedish director Levan Akin centers on Lia, a retired teacher who heads to Istanbul to search for her long-lost transgender niece in the company of a charismatic teenage boy trying to escape from his own family troubles by acting as her translator.

It’s first and foremost a tender look at a difficult father-daughter relationship, but its perspective is visibly informed by Sophie’s queer identity.

Stream on HBO Max.

Inspired by the life of the Brazilian poet Anderson Bigode Herzer — and made in the aftermath of his premature death by suicide at the age of 20 — this film follows Bauer (Ana Beatriz Nogueira), a trans man who grows up in a state-care facility with an abusive all-male staff.

Despite being filmed in a run-down and desolate place like Old Havana, this Spanish-language drama surmounts itself.

It’s an emotional and stunningly beautiful watch.

Stream on Mubi.

Sometimes we just need a bit of good old-fashioned horsing around, and that’s exactly what this very silly movie delivers. Come for the lesbian fight club, stay for the gratuitously bloody conclusion.

Stream on MGM+.

Shout-out to Yorgos Lanthimos for giving us everything we didn’t know we so desperately needed: an absurdist depiction of 18th-century England starring Olivia Colman as a gay Queen Anne that confronts the anxieties of womanhood while remaining just a bit silly the whole time.

Stream on Disney+.

It’s a family drama, a romance, a coming of age.

The movie has also proven quite popular with audiences, becoming one of Hulu's most-watched films at the time of its release. The result mostly avoids road-trip-movie clichés for a fun and ultimately heartfelt time.

Stream on HBO Max.