Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or Questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity).
These films are gay, explicitly or implicitly, in their texts, subtexts, performers, and target audiences.
Some films are explicitly gay because their plot is gay-themed (coming out, for instance) or they contain at least one gay character (open or latent about his/her sexuality).
Other films are perceived as gay due to their sensibility and sense of humor (gay camp) and the fact that they are embraced by mostly gay viewers who see gay or camp qualities in them that straight viewers might not.
Still others acquire a more overt gay meaning when it is revealed that their performers are or were gay, as is the case of Vincent Price, George Sanders, Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, Ian McKellen.
Updated: July 2019
Early Frost, An US (1985)
Early Frost, An (Gelée précoce), France (1999) East Palace, West Palace, China (1996)
East Side Story, US (2006)
Eastern Boys, France (2013) Easy A, US (2010)
Easy Money (Dinero fácil), Spain (2010)
Eat with Me, US (2014)
Eating Out, US (2004)
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds, US (2006)
Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat, US (2009)
Eating Out 4: Drama Camp, US (2011)
Eating Out 5: The Open Weekend, US (2011)
Eban and Charley, US (2000)
Echte Kerle (Regular Guys), Germany (1996)
Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon, The (L’éclipse du soleil en pleine lune), France (1907)
eCupid, US (2011) Edge of Heaven, The (Auf der anderen Seite, Turkey/Germany (2007) Edge of Seventeen, US (1998) Edward II, UK (1991) Ed Wood, US (1994) Een Vrouw als Eva (A Woman Like Eve), Netherlands (1979)
Efren’s Paradise (Sa Paraiso ni Efren), Philippines (1999)
Eighteen, Canada (2004)
Eko Eko Azarak, Wizard of Darkness, Japan (1995)
Ekaj, US (2015) [4]
El cónsul de Sodoma (The Consul of Sodom), Spain (2009) El diputado (The Deputy), Spain (1978)
El Favor, Argentina (2004)
El hombre de la mandolina, Mexico (1985)
El mar (The Sea), Spain (2000)
Elena Undone, US (2010) Elephant, US (2003)
Eleven Men Out (Strákarnir okkar), Iceland (2005)
Elle ou lui (Sexy Dancing), France (1999)
Elliot Loves, US (2012)
Eloïse’s Lover (Eloïse), Spain (2009)
Embrasser les tigres, France (2004)
Embrassez qui vous voudrez (Summer Things), France/UK/Italy (2002)
Emporte-moi (Set Me Free), Canada/Switzerland/France (1999)
En kort en lang (Shake It All About), Denmark/Germany (2001)
En la Gama de los Grises (In the Grayscale), Chile (2015)
En Soap, Denmark (2006)
End of Love, Hong Kong/China (2009)
Endless Possibility of Sky, The, US (2012)
Enduring Love, UK (2004)
Englishman Abroad, An, UK (1983)
Englishman in New York, An, UK (2009) Entertaining Mr. Sloane, UK (1970)
Enter the Clowns, China (2002)
Enter the Phoenix, Hong Kong (2004) Entre Nous, France (1983) Entre tinieblas (Dark Habits), Spain (1983)
Ernest and Bertram, US (2002)
Ernesto, Italy (1979)
Eternal Summer, Taiwan (2006)
Ethan Mao, Canada/US (2004)
Eulogy, US (2004) Europa Europa, German, Russian, Polish, Hebrew (1990)
Everlasting Secret Family, The, Australia (1988) Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, US (1993)
An Evening (En Aften), Denmark (2016)
Evening Shadows, India (2018)
Event, The, Canada/US (2003)
Everyone, Canada (2004)
Everything Relative, US (1996)
Execution of Justice, US (1999) Exotica, Canada (1994)
Eyes Wide Open, Israel (2009)
Hollywood
Indies
Docus
Silent
Israel
Eyes Wide Open, Israel (2009)
UK
Note:
Gay Directors, Gay Films? By Emanuel Levy (Columbia University Press)
If you want to know more about gay films and gay directors, please read my book:
Gay Cinema: E—LGBTQ Films (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Queer)
E: List of LGBTQ+ whose titles begin with E
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or Questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity).
These films are gay, explicitly or implicitly, in their texts, subtexts, performers, and target audiences.
Some films are explicitly gay because their plot is gay-themed (coming out, for instance) or they contain at least one gay character (open or latent about his/her sexuality).
Other films are perceived as gay due to their sensibility and sense of humor (gay camp) and the fact that they are embraced by mostly gay viewers who see gay or camp qualities in them that straight viewers might not.
Still others acquire a more overt gay meaning when it is revealed that their performers are or were gay, as is the case of Vincent Price, George Sanders, Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, Ian McKellen.
Updated: July 2019
Early Frost, An US (1985)
Early Frost, An (Gelée précoce), France (1999)
East Palace, West Palace, China (1996)
East Side Story, US (2006)
Eastern Boys, France (2013)
Easy A, US (2010)
Easy Money (Dinero fácil), Spain (2010)
Eat with Me, US (2014)
Eating Out, US (2004)
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds, US (2006)
Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat, US (2009)
Eating Out 4: Drama Camp, US (2011)
Eating Out 5: The Open Weekend, US (2011)
Eban and Charley, US (2000)
Echte Kerle (Regular Guys), Germany (1996)
Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon, The (L’éclipse du soleil en pleine lune), France (1907)
eCupid, US (2011)
Edge of Heaven, The (Auf der anderen Seite, Turkey/Germany (2007)
Edge of Seventeen, US (1998)
Edward II, UK (1991)
Ed Wood, US (1994)
Een Vrouw als Eva (A Woman Like Eve), Netherlands (1979)
Efren’s Paradise (Sa Paraiso ni Efren), Philippines (1999)
Eighteen, Canada (2004)
Eko Eko Azarak, Wizard of Darkness, Japan (1995)
Ekaj, US (2015) [4]
El cónsul de Sodoma (The Consul of Sodom), Spain (2009)
El diputado (The Deputy), Spain (1978)
El Favor, Argentina (2004)
El hombre de la mandolina, Mexico (1985)
El mar (The Sea), Spain (2000)
Elena Undone, US (2010)
Elephant, US (2003)
Eleven Men Out (Strákarnir okkar), Iceland (2005)
Elle ou lui (Sexy Dancing), France (1999)
Elliot Loves, US (2012)
Eloïse’s Lover (Eloïse), Spain (2009)
Embrasser les tigres, France (2004)
Embrassez qui vous voudrez (Summer Things), France/UK/Italy (2002)
Emporte-moi (Set Me Free), Canada/Switzerland/France (1999)
En kort en lang (Shake It All About), Denmark/Germany (2001)
En la Gama de los Grises (In the Grayscale), Chile (2015)
En Soap, Denmark (2006)
End of Love, Hong Kong/China (2009)
Endless Possibility of Sky, The, US (2012)
Enduring Love, UK (2004)
Englishman Abroad, An, UK (1983)
Englishman in New York, An, UK (2009)
Entertaining Mr. Sloane, UK (1970)
Enter the Clowns, China (2002)
Enter the Phoenix, Hong Kong (2004)
Entre Nous, France (1983)
Entre tinieblas (Dark Habits), Spain (1983)
Ernest and Bertram, US (2002)
Ernesto, Italy (1979)
Eternal Summer, Taiwan (2006)
Ethan Mao, Canada/US (2004)
Eulogy, US (2004)
Europa Europa, German, Russian, Polish, Hebrew (1990)
Everlasting Secret Family, The, Australia (1988)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, US (1993)
An Evening (En Aften), Denmark (2016)
Evening Shadows, India (2018)
Event, The, Canada/US (2003)
Everyone, Canada (2004)
Everything Relative, US (1996)
Execution of Justice, US (1999)
Exotica, Canada (1994)
Eyes Wide Open, Israel (2009)
Hollywood
Indies
Docus
Silent
Israel
Eyes Wide Open, Israel (2009)
UK
Note:
Gay Directors, Gay Films? By Emanuel Levy (Columbia University Press)
If you want to know more about gay films and gay directors, please read my book: