Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "gay-rights"

1. Pride (I) (2014)

R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.

Director: Matthew Warchus | Stars: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine

Votes: 61,665

2. Philadelphia (1993)

PG-13 | 125 min | Drama

When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic-small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman

Votes: 258,204 | Gross: $77.32M

3. Minx (2022–2023)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

In 1970s Los Angeles, an earnest young feminist joins forces with a low-rent publisher to create the first erotic magazine for women.

Stars: Ophelia Lovibond, Jessica Lowe, Oscar Montoya, Lennon Parham

Votes: 12,356

4. Popular (1999–2001)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two girls who despise each other because they're on opposite sides of the "popularity fence" are forced together when the father of one of them marries the other's mother.

Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham

Votes: 6,852

5. Milk (I) (2008)

R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna

Votes: 179,877 | Gross: $31.84M

6. And the Band Played On (1993 TV Movie)

PG | 141 min | Drama, History

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau, Nathalie Baye

Votes: 11,011

7. Holding the Man (2015)

Unrated | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History

The warm, funny and achingly sad story of the 15-year-long love affair between Timothy Conigrave and the boy he fell in love with at high school, John Caleo.

Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Ryan Corr, Sarah Snook, Francesco Ferdinandi, Craig Stott

Votes: 13,388

8. Prayers for Bobby (2009 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley, Austin Nichols

Votes: 17,955

9. Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)

Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.

Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Melonie Diaz, Ana Mercedes, Cecile Rivore, Marisa Ramirez

Votes: 3,025 | Gross: $0.02M

10. When We Rise (2017)

TV-14 | 85 min | Drama

A chronicled re-telling of the gay rights movement in the United States, beginning with the Stonewall riots in 1969.

Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Austin P. McKenzie, Mary-Louise Parker, Emily Skeggs

Votes: 3,376

11. Les Invisibles (2012)

115 min | Documentary, Romance

Several elderly homosexual men and women speak frankly about their pioneering lives, their fearless decision to live openly in France at a time when society rejected them.

Director: Sébastien Lifshitz | Stars: Yann, Pierre, Bernard Romieu, Jacques

Votes: 678

12. Stonewall (2015)

R | 129 min | Drama, History

A young man's political awakening and coming of age during the days and weeks leading up to the Stonewall Riots.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Jonny Beauchamp, Joey King, Caleb Landry Jones

Votes: 4,463 | Gross: $0.19M

13. Graves (I) (2016–2017)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

Former President Richard Graves has the epiphany, twenty years after leaving office, that his policies have damaged the country for decades. This, as his wife, the former First Lady, has political ambitions of her own.

Stars: Nick Nolte, Skylar Astin, Heléne Yorke, Christopher Lowell

Votes: 1,335

14. I Am Michael (2015)

Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Based on the fascinating true-life story of Michael Glatze, a gay activist who becomes a Christian pastor after identifying as a heterosexual.

Director: Justin Kelly | Stars: James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts, Charlie Carver

Votes: 5,897

15. The Red Pill (2016)

TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary

The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"

Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay

Votes: 12,050

16. The Laramie Project (2002 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 97 min | Crime, Drama, History

The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.

Director: Moisés Kaufman | Stars: Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Kathleen Chalfant, Laura Linney

Votes: 6,959

17. 8 (2012 TV Movie)

91 min | Drama, History

Live chronicle of the landmark federal trial of California's Prop. 8 using the actual court transcripts and first-hand interviews.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Dustin Lance Black, David Boies, Matt Bomer

Votes: 610

18. Riot (2018 TV Movie)

105 min | Drama, History, Romance

A group of people are stuck in a fight against the law who has paused the decision to decriminalize homosexuality. They decide to protest against the authority and bring in a change.

Director: Jeffrey Walker | Stars: Damon Herriman, Kate Box, Xavier Samuel, Jessica De Gouw

Votes: 693

19. Poison (1991)

R | 85 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

A boy shoots his father and flies out the window. A man falls in love with a fellow inmate in prison. A doctor accidentally ingests his experimental sex serum, wreaking havoc on the community.

Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Susan Norman, Millie White

Votes: 5,036 | Gross: $0.61M

20. Kids in America (2005)

PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy

A diverse group of high school students band together to peacefully stick it to their overbearing principal.

Director: Josh Stolberg | Stars: Gregory Smith, Julie Bowen, Malik Yoba, Stephanie Sherrin

Votes: 2,803 | Gross: $0.54M

21. Any Day Now (I) (2012)

R | 98 min | Drama

In the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.

Director: Travis Fine | Stars: Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher

Votes: 6,574 | Gross: $0.20M

22. The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay city supervisor.

Director: Rob Epstein | Stars: Harvey Fierstein, Harvey Milk, Anne Kronenberg, Tory Hartmann

Votes: 6,580 | Gross: $0.01M

23. The Dream Children (2015)

98 min | Drama

Troubled TV personality Steven Evans struggles to find meaning in his life in the face of the superficial world he has created. Smothered by celebrity and materialism, Steven's only respite... See full summary »

Director: Robert Chuter | Stars: Graeme Squires, Nicholas Gunn, Jessikah Brown, Chris Pender

Votes: 512

24. How to Survive a Plague (2012)

Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History, News

The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.

Director: David France | Stars: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky

Votes: 4,358 | Gross: $0.13M

25. Mariposas Verdes (2017)

101 min | Drama

Mateo an intelligent and popular school-boy falls in love with Daniel, but when that relationship is made public, Mateo is at a crossroads, and will have to decide between fighting his adversaries, or giving up everything.

Director: Gustavo Nieto Roa | Stars: Deivi Duarte, Kevin Bury, Cecilia Suárez, Maria Helena Doering

Votes: 713

26. Ben & Arthur (2002)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A pair of recently married gay men are threatened by the brother of one of the partners, a religious fanatic who plots to murder them after being ostracized by his church.

Director: Sam Mraovich | Stars: Sam Mraovich, Jamie Brett Gabel, Michael Haboush, Bill Hindley

Votes: 8,262

27. You Are My Sunshine (2021)

Unrated | 114 min | Drama, History, Romance

The affectionate story of the lifelong romance between Tom and Joe, from their first humble meeting in the 1970s, a world only just waking up to homosexuality, through to their heartbreaking final days, decades later.

Director: David Hastings | Stars: Steve Salt, Jack Knight, Charles O'Neill, Ernest Vernon

Votes: 201

28. Welcome to Chechnya (2020)

TV-MA | 107 min | Documentary

A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.

Director: David France | Stars: Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Ramzan Kadyrov, Maxim Lapunov

Votes: 3,143

29. Disco: Soundtrack of A Revolution (2023)

Documentary, History, Music

From the sweaty basement bars of 70s New York to the glittering peak of the global charts, how disco conquered the world - its origins, its triumphs, its fall and its legacy.

Stars: David Depino, Nicky Siano, Ana Matronic, Allen Roskoff

Votes: 55

30. The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)

PG | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

A chronicle of Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquis of Queensberry and the tragic turn his life takes because of it.

Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason, Nigel Patrick

Votes: 1,120

31. Code Name: Dynastud (2018)

Not Rated | 94 min | Action

In the year 2024, homosexuality has been outlawed by an extreme right-wing government. Only one extraordinary man can stop this wave of terror and repression, a superhero for our troubled times.

Director: Richard Griffin | Stars: Michael Varrati, Chris Torem, Anthony Gaudette, Derek Laurendeau

Votes: 305

32. The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)

TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary, Biography

Victoria Cruz investigates the mysterious 1992 death of black gay rights activist and Stonewall veteran, Marsha P. Johnson. Using archival interviews with Johnson, and new interviews with Johnson's family, friends and fellow activists.

Director: David France | Stars: Kurt Wolfe, Sue Yacka, Catherine Shugrue Dos Santos, Victoria Cruz

Votes: 3,203

33. Adult Human Female (2022)

92 min | Documentary

A groundbreaking documentary investigating the backlash against women who feel threatened by penis-having individuals.

Directors: Deirdre O'Neill, Mike Wayne | Stars: Aja the Empress, Shereen Benjamin, Julie Bindel, Mandy Clare

Votes: 329

34. Children of God (2010)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama

The story of two young Bahamian men who fall in love with each other and portrays the homophobia of the Bahamian society.

Director: Kareem Mortimer | Stars: Johnny Ferro, Stephen Tyrone Williams, Margaret Laurena Kemp, Mark Ford

Votes: 1,403

35. The Weather Underground (2002)

Unrated | 92 min | Documentary, History, War

The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.

Directors: Sam Green, Bill Siegel | Stars: Lili Taylor, Pamela Z, Jim Lange, Evan White

Votes: 3,769 | Gross: $0.56M

36. Stonewall (1995)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A group of homosexual people try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.

Director: Nigel Finch | Stars: Guillermo Diaz, Frederick Weller, Brendan Corbalis, Duane Boutte

Votes: 1,740 | Gross: $0.62M

37. Evening Shadows (2018)

102 min | Drama

Set in South India and Mumbai, 'Evening Shadows' is a tender heartwarming story about a mother-son bond that has to withstand the ravages of time, distance and truths.

Director: Sridhar Rangayan | Stars: Mona Ambegaonkar, Anant Mahadevan, Devansh Doshi, Arpit Chaudhary

Votes: 578

38. Believer (I) (2018)

TV-14 | 101 min | Documentary, Music

Believer.

Director: Don Argott | Stars: Dan Reynolds, Aja Volkman, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman

Votes: 941

39. Bekis on the Run (2021)

92 min | Comedy

A hoodlum and his gay brother rob a construction firm to fund their guardian's medication.

Director: Joel Lamangan | Stars: Diego Loyzaga, Christian Bables, Kylie Verzosa, Sean De Guzman

Votes: 33

40. Pride (2021)

TV-MA | 269 min | Documentary, History

A six-part documentary series chronicling the fight for LGBTQ civil rights in America.

Stars: Susan Stryker, Ceyenne Doroshow, Alia Shawkat, John Waters

Votes: 533

41. Wedding Wars (2006 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After a gay party planner discovers his brother is behind the governor's speech against gay marriage, he decides to go on strike for equal rights.

Director: Jim Fall | Stars: John Stamos, Eric Dane, Bonnie Somerville, Sean Maher

Votes: 2,066

42. The Awful Truth (1999–2000)

30 min | Documentary

Activist film director Michael Moore hosts a show where he continues his crusade to expose wrongdoing by the high and mighty.

Stars: Michael Moore, Jay Martel, Gideon Evans, Karen Duffy

Votes: 2,258

43. John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)

PG | 96 min | Documentary

The film explores Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration.

Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Elijah Cummings, Anthony Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Ayanna Pressley

Votes: 1,054

44. The Circle (2014)

Not Rated | 102 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality.

Director: Stefan Haupt | Stars: Matthias Hungerbühler, Peter Jecklin, Marie Leuenberger, Stefan Witschi

Votes: 1,695

45. Two Spirits (2009)

R | 65 min | Documentary

Filmmaker Lydia Nibley explores the cultural context behind a tragic and senseless murder. Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 by a man who bragged to his friends that ... See full summary »

Director: Lydia Nibley

Votes: 93

46. The Power of Nonsense (2017 Video)

Documentary, Short

Kraut and Tea explains why nonsense can be a powerful tool against repressive regimes, but a sinister bludgeon when wielded by the bullies themselves.

Director: Kraut and Tea | Stars: Chanty Binx, Hillary Clinton, Adolf Hitler, Kraut and Tea

47. In the Family (2011)

Not Rated | 169 min | Drama, Romance

When his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.

Director: Patrick Wang | Stars: Sebastian Banes, Patrick Wang, Trevor St. John, Lisa Altomare

Votes: 980 | Gross: $0.02M

48. Third Man Out (2005 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A gay detective is hired to find who has been been threatening a notorious member of the gay community noted for outing people.

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Jack Wetherall, Woody Jeffreys

Votes: 1,220

49. Girl on Girl: An Original Documentary (2016)

111 min | Documentary

Girl on Girl is an original documentary film that features the stories of feminine lesbians who, even after coming out, feel invisible and stigmatized.

Director: Jodi Savitz | Stars: Kris Drumm, Ashleigh Lawson-Abercrombie, Destini Lawson-Abercrombie, Karen Sabel Lewis

Votes: 26

50. Strip Jack Naked: Nighthawks II (1991)

Unrated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Ron Peck talks about his experiences of growing up as a gay man, the attitudes to homosexuality in Britain, and his journey towards making his film Nighthawks (1978).

Director: Ron Peck | Stars: Ron Peck, John Brown, John Daimon, Nick Bolton

Votes: 124