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The Best PG-13 LGBTQ+ Movies
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Vote up your favorite LGBTQ+ movies that are rated PG-13.
The best PG-13 LGBTQ+ movies show what it's like to come out during high school. These coming-of-age movies are more than just about finding yourself, they're also about being proud of who you are. While there are some really good gay teen movies on the list like Love, Simon. You'll also find movies on here about LGBTQ+ adults like Philadelphia and the movie adaptations of Rent. PG-13 rated LGBTQ movies include mostly comedies and dramas but there's something for everyone on this list.
But which one of these PG-13 LGBTQ movies is the best? You can help decide by voting up your favorites and vote down any that you think other fans should skip. Then be sure to check back for new and recent LGBTQ films that are rated PG-13 when they added to the list after being released.
Did you know that Steven Spielberg and David Lynch have both directed PG-13 LGBT movies?
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- 1Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Garner
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Greg Berlanti
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the ...more - 2Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire
- Released: 2020
- Directed by: Alice Wu
A shy, introverted student helps the school jock woo a girl whom, secretly, they both want. - 3Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Stephen Chbosky
Socially awkward teen Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two charismatic students become his mentors. Free-spirited Sam (Emma Watson) and her ...more - 4Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Jesse L. Martin
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Chris Columbus
In this musical, set at the dawn of the 1990s, a group of New Yorkers struggle with their careers, love lives and the effects of the AIDS epidemic on their community. Mark (Anthony Rapp), an aspiring ...more - 5Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon
- Released: 1997
- Directed by: Frank Oz
Upon winning an Academy Award, actor Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon) honors his high school teacher, Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline), who he announces, before millions of viewers, is gay. This comes as ...more - 6Lisa Ray, Dalip Tahil, Nina Wadia
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Shamim Sarif
I Can't Think Straight is a 2008 romance film adapted from a same name novel about a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian descent, Tala, who is preparing for an elaborate wedding. A turn of events ...more - 7Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo
- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Beeban Kidron
Elite Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme (Patrick Swayze) and Noxeema Jackson (Wesley Snipes) impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet ...more - 8Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards
- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Fearing it would compromise his career, lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) hides his homosexuality and HIV status at a powerful Philadelphia law firm. But his secret is exposed when a colleague spots ...more - 9Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery
- Released: 1985
- Directed by: Steven Spielberg
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries ...more - 10Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear
- Released: 1997
- Directed by: James L. Brooks
Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) is an obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction who's rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor Simon (Greg Kinnear), but when he has to look after ...more - 11Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Viola Davis
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Todd Haynes
Far from Heaven is a 2002 American drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, and Patricia Clarkson. The film tells the story of Cathy ...more - 12Ben Platt, Amy Adams, Julianne Moore
- Released: 2021
- Directed by: Stephen Chbosky
Evan Hansen is an anxious, isolated high-school student who's aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social media age. He soon embarks on a journey of self-discovery ...more - 13Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Thomas Bezucha
Everett Stone (Dermot Mulroney) wants to bring his girlfriend, Meredith Morton (Sarah Jessica Parker), to meet his bohemian Connecticut family at Christmas. Straitlaced Meredith, feeling she needs ...more - 14Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Brian Dannelly
Mary (Jena Malone) is a devout girl at a Christian high school, dating Dean (Chad Faust). But her perfect world begins to fall apart when Dean reveals that he's gay. She receives a vision from Jesus ...more - 15Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy
- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher (Alicia Silverstone) is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into ...more - 16Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Stephen Daldry
"The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories ...more - 17Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau
- Released: 1992
- Directed by: Sally Potter
In 1600, nobleman Orlando (Tilda Swinton) inherits his parents' house, thanks to Queen Elizabeth I (Quentin Crisp), who commands the young man to never change. After a disastrous affair with Russian ...more - 18Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts, Susan Sarandon
- Released: 2015
- Directed by: Gaby Dellal
3 Generations is a 2015 American drama film directed by Gaby Dellal and written by Nikole Beckwith and Dellal. Teenager Ray realizes and pursues his true identity as male and his mother Maggie, ...more - 19Sara Foster, Jordana Brewster, Meagan Good
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Angela Robinson
D.E.B.S. is a 2004 American action-comedy film directed by Angela Robinson, based on the 2003 short film. Plaid-skirted schoolgirls are groomed by a secret government agency to become the newest ...more - 20Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey
- Released: 1991
- Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Celeste Talbert (Sally Field) is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, Montana Moorehead (Cathy Moriarty), ...more - 21Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Parvin Dabas
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Shamim Sarif
In 1950s Cape Town, progressive and free Amina (Sheetal Sheth) co-owns a cafe with a black man named Jacob. One day, a beautiful housewife named Miriam (Lisa Ray) visits the cafe, and Amina is ...more - 22Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan
- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Chris Columbus
Troubled that he has little access to his children, divorced Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) hatches an elaborate plan. With help from his creative brother Frank (Harvey Fierstein), he dresses as an ...more - 23Shelley Conn, Laura Fraser, Ronny Jhutti
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Pratibha Parmar
Nina Shah (Shelley Conn), a closeted lesbian, returns to Scotland following her father's death and discovers that the family restaurant is for sale. Nina's father secretly entered a "Best of the ...more - 24Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto
- Released: 2020
- Directed by: Lisa Immordino Vreeland
La carrière, les vies et le parcours personnel de deux Américains créatifs, l'écrivain Truman Capote et le dramaturge Tennessee Williams convergent pour faire un double portrait. - 25James Sweeney, Katie Findlay, Randall Park
- Released: 2020
- Directed by: James Sweeney
Straight Up is a 2019 American romantic comedy film directed by James Sweeney. When a gay brainiac with OCD questions his identity, he enters a romantic relationship with a woman, leaving sex and ...more
