Entertainment
The Best Coming Out Movies
List Rules
Vote for your personal favorite Coming out films, regardless of how popular or successful they were at the box office.
There's no question that coming out gay is one of the most momentous moments in the life of someone who identifies with the LGBTQ community, and this list of coming out movies includes films that portray that important occasion.
With coming out movies ranging from Love, Simon to Curious, you’re sure to find a movie about coming out that resonates with you, but you don’t have to take our word for it! These movies about the LGBTQ community and coming out have been voted on by fans of the genre, and are ordered from best to worst, according to your votes, so join in the action and vote your favorite movies up, to move them closer to the top of this list! Or, if you think any of these are among the worst movies you've seen, downvote those titles to move them to the bottom.
Whether you’re a member of the LGBTQ community or a supporter, these coming out movies are sure to tug on your heartstrings.
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- 1
Nick 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 
2Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Joel Edgerton
Jared Eamons, the son of a small-town Baptist pastor, must overcome the fallout after being outed as gay to his parents. His father and mother struggle to reconcile their love for their son with ...more![Edge of Seventeen]()
3Lea DeLaria, Tina Holmes, Andersen Gabrych- Released: 1998
- Directed by: David Moreton
Edge of Seventeen is a 1998 coming of age romantic comedy-drama film directed by David Moreton, written by Moreton and Todd Stephens, starring Chris Stafford, and co-starring Tina Holmes and Andersen ...more- "In Flight to Sinai, Jack is a San Francisco high school student, who attempts to reconcile his sexuality with his Christian upbringing. He courageously asserts — in song no less! — that his ...more
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5Tristan Hamilton, Libby Butler, Keith Hamilton- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Jamie Hendrix
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6Joxean Bengoetxea, Pilar Rodriguez, Leire Ucha- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Roberto Castón
Ander, a farmer well into his forties, lives with his sister Arantxa and his old mother in a remote part of rural Basque country. His is a monotonous life filled with nothing but farm work and a job ...more- "This film explores how homosexuals in Kenya manage to live within a hostile environment where practicing homosexuality is punishable by 7 years imprisonment." Quoting the description from the 2008 ...more
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8Fernando Ramallo, Anaïs Demoustier, Victor Carril- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Pascal-Alex Vincent
"As a pair of handsome twins travel to a funeral they learn some hard lessons about life and each other in this evocative tale. Two handsome twins, Antoine and Quentin, leave home on a road trip from ...more![Autopsy]()
9Sara Martins, Thierry Neuvic, Stéphane Freiss- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Jérôme Anger
" Moving with the fast pace of an American action film, this French murder mystery throws in a coming-out tale and gay romance to create a very peculiar cinematic treat. Who’s satisfied by a single ...more![Blueprint]()
10Blake Young-Fountain, Damion Lee- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Kirk Shannon-Butts
Blueprint is a 2007 drama directed by Kirk Shannon-Butts.![Leo's Room]()
12Arturo Goetz, César Troncoso, Mirella Pascual- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Enrique Buchichio
"The tender story of a young man's journey to self discovery that will strike a chord with anyone who remembers the difficult time of coming out. Leo is having a hard time coming out. Afraid of ...more![Family]()
13Faith Trimel, Charyse Monet, Fadhia Carmelle Marcelin- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Faith Trimel
"This tumultuous and frequently humorous journey follows a group of incredibly strong African-American women who make a pact to come out of the closet -- within 30 days! Maverick writer/director ...more- "“Coming out of the closet” is a phase that carries the stigmatisms of anxiety, identity crises and painful depression that can consume us at any age. Philadelphia filmmaker Tiffany J. Davis takes on ...more
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16Kristen Vermilyea, Alex H. Krinsky, Barry Zaslova- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Daniel Stedman
Celebration is a 2002 short comedy film written and directed by Daniel Stedman. "Celebration is about a six year old boy announcing his homosexuality to a large group of family and friends, who ...more
