List of LGBT-related films of 2020

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 2020. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Ref
Ahead of the CurveJen Rainin, Rivka Beth MedowUnited StatesDocumentary[1]
Always AmberLia Hietala, Hannah ReinikainenSwedenDocumentary[2]
AmmoniteFrancis LeeUnited Kingdom
Australia
DramaKate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secăreanu, Fiona Shaw[3]
Are We Lost ForeverDavid FärdmarSwedenDramaBjörn Elgerd, Jonathan Andersson, Micki Stoltt, Nemanja Stojanovic
AutomotiveJonas HeldtGermanyDocumentary[2]
Babydyke (Babylebbe)Tone OttilieDenmarkShort drama[2]
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music HallAlex Timbers
Sam Wrench
United StatesConcert filmBen Platt, Crystal Monee Hall, Kojo Littles, Allen René LouisLive recording of Ben Platt's September 29, 2019 concert at Radio City Music Hall, as part of his Sing to Me Instead Tour[4]
Berlin AlexanderplatzBurhan QurbaniGermanyDramaWelket Bunguê, Jella HaaseAdaptation of the 1929 novel by Alfred Döblin[2]
BloodthirstyAmelia MosesCanadaHorrorLauren Beatty, Greg Bryk, Katharine King So[5]
Bloody Nose, Empty PocketsBill RossUnited StatesDocumentary[2]
The Boys in the BandJoe MantelloUnited StatesDramaJim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, Tuc WatkinsScreenplay by Mart Crowley, based on his stage play of the same name[6]
Breaking FastMike MosallamUnited StatesRomantic comedyHaaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy, Veronica Cartwright[7]
CharlatanAgnieszka HollandCzech RepublicDramaIvan TrojanBased on the life of healer Jan Mikolášek[2]
The Christmas SetupPat MillsCanada
United States
Romantic comedy, ChristmasBen Lewis, Blake Lee, Fran Drescher[8]
CicadaMatthew FiferUnited StatesDramaMatthew Fifer, Sheldon D. Brown, Scott Adsit, Cobie Smulders[9]
CowboysAnna KerriganUnited StatesDramaSteve Zahn, Jillian Bell, Sasha Knight, Ann Dowd[1]
CuredBennett Singer, Patrick SammonUnited StatesDocumentary[10]
Dance of the 41 (El baile de los 41)David PablosMexicoDramaAlfonso Herrera, Mabel Cadena, Emiliano Zurita, Fernando Becerril, Paulina Álvarez Muñoz[11]
Dating AmberDavid FreyneIrelandDramaFionn O'Shea, Lola Petticrew[1]
DaysTsai Ming-liangTaiwanDramaLee Kang-sheng
Dear LeoEmma RappoldUnited StatesDrama[1]
Disclosure: Trans Lives on ScreenSam FederUnited StatesDocumentary[12]
Divinely Evil (Vil, má)Gustavo VinagreBrazilDocumentary[2]
Dry Wind (Vento Seco)Daniel NolascoBrazilDrama[2]
DustinNaïla GuiguetFranceShort dramaDustin Muchwitz, Félix Maritaud[13]
Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)Monica ZanettiAustraliaRomantic comedySophie Hawkshaw, Zoe Terakes, Julia Billington[1]
êmîcêtôcêt: Many BloodlinesTheola RossCanadaDocumentary[14]
FallingViggo MortensenUnited States
Canada
United Kingdom
DramaViggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Laura Linney, Terry Chen, Sverrir Gudnason, Hannah GrossMortensen's directorial debut[15]
Flowers of the FieldAndrew StanleyCanadaDramaAlex Crowther, Ryan Hollyman, Kristopher Turner, Sharon McFarlane, Jesse LaVercombe[16]
Friend of the WorldBrian Patrick ButlerUnited StatesSci-fi horrorNick Young, Alexandra Slade, Michael C. Burgess, Kathryn Schott, Kevin Smith, Luke Pensabene, Neil Raymond RiccoTwo-character stage play-like drama with a gay protagonist[17]
Funny BoyDeepa MehtaCanadaDramaArush Nand, Brandon Ingram, Ali Kazmi, Agam Darshi, Seema BiswasAdaptation of the 1994 novel by Shyam Selvadurai[18]
Girls Shouldn't Walk Alone at Night (Les filles ne marchent pas seules la nuit)Katerine MartineauCanadaShort dramaAmaryllis Tremblay, Nahéma Ricci[19]
Good Joe BellReinaldo Marcus GreenUnited StatesDramaMark Wahlberg, Reid Miller, Connie BrittonBased on the suicide of Jadin Bell[20]
Gossamer FoldsLisa DonatoUnited StatesDramaAlexandra Grey[1]
Happiest SeasonClea DuVallUnited StatesRomantic comedyKristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen[21]
The House of Love (La Casa Dell'Amore)Luca FerriItalyDocumentary[2]
I Am SamuelPeter MurimiKenyaDocumentary[1]
If It Were Love (Si c'était de l'amour)Patric ChihaFranceDocumentary[2]
Jesse JamsTrevor AndersonCanadaDocumentaryJesse Jams[22]
Jump, DarlingPhilip J. ConnellCanadaComedy-dramaThomas Duplessie, Cloris Leachman, Tynomi Banks[1]
KajillionaireMiranda JulyUnited StatesComedy-dramaEvan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins
KokonLeonie KrippendorffGermanyDrama[2]
The Last City (Die Letzte Stadt)Heinz EmigholzGermanyDrama[2]
Little Girl (Petite fille)Sébastien LifshitzFranceDocumentary[2]
LuzJon GarciaUnited StatesDramaErnesto Reyes, Jesse Tayeh[23]
MilkwaterMorgan IngariUnited StatesComedy-dramaMolly Bernard[1]
MinyanEric SteelUnited StatesDrama[2]
My Best Part (Garçon chiffon)Nicolas MauryFranceComedy-dramaNicolas Maury, Nathalie Baye, Arnaud Valois[24]
My Little Sister (Schwesterlein)Véronique ReymondSwitzerlandDramaNina Hoss, Lars Eidinger[2]
My Name Is Baghdad (Meu nome é Bagda)Caru Alves de SouzaBrazilDrama[2]
My Tender Matador (Tengo miedo, torero)Rodrigo SepúlvedaChileDramaAlfredo Castro, Leonardo Ortizgris, Amparo Noguerabased on the book[25]
The New MutantsJosh BooneUnited StatesSuperhero / HorrorMaisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga
No Hard Feelings (Futur Drei)Faraz ShariatGermanyDramaBenjamin Radjaipour, Eidin Jalali[2]
No Ordinary ManAisling Chin-Yee, Chase JoyntCanadaDocumentaryDocumentary film about Billy Tipton[26]
One in a Thousand (Las mil y una)Clarisa NavasArgentinaDrama[2]
OutSteven HunterUnited StatesAnimated short[27]
Panthers (Panteres)Erica SánchezSpainShort drama[2]
PassageSarah Baril GaudetCanadaDocumentaryGabrielle Goupil, Yoan Duchesne[28]
Playdurizm Gem Deger Czechia sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romance, drama, comede[29][30] Austin Chunn, Gem Deger, Issy Stewart [31]
The PromRyan MurphyUnited StatesMusical comedyMeryl Streep, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Ariana DeBose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Kerry Washington, Jo Ellen PellmanBased on the stage musical of the same name[32]
P.S. Burn This Letter PleaseMichael Seligman, Jennifer TiexieraUnited StatesDocumentaryCorrespondence among the 1950s New York City drag community
Queen of the AndesJillian AcremanCanadaDramaBhreagh MacNeil, Hailey Chown[33]
RūrangiMax CurrieNew ZealandDramaElz Carrad[1]
Saint-NarcisseBruce LaBruceCanadaDramaFélix-Antoine Duval, Tania Kontoyanni, Alexandra Petrachuck, Andreas Apergis[34]
A Secret LoveChris BolanUnited StatesDocumentaryTerry Donahue, Pat Henschel, Diana Bolan[35]
Sheer Qorma Faraz Arif Ansari India Drama Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta, Swara Bhaskar
Shiva BabyEmma SeligmanUnited StatesComedyRachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Polly Draper, Fred Melamed, Dianna AgronBased on Seligman's short film of the same name; the short film was not LGBT-related.[36]
Shubh Mangal Zyada SaavdhanHitesh KewalyaIndiaRomantic comedyAyushmann Khurrana, Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Raospin-off of the 2017 film Shubh Mangal Saavdhan[37]
Sometimes I Wish I Was on a Desert Island (Y’a des fois où j’aimerais me trouver sur une île déserte)Eli Jean TahchiCanadaShort documentary
Stage MotherThom FitzgeraldCanadaComedyJacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier[38]
Summer of 85 (Été 85)François OzonFranceDramaFélix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Philippine Velge, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Melvil Poupaud, Isabelle NantyAdaptation of the 1982 novel Dance on My Grave by Aidan Chambers[39]
Summer of Mesa Josh Cox United States Romance Molly Miles, Andrea Granera [40]
The Surrogate Jeremy Hersh United States Drama Jasmine Batchelor, Chris Perfetti, Sullivan Jones [41]
The Thing About HarryPeter PaigeUnited StatesRomantic comedyJake Borelli, Niko Terho, Karamo Brown, Britt Baron[42]
ToveZaida BergrothFinland
Sweden
DramaAlma Pöysti, Krista Kosonen, Shanti Roney, Joanna HaarttiBased on the life of Finnish author Tove Jansson
TranshoodSharon LieseUnited StatesDocumentary[43]
Uncle FrankAlan BallUnited StatesDramaPaul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Judy Greer, Steve Zahn, Lois Smith, Margo Martindale, Stephen Root, Colton Ryan[44]
Welcome to ChechnyaDavid FranceUnited StatesDocumentary[45]
Wildland (Kød & Blod)Jeanette NordahlDenmarkDrama[2]
Your Name Engraved Herein Patrick Kuang-Hui LiuTaiwanDramaEdward Chen, Jing-Hua Tseng, Leon Dai

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