Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies on Netflix
Last updated September 21, 2023
Farewell My Concubine
1993 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA seemingly unshakable friendship between two Chinese opera stars gets put to the test in the face of war, a communist takeover, the Cultural Revolution and the intrusion of a woman who tempts both of them. In a plot that captures 50 years of Chinese history, the once-inseparable Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) and Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) find themselves increasingly at odds after Xiaolou weds a lovely courtesan (Li Gong).
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Yossi
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhile driving through a remote part of Israel, a closeted gay doctor crosses paths with a group of soldiers who inspire him to live life in the open. Ohad Knoller reprises the title role in this sequel to Yossi & Jagger.
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North Sea Texas
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsPim, a teen living in a small town on the Belgian coast, brightens up his ordinary existence by dreaming of princesses, beauty queens and the handsome boy next door. But when a hunky traveler blows through town, Pim's life takes an exciting turn.
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Little White Lies
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen Max and Vero's friend is seriously injured in an accident, they choose to go ahead with a planned birthday celebration at their beach house -- an event that usually draws a convivial and happy crowd of friends.
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The Curiosity of Chance
2006 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTired of dealing with the homophobic school bully, out-of-the-closet teen Chance Marquis (Tad Hilgenbrinck) enlists two disparate friends -- a flashy drag queen and the hunky school jock -- to help him crush his tormentor in this offbeat comedy set in the 1980s. A favorite on the festival circuit, this quirky film co-stars Brett Chukerman, Aldevina Da Silva, Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyze and Chris Mulkey.
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Summer Storm
2004 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA young man begins to realize he has more than friendly feelings for his best pal in this coming-of-age tale. As champion rowers Tobi and Achim prepare for a big tournament, Tobi grows increasingly jealous of Achim's devotion to his girlfriend.
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Angels of Sex
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen enigmatic Rai saves young dancer Bruno from a mugging, an intimate and adventurous friendship soon develops between the two men. Throw Bruno's girlfriend, Carla, into the mix, however, and emotions suddenly become more complicated.
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Beautiful Boxer
2005 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsKickboxer Parinaya Charoemphol has a secret: He's transgender. Inspired by a famous Thai pugilist who lived two drastically different lives, this award-winning drama recounts Parinaya's painful attempts to exist in paradoxical worlds.
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Guys and Balls
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen the guys on Ecki's soccer team find out that he's gay, they kick him off the squad. Determined to best his old teammates, Ecki rounds up a group of gay players -- but they'll need a lot of work to win the big game.
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His Secret Life
2001 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhile recovering from the shock of her husband's death, an Italian woman discovers that her husband had had a secret lover for the last 7 years. But she's even more surprised to discover that he and his lover were part of an extended "family" of gays, transgenders and other social outcasts a family she finds herself drifting toward as she overcomes the emotions of her husband's passing.
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The King and the Clown
2005 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTwo performing clowns, Jang-seng and Gol-gil, produce a satirical play mocking the country's ruler. While this makes them highly popular among the common people, it gets them into a world of trouble with the authorities.
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Eyes Wide Open
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsMarried Jerusalem butcher Aaron (Zohar Strauss) takes pity on homeless student Ezri (Ran Danker) and hires him to work in his shop. But when romantic sparks fly between the unlikely pair, Aaron's wife, Rivkeh (Tinkerbell), becomes increasingly suspicious. The stern Orthodox community disapproves, and a menacing group of "modesty guards" monitors Aaron's every move in this tragic drama, an official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
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Queens
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsFamily conflict threatens to ruin a collective same-sex marriage ceremony as a hotel owner tries to organize a wedding for her gay son and 19 other couples in this charming farce directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira.
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Happy Together
1997 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsGay couple Ho Po-Wing and Lai Yiu-Fai travel to Argentina for a holiday to try to mend their dissolving relationship. They separate for a time, and when Yiu-Fai begins a new relationship with another man, Po-Wing's life spins out of control.
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Yossi & Jagger
2002 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsTwo Israeli soldiers try to find solace from the constant grind of war in this moving romantic drama. While preparing for a daring moonlit ambush in the snowy mountains of Lebanon, company commander Yossi (Ohad Knoller) and his platoon leader, Jagger (Yehuda Levi), fall in love, carefully hiding their relationship from their comrades. But will the tragedy of war ultimately intrude upon the men's clandestine affair?
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House of Boys
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this colorful coming-of-age tale set in 1984, a gay teenage runaway travels to Amsterdam from Luxembourg in search of a new life. Taking up residence at a cabaret, he encounters love, friendship and, ultimately, tragedy with the outbreak of AIDS.
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Kiss Me
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhile celebrating her own recent engagement, Mia travels to the Swedish countryside to attend the engagement party of her estranged father. When she meets her soon-to-be stepsister, sparks fly and Mia finds herself unexpectedly falling in love.
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Together
2000 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn 1970s Sweden, abused wife Elisabeth (Lisa Lindgren) leaves her husband (Michael Nyqvist) and takes the couple's daughter and son to live with her brother Göran (Gustav Hammarsten), who runs a crowded commune in a small house where just about anything goes. The largely leftist group living in the commune shares household chores -- and occasionally bedroom arrangements -- in this film about the last gasp of free living and free love in Sweden.
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The Swimsuit Issue
2008 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsUnfortunately for the guys on Sweden's only all-male synchronized swim team, a passion for their sport does not necessarily equal a proficiency in it. But that's not going to stop them in their quest for gold in this comedy from Mans Herngren. Determined to prove naysayers wrong, the middle-aged mermen work first to improve their swimming and then synchronize it as they fervently pursue their ultimate goal -- the world championship.
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Let My People Go!
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsA lover's quarrel with his Nordic boyfriend sends French-Jewish postman Reuben back home to Paris to join his maddeningly zany family for Passover. After his unbearable relatives drive him out to a nightclub, a chance encounter leads to further woe.
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Schoolboy Crush
2007 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter hiring the services of teen hustler Sora, handsome teacher Kairu is shocked when the boy winds up as a student in his class. While trying to keep the smitten Sora at bay, Kairu also wards off advances from his roommate and yet another student. Inspired by Japanese "boy love" comics, this naughty gay romance features the talents of actors Atsumi Kanno, Kazunori Tani, Yoshikazu Kotani and Yuuki Kawakubo.
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Taxi Zum Klo
1981 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsGerman director Frank Ripploh takes an autobiographical approach to filmmaking with this comic exploration of gay life in Berlin in which he plays -- who else? -- himself. Working by day as a teacher, Frank explores his sexuality by night but keeps his lifestyle a secret from his students. Things change when he meets an attentive lover named Bernd (Bernd Broaderup), who may force him to live out in the open.
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The Country Teacher
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter breaking off a relationship with another man, a teacher (Pavel Liska) takes a job in a small Czech village. He soon develops a close friendship with a widow named Marie (Zuzana Bydzovská), who has a teenage son (Ladislav Sedivý). But Marie is interested in romance. The teacher is confused about his sexuality, and the tensions come to a head when his former lover arrives, demanding to know why he broke off their relationship.
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Bangkok Love Story
2007 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsSent to kill police informant Itt (Chaiwat Thongsaeng), icy assassin Mehk (Rattanaballang Tohssawat) can't pull the trigger and is shot for his hesitation. Itt takes Mehk to his home and nurses the hit man back to health, but an unlikely, forbidden love soon blossoms between them. And when a crime lord and Itt's fiancée learn about the relationship, the heat turns way up in this steamy gay-themed Thai crime drama.
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Room in Rome
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsTwo women meet in Rome and end up in a hotel room where they bare their bodies and souls to each other during one memorable, passionate night. As their steamy encounter brings them emotionally closer, they share their deepest secrets and desires.
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