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List of LGBT-related films of 2020

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

Films

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Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Ref
Ahead of the Curve Jen Rainin, Rivka Beth Medow United States Documentary [1]
Always Amber Lia Hietala, Hannah Reinikainen Sweden Documentary [2]
Ammonite Francis Lee United Kingdom
Australia		 Drama Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secăreanu, Fiona Shaw [3]
Are We Lost Forever David Färdmar Sweden Drama Björn Elgerd, Jonathan Andersson, Micki Stoltt, Nemanja Stojanovic
Automotive Jonas Heldt Germany Documentary [2]
Babydyke (Babylebbe) Tone Ottilie Denmark Short drama [2]
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall Alex Timbers
Sam Wrench		 United States Concert film Ben Platt, Crystal Monee Hall, Kojo Littles, Allen René Louis Live 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 Alexanderplatz Burhan Qurbani Germany Drama Welket Bunguê, Jella Haase Adaptation of the 1929 novel by Alfred Döblin [2]
Bloodthirsty Amelia Moses Canada Horror Lauren Beatty, Greg Bryk, Katharine King So [5]
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Bill Ross United States Documentary [2]
The Boys in the Band Joe Mantello United States Drama Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, Tuc Watkins Screenplay by Mart Crowley, based on his stage play of the same name [6]
Breaking Fast Mike Mosallam United States Romantic comedy Haaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy, Veronica Cartwright [7]
Charlatan Agnieszka Holland Czech Republic Drama Ivan Trojan Based on the life of healer Jan Mikolášek [2]
The Christmas Setup Pat Mills Canada
United States		 Romantic comedy, Christmas Ben Lewis, Blake Lee, Fran Drescher [8]
Cicada Matthew Fifer United States Drama Matthew Fifer, Sheldon D. Brown, Scott Adsit, Cobie Smulders [9]
Cowboys Anna Kerrigan United States Drama Steve Zahn, Jillian Bell, Sasha Knight, Ann Dowd [1]
Cured Bennett Singer, Patrick Sammon United States Documentary [10]
Dance of the 41 (El baile de los 41) David Pablos Mexico Drama Alfonso Herrera, Mabel Cadena, Emiliano Zurita, Fernando Becerril, Paulina Álvarez Muñoz [11]
Dating Amber David Freyne Ireland Drama Fionn O'Shea, Lola Petticrew [1]
Days Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan Drama Lee Kang-sheng
Dear Leo Emma Rappold United States Drama [1]
Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen Sam Feder United States Documentary [12]
Divinely Evil (Vil, má) Gustavo Vinagre Brazil Documentary [2]
Dry Wind (Vento Seco) Daniel Nolasco Brazil Drama [2]
Dustin Naïla Guiguet France Short drama Dustin Muchwitz, Félix Maritaud [13]
Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) Monica Zanetti Australia Romantic comedy Sophie Hawkshaw, Zoe Terakes, Julia Billington [1]
êmîcêtôcêt: Many Bloodlines Theola Ross Canada Documentary [14]
Falling Viggo Mortensen United States
Canada
United Kingdom		 Drama Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Laura Linney, Terry Chen, Sverrir Gudnason, Hannah Gross Mortensen's directorial debut [15]
Flowers of the Field Andrew Stanley Canada Drama Alex Crowther, Ryan Hollyman, Kristopher Turner, Sharon McFarlane, Jesse LaVercombe [16]
Friend of the World Brian Patrick Butler United States Sci-fi horror Nick Young, Alexandra Slade, Michael C. Burgess, Kathryn Schott, Kevin Smith, Luke Pensabene, Neil Raymond Ricco Two-character stage play-like drama with a gay protagonist [17]
Funny Boy Deepa Mehta Canada Drama Arush Nand, Brandon Ingram, Ali Kazmi, Agam Darshi, Seema Biswas Adaptation of the 1994 novel by Shyam Selvadurai [18]
Girls Shouldn't Walk Alone at Night (Les filles ne marchent pas seules la nuit) Katerine Martineau Canada Short drama Amaryllis Tremblay, Nahéma Ricci [19]
Good Joe Bell Reinaldo Marcus Green United States Drama Mark Wahlberg, Reid Miller, Connie Britton Based on the suicide of Jadin Bell [20]
Gossamer Folds Lisa Donato United States Drama Alexandra Grey [1]
Happiest Season Clea DuVall United States Romantic comedy Kristen 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 Ferri Italy Documentary [2]
I Am Samuel Peter Murimi Kenya Documentary [1]
If It Were Love (Si c'était de l'amour) Patric Chiha France Documentary [2]
Jesse Jams Trevor Anderson Canada Documentary Jesse Jams [22]
Jump, Darling Philip J. Connell Canada Comedy-drama Thomas Duplessie, Cloris Leachman, Tynomi Banks [1]
Kajillionaire Miranda July United States Comedy-drama Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins
Kokon Leonie Krippendorff Germany Drama [2]
The Last City (Die Letzte Stadt) Heinz Emigholz Germany Drama [2]
Little Girl (Petite fille) Sébastien Lifshitz France Documentary [2]
Luz Jon Garcia United States Drama Ernesto Reyes, Jesse Tayeh [23]
Milkwater Morgan Ingari United States Comedy-drama Molly Bernard [1]
Minyan Eric Steel United States Drama [2]
My Best Part (Garçon chiffon) Nicolas Maury France Comedy-drama Nicolas Maury, Nathalie Baye, Arnaud Valois [24]
My Little Sister (Schwesterlein) Véronique Reymond Switzerland Drama Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger [2]
My Name Is Baghdad (Meu nome é Bagda) Caru Alves de Souza Brazil Drama [2]
My Tender Matador (Tengo miedo, torero) Rodrigo Sepúlveda Chile Drama Alfredo Castro, Leonardo Ortizgris, Amparo Noguera based on the book [25]
The New Mutants Josh Boone United States Superhero / Horror Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga
No Hard Feelings (Futur Drei) Faraz Shariat Germany Drama Benjamin Radjaipour, Eidin Jalali [2]
No Ordinary Man Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt Canada Documentary Documentary film about Billy Tipton [26]
One in a Thousand (Las mil y una) Clarisa Navas Argentina Drama [2]
Out Steven Hunter United States Animated short [27]
Panthers (Panteres) Erica Sánchez Spain Short drama [2]
Passage Sarah Baril Gaudet Canada Documentary Gabrielle 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 Prom Ryan Murphy United States Musical comedy Meryl Streep, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Ariana DeBose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Kerry Washington, Jo Ellen Pellman Based on the stage musical of the same name [32]
P.S. Burn This Letter Please Michael Seligman, Jennifer Tiexiera United States Documentary Correspondence among the 1950s New York City drag community
Queen of the Andes Jillian Acreman Canada Drama Bhreagh MacNeil, Hailey Chown [33]
Rūrangi Max Currie New Zealand Drama Elz Carrad [1]
Saint-Narcisse Bruce LaBruce Canada Drama Félix-Antoine Duval, Tania Kontoyanni, Alexandra Petrachuck, Andreas Apergis [34]
A Secret Love Chris Bolan United States Documentary Terry Donahue, Pat Henschel, Diana Bolan [35]
Sheer Qorma Faraz Arif Ansari India Drama Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta, Swara Bhaskar
Shiva Baby Emma Seligman United States Comedy Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Polly Draper, Fred Melamed, Dianna Agron Based on Seligman's short film of the same name; the short film was not LGBT-related. [36]
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Hitesh Kewalya India Romantic comedy Ayushmann Khurrana, Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao spin-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 Tahchi Canada Short documentary [38]
Stage Mother Thom Fitzgerald Canada Comedy Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier [39]
Summer of 85 (Été 85) François Ozon France Drama Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Philippine Velge, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Melvil Poupaud, Isabelle Nanty Adaptation of the 1982 novel Dance on My Grave by Aidan Chambers [40]
Summer of Mesa Josh Cox United States Romance Molly Miles, Andrea Granera [41]
The Surrogate Jeremy Hersh United States Drama Jasmine Batchelor, Chris Perfetti, Sullivan Jones [42]
The Thing About Harry Peter Paige United States Romantic comedy Jake Borelli, Niko Terho, Karamo Brown, Britt Baron [43]
Tove Zaida Bergroth Finland
Sweden		 Drama Alma Pöysti, Krista Kosonen, Shanti Roney, Joanna Haartti Based on the life of Finnish author Tove Jansson
Transhood Sharon Liese United States Documentary [44]
Uncle Frank Alan Ball United States Drama Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Judy Greer, Steve Zahn, Lois Smith, Margo Martindale, Stephen Root, Colton Ryan [45]
Welcome to Chechnya David France United States Documentary [46]
Wildland (Kød & Blod) Jeanette Nordahl Denmark Drama [2]
Your Name Engraved Herein Patrick Kuang-Hui Liu Taiwan Drama Edward Chen, Jing-Hua Tseng, Leon Dai

References

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