List of LGBT-related films of 2018

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 2018. 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
1985Yen TanUnited StatesDramaCory Michael Smith, Virginia Madsen, Michael Chiklis, Aidan Langford, Jamie ChungExpansion of Tan's short film of the same name from 2016
5 WeddingsNamrata Singh GujralUnited States
India
Canada
DramaNargis Fakhri, Rajkummar Rao, Bo Derek
Alex StrangeloveCraig JohnsonUnited StatesComedyDaniel Doheny, Antonio Marizale, Madeline Weinstein[1]
Andið eðlilegaÍsold UggadóttirIceland
Sweden
Belgium
DramaKristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir, Babetida Sadjo, Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson
L'Amour debout (Love Blooms)Michaël DacheuxFranceDramaPaul Delbreil, Adèle Csech, Samuel Fasse, Jean-Christophe Marti, Thibaut Destouches, Shirley Mirande, Pascal Cervo, Françoise Lebrun[2]
El Angel (El Ángel)Luis OrtegaArgentinaDramaLorenzo Ferro, Chino Darín, Mercedes Morán, Daniel Fanego, Luis Gnecco, Peter Lanzani, Cecilia Roth, Malena VillaInspired by the true story of Argentine serial killer Carlos Robledo Puch[2]
L'AnimaleKatharina MücksteinAustriaDramaSophie Stockinger, Kathrin Resetarits, Dominik Warta, Julia Franz Richter, Jack Hofer, Dominic Marcus Singer, Simon Morzé, Stefan Pohl[3]
Assassination NationSam LevinsonUnited StatesComedy, ThrillerOdessa Young, Suki Waterhouse, Hari Nef, Abra, Bella Thorne, Bill Skarsgård, Joel McHale, Maude Apatow, Colman Domingo, Anika Noni Rose, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lukas Gage, Cody Christian, Danny Ramirez, Noah Galvin, Jennifer Morrison, J. D. Evermore, Cullen Moss, Susan Misner, Joe Chrest, Kathryn Erbe[4]
BelieverDon ArgottUnited StatesDocumentaryDan Reynolds (singer with Imagine Dragons), Aja Volkman (Dan Reynolds wife), Ben McKee (Bassist with Imagine Dragons), Daniel Platzman (Drummer with Imagine Dragons), Wayne Sermon (Lead guitarist with Imagine Dragons), Tyler Glenn (singer with band Neon Trees), Savannah SkylerDan helped organize the charity LOVELOUD Festival in Orem, Utah in support of Utah LGBTQ youth, to stop teen suicides[5]
BenjaminSimon AmstellUnited KingdomComedy-dramaColin Morgan, Anna Chancellor, Jack Rowan
Blowin' UpStephanie Wang-BrealUnited StatesDocumentarySusan Liu and Toko Serita (first Japanese American female judge in New York)A group of women are trying change the way women arrested for prostitution are prosecuted in the US[6]
Bohemian RhapsodyDexter FletcherUnited States
United Kingdom
DramaRami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello (credited as Joe Mazzello), Allen Leech, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Mike Myers, Aaron McCuskerBiopic of Freddie Mercury
Boy ErasedJoel EdgertonUnited StatesDramaLucas Hedges, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton, Joe Alwyn, Xavier Dolan, Troye SivanReleased on November 2[7]
Bulbul Can SingRima DasIndiaDramaArnali Das, Bonita Thakuriya, Manoranjoan Das[8]
Call Her GandaPJ RavalUnited StatesDocumentaryNaomi Fontanos, Jennifer Laude (archive footage), Julita Laude (Jennifer's Mother), Virginia Lacsa Suarez, Meredith TalusanFollows the Death of Jennifer Laude, a Filipina transwoman, who was brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine and subsequent trial[6]
Can You Ever Forgive Me?Marielle HellerUnited StatesDramaMelissa McCarthy, Richard E. GrantBased on the confessional memoir of the same name by Lee Israel[8]
Carmen & Lola (Carmen y Lola)Arantxa EchevarriaSpainDramaMoreno Borja, Carolina Yuste, Rosy Rodríguez, Zaira Morales, Rafaela León[2]
Cassandro the Exotico!Marie LosierFranceDocumentarySaúl Armendáriz[2]
ColetteWash WestmorelandUnited States
United Kingdom
Hungary
DramaKeira Knightley, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson, Aiysha Hart, Fiona Shaw, Denise Gough, Robert Pugh, Rebecca Root, Jake Graf, Julian Wadhambased upon the life of the French novelist of the same name[8]
Consequences (Posledice)Darko ŠtanteSloveniaDramaMatej Zemljič, Timon Šturbej, Gašper Markun[9]
Contra-Internet: Jubilee 2033Zach BlasUnited States
United Kingdom
Drama, ShortSusanne Sachße (billed as Susanne Sachsse), Dany Naierman, Lindsay Hicks, Fusako Shiotani, Cassils29 mins long[3]
Daddy IssuesAmara CashUnited StatesDramaMadison Lawlor, Montana Manning, Andrew Pifko
The Death and Life of John F. DonovanXavier DolanCanadaDramaKit Harington, Natalie Portman, Jacob Tremblay, Susan Sarandon[8]
DiamantinoGabriel Abrantes, Daniel SchmidtPortugalDramaCarloto Cotta[2]
DisobedienceSebastián LelioUnited Kingdom
Ireland
United States
DramaRachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola, Anton LesserBased on the novel of the same name by Naomi Alderman; released on April 28 (Premiered at 2017 Toronto International Film Festival)[6]
Duck ButterMiguel ArtetaUnited StatesComedy-dramaAlia Shawkat, Laia Costa, Mae Whitman, Hong Chau, Kate Berlant, Lindsay Burdge, Kumail Nanjiani, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Jenny O'Hara[6]
Euphoria (Euforia)Valeria GolinoItalyDramaRiccardo Scamarcio, Valerio Mastandrea[2]
Evening ShadowsSridhar RangayanIndiaDramaMona Ambegaonkar, Anant Mahadevan (credited as Ananth Narayan Mahadevan)[10]
Evidentiary BodiesBarbara HammerUnited StatesShort drama9 mins long[3][11]
The FavouriteYorgos LanthimosIreland
United Kingdom
United States
DramaOlivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn
FlawlessTal Granit, Sharon MaymonIsraelDramaStav Strashko, Netsanet Mekonnen, Noam Lugasy, Asi Levi[12]
The Fruit MachineSarah FodeyCanadaDocumentaryInterviewees: Michelle Douglas, John Ibbitson, John Sawatsky, Gary Kinsmanfilm profiles the "fruit machine", a controversial device used by the Canadian government in the 1950s and 1960s in an attempt to identify LGBT employees and disqualify them from the civil service[13]
Game GirlsAlina SkrzeszewskaFrance
Germany
DocumentaryTeri Rogers and her girlfriend TiahnaFollows a relationship in Los Angeles' Skid Row, aka the "homeless capital of the U.S."[3]
GarbageQIndiaDramaTrimala Adhikari[3]
Genesis (Genèse)Philippe LesageCanadaDramaThéodore Pellerin, Noée Abita, Pier-Luc Funk[14]
Giant Little OnesKeith BehrmanCanadaDramaKyle MacLachlan, Maria Bello, Josh Wiggins, Darren Mann, Hailey Kittle, Kiandra Madeira, Carson MacCormac, Taylor Hickson, Niamh Wilson[8]
GirlLukas DhontBelgiumDramaVictor Polster[2]
The Gospel of EurekaMichael Palmieri, Donal MosherUnited StatesDocumentaryArchive footage of Anita Bryant and narrator Mx Justin Vivian BondAbout the lives of LGBT individuals and evangelical Christians in Eureka Springs, Arkansas[15][16]
The Happy PrinceRupert EverettUnited KingdomDramaRupert Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Chancellor, Edwin Thomas, Béatrice Dalle, Julian Wadham, John StandingBiopic of Oscar Wilde
Hard Paint (Tinta Bruta)Marcio Reolon, Filipe MatzembacherBrazilDramaShico Menegat, Bruno Fernandes, Guega Peixoto, Sandra Dani, Frederico Vasques[3]
The HarvestersEtienne KallosSouth AfricaDramaAlex van Dyk, Brent Vermeulen, Juliana Venter, Morné Visser, Erika Wessels, Benre Labuschachne, Danny Keough, Roxana Kerdachi[2]
Hearts Beat LoudBrett HaleyUnited StatesDramaNick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Toni Collette, Sasha Lane, Ted Danson, Blythe Danner
The Heiresses (Las Herederas)Marcelo MartinessiParaguayDramaAna Brun, Margarita Irún, Ana Ivanova, María Martins, Alicia Guerra, Yverá Zayas[3]
House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae)Kim Bo-raSouth KoreaDramaPark Ji-hu, Kim Sae-byuk, Lee Seung-yeon, Jung In-gi, Son Sang-yeon, Bak Su-yeon[17]
Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with HateMatt KugelmanUnited StatesComedyBianca Del Rio, Rachel Dratch, Katya Zamolodchikova[18]
Ideal HomeAndrew FlemingUnited StatesComedy-dramaSteve Coogan, Paul Rudd, Alison Pill
JT LeroyJustin KellyUnited StatesDramaLaura Dern, Kristen Stewart, Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Courtney Love[8]
A Kid Like JakeSilas HowardUnited StatesDramaClaire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer, Priyanka ChopraScreenplay by Daniel Pearle, based on his stage play of the same name
KingswayBruce SweeneyCanadaComedy, dramaGabrielle Rose, Jeff Gladstone, Camille Sullivan
Knife+Heart (Un couteau dans le cœur)Yann GonzalezFranceDramaVanessa Paradis, Kate Moran, Nicolas Maury, Noé Hernández[2]
LizzieCraig William MacneillUnited StatesBiography, thrillerChloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Jay HuguleyBased on the true story of Lizzie Borden
Love, ScottLaura Marie WayneCanadaDocumentaryScott Jones[19]
Love, SimonGreg BerlantiUnited StatesDramaNick Robinson, Keiynan Lonsdale, Jennifer Garner, Josh DuhamelBased on the young adult novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli[20]
Making Montgomery CliftRobert Clift
Hillary Demmon
United StatesDocumentaryJack Larson, Patricia Bosworth[21]
M/MDrew LintCanada
Germany
DramaAntoine Lahaie, Nicolas Maxim Endlicher
MarilynMartín Rodríguez RedondoArgentina
Chile
DramaWalter Rodríguez, Catalina Saavedra, Germán de Silva[3]
MarioMarcel GislerSwitzerlandRomance, dramaMax Hubacher, Aaron Altaras, Jessy Moravec
McQueenIan BonhôteUnited StatesDocumentaryAlexander McQueen[19]
The Miseducation of Cameron PostDesiree AkhavanUnited StatesDramaChloë Grace Moretz, Jennifer Ehle, John Gallagher Jr., Sasha Lane, Forrest Goodluck, Emily SkeggsBased on the novel of the same name by Emily M. Danforth[22]
Mom + Mom (Mamma + Mamma)Karole Di TommasoItalyDramaLinda Caridi, Maria Roveran[23]
Mr. SOUL!Sam Pollard
Melissa Haizlip
United StatesDocumentaryEllis Haizlip[19]
My Best Friend (Mi Mejor Amigo)Martín DeusArgentinaDramaAngelo Mutti Spinetta, Lautaro Rodríguez[24]
The Night of All Nights (Die Nacht der Nächte)Yasemin SamderelliGermanyDocumentaryHildegard Rotthäuser, Heinz Rotthäuser, Kamala Nagarayya, Hampana Nagarayya, Shigeko Sugihara, Isao Sugihara, Norman MacArthur, Bill Novak[19]
Njan MarykuttyRanjith SankarIndiaComedy, DramaJayasurya, Jewel MaryThe first Malayalam film to feature a trans woman as a protagonist.[25][26]
Obscuro BarrocoEvangelia KraniotiFrance
Greece
DocumentaryLuana Muniz[3]
Octavio Is Dead!Sook-Yin LeeCanadaSupernatural dramaSarah Gadon, Rosanna Arquette, Raoul Trujillo
One of the Guys (Ti-Gars)Doris ButtignolCanada
France
DocumentaryVincent Lamarre[27]
Papi ChuloJohn ButlerIreland
United States
Comedy-dramaMatt Bomer, Alejandro Patino[8]
A Paris EducationJean Paul CiveyracFranceDramaAndranic Manet, Diane Rouxel, Jenna Thiam, Gonzague Van Bervesseles, Corentin Fila[3]
The Pillar of Salt (Tuzdan Kaide)Burak ÇevikTurkeyDramaZinnure Türe, Dila Yumurtaci, Esme Madra, Banu Fotocan, Elit Iscan, Nihal G. Koldas, Reyhan Özdilek, Ayse Demirel, Bahar Çevik, Nazan Kesal, Nalan Kuruçim[3]
Postcards from LondonSteve McleanUnited KingdomDramaHarris Dickinson, Richard Durden, Jonah Hauer-King, Alessandro Cimadmore, Leonardo Salerni, Raphael Desprez, Silas Carson
Prisoner of SocietyRati TsiteladzeGeorgiaDocumentary, shortAdelina (transgender woman)16 mins long[28]
RafikiWanuri KahiuKenyaDramaCharlie Karumi, Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva[2]
Red Cow (Para Aduma)Tsivia BarkaiIsraelDramaAvigail Kovari[3]
River's EdgeIsao YukisadaJapanDramaFumi Nikaidō, Ryo Yoshizawa, Shūhei Uesegi, Sumire, Shiori Doi, Aoi MorikawaBased on a manga of the same name by Kyoko Okazaki[3]
Sauvage (Savage or Wild)Camille Vidal-NaquetFranceDramaFélix Maritaud, Eric Bernard, Nicolas Dibla, Philippe Ohrel, Pavle Dragas, Mehdi Boudina, Azir Mustafic, Hassim Mohamed Saleh[2]
ShakedownLeilah WeinraubUnited StatesDocumentaryEgypt, Jazmyne, Junior, Mahogany, Ronnie-Ron, Slow-Wine, Keyonna Taylor[3]
The Silk and the FlameJordan SchieleUnited StatesDocumentaryYao, Yao's father and Yao's mother[3][29]
Skies Are Not Just BlueLysandre Cosse-TremblayCanadaShort, Documentary[30]
Sorry Angel (Plaire aimer et courir vite)Christophe HonoréFranceDramaVincent Lacoste, Pierre Deladonchamps, Denis Podalydès[2]
SplintersThom FitzgeraldCanadaDramaSofia Banzhaf, Shelley Thompson, Callum Dunphy, Mary-Colin ChisholmAdaptation of the play of the same name by Lee-Anne Poole[8]
Studio 54Matt TyrnauerUnited StatesDocumentaryIan Schrager and Steve Rubell[6]
Suicide Squad: Hell to PaySam LiuUnited StatesAnimation, Action, Fantasy(Voices); Christian Slater, Billy Brown, Liam McIntyre, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Gideon Emery, Tara Strong, Vanessa Williams
T.R.A.P.Manque La BancaArgentinaShort16 mins long[3][31]
Tell It to the BeesAnnabel JankelUnited KingdomDramaAnna Paquin, Holliday Grainger, Emun Elliott, Kate DickieBased on the novel of the same name by Fiona Shaw[8]
Touch Me NotAdina PintilieRomaniaDramaLaura Benson, Tómas Lemarquis, Dirk Lange[3]
Tranny Fag (Bixa Travesty)Claudia Priscilla, Kika GoifmanBrazilDocumentaryLinn da Quebrada (transgender Brazilian musician and activist)[3]
ViceAdam McKayUnited StatesBiographyChristian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve CarellBiopic of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney
Vita and VirginiaChanya ButtonUnited KingdomDramaGemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabella Rossellini, Rupert Penry-Jones, Peter FerdinandoCo-written by Eileen Atkins, based on her stage play of the same name[22]
We the AnimalsJerimiah ZagarUnited StatesDramaEvan Rosado, Raúl Castillo, Sheila VandBased on the novel by Justin Torres
What Keeps You AliveColin MinihanCanadaThrillerHannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Martha MacIsaac
Where the Summer Goes (Onde o verão vai)David Pinheiro VicentePortugalDrama, shortMiguel Amorim, Joana Peres, Rodrigo Tomás, Joana Petiz, André Simões, Rodolfo Major21 mins long[3][32]
Yours in SisterhoodIrene LusztigUnited StatesDocumentaryVarious women[3][33]

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