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
A Secret LoveChris BolanUnited StatesDocumentaryTerry Donahue, Pat Henschel, Diana Bolan[1]
Ahead of the CurveJen Rainin, Rivka Beth MedowUnited StatesDocumentary[2]
Always AmberLia Hietala, Hannah ReinikainenSwedenDocumentary[3]
AmmoniteFrancis LeeUnited Kingdom
Australia
DramaKate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan[4]
AutomotiveJonas HeldtGermanyDocumentary[3]
Babydyke (Babylebbe)Tone OttilieDenmarkShort drama[3]
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[5]
BenedettaPaul VerhoevenFrance
Netherlands
Biographical dramaVirginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Lambert Wilson, Daphne Patakia, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Hervé PierreBased on the life of Benedetta Carlini[6]
Berlin AlexanderplatzBurhan QurbaniGermanyDramaWelket Bunguê, Jella HaaseAdaptation of the 1929 novel by Alfred Döblin[3]
Bloody Nose, Empty PocketsBill RossUnited StatesDocumentary[3]
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[7]
Breaking FastMike MosallamUnited StatesRomantic comedyHaaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy, Veronica Cartwright[8]
CharlatanAgnieszka HollandCzech RepublicDramaIvan TrojanBased on the life of healer Jan Mikolášek[3]
The Christmas SetupPat MillsCanada
United States
Romantic comedy, ChristmasBen Lewis, Blake Lee, Fran Drescher[9]
CicadaMatthew FiferUnited StatesDramaMatthew Fifer, Sheldon D. Brown, Scott Adsit, Cobie Smulders[10]
CowboysAnna KerriganUnited StatesDramaSteve Zahn, Jillian Bell, Sasha Knight, Ann Dowd[2]
CuredBennett Singer, Patrick SammonUnited StatesDocumentary[11]
Dance of the 41 (El baile de los 41)David PablosMexicoDramaAlfonso Herrera, Mabel Cadena, Emiliano Zurita, Fernando Becerril, Paulina Álvarez Muñoz[12]
Dashing in DecemberJake HelgrenUnited StatesRomantic comedy, ChristmasPeter Porte, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Andie MacDowell, Caroline Harris, Carlos Sanz, Katherine Bailess
Dating AmberDavid FreyneIrelandDramaFionn O'Shea, Lola Petticrew[2]
DaysTsai Ming-liangTaiwanDramaLee Kang-sheng
Dear LeoEmma RappoldUnited StatesDrama[2]
Disclosure: Trans Lives on ScreenSam FederUnited StatesDocumentary[13]
Divinely Evil (Vil, má)Gustavo VinagreBrazilDocumentary[3]
Dry Wind (Vento Seco)Daniel NolascoBrazilDrama[3]
DustinNaïla GuiguetFranceShort dramaDustin Muchwitz, Félix Maritaud[14]
Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)Monica ZanettiAustraliaRomantic comedySophie Hawkshaw, Zoe Terakes, Julia Billington[2]
êmîcêtôcêt: Many BloodlinesTheola RossCanadaDocumentary[15]
FallingViggo MortensenUnited States
Canada
United Kingdom
DramaViggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Laura LinneyMortensen's directorial debut[16]
Flowers of the FieldAndrew StanleyCanadaDramaAlex Crowther, Ryan Hollyman, Kristopher Turner, Sharon McFarlane, Jesse Lavercombe[17]
Funny BoyDeepa MehtaCanadaDramaArush Nand, Brandon Ingram, Ali Kazmi, Agam Darshi, Seema BiswasAdaptation of the 1994 novel by Shyam Selvadurai[18]
Good Joe BellReinaldo Marcus GreenUnited StatesDramaMark Wahlberg, Reid Miller, Connie BrittonBased on the suicide of Jadin Bell[19]
Gossamer FoldsLisa DonatoUnited StatesDramaAlexandra Grey[2]
Happiest SeasonClea DuVallUnited StatesRomantic comedyKristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie[20]
The House of Love (La Casa Dell'Amore)Luca FerriItalyDocumentary[3]
I Am SamuelPeter MurimiKenyaDocumentary[2]
If It Were Love (Si c'était de l'amour)Patric ChihaFranceDocumentary[3]
Jump, DarlingPhilip J. O'ConnellCanadaComedy-dramaThomas Duplessie, Cloris Leachman, Tynomi Banks[2]
KokonLeonie KrippendorffGermanyDrama[3]
The Last City (Die Letzte Stadt)Heinz EmigholzGermanyDrama[3]
Little Girl (Petite fille)Sébastien LifshitzFranceDocumentary[3]
MilkwaterMorgan IngariUnited StatesComedy-dramaMolly Bernard[2]
MinyanEric SteelUnited StatesDrama[3]
My Best Part (Garçon chiffon)Nicolas MauryFranceComedy-dramaNicolas Maury, Nathalie Baye, Arnaud Valois[21]
My Little Sister (Schwesterlein)Véronique ReymondSwitzerlandDramaNina Hoss, Lars Eidinger[3]
My Name Is Baghdad (Meu nome é Bagda)Caru Alves de SouzaBrazilDrama[3]
The New MutantsJosh BooneUnited StatesSuperhero / Horror
No Hard Feelings (Futur Drei)Faraz ShariatGermanyDramaBenjamin Radjaipour, Eidin Jalali[3]
No Ordinary ManAisling Chin-Yee, Chase JoyntCanadaDocumentaryDocumentary film about Billy Tipton[22]
One in a Thousand (Las mil y una)Clarisa NavasArgentinaDrama[3]
OutSteven HunterUnited StatesAnimated short[23]
Panthers (Panteres)Erica SánchezSpainShort drama[3]
The PromRyan MurphyUnited StatesMusical comedyMeryl Streep, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Nicole KidmanBased on the stage musical of the same name[24]
Queen of the AndesJillian AcremanCanadaDramaBhreagh MacNeil, Hailey Chown[25]
RurangiMax CurrieNew ZealandDramaElz Carrad[2]
Saint-NarcisseBruce LaBruceCanadaDramaFélix-Antoine Duval, Tania Kontoyanni, Alexandra Petrachuck, Andreas Apergis[26]
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 Agron[27]
Shubh Mangal Zyada SaavdhanHitesh KewalyaIndiaRomantic comedyAyushmann Khurrana, Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Raospin-off of the 2017 film Shubh Mangal Saavdhan[28]
Stage MotherThom FitzgeraldCanadaComedyJacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier[29]
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[30]
Summer of Mesa Josh Cox United States Romance Molly Miles, Andrea Granera [31]
The Surrogate Jeremy Hersh United States Drama Jasmine Batchelor, Chris Perfetti, Sullivan Jones [32]
The Thing About HarryPeter PaigeUnited StatesRomantic comedyJake Borelli, Niko Terho, Karamo Brown, Britt Baron[33]
TranshoodSharon LieseUnited StatesDocumentary[34]
Uncle FrankAlan BallUnited StatesDramaPaul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi[35]
Welcome to ChechnyaDavid FranceUnited StatesDocumentary[36]
Wildland (Kød & Blod)Jeanette NordahlDenmarkDrama[3]
Your Name Engraved Herein Patrick Kuang-Hui LiuTaiwanDrama

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