This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 2015. 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
edit| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Generations | Gaby Dellal | United States | Drama | Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning, Susan Sarandon, Tate Donovan, Linda Emond, Jordan Carlos, Sam Trammell, Maria Dizzia, Tessa Albertson | [1] | |
| 4th Man Out | Andrew Nackman | United States | Comedy | Evan Todd, Parker Young, Chord Overstreet, Jon Gabrus, Jennifer Damiano, Jordan Lane Price, Kate Flannery | [2] | |
| Absence | Chico Teixeira | Brazil | Drama | Matheus Fagundes, Irandhir Santos, Gilda Nomacce, Thiago de Matos | [3] | |
| All About Them (À trois on y va) | Jérôme Bonnell | France | Romantic comedy | Anaïs Demoustier, Félix Moati, Sophie Verbeeck | ||
| The Amina Profile | Sophie Deraspe | Canada | Documentary | Sandra Bagaria | Documentary about the Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari hoax. | [4] |
| Angry Indian Goddesses | Pan Nalin | India | Drama | Sandhya Mridul, Tannistha Chatterjee, Sarah-Jane Dias | ||
| Arianna | Carlo Lavagna | Italy | Drama | Ondina Quadri, Massimo Popolizio | ||
| Bare | Natalia Leite | United States | Drama | Dianna Agron, Paz de la Huerta, Chris Zylka | ||
| Bizarre | Étienne Faure | France | Drama | Pierre Prieur, Adrian James, Raquel Nave, Charlie Himmelstein | [3] | |
| The Blue Hour | Anucha Boonyawatana | Thailand | Drama | Oabnithi Wiwattanawarang, Atthaphan Poonsawas, Duangjai Hirunsri, Panutchai Kittsatima, Nithiroj Simkamtom | [3] | |
| Blush | Michal Vinik | Israel | Drama | Sivan Noam Shimon, Jade Sakori, Dvir Benedek | ||
| Butterfly | Marco Berger | Argentina | Drama | Javier De Pietro, Ailín Salas, Malena Villa, Jorge Díez, María Laura Cali, Justo Calabria, Julian Infantino | [3] | |
| Carol | Todd Haynes | United Kingdom United States |
Drama | Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, Kyle Chandler, John Magaro, Cory Michael Smith, Carrie Brownstein | Based on the novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith | |
| Chance | Jake Graf | United Kingdom | Short, drama, romance | Clifford Hume, Abs, Amale Mohamed, Jake Graf | Later added to Boys on Film 16: Possession (compilation) | [5][6][7] |
| Chemsex | William Fairman and Max Gogarty | United Kingdom | Documentary | About the consumption of drugs (including poppers) to facilitate or enhance sexual activity | [8][9] | |
| Closet Monster | Stephen Dunn | Canada | Drama | Connor Jessup, Isabella Rossellini, Joanne Kelly, Aaron Abrams | ||
| Clouds of Sils Maria | Olivier Assayas | United States | Drama | Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Johnny Flynn, Lars Eidinger, Hanns Zischler, Brady Corbet | ||
| Daddy | Gerald McCullouch | United States | Drama | Gerald McCullouch, Dan Via, Jaime Cepero, Mackenzie Astin, Leslie Easterbrook | Screenplay by Dan Via, based on his play of the same name | |
| The Danish Girl | Tom Hooper | United States | Drama | Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw, Amber Heard, Sebastian Koch, Pip Torrens, Nicholas Woodeson, Emerald Fennell, Adrian Schiller | Based on the novel of the same name by David Ebershoff, loosely inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener | |
| Downriver | Grant Scicluna | Australia | Drama | Robert Taylor, Kerry Fox, Helen Morse | ||
| Driving Not Knowing | Benjamin R. Davis, Dylan Hansen-Fliedner, Dane Mainella, Jay Jadick | United States | Musical, drama | Dane Mainella, Jay Jadick, Emily Rea | ||
| Eisenstein in Guanajuato | Peter Greenaway | Netherlands Mexico |
Drama | Elmer Bäck, Stelio Savante | [3] | |
| Fire Song | Adam Garnet Jones | Canada | Drama | Andrew Martin, Derek Miller, Jennifer Podemski | ||
| F(l)ag Football | Seth Greenleaf | United States | Documentary | Wade Davis, Jared Garduno, Brenton Metzler, Cyd Zeigler | Documentary about National Gay Flag Football League | [10] |
| Floating Melon | Roberto F. Canuto, Xu Xiaoxi | China Spain |
Short
Drama |
Vincent Chen Xi, Celia Yu Yinmeng, Wen Sirui | ||
| For Which We Stand | Sean Robinson | United States | Documentary | Michael Musto, Dolly Parton, Melissa Etheridge, Frenchie Davis, Diana King, Chely Wright | ||
| Freeheld | Peter Sollett | United States | Drama | Julianne Moore, Elliot Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell, Luke Grimes, Josh Charles, Mary Birdsong, Kelly Deadmon, Gabriel Luna, Anthony DeSando | Based on the 2007 documentary film directed by Cynthia Wade | |
| From Afar | Lorenzo Vigas | Venezuela | Drama | Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva | Won the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival | [11][12] |
| Gayby Baby | Maya Newell | Australia | Documentary | Follows four children raised by same-sex parents, originated from a short documentary, Growing Up Gayby, filmed by Newell for ABC2 in 2013 | [13] | |
| The Girl King | Mika Kaurismäki | Finland Canada Sweden Germany France |
Biography, drama | Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist | Biopic of Christina, Queen of Sweden | |
| He Hated Pigeons | Ingrid Veninger | Canada Chile |
Drama | Pedro Fontaine, Cristobal Tapia Montt | [14] | |
| Henry Gamble's Birthday Party | Stephen Cone | United States | Drama | Cole Doman, Pat Healy | ||
| Holding the Man | Neil Armfield | Australia | Drama | Ryan Corr, Craig Stott | Based on the memoir of the same name by Timothy Conigrave | |
| How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) | Josh Kim | Thailand Indonesia |
Drama | Toni Rakkaen, Ingkarat Damrongsakkul, Thira Chutikul, Jinna Navarat (credited as Arthur Navarat), Natarat Lakha, Bell Nuntita (credited as Nuntita Khampiranon), Michael Shaowanasai, Anawat Patanawanichkul, Vatanya Thamdee | [3][2] | |
| I Am Michael | Justin Kelly | United States | Drama | James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts, Charlie Carver, Avan Jogia, Devon Graye, Leven Rambin, Daryl Hannah, Lesley Ann Warren, Blake Lee, Kevin Cahoon | Dramatization of a New York Times Magazine article about ex-gay activist Michael Glatze | [4] |
| I Kissed a Girl | Noémie Saglio, Maxime Govare | France | Comedy | Pio Marmaï, Franck Gastambide, Adrianna Gradziel | ||
| In the Grayscale (En la Gama de los Grises) | Claudio Marcone | Chile | Drama | Francisco Celhay, Emilio Edwards, Sergio Hernández, Daniela Ramirez | ||
| Inner Jellyfishes (Les Méduses) | Marc-Antoine Lemire | Canada | Short drama | Rudi Duperré, Samuel Brassard, Jade Hassouné | ||
| Jenny's Wedding | Mary Agnes Donoghue | United States | Comedy, drama | Katherine Heigl, Alexis Bledel, Tom Wilkinson, Linda Emond, Grace Gummer, Matthew Metzger | ||
| The Last Summer of the Rich | Peter Kern | Austria | Drama | Amira Casar, Nicole Gerdon, Winfried Glatzeder, Helmut Berger | [3] | |
| The Little Deputy | Trevor Anderson | Canada | Short Documentary | Luke Oswald, Shannon Blanchet, Rob Chaulk, Fish Griwkowsky, Jenny McKillop, Trevor Schmidt | 9 mins long, recreating a cowboy photo from 1880s | [15] |
| The Lives We Lead | Davo Hardy | Australia | Drama | Sally Williams, Georgina Neville, Josh Wiseman | ||
| Loev | Sudhanshu Saria | India | Romantic drama | Dhruv Ganesh, Shiv Panditt, Siddharth Menon, Rishabh J. Chaddha | ||
| Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List | Kristin Hanggi | United States | Comedy, drama | Victoria Justice, Pierson Fodé, Matthew Daddario | Based on the book of the same name by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan | |
| Nasty Baby | Sebastián Silva | United States | Drama | Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe, Kristen Wiig, Denis O'Hare | [4] | |
| Naz & Maalik | Jay Dockendorf | United States | Drama | Curtiss Cook Jr., Kerwin Johnson Jr. | ||
| North Mountain | Bretten Hannam | Canada | Action/thriller | Justin Rain, Glen Gould, Meredith MacNeill | ||
| Out to Win | Malcolm Ingram | United States | Documentary | John Amaechi, Billy Bean, Jason Collins, Wade Davis, Brittney Griner, Billie Jean King, David Kopay, Martina Navratilova | Documentary on history of LGBT people in professional sports | [16] |
| Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson | Michelle Boyaner | United States | Documentary | Documentary about deceased lesbian artist Edith Lake Wilkinson | ||
| The Pedophile (Le Pédophile) | Ara Ball | Canada | Short drama | Kennedy Brodeur, Valérie Fortin, Patrick Renaud, Lesley Marie Reade, Monia Chokri | A lesbian who was sexually abused in childhood exacts revenge on her abuser | [17] |
| Portrait of a Serial Monogamist | John Mitchell Christina Zeidler |
Canada | Romance, comedy | Diane Flacks, Carolyn Taylor | ||
| Reel in the Closet | Stu Maddux | United States | Documentary | Home movies and other archival footage from the 1930s to '80s | ||
| The Royal Road | Jenni Olson | United States | Documentary | voiceover cameo appearance by Tony Kushner | Experimental documentary about butch lesbian desire, nostalgia and California history | |
| The Saint of Dry Creek | Julie Zammarchi | United States | Short, animation | Patrick Haggerty | Adaptation of an oral recording made for StoryCorps | [18] |
| The Sea Is Behind | Hicham Lasri | Morocco | Drama | Malek Akhmiss, Hassan Badida, Yassine Sekkal | [3] | |
| A Sinner in Mecca | Parvez Sharma | United States India Saudi Arabia |
Documentary | Documentary about Parvez Sharma's pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia as an openly gay Muslim. | ||
| Stonewall | Roland Emmerich | United States | Drama | Jeremy Irvine, Ron Perlman, Jonathan Rhys Meyers | ||
| Summertime | Catherine Corsini | France Belgium |
Drama | Cécile de France, Izïa Higelin, Noémie Lvovsky, Kévin Azaïs, Lætitia Dosch, Sarah Suco | ||
| Sworn Virgin | Laura Bispuri | Italy | Drama | Alba Rohrwacher, Flonja Kodheli, Lars Eidinger | [3] | |
| The Summer of Sangailė | Alantė Kavaitė | France Lithuania |
Drama | Julija Steponaitytė, Aistė Diržiūtė | [4] | |
| Tangerine | Sean Baker | United States | Drama | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor | Shot with three iPhone5S smartphones | [4] |
| Take Me to the River | Matt Sobel | United States | Drama | Logan Miller, Richard Schiff, Robin Weigert | [4] | |
| Thanatos, Drunk | Chang Tso-chi | Taiwan | Drama | Lee Hong-chi, Cheng Jen-shuo, Huang Shang-ho, Lu Hsueh-feng, Ching-Ting Wang, Chang Ning, Lin Chin-yu, Andrew Chen, Chin Tzu-yen | [3] | |
| Tchindas | Pablo García Pérez de Lara Marc Serena |
Spain Cape Verde |
Documentary | Tchinda Andrade, Elvis Tolentino, Edinha Pitanga | An award-winning feature documentary with Tchinda Andrade, the most respected trans woman from Cape Verde (West Africa) as main character. | [3] |
| Those People | Joey Kuhn | United States | Drama | Jonathan Gordon, Jason Ralph, Haaz Sleiman | ||
| Tig | Kristina Goolsby Ashley York |
United States | Documentary | Tig Notaro | Documentary about comedian Tig Notaro's battle with cancer | |
| Tough Love | Rosa von Praunheim | Germany | Drama | Hanno Koffler, Katy Karrenbauer, Oliver Sechting, Luise Heyer, Sascia Haj, Udo Lutz, Stefan Kuschner, Luise Schnittert | [3] | |
| ToY | Patrick Chapman | United States | Drama | Brianna Evigan, Kerry Norton, Daniel Hugh Kelly | A young LA artist changes mediums to accommodate her illness, eventually filming interviews of prostitutes, one of whom she falls for. | |
| Utopians | Scud | Hong Kong Taiwan China |
Drama | Adonis He Fei, Jackie Chow, Fiona Wang | Sexually-explicit story about a young male student, Hins Gao, who falls in love with his professor, Antonio Ming. Features frequent full-frontal male nudity | [19] |
| Vanity (La Vanité) | Lionel Baier | France Switzerland |
Drama | Patrick Lapp, Carmen Maura, Ivan Georgiev | [20] | |
| Ville-Marie | Guy Édoin | Canada | Drama | Monica Bellucci, Aliocha Schneider, Pascale Bussières | ||
| Viva | Paddy Breathnach | Ireland | Drama | Héctor Medina, Jorge Perugorría | ||
| What He Did (Det han gjorde) | Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Denmark | Documentary | Documentary about the murder of writer Christian Kampmann by his partner Jens Michael Schau | [21] | |
| Wonderful World End | Daigo Matsui | Japan | Drama | Ai Hashimoto | [3] |
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