Best Romantic Gay & Lesbian Films on Netflix 2026

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Our pick of the best Romantic Gay & Lesbian Films on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 24 titles in category code 3329. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.

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1. The Way He Looks (2014)

The Way He Looks

Rated 7.9/10 on IMDb, from 2014, 1h 36m. A new classmate transforms the daily life of a blind teenager who longs for independence and disrupts his relationship with his best friend.

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2. Call Me by Your Name (2017)

Call Me by Your Name

Rated 7.9/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 2h 11m. In the summer of 1983, 17-year-old Elio forms a life-changing bond with his father's charismatic research assistant Oliver in the Italian countryside.

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3. Laurence Anyways (2012)

Laurence Anyways

Rated 7.7/10 on IMDb, from 2012, 2h 48m. When high school teacher Laurence decides to live as a woman, he must overcome the resistance of his devoted fiancée and his bewildered family.

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4. Holding the Man (2015)

Holding the Man

Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 2h 07m. In 1970s Australia, two teen boys fall in love with each other and defeat obstacles to their 15-year relationship, until a new crisis comes their way.

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5. Dear Ex (2018)

Dear Ex

Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 39m. A teen navigates a bitter feud between his willful mom and a free-spirited man, who's the lover and insurance beneficiary of his recently deceased dad.

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6. Margarita, with a Straw (2014)

Margarita, with a Straw

Rated 7.2/10 on IMDb, from 2014, 1h 40m. An Indian woman with cerebral palsy decides to study in New York, where she becomes involved in a life-changing affair with a blind female activist.

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7. Carol (2015)

Carol

Rated 7.2/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 1h 58m. A wealthy married woman and a female department store clerk begin a forbidden affair in the 1950s that leads to both heartache and liberating joy.

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8. Velvet Goldmine (1998)

Velvet Goldmine

Rated 7/10 on IMDb, from 1998, 2h 03m. A decade after a British glam-rocker fakes his assassination and disappears, a tabloid journalist is dispatched to deconstruct the star's legend.

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9. Cloudburst (2011)

Cloudburst

Rated 7/10 on IMDb, from 2011, 1h 33m. A lesbian couple escapes from their nursing home and heads to Canada to get married.

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10. Kiss Me (2011)

Kiss Me

Rated 6.9/10 on IMDb, from 2011, 1h 43m. When Mia attends her estranged father's engagement party and meets her soon-to-be stepsister, sparks fly and Mia unexpectedly falls in love.

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