List of LGBT-related films of 2018

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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 2018. 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

Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Ref
1985 Yen Tan United States Drama Cory Michael Smith, Virginia Madsen, Michael Chiklis, Aidan Langford, Jamie Chung Expansion of Tan's short film of the same name from 2016
5 Weddings Namrata Singh Gujral United States
India
Canada		 Drama Nargis Fakhri, Rajkummar Rao, Bo Derek
Alex Strangelove Craig Johnson United States Comedy Daniel Doheny, Antonio Marizale, Madeline Weinstein [1]
Andið eðlilega Ísold Uggadóttir Iceland
Sweden
Belgium		 Drama Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir, Babetida Sadjo, Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson
El Angel (El Ángel) Luis Ortega Argentina Drama Lorenzo Ferro, Chino Darín, Mercedes Morán, Daniel Fanego, Luis Gnecco, Peter Lanzani, Cecilia Roth, Malena Villa Inspired by the true story of Argentine serial killer Carlos Robledo Puch [2]
L'Animale Katharina Mückstein Austria Drama Sophie Stockinger, Kathrin Resetarits, Dominik Warta, Julia Franz Richter, Jack Hofer, Dominic Marcus Singer, Simon Morzé, Stefan Pohl [3]
Assassination Nation Sam Levinson United States Comedy, Thriller Odessa 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]
Believer Don Argott United States Documentary Dan 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 Skyler Dan helped organize the charity LOVELOUD Festival in Orem, Utah in support of Utah LGBTQ youth, to stop teen suicides [5]
Benjamin Simon Amstell United Kingdom Comedy-drama Colin Morgan, Anna Chancellor, Jack Rowan
Blowin' Up Stephanie Wang-Breal United States Documentary Susan 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 Rhapsody Dexter Fletcher United States
United Kingdom		 Drama Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello (credited as Joe Mazzello), Allen Leech, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Mike Myers, Aaron McCusker Biopic of Freddie Mercury
Boy Erased Joel Edgerton United States Drama Lucas Hedges, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton, Joe Alwyn, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan Released on November 2 [7]
Bulbul Can Sing Rima Das India Drama Arnali Das, Bonita Thakuriya, Manoranjoan Das [8]
Call Her Ganda PJ Raval United States Documentary Naomi Fontanos, Jennifer Laude (archive footage), Julita Laude (Jennifer's Mother), Virginia Lacsa Suarez, Meredith Talusan Follows the Death of Jennifer Laude, a Filipina trans woman, who was brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine and subsequent trial [6]
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Marielle Heller United States Drama Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant Based on the confessional memoir of the same name by Lee Israel [8]
Carmen & Lola (Carmen y Lola) Arantxa Echevarria Spain Drama Moreno Borja, Carolina Yuste, Rosy Rodríguez, Zaira Morales, Rafaela León [2]
Cassandro the Exotico! Marie Losier France Documentary Saúl Armendáriz [2]
Colette Wash Westmoreland United States
United Kingdom
Hungary		 Drama Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson, Aiysha Hart, Fiona Shaw, Denise Gough, Robert Pugh, Rebecca Root, Jake Graf, Julian Wadham based upon the life of the French novelist of the same name [8]
Consequences (Posledice) Darko Štante Slovenia Drama Matej Zemljič, Timon Šturbej, Gašper Markun [9]
Contra-Internet: Jubilee 2033 Zach Blas United States
United Kingdom		 Drama, Short Susanne Sachße (billed as Susanne Sachsse), Dany Naierman, Lindsay Hicks, Fusako Shiotani, Cassils 29 mins long [3]
Daddy Issues Amara Cash United States Drama Madison Lawlor, Montana Manning, Andrew Pifko
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan Xavier Dolan Canada Drama Kit Harington, Natalie Portman, Jacob Tremblay, Susan Sarandon [8]
Diamantino Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt Portugal Drama Carloto Cotta [2]
Disobedience Sebastián Lelio United Kingdom
Ireland
United States		 Drama Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola, Anton Lesser Based on the novel of the same name by Naomi Alderman; released on April 28 (Premiered at 2017 Toronto International Film Festival) [6]
Duck Butter Miguel Arteta United States Comedy-drama Alia Shawkat, Laia Costa, Mae Whitman, Hong Chau, Kate Berlant, Lindsay Burdge, Kumail Nanjiani, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Jenny O'Hara [6]
Euphoria (Euforia) Valeria Golino Italy Drama Riccardo Scamarcio, Valerio Mastandrea [2]
Evening Shadows Sridhar Rangayan India Drama Mona Ambegaonkar, Anant Mahadevan (credited as Ananth Narayan Mahadevan) [10]
Every Day Michael Sucsy United States Romance, fantasy Angourie Rice A teenager boy falls in love with a traveling spirit who experiences every day in the body of a different teenager.
Evidentiary Bodies Barbara Hammer United States Short drama 9 mins long [3][11]
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos Ireland
United Kingdom
United States		 Drama Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn
Flawless Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon Israel Drama Stav Strashko, Netsanet Mekonnen, Noam Lugasy, Asi Levi [12]
Frig (film) Antony Hickling France French art film Biño Sauitzvy, Gaëtan Vettier, Christine Mingo, Thomas Laroppe [13]
The Fruit Machine Sarah Fodey Canada Documentary Interviewees: Michelle Douglas, John Ibbitson, John Sawatsky, Gary Kinsman film 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 [14]
Game Girls Alina Skrzeszewska France
Germany		 Documentary Teri Rogers and her girlfriend Tiahna Follows a relationship in Los Angeles' Skid Row, aka the "homeless capital of the U.S." [3]
Garbage Q India Drama Trimala Adhikari [3]
Genesis (Genèse) Philippe Lesage Canada Drama Théodore Pellerin, Noée Abita, Pier-Luc Funk [15]
Giant Little Ones Keith Behrman Canada Drama Kyle MacLachlan, Maria Bello, Josh Wiggins, Darren Mann, Hailey Kittle, Kiandra Madeira, Carson MacCormac, Taylor Hickson, Niamh Wilson [8]
Girl Lukas Dhont Belgium Drama Victor Polster [2]
The Gospel of Eureka Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher United States Documentary Archive footage of Anita Bryant and narrator Mx Justin Vivian Bond About the lives of LGBT individuals and evangelical Christians in Eureka Springs, Arkansas [16][17]
The Happy Prince Rupert Everett United Kingdom Drama Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Chancellor, Edwin Thomas, Béatrice Dalle, Julian Wadham, John Standing Biopic of Oscar Wilde
Hard Paint (Tinta Bruta) Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher Brazil Drama Shico Menegat, Bruno Fernandes, Guega Peixoto, Sandra Dani, Frederico Vasques [3]
The Harvesters Etienne Kallos South Africa Drama Alex van Dyk, Brent Vermeulen, Juliana Venter, Morné Visser, Erika Wessels, Benre Labuschachne, Danny Keough, Roxana Kerdachi [2]
Hearts Beat Loud Brett Haley United States Drama Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Toni Collette, Sasha Lane, Ted Danson, Blythe Danner
The Heiresses (Las Herederas) Marcelo Martinessi Paraguay Drama Ana Brun, Margarita Irún, Ana Ivanova, María Martins, Alicia Guerra, Yverá Zayas [3]
House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae) Kim Bo-ra South Korea Drama Park Ji-hu, Kim Sae-byuk, Lee Seung-yeon, Jung In-gi, Son Sang-yeon, Bak Su-yeon [18]
Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate Matt Kugelman United States Comedy Bianca Del Rio, Rachel Dratch, Katya Zamolodchikova [19]
Ideal Home Andrew Fleming United States Comedy-drama Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd, Alison Pill
I Am Jonas (Jonas) Christophe Charrier France Drama Félix Maritaud, Nicolas Bauwens, Tommy-Lee Baïk, Aure Atika
Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life Tomer Heymann Israel Documentary Jonathan Agassi, Michael Lucas
JT Leroy Justin Kelly United States Drama Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Courtney Love [8]
A Kid Like Jake Silas Howard United States Drama Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra Screenplay by Daniel Pearle, based on his stage play of the same name
Kingsway Bruce Sweeney Canada Comedy, drama Gabrielle Rose, Jeff Gladstone, Camille Sullivan
Knife+Heart (Un couteau dans le cœur) Yann Gonzalez France Drama Vanessa Paradis, Kate Moran, Nicolas Maury, Noé Hernández [2]
Lizzie Craig William Macneill United States Biography, thriller Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Jay Huguley Based on the true story of Lizzie Borden
Love Blooms (L'Amour debout) Michaël Dacheux France Drama Paul Delbreil, Adèle Csech, Samuel Fasse, Jean-Christophe Marti, Thibaut Destouches, Shirley Mirande, Pascal Cervo, Françoise Lebrun [2]
Love, Scott Laura Marie Wayne Canada Documentary Scott Jones [20]
Love, Simon Greg Berlanti United States Drama Nick Robinson, Keiynan Lonsdale, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel Based on the young adult novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli [21]
Making Montgomery Clift Robert Clift
Hillary Demmon		 United States Documentary Jack Larson, Patricia Bosworth [22]
M/M Drew Lint Canada
Germany		 Drama Antoine Lahaie, Nicolas Maxim Endlicher
Marilyn Martín Rodríguez Redondo Argentina
Chile		 Drama Walter Rodríguez, Catalina Saavedra, Germán de Silva [3]
Mario Marcel Gisler Switzerland Romance, drama Max Hubacher, Aaron Altaras, Jessy Moravec
McQueen Ian Bonhôte United States Documentary Alexander McQueen [20]
The Miseducation of Cameron Post Desiree Akhavan United States Drama Chloë Grace Moretz, Jennifer Ehle, John Gallagher Jr., Sasha Lane, Forrest Goodluck, Emily Skeggs Based on the novel of the same name by Emily M. Danforth [23]
Mom + Mom (Mamma + Mamma) Karole Di Tommaso Italy Drama Linda Caridi, Maria Roveran [24]
Mr. SOUL! Sam Pollard
Melissa Haizlip		 United States Documentary Ellis Haizlip [20]
My Best Friend (Mi Mejor Amigo) Martín Deus Argentina Drama Angelo Mutti Spinetta, Lautaro Rodríguez [25]
The Night of All Nights (Die Nacht der Nächte) Yasemin Samderelli Germany Documentary Hildegard Rotthäuser, Heinz Rotthäuser, Kamala Nagarayya, Hampana Nagarayya, Shigeko Sugihara, Isao Sugihara, Norman MacArthur, Bill Novak [20]
Njan Marykutty Ranjith Sankar India Comedy, Drama Jayasurya, Jewel Mary The first Malayalam film to feature a trans woman as a protagonist. [26][27]
Obscuro Barroco Evangelia Kranioti France
Greece		 Documentary Luana Muniz [3]
Octavio Is Dead! Sook-Yin Lee Canada Supernatural drama Sarah Gadon, Rosanna Arquette, Raoul Trujillo
One of the Guys (Ti-Gars) Doris Buttignol Canada
France		 Documentary Vincent Lamarre [28]
The Orphan (O Órfão) Carolina Markowicz Brazil Short drama Kauan Alavrenga [29]
Papi Chulo John Butler Ireland
United States		 Comedy-drama Matt Bomer, Alejandro Patino [8]
A Paris Education Jean Paul Civeyrac France Drama Andranic Manet, Diane Rouxel, Jenna Thiam, Gonzague Van Bervesseles, Corentin Fila [3]
The Pillar of Salt (Tuzdan Kaide) Burak Çevik Turkey Drama Zinnure 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 London Steve Mclean United Kingdom Drama Harris Dickinson, Richard Durden, Jonah Hauer-King, Alessandro Cimadmore, Leonardo Salerni, Raphael Desprez, Silas Carson
Prisoner of Society Rati Tsiteladze Georgia Documentary, short Adelina (transgender woman) 16 mins long [30]
Rafiki Wanuri Kahiu Kenya Drama Charlie Karumi, Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva [2]
Red Cow (Para Aduma) Tsivia Barkai Israel Drama Avigail Kovari [3]
River's Edge Isao Yukisada Japan Drama Fumi Nikaidō, Ryo Yoshizawa, Shūhei Uesegi, Sumire, Shiori Doi, Aoi Morikawa Based on a manga of the same name by Kyoko Okazaki [3]
Sauvage (Savage or Wild) Camille Vidal-Naquet France Drama Félix Maritaud, Eric Bernard, Nicolas Dibla, Philippe Ohrel, Pavle Dragas, Mehdi Boudina, Azir Mustafic, Hassim Mohamed Saleh [2]
Shakedown Leilah Weinraub United States Documentary Egypt, Jazmyne, Junior, Mahogany, Ronnie-Ron, Slow-Wine, Keyonna Taylor [3]
The Silk and the Flame Jordan Schiele United States Documentary Yao, Yao's father and Yao's mother [3][31]
Skies Are Not Just Blue Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay Canada Short, Documentary [32]
Sorry Angel (Plaire aimer et courir vite) Christophe Honoré France Drama Vincent Lacoste, Pierre Deladonchamps, Denis Podalydès [2]
Splinters Thom Fitzgerald Canada Drama Sofia Banzhaf, Shelley Thompson, Callum Dunphy, Mary-Colin Chisholm Adaptation of the play of the same name by Lee-Anne Poole [8]
Studio 54 Matt Tyrnauer United States Documentary Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell [6]
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Sam Liu United States Animation, 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 Banca Argentina Short 16 mins long [3][33]
Tell It to the Bees Annabel Jankel United Kingdom Drama Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger, Emun Elliott, Kate Dickie Based on the novel of the same name by Fiona Shaw [8]
Third Wedding (Troisièmes noces) David Lambert Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada Comedy-drama Bouli Lanners, Rachel Mwanza, Eric Kabongo [34]
Touch Me Not Adina Pintilie Romania Drama Laura Benson, Tómas Lemarquis, Dirk Lange [3]
Tranny Fag (Bixa Travesty) Claudia Priscilla, Kika Goifman Brazil Documentary Linn da Quebrada (transgender Brazilian musician and activist) [3]
Vice Adam McKay United States Biography Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Justin Kirk, Tyler Perry, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Jesse Plemons Biopic of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney
Vita and Virginia Chanya Button United Kingdom Drama Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabella Rossellini, Rupert Penry-Jones, Peter Ferdinando Co-written by Eileen Atkins, based on her stage play of the same name [23]
We the Animals Jerimiah Zagar United States Drama Evan Rosado, Raúl Castillo, Sheila Vand Based on the novel by Justin Torres
What Keeps You Alive Colin Minihan Canada Thriller Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Martha MacIsaac
Where the Summer Goes (Onde o verão vai) David Pinheiro Vicente Portugal Drama, short Miguel Amorim, Joana Peres, Rodrigo Tomás, Joana Petiz, André Simões, Rodolfo Major 21 mins long [3][35]
Yours in Sisterhood Irene Lusztig United States Documentary Various women [3][36]

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