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Movies: Best "lgbt in the military" Movies


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Firebird(2021)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 47min | Drama, Romance / Love, War
3.3/5 (with 36 votes)

At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.

Directed by Peeter Rebane - With Tom Prior, Nicholas Woodeson, Diana Pozharskaya, Kaspar Velberg, Henessi Schmidt, Sten Karpov, ...

Hedwig and the Angry Inch(2001)

1h 35min | Comedy, Music, Drama
3.7/5 (with 169 votes)

Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an “internationally ignored” but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a “beautiful gender of one.”.

The Inspection(2022)

1h 40min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 18 votes)

Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.

Yossi & Jagger(2002)

3.4/5 (with 44 votes)

A sociological study of two men in the Israeli army who are lovers. The others in the unit react to their situation, suspecting, but not always understanding. One will leave the military soon, a few months away, as a snowy and desolate outpost is guarded from attack.

Directed by Eytan Fox - With Ohad Knoller, Yehuda Levi, Asi Cohen, Aya Koren, Hani Furstenberg, Yuval Semo, ...

Tom of Finland(2017)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 55min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 56 votes)

Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of the homosexual and men around him even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specialising in homoerotic drawings of muscular men, free of inhibitions. His work – made famous by his signature ‘Tom of Finland’ – became the emblem of a generation of men and fanned the flames of a gay revolution.

Directed by Dome Karukoski - With Pekka Strang, Lauri Tilkanen, Jessica Grabowsky, Taisto Oksanen, Jakob Oftebro, Seumas Sargent, ...

Just Friends?(2009)

3.1/5 (with 11 votes)

Expecting a cozy night outside of the barracks, Seok visits his boyfriend Min-soo who is serving in the military. However, they run into Min-soo's mother there. When his mother questions their relationship, the only answer they can give is that they are 'just friends'. Unexpectedly, they spend the night with Min-soo's mother.

Directed by Kim Jho Kwang-soo - With Yeon Woo-jin, Lee Je-hoon

Eismayer(2022)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 27min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 7 votes)

Vice Lieutenant Eismayer is the most feared trainer and model macho in the Austrian Military and lives as a gay man in secret. When he falls in love with a young, openly gay soldier, his world gets turned upside down. Based on real events.

Directed by David Wagner - With Gerhard Liebmann, Luka Dimic, Julia Koschitz, Anton Noori, Karl Fischer, Matthias Hack, ...

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story(1995)

1h 31min | Drama, TV Movie
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

After serving in the military for more than twenty years, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer (Glenn Close) had seen her share of battles. But nothing could prepare her for the fight ahead: an intensely personal struggle against the U.S. Army when she becomes the highest ranking officer ever to be discharged for being a lesbian. With the support of her partner Diane (Judy Davis), Cammermeyer undertakes an against-all-odds battle against the Army's policy. But to do so, she must risk everything – her career, her privacy and even the love of her family.

Directed by Jeff Bleckner - With Glenn Close

One Summer Night(2016)

1h 38min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

In the winter of 2013, Yong-jun and Jae-sung, a member of the Korean People’s Army, are caught having sex by a superior. After that, Yong-jun decides to defect from North Korea to the South leaving Jae-sung behind. Yong-jun risks his life to step on the land of freedom and meets Tae-kyu. Two years after, Jae-sung comes over to the South, and Yong-jun must decide between Jae-sung and Tae-kyu. This causes misunderstandings and puts them in pain.

Directed by Kim Kyo-hŏn - With Shin Won-ho

Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis(2011)

3.8/5 (with 24 votes)

Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church. He again joins the Phelps family on their controversial pickets where they try to antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. But four years on from Louis's last visit, there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan. A series of defections of family members has shaken up the church.

Love in Country(2023)

2h 2min | Drama, War

It's 1968. Ian and John, two young point men in love in the midst of the Vietnam War, lead their squad in a desperate attempt to survive a botched Phoenix Mission, despite their Captain who has lost his humanity and who will use any means to win, including sacrificing the squad.

The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell(2011)

1h 25min | History, Documentary
3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in the American forces, leading to 13.368 getting kicked out before 2011.

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Marching in Darkness(1996)

1h 45min | Drama
2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

A young recruit to the Italian army discovers and rejects the seedy world of soldiers who prostitute themselves to supplement their income. But before leaving this world he is raped by a highly-respected senior officer and must decide whether to risk bringing proceedings against him.

Directed by Massimo Spano - With Flavio Albanese, Thomas Kretschmann, Jean-Marc Barr, Massimo Dapporto, Ottavia Piccolo, Nicola Russo, ...

Sacrifice(2018)

17min | Drama, War
0.5/5 (with 1 vote)

'Sacrifice' follows the love story between James Hunter and Blake Robinson as they begin a new phase in their life together. Forces out of their control tear them apart but to what extent and consequence? How much will they sacrifice? A traditional military love story from a perspective which has not yet been seen before.

Homophobia(2012)

23min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 7 votes)

An adolescent boy, who serves the military forces, experiences homosexual feelings towards one of his comrades. The suppressed conflict bubbles up during their last night at the border, socially isolated and armed with loaded weapons.

Directed by Gregor Schmidinger

Yank! A World War II Love Story(2005)

Set during World War II, Yank! chronicles the romantic relationship between two servicemen long before don't-ask-don't-tell was part of the national discussion. With a lively score inspired by the pop sounds of the 1940s, Yank! captures the spirit and exuberance of the era even as it explores questions of prejudice, courage and survival. It tells the story of Stu—a photographer for Yank magazine—and Mitch, an Army Private, who fall in love and struggle to survive in a time and place where the odds are stacked against them. - Broadway World.

What Happens at Sea(2020)

It's 1981. John has been discharged from the Navy and is on his way to see David, somebody very special to him that left earlier due to injury. The last thing he expects is Yvonne to answer the door.

Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story(2014)

1h 30min | Documentary
2.5/5 (with 3 votes)

A former U.S. Navy Seal seeks life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness living life as a transgender woman.

Sparrow(2016)

15min | Drama, War
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

Sparrow is the beautiful story of a small boy who is teased because he thinks he can fly. When a family myth about his war veteran grandfather comes to light, he discovers the strength to stand up to the bullies in a very unusual way.