2025 is just around the corner, and so are some amazing new LGBTQ+ films. From long-awaited titles to fresh discoveries, here is a list where all cinema fans can find something to look forward to in the next year.
One of Them Days
Dreux and Alyssa, starred by film stars Keke Palmer and SZA, are best friends and roommates who discover that Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown all their rent money. Suddenly, they find themselves in an extremely comical adventure against the clock to avoid eviction.
The film is set to release on January 25, 2025.
The Light Fantastic
Inspired by a true story, The Light Fantastic follows actor Jeremy Irvine as he plays Jason, a gay firefighter who dreams of becoming a professional ballroom dancer. Set in the British town of Blackpool, Jason battles the rigid traditions of the ballroom world under the close watch of his ultra-traditional instructor Reynolds, played by Rupert Everett.
The film features other queer actors such as Nathan Jarret-Steward and Layton Williams.
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The Housekeeper
Pulp Fiction’s Uma Thurman and Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynveor will be starring in this drama about the story of Danni, a housekeeper at Mande Hall – a historic English house owned by a wealthy widow – who falls for the beautiful novelist Daphne Du Maurier.
The script has been written by bestselling author Rose Tremain, and it is based on her own story and forthcoming novel. The film is expected to be released in 2025.
The History of Sound
After his successful role in All of Us Strangers and a BAFTA nomination for supporting actor, Paul Mescal is back on stage with Josh O’Connor. Together, they will bring on the screen the relationship between two young men during World War I.
This Oliver Hermanus-directed adaptation follows how the two young men start a journey to record the lives, voices and music of their countrymen.
The movie was meant to be released this year, but now it aims to appear at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, which takes place in May.
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
After its amazing success, Taylor Jenkins’ bestseller is set to arrive on our screen. As far as it is known, Netflix has now acquired the rights to produce the film about the life of Hollywood star Evelyn Hugo and how she reveals her darkest secrets to the journalist Monique Grant.
Everything is still unrevealed and under production. However, some good news is that Jenkins will be executing the production and the adaptation of the film, so hopefully, the true essence of the novel will remain intact.
Mickey 17
Although the plot might not be strictly queer, this sci-fi film based on the novel by Edward Ashton could include a gay scene from the book.
The film stars Robert Pattison, known for his roles in Twilight, as Mickey Barnes, an employee who has been sent on a human expedition to colonise an ice world called Niflheim.
However, this mission is characterised by extraordinary circumstances: every time Mickey dies, a new body is regenerated. Things get complicated when his bodies start to make multiple copies of itself.
The trailer gives a quick glimpse of a possible representation of the remarkable scene from the book, although details are left to the imagination.
If you want to find out, you still have to wait until the film’s global release on April 18, 2025.
On Swift Horses
Saltburn’s Jacob Elordi and Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones will star in this hot LGBTQ+ movie about Muriel’s same-sex love adventure and how she embarks on a secret life full of gambling and racehorses.
This LGBTQ+ movie has already been launched at the Toronto International Film Festival, but wider streaming is still expected in 2025.
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Wicked, Part 2
After stealing hearts with the first film this year, the second part of the long-awaited adaptation is set to premiere in November 2025.
After the Wicked author Gregory Maguire confirmed an “intentional” lesbian subtext between Elphaba and Glinda, LGBTQ+ fans can’t help but be extremely hooked on the plot. Is there any possibility something more explicit may happen in this second part?
Mother Mary
This promising melodrama film follows stars Michael Coel and Anne Hathaway interpreting the story of a musician and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer.
The project was already announced in 2023, but it is not until now that it seems likely to be released. Good things take time, they say.
Queens of the Dead
Drag queens are confronted with the undead during a zombie outbreak at their drag show in Brooklyn. The comedy features a vast cast of LGBTQ+ actors, including Katy O’Brian, Margaret Cho and Bridgette Lundy-Paine.
The film has been directed by Tina Romero, the horror and cinema legend George A. Romero’s daughter, and it is expected to hit cinemas in 2025.
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Dope Queens
A full-action romantic thriller where three friends navigate San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, an area regarded as the world’s first legally recognised transgender district. Suddenly, they find themselves on a wild night.
The cast includes RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Kylie Sonique Love and Krystal Thomas.
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Untitled Christy Martin Biopic
Sydney Sweeney will portray queer boxer Christy Martin in this film based on real-life events.
The film also stars Love Lies Bleeding star Katy O’Brian as Lisa Holeywine, Christy’s boxing rival and eventual romantic partner. The movie plot dives into Martin’s personal journey as a victim of her abusive husband Jim Martin to her eventual queer relationship, as well as exploring her boxing achievements.
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The Wedding Banquet
This 2025 LGBTQ+ film is a remake of the 1993 rom-com of the same name, about a gay Taiwanese-American guy called Wai-Tung, who agrees to marry a Chinese woman to get her a green card. Under those circumstances, Wai-Tung’s homosexuality is revealed to his parents during the visit to the wedding.
The new version set to release in 2025 features two Korean same-sex couples instead.
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A Nice Indian Boy
This upcoming LGBTQ+ movie stars Karan Soni as the doctor Naveen, who brings his fiancé Jay, played by Jonathan Groff, home to meet his conservative family.
The narrative is based on the introduction of Navee’s white artist boyfriend to his relatives and the planning of the Indian wedding of their dreams.
The rom-com has already received praise from critics, and fortunately for moviegoers, the release date has been revealed. The film will finally be released in cinemas on April 4, 2025.
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So far, these are the LGBTQ+ films expected for 2025, but hopefully, there will be many more to add to this list. We are so excited and ready to find out what surprises are still waiting for us during this upcoming year.
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