Explores the tension between gay men and their mothers, particularly between a refugee family. A gay couple has to pretend to be straight when a parent comes to visit, it's funny and heartwrenching at all the right moments, and heartwarming to boot. We are Gamily (2017): In the same vein as Goodbye Mother but with a more comedic slant. A story about a gay expat visiting his hometown with his boyfriend, the nuance, the drama, the tensions are all so very real to how gay men in Vietnam have to navigate around the question of family. Goodbye Mother (2019): As a gay Vietnamese man I will never not shut up about how well this movie portrays that intersection.
It's essentially a modern Trick with an enemies to friends to lovers slant. The Thing About Harry (2020): Ridiculously cheesy, ridiculously cute. Surfers, found family, pining, what not to like? Shelter (2007): I mean, this is a classic. It's a shame this movie isn't more popular because it's so charming and has so much fanfic potential. Trick (1999): A cute little romcom about a one night stand going horribly, horribly right. It's Pride and I'm a gay guy who watches a lot of movies, so here's a bunch of gay movies with happy endings not named Love, Simon, because we have moved past the need for Brokeback Mountain.
