Just 17 Brilliant LGBTQ+ Movies To Watch If You Like The Look Of "My Fake Boyfriend"

Queer rom-coms for the win!

My Fake Boyfriend just dropped on Prime Video in the UK last weekend, and people are loving the fact that the "queer rom-com" is now totally a thing... And about time too!

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The movie stars Keiynan Lonsdale as a guy who can't seem to escape his terrible ex, so his friends (Dylan Sprouse and Sarah Hyland) help him out by using social media to create an awesome fake boyfriend. What could possibly go wrong?!

If My Fake Boyfriend has got you in the mood for watching queer people fall in love, look no further than these 17 romantic movies guaranteed to bring a smile to your face this Pride month!

Note: these streaming options are for UK residents. You may have to dig around to find these movies in your own locations!

1. The Thing About Harry

Parrish Lewis/Freeform

What it's about: A young gay guy goes on a road trip with his ex-classmate who turns out to be pansexual. Though they begin at loggerheads, they soon strike up a friendship, but their road to true happiness will be ~anything~ but smooth!

Starring: Jake Borelli, Niko Terho, Britt Baron

Where to watch: Disney+

2. Crush

Hulu/Everett Collection

What it's about: A young girl with a massive crush on a fellow student joins the school's track team to get closer to her. However, on her journey to making new friends and expanding her horizons, she finds herself opening up to new possibilities.

Starring: Rowan Blanchard, Auliʻi Cravalho, Isabella Ferreira

Where to watch: Disney+

3. Single All The Way

Netflix/Everett Collection

What it's about: An unlucky-in-love guy returns home to his family for the Holidays with his best friend in tow. There, he decides he wants to move out of the city and settle down, but first he has to find the perfect guy to do it with!

Starring: Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Jennifer Coolidge

Where to watch: Netflix

4. G.B.F.

Vertical Entertainment

What it's about: After being involuntarily outed, a high schooler becomes hot property to the three most popular girls in school who all want this season's hottest accessory – a gay best friend. This one isn't strictly a love story, but there are some romance vibes!

Starring: Michael J. Willett, Paul Iacono, Sasha Pieterse

Where to watch: Prime Video

5. Dating Amber

Screen Ireland

What it's about: Two gay teens who are fed up of being bullied strike up a deal and begin pretending to date one another. Their pact leads to a beautiful friendship, but when cracks begin to form in their heterosexual facade, it becomes increasingly difficult to live a lie for them both.

Starring: Fionn O'Shea, Lola Petticrew, Sharon Horgan

Where to watch: Apple TV+/HBO Max

6. Weekend

Peccadillo Pictures

What it's about: A super shy guy hooks up with a confident artist who asks him to participate in an art project of his. They quickly develop a unique romantic connection, and over the course of a weekend, meet several times leading to something neither of them were expecting to find.

Starring: Tom Cullen, Chris New

Where to watch: Prime Video

7. Happiest Season

Hulu/Sony Pictures Releasing

What it's about: Though they haven't been dating for long time, a woman impulsively invites her girlfriend home to her family's home for the Holidays. There's just one problem – she's not out to her family, nor do they know she has a girlfriend!

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Dan Levy

Where to watch: Prime Video

8. Get Real

United International Pictures

What it's about: A nerd with an all-consuming crush on the school's top athlete has his world turned upside-down when he spots him cruising the same public toilet one day. Initially he is scared into staying silent, but soon their relationship evolves into more than just secret-keeping.

Starring: Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Julie Peasgood.

Where to watch: Prime Video

9. Summerland

Lionsgate

What it's about: A curmudgeonly young woman's life is uprooted when a city boy is evacuated to live with her in her rural seaside cottage. Soon she must face her past, and the hurt she has worked so hard to repress. This is a bit more of a period piece, but it's just so good!

Starring: Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lucas Bond

Where to watch: Prime Video

10. Handsome Devil

Icon Film Distribution

What it's about: A gay student befriends the new kid even though they run in very different circles, leading to a relationship that will alter both of them completely. I guess this isn't strictly speaking a rom-com, but it has similarities to My Fake Boyfriend and it's definitely worth a watch!

Starring: Fionn O'Shea, Nicholas Galitzine, Andrew Scott

Where to watch: Netflix

11. Shelter

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What it's about: A young artist who dreams of going to art school must juggle a dead-end job and looking after his nephew. When his surfing buddy's brother comes into town, the pair are immediately intrigued by one another on account of their vastly different lifestyles.

Starring: Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes

Where to watch: YouTube

12. Saving Face

Sony Pictures Classics

What it's about: A successful surgeon finds herself drawn to a family friend, but the cultural taboo around their relationship stops her from doing anything about it. When her pregnant mother moves in with her, she's forced to negotiate what her family and society expect of her, with what it is she really wants.

Starring: Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen, Joan Chen

Where to watch: Prime Video

13. The Way He Looks

Vitrine Films

What it's about: A blind teenager keen to assert his independence begins to push away his mother, his best friend, and even his school life, but he soon reconsiders when a new boy shows interest in him, causing tensions to emerge between the teen and his best friend.

Starring: Ghilherme Lobo, Fábio Audi, Tess Amorim

Where to watch: YouTube

14. Firebird

Roadside Attractions

What it's about: A private in the Soviet Air Force is days away from finishing his service, but things change when a dashing fighter pilot takes an interest in him. Soon he's pulled into a dangerous love triangle with the pilot and the secretary to the base commander. Again, this is a period piece, but SO GOOD!

Starring: Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodnii, Diana Pozharskaya

Where to watch: Apple TV+

15. But I'm a Cheerleader

Lionsgate Films

What it's about: When Megan's friends and family begin to suspect she's gay, her parents intervene and enrol her in an odd and very camp residential conversion therapy program. There, she finds a community of people like her, and eventually realises what she's been looking for. 

Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, RuPaul Charles

Where to watch: Prime Video

16. Eating Out

Ariztical Entertainment

What it's about: Kyle is way into Marc, Marc is into Caleb, Caleb is into Gwen, and Gwen is into watching guys make out with each other. And Tiffani von der Sloot is just there. Basically, this screwball comedy is one hot camp mess, but it's kind of sexy/funny, just like My Fake Boyfriend.

Starring: Ryan Carnes, Rebekah Kochan, Mink Stole

Where to watch: Prime Video

17. And of course... Love, Simon

20th Century Fox

What it's about: Simon spends his young adult life trying to be like every "normal" American teenager, and hides the fact that he's gay from everyone except his online pen pal, Blue. When his secret is threatened, Simon goes to extreme lengths to keep his sexuality discreet in this cute coming-of-age teen drama.

Starring: Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Keiynan Lonsdale

Where to watch: Disney+

Are there any great LGBTQ+ rom-coms we missed? Let us know in the comments!

My Fake Boyfriend, the new rom-com from BuzzFeed Studios, is available to stream now on Prime Video in UK now! Check out the trailer below, and FYI – if you're in the US, My Fake Boyfriend will be out June 17!

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