# List of LGBTQ-related films of 2008

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 2008. 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 |
| Affinity | Tim Fywell | United Kingdom Romania Canada | Drama, romance | Zoë Tapper, Anna Madeley, Domini Blythe, Amanda Plummer, Mary Jo Randle | TV movie, based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Waters |
| All My Life | Maher Sabry | Egypt | Drama | Mazen Nassar, Ayman, Jwana, Louay, Julian Gonzalez Esparza, Mehammed Amadeus and Maged | a.k.a. Toul omry |
| The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela | Olaf de Fleur | Iceland Philippines France Thailand | Comedy | Raquela Rios, Stefan Schaefer, Olivia Galudo, Brax Villa, Valerie Grand Einarsson | Winner of the Teddy Award for best feature film at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Ang Lihim ni Antonio | Joselito Altarejos | Philippines | Drama | Kenjie Garcia, Jiro Manio, Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino, Josh Ivan Morales, Ricky Ibe and Joey Deleon | |
| Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! | Todd Stephens | United States Germany | Comedy | Jonah Blechman, Jake Mosser, Aaron Michael Davies, Jimmy Clabots, Euriamis Losada, Perez Hilton, RuPaul, Scott Thompson | |
| Antique | Min Kyu-dong | South Korea | Comedy, drama | Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Jae-wook, Yoo Ah-in, Choi Ji-ho, Andy Gillet, Ko Chang-seok, Yeo Jin-goo | a.k.a. Sayangkoldong yangkwajajeom aentikeu; based on the manga Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga |
| Arizona Sky | Jeff London | United States | Drama | Eric Dean, Blaise Embry, Kyle Buckland, Jayme McCabe, Patricia Place, Evan Cuthbert, Brent King, Emerson Smith and Bernadette Murray | |
| The Baby Formula | Alison Reid | Canada | Comedy | Angela Vint, Megan Fahlenbock, Rosemary Dunsmore, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Maggie Cassella | |
| Be Like Others | Tanaz Eshaghian | Canada Iran United Kingdom United States | Documentary | follows Iranian transsexuals having surgery, such as Ali Askar, a 24-year-old man (later Negar) and 20-year-old Anoosh (later Anahita) | Winner of the Teddy jury award at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Bi the Way | Brittany Blockman, Josephine Decker | United States | Documentary | five young Americans; former cheerleader Pam, hip-hop dancer Tahj, engaged Taryn, 24 year old David and Josh, 11 from Texas | |
| Born in 68 | Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | France | Drama | Laetitia Casta, Yannick Renier, Yann Trégouët | a.k.a. Nés en 68 |
| Boy Meets Boy | Kim Jho Gwangsoo | South Korea | Short, drama | Kim Hye-seong, Lee Hyun-jin, Ye Ji-won | |
| Brideshead Revisited | Julian Jarrold | United Kingdom Italy Morocco | Drama | Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Greta Scacchi, Patrick Malahide, Felicity Jones, Ed Stoppard, Jonathan Cake, Joseph Beattie, James Bradshaw | Based on the novel of the same name by Evelyn Waugh |
| Ciao | Yen Tan | United States | Drama | Adam Neal Smith, Alessandro Calza and Charles W. Blaum | |
| City Without Baseball | Lawrence Ah Mon | Hong Kong | Drama | Ron Heung Tze-Chun, Leung Yu-Chung, Yuan Lin, John Tai Ji-Ching, Monie Tung Man-Lee and Scud | aka Mou ye chi sing |
| The Color of Fame | Alejandro Bellame | Venezuela | Drama | Elaiza Gil, Alberto Alifa, Miguel Ferrari | |
| Comme les autres | Vincent Garenq | France | Drama | Lambert Wilson, Pilar López de Ayala, Pascal Elbé, Anne Brochet, Andrée Damant, Florence Darel and Marc Duret | aka Baby Love |
| The Country Teacher | Bohdan Sláma | Czech Republic France Germany | Drama | Pavel Liška, Zuzana Bydžovská | aka Venkovský učitel |
| Daybreak | Adolfo Alix Jr. | Philippines | Romance | Coco Martin, Paolo Rivero | |
| Deb and Sisi | Mark Kenneth Woods | Canada | Comedy | Mark Kenneth Woods, Michael Venus | |
| Dim Sum Funeral | Anna Chi | United States Canada | Comedy, drama | Bai Ling, Steph Song, Talia Shire | |
| DINX | Trevor Anderson | Canada | Short comedy | Farren Timoteo | |
| Dostana | Tarun Mansukhani | India United States | Comedy, drama | Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Bobby Deol, Kirron Kher, Sushmita Mukherjee, Boman Irani | |
| Dream Boy | James Bolton | United States | Drama | Stephan Bender, Max Roeg, Randy Wayne, Owen Beckman, Thomas Jay Ryan, Diana Scarwid, Rooney Mara, Rickie Lee Jones | Based on the novel of the same name by Jim Grimsley |
| Drifting Flowers | Zero Chou | Taiwan | Drama | Pai Chih-Ying, Serena Fang | |
| A Frozen Flower | Yoo Ha | South Korea | Historical, drama | Zo In-sung, Joo Jin-mo, Song Ji-hyo, Shim Ji-ho, Lim Ju-hwan | aka Ssang-hwa-jeom; loosely based on the reign of Gongmin of Goryeo |
| Garden Party | Jason Freeland | United States | Drama | Vinessa Shaw, Willa Holland, Richard Gunn | |
| Heiko | David Bonneville | Portugal | Short, sci-fi | José Manuel Mendes | |
| I Can't Think Straight | Shamim Sarif | United Kingdom | Drama | Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Antonia Frering, Dalip Tahil, Ernest Ignatius, Siddiqua Akhtar and Amber Rose Revah | Directed and co-written by Shamim Sarif, based on her novel of the same name |
| Ice Blues | Ron Oliver | Canada United States | Crime, drama, mystery | Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence | |
| James | Connor Clements | United Kingdom | Short, drama | Niall Wright | 17 minutes long |
| J'ai rêvé sous l'eau | Hormoz | France | Drama | Hubert Benhamdine, Caroline Ducey, Christine Boisson, Hicham Nazzal, Franck Victor, Hélène Michel | a.k.a. I Dreamt Under the Water |
| Kiss the Bride | C. Jay Cox | United States | Comedy, romance | Tori Spelling, Philipp Karner | |
| Let the Right One In | Tomas Alfredson | Sweden | Horror, drama | Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Ika Nord, Peter Carlberg | a.k.a. Låt den rätte komma in; based on the novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist |
| The Lollipop Generation | G. B. Jones | Canada | Drama | Jena von Brücker, Marcus Ewert (credited as Mark Ewert) | |
| The Man Who Loved Yngve | Stian Kristiansen | Norway | Musical, drama | Rolf Kristian Larsen | a.k.a. Mannen som elsket Yngve; screenplay by Tore Renberg, based on his book of the same name |
| Milk | Gus Van Sant | United States | Drama | Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare, Joseph Cross, James Franco | Biopic of Harvey Milk |
| Mulligans | Chip Hale | Canada | Drama | Dan Payne, Thea Gill, Charlie David | |
| Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom | Patrik-Ian Polk | United States Canada | Drama | Darryl Stephens, Christian Vincent, Doug Spearman | |
| On the Other Hand, Death | Ron Oliver | United States Canada | Crime, mystery, drama | Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence | |
| Otto; or Up with Dead People | Bruce La Bruce | Germany Canada | Horror, comedy, drama | Jey Crisfar | |
| Patrik, Age 1.5 | Ella Lemhagen | Sweden | Comedy, drama | Gustaf Skarsgård, Torkel Petersson, Tom Ljungman | |
| Pedro | Nick Oceano | United States | Drama | Alex Loynaz, Justina Machado, Hale Appleman | |
| Private Lessons | Joachim Lafosse | Belgium France | Drama | Jonas Bloquet, Jonathan Zaccaï, Yannick Renier, Claire Bodson, Pauline Étienne, Anne Coesens, Johan Leysen, Thomas Coumans | a.k.a. Élève libre |
| Prodigal Sons | Kimberly Reed | United States | Documentary | About Kimberly Reed's family; Carol McKerrow (mother), Loren (father), Marc (adopted brother), Todd (brother) and Kimberly (formerly Paul) | |
| The Queen Is in the Factory | Ali Kemal Güven | Turkey | Drama, romance | Dicle Kartal, Çağrı Aslan, Şenol Demir, Fatih Günaydın, Umut Armağan, Hande Yener, Billur Kalkavan, Özgür Özberk | |
| Ready? OK! | James Vasquez | United States | Comedy | Michael Emerson, Carrie Preston, Lurie Poston | |
| Sex Positive | Daryl Wein | United States | Documentary | About Richard Berkowitz, interviews with; Dotty Berkowitz (his mother), Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, (actor) Richard Dworkin, William Haseltine, Larry Kramer, Ardele Lister, Michael Lucas, Francisco Roque, director of GMHC Gabriel Rotello, Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, Dr. Bill Stackhouse, Krishna Stone (GMHC worker) and Sean O. Strub | |
| Tomboy | Barb Taylor, Karleen Pendleton Jiménez | Canada | Animation | (Voice actors);Athena Karkanis, Alex Castillo, Michael D. Cohen, Sandi Ross, Julie Lemieux, Orville Maciel, Aaryn Doyle and Rebecca Brenner | Adapted from Jiménez's 2000 book Are You a Boy or a Girl? |
| Tru Loved | Stewart Wade | United States | Comedy, Drama | Najarra Townsend, Jake Abel, Michael Thompson, Alexandra Paul, Cynda Williams, Alec Mapa, Bruce Vilanch, Nichelle Nichols, Jasmine Guy, Jane Lynch, Elaine Hendrix, Tye Olson, Joseph Julian Soria, Tony Brown, Vernon Wells, Marcia Wallace | |
| Watercolors | David Oliveras | United States | Drama | Tye Olson, Kyle Clare | |
| Were the World Mine | Tom Gustafson | United States | Musical, comedy | Tanner Cohen, Wendy Robie, Judy McLane, Zelda Williams, Jill Larson, Ricky Goldman | |
| Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon | Jeffrey Schwarz | United States | Documentary | Interviews with: Jack Wrangler, Margaret Whiting, Robert Alvarez (Filmmaker), Brooks Ashmanskas, Michael Bronski, Spring Byington, Gino Colbert (Adult Actor & Director), Durk Dehner, Samuel R. Delany, Michael Denneny (Friend and Christopher Street (magazine) editor), Jack Deveau (director of Porn films), Andy Devine, Casey Donovan, Jerry Douglas and Kevin Duda (actor) | |
| The Young and Evil | Julian Breece | United States | Short, drama | Vaughn Lowery, Mark Berry, Heather Halley | a.k.a. The Young & Evil |