Masculinity Movies

Adult men grapple with social stigmas to pursue their passion for wrestling. Includes an in-depth look at wrestling homoeroticism and homophobia.

In Robota, Verena Blok highlights the machinic power of the muscular, hyper-masculine body in motion, and draws attention to its former idealization...

An intense bromance between a gay football player and a straight military guy.

Afan (19) grapples with heartbreak as he embarks with close friend Kush (30) on a day's trip to celebrate his upcoming marriage. Tensions rise,...

A father grows suspicious that there's an intruder in his house, only to discover something much darker.

A documentary in which 5 men describe their experiences with gender dysphoria as they wrestled with feelings of inadequacy as men, and their ultimate...

After his father gets into a fight at a bowling alley, Darious begins to investigate the limitations of his own manhood.

Torn from their home by a hand in the sky, colorful entities seek freedom from a rigid binary in this short experimental animation.

BLESSED BLESSED OBLIVION weaves together a portrait of masculine performativity in East Jerusalem, as manifested in gyms, body shops and hair...

NFL veteran Don McPherson examines how definitions of masculinity adversely affect women and create "blind spots" that hinder the healthy development...

'Mod' is an attempt by the filmmaker at communicating with the young men who hang out at the ‘notorious’ water tank in her neighbourhood...

A professional wrestler struggles to reconcile his onstage and offstage personas.

Two young writers in the task of writing a screenplay about a bullfighter, question his relationship with the bulls. This leads them to discuss...

A meditation on the complex relationship of two brothers, exploring the interplay of notions of brotherhood, patronage, masculinity, and sexuality.

During the final games of his high school basketball season, Tom Irvin is faced with an encounter of sexual misconduct. An affair that leaves Tom...

A young man becomes obsessed with his new neighbour.

In this musical documentary, alter egos Jonny Toxic and Jacco Macho set out on a journey across Italy and The Netherlands, exploring masculinity in...

A mother tries to support her son and his gender identity by inviting a new friend to dinner.

Aslam sells medicines for sexual problems on the pavements of Meena Bazar near Jama Masjid in Delhi. Khalifa Barkat presides over an wrestling gym...