10 wet and wild gay pool movies that definitely make a splash
Amphetamine is overflowing with longing and eroticism (and nudity!). Fitness instructor Kafka (Byron Pang) believes he’s straight, but his whole world turns upside down when he meets gay businessman Daniel (Thomas Price), and the two begin a heated affair.
Their romance largely plays out in and around water—a lap pool, a locker room shower, the beach, an especially sexy penthouse jacuzzi—which becomes the movie’s metaphor for all-consuming love.Streaming on Plex and Tubi.Still optional: wearing a jock strap.Named after gay painter David Hockney’s most famous work—depicting a pool at a mod Palm Springs home—this documentary film blends fact and fiction as it examines the life of the artist, particularly his gradual break-up with former model Peter Schlesinger.
In the ’70s, A Bigger Splash stood out for its intimate portrait of the creative process (Hockney was reportedly “shocked” by it at first) and its experimental format, as well as its frank and open-minded approach to homosexuality, which was unheard of at the time in mainstream films.Streaming on Dekkoo and Mubi.
Available for rental via AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu, and YouTube TV.As much a “pool movie” as it is an “ocean movie,” this small-scale indie thriller makes its home in the Florida keys, where wealthy artist David (The Closer‘s Jonathan Del Arco) has become a recluse in his stunning oceanfront estate.
