Sordid weddings, forbidden affairs & more queer marriage movies to stream this weekend
Welcome to your weekend streaming recommendations, a.k.a. the Weekend Watch, a handy guide to the queerest film and TV content that’s just a click away!First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes… divorce???
In the buzzy new drama Our Son—hitting select theaters this weekend—Billy Porter and Luke Evans play a couple going their separate ways who get caught up in a custody battle for their 8-year-old son that becomes more contentious than either of them expected.Inspired by the marriage woes in that buzzy drama, we decided to take a look back at some underrated queer films where wedding bells are ringing—for better or for worse.Read on for LGBTQ+ marriage-related films to stream this weekend.In this 2014 film by Ira Sachs, Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) marry after 39 years together.
Their happiness is short-lived, however, when George loses his job as a Catholic school music teacher and the two have to leave their swanky New York apartment.
The two end up in separate digs: Ben with his nephew and his wife (Darren Burrows and Marisa Tomei) and George with a gay NYPD couple (Cheyenne Jackson and Manny Pérez).
