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This is an annotated list of films by year that are notable for featuring, or including scenes of, Gay bathhouse

Gay bathhouse

Gay bathhouses, also known as gay saunas or steam baths, are commercial bathhouses for men to have sex with other men. In gay slang in some regions these venues are also known colloquially as "the baths" or "the tubs," and should not be confused with public bathing.Not all men who visit gay...

s or gay themes set in bathhouses. Films link to an associated Wikipedia page or, if unavailable, the associated listing on IMDB. Films with no gay context will not be included.

The purpose of this list is to illustrate the often taboo subject of gay bathhouse culture and its influence.

Film list

Year	Film Title	Description
1973	The Day of the Jackal The Day of the Jackal (film) The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 Anglo-French film, set in August 1963 and based on the novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, it stars Edward Fox as the assassin known only as "the Jackal" who is hired to assassinate Charles de Gaulle.- Synopsis :The film opens...	The Jackal knows all Parisian hotels are being watched by police. He enters a bathhouse and is approached by another man, who picks him up. They go to the man's apartment. Later the man sees a television in a shop window, recognizing the Jackal's face but not knowing why. As he mentions this to the Jackal, the television in the apartment has a newsflash that Lundquist is wanted for the murder of Madame de Montpellier. The Jackal kills the man off-screen in his kitchen, then switches off the television.
1975		A musician from Montana finds work and other things at The Continental Baths Continental Baths In 1968, Steve Ostrow opened the Continental Baths in the basement of the Ansonia Hotel in New York City. Continental Baths was advertised as reminiscent of "the glory of ancient Rome."-Facilities:... , a gay bathhouse in New York City.
1976	The Ritz The Ritz (film) The Ritz is a 1976 film directed by Richard Lester based on the play of the same name by Terrence McNally.Actress Rita Moreno who had won a Tony Award for her performance as Googie Gomez in the 1975 Broadway production, and many others of the original cast like Jack Weston, Jerry Stiller, and F...	The farce is set in a gay bathhouse in Manhattan, where an unsuspecting Cleveland businessman has taken refuge from his homicidal mobster brother-in-law. A number of characters feature, including a rabid chubby chaser, go-go boy Go-Go dancing Go-go dancers are dancers who are employed to entertain crowds at a discotheque. Go-go dancing originated in the early 1960s when women at the Peppermint Lounge in New York City began to get up on tables and dance the twist... s, a squeaky-voiced detective, and a third-rate Puerto Rican entertainer with visions of Broadway glory who mistakes him for a famous producer and whom he mistakes for a man in drag Drag queen A drag queen is a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly, from professionals who have starred in films to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and... .
1997	Hamam Hamam (film) Hamam is a 1997 Italian-Turkish-Spanish film directed by Ferzan Özpetek about the powerful transformations certain places can cause in people.- Synopsis :...	Film featuring a derelict hamam Hamam Hamam may refer to:* Turkish bath in Turkish* Hamam , a 1997 European film directed by Ferzan Özpetek* Hamam , brand of soap in India* Sam Hammam , Lebanese businessman and football club owner...  (Turkish bath) where the leading character decides to refurbish it and gradually becomes attracted to the son of the family he is staying with.
1997	The River The River (1997 film) The River is a 1997 Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang and starring Lee Kang-sheng, Miao Tien, and Lu Yi-ching. The plot centers on a family who has to deal with the son's neck pain...	The River contains a sequence in which the leading character visits a gay bathhouse and has sex in a totally dark room with his father, who slaps him brutally when the light goes on.
2004	Cachorro Cachorro Cachorro is a 2004 Spanish gay-themed drama film written and directed by Miguel Albaladejo...  (Bear Cub)	A bearish gay man who ends up looking after his nephew while his sister goes away to India. He develops a fatherly bond with the boy and has to alter his lifestyle. Scenes of the leading character's gay sex life include picking up men at a bathhouse (filmed at the gay Sauna Principe, Madrid).
2005		A group of gay friends experience bathhouse culture and one manages to find love. The entire film is set in a gay bathhouse.
2007	(Boys Town)	A black comedy featuring a couple of gay bears. The final chase sequence and shoot-out take place in a gay bathhouse.
2008		Thriller whose principal character is a gay man. Features a gay bathhouse in Rome.
2008	Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! is the 2008 sequel to the 2006 comedy Another Gay Movie. It features five cast members from the first movie: Jonah Blechman , Ashlie Atkinson , Scott Thompson , Stephanie McVay , and Andersen Gabrych...	Comedy that features a gay bathhouse and naked gay zombies in a dream sequence.