Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

The film portrays a closeted gay character as the perpetrator of a brutal murder, with his unacknowledged sexual identity serving as the primary motivation for his violent act. This depiction links homosexuality directly to villainy and instability, reinforcing harmful stereotypes without counterbalance or positive representation.

The character of the murder victim's grieving partner, Ricardo Morales, who was male in the original novel and 2009 film, is portrayed as the female character Jess Cobb in the 2015 adaptation.

The 2015 film is a remake of the 2009 Argentine movie 'El Secreto de Sus Ojos.' The protagonist, Benjamín Espósito, who was white in the original, is portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, a Black actor, as Ray Kasten.