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{{short description|2003 film by C. Jay Cox}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Latter Days
| image          = Latter Days Cover.jpg
| alt            = Theatrical release poster for Latter Days, showing Steve Sandvoss as missionary Aaron and Wes Ramsey as party boy Christian.
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[C. Jay Cox]]
| producer       = Jennifer Schaefer<br />Kirkland Tibbels
| writer         = C. Jay Cox
| starring       = [[Steve Sandvoss]]<br />[[Wes Ramsey]]<br />[[Rebekah Johnson]]<br />[[Jacqueline Bisset]]<br />[[Amber Benson]]<br />[[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]]<br />[[Khary Payton]]
| music          = Eric Allaman
| cinematography = Carl Bartels
| editing        = John Keitel
| studio         = Funny Boy Films<br />Davis Entertainment Filmworks
| distributor    = [[TLA Releasing]]
| released       = {{Film date|2003|07|10|[[Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival|PIGLFF]]|2004|01|30|US<ref name= "BOMData"/>}}
| runtime        = 108 minutes<!--Region 1 DVD runtime: 107:41-->
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $850,000<ref name="budget"/>
| gross          = $834,685<ref name="BOMData"/>
}}
'''''Latter Days''''' is a 2003 American [[Romance film|romantic]] [[comedy drama]] film about the relationship between a [[Coming out#Closeted|closeted]] [[Mormon missionary]] and his openly gay neighbor. The film was written and directed by [[C. Jay Cox]] and stars [[Steve Sandvoss]] as the missionary, Aaron, and [[Wes Ramsey]] as the neighbor, Christian. [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] appears as Elder Ryder and [[Rebekah Johnson]] as Julie Taylor. [[Mary Kay Place]], [[Khary Payton]], [[Erik Palladino]], [[Amber Benson]], and [[Jacqueline Bisset]] have supporting roles.

''Latter Days'' premiered at the [[Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival]] on July 10, 2003, and was released in various [[U.S. state|U.S. states]] over the next 12 months. Later the film was shown at several [[gay]] film festivals. It was the first film to portray [[LGBTQ Mormon people and organizations|LGBTQ Mormon]] characters, and the [[Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|conflict]] between the teachings of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) and same-sex romantic and sexual relationships. Showings in some U.S. states were controversial. Various religious groups demanded that the film be withdrawn from theaters and video stores under [[boycott]] threats.

The film was met with mixed reactions from film critics but was popular with most film festival attendees. At the North American box office, ''Latter Days'' made about $835,000, which barely covered the production's budget of $850,000. In 2004, freelance writer T. Fabris adapted the film into a novel, which was published by [[Alyson Publications]].