LGBT+ Movies Y’all Should Check
Alright, so here’s my list of LGBT+ movies, which is by no means comprehensive and all-representational, but is based on what I’ve seen and what’s been recommended.
Like @dramatic-koala, I’m gonna * the one’s I really liked and/or have heard really good things about and I’ll follow each title with title (representation) (genre) (country of release/movie setting). I’ll also denote if I think it’s particularly concerned with identity-exploration or if the main characters include people of color. I haven’t seem ‘em all, so I’m half-guessing some of the representations~
(lgb/lgbt) Related to LGB/LGBT+ history or other issues
(id) Related to identity exploration, acceptance, etc.
- Carol** (wlw) (drama/romance) (US)
- Moonlight** (mlm, poc, id) (drama) (US)
- Happy Together* (mlm, poc) (drama/romance) (HK)
- But I’m A Cheerleader* (wlw, id) (drama/comedy) (US)
- I Love You Phillip Morris* (mlm) (drama/comedy) (US)
- Pariah* (wlw, poc, id) (drama) (US)
- Love, Simon (mlm, id) (drama/comedy) (US)
- The Kids Are All Right (wlw) (drama/comedy) (US)
- La Vie d'Adèle** or Blue is the Warmest Color (wlw) (drama/romance) (FR)
- The Handmaiden** (wlw, poc) (drama/mystery) (JP, KR)
- Brokeback Mountain* (mlm, id) (drama/romance) (US)
- Velvet Goldmine* (mlm, id) (drama/indie) (UK, US)
- My Own Private Idaho (mlm) (drama/indie) (US)
- Beach Rats* (mlm, id) (drama) (US)
- Jongens* or Boys (mlm, id) (drama/romance) (NL)
- A Single Man* (mlm) (adaptation/drama) (US)
- Paris Is Burning** (t, drag, lgb, poc, gen) (doc) (US)
- Lilting** (mlm, poc) (drama/romance) (UK)
- Una Mujer Fantástica** or A Fantastic Woman (t, poc) (drama) (CL)
- Milk* (mlm) (bio/drama/romance) (US)
- Philadelphia (lgb) (drama) (US)
- Boys Don’t Cry* (t) (doc/drama) (US)
- Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho or The Way He Looks (mlm, dis, poc) (drama/romance) (BR)
- Beautiful Thing (mlm) (drama/romance) (UK)
- Pride (lgbt) (drama/romance) (UK)
- Ma Vie En Rose or My Life in Pink (t) (drama/comedy) (BE)
- Heavenly Creatures (wlw) (drama/crime) (NZ, US)
- Beginners (lgb) (drama/comedy) (US)
- Tangerine* (t, poc) (drama/crime) (US)
- 120 Battements Par Minute* or 120 BPM (lgbt, mlm) (drama) (FR)
- Inxeba or The Wound (mlm, poc) (drama/romance) (SA)
- J'ai Tué Ma Mère or I Killed My Mother (mlm) (drama/indie) (CA)
- Thelma* (wlw, id) (drama/fantasy) (NO)
- God’s Own Country** (mlm) (drama/romance) (UK)
- Mosquita y Mari (wlw, poc, id) (drama) (US)
- Princess Cyd (wlw, id) (drama/romance) (US)
- Noordzee, Texas* or North Sea Texas (mlm) (drama/family) (BE, NL)
- Bound (wlw) (drama/crime) (US)
- Saturday Church (t, id, lgbt, poc) (drama/music) (US)
- Appropriate Behavior (wlw, id, poc) (drama/romance) (US)
- Laurence Anyways (t, id) (drama/romance) (CA)
- Weekend (mlm) (drama/romance) (UK)
- Closet Monster (mlm, id) (drama/mystery) (CA)
- Handsome Devil (mlm, id) (drama/sport) (IE)
- C.R.A.Z.Y. (mlm, id, lgbt) (drama/coming of age) (CA)
- Holding the Man (mlm, lgbt) (drama/romance) (AU)
- Those People (mlm) (drama/romance) (US)
- Mysterious Skin (mlm, id) (drama/coming of age) (US)
- Bound (wlw) (drama/crime) (US)
- Kill Your Darlings (mlm, id, lgb) (thriller/drama) (US)
- The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (wlw) (drama/romance) (DE)
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post (wlw, id, lgb) (drama) (UK, US)
- Disobedience* (wlw, lgb) (drama/romance) (US)
- Boy, Erased (mlm, lgb, id) (drama) (US)
- Lovesong (wlw) (drama) (US)
- Vita and Virginia (wlw, lgb) (drama/romance) (UK, IE)
- Call Me By Your Name* (mlm) (drama/romance) (IT, US)
- Satpralat or Tropical Malady (mlm, poc) (drama/fantasy) (TH)
- Naissance des Pieuvres or Water Lillies (wlw, id) (drama/romance) (FR)
- Rafiki or Friend (wlw, poc, id, lgbt) (drama/romance) (KE)
- We the Animals (mlm, poc, id) (drama) (US)
- A Kid like Jake (id, gen) (drama/family) (US)
- Girl (Lukas Dhont) (t, id) (drama) (BE)
- The Happy Prince (mlm, lgb) (drama/history) (UK)
- L’Inconnu du Lac or Stranger by the Lake (mlm) (thriller/drama) (FR)
- Saving Face (wlw, poc, id) (indie/drama) (US)
- Margarita, With a Straw (wlw, poc, dis, id) (drama) (IN, US)
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