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1.
Real Sex (1990–2009)
Episode:
Real Sex 30: Down & Dirty
(2002)
TV-MA | Documentary
Sex Machines; London's Erotic Awards; Lights, Camera, Fantasize; Cirque Du Sex.
Director: Patti Kaplan | Stars: Frank Keshishian, Stephanie Monseu, Keith Nelson, Tony Pirelli
Votes: 8
2. Emile Norman: By His Own Design (2007 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Avant garde artist and bohemian Emile Norman is profiled and his life as an out and proud gay man in Big Sur, California is examined.
Director: Will Parrinello | Stars: Emile Norman, Angus Whyte, C. Kevin Smith, Jeffrey Mallory
Votes: 17
3. The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay city supervisor.
Director: Rob Epstein | Stars: Harvey Fierstein, Harvey Milk, Anne Kronenberg, Tory Hartmann
Votes: 6,569 | Gross: $0.01M
4. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
79 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Sara Lewinstein, David Mandell, Suzi Mandell, Sallie Perryman
Votes: 1,078
5. Vito (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of Vito Russo, founding father of the gay liberation movement, author of "The Celluloid Closet," and vociferous AIDS activist in the 1980s.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Phyllis Antonellis, George Bancroft, Richard Barrios, Edmund Bergler
Votes: 772
6. Crime & Punishment (2002–2004)
60 min | Documentary
Actual criminal trials are followed on camera.
Stars: Eugenia Eyherabide, William Mudd, Garry Haehnle, Dan Lamborn
Votes: 116
7. Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early twenties.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris
Votes: 2,480 | Gross: $0.16M
8. Word Is Out (1977)
124 min | Documentary, Biography, History
26 diverse lesbian and gay people are interviewed about their lives and the challenges they experience in a homophobic culture. A groundbreaking documentary is now an artefact of a different time.
Directors: Nancy Adair, Andrew Brown, Rob Epstein | Stars: Pat Bond, John Burnside, Sally M. Gearhart, Elsa Gidlow
Votes: 537
9. We Were Here (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
Directors: David Weissman, Bill Weber | Stars: Ed Wolf, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, Eileen Glutzer
Votes: 2,279
10. Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday tells us the story of one of jazz's greatest singers ever. Although Billie Holiday lived a life filled with tragedy, this documentary focuses more... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Seig | Stars: David Langston Smyrl, Billie Holiday, Ruby Dee, Buck Clayton
Votes: 50
11. The Celluloid Closet (1995)
R | 102 min | Documentary, History
A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susie Bright, Arthur Laurents
Votes: 7,502 | Gross: $1.51M
12. Paragraph 175 (2000)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, History, Romance
Historian Klaus Müller interviews survivors of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals because of the German Penal Code of 1871, Paragraph 175.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Rupert Everett, Klaus Müller, Karl Gorath, Pierre Seel
Votes: 2,190 | Gross: $0.07M
13. The Fabulous Picture Show (2006–2011)
History, Talk-Show
Stars: Amanda Palmer, Cherien Dabis, Scandar Copti, Mohamed Al Daradji
Votes: 42
14. The Gauguin Museum (1997)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Alex Kane | Stars: Marc Ardito, Rafael Cabrera, Adam Ernster, Marc Freeman Hamm
Votes: 15
15. Milk (I) (2008)
R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Votes: 179,773 | Gross: $31.84M
16. Never Cry Wolf (1983)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama
A government researcher, sent to research the "menace" of wolves in the north, learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the species.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah
Votes: 8,773 | Gross: $29.60M
17. Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music (2023)
106 min | Documentary, Music
Captures Taylor Mac's exuberant, blatantly gay 24-hour musical performance in New York City, featuring skilled musicians, creative costumes, and the American myth as recounted through sailor's ditties, disco, and sugary pop alike.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Taylor Mac, Matt Ray, Machine Dazzle, Niegel Smith
Votes: 128
18. The AIDS Show (1986)
58 min | Documentary, History
Artists Involved with Death and Survival, The Aids Show, theatre dealing with the impact of AIDS on friends and family; musical, dramatic and comedic scenes from the show and interviews with the creators.
Directors: Peter Adair, Rob Epstein | Stars: Douglas Holsclaw, Leland Moss, Adele Prandini
Votes: 41
19. End Game (2018)
TV-PG | 40 min | Documentary, Short
Filmed and edited in intimate vérité style, this movie follows visionary medical practitioners who are working on the cutting edge of life and death and are dedicated to changing our thinking about both.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Votes: 2,095
20. 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die (2011– )
Documentary
Stars: Morgan Spurlock, Christy Lemire, Michael Renov, Eddie Schmidt
Votes: 106
21. And the Oscar Goes to... (2014 TV Movie)
87 min | Documentary, History
The history of the Academy Awards.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Billy Crystal, Tom Hanks, Cher
Votes: 1,523
22. Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (2006)
441 min | Documentary, History
Ten acclaimed documentary filmmakers offer a fresh, compelling look at 10 pivotal moments in American history and their often unforeseen repercussions.
Stars: Mark Riccadonna, David Nasaw, Michael L. Colosimo, Geoffrey Roecker
Votes: 51
23. Entry Denied (2012)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Entry Denied is a documentary about the struggles with US Immigration faced by gay and lesbian Americans in relationships with foreign citizens. While the immigration law allows American ... See full summary »
Director: Machu Latorre
Votes: 8
24. Greetings from Washington, D.C. (1981)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Greetings from Washington DC was a short documentary about the First National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, which took place on Sunday, October 14th 1979.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Frances Reid, Greta Schiller, Lucy Winer | Stars: Rob Epstein, Allen Ginsberg, Audre Lorde, Jan Oxenberg
Votes: 13
25. Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America (2009)
120 min | Documentary, History
Documentary on the sexual revolution in America.
Stars: Rebecca Nichols, Darryl Inaba, Glenn Raswyck, David E. Smith
Votes: 55
26. The Battle of Amfar (2013)
TV-14 | 41 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
When AIDS struck in the early 1980s, a scientist and a movie star did not have to respond - but they did. Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor joined forces to create amfAR, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Richard Berkowitz, Timothy Ray Brown, Michael Callen, Kenneth Cole
Votes: 79
27. Real Sex (1990–2009)
TV-MA | Documentary
Documentary series that explores sex in the '90s. Each episode has several segments about current trends in sexuality as well as street interviews with common people.
Stars: Susan Block, Barbara Carrellas, Annie Sprinkle, Samantha Jones
Votes: 405
28. WGN Morning News (1994– )
News
Chicago news, traffic, weather and sports sprinkled with national news of interest, along with interviews, entertainment and technology reports, humorous segments and looks at pop culture.
Stars: Dean Richards, Mike Toomey, Robin Baumgarten, Larry Potash
Votes: 145
29. Killing the Colorado (2016 TV Movie)
85 min | Documentary
The American West is in the midst of a serious drought, which compounds the underlying water crisis that stems for overdevelopment, misuse, and political maneuvers carried out long ago.
Directors: Barbara Kopple, Jesse Moss, Alan Raymond, Susan Raymond
Votes: 27
30.
Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (2006)
Episode:
Gold Rush
(2006)
60 min | Documentary, History
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: David W. Collins, Zachary Drake, Owen Thomas
Votes: 24
31. Save Me (2007)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance
A sex and drug-addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction," where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.
Director: Robert Cary | Stars: Jeremy Glazer, Chad Allen, David Petruzzi, Arron Shiver
Votes: 2,140 | Gross: $0.08M
32. The Royal Road (2015)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, History
A cinematic essay in defense of remembering, The Royal Road offers up a primer on the Spanish colonization of California and the Mexican American War alongside intimate reflections on ... See full summary »
Director: Jenni Olson | Stars: Jenni Olson, Tony Kushner
Votes: 198
33. Where Are We? Our Trip Through America (1992)
73 min | Documentary
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, romantic partners from San Francisco, travel primarily to the rural south. They interview folks from gay marines, men in barbershops, plus the down and out about their dreams of the future.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Star: Chris Owens
Votes: 134
34. Rambling Rose (1991)
R | 112 min | Drama
A young woman who exudes sexuality battles temptation.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Laura Dern, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd, Lukas Haas
Votes: 5,451 | Gross: $6.27M
35. Howl (2010)
R | 84 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit
Votes: 13,400 | Gross: $0.62M
36. Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner (2007)
90 min | Documentary, History
Documentary on the history of gay and lesbian film.
Director: André Schäfer | Stars: John Waters, Wieland Speck, Rosa von Praunheim, Jennifer Morris
Votes: 141
37. Impresario, the fabulous DIY showbiz life of Marc Huestis (2022)
61 min | Documentary
Force of nature, filmmaker and producer Marc Huestis has been a galvanizing voice of non conformity since the days of the 70s Gay Liberation Movement. His works mirror the times, but where does he fit and what will be his legacy?
Director: Lauretta Molitor | Stars: Mx Justin Vivian Bond, Rob Epstein, Lawrence Helman, Marc Huestis
Votes: 7
38. Film Hawk (2016)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
Film Hawk is based on the life of Bob Hawk. The documentary traces his early years as a young gay child of a Methodist minister to his current career as a consultant on some of the most influential independent films of our time.
Directors: JJ Garvine, Tai Parquet | Stars: Robert Hawk, Kevin Smith, Edward Burns, Scott McGehee
Votes: 25
39. State of Pride (2019)
71 min | Documentary
A look at the history and meaning of the the pride movement featuring a diverse range of LGBTQ+ perspectives.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Troye Sivan, Raymond Braun, Heklina
Votes: 91
40. Underground Zero (2002)
76 min | Documentary
Directors: Frazer Bradshaw, Eva Ilona Brzeski, Norman Cowie, David Driver, Robert Edwards, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, John Haptas, Paul Harrill, Laura Plotkin, Jay Rosenblatt, Ira Sachs, Kristine Samuelson, Valerie Soe, Caveh Zahedi
Votes: 98
41. The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990 TV Special)
Family
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Margolis | Stars: Billy Crystal, Paula Abdul, Isabelle Adjani, Danny Aiello
Votes: 389
42. The Pit (2009)
64 min | Documentary, History, News
Follows a scrappy group of commodities traders as they try to make a living trading coffee on the New York Board of Trade before electronic trading threatens to make their way of life obsolete.
Director: Johanna Lee | Stars: Richard Sylla, Joseph Digiso, Jon Stefanick, Sean Walter
Votes: 233
43. Cinema 3 (1984–2016)
News
Stars: Jaume Figueras, Crisol Tuà, Monts Llussà, Àlex Gorina
Votes: 228
44. The Gospel of Eureka (2018)
75 min | Documentary, Music
Love, faith, and civil rights collide in the south as evangelical Christians and drag queens step into the spotlight to explore the meaning of belief. Gospel drag shows and passion plays set the stage for one hell of a show.
Directors: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri | Stars: Mx Justin Vivian Bond, Anita Bryant
Votes: 218 | Gross: $0.02M
45. Lovelace (2013)
R | 93 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband before taking control of her life.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Juno Temple
Votes: 42,719 | Gross: $0.36M
46. Rescued from the Closet (2001 Video)
56 min | Documentary
Omnibus made up of outtakes from the documentary "The Celluloid Closet."
Stars: Kenneth Anger, Gregg Araki, Susie Bright, Rita Mae Brown
Votes: 92
47. What Is Cinema? (2013)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, History
Amidst a constant stream of hundreds of film clips, dozens of filmmakers voice their opinions on the titular question while primarily looking beyond the Hollywood mainstream to independent, experimental, documentary and avant-garde films.
Director: Chuck Workman | Stars: Chantal Akerman, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Bresson
Votes: 392
48. Boulevard (2014)
R | 88 min | Drama
A devoted husband in a marriage of convenience is forced to confront his secret life.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Robin Williams, Roberto Aguire, Kathy Baker, Bob Odenkirk
Votes: 8,974 | Gross: $0.12M
49. The Oscars (2019 TV Special)
TV-14 | 156 min | Family, Music
The 91st Academy Awards for film achievements in 2018 are presented; top contenders include BlacKkKlansman (2018), Black Panther (2018), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), The Favourite (2018), Green Book (2018), Roma (2018), A Star Is Born (2018) and Vice (2018).
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Queen, Adam Lambert, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph
Votes: 1,507
50. Black Sheep Boy (1995)
Unrated | 37 min | Short, Fantasy
The psychological and emotional motivations of gay sexual fetish, especially relating to gay male teens maturing into men and their sexual exploits.
Director: Michael Wallin | Stars: Stuart Cataldo, Drew Daniel, Peter Dunaj, Andrew Durham
Votes: 97