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1. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009– )
TV-14 | 63 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
RuPaul searches for America's next drag superstar.
Stars: RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews, Jason Carter
Votes: 23,371
2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
Director: Jim Sharman | Stars: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien
Votes: 166,826 | Gross: $139.88M
3. Femme (2023)
99 min | Thriller
Follows Jules, who is targeted in a horrific homophobic attack, destroying his life and career. Some time after that event he encounters Preston, one of his attackers, in a gay sauna. He wants revenge.
Directors: Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping | Stars: George MacKay, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Aaron Heffernan, John McCrea
Votes: 2,999
4. The Birdcage (1996)
R | 117 min | Comedy
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 100,508 | Gross: $124.06M
5. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama
In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Steve Zahn
Votes: 519,022 | Gross: $27.30M
6. Pride (I) (2014)
R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
Director: Matthew Warchus | Stars: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine
Votes: 61,588
7. Cabaret (1972)
PG | 124 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey
Votes: 59,354 | Gross: $42.77M
8. Shortbus (2006)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of New Yorkers caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
Director: John Cameron Mitchell | Stars: Sook-Yin Lee, Peter Stickles, PJ DeBoy, Paul Dawson
Votes: 35,394 | Gross: $1.99M
9. Rent (2005)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp
Votes: 55,906 | Gross: $29.08M
10. Slay (2024)
99 min | Comedy, Horror
After a booking mistake, four drag queens find themselves performing for a mostly unwelcoming crowd, but when vampires attack, the crowd looks to the queens to save the day.
Director: Jem Garrard | Stars: Ryan A. Taylor, Heidi N Closet, Crystal Methyd, Cara Melle
Votes: 374
11. AJ and the Queen (2020)
TV-14 | 52 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Ruby Red, a down-on-her-luck drag queen traveling across America, develops an unlikely sidekick named AJ.
Stars: RuPaul, Izzy G., Michael-Leon Wooley, Josh Segarra
Votes: 9,262
12. Nowhere (1997)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Follows a day in the lives of a group of Los Angeles high school students and the strange lives they lead.
Director: Gregg Araki | Stars: James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton, Chiara Mastroianni
Votes: 10,238 | Gross: $0.03M
13. Angels in America (2003)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Several disparate but connected individuals go through the AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s.
Stars: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 29,766
14. The Prom (2020)
PG-13 | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high-school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom.
Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington
Votes: 29,226
15. The Skeleton Twins (2014)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.
Director: Craig Johnson | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell
Votes: 44,847 | Gross: $5.28M
16. Little Britain (2003–2006)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy
Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the creators of this character-comedy sketch show, delight in all that is mad, bad, quirky and generally bonkers about the people and places of Britain.
Stars: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Tom Baker, Paul Putner
Votes: 26,103
17. We're Here (2020– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Reality-TV
A trio of drag queens descend upon various American towns and cities to inspire and teach their own "drag daughters" to step outside their comfort zone for a night of no-holds-barred full-on drag.
Stars: Caldwell Tidicue, Eureka D. Huggard, D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce, Tyler Devlin
Votes: 2,948
18. Bad Education (2004)
NC-17 | 106 min | Crime, Drama
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Javier Cámara, Daniel Giménez Cacho
Votes: 63,400 | Gross: $5.21M
19. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Two newly acquainted music-lovers spend the night scouting the streets of New York City in search of their favourite band's surprise secret show. All the while, they're both being chased after by their tempting but devious exes.
Director: Peter Sollett | Stars: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo, Rafi Gavron
Votes: 95,350 | Gross: $31.49M
20. The Normal Heart (2014 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the early 1980s, the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York led to an emergence of homosexual activists. With support from the medical community, they try to raise awareness about the disease.
Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Jonathan Groff, Frank De Julio, William DeMeritt
Votes: 37,775
21. Glamorous (2023)
TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Drama
Marco Mejia, a young gender non-conforming queer person whose life seems to be stuck in place until he lands a job working for legendary makeup mogul Madolyn Addison.
Stars: Kim Cattrall, Miss Benny, Jade Payton, Zane Phillips
Votes: 6,733
22. Party Monster (2003)
R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the true story of Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organizer whose life was sent spiraling down when he bragged on television about killing his drug dealer and roommate.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Wilson Cruz, Seth Green, Diana Scarwid
Votes: 17,211 | Gross: $0.73M
23. Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Despite obstacles, 16-year-old Jamie has the courage to fabulously follow his unconventional dream.
Directors: Jonathan Butterell, Dan Gillespie Sells, Tom MacRae | Stars: Max Harwood, Lauren Patel, Sarah Lancashire, Shobna Gulati
Votes: 7,673
24. Blue Jean (2022)
97 min | Drama, History
In 1988, a closeted teacher is pushed to the brink when a new student threatens to expose her sexuality.
Director: Georgia Oakley | Stars: Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Lydia Page
Votes: 4,749
25. Flawless (1999)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama
An ultraconservative security guard suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons with the drag queen next door.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Chris Bauer
Votes: 19,988 | Gross: $4.49M
26. Paris Is Burning (1990)
R | 78 min | Documentary
A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Director: Jennie Livingston | Stars: Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey, Paris Duprée
Votes: 17,588 | Gross: $3.78M
27. Unicorns (II) (2023)
119 min | Romance
It follows a queer South Asian nightclub performer living a double life, and a young, single father who works as a mechanic. When they meet, a search for identity is sparked.
Directors: Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd | Stars: Ben Hardy, Hannah Onslow, Madelyn Smedley, Sagar Radia
Votes: 107
28. Soldier's Girl (2003 TV Movie)
R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Troy Garity, Lee Pace, Andre Braugher, Shawn Hatosy
Votes: 7,239
29. Bent (1997)
NC-17 | 105 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 1930s Berlin, a gay Jew is sent to a concentration camp under the Nazi regime.
Director: Sean Mathias | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Clive Owen, Mick Jagger, Brian Webber
Votes: 8,815 | Gross: $0.37M
30. Out in the Dark (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A drama centered on the love affair between two men on opposite sides of the Mid-East conflict: Palestinian student Nimer and Roy, an Israeli lawyer.
Director: Michael Mayer | Stars: Nicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jameel Khoury, Alon Pdut
Votes: 9,234
31. The Thing About Harry (2020 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two high school enemies are forced to drive together to a friend's engagement party on Valentine's Day.
Director: Peter Paige | Stars: Jake Borelli, Niko Terho, Britt Baron, Peter Paige
Votes: 5,543
32. Playing by Heart (1998)
R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in Los Angeles.
Director: Willard Carroll | Stars: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Anthony Edwards
Votes: 20,284 | Gross: $3.96M
33. Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Assigned to a Vice squad, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison (Dame Helen Mirren) investigates a child murder and discovers a sinister link to the police.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Karen Tomlin, David Thewlis
Votes: 3,997
34. Tore (2023– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
When 27-year-old Tore loses the most important person in his life in a garbage truck accident, he does everything he can to suppress his grief.
Stars: William Spetz, Sanna Sundqvist, Hannes Fohlin, Peter Haber
Votes: 2,200
35. Summoning Sylvia (2023)
R | 74 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A gay bachelor party turns spooky when sinister spirits are suddenly summoned.
Directors: Wesley Taylor, Alex Wyse | Stars: Travis Coles, Frankie Grande, Troy Iwata, Noah J. Ricketts
Votes: 3,210
36. Camp (2003)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Musical, Drama
After a series of Broadway flops, songwriter Bert Hanley (Dixon) goes to work at a musical camp for young performers. Inspired by the kids, he finds an opportunity to regain success by staging an altogether new production.
Director: Todd Graff | Stars: Don Dixon, Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesus
Votes: 6,166 | Gross: $1.63M
37. Another Gay Movie (2006)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
Four gay high school friends make a pact to lose their virginity before they go to college.
Director: Todd Stephens | Stars: Michael Carbonaro, Jonathan Chase, Jonah Blechman, Mitch Morris
Votes: 9,456 | Gross: $0.65M
38. Trick (1999)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The misadventures of two young gay men, trying to find a place to be alone, one night in Manhattan.
Director: Jim Fall | Stars: Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc, Tori Spelling, Brad Beyer
Votes: 9,208 | Gross: $2.05M
39. Norwegian Dream (2023)
97 min | Drama, Romance
A 19-year-old Polish immigrant working at a fish factory in Norway has feelings for his colleague. A strike begins among the Polish workers at the factory testing their relationship, and with their fellow workers.
Director: Leiv Igor Devold | Stars: Hubert Milkowski, Karl Bekele Steinland, Edyta Torhan, Øyvind Brandtzæg
Votes: 557
40. Wildhood (2021)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Romance
Two brothers embark on a journey to find their birth mother after their abusive father had lied for years about her whereabouts; along the way, they reconnect with their indigenous heritage and make a new friend.
Director: Bretten Hannam | Stars: Phillip Forest Lewitski, Avery Winters-Anthony, Fabien Melanson, Zach Tovey
Votes: 1,468
41. Unconditional Love (2002)
PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
When Grace's husband leaves her after 25 years, she flies to England for her singer idol's funeral. She meets his lover and they return to Chicago to hunt down the idol's killer.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Pryce, Ashley Anne Ayer
Votes: 4,098
42. Swan Song (II) (2021)
R | 105 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A formerly flamboyant hairdresser takes a long walk across a small town to style a dead woman's hair.
Director: Todd Stephens | Stars: Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge, Linda Evans, Michael Urie
Votes: 3,457
43. Eastsiders (2012–2019)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
EastSiders is a two-time Daytime-Emmy-nominated series created by Kit Williamson, starring Williamson and Van Hansis as a couple experiencing life and relationships in Silver Lake.
Stars: Kit Williamson, Van Hansis, Matthew McKelligon, John Halbach
Votes: 3,098
44. Sonny (2002)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama
An honorably discharged soldier returns home to New Orleans, hoping to break away from his upbringing as a trained prostitute, but his brothel-madam mother has other expectations.
Director: Nicolas Cage | Stars: James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Mena Suvari, Harry Dean Stanton
Votes: 4,572 | Gross: $0.02M
45. The Gay Deceivers (1969)
R | 97 min | Comedy
Danny and Elliot avoid military service by pretending to be gay, but they have to act the part when the recruiting officer doesn't buy it.
Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Kevin Coughlin, Brooke Bundy, Lawrence P. Casey, Jo Ann Harris
Votes: 874
46. Killer Tongue (1996)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Horror
This horror story involves a woman hiding out with four pastel colored poodles in a desert gas station with the loot from a heist while her boy friend does prison time. A meteorite crashes ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Sciamma | Stars: Melinda Clarke, Jason Durr, Mapi Galán, Mabel Karr
Votes: 1,337
47. Edward II (1991)
R | 87 min | Drama, History, Romance
In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by ... See full summary »
Director: Derek Jarman | Stars: Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan, John Lynch
Votes: 3,036 | Gross: $0.69M
48. Code Name: Dynastud (2018)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action
In the year 2024, homosexuality has been outlawed by an extreme right-wing government. Only one extraordinary man can stop this wave of terror and repression, a superhero for our troubled times.
Director: Richard Griffin | Stars: Chris Torem, Michael Varrati, Anthony Gaudette, Leslie Racine Vazquez
Votes: 304
49. Girls Will Be Girls (2003)
R | 79 min | Comedy, Romance
Three actresses at various places on the Hollywood food chain navigate the minefield of love, aging, and ambition. Oh, and they're all played by men!
Director: Richard Day | Stars: Jack Plotnick, Clinton Leupp, Jeffery Roberson, Ron Mathews
Votes: 1,599 | Gross: $0.15M
50. Elephant (II) (2022)
Unrated | 94 min | Drama, Romance
Bartek is a young man who runs a small horse farm and looks after his possessive mother. Their relation is not easy but it becomes even more difficult when he falls in love with the musician Dawid and begins to dream of leaving home.
Director: Kamil Krawczycki | Stars: Jan Hrynkiewicz, Pawel Tomaszewski, Ewa Skibinska, Wiktoria Filus
Votes: 633