The Best GLBTQ Films/Series
A list in which I include only the best GLBTQ films/series I have seen.
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- DirectorTom FordStarsColin FirthJulianne MooreMatthew GoodeAn English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.Intriguing, depressing, yet enjoyable.
- DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsMatthew ModineAlan AldaPatrick BauchauThe story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.A good film that is about the AIDS epidemic, which affected many gay men, in the early 1980s.
- DirectorAmy BronsonStarsNiki NielsenAmee WaldenDavid BaggettRome and Julie end up in the same psychiatric ward a month after their relationship's sudden end, though Rome's case of amnesia means that she doesn't remember the relationship at all.The filming is not high quality, but the plot within it is just so good. It is so cute and moving and sad.
- DirectorMarie CravenStarsElsa CarnabyMiriam GlaserLouise SiversenA girl who thinks she is allergic to life tries to find a way to "blow" the sneezes away.A cute, little, short film.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsEnnis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.A really intense, dramatic, and tragic romance with two amazing leads.
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsNatasha LyonneClea DuVallMichelle WilliamsA naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.A really cute, hilarious, satirical movie. One of my favorites. Prepare to crush on Clea DuVall and her character, like I did!
- DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsDaniel TavaresDiego TorracaEduardo MeloWhen the plans for the future change, new bonds are created between Danilo, Lucas and Marcos. in between video-games and milk cups, pain and disappointment, they need to learn how to live together.A well-done, sweet short film.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsAudrey HepburnShirley MacLaineJames GarnerA rebellious student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of lesbianism.A very tragic drama that focuses on the local disapproval of homosexuality, perceived or actual, at the time. I thought Shirley MacLaine's character was so cute. :[
- DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsMichel CôtéMarc-André GrondinDanielle ProulxA young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.Enjoyable, but rather slow. Really touching portrayal of the struggle of growing up gay and the process of accepting it, as well as the father-son relationship.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsStephen ReaJaye DavidsonForest WhitakerA British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
- DirectorRichard OswaldStarsConrad VeidtLeo ConnardIlse von Tasso-LindTwo male musicians fall in love, but blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.One of the earliest films, if not the earliest film, not just featuring homosexuality but in a very progressive manner.
- DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboTess AmorimFabio AudiThe arrival of a new student in school changes Leonardo's life. This 15 year-old blind teenager has to deal with the jealousy of his friend Giovana while figuring out the new feelings he's having towards his new friend, Gabriel.A tender romance, another great short film from the makers of Café com Leite.
- StarsElaine CassidySally HawkinsImelda StauntonIn Victorian England, Sue, a young thief, participates in a scam to defraud a rich heiress by becoming her maid. Things take an unexpected turn and Sue's plan goes horribly wrong.Really romantic. One of my favorites. It is rather slow-paced, however, which I enjoyed though, because it intensified the increasing romantic tension. Despite being a bit slow-paced, a lot happens, including some shocking twists! Not to mention, the two beautiful lead actresses. I developed quite the crush on Sally Hawkins's character.
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsShabana AzmiNandita DasKarishma JhalaniTwo women who are abandoned by their husbands find love and solace in each other.Really intense, excellent, dramatic romance.
- DirectorSimon ShoreStarsBen SilverstoneBrad GortonCharlotte BrittainA tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.A nice coming-of-age movie.
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsKim Min-heeHa Jung-wooCho Jin-woongA woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMelanie LynskeyKate WinsletSarah PeirseTwo teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.I love Kate Winslet in everything. Really morbid with an unhealthy mutual obsession.
- DirectorJohn Cameron MitchellStarsJohn Cameron MitchellMiriam ShorStephen TraskA gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.
- DirectorOl ParkerStarsPiper PeraboLena HeadeyMatthew GoodeA newlywed bride becomes infatuated with another woman who questions her sexual orientation, promoting a stir among the bride's family and friends.A sweet, light-hearted romantic comedy with two beautiful leads.
- DirectorLigy J. PullappallyStarsSuhasini V. NairShrruiti MenonK.P.A.C. LalithaIn Sancharram ("The Journey"), Kiran is mortified by her growing lesbian desire for the effervescent Delilah, in an idyllic Indian village where arranged marriage is the only acceptable form of coupling.Really intense and beautiful romantic movie set in rural India.
- CreatorMichele AbbottIlene ChaikenKathy GreenbergStarsJennifer BealsLeisha HaileyLaurel HollomanFollows the lives and loves of a small, close-knit group of lesbian women living in Los Angeles as well as the friends and family members that either support or loathe them.A very enjoyable series! Though the last season and its finale was disappointing. I adore Leisha's character Alice, and Leisha for that matter, and her friendship and relationship with Dana, my favorite couple. :]
- CreatorHarriet BraunStarsFiona ButtonHeather PeaceJames Anthony PearsonSex, lies and true love in modern Scotland. Following the lives and loves of a group of twenty-something lesbians living in Glasgow.A well-done series with interesting characters. The second is even better than the first. I particularly like Frankie, Tess, and Sadie.
- DirectorChookiat SakveerakulStarsSinjai PlengpanichSongsit RoongnophakunsriPimpan BuranapimTwo boyhood friends are separated due to the disappearance of the sister of one of them, then later meet again as teenagers, when one of them has become a pop singer, and they discover feelings that they did not know they had.Sweet, adorable couple, story, and movie, but with a bittersweet ending.
- DirectorLeontine SaganCarl FroelichStarsDorothea WieckHertha ThieleEmilia UndaAt an all-girls boarding school, Manuela falls in love with a teacher, to terrific consequences.The early lesbian classic that supposedly inspired the recent Loving Annabelle. The lead actress is charming and endearing as is the story.
- DirectorMarcus RichardtStarsAnna Maria MüheClaire OelkersYasmin AsadieA short German film about an urban delinquent, Lilly, who catches the attention of Anna, a cute lesbian photographer and turns against two violent cohorts to save her from a fatal stabbing.I just like this short film so much. I'm not sure why. I guess because it's such a tease and ends so soon and on a cliffhanger. And it really is sweet and cute.
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsJames WilbyRupert GravesHugh GrantTwo English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up Maurice and marries. While staying with Clive and his wife, Maurice discovers romance in the arms of the gamekeeper Alec.Such a well-done romantic drama with sweet characters, based upon E. M. Forester's novel.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsSean PennJosh BrolinEmile HirschThe story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.An excellent film based upon Harvey Milk's life and murder during San Francisco's gay rights movement and his contribution to it.
- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsMahershala AliNaomie HarrisTrevante RhodesA young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsNaomi WattsLaura HarringJustin TherouxAfter a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.Extremely intense and surreal with an incredible plot. I love Lynch films.
- DirectorAlain BerlinerStarsGeorges Du FresneMichèle LaroqueJean-Philippe ÉcoffeyLudovic is an innocent seven-year-old child who provokes horror in his community when he dresses in girls clothes and insists he's a girl.An excellent movie that shows an 8 year old girl's budding crush and her increasingly worsened struggle with being able to be the girl she really is, because of her family, her harsh neighborhood, and society.
- DirectorGregg ArakiStarsBrady CorbetJoseph Gordon-LevittElisabeth ShueTwo pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.A really great, but depressing and disturbing, film, involving child molestation.
- CreatorJenji KohanStarsTaylor SchillingDanielle BrooksTaryn ManningConvicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars and quickly discovers the realities of life-changing prison time.
- DirectorDee ReesStarsAdepero OduyeKim WayansAasha DavisA Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.A really good, well-done, beautiful movie with a precious main character. I just thought she was so cute. This movie is far too underrated.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsTaye DiggsWilson Jermaine HerediaRosario DawsonIn 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.A touching, emotional musical.
- DirectorJim SharmanStarsTim CurrySusan SarandonBarry BostwickA newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.An extremely unusual cult film classic and musical. Quite entertaining.
- DirectorAlice WuStarsJoan ChenMichelle KrusiecLynn ChenA gay Chinese-American and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.Another cute romantic comedy with two cute leads that form a cute couple. Wow, how many times can I use the word cute? :P
- DirectorJonah MarkowitzStarsTrevor WrightBrad RoweTina HolmesWhen his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.A sweet romantic movie with a beautiful couple.
- DirectorFrank PiersonStarsTroy GarityLee PaceAndre BraugherThe true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.A tragic, moving romance based upon true events. I found Calpernia's character adorable as well as her relationship with the main character, and the main character himself really. :P
- StarsRachael StirlingKeeley HawesJodhi MayThe story of Nan Astley who falls in love with three different women on her journey to stardom and happiness in 1887 Victorian England.Like Fingersmith, this movie is based upon a Sarah Waters's novel. Unlike Fingersmith, this has a faster pace and, to me, is not nearly as romantic.
- DirectorBeeban KidronStarsWesley SnipesPatrick SwayzeJohn LeguizamoThree drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.
- DirectorSarasawadee WongsompetchStarsSushar ManayingSupanart JittaleelaArisara ThongborisutPie is a sweet girl who moves into a new college dorm room where she finds out that her new roommate Kim, is a tomboy who looks and dress like a boy. As their friendship develops, Pie and Kim begin to wonder if the feeling they feel for one another is just an ordinary friendship or true love.An extremely, immensely, sweet and cute romantic movie with adorable characters.