Best Gay/Queer/LGBT/ETC Movies
Being a gay man and a movie buff I've seen plenty of gay/queer movies. So I decided to rank all the ones I've seen. After making this list I realized I'm lacking in the lesbian movies..
I'll keep updating this list as I see more movies.
When this list started it had 69 movies on it.
I'll keep updating this list as I see more movies.
When this list started it had 69 movies on it.
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1.
Shelter
(2007)
When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother. (97 mins.)
Director: Jonah Markowitz
2.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
(2001)
A transexual punk rock girl from East Berlin tours the US with her rock band as she tells her life story and follows the ex-boyfriend/bandmate who stole her songs. (95 mins.)
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
3.
Get Real
(1998)
A tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love. (108 mins.)
Director: Simon Shore
4.
Mysterious Skin
(2004)
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth. (105 mins.)
Director: Gregg Araki
5.
Beautiful Thing
(1996)
In a suburb of London, young Jamie is escaping sport hours, to avoid being the victim of his comrades. Young Ste, his neighbor, is beaten by his father, and comes to sleep overnight. They discover new feelings, sleeping in the same bed. (90 mins.)
Director: Hettie Macdonald
6.
Latter Days
(2003)
A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe. (107 mins.)
Director: C. Jay Cox
7.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
(1994)
Two drag queens and a transsexual get a cabaret gig in the middle of the desert. (104 mins.)
Director: Stephan Elliott
8.
Shortbus
(2006)
A group of New Yorkers get caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality. (101 mins.)
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
9.
Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride
(2009 Documentary)
Before the 30th anniversary, Vancouver's Gay Pride Parade director examines relevance of Pride celebrations internationally... (87 mins.)
Director: Bob Christie
Stars: Ken Coolen
“ Interesting and insightful. ” - thepartyoftea
10.
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
(2000)
In the palm-shaded oasis of West Hollywood, we meet Dennis, a promising photographer. As he prepares to celebrate his twenty-eighth birthday... (94 mins.)
Director: Greg Berlanti
“ I think it could have worked better as a series ” - thepartyoftea
11.
Bound
(1996)
Corky, a tough female ex con and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caeser. (108 mins.)
Director: The Wachowski Brothers, The Wachowski Brothers
12.
Touch of Pink
(2004)
A gay Canadian living in London has his perfectly crafted life upset when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit. (91 mins.)
Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid
13.
Party Monster
(2003)
This is 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. (98 mins.)
Director: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
14.
C.R.A.Z.Y.
(2005)
C.R.A.Z.Y. Extraordinary lives of ordinary people in search of love and happiness - that's the premise of "C.R.A.Z.Y", a family drama unlike any other.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
15.
Milk
(2008)
The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. (128 mins.)
Director: Gus Van Sant
16.
But I'm a Cheerleader
(1999)
A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian. (85 mins.)
Director: Jamie Babbit
“ Contrast with 'Save Me' (seen below) ” - thepartyoftea
17.
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green
(2005)
A young gay man tries to balance his career as a personal assistant while searching for love. (88 mins.)
Director: George Bamber
18.
Brokeback Mountain
(2005)
The story of a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys and their lives over the years. (134 mins.)
Director: Ang Lee
19.
Breakfast on Pluto
(2005)
In the 1970s, a foundling lad, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving his Irish town for London, in part to look for his mother and in part because his trans-gender nature is beyond the town's understanding. (128 mins.)
Director: Neil Jordan
“ Everyone is gay for Cillian Murphy. ” - thepartyoftea
20.
Sitcom
(1998)
The adventures of an upper-class suburban family abruptly confronted with the younger brother's discovery of his homosexuality... (85 mins.)
Director: François Ozon
21.
Eating Out
(2004)
After getting dumped by his slutty girlfriend, Caleb falls in love with Gwen. However, thanks to Caleb's roommate, Gwen thinks he's gay and sets him up with her roommate, Marc. (90 mins.)
Director: Q. Allan Brocka
22.
Transamerica
(2005)
A pre-operative male-to-female transsexual takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York. (103 mins.)
Director: Duncan Tucker
23.
9 Dead Gay Guys
(2002)
Two Irish lads stumble through London's gay scene. (83 mins.)
Director: Lab Ky Mo'
24.
V for Vendetta
(2005)
A shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V" uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society. Upon rescuing a girl from the secret police, he also finds his best chance at having an ally. (132 mins.)
Director: James McTeigue
“ Contains one of the best kisses ever filmed (in my opinion) and crucial side story which features a lesbian couple. ” - thepartyoftea
25.
Kaboom
(2010)
A sci-fi story centered on the sexual awakening of a group of college students. (86 mins.)
Director: Gregg Araki
26.
Were the World Mine
(2008)
If you had a love-potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you? Timothy, prone to escaping... (95 mins.)
Director: Tom Gustafson
27.
Love! Valour! Compassion!
(1997)
Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York... (108 mins.)
Director: Joe Mantello
28.
Bear Cub
(2004)
Pedro, a gay man with an active social life and big circle of friends, takes in his nephew Bernardo for a couple weeks... (100 mins.)
Director: Miguel Albaladejo
29.
The Birdcage
(1996)
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 fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents. (117 mins.)
Director: Mike Nichols
31.
Shank
(2009)
Teenage gang member Cal, hides his sexuality from the his fellow happy slapping gang members despite... (94 mins.)
Director: Simon Pearce
32.
I Love You Phillip Morris
(2009)
Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life... (98 mins.)
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
33.
Mambo italiano
(2003)
The son of Italian immigrants to Canada struggles to find the best way to reveal to his parents that he's gay. (88 mins.)
Director: Émile Gaudreault
34.
Y Tu Mamá También
(2001)
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other. (106 mins.)
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
35.
The Mudge Boy
(2003)
Sensitive, somewhat effeminate farm-boy Duncan Mudge (14) can barely cope with grim, since ma's death... (94 mins.)
Director: Michael Burke
36.
Make the Yuletide Gay
(2009)
Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his family... (89 mins.)
Director: Rob Williams
37.
You Should Meet My Son!
(2010)
A fish-out-of-water comedy about a conservative Southern mom who discovers that her only son is gay. Determined that he won't go through life alone, she sets out to find him a husband. (88 mins.)
Director: Keith Hartman
38.
Eating Out: All You Can Eat
(2009)
Tiffani and her friend Casey try to lure the gorgeous Zack with a phony online profile using the image of Tiffani's buff ex, Ryan... (80 mins.)
Director: Glenn Gaylord
39.
Gods and Monsters
(1998)
The last days of Frankenstein director James Whale are explored. (105 mins.)
Director: Bill Condon
40.
BearCity
(2010)
Set in New York's gay "bear" scene and taking a cue from the popular HBO franchise "Sex and the City,"...
Director: Doug Langway
41.
Parting Glances
(1986)
As Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert's departure for a two-year work assignment in Africa... (90 mins.)
Director: Bill Sherwood
42.
Puccini for Beginners
(2006)
A recently-singled New York writer finds herself in two surprising and complicated relationships.
Director: Maria Maggenti
43.
Twist
(2003)
A queer "Oliver Twist" update set in the hustler district of modern-day Toronto. (97 mins.)
Director: Jacob Tierney
44.
Straight-Jacket
(2004)
In 1950's Hollywood, movie star Guy Stone must marry a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally has no idea her marriage is a sham, though, and turns Guy's life upside-down. Then he falls in love. (96 mins.)
Director: Richard Day
45.
Another Gay Movie
(2006)
Four gay high school friends make a pact to lose their virginity before they go to college. (92 mins.)
Director: Todd Stephens
46.
The Sum of Us
(1994)
A widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for "Miss Right," his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for "Mr. Right." (100 mins.)
Director: Geoff Burton, Kevin Dowling
47.
I Think I Do
(1997)
A screwball comedy about a gay couple at a straight couple's wedding. (90 mins.)
Director: Brian Sloan
48.
Zero Patience
(1993)
The ghost of Zero - "patient zero", who allegedly first brought aids to Canada - materialises and tries to contact old friends... (100 mins.)
Director: John Greyson
49.
The Adventures of Felix
(2000)
A tale revolving around the carefree and bon-vivant, Felix, who is content living with his boyfriend... (95 mins.)
Director: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
50.
Jeffrey
(1995)
Jeffery, a young gay man in New York, decides that sex is too much and decided to become celibate. He... (92 mins.)
Director: Christopher Ashley
51.
Weekend
(2011)
After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special. (97 mins.)
Director: Andrew Haigh
52.
Generic Thriller
(2009)
The writer can do anything he wants, right? Or maybe not...as Steven, a handsome young theater history... (81 mins.)
Director: Scott Sublett
53.
The Lost Coast
(2008)
As a group of old high school friends wander through San Francisco on Halloween night, two of them are forced to confront their unspoken sexual history. (74 mins.)
Director: Gabriel Fleming
54.
Kinky Boots
(2005)
A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat. (107 mins.)
Director: Julian Jarrold
55.
The Curiosity of Chance
(2006)
An already 'out' and eccentric teenager recruits a bizarre circle of friends made up of two oddball outcasts, a straight jock he's crushing on and a drag queen, to help him bring down the homophobic bully threatening his would-be peaceful, high-school existence. (98 mins.)
Director: Russell P. Marleau
56.
Whole New Thing
(2005)
After years of being home schooled by hippie parents, Emerson is enrolled at his local high school. The intelligent and androgynous youth confounds his classmates and captures the attention of his English teacher. The teacher-student relationship leads to problems for everyone involved. (92 mins.)
Director: Amnon Buchbinder
57.
Mulligans
(2008)
Two college friends take a journey home. One of them makes a mistake that may tear a family apart. Sometimes there are no second chances, sometimes there are no mulligans. (92 mins.)
Director: Chip Hale
58.
Rope
(1948)
Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime. (80 mins.)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
“ While the two leads are gay men, and Jimmy Stewert's character (completely miscast..) it's not the focus of the story, just a set up. ” - thepartyoftea
59.
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies. (111 mins.)
Director: Nicholas Ray
“ If it was made today, the romance between Jim Stark (James Dean) and John 'Plato' Crawford (Sal Mineo) would be a lot more up front. ” - thepartyoftea
60.
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story
(2004 TV Movie)
In the small, predominantly working class town of Inniston, Ontario, Marc Hall is a high school... (92 mins.)
Director: John L'Ecuyer
“ Watch the story behind the movie and see how much of this movie is fabricated. ” - thepartyoftea
61.
Dog Day Afternoon
(1975)
A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus. (125 mins.)
Director: Sidney Lumet
“ Robbing a bank to pay for sex change surgery.. ” - thepartyoftea
62.
Dahmer
(2002)
Based on the true crime story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, this movie tells the emotionally riveting story of a man who turned his darkest fantasies into a horrifying reality. (101 mins.)
Director: David Jacobson
“ The dark side.. ” - thepartyoftea
63.
The Big Gay Musical
(2009)
Paul and Eddie have just begun previews for the new Off-Broadway musical "Adam and Steve Just the Way...
Director: Casper Andreas, Fred M. Caruso
“ Every gay sterotype is in this movie, it's almost painful. ” - thepartyoftea
64.
Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma
(2005)
An American is found naked and amnesiac in a vacant parking lot in Montreal in 1998. He says his name is James Brighton... (90 mins.)
Director: Denis Langlois
65.
Chillerama
(2011)
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theater in America and Cecil B. Kaufman has planned the...
Director: Adam Green, Joe Lynch
“ segment 'I Was a Teenage WereBear'. ” - thepartyoftea
66.
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
(1995)
Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town. (109 mins.)
Director: Beeban Kidron
67.
Hollow Reed
(1996)
Following the break-up of his marriage after revealing his homosexuality, GP Martin Wyatt loses custody... (104 mins.)
Director: Angela Pope
68.
Save Me
(2007)
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. (96 mins.)
Director: Robert Cary
“ Contrast with 'But I'm A Cheerleader' ” - thepartyoftea
69.
Shut Up and Kiss Me
(2010)
A modern day take on the trials and tribulations of dating. We follow Ben as he faces the world of dating... (78 mins.)
Director: Devin Hamilton
“ Goes for a bit of a comedic/romantic root until a relationship forms then it's drama and boring drama. ” - thepartyoftea
70.
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
(2006)
After Marc dumps him, Kyle unites with Gwen and Tiffani to land sexually confused art model Troy by pretending to be straight. However, Marc wants Troy, too, and members from a notorious "ex-gay" group are slipping for the both of them. (79 mins.)
Director: Phillip J. Bartell
71.
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
(2008)
Andy, Nico, Jarod and Griff reunite in Fort Lauderdale for Spring Break and participate in a contest called "Gays Gone Wild" to determine who can attain the most "buttlove" over the course of the vacation. (99 mins.)
Director: Todd Stephens
72.
The New Twenty
(2008)
Five best friends in their late 20's discover new truths about themselves and the friendships they thought would last forever. (92 mins.)
Director: Chris Mason Johnson
“ Much like Big Gay Musical it feels like this movie has a check list of cliches it quickly runs through without really saying anything. ” - thepartyoftea
73.
The 24th Day
(2004)
Tom (Speedman) and Dan's (Marsden) one-night stand turns into an intense power-play between captor and captive. (92 mins.)
Director: Tony Piccirillo
“ Two good actors clearly on a stage. ” - thepartyoftea
74.
Michael
(1924)
Triangle story: painter, his young male model, unscrupulous princess. (93 mins.)
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
75.
Another Country
(1984)
Based on the life of the young Guy Burgess, who would become better known as one of the Cambridge Spies. (90 mins.)
Director: Marek Kanievska
76.
Lucky Bastard
(2009)
Rusty is a successful architect with the life of his dreams. However, when his boyfriend leaves town, Rusty meets a mysterious drifter names Denny who opens Rusty up to a strange new world. (90 mins.)
Director: Everett Lewis
77.
Praxis
(2008)
PRAXIS peels away the layers of narrative even as Brian, the film's axis, struggles to create his true self... (93 mins.)
Director: Alex Pacheco
78.
Trick
(1999)
The misadventures of two young gay men, trying to find a place to be alone, one night in Manhattan. (89 mins.)
Director: Jim Fall
79.
Breakfast with Scot
(2007)
The hockey career of former Toronto Maple Leaf Eric McNally, who was known as a tough enforcer, came to an end with a shoulder injury... (90 mins.)
Director: Laurie Lynd
80.
Boy Culture
(2006)
A successful male escort describes in a series of confessions his tangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic male client. (88 mins.)
Director: Q. Allan Brocka
“ Snobby narriation clearly inspired/stolen from 'American Psycho' really hurts this movie, also the unbelieveable life he has for being a escort. Contrast with 'Twist'. ” - thepartyoftea
81.
The History Boys
(2006)
An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge. (109 mins.)
Director: Nicholas Hytner
82.
Be Mine
(2009 Video)
A gay man is about to be married. He thinks back to when he was a kissing virgin, waiting for the right person with whom to have that first kiss. (70 mins.)
Director: Dave Padilla, Steven Vasquez
83.
Edge of Seventeen
(1998)
A teenager copes with his sexuality on the last day of school in 1984. It shows him coping with being gay and being with friends. (99 mins.)
Director: David Moreton
84.
Stupid Boy
(2004)
This coming-of-age drama deals with a young man, realizing who he really is and which things he will never do... (94 mins.)
Director: Lionel Baier
85.
Half a Person
(2007)
Two best buddies from Sudbury, Ontario take a road trip to Toronto that will change their friendship forever. (70 mins.)
Director: Adam Santangelo
86.
2by4
(1998)
Johnnie is a foreman of construction crew. On the outside he seems very "normal" and straight, but one... (90 mins.)
Director: Jimmy Smallhorne
“ Movie would have been much highier of it didn't have 40 minutes of filler. ” - thepartyoftea
87.
Sugar
(2004)
Troubled suburban teen Cliff hooks up with a hustler from the streets of Toronto's gay ghetto. (78 mins.)
Director: John Palmer
88.
The House of Adam
(2006)
The murder of a gay recluse by small town religious fanatics forces the dead man's lover, a closeted divorced police detective, to find the remains of his former lover and come to terms with his loss. (83 mins.)
Director: Jorge Ameer
“ Starts off decent for a shoe string budget.. and for using lines right out of Brokeback Mountain, but then decides it's too boring and goes all spooky movie on itself. ” - thepartyoftea
89.
Denied
(2004)
Troy, a recent high school graduate, is in love with his best friend Merrick, but Merrick isn't willing to be in a relationship with him. Troy is forced to deal with Merrick's selfishness, his own aching heart, and his unfulfilling life. (96 mins.)
Director: David Scott
“ Boring as *beep*. Lame characters too. ” - thepartyoftea
90.
Creatures from the Pink Lagoon
(2006)
In 1967, a chemical plant near a discreet roadside restroom causes an outbreak of gay zombies. At a near by beach cottage a group of best friends must fight off the undead. (71 mins.)
Director: Chris Diani
“ So boring, bad and low budget I only watched it in bits. Fast forwarding to see if it got better.. it didn't. ” - thepartyoftea
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