Greatest Lesbian Movies
by straightless | created - 01 Jan 2011 | updated - 4 days ago | Publicstraightless.tumblr.com/
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# The List
It features pretty much the most significant (doesn't mean 'the best' or 'favourite') movies about love between women, something more than just a lesbian kiss for hetero-men-audience. Constantly updated with new films. The ones I've seen I'll be moving to the top with a short review and rating from me.
This is for you, girls. Handpicked.
I'm open to suggestions. So help me out and let me know if there's anything missing or out of place. Spread the word!
BTW, the order might be changing every now and then. Trying to keep watched and 'better' movies on the top. Recently added are at the end. Also try filtering the list with the options beside, useful thing.
# Self-awareness
I have had my doubts for a long time already, but laughing at them and not wanting to admit it to myself i just shut them out.
Maybe it's gonna sound riddiculous, but it was not until I watched 'Imagine Me & You' that something stirred in me. I realized how serious this was. I started re-thinking my past, my feelings for people around me, and thinking about possible future.
My doubts about my feelings started to grow bigger and bigger, especially when I was exploring the topic through the cinema, by timidly watching les movies. Terrified with how I liked it and how it made me feel, the way I thought it shouldn't and was out of place, I just kept watching, searching for more and starting to explore the real worlds. Things became clear to me. And here I am, with this list. Suffering for not being out of the closet yet. But happy to share this with you.
At least I can now admit it to myself - i'm gay. And it's nothing wrong with that, but why does it feels otherwise?
enjoy
All my best,
Straightless
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i might not reply immediately, especially now, but eventually I'll get back to every single letter. Promise.
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1. Imagine Me & You (2005)
14A | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A newlywed bride becomes infatuated with another woman who questions her sexual orientation, promoting a stir among the bride's family and friends.
Director: Ol Parker | Stars: Piper Perabo, Lena Headey, Matthew Goode, Celia Imrie
Votes: 34,705 | Gross: $0.67M
charming, funny, british romantic comedy. With a great soundtrack (discovered a great band—Camera Obscura!). Not to mention gorgeous people
My first watched movie from this list, I could say it helped me to realize some things. Big sentiment, that's why it's #1.
[8/10 ♥]
2. The L Word (I) (2004–2009)
18A | 50 min | Drama, Romance
Follows 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.
Stars: Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner
Votes: 28,011
no matter what, the must-see of this category. Hell of an entertainment, guilty-pleasure kind of thing. [9/10 ♥]
3. Carol (2015)
14A | 118 min | Drama
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler
Votes: 136,779 | Gross: $12.71M
i haven't yet seen the movie, but it's no denying that it has already become one of the most important les-film canon.
4. Naissance des pieuvres (2007)
14A | 85 min | Drama, Romance
After meeting at a local pool over their summer break, a love triangle forms between three adolescent girls, which proves difficult to sustain as they each desire the love of another.
Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adèle Haenel, Warren Jacquin
Votes: 12,832 | Gross: $0.08M
Coming-of-age in a very french way. Beautiful, melancholic and thoughtfull. It moved me deeply [10/10 ♥]
5. Gia (1998 TV Movie)
14A | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s, from her meteoric rise to the forefront of the modeling industry, to her untimely death.
Director: Michael Cristofer | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Faye Dunaway, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mercedes Ruehl
Votes: 48,350
Besides that I can't take my eyes of Angelina and Elizabeth, I must also praise the movie as a whole. This, reminds the other movie where Jolie starred, 'Girls, Interrupted'. Kinda tragic.
It's about success, failures, trust, love, lust. It's beautiful depiction of life of a gorgeous woman, a model, who happens to be a human being. And I love that.
[8/10]
6. The Hours (2002)
PG | 110 min | Drama, Romance
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 135,837 | Gross: $41.68M
It's not a strictly lesbian-theme movie, but it's a captivating story about women. Especially when it concerns a life of a famous writer Virginia Woolf. Thouthful and great piece of work. [9/10]
7. Lip Service (2010–2012)
18+ | 60 min | Drama
Sex, lies and true love in modern Scotland. Following the lives and loves of a group of twenty-something lesbians living in Glasgow.
Stars: Fiona Button, Heather Peace, James Anthony Pearson, Natasha O'Keeffe
Votes: 4,474
hardcore and british version of the L Word. More drama, more down to earth and realistic (kind of). Rough. Love the main character. Looking forward to the next season. [7/10]
8. Loving Annabelle (2006)
77 min | Drama, Romance
The intelligent Annabelle starts in an elite Catholic girls' boarding high school after being expelled from the previous 2 schools. She's open about being lesbian. She's attracted to her teacher, Simone.
Director: Katherine Brooks | Stars: Erin Kelly, Diane Gaidry, Laura Breckenridge, Michelle Horn
Votes: 13,193 | Gross: $1.10M
could a teacher-student relationship be anything but good? [6/10 ♥]
9. Kyss mig (2011)
105 min | Drama
A young woman engaged to be married finds herself in an affair with her soon-to-be stepmother's lesbian daughter.
Director: Alexandra-Therese Keining | Stars: Ruth Vega Fernandez, Liv Mjönes, Krister Henriksson, Lena Endre
Votes: 11,572
a.k.a 'Kyss Mig'. A swedish version of Imagine Me & You. Similar stories, same romanticism bit more physical. Also it has a nordic rougher touch to it that the british movie. [7/10 ♥]
10. I Can't Think Straight (2008)
PG-13 | 82 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman engaged to be married finds her life changed forever when she meets her best friend's girlfriend.
Director: Shamim Sarif | Stars: Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Antonia Frering, Dalip Tahil
Votes: 9,071 | Gross: $0.04M
"Just another British, Indian, Muslim,Arab, Christian lesbian romantic comedy". Kitsch, pretensious and predictable but still fun. Guilty pleasure for hopeless romantics. [6/10]
11. The World Unseen (2007)
PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, Romance
A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.
Director: Shamim Sarif | Stars: Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Parvin Dabas, Nandana Sen
Votes: 4,544 | Gross: $0.02M
All the above things I wrote about 'I Can't Think Straight'' + delicate and gentle. Also very heart warming. Set in apartheid era, I have a soft spot for the historical background, it's makes everything more exciting. [7/10 ♥]
12. All Over Me (1997)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Claude and Ellen are best friends who live in a not-so-nice area of New York. They're involved in the subculture of '90s youth, complete with drugs, live music, and homophobia. All is ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Sichel | Stars: Alison Folland, Tara Subkoff, Cole Hauser, Wilson Cruz
Votes: 3,419 | Gross: $0.15M
A decadent movie with a glint of hope. It's a classic coming-of-age type of movie from the 90s, with a distinct terrific punk/rock music (you know, decadent/stoned classic rock ballads). I loved it through and through. Watch it and listen to it.
I will never forget the 'dancing' scene, Patti Smith - Pissing In A River was playing and the whole moment was so cathartic, making it one of the most depressing song and movie-scene ever.
Oh, and the early Leisha Hailer from The L Word!
[7/10]
13. Lost and Delirious (2001)
18A | 103 min | Drama, Romance
After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she finds herself caught in a complicated situation.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré, Mischa Barton, Jackie Burroughs
Votes: 21,868 | Gross: $0.30M
Another coming-of-age, but this one is depressing. Romantics, stay away. But personally, loved it. [7/10 ♥ ]
14. The Four-Faced Liar (2010)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two couples in their twenties, who are struggling to find substance and meaning in their lives and relationships, meet by happenstance in a New York City Irish tavern called The Four-Faced Liar.
Director: Jacob Chase | Stars: Daniel Carlisle, Todd Kubrak, Emily Peck, Marja-Lewis Ryan
Votes: 2,663
les, british humour. Loved the soundtrack. Entertaining. [6/10]
15. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995)
14A | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.
Director: Maria Maggenti | Stars: Laurel Holloman, Nicole Ari Parker, Maggie Moore, Kate Stafford
Votes: 4,960 | Gross: $1.98M
so old and charming. Nice to see a teenage Laurel Holloman (from the L word) as a tomboy. [6/10]
16. Bloomington (2010)
83 min | Drama
A coming-of-age drama about a former child actress attending college in search of independence and who ends up becoming romantically involved with a female professor.
Director: Fernanda Cardoso | Stars: Allison McAtee, Sarah Stouffer, Katherine Ann McGregor, Ray Zupp
Votes: 5,642
the poorer version of Loving Annabelle. Lame ending. But sexy. Especially the teacher, can't say the same thing about this little kiddo. She looks so much underage, makes me cringe.. Watch it if you're a sucker for a teach-student relationship stories and don't care about anything else. [5/10]
17. Fingersmith (2005)
181 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In 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.
Stars: Elaine Cassidy, Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Rupert Evans
Votes: 9,387
despite a physical continence, the innocence of the period had me from the start, making everything more powerful. Almost good as book. I like the period-pieces. [7/10]
18. Barash (2015)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Trying to escape her tumultuous home life, Naama, 17, indulges in alcohol and drugs, but everything changes when she meets a sexy, free-spirited new girl at school and the two become more than fast friends.
Director: Michal Vinik | Stars: Sivan Noam Shimon, Hadas Jade Sakori, Dvir Benedek, Irit Pashtan
Votes: 877
19. Sangailes vasara (2015)
90 min | Drama, Romance
17 years old Sangaile is fascinated by stunt planes. She meets a girl her age at a summer aeronautical show. Sangaile allows Auste to discover her most intimate secret and in the process finds the only person that truly encourages her to fly.
Director: Alante Kavaite | Stars: Julija Steponaityte, Aiste Dirziute, Jurate Sodyte, Martynas Budraitis
Votes: 3,300 | Gross: $0.00M
20. La vie d'Adèle (2013)
R | 180 min | Drama, Romance
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing
Votes: 158,556 | Gross: $2.20M
So realistic it hurts. I feel like a voyeur peeking into someone's real life. There's nothing that we haven't seen before and yet it's so fascinating. [8/10]
21. Lovesong (2016)
84 min | Drama, Romance
The relationship between two friends deepens during an impromptu road trip.
Director: So Yong Kim | Stars: Riley Keough, Jena Malone, Jessie Ok Gray, Cary Joji Fukunaga
Votes: 5,251 | Gross: $0.01M
22. Appropriate Behavior (2014)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities. Being without a cliché to hold onto can be a lonely experience.
Director: Desiree Akhavan | Stars: Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Halley Feiffer, Ryan Fitzsimmons
Votes: 4,574
light comedy about life and being. You need to follow the director, Desiree Akhavan (it's her directorial debut and she's starring here, too), I expect great things from her. [8/10 ♥]
23. Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Convicted of a decade old crime of transporting drug money to an ex-girlfriend, normally law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to a year and a half behind bars to face the reality of how life-changing prison can really be.
Stars: Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning, Emma Myles
Votes: 312,521
I have watched all 13 episodes in one sitting, that took me about more than 10hours. And I have to say that I didn't expect it to be THAT good.
It's funny in a witty kind of way, the characters are incredibly interesting, funny and so unstable. You can see the whole spectrum of our pathological society. It's unbiased and objective towards the world *beep* up things. And it's feels so true.
I'm a TOTAL fan. Must watch!
[10/10]
24. Concussion (2013)
14A | 96 min | Drama
After a blow to the head, Abby decides she can't do it anymore. Her life just can't be only about the house, the kids and the wife. She needs more: she needs to be Eleanor.
Director: Stacie Passon | Stars: Robin Weigert, Maggie Siff, Johnathan Tchaikovsky, Ben Shenkman
Votes: 5,740 | Gross: $0.04M
Although there are mostly bad reviews I kind of liked it. Not exactly sure for what, but...yeah. [5/10 ♥]
25. La belle saison (2015)
105 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman moves from the French countryside to Paris and begins a passionate love affair with a feminist leader in this drama set in 1970s France.
Director: Catherine Corsini | Stars: Cécile de France, Izïa Higelin, Noémie Lvovsky, Jean-Henri Compère
Votes: 5,455 | Gross: $0.04M
26. Ah-ga-ssi (2016)
18A | 145 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Moon So-ri
Votes: 160,723 | Gross: $2.01M
27. Tipping the Velvet (2002)
13+ | 177 min | Drama, Romance
The story of Nan Astley who falls in love with three different women on her journey to stardom and happiness in 1887 Victorian England.
Stars: Rachael Stirling, Keeley Hawes, Jodhi May, Alexei Sayle
Votes: 8,372
Not as good as the book, and rather poor acting and weird scenes. Disappointing, especially if you read it before. But still, it's a classic and can understand why. I like the british innocence. [5/10 ♥]
28. Saving Face (2004)
14A | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A gay Chinese-American and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Director: Alice Wu | Stars: Joan Chen, Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen, Jin Wang
Votes: 12,877 | Gross: $1.19M
love the (funny) cultural aspect, especially because I'm an Asian living in Europe, so I get all of that asian dynamics very well. But happy ending is just so unrealistic in this world...which makes this movie a just a fairytale. [6/10 ♥]
29. Habitación en Roma (2010)
18A | 107 min | Drama, Romance
A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for two young and recently acquainted women to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.
Director: Julio Medem | Stars: Elena Anaya, Natasha Yarovenko, Enrico Lo Verso, Najwa Nimri
Votes: 25,469
quite intense. You won't be complaining about either lack of nudity and chemistry. It's arousing, it's touching, it's holds your breath, it's beautiful. The history and dialogues don't make sense at all, it's just an eye-candy movie. [5/10]
30. Below Her Mouth (2016)
18A | 94 min | Drama, Romance
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
Director: April Mullen | Stars: Erika Linder, Natalie Krill, Sebastian Pigott, Mayko Nguyen
Votes: 13,567
31. Ich will Dich (2014 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama, Romance
Successful designer Marie has a loving husband and two children. But fate offers more. When she meets the fiancée of their friend Dom, the two women fall for each other. This comes out and ... See full summary »
Director: Rainer Kaufmann | Stars: Ina Weisse, Erika Marozsán, Ulrich Noethen, Marc Hosemann
Votes: 502
32. Elena Undone (2010)
111 min | Drama, Romance
Fate brings two diversely different women together, and sets them on a collision course that will shatter their preconceived notions about love, life and the power of one's soul.
Director: Nicole Conn | Stars: Necar Zadegan, Thunderbird Dinwiddie, Gary Weeks, Sam Harris
Votes: 6,388
A standard lesbian movie. Straight one falls in love with gay one. You know what's next. Resistance and then submission, captain obvious. Nothing really special i guess. [5/10]
33. Cracks (I) (2009)
R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller
A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite boarding school.
Director: Jordan Scott | Stars: Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots
Votes: 20,688 | Gross: $0.02M
Disturbing but great. About the teacher-student relationship, although it's not that clear as it sounds. Psychogical drama. Can't forget the look of Eva Green with a cigarrete and a beret on head. *swoon*. But I don't think it's that significant in your lesbian-movie-library. [9/10]
34. Liz en Septiembre (2014)
100 min | Drama, Romance
This story follows Eva, a traveler who experiences some car trouble and ends up spending some time with a group of women in a hotel outside of town. These women gladly accept Eva into their... See full summary »
Director: Fina Torres | Stars: Patricia Velasquez, Eloisa Maturen, Mimi Lazo, Elba Escobar
Votes: 1,500
35. Gray Matters (I) (2006)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
Gray and Sam are brother and sister, best friends, and flatmates in New York City, where she creates ad campaigns and he's a surgery intern. Their social life is too insular, so they head ... See full summary »
Director: Sue Kramer | Stars: Heather Graham, Tom Cavanagh, Bridget Moynahan, Molly Shannon
Votes: 7,248 | Gross: $0.06M
it's silly, but it's okay. [5/10]
36. Boys Don't Cry (1999)
18+ | 118 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska.
Director: Kimberly Peirce | Stars: Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III
Votes: 101,243 | Gross: $11.53M
Terrific Hillary Swank and Chloe Sevigny in the outstanding true story of transgender guy Brandon a.k.a. Teena. I know it's not a lesbian movie in any way, but I consider this a very important part of lesbian cinematography nonetheless. [9/10]
37. Mulholland Dr. (2001)
14A | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 370,724 | Gross: $7.22M
The usual Lynch's weirdness and psychedelics. Not actually the lesbian-centered theme but this one is another one of some importance in women-centered-cinematography.
38. When Night Is Falling (1995)
R | 94 min | Drama, Romance
An uptight and conservative woman, working on tenure as a literacy professor at a large urban university, finds herself strangely attracted to a free-spirited, liberal woman who works at a local carnival that comes to town.
Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Pascale Bussières, Rachael Crawford, Henry Czerny, David Fox
Votes: 7,289 | Gross: $1.19M
this time is Christianity is the problem. You propably already know what will win. Great sensuality and passion development. [6/10]
39. Desert Hearts (1985)
R | 91 min | Drama, Romance
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.
Director: Donna Deitch | Stars: Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers
Votes: 6,924 | Gross: $2.49M
it must've been a pretty revolutionary production in the '80s. A straight, disciplined teacher and a adventurous cowgirl who likes girls. Denial, struggle, acceptance. Nice history development and visible passion. I like that. [7/10]
40. My Summer of Love (2004)
14A | 86 min | Drama, Romance
In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. Over the summer season, the two young women discover they have much to teach one another, and much to explore together.
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski | Stars: Natalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine, Dean Andrews
Votes: 21,296 | Gross: $0.99M
the movie reminds one of these nostalgic and delirious french movies with some drama, about people, friendship, family and disappointments. It's actually about growing up, girl's affections here are something natural, as a part of puberty. Great pictures [8/10 ♥]
41. Transparent (2014–2019)
18+ | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
An L.A. family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.
Stars: Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Landecker, Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass
Votes: 23,118
It's one of the greatest current show, alongside with Orange is The New Black. It's really funny, witty, true with great written characters. About all the hard edges of all kinds of relationships with all kinds of people. [9/10 ♥]
42. The Kids Are All Right (2010)
18A | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.
Director: Lisa Cholodenko | Stars: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska
Votes: 132,904 | Gross: $20.81M
rather disappointed after all this hyped stuff going on around the movie. It's more of a boring family drama than a lesbian one. But worth seeing nontheless, because the great Julian Moore. [5/10]
43. Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy
A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's curry house.
Director: Pratibha Parmar | Stars: Laura Fraser, Shelley Conn, Art Malik, Ronny Jhutti
Votes: 2,255 | Gross: $0.01M
romantic movie with a pinch of bollywood. Happy and sappy one of course. Pretty faces etc. A standard one. [5/10]
44.
Combats de femme (1997– )
Episode:
Un amour de femme
(2001)
89 min | Drama
A lonely wife secretly starts an affair with a female dance teacher, at the distress of her husband.
Director: Sylvie Verheyde | Stars: Hélène Fillières, Raffaëla Anderson, Anthony Delon, Jeannick Gravelines
Votes: 645
straight married woman with a kid meets sexy lesbian. Quite sensual low budget lesbian french flick. [6/10]
45. Jenny's Wedding (2015)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jenny's parents and siblings are always trying to set her up with a man when she visits them. What they don't know is that she's already met the right person, her "roommate" Kitty, 5 years ago and she wants to marry her and start a family.
Director: Mary Agnes Donoghue | Stars: Katherine Heigl, Tom Wilkinson, Linda Emond, Grace Gummer
Votes: 11,672 | Gross: $0.00M
46. Sugar Rush (I) (2005–2006)
24 min | Drama, Romance
15-year-old Kim has just moved to Brighton and developed an earth-shattering, hormone-surging crush on her new best friend, Sugar.
Stars: Olivia Hallinan, Lenora Crichlow, Richard Lumsden, Sara Stewart
Votes: 4,208
all too sugar and stuff. About coming of age for teens. Watchable if you're in your teens.
47. South of Nowhere (2005–2008)
22 min | Drama, Romance
A family moves from Ohio to Los Angeles, where they realize they are unprepared for the city's fast pace and the overcrowded public school that the three teenagers will attend.
Stars: Gabrielle Christian, Mandy Musgrave, Matt Cohen, Maeve Quinlan
Votes: 5,141
coming of age littles tv series combined with coming out. it's ok.
48. An Unexpected Love (2003 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
An unhappily married housewife and mother of two children (Leslie Hope) seperates from her husband and gets a new job where she developes a mutual attraction to her female boss (Wendy Crewson).
Director: Lee Rose | Stars: Leslie Hope, Wendy Crewson, D.W. Moffett, Alison Pill
Votes: 921
nothing unexpected. rather boring. She is gay. The other one is straight, fresh divorcee who has a feeling for the woman. I wonder whats gonna happen?
49. Frida (2002)
18A | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Mía Maestro
Votes: 93,077 | Gross: $25.89M
picture of a great woman of the art world. You shouldn't expect some stricte lgbt movie about women's mutual love, but I put it here because it's an important position in the women's cinematography. good piece of cinema.
50. Lost Girl (2010–2016)
14A | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
When a succubus finds it difficult to adapt with her unusual traits inspite of being born in a human family, she sets off on a journey to find out the truth of her origin.
Stars: Anna Silk, Kris Holden-Ried, Zoie Palmer, Rick Howland
Votes: 32,324
The main character is a bisexual succubus who feeds the of the human, somewhat a sexual passion or sth like this. So you know what is happening. There is a woman she has feelings for. I'm totally Team Lauren. This is some really cheap and guilty-pleasure entertainment, but hey. I'm just a human.
51. The Gymnast (2006)
96 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Jane left gymnastics when an injury killed Olympics hope. Now 43, she gets a chance to perform a demanding "dance" in the air with Serena. The intimate act makes her forget her dead marriage.
Director: Ned Farr | Stars: Dreya Weber, Addie Yungmee, David De Simone, Allison Mackie
Votes: 2,252
i love that all of their's performances were for real (both of actresses are gymnastics of some kinds) it makes their intimate relationship more real and beautiful. I love the characters (Serena, I love you!), really, but the story was a bit too...casual/peripheral? [6/10]
52. Bound (1996)
R | 109 min | Crime, Thriller
Tough ex-con Corky and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caesar.
Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano, John P. Ryan
Votes: 58,653 | Gross: $3.80M
You know, this one is actually quite a good crime movie, with this old-movie charm. The homoerotic theme isn't in the center, it's suppose to spice things up i think. But still, i enjoyed it as gay and movie-lover. [6/10]
53. Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)
18A | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A woman searching for the perfect man instead discovers the perfect woman.
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld | Stars: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Tovah Feldshuh, Esther Wurmfeld
Votes: 17,234 | Gross: $7.02M
A terrible disappointment. It's highly praised on some other lesbian-movie-lists, but I totally don't get it. It's suppose to be funny, but...well, it wasn't. And this Jessica Stein? I don't like her at all. [2/10]
54. Better Than Chocolate (1999)
18A | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Maggie, 19, works at a lesbian/LGBT bookstore. Her mom's getting divorced and has invited herself to stay with Maggie. Maggie hasn't told her, she's lesbian. Her new girlfriend moves in as well.
Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald
Votes: 8,601 | Gross: $2.01M
I know this is a classic in a lesbian world, but I almost didn't make it to the end and I have one rule - watch everything to the end. Yes, it was that bad. I think mostly people are just too sentimental about this one, it's been produced long time ago and I watched quite recently. [3/10]
55. Fucking Åmål (1998)
14A | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.
Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Erica Carlson, Mathias Rust
Votes: 54,096 | Gross: $0.17M
56. If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Drama, Romance
Trio of stories about lesbian couples in three different decades.
Directors: Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge, Anne Heche | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Perkins
Votes: 7,485
57. But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
14A | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Michelle Williams, Brandt Wille
Votes: 37,961 | Gross: $2.21M
58. Aimée & Jaguar (1999)
125 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In 1943 Berlin, a Nazi officer's wife meets and starts a passionate affair with a Jewish woman.
Director: Max Färberböck | Stars: Maria Schrader, Juliane Köhler, Johanna Wokalek, Heike Makatsch
Votes: 6,827 | Gross: $0.93M
59. Head in the Clouds (2004)
14A | 132 min | Drama, Romance, War
From the roaring 1920s to the ruinous Spanish Civil War and Adolf Hitler's rise into power, the lives of an Irish schoolteacher, a provocative heiress and her Spanish muse are intricately interlaced, sharing the same destiny and passion.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, Penélope Cruz, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 15,592 | Gross: $0.40M
60. Chloe (2009)
18A | 96 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Suspecting her husband of infidelity, gynecologist Dr. Catherine Stewart hires an escort named Chloe in order to test his faithfulness. Soon, the relationships between all three intensify.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Max Thieriot
Votes: 76,111 | Gross: $3.07M
61. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
18A | 99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent
Votes: 66,051 | Gross: $3.05M
62. After Sex (2007)
13+ | 77 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Vignettes about eight different couples at varying points in their relationships, each having conversations immediately after having sex.
Director: Eric Amadio | Stars: Marc Blucas, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Emmanuelle Chriqui, James DeBello
Votes: 8,450
not that much of a lesbian theme, just a one of many threads. but what a thread - mila kunis starring! see the whole one here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im8Ajuk4gE8&feature=player_embedded#at=541
the rest of the movie is actually not that interesting.
63. Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Melonie Diaz, Ana Mercedes, Cecile Rivore, Marisa Ramirez
Votes: 2,987 | Gross: $0.02M
64. Puccini for Beginners (2006)
82 min | Comedy, Romance
A recently-singled New York writer finds herself in two surprising and complicated relationships.
Director: Maria Maggenti | Stars: Ken Barnett, Julianne Nicholson, Brian Letscher, Elizabeth Reaser
Votes: 2,484 | Gross: $0.09M
65. Persona (1966)
85 min | Drama, Thriller
A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Björnstrand
Votes: 125,620
66. Les filles du botaniste (2006)
105 min | Drama, Romance
At the house of a famous Chinese botanist teacher his daughter and a female intern fall in love with each other - a forbidden love that must be kept secret.
Director: Sijie Dai | Stars: Mylène Jampanoï, Xiaoran Li, Dong Fu Lin, Wei-chang Wang
Votes: 2,469
67. Sister My Sister (1994)
R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
Two sisters separated in childhood reunite years later as servants at a household in France. Their happiness to be reunited spirals into an incestuous relationship.
Director: Nancy Meckler | Stars: Julie Walters, Joely Richardson, Jodhi May, Sophie Thursfield
Votes: 3,545 | Gross: $0.22M
68. Ci qing (2007)
94 min | Drama, Romance
When web-cam girl Jade visits Takeko's tattoo studio, she becomes entranced with the image of the spider lily--and with Takeko. In order to get closer to the object of her desire, Jade asks... See full summary »
Director: Zero Chou | Stars: Rainie Yang, Isabella Leong, Kris Shen, Jay Shih
Votes: 2,103
69. Claire of the Moon (1992)
107 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the lush Pacific Northwest, Claire of the Moon tells a timeless story of a woman's struggle as she awakens to new possibilities for love and intimacy.
Director: Nicole Conn | Stars: Trisha Todd, Karen Trumbo, Faith McDevitt, Craig Damen
Votes: 1,070 | Gross: $0.80M
70. The Truth About Jane (2000 TV Movie)
G | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A high-school girl's first sexual experience is with another girl, and, along with her first broken heart, she must deal with her mother's reaction to her revelation that she is a lesbian and with ostracism at school.
Director: Lee Rose | Stars: Stockard Channing, Ellen Muth, Kelly Rowan, Jenny O'Hara
Votes: 2,573
71. Ha-Sodot (2007)
PG | 127 min | Drama, Romance
Two brilliant young women discover their own voices in a repressive orthodox culture where females are forbidden to sing, let alone speak out.
Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Ania Bukstein, Michal Shtamler, Adir Miller
Votes: 2,180 | Gross: $0.12M
72. D.E.B.S. (2004)
PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Plaid-skirted schoolgirls are groomed by a secret government agency to become the newest members of the elite national-defense group, D.E.B.S.
Director: Angela Robinson | Stars: Sara Foster, Jordana Brewster, Devon Aoki, Jill Ritchie
Votes: 16,975 | Gross: $0.10M
73. You and I (2011)
R | 100 min | Drama
Two teenage girls, Janie who is American and Lana who is Russian, fall in love after meeting at a t.A.T.u concert and are swept into a dangerous world of obsession, drug abuse and murder.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Mischa Barton, Shantel VanSanten, Anton Yelchin, Alex Kaluzhsky
Votes: 2,387
trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21_nsc-3uDw
74. April's Shower (2003)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Alex is throwing a wedding shower for April. What's revealed at this wacky party, though, is that the two women have a history that goes beyond mere friendship.
Director: Trish Doolan | Stars: Maria Cina, Trish Doolan, Frank Grillo, Zack Ward
Votes: 714 | Gross: $0.02M
75. Circumstance (2011)
14A | 107 min | Drama
A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession.
Director: Maryam Keshavarz | Stars: Sarah Kazemy, Nikohl Boosheri, Reza Sixo Safai, Soheil Parsa
Votes: 7,844 | Gross: $0.44M
It had a great potentional, exploring these issues within the given culture, instead it barely scraped the surface. But I appreciate the try. Also I have a soft spot for middle east centered stories. [5/10 ♥]
76. Three Veils (2011)
117 min | Drama
Three Veils is the story of three young Muslim women whose lives unexpectedly intersect as they deal with issues of sexuality, tradition, and identity. To the outside world, they seem to be... See full summary »
Director: Rolla Selbak | Stars: Sheetal Sheth, Angela Zahra, Mercedes Mason, Madline Tabar
Votes: 232
Middle East again. Looking forward.
77. A Marine Story (2010)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An ex-marine returns to her hometown after Iraq and helps a 20 year old woman, who is otherwise facing prison, prepare for military boot camp.
Director: Ned Farr | Stars: Dreya Weber, Paris P. Pickard, Anthony Michael Jones, Christine Mourad
Votes: 2,390
78. Goldfish Memory (2003)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
A light-hearted look at the dangers and delights of dating in contemporary Dublin
Director: Liz Gill | Stars: Sean Campion, Flora Montgomery, Stuart Graham, Jean Butler
Votes: 1,739
79. Sans moi (2007)
90 min | Drama
Anna, a divorced single mother, employs a mysterious young woman called Lise to care for her children.
Director: Olivier Panchot | Stars: Clémence Poésy, Yaël Abecassis, Eric Ruf, Yannick Soulier
Votes: 88
trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GMoqXVyyKA
80. Love My Life (2006)
96 min | Drama
Ichiko and Eri are two Japanese university students who are in a lesbian relationship. Ichiko comes out to her father who tells her he is also gay and her mother was a lesbian. Her best ... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Kawano | Stars: Rei Yoshii, Asami Imajuku, Naomi Akimoto, Miyoko Asada
Votes: 902
81. It's in the Water (1997)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
Residents of the fictional town of Azalea Springs, Texas go into a panic after a gay local says the town's water supply is what made him gay.
Director: Kelli Herd | Stars: Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garrett, Derrick Sanders, Timothy Vahle
Votes: 1,759
82. Pusinky (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Iska, Karolína, and Vendula are eighteen-year-old girls who have just graduated from high school. Not wanting to let go of their carefree student lives or their friendship, they plan to ... See full summary »
Director: Karin Babinská | Stars: Filip Blazek, Marie Dolezalová, Oldrich Hajlich, Erik Kalivoda
Votes: 443
83. 80 egunean (2010)
104 min | Drama, Romance
Where is the thin line that separates friendship from desire? After more than 50 years without seeing each other, two 70 years old women dare crossing the line.
Directors: Jon Garaño, Jose Mari Goenaga | Stars: Itziar Aizpuru, Mariasun Pagoaga, José Ramón Argoitia, Zorion Eguileor
Votes: 746
84. Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995 TV Movie)
91 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of a decorated officer's legal challenge to her involuntary discharge when she admitted she was homosexual.
Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Glenn Close, Judy Davis, Jan Rubes, Wendy Makkena
Votes: 1,167
85. Late Bloomers (1996)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
High School basketball coach, Dinah Groshardt, falls for the school secretary, Carly Lumpkin, and upsets the entire school in the process.
Director: Julia Dyer | Stars: Connie Nelson, Dee Hennigan, Gary Mitchell Carter, Jonah Lisa Dyer
Votes: 526 | Gross: $0.03M
86. La tourneuse de pages (2006)
85 min | Drama, Music, Thriller
After failing the audition to a prestigious music school because of the rude behavior of one of the testers, a girl takes revenge by gaining the trust of the same woman some years later and becoming indispensable for her.
Director: Denis Dercourt | Stars: Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory, Clotilde Mollet
Votes: 7,312 | Gross: $0.21M
87. Viola di mare (2009)
105 min | Drama, History, Romance
Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend and great love, Sara in a 19th century Italian village.
Director: Donatella Maiorca | Stars: Valeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese, Ennio Fantastichini, Giselda Volodi
Votes: 1,728
88. El niño pez (2009)
96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A desperate love story between two young girls of extremely different social backgrounds who, unable to find a place for their love in the world they live in, are pushed to commit a crime.
Director: Lucía Puenzo | Stars: Inés Efron, Mariela Vitale, Pep Munné, Diego Velázquez
Votes: 2,344
89. Chutney Popcorn (1999)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
Reena is a young, gay Indian-American woman who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is married, discovers that she is infertile. Reena offers to be a surrogate mother for ... See full summary »
Director: Nisha Ganatra | Stars: Nisha Ganatra, Jill Hennessy, Sakina Jaffrey, Madhur Jaffrey
Votes: 1,140
90. Fremde Haut (2005)
97 min | Drama
The educated Fariba Tabrizi flies from Teheran to Germany expecting to have asylum, since she is persecuted in Iran due to her lesbian relationship with her beloved Shirin. However, her ... See full summary »
Director: Angelina Maccarone | Stars: Jasmin Tabatabai, Navid Navid, Mossadegh Hamid, Bernd Tauber
Votes: 1,068 | Gross: $0.00M
91. And Then Came Lola (2009)
71 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In this sexy lesbian romp, Lola will lose her job and her girlfriend if she can't get to a crucial meeting on time. She's got just three chances to get it right.
Directors: Ellen Seidler, Megan Siler | Stars: Ashleigh Sumner, Jill Bennett, Cathy DeBuono, Jessica Graham
Votes: 1,748
92. Les amants du Flore (2006 TV Movie)
104 min | Biography, Drama
Biographical film about French writers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre and their relationship.
Director: Ilan Duran Cohen | Stars: Anna Mouglalis, Lorànt Deutsch, Caroline Silhol, Kal Weber
Votes: 621
93. Fire (1996)
PA | 108 min | Drama, Romance
Two women who are abandoned by their husbands find love and solace in each other.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Karishma Jhalani, Ramanjeet Kaur
Votes: 6,260 | Gross: $0.40M
94. Between Two Women (2003)
92 min | Drama
Set in Northern England, this powerful tale of suppressed sexuality offers poignant and sharply observant social commentary, interlaced with a tender romance. Vetern actress Barbara Marten ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Woodcock | Stars: Barbara Marten, Andrina Carroll, Andrew Dunn, Edward Woodcock
Votes: 696
A beautiful love story set in a 1950’s English Milltown. This poignant story deals with class issues, suppressed desires and courage. Ellen Hardy is an unhappily married woman with a 10 year old son. She meets and develops a friendship with her son’s art teacher. This relationship leads to her wanting more for herself and a lot of strife at home.
95. A Girl Thing (2001 TV Movie)
237 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An NYC shrink sees four different women with different issues - attraction to another woman, friction between 3 sisters, cheating husband, and wanting revenge after being fired.
Director: Lee Rose | Stars: Kate Capshaw, Stockard Channing, Rebecca De Mornay, Mia Farrow
Votes: 784
96. The Bostonians (1984)
122 min | Drama, Romance
A Boston feminist and a conservative Southern lawyer contend for the heart and mind of a beautiful and bright girl unsure of her future.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy, Madeleine Potter
Votes: 2,294 | Gross: $1.01M
97. Intentions (2003)
96 min | Drama, Romance
A coming of age piece: an exploration of love, relationships, and sexuality. The story revolves around a married college Professor who unexpectedly falls in love with one of her female ... See full summary »
Director: Luane Beck | Stars: Deidre Kotch, Katherine Lee, Maria Biber-Ferro, Tom Darci
Votes: 222
98. Running on Empty Dreams (2009)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
About a married woman who falls in love with a single mom.
Director: Nitara Lee Osbourne | Stars: Kathleen Benner, Rachel Owens, Jose Rosete, Wil Rillero
Votes: 809
99. Lapsia ja aikuisia - kuinka niitä tehdään? (2004)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
Longtime couple Venla and Antero come to a serious impasse: After years with Antero, Venla wants to start a family, but her boyfriend, worried that parenthood will stifle his speed-skating ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksi Salmenperä | Stars: Minna Haapkylä, Kari-Pekka Toivonen, Minttu Mustakallio, Tommi Eronen
Votes: 1,310
100. Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together (2011)
95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Unrequited love never looked so good.
Director: Wendy Jo Carlton | Stars: Jax Jackson, Jessica London-Shields, Fawzia Mirza, Marika Engelhardt
Votes: 252
in a post production. they say it's *beep* Amal" + "500 days of summer", gotta be good, right?
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