Good lgbt movies to watch

Hi, friend! I'm Samantha, I'm queer, and I watch a lot of movies. For Pride , here's 20 films important to, made by, about, and starring people in the LGBTQ community that I think *everyone* should see at least once.

You'll spot I left some movies you might expect off this list. 

As much as I love Ang Lee (and all his film's rugged beauty), Brokeback Mountain is still a movie by and for cis/het people, whose actors often downplayed their characters' queer sexuality. And, yes, whileCabaret is funny and classic, gay novelist Christopher Isherwood (whose novel Goodbye to Berlin inspired the film) thought the movie reduced homosexuality to a comedically incidental weakness "like bedwetting.” And then there's Boys Don't Cry Don't even get me started.

Your hard-won clicks should go to support films that actually uplift the LGBTQ community, rather than just use the idea of queer people (and straight, cis actors) to sensationalize our existence, mock us, or make money.

The myths and morals we see onscreen enter our consciousness, shifting the way we engage with our wo

55 of the Best LGBTQ Films of All Time

'Bottoms' ()

If ever there was a Superbad for queer girls, Bottoms is it. The second film from director Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby) follows two uncool high school seniors (Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott) who start up a educational facility fight club to try and hook up with their cheerleader crushes (Kaia Gerber and Havana Rose Liu).

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'Bound' ()

In the Wachowskis’ landmark erotic thriller predating the Matrix trilogy, butch ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon) is the newly-hired handyperson at an apartment building when she meets her next-door neighbors: mobster Caesar (Joe Pantoliano) and kept gal Violet (Jennifer Tilly). As Corky and Violet strike up an affair, they hatch a blueprint to flee Violet’s abusive relationship—and steal $2 million of Caesar’s mafia money along the way.

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'Circus of Books' ()

Southern Californians will likely recognize Circus of Books as the famed porn shop and dirty bookstore that has presided over the gayborhood of West Hollywood since the e

LGBT Movies

Sorry, I’ve created a big ole tome of a post. For TL;DR just copy/paste links LOL.

Drei (Three), directed by Tom Tykwer:

All of Tykwer’s movies are excellent, but Drei is a standout for me. Definitely worth a watch.

Strangers on a Train (European Version) directed by Alfred Hitchcock:

So, yeah, it’s not overt, but how obvious could you really obtain in ? Well, obvious enough that American censors demanded the removal of a couple scenes and shortening of a couple shots which were clearly suggestive of a same-sex interest between the two main characters. Respect to Hitchcock for pushing the envelope in those times.

Milk, directed by Gus van Sant:

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, directed by John Cameron Mitchell:

Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee:

Sticks:

Can TV series count?

I hope so!

TV series I’ve loved:

  • Six Feet Under
  • Orange is the New Black
  • The ‘L Word’ (Original series; I haven’t seen the new one yet, if its out.)
  • Tales from the Loop (Episode 6, “Parallel” - absolutely excellent.)
  • Black Mirror (Epi

    The 30 Best LGBTQIA+ Films of All Time

    In this first major critical survey of LGBTQIA+ films, over film experts including critics, writers and programmers such as Joanna Hogg, Mark Cousins, Peter Strickland, Richard Dyer, Nick James and Laura Mulvey, as well as past and present BFI Flare programmers, have voted the Top 30 LGBTQIA+ Films of All Day. The poll’s results represent 84 years of cinema and 12 countries, from countries including Thailand, Japan, Sweden and Spain, as well as films that showed at BFI Flare such as Orlando (), Beautiful Thing (), Weekend () and Blue Is the Warmest Colour ().

    The winner is Todd Haynes’ award-winning Carol, closely followed by Andrew Haigh’s Weekend, and Hong Kong romantic drama Happy Together, directed by Wong Kar-wai, in third place. While Carol is a surprisingly recent film to top the poll, it’s a feature that has moved, delighted and enthralled audiences, and looks verb to be a modern classic.

    “The festival has long supported my work,” said Haynes, “from Poison and Dottie Gets Spanked in the early s through to Carol which is screen