List of LGBT-related films by storyline
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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films by storyline. It contains theatrically released cinema films that deal with or feature important gay, lesbian or bisexual or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as an important plot device.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-related films are also sorted alphabetically and by year as well as the country of filming and production. There is also a list of LGBT films directed by women. The production year should conform to each film's IMDb entry.
Relationship themes[]
Lesbian female relationships[]
- All About E, Australia (2015)
- All About Love, Hong Kong (2010)
- Alto, United States (2015)
- Ammonite, United Kingdom (2020)
- Anatomy of a Love Seen, United States (2014)
- Another Way, Hungary (1982)
- Ashley, United States (2013)
- Ava's Impossible Things, United States (2016)
- Bad Romance, China (2011)
- Below Her Mouth, Canada (2016)
- Better Than Chocolate, Canada (1999)
- The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Germany (1972)
- Bloomington, United States (2010)
- Blue Is the Warmest Colour, France (2013)
- Bound, United States (1996)
- The Carmilla Movie, Canada (2017)
- Carol, United Kingdom/United States (2015)
- Chloe, United States/France/Canada (2009)
- Circumstance, Iran (2011)
- Cloudburst, Canada (2011)
- D.E.B.S., United States (2003)
- D.E.B.S., United States (2004)
- Desert Hearts, United States (1985)
- Disobedience, United Kingdom/Ireland/United States (2017)
- Drifting Flowers, Taiwan (2008)
- Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, India (2019)
- Elena Undone, United States (2010)
- The Favourite, United Kingdom/Ireland/United States (2018)
- Fingersmith, United Kingdom (2005)
- Fire, India/Canada (1996)
- The Four-Faced Liar, United States (2010)
- Frauensee (Woman's Lake), Germany (2012)
- Fucking Åmål, Sweden (1998)
- The Girl, France/United States (2000)
- Go Fish, United States (1994)
- Gray Matters, United States (2006)
- The Guest House, United States (2012)
- The Handmaiden, South Korea (2016)
- Happiest Season, United States (2020)
- I Can't Think Straight, United States/United Kingdom (2008)
- Ich will Dich, Germany (2014)
- If These Walls Could Talk 2, United States (2000)
- Imagine Me & You, United Kingdom (2005)
- The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, United States (1995)
- Itty Bitty Titty Committee, United States (2007)
- Jack and Diane, United States (2012)
- Joe + Belle, Israel (2011)
- The Kids Are All Right, United States (2010)
- The Killing of Sister George, United Kingdom (1968)
- Kissing Jessica Stein, United States (2001)
- Lianna, United States (1983)
- Liz in September, Venezuela (2014)
- Lost and Delirious, Canada (2001)
- Love, Vietnam (2015)
- Love Actually... Sucks!, Hong Kong (2011)
- Love My Life, Japan (2006)
- Loving Annabelle, United States (2006)
- Mädchen in Uniform, Germany (1931)
- Me, Myself and Her, Italy (2015)
- My Days of Mercy, United States/United Kingdom (2017)
- My Summer of Love, United Kingdom (2004)
- Nina's Heavenly Delights, United Kingdom (2006)
- Pariah, United States (2011)
- Personal Best, United States (1982)
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire, France (2019)
- Purple Sea, Italy (2009)
- Raven's Touch, United States (2015)
- Rent, United States (2005)
- Rome and Juliet, Philippines (2006)
- Room in Rome, Spain (2010)
- Saving Face, United States (2004)
- Shirley, United States (2020)
- Soongava: Dance of the Orchids, Nepal (2012)
- Spider Lilies, Taiwan (2007)
- Snapshots, United States (2018)
- Summer of Mesa, United States (2020)
- The Summer of Sangailė, Lithuania (2015)
- Tell It to the Bees, United Kingdom (2018)
- Tipping the Velvet, United Kingdom (2002)
- The Truth About Jane, United States (2000)
- Two Weddings and a Funeral, South Korea (2012)
- Vita & Virginia, United Kingdom/Ireland (2018)
- Water Lilies, France (2007)
- The Watermelon Woman, United States (1996)
- When Night Is Falling, Canada (1995)
- With Every Heartbeat (original title: Kyss Mig), Sweden (2011)
- A Woman Like Eve, Netherlands (1979)
- The world to come, United States (2020)
- The World Unseen, United Kingdom/South Africa (2007)
- Yes or No, Thailand (2010)
With tragedy[]
- Affinity, United Kingdom (2008)
- Aimée and Jaguar, Germany (1999)
- Another Way, Hungary (1982)
- April's Shower, United States (2003)
- But I'm a Cheerleader, United States (1999)
- The Children's Hour, United States (1961)
- The Edge of Heaven, Germany (2007)
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, United States (1993)
- Gia, United States (1998)
- Heavenly Creatures, New Zealand (1994)
- High Art, United States (1998)
- The Hours, United States (2002)
- Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy, Italy (1980)
- Je te mangerais, France (2009)
- Lost & Delirious, Canada (2001)
- Love Actually... Sucks!, Hong Kong (2011)
- Love and Suicide, United States (2006)
- Memento Mori, South Korea (1999)
- Mulholland Drive, United States (2001)
- Producing Adults, Finland (2004)
- Spike, United States (2008)
- V for Vendetta, United States (2006)
With conversion therapy[]
- But I'm a Cheerleader, United States (1999)
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post, United States (2018)
- Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story. United States (2019)
Gay male relationships[]
- Adam & Steve, United States (2005)
- Amen, India (2012)
- Amphetamine, Hong Kong (2010)
- And Then We Danced, Georgia/Sweden (2019)
- Ang Lihim ni Antonio, Philippines (2008)
- Another Gay Movie, United States (2006)
- Antique, South Korea (2008)
- , United States (1994)
- Bad Education, Spain (2004)
- Bad Romance, China (2011)
- Beautiful Thing, United Kingdom (1996)
- The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, Philippines (2005)
- Borstal Boy, United Kingdom/Ireland (2000)
- Boy, Philippines (2009)
- Boyfriends, United Kingdom (1996)
- The Boys in the Band, United States (1970)
- Boys Love, Japan (2006)
- Brokeback Mountain, United States (2005)
- Broken Sky, Mexico (2006)
- The Bubble, Israel (2006)
- Buddies, United States (1985)
- Bugis Street, Singapore/Hong Kong (1995)
- La Cage aux Folles, France (1978)
- Capital Games, United States (2013)
- Cầu Vồng Không Sắc, Vietnam (2015)
- , India 2009
- City Without Baseball, Hong Kong (2008)
- Clandestinos, Spain (2007)
- Clapham Junction, United Kingdom (2007)
- Coffee Date, United States (2006)
- Coming Out, East Germany (1989)
- C.R.A.Z.Y., Canada (2005)
- The Curiosity of Chance, United States (2006)
- Desire Street, Spain, China, United States (2010)
- Do Começo ao Fim, Brazil (2009)
- Eat With Me, United States (2014)[1]
- Edge of Seventeen, United States (1998)
- Ernesto, Italy (1979)
- Eternal Summer, Taiwan (2006)
- The Flavor of Corn, Italy (1986)
- For a Lost Soldier, Netherlands (1992)
- Formula 17, Taiwan (2004)
- Fox and His Friends West Germany (1975)
- Freier Fall, Germany (2013)
- The Gemini, Myanmar (2016)
- Geography Club, United States (2013)
- Get Real, United Kingdom (1998)
- Goa, India (2010)
- God's Own Country, United Kingdom (2017)
- Gohatto (Taboo), Japan (1999)
- Gone But Not Forgotten, United States (2003)
- Grande École, France (2004)
- Hamam, Italy/Turkey/Spain (1997)
- Happy Together, Hong Kong (1997)
- Hawaii, Argentina (2013)
- Hidden Away, Spain (2014)
- Hold You Tight, Hong Kong (1997)
- Holding Trevor, United States (2007)
- I Love You Phillip Morris, United States (2009)
- I'm The Only One Who Love You, Malaysia (2012)
- Jeffrey, United States (1995)
- Jongens, The Netherlands (2014)
- Just a Question of Love, France (2000)
- Lan Yu, China (2001)
- Latter Days, United States (2003)
- Law of Desire, Spain (1986)
- Like It Is, United Kingdom (1998)
- Lost, Vietnam (2014)
- Lost in Paradise, Vietnam (2011)
- Love Actually... Sucks!, Hong Kong (2011)
- Love of Siam, Thailand (2007)
- Love, Simon, United States (2018)
- Love Songs (Les Chansons d'amour), France (2007)
- , Sweden (2007)
- Make the Yuletide Gay, United States (2009)
- Making Love, United States (1982)
- Mala Noche, United States (1986)
- Mambo Italiano, Canada (2003)
- Maurice, United Kingdom (1987)
- , Calcutta, India (2010)
- Mentiras y Gordas, Spain (2009)
- Moonlight, United States (2017)
- Mulligans, Canada (2008)
- My Beautiful Laundrette, United Kingdom (1985)
- My Fair Son, China (2005)
- No Regret, South Korea (2006)
- North Sea Texas, Belgium (2011)
- La Otra Familia, Mexico (2011)
- Penis In The Bottle, Malaysia (2011)
- Permanent Residence, Hong Kong (2009)
- Petrang Kabayo, Philippines (2010)
- The Pillow Book, France/United Kingdom/Netherlands/Luxembourg (1995)
- Pit Stop, United States (2013)
- Pleasure Factory, Thailand/Singapore (2007)
- Presque Rien, France (2000)
- Prick Up Your Ears, United Kingdom (1987)
- Pride, United Kingdom (2014)
- Private Lessons, Belgium, France (2008)
- Private Romeo, United States (2011)
- Quick Change, Philippines (2013)
- The River, Taiwan (1997)
- Road Movie, South Korea (2002)
- Romeos, Germany (2011)
- Running with Scissors, United States (2006)
- Shelter, United States (2007)
- Shortbus, United States (2006)
- Sibak: Midnight Dancers, Philippines (1994)
- Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, Taiwan (2009)
- Soundless Wind Chime, Hong Kong/China/Switzerland (2009)
- Speechless, Hong Kong/China (2012)
- Star Appeal, China (2004)
- Summer Storm, Germany (2004)
- Sunday Bloody Sunday, United Kingdom (1971)
- Taxi zum Klo, Germany (1981)
- The Hours and Times, United States (1991)
- Those People, United States (2015)
- , Vietnam (2019)
- Toast, United Kingdom (2010)
- The Toilers and the Wayfarers, United States (1996)
- Torch Song Trilogy, United States (1988)
- Total Eclipse, United Kingdom/France/Belgium/Italy(1995)
- Touch of Pink, United Kingdom/Canada (2004)
- Trick, United States (1999)
- The Trip, United States (2002)
- Triple Crossed, United States (2013)
- Two Weddings and a Funeral, South Korea (1999)
- Under One Roof, United States (2002)
- The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin, Philippines (2011)
- Voyage, Hong Kong (2013)
- The Way He Looks, Brazil (2014)
- The Wedding Banquet, Taiwan (1993)
- Were the World Mine, United States (2008)
- Yossi, Israel (2012)
- Yossi & Jagger, Israel (2002)
- You Are Not Alone, Denmark (1978)
Parenting[]
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Australia (1994)
- Bear Cub, Spain (2004)
- The Birdcage, United States (1996)
- Breakfast with Scot, Canada (2007)
- Chef's Special, Spain (2008)
- C.R.A.Z.Y., Canada (2005)
- Make the Yuletide Gay, United States (2009)
- The Next Best Thing, United States (2000)
- La Otra Familia, Mexico (2011)
- Sasha, Germany (2010)
- Shelter, United States (2007)
- Patrik 1,5, Sweden (2008)
- Transamerica, United States (2005)
- Ideal Home (film), United States (2018)
With tragedy[]
- Les amitiés particulières, France (1964)
- Amphetamine, Hong Kong (2010)
- Another Country, United Kingdom (1984)
- Bad Romance, China (2011)
- Bangkok Love Story , Thailand (2007)
- Brokeback Mountain, United States (2005)
- Brotherhood, Denmark (2009)
- The Bubble, Israel (2006)
- Bungee Jumping of Their Own, South Korea (2001)
- Cầu Vồng Không Sắc, Vietnam (2015)
- Center of My World, Germany (2016)
- Ciao, United States (2008)
- City Without Baseball, Hong Kong (2008)
- Cloud Atlas, United States (2012)
- C.R.A.Z.Y., Canada (2005)
- The Crying Game, United Kingdom (1992)
- Daybreak, Philippines (2008)
- De-Lovely, United States (2004) (see also biographical)
- Drowning, Australia (2009)[2]
- Der Einstein des Sex, Germany (2000), released subtitled as the Einstein of Sex in the US
- Fox and His Friends, West Germany (1975)
- A Frozen Flower, South Korea (2008)
- Hate Crime, United States (2005)
- Holding the Man, Australia (2015)
- A Home at the End of the World, United States (2004)
- House of Boys, Luxembourg/West Germany (2009)
- In a Glass Cage, Spain (1986)
- In My Life, Philippines (2009)
- It's My Party, United States (1996)
- Jolly Fellows, Russia (2009)
- The King and the Clown, South Korea (2005)
- Lan Yu, China (2001)
- L.I.E., United States (2001)
- Longtime Companion,United States (1990)
- Lost, Vietnam (2014)
- Lost in Paradise, Vietnam (2011)
- Love Actually... Sucks!, Hong Kong (2011)
- A Love to Hide (Un amour à taire), France (2005)
- Madame Satã, Brazil (2002)
- Miller's Crossing, United States (1990)
- Mysterious Skin, United States (2004)
- No Night Is Too Long, United Kingdom (2002)
- The Normal Heart, United States (2014)
- Permanent Residence, Hong Kong (2009)
- Philadelphia, United States (1993)
- Prayers for Bobby, United States (2009)
- Proteus, Canada/South Africa (2003)
- Rent, United States (2005)
- The Sea, Spain (2000)
- A Single Man, United States (2009)
- Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, Taiwan (2009)
- Soundless Wind Chime, Hong Kong/China/Switzerland (2009)
- Toto Forever, Spain/United States (2009)
- The Trip, United States (2002)
- Twist, Canada (2003)
- Twisted, United States (1996)
- Undertow, Peru (2009)
- Voyage, Hong Kong (2013)
- Weekend, United Kingdom (2011)
- The Yacoubian Building, Egypt (2009)
- Yossi & Jagger, Israel (2002)
With conversion therapy[]
- Latter Days, United States (2003)
- Maurice, United Kingdom (1987)
- Save Me, United States (2007)
- Boy Erased, United States (2018)
- This Is What Love in Action Looks Like, United States (2011) (Documentary Film)
Bisexual relationships[]
- Allure, Canada (2017)
- Amphetamine, Hong Kong (2010)
- Another Way, Hungary (1982)
- Atomic Blonde, United States (2017)
- Bad Romance, China (2011)
- Borstal Boy, United Kingdom/Ireland (2000)
- Call Me by Your Name, Italy/United States (2017)
- Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára, Brazil (2004)
- Colette, United Kingdom, United States/Hungary (2018)
- City Without Baseball, Hong Kong (2008)
- Cloud Atlas, United States (2012)
- Cold Showers, France (2004)
- The Dying Gaul, United States (2005)
- Fire Song, Canada (2015)
- Floating Skyscrapers, Poland (2013)
- Head On, Australia (1998)
- Kinsey, United States (2004) (see also historical - study of sex)
- Kissing Jessica Stein, United States (2001)
- Love Actually... Sucks!, Hong Kong (2011)
- The Man Who Loved Yngve, Norway (2008)
- Nowhere, United States (1997)
- Nymphomaniac, Denmark (2013)
- Permanent Residence, Hong Kong (2009)
- The Pillow Book, France/United Kingdom/Netherlands/Luxembourg(1995)
- Pleasure Factory, Singapore/Thailand
- Puccini for Beginners, United States (2006)
- See You in Hell, My Darling, Greece (1999)
- Sex of Angels, Spain (2012)
- Shortbus, United States (2006)
- Singapore Sling, Greece (1990)
- Speechless, Hong Kong/China (2012)
- Three, Germany (2010)
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona, United States/Spain (2008)
With tragedy[]
- El diputado, Spain (1979)
Transgender[]
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Australia (1994)
- Better Than Chocolate, Canada (1999)
- Bugis Street, Hong Kong/Singapore (1995)
- Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, United States (1982)
- The Crying Game, United Kingdom (1992)
- Different for Girls, United Kingdom (1996)
- A Fantastic Woman, Chile (2017)
- Girl, Belgium (2018)
- Glen or Glenda, United States (1953)
- Just Charlie, United Kingdom (2016)
- Laurence Anyways, Canada (2012)
- Ma vie en rose, Belgium (1997)
- Romeos, Germany (2011)
- Tangerine, United States (2015)
- Transamerica, United States (2005)
With tragedy[]
- Boys Don't Cry, United States (1999)
- Cheila: Una Casa Pa' Maita, Venezuela (2010)
- The Danish Girl, United Kingdom (2015)
- A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, United States (2006)
- Gotta Get Down to It, United States (2019)
- Soldier's Girl, United States (2004)
- Strella, Greece (2009)
- Yellow Hair 2, South Korea (2001)
Biographical films[]
- Amen, India (2012), biopic based on child sexual abuse survivor and noted gay rights activist Harish Iyer[3]
- Amphetamine, Hong Kong (2010)
- Beautiful Boxer, Thailand (2003) (see also transgender characters)
- Before Night Falls, United States (2000), biopic on oppressed gay Cuban writer
- Bohemian Rhapsody, United States (2018)
- Capote, Canada/United States (2005)
- Caravaggio, United Kingdom (1986)
- Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára, Brazil (2004) (see also HIV/AIDS films and bisexual relationship films)
- The Christine Jorgensen Story, United States (1970)
- City Without Baseball, Hong Kong (2008)
- Dahmer, United States (2002)
- Deathmaker, Germany (1995)
- De-Lovely, United States (2004) (see also gay love - with tragedy)
- Gacy, United States (2003)
- The Girl King, Sweden (2015), portrait of Christina, Queen of Sweden
- Gods and Monsters, United Kingdom (1998)
- Halston (2019)
- I Am My Own Woman, Germany (1992)
- The Imitation Game, United States/United Kingdom (2014)
- Infamous, United States (2006)
- Love Actually... Sucks!, Hong Kong (2011)
- Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon, United Kingdom (1998)
- Madame Satã, Brazil (2002) (see also gay love - with tragedy)
- Milk, United States (2008), biographical film directed by Gus Van Sant, based on the life of the late American politician Harvey Milk
- Monster, United States (2003)
- My Friend Dahmer, United States (2017)
- Permanent Residence, Hong Kong (2009)
- Soundless Wind Chime, Hong Kong/Switzerland/China (2009), (semi-autobiographical film based on the life of its openly gay, Hong Kong-born director, Hung Wing Kit)
- Tarnation, United States (2003)
- Wilde, United Kingdom (1997)
Historical fiction/non-fiction[]
In the media[]
- The Celluloid Closet, United States (1995)
- The Watermelon Woman, United States (1996)
Study of sexuality[]
- Die andere Liebe (The Other Love), East Germany (1988)
- Der Einstein des Sex, Germany (2000) released subtitled as the Einstein of Sex in the US (see also gay love - with tragedy)
- Kinsey, United States (2004) (see also bisexual love)
- Paris Is Burning, United States (1990)
- Plata Quemada, Argentina (2000), released subtitled as Burnt Money in the US (see also tragedy)
HIV/AIDS[]
- Bohemian Rhapsody (film), United States (2018)
- BPM (Beats Per Minute), France (2017)
- Buddies, United States (1985)
- Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára, Brazil (2004)
- Dallas Buyers Club, United States (2013)
- The Living End, United States (1992)
- Longtime Companion, United States (1990)
- Parting Glances, United States (1986)
- Philadelphia, United States (1993)
- Red Ribbon Blues, United States (1996)
- Rent, United States (2005)
- Zero Patience, Canada (1993)
Fantasy[]
- Dorian Gray, Ireland (2009)
Persecution[]
- Bent, United Kingdom/Japan (1997)
- Coming Out Under Fire, United States (1994)
- Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World, United States (2003)
- Paragraph 175, Germany (1999)
- Proteus, Canada/South Africa (2003)
- Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, United States (1995)
- Small Town Gay Bar, United States (2006)
- Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives, United States (1977)
Historic event[]
- Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita, Philippines (2004)
- Dog Day Afternoon, United States (1975)
- Pride, United Kingdom (2014)
- Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria, United States (2005)
- Stonewall, United States (1995)
- Stonewall Uprising, United States (2010)
- Taking Woodstock, United States (2009)
Gay bars[]
- Last Call at Maud's, United States (1993)
- Small Town Gay Bar, United States (2006)
See also[]
- List of LGBTQ+-related films - sorted alphabetically
- List of LGBT-related films by year
References[]
- ^ Eat With Me
- ^ "Drowning".
- ^ Prabhakaran, Mahalakshmi (24 Feb 2012). "Amen — A gay rights activist's life on 70mm". Daily News & Analysis (DNA). Retrieved 8 December 2012.
Categories:
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