List of LGBT-related films of 2001
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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 2001. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
Films[]
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Over the Guy | Julie Davis | United States | Romance, comedy | Sasha Alexander, Dan Bucatinsky, Adam Goldberg, Joanna Kerns, Lisa Kudrow, Andrea Martin, Christina Ricci, Doris Roberts and Richard Ruccolo | |
| Blue | Hiroshi Ando | Japan | Romance, drama | Mikako Ichikawa, Manami Konishi, Asami Imajuku, Ayano Nakamura, Sosuke Takaoka and Jun Murakami | Based on the manga of the same name by Kiriko Nananan |
| Blow Dry | Paddy Breathnach | United States United Kingdom Germany |
Comedy | Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, Rachael Leigh Cook, Josh Hartnett, Bill Nighy, Rosemary Harris and Heidi Klum | |
| Bully | Larry Clark | United States France |
Crime, thriller | Brad Renfro, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner, Michael Pitt, Kelli Garner, Daniel Franzese, Leo Fitzpatrick and Nick Stahl | Based on the murder of Bobby Kent |
| By Hook or by Crook | Harry Dodge (listed as Harriet Dodge), Silas Howard | United States | Drama | Silas Howard, Harry Dodge, Stanya Kahn and Carina Gia | |
| Chicken | Barry Dignam | Ireland | Short | Darren Healy and Niall O'Shea | Only 3 minutes long |
| Circuit | Dirk Shafer | United States | Drama | Jonathan Wade Drahos, Andre Khabbazi, Brian Lane Green, Kiersten Warren, Paul Lekakis, William Katt and Nancy Allen | |
| Claire | Milford Thomas | United States | Fantasy | Toniet Gallego, Mish P. DeLight, James Ferguson, Pat Bell, Katherine Moore, Anna May Hirsch and Allen Jeffrey Rein | No dialogue |
| The Closet | Francis Veber | France | Comedy | Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, Michel Aumont and Michèle Laroque | |
| Danny in the Sky | Denis Langlois | Canada | Drama | Richard Angrignon, Stéphanie Aubry, Jessie Beaulieu, Eric Benton, Véronique Jenkins and Eric Cabana | |
| The Deep End | Scott McGehee, David Siegel | United States | Mystery, thriller | Tilda Swinton, Goran Višnjić, Jonathan Tucker, Peter Donat, Josh Lucas and Raymond J. Barry | Very loosely adapted from the novel The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding |
| A Family Affair | United States | Comedy, romance | Helen Lesnick, Erica Shaffer, Arlene Golonka, Barbara Stuart, Michele Greene and Suzanne Westenhoefer | ||
| Fish and Elephant | Li Yu | China | Drama | Pan Yi, Shitou, Zhang Qianqian and Zhang Jilian | |
| The Fluffer | Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland | United States | Romance, comedy, drama | Scott Gurney, Michael Cunio, Roxanne Day, Taylor Negron, Richard Riehle and Deborah Harry | |
| Friends & Family | United States | Comedy | Greg Lauren, Christopher Gartin, Rebecca Creskoff, Edward Hibbert, Allison Mackie, Meshach Taylor, Beth Fowler and Frank Pellegrino | ||
| Gasoline | Italy | Crime | Maya Sansa, Regina Orioli, Mariella Valentini and Luigi Maria Burruano | ||
| Get a Life | João Canijo | Portugal France |
Drama | Rita Blanco, Adriano Luz, Teresa Madruga, Alda Gomes and Olivier Leite | a.k.a. Ganhar a Vida |
| Gosford Park | Robert Altman | United Kingdom United States |
Crime, mystery | Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas and Emily Watson | |
| Gypsy 83 | Todd Stephens | United States | Drama | Sara Rue, Kett Turton, Karen Black, John Doe, Marlene Wallace, Anson Scoville and Paulo Costanzo | |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | John Cameron Mitchell | United States | Musical, comedy, drama | John Cameron Mitchell, Ben Mayer-Goodman, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask, Andrea Martin, Michael Pitt, Theodore Liscinski, Rob Campbell, Michael Aronov and Alberta Watson | Based on the rock musical of the same name with music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by Mitchell |
| Hey, Happy! | Noam Gonick | Canada | Science fiction, comedy | Jérémie Yuen, Craig Aftanis, Clayton Godson | |
| Hush! | Ryōsuke Hashiguchi | Japan | Drama | Seiichi Tanabe, Kazuya Takahashi, Reiko Kataoka, Tsugumi, Manami Fuji, Yoko Akino, Ken Mitsuishi, Minori Terada and Tetsu Sawaki | |
| I Am Not What You Want | Kit Hung | Hong Kong | Drama | Chet Lam, Lik Hang Hung, Joyee Lam and Ki Lok Chan | |
| I Love You Baby | , | Spain | Drama | Jorge Sanz, Santiago Magill and Tiaré Scanda | |
| The Ignorant Fairies | Ferzan Özpetek | Italy France |
Drama | Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi, Serra Yilmaz, Gabriel Garko, Erika Blanc, Andrea Renzi and Koray Candemir | a.k.a. Le fate ignoranti |
| The Iron Ladies | Youngyooth Thongkonthun | Thailand | Comedy | Jesdaporn Pholdee, Sahaphap Tor | Based on the true events of a men's volleyball team, composed mainly of gay and kathoey (transgender) athletes |
| Jan Dara | Nonzee Nimibutr | Thailand | Erotic, drama | Christy Chung, Patharawarin Timkul.Eakarat Sarsukh, Wipawee Charoenpura and Patharawarin Timkul | A lesbian relationship is featured as a subplot. |
| Julie Johnson | Bob Gosse | United States | Drama | Lili Taylor, Courtney Love, Spalding Gray, Noah Emmerich and Mischa Barton | |
| Kissing Jessica Stein | Charles Herman-Wurmfeld | United States | Romance, comedy, drama | Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Scott Cohen, Jackie Hoffman, Brian Stepanek, John Cariani and Michael Mastro | |
| L.I.E. | Michael Cuesta | United States | Drama | Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Billy Kay, Bruce Altman and Walter Masterson | |
| Lan Yu | Stanley Kwan | Hong Kong China |
Romance, drama | Hu Jun, Liu Ye, Su Jin, Li Huatong, Luo Fang, Zhang Yongning, Li Shuang, Zhao Minfen and Zhang Fan | |
| Lost and Delirious | Léa Pool | Canada | Romance, drama | Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré, Mischa Barton, Jackie Burroughs, Mimi Kuzyk, Graham Greene, Emily VanCamp and Caroline Dhavernas | Based on the novel The Wives of Bath by Susan Swan |
| Mulholland Drive | David Lynch | United States | Drama, mystery, thriller | Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller and Robert Forster | |
| Ordinary Sinner | United States | Romance, drama | Brendan Hines, Elizabeth Banks, Kris Park, A Martinez, Peter Onorati, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Joshua Harto | ||
| Princesa | Spain Italy France United Kingdom Germany |
Romance, drama | Ingrid de Souza, Cesare Bocci, Lulu Pecorari, Mauro Pirovano, Biba Lerhue, Sonia Morgan and Alessandra Acciai | Inspired by the book of the same name by Maurizio Janelli and Fernanda Farias de Albuquerque | |
| The Road to Love | Rémi Lange | France | Drama | Karim Tarek, Riyad Echahi, Sihem Benamoune, Zakariya Gouram, Abdellah Taia, Mustapha Khaddar, Farid Tali | a.k.a. Tarik El Hob |
| Saturn's Return | Australia | Short, drama | Joel Edgerton, Damian Walshe-Howling, Harold Hopkins and Tina Bursill | 26 min long TV short film | |
| Scout's Honor | Tom Shepard | United States | Documentary | Steven Cozza, James Dale | Best Documentary at Sundance Film Festival, GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary |
| Seven and a match | Derek Simonds | United States | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Eion Bailey, Heather Donahue, Devon Gummersall, Tina Holmes, Adam Scott, Daniel Sauli, Petra Wright | |
| Shake It All About | Hella Joof | Denmark Germany |
Romance, comedy, drama | Mads Mikkelsen, Troels Lyby, Charlotte Munck, Jesper Lohmann and Oskar Walsøe | a.k.a. En Kort en lang |
| Southern Comfort | Kate Davis | United States | Documentary | Robert Eads | A documentary film about the final year in the life of Robert Eads, a transgender man from the southern United States, which influenced the portrayal of transgender characters going forward.[1][2] |
| Stranger Inside | Cheryl Dunye | United States | Drama | Yolonda Ross, Davenia McFadden, Rain Phoenix, Ella Joyce, Conchata Ferrell, Lee Garlington and LaTonya 'T' Hagans | |
| Stuck | Jamie Babbit | United States | Short | Jennie Ventriss, Jeanette Miller and Eden Sher | Only 7 minutes long |
| Treading Water | United States | Drama | Angela Redman, Nina Landey and Annette Miller | ||
| Trembling Before G-d | Sandi Simcha DuBowski | Israel France United States |
Documentary | Follows the lives of several gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews | |
| A Woman's Love | Sylvie Verheyde | France | Drama | Hélène Fillières, Raffaëla Anderson, Anthony Delon, Jeannick Gravelines, William Wayolle and Karole Rocher | a.k.a. Amour de Femme |
| Y tu mamá también | Alfonso Cuarón | Mexico | Romance, comedy, drama | Gael García Bernal, Maribel Verdú, Diego Luna | |
| Yellow Hair 2 | Kim Yu-min | South Korea | Drama | Harisu, Shin Yi, Mo Hong-jin and Yoon Chan | a.k.a. Norang meori 2 |
| Zus & Zo | Paula van der Oest | Netherlands | Romance, comedy | Monic Hendrickx, Anneke Blok, Sylvia Poorta, Jacob Derwig and Halina Reijn | a.k.a. This and That |
References[]
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