Wikipedia lists and relevant IMDB keywords such as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and more.
Books I personally own, like Raymond Murray’s Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video & Blood Moon's Guide to Gay and Lesbian Film: The World's Most Comprehensive Guide to Recent Gay and Lesbian Movies or Internet catalogues Fabrices Pradas’s Cinéma gay: un siècle d'homosexualité sur grand écran, and others.Screenings at notable LGBTQ+ film festivals from around the world.You can check Alex’s The Celluloid Closet (Revised Edition) page for a complete list of entries featured in that particular book. Published in 1981, before the Internet ever existed, The Celluloid Closet was a groundbreaking book about the portrayal of homosexuality in film. This list is compilation of entries that I gathered from several sources, namely: Movies on this list can be flamboyantly gay or, in some cases, barely out of the closet. For that reason, the list also includes films that deal with bullying and homophobia. The list is meant to be comprehensive, so I didn’t want to impose any sort of restrictions when creating it. Films in different languages from different parts of the world that express general LGBTQ+ experiences, issues, needs, and concerns. Therefore, movies with overtly – or sometimes subtle - gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer content or characters made by LGBTQ+ - or sometimes non LGBTQ+ - filmmakers. Generally speaking, films that will likely appeal and speak to LGBTQ+ audiences. ▻ What kind of films are included on your list? Since countless LGBTQ+ entries happened to be missing from the TMDB database at the time, it took me a couple of months to build the list, and I’m quite happy with the result as it stands today, although it’s still a work in progress since I’m constantly adding new titles not only new releases but smaller films that might have been overlooked along the way. As it happens, I couldn’t find a comprehensive list of LGBTQ+ films that truly satisfied me anywhere I looked, so I decided to create one right here, on Letterboxd, in February 2018. Like everyone else here, I love watching movies in general and, like a few others, LGBTQ+ movies in particular. The films on the list come from all over the world and they cover the whole spectrum of the LGBTQ+ experience. As such, this broad and comprehensive list includes films that deal with or feature significant LGBTQ+ characters or issues, and may have same-sex romance or relationships as an important plot device.
Now, there are legions of reasons why a movie might be considered essential to the LGBTQ+ community. The purpose of this list is to offer a chronological look at the multiple films that have had significant lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer content over the years. ➡️ Top 200: MundoF’s Top 200 LGBTQ+ Films of All Time ➡️ Venice: Queer Lion – Venice Film Festival (2007-2021) ➡️ Cannes: Queer Palm – Festival de Cannes (2010-2022) ➡️ Berlin: Teddy Award – Berlin Film Festival (1987-2022) ➡️ Short Films: Size Doesn’t Always Matter: A Collection of Fine LGBTQ+ Shorts for Boys and Girls All Over the World ➡️ Minor Interest Films: In the Closet: A List of Minor Interest LGBTQ+ Films We've noted that in our descriptions, so you know ahead of time, in case you're planning to watch one of these movies with a teenager or kid.It’s an LGBTQ+ world and these are my other LGBTQ+ lists on Letterboxd: Fair warning: some of these movies do feature adult relationships and can get a little hot and heavy.
Whether showcasing the love between two people of the same gender, depicting the ongoing fight for equal rights or simply showing that LGBTQ+ people have important stories worth telling, there are so many fantastic gay and LGBTQ+ movies that you can stream right now, on Netflix and beyond. No matter what genre you're in the mood for, there's something on this list that you'll love: romantic movies, documentaries, comedy movies, thrillers and even independent films. That's incredibly meaningful, especially for teens and people who haven't yet found a safe outlet to express who they really are. Every year, more and more gay, bisexual, queer and transgender films have been hitting the streaming service marketplace, and that's good news, because watching movies that center these narratives can help those who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community feel seen, heard and validated. Whether you're looking for a fun movie to watch during a night in, a powerful film to screen during a Pride Month event or you're simply interested in diversifying your media diet, our list of the best LGBTQ+ movies ever made has something for you on it.