At the end of the day, the magical thing about queer film is its mutability.
Love Lies Bleeding(2024)
Katy OBrian and Kristen Stewart inLoves Lies Bleeding.
More movies about extremely muscular lesbians, just!
L-R:Call Me By Your Name(2017),The Handmaiden(2016),Moonlight(2016).
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Challengers(2024)
Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh OConnor inChallengers.
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Strange Way of Life(2023)
Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal inStrange Way of Life.
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Bottoms(2023)
Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott inBottoms.
Katy O’Brian and Kristen Stewart inLoves Lies Bleeding.
The whole cast is perfection, but Ayo Edebiri is perhaps the highlight when shes landing a right hook.
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Everything Everywhere All At Once(2022)
Stephanie Hsu inEverything Everywhere All at Once.
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Girl Picture(2022)
Eleonoora Kauhanen, Aamu Milonoff, and Linnea Leino inGirl Picture.
Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine inI Saw the TV Glow.
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Tar(2022)
Cate Blanchett inTar.
is an important reminder that members of the LGBTQ+ community are very capable of doing harm.
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Benediction(2021)
Jeremy Irvine and Jack Lowden inBenediction.
Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O’Connor inChallengers.
Lisa Wong Macabasco
The Novice(2021)
Isabelle Fuhrman inThe Novice.
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Disclosure(2020)
Laverne Cox inDisclosure.
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Shiva Baby(2020)
Molly Gordon and Rachel Sennott inShiva Baby.
Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal inStrange Way of Life.
Smart and darkly funny,Shiva Babyalready feels like a classic.
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Rafiki(2018)
Sheila Munyiva and Samantha Mugatsia inRafiki.
(These are sadly all too real, asRafikiisbanned in Kenya.)
Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott inBottoms.
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Duck Butter(2018)
The poster forDuck Butter.
(It does, but not in the way you might think.)
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120 BPM(2017)
Nahuel Perez Biscayart in120 BPM.
Stephanie Hsu inEverything Everywhere All at Once.
Liam Hess
Call Me By Your Name(2017)
Timothee Chalamet inCall Me by Your Name.
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Gods Own Country(2017)
Josh OConnor, Francis Lee, and Alec Secareanu.
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Princess Cyd(2017)
Jessie Pinnick inPrincess Cyd.
Matt Rogers, Zane Phillips, Tomas Matos, Joel Kim Booster, Torian Miller, and Bowen Yang inFire Island.
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The Handmaiden(2016)
Kim Tae-ri and Kim Min-hee inThe Handmaiden.
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Moonlight(2016)
Alex R. Hibbert inMoonlight.
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Carol(2015)
Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett inCarol.
Eleonoora Kauhanen, Aamu Milonoff, and Linnea Leino inGirl Picture.
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Tangerine(2015)
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mickey OHagan inTangerine.
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Weekend(2011)
Tom Cullen and Chris New inWeekend.
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A Single Man(2009)
Colin Firth and Julianne Moore inA Single Man.
Cate Blanchett inTár.
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Brokeback Mountain(2005)
Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger inBrokeback Mountain.
I wish I knew how to quit you.
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Mysterious Skin(2004)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeffrey Licon, and Michelle Trachtenberg inMysterious Skin.
Jeremy Irvine and Jack Lowden inBenediction.
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Saving Face(2004)
Lynn Chen and Michelle Krusiec inSaving Face.
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Angels in America(2003)
Emma Thompson inAngels in America.
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Beau Travail(1999)
A scene fromBeau Travail.
Isabelle Fuhrman inThe Novice.
(Youll never hear Coronas The Rhythm of the Night the same way again.)
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But Im a Cheerleader(1999)
Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall inBut Im a Cheerleader.
A mixture of Megans interests in vegetarianism and Melissa Etheridge, and her wandering eye toward fellow cheerleaders.
Kodi Smit-McPhee and Benedict Cumberbatch inThe Power of the Dog.
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Velvet Goldmine(1998)
Toni Collette and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers inVelvet Goldmine.
They were the only successful part of the film, frankly.
What are you waiting for?
Laverne Cox inDisclosure.
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All Over Me(1997)
Tara Subkoff and Alison Folland inAll Over Me.
Alison Folland, Tara Subkoff, and a young Leisha Halley (a.k.a.
Alice fromThe L Word!)
Walter Mercado inMucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado.
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Happy Together(1997)
Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung inHappy Together.
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The Birdcage(1996)
Nathan Lane and Robin Williams inThe Birdcage.
Wonderful high jinks ensue.
Molly Gordon and Rachel Sennott inShiva Baby.
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!
The uproariousand somewhat clunkily titledTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!
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Heavenly Creatures(1994)
Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet inHeavenly Creatures.
Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel inPortrait of a Lady on Fire.
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Orlando(1992)
Tilda Swinton inOrlando.
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Edward II(1991)
Tilda Swinton inEdward II.
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My Own Private Idaho(1991)
River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves inMy Own Private Idaho.
Sheila Munyiva and Samantha Mugatsia inRafiki.
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Paris Is Burning(1990)
Octavia St. Laurent inParis Is Burning.
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Looking For Langston(1989)
Akim Mogaji and John Wilson inLooking for Langston.
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Torch Song Trilogy(1988)
Matthew Broderick and Harvey Fierstein inTorch Song Trilogy.
Forrest Goodluck, Sasha Lane, and Chloe Grace Moretz inThe Miseducation of Cameron Post.
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Maurice(1987)
James Wilby and Hugh Grant inMaurice.
The attraction is mutual, but Clive has a social position to maintain.
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Desert Hearts(1985)
Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver inDesert Hearts.
The poster forDuck Butter.
Is there any cinematic queer icon more legendary than Dr. Frank-N-Furter?
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A Bigger Splash(1973)
The 1974 poster ofA Bigger Splash.
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Pink Narcissus(1971)
Bobby Kendall inPink Narcissus.
Nahuel Perez Biscayart in120 BPM.
(Think pink satin, peacock feathers, golden swans, and lavish floral bouquets.)
Shall we swear to each other one day?
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The Group(1966)
Candice Bergen and Lidia Prochnicka inThe Group.
Timothée Chalamet inCall Me by Your Name.
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Tea and Sympathy(1956)
John Kerr and Tom Laughlin inTea & Sympathy.
Josh O’Connor, Francis Lee, and Alec Secăreanu.
Jessie Pinnick inPrincess Cyd.
Kim Tae-ri and Kim Min-hee inThe Handmaiden.
Alex R. Hibbert inMoonlight.
Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett inCarol.
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mickey O’Hagan inTangerine.
Adèle Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux inBlue Is The Warmest Colour.
Tom Cullen and Chris New inWeekend.
Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, and Mia Wasikowska inThe Kids Are All Right.
Colin Firth and Julianne Moore inA Single Man.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger inBrokeback Mountain.
Lynn Chen and Michelle Krusiec inSaving Face.
Emma Thompson inAngels in America.
Director Pedro Almodovar and Cecilia Smith on the set ofAll About My Mother.
A scene fromBeau Travail.
Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall inBut I’m a Cheerleader.
Toni Collette and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers inVelvet Goldmine.
Tara Subkoff and Alison Folland inAll Over Me.
Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung inHappy Together.
Nathan Lane and Robin Williams inThe Birdcage.
Guinevere Turner, Lisa Marie Bronson, and Valarie Walker inThe Watermelon Woman.
Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, and Patrick Swayze inTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.
Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet inHeavenly Creatures.
Tilda Swinton inOrlando.
Tilda Swinton inEdward II.
River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves inMy Own Private Idaho.
Octavia St. Laurent inParis Is Burning.
Akim Mogaji and John Wilson inLooking for Langston.
Matthew Broderick and Harvey Fierstein inTorch Song Trilogy.
James Wilby and Hugh Grant inMaurice.
Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver inDesert Hearts.
Nell Campbell, Tim Curry, and Patricia Quinn inRocky Horror Picture Show.
The 1974 poster ofA Bigger Splash.
Bobby Kendall inPink Narcissus.
Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, and Murray Head inSunday Bloody Sunday.
Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson, Alan Bates, Jennie Linden, and Eleanor Bron inWomen in Love.
Candice Bergen and Lidia Prochnicka inThe Group.
John Kerr and Tom Laughlin inTea & Sympathy.
