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161 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of All Time
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Our list of the 200 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of All Time stretches help 90 years to the pioneering German film, Mädchen in Uniform, which was subsequently banned by the Nazis, and crosses multiple continents, cultures, and genres. There are broad American comedies (The Birdcage), artful Korean crime dramas (The Handmaiden), groundbreaking indies (Tangerine), and landmark documentaries (Paris Is Burning). Over the last few years, we added titles like the documentary Welcome to Chechnya, about LGBTQ+ activists risking their lives for the cause in Russia; Certified Fresh comedy Shiva, Baby; and Netflix’s The Vintage G If you’re looking for something decent to survey for Pride, you’re sure to detect it in this list of the best queer movies from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. Some of the films listed are modern gay classics, others are disguised gems. The Boys in the Band directed by William Friedkin is a must-see for anybody interested in gay cinema. It’s not an easy film to watch, but it’s an honest depiction of the sentimental damage caused from living in the closet. You can scan my review of The Boys in the Band here. The Hunger is a sexy bisexual vampire horror starring Catherin Deneuve, David Bowie, and Suan Sarandon. Bowie plays a vampire who is rapidly aging, Deneuve is Bowie’s wife and Sarandon is the woman Deneuve is planning to use as Bowie’s replacement. The Hunger is hip, hip, highly stylized, and sexy. An Early Frost is a made for TV movie, and the first production made by a major studio to talk about AIDS. It has a top-notch cast and was viewed in 34 million households across the Combined States when it aired It's Fresh Years, which means it's time for lists. And while everyone else is doing 'top X of 2023,' I've decided to list 9 queer movies from the 1990s. Why? Because I wanna. Plus, in discussions of inclusion, I often see folks talk about it with a heavy focus on mainstream 'Hollywood' produced movies, which leads folks to talk as though progress has been linear. As if, in the past there was no/'bad' lgbtq+ representation and now there is 'good' representation. But of course it's not that simple. Plenty of amazing queer movies were produced in the past decades...they were just indie movies and thus complicated to find in a world prior to Netflix and Mubi and whatnot. But now we include streaming services, so permit me to share some of my favorites from the before times (specifically the 1990s). Without further ado....here is an alphabetical list of queer movies from the 90s you may not have heard of (especially if you're under 30). -- Before there was Heartstopper, there was Beautiful Thing. It& LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream cinema has appear a long way since the '90s. Now, we see more and more queer films being awarded at the Oscars, reaching wider audiences, and achieving international acclaim and achievement. Streaming services are constantly adding more inclusive titles, such as Horseplay, Fanfic, Lonesome, and You Can Live Forever. This is partially due to the '90s being a stepping stone and marking a change in filmmaking, with LGBTQ+ content becoming more mainstream through flicks such as The Birdcage and Philadelphia. While films such as those mentioned previously were achieving more commercial victory, there was also a surge happening in less accessible works through the rise of New Gay Cinema, a movement of LGBTQ+ movies that produced impactful titles, thus paving the way for more popular content. From Heavenly Creatures to Paris is Burning, here are the best LGBTQ+ movies of the '90s. Updated June 2023: If you are interested in queer cinema, you're in luck. This article has been updated with additional content and entries by Mona Bassil. Directed by Peter J Before playing queer characters became surefire Oscar bait, movies about LGBTQ+ existence were scarce and underseen — but those that existed were still powerful. In 1993, Tom Hanks won an Oscar for his portrayal of a lawyer fighting a battle against his control employer, having been dismissed due to his sexuality and for being HIV positive, in Philadelphia. A new era of effusively homosexual 1990s cinema was, by this indicate, already in motion, but they were operating on a less mainstream level than the awards-friendly big studio features. Many have, over second, crafted huge legacies: Paris is Burning remains a homosexual classic over 30 years later, despite being criticised for its probing and cishetero-friendly framing by many who emerge in it. And despite its (assumedly) hetero leads, My Own Private Idaho holds a unique place in many queer hearts. But what about the underground movies, the below average budget affairs, that didn’t get the love they deserved back then? Adequately, here are 10 of them you can catch up with and stream in present day. This sapphic romantic-thriller was the big screen directorial debut of prolific British filmmaker Michael WinterThe Rectangular View
The Boys in the Band (1970)
The Hunger (1983)
An Early Frost (1985)
9 Queer Movies from the 1990s You May Not Have Heard Of
Beautiful Thing (1996) (dir. Hettie Macdonald)
Best LGBTQ+ Movies of the '90s, Ranked
11 Blissful Creatures
1. Butterfly Kiss (1995)