The 100+ Queer Films Project

An illustration of queer films.

"While my list isn’t perfect, it’s a place to begin a conversation about queer representation in cinema." —Josh Inocéncio

By Josh Inocéncio

Fiction Films

  1. Rope (USA, 1948)
  2. Un chant d’amour (France, 1950)
  3. The Children’s Hour (USA, 1961)
  4. Victim (UK, 1961)
  5. Teorema (Italy, 1968)
  6. Fellini Satyricon (Italy, 1969)
  7. Midnight Cowboy (USA, 1969)
  8. Sunday Bloody Sunday (UK, 1971)
  9. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Germany, 1972)
  10. Cabaret (USA, 1972)
  11. Dog Day Afternoon (USA, 1975)
  12. Fox and His Friends (Germany, 1975)
  13. Sebastiane (UK, 1976)
  14. La Cage aux Folles (France, 1978)
  15. Cruising (USA, 1980)
  16. Desert Hearts (USA, 1986)
  17. My Beautiful Laundrette (UK, 1986)
  18. My Own Private Idaho (USA, 1991)
  19. Philadelphia (USA, 1993)
  20. To Wong Foo! Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar. (USA, 1995)
  21. Head On (Australia, 1998)
  22. Boys Don’t Cry (USA, 1999)
  23. The Talented Mr. Ripley (USA, 1999)
  24. Burnt Money (Argentina, 2000)
  25. Come Undone (France, 2000)
  26. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (USA, 2001)
  27. Mulholland Dr (USA, 2001)
  28. Y Tu Mama Tambien (Mexico, 2001)
  29. The Hours (UK/USA, 2002)
  30. Angels in America (USA, 2003)
  31. Monster (USA, 2003)
  32. Alexander (USA, 2004)
  33. Brokeback Mountain (USA, 2005)
  34. Capote (USA, 2005)
  35. The Bubble (Israel, 2006)
  36. Milk (USA, 2008)
  37. A Single Man (USA, 2009)
  38. J’ai Tué Ma Mére (Canada, 2009)
  39. La Mission (USA, 2009)
  40. Mississippi Damned (USA, 2009)
  41. Plan B (Argentina, 2009)
  42. Beginners (USA, 2010)
  43. Black Swan (USA, 2010)
  44. Heartbeats (Canada, 2010)
  45. The Kids Are Alright (USA, 2010)
  46. Christopher and His Kind (UK, 2011)
  47. Gun Hill Road (USA, 2011)
  48. North Sea Texas (Belgium, 2011)
  49. Our Paradise (France, 2011)
  50. Pariah (USA, 2011)
  51. The Skin I Live In (Spain, 2011)
  52. Weekend (UK, 2011)
  53. Keep the Lights On (USA, 2012)
  54. Laurence Anyways (Canada, 2012)
  55. Mosquita y Mari (USA, 2012)
  56. Out in the Dark (Israel, 2012)
  57. The Skinny (USA, 2012)
  58. The Wise Kids (USA, 2012)
  59. Zenne Dancer (Turkey, 2012)
  60. 52 Tuesdays (Australia, 2013)
  61. Blue is the Warmest Colour (France, 2013)
  62. Contracorriente (Peru, 2013)
  63. Eastern Boys (France, 2013)
  64. Free Fall (Germany, 2013)
  65. Gerontophilia (Canada, 2013)
  66. Kill Your Darlings (USA, 2013)
  67. Last Summer (USA, 2013)
  68. Salvation Army (France/Morocco, 2013)
  69. Test (USA, 2013)
  70. Vic and Flo Saw a Bear (Canada, 2013)
  71. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (China, 2013)
  72. Blackbird (USA, 2014)
  73. Boys (The Netherlands, 2014)
  74. Cuatro Lunas (Mexico, 2014)
  75. Eat with Me (USA, 2014)
  76. The Imitation Game (USA, 2014)
  77. Leather Bar. (USA, 2014)
  78. Land of Storms (Hungary, 2014)
  79. Lilting (UK, 2014)
  80. The Normal Heart (USA, 2014)
  81. Pride (UK, 2014)
  82. Stranger by the Lake (France, 2014)
  83. The Way He Looks (Brazil, 2014)
  84. 3 Generations (USA, 2015)
  85. The Blue Hour (Thailand, 2015)
  86. Carol (USA, 2015)
  87. Closet Monster (Canada, 2015)
  88. The Danish Girl (USA, 2015)
  89. Drown (Australia, 2015)
  90. How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) (Thailand, 2015)
  91. Fire Song (Canada, 2015)
  92. Freeheld (USA, 2015)
  93. Front Cover (USA, 2015)
  94. Grandma (USA, 2015)
  95. In the Grayscale (Chile, 2015)
  96. Jenny’s Wedding (USA, 2015)
  97. Loev (India, 2015)
  98. Naz & Maalik (USA, 2015)
  99. Seashore (Brazil, 2015)
  100. Stonewall (USA, 2015)
  101. Tangerine (USA, 2015)
  102. Those People (USA, 2015)
  103. Viva (Ireland, Cuba*, 2015)
  104. 4th Man Out (USA, 2016)
  105. Holding the Man (Australia, 2016)
  106. King Cobra (USA, 2016)
  107. Moonlight (USA, 2016)
  108. Spa Night (USA, 2016)
  109. Beach Rats (USA, 2017)
  110. A Closer Walk with Thee (USA, 2017)
  111. Tom of Finland (Finland, 2017)

Documentary Films

  1. Paris Is Burning (USA, 1990)
  2. For the Bible Tells Me So (USA, 2007)
  3. To Be Takei (USA, 2012)
  4. The New Black (USA, 2013)
  5. Campaign of Hate (USA, 2014)
  6. Mala Mala (USA/Puerto Rico, 2014)
  7. A Sinner in Mecca (USA, 2015)
  8. Tig (USA, 2015)
  9. The Pearl of Africa (Uganda/Kenya, 2016)

Countries Represented

Canada
United States
Mexico
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Cuba*
Ireland*
United Kingdom
The Netherlands
Belgium
France
Spain
Italy
Germany
Hungary
Finland
Turkey
Morocco*
Israel
India
China
Thailand
Australia
Uganda

*Viva is an Irish produced film about Cuba. Salvation Army is a French produced film about Morocco.

Major Categories
Latina/o
Latin American
African-American
Asian American
The American South
Canadian
British & Irish
Continental Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
East, Southeast, and South Asian
Australia & New Zealand
Middle Eastern
Transgender & Gender Identity
Lesbian
Bisexuality and Sexual Fluidity
Gay Men & Masculinity
Historical
Age and Aging
HIV/AIDS
Adolescent & Coming Out
Twentieth Century

Read more about the 100+ Queer Films Project here.

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