LBGT Movies

McChubbin

Can anyone recommend a good movie with LBGT themes to watch?
I've seen about 4 of the obvious choices:
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Brokeback Mountain, To Wong Fu and Transamerica. Can anyone tell me of any others to look out for?

wonderfulname

Mysterious Skin, Boys Don't Cry, and I have yet to see The Kids Are All Right but I hear its good anyway.

I can't remember any more right now but I'm sure some will come to me!

Asry

Kissing Jessica Stein!

alexjk

I can recommend that you don't look at Another Gay Movie or Make The Yuletide Gay. However, I really enjoyed But I'm A Cheerleader and Saved!

Meesared

Hedwig and the angry inch

Breakfast on Pluto

littlehedgehog

I've heard bad things about the kids are alright, and the messages of the movie..

I HIGHLY recommend But I'm A Cheerleader, Red Doors, D.E.B.S, Get Real, Beautiful Thing, Mysterious Skin, Saving Face, Boys Don't Cry, Imagine You And Me, Bound, - some of these are on my list of favourite movies of ALL TIME, they are that good.

And I recommend Grey Matters, Latter Days, Loving Annabelle, My Summer of Love, Puccini for Beginners, Wedding Wars, Lost and Delirious, Hedwig, Nina's Heavenly Delights..

I watch a lot of LGBT movies! I've a pile of ones that are average too -

High Art, Itty Bitty Titty Committee, When Night is Falling, The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls In Love, Inescapable, All Over Me, Better Than Chocolate..

Asry

Priscilla Queen of the Desert?

That movie made me cry though.

The Road to El Dorado! That is one (unintentionally) incredibly gay (Disney) movie

McChubbin

Breakfast on Pluto! I forgot about that one. I haven't seen it from start to finish but I like what I have seen. Cillian Murphy makes a very attractive woman!

Links234

Milk was brilliant.

Meesared

McChubbin wrote: »

Breakfast on Pluto! I forgot about that one. I haven't seen it from start to finish but I like what I have seen. Cillian Murphy makes a very attractive woman!

He really does! doesnt he?

McChubbin

Only seen bits of Milk. I must rent that one out again. All good suggestions people!

Chuchoter

Most of the ones I've seen have been total and utter ****e, but I like The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, All over me and Candy Rain.

Bodhisopha

Law of Desire.

It's a Spanish subtitled Pedro Aldomovar movie. A lot of his movies have LGBT themes although they are not always the central theme of the movie. With or without, they're all worth checking out.

baby and crumble

Some of my faves are DEBS, Better Than Chocolate, Milk, But I'm a Cheerleader, Boys Don't Cry, Brokeback Mountain, Transamerica, Loving Anabelle, The Investigator (tv movie but you can watch it in YouTube)... I'm sure I'll think of more but being on a phone on a bus when it's not even 8am yet does kind of stunt ones ability for memory...

diddlybit

Watched I Love You Phillip Morris last night and loved it, Carrey and McGregor were great. It's got two gay leads but isn't about being gay, which makes a refreshing change.

LegacyUser

"Kyss Mig" (Kiss Me) is a new film with a lesbian theme, made in Sweden and due for release at the end of this summer.

muldoon-boi

I remember I used to go to bed early with the laptop to watch some Gay theme'd movies... (Yes the Innocent ones.. )

Here are a few of my Favorites,

Eating out
Eating out 2 - Sloppy Seconds
Eating out 3 - All you can eat
(They are kind of like Gay American Pies)

Yossi & Jagger
(Its a German film about 2 soldiers so you would need to find a subtitled version)

The Trip
(An gay romance that traces the relationship between two men)
**Highly Recommended

The Birdcage
(Stars Robin Williams - Very amusing film. Watched this more than twise. About a gay flamboyant gay couple go to comic lengths so as not to embarrass their son to his fiancee's staunchly conservative family)

Maurice
(Two college guys who fall in love but part ways)

Shelter
(Watched this is with my partner - He had seen it many times before, but i wept like a wimp and the ending...About a guy who takes care of his family but he falls in love with the gay brother of his best friend)
**Highly Recommended



Hope some of these will keep you entertained for a while, most of these were a little treat to myself before my "out" days..

ztoical

Latter Days someone already mentioned is a fav and a lesbian firend found herself getting turned on by the two lead guys so told me I was never to lend her films again Big Eden is another fav, its really really sweeet. Beautiful Thing also very sweet and my lovely laundrette, bit dated now but still a good watch. Also Presque Rien, french film, released in the UK/USA as Come Undone.

muldoon-boi wrote: »

Yossi & Jagger
(Its a German film about 2 soldiers so you would need to find a subtitled version)

It's an Israeli film so it's in Hebrew not German. Really lovely film if a little on the short side.

Rick_

Beautiful Thing
Get Real
Latter Days
Milk
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar
The Adventures Of Prescilla, Queen Of The Desert
Patrik 1,5
The Birdcage
Shelter
Brokeback Mountain
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Breakfast On Pluto
Transamerica
Hedwig & The Angry Inch
The Kids Are Alright
Boys Don't Cry
I Love You Phillip Morris
Y Tu Mama Tambien
The Broken Hearts Club
Philadelphia

Just some of my suggestions, and probably the easiest to find if you are looking to rent/download them.

Meesared

God! how did i forget Rocky Horror!

baby and crumble

Oh, I forgot Aimee & Jaguar. it's a subtitled german film. it's fantastic, it's about 2 german women in WW2 who fall in love- one is Jewish and the other is Nazi commanders wife. Highly, highly recommended. Oh, and "If These Walls Could Talk 2". A HBO TV film but you can get it on DVD around the place.

McChubbin

muldoon-boi wrote: »

The Birdcage
(Stars Robin Williams - Very amusing film. Watched this more than twise. About a gay flamboyant gay couple go to comic lengths so as not to embarrass their son to his fiancee's staunchly conservative family)

I love that movie! Anything with Nathan Lane in it is comedy gold.

Handsome Bob

Does Philadelphia count?

unfortunately

C.R.A.Z.Y - was on the telly a few times (Film4 I think). Canadian French film, really good. From wiki:

It tells the story of Zac, a young gay man dealing with homophobia and heterosexism while growing up with four brothers and a conservative father in 1960s and 1970s Quebec

Good soundtrack and humorous in parts.

Doop

Shelter as mentioned is a great one... love that movie, will have to get my hands on a few others

Coeurdepirate

Patrik 1,5 is an incredible movie. I'd recommend it to all.

But I'm a Cheerleader is fantastic too.

Rick_

"The Broken Hearts Club - A Romantic Comedy" is another one.

A group of gay men, including Zach Braff [Scrubs], Dean Cain [New Adventures of Superman], Timothy Olyphant [Hitman / Die Hard 4], and John Mahoney [Frasier] and the story of their lives, loves and losses. It's quite good and I picked it up from Play.com for like £3, and it still is £3 as of today.

In an endearing and funny coming-of-age story, Dennis can't quite decide if his friends are a blessing or a curse. Benji is a punkish youth whose obsession with gym bods gets him into trouble. Howie is an annoyingly overanalysing psychology grad student who can't let go of his ex-boyfriend. Cole is a "pretty boy" actor who goes through guys like clean underwear. Patrick is a painfully ordinary "average Joe" whose insecurity has turned him bitter. Taylor is the resident drama queen who prides himself on his long-term relationship only to find himself sleeping single in a double bed. Jack is the group's wizened patriarch whose restaurant is a haven for them all. And then there's Kevin, the naïve "newbie" and most recent addition to the club. To an outsider it may seem like the only thing these friends have in common is that they play on the same team, but when times get tough, these friends are more like family.

McChubbin

I was watching a movie on last night called "Connie & Carla". It stars Toni Collette and Nia Vardalos as two women on the run from mobsters. They take cover in a drag bar and masquerade as drag queens.
It was hilerious! Here's the IMDB linkage:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0345074/

s.a.man

I saw this the other day and its absolutely brilliant!



Watch the trailer!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sRGi4UFqj8

patrix

"Were the World Mine" is great, it's part Shakespeare (based on his work A Midsummer Night's Dream) and part musical where a high school student manages to turn his town and all the inhabitants, gay. Funny and charming film.

BanzaiBk

patrix wrote: »

"Were the World Mine" is great, it's part Shakespeare (based on his work A Midsummer Night's Dream) and part musical where a high school student manages to turn his town and all the inhabitants, gay. Funny and charming film.

Never heard of this one before but it looks great, thanks for the heads up.

Transamerica is one of my favourite films ever. Have to give a mention to Girl, Interupted. Awesome film imo.

patrix

Another great film is Loose Cannons (Mine Viganti) by the Italian Turkish director Ferzan Ozpetek. The film was in last year's GAZE film festival and I still have great memories of watching it in the now defunct Lighthouse cinema; the film is a coming out story and a mixture of comedy and drama. Another movie worth watching by the same director (most of his films are gay themed) is Facing Window (La finestra di fronte) which offers a gay perspective from an older generation's experience and a very poignant film.

Kajor

High Art is very good as is The Girl Who Played With Fire (Trilogy). Also Finn's Girl and I'm very surprised that no-one has mentioned Shortbus yet.

fillefatale

Some favourites that I don't think have been mentioned yet...

Water Lilies (Naissance des pieuvres)

We Think The World Of You

Another Country

The Line of Beauty

Maurice

Auf der anderen Seite (The Edge of Heaven)

Kanoe

watched this this morning, going to work with sad face. and simultaneously stoked.

[link may not be sfw]

wonderfulname

May not be???

Kanoe

ok..it's not

Moon Indigo

Definitly 'If these walls could talk 2' amazing film. Can anyone tell me where I can get a copy of 'incrediable story of two girls in love'?
I have tried everywere but can't get a copy thats playable in Ireland (region 2).

wonderfulname

I'm pretty sure I streamed that free, don't think I'm allowed help you out further down that alley though...

dark crystal

Hey guys, not a reccommendation, but over on another thread in AH, there was mention of a movie called "Twilight of the Golds".

Apparantly, it concerns a young Jewish couple who become pregnant and they test the foetus via amniosenthesis for problems. Turns out, in this story, this test can predict gay!

In an incredibly offensive plotline, the couple and their family then debate whether or not to abort the baby due to the fact he will be gay.

Trailer below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUIGuOZJ89w

What do ye think of that?? Seemingly, it actually got quite favourable reviews

wonderfulname

Why hello Jennifer Beals...

I'd have to see it, the brother is meant to be gay, she's in it, and a movie can portray a negative image without promoting it, so I wouldn't pass judgement from the basic plot line, the basic plot line of many of the LGBT movies up there is negative, but such portrayals draw questions and can do good.

jaffacakesyum

unfortunately wrote: »

C.R.A.Z.Y - was on the telly a few times (Film4 I think). Canadian French film, really good. From wiki:


Good soundtrack and humorous in parts.

+1 on this one. Very good film.

Come to think of it, I've seen very few LGBT themed movies so will have to take up some suggestions from this thread!!

Can anyone suggest a good feel-good lesbian themed movie?

Printemps93

Moon Indigo wrote: »

Definitly 'If these walls could talk 2' amazing film:D

Incredible

wonderfulname

Light hearted? But I'm a Cheerleader.

allydylan

Lost and Delirious
Brokeback Mountain
But I'm a Cheerleader
The Kids Are All Right
South Of Nowhere

Links234

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6JIWD2DNyY

Pakia

1987
Starring Hugh Grant but other actors surely outshone him.

wonderfulname

Kanoe wrote: »

watched this this morning, going to work with sad face. and simultaneously stoked.

[link may not be sfw]

Watched it myself today on your recommendation, absolutely fantastic movie, if horribly depressing! The trailer really doesn't prepare you for how dark it is.

Kanoe

I've a penchant for foreign films. Watching this atm, not as charming but is equally morbid

(paginas de menina/pages of a girl and Je te mangerais/highly strung both on the list to watch too)

zodiak

I dont think Shank released in 2009 was mentioned, its a great one. Get Real isnt bad but i deffo recommend Shelter. That was a film that I thought about for days after it. Beautiful thing aswell is good.. Edge of seventeen aswell, dont think anyone came up with that one?

Jason2379

Shelter is probably one of the best films I've ever seen. Love it!