Movies about coming out gay
The 50 Best LGBTQ Movies Ever Made
Love, Simon (2018)
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If it feels a bit like a CW version of an after-school adj, that's no mistake: Teen-tv super-producer Greg Berlanti makes his feature-film directorial debut here. It's as chaste a love story as you're likely to observe in the 21st century—the hunky gardener who makes the title teen scrutinize his sexuality is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, for God’s sake—but you perceive what? The queer kids of the future desire their wholesome entertainment, too.
Rocketman (2019)
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A gay fantasia on Elton themes. An Elton John biopic was never going to be understated, but this glittering jukebox musical goes way over the top and then keeps going. It might be an overcorrection from the straight-washing of the previous year's Bohemian Rhapsody, but when it's this much fun, it's best not to overthink it.
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Handsome Devil (2016)
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A charming Irish movie that answers the question: "What if John Hughes were Irish and gay?" Misfit Ned s
Puppies, ghosts and euphoric snogging: the 25 best queer films of the century so far
25. Portrait of a Lady on Noun (2019)
One detractor called it “a Shawshank Redemption for progressive millennials”. But the force of Céline Sciamma’s lesbian love story about an artist and her unwitting sitter on a remote island in 18th-century Brittany is undeniable. As is the integrity of its central dynamic, stripped of power imbalances, hierarchies – and men.
24. Diamantino (2018)
A low-budget, high-kitsch, torn-from-the-headlines football fantasy about a Ronaldo-esque football star who hallucinates giant pekingese puppies frolicking on the pitch whenever he scores. Hurl in a cross-dressing refugee subplot, lesbian spies and a far-right cloning conspiracy and you have a goofy and irrepressible testament to intersectionality.
23. We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021)
Jane Schoenbrun became an A24 sensation with I Saw the TV Glow in 2024, but it is her previous film, a bare-bones chiller about an online horror game, that remains her most original work. Less instantly legible as a t
161 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of All Time
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Our list of the 200 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of All Time stretches back 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 thei
Best LGBTQ+ Movies About Coming Out Later in Life
With many LGBTQ+ coming out movies generally focused on teenagers and young adults, it can be hard to find something to relate to if you’re not part of that age demographic — or just if you’re looking to find something other . The fact of the matter is: queer people and stories exist in all ages, and there's no one-size-fits-all time frame when it comes to coming out.
As Pride Month 2022 nears its close, we’ve compiled some of the best movies about older LGBTQ+ people coming out and experiencing cherish, as it’s never too late to accept yourself and find love on your own terms. From Carol and Beginners to the groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain, here are the leading movies to watch.
5 Desert Hearts
One of the first movies to depict a positive view on lesbian sexuality, Desert Hearts was a trailblazing film for the industry. The movie tells the story of a 35-year-old professor who needs to obtain a quick divorce, so she travels to Nevada