Movies are excellent vehicles for social change and present stories involving people that haven’t gotten the recognition they deserve. Here are five movies that accurately show the LGBTQ+ experience and that have helped shape public perception and foster acceptance.
LGBTQ+ Movies
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The Birdcage
This film from 1996 came out almost 30 years ago, and in that long period, many families have still faced the same issues. The struggle for acceptance and recognition is still ongoing in the LGBTQ+ community, and this movie helps reflect that. The film ultimately offers viewers a departing message of optimism, so don’t shy away from this one.
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Carol
Carol is a more recent film, and it dives into the past of the 1950s to help emphasize how long these struggles have been going on. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara star in this film, delivering fantastic performances. Through these performances, viewers get a glimpse into just how torturous it was to not be able to live authentically in this period.
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- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco (Actors)
Milk
Milk is a film that follows the life and untimely death of the first openly gay person elected to public office in the US, Harvey Milk. The struggle reflected in the movie is accurate, and it still hits hard today, as many businesses and organizations fail to be inclusive of LGBTQ+ persons.
Barriers still exist socially and politically for the LGBTQ+ community, and as this movie shows, people have been fighting to bring them down for over 50 years.
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- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes (Actors)
Moonlight
Moonlight was the best picture winner at the 89th Academy Awards, and after watching the film, it’ll be easy to see why. The story dives into the unfortunate reality of persecution and hate targeting the LGBTQ+ community and how this hate can scar people at a young age.
Ultimately, there is some acceptance and compassion at the end of the film, but it’s still a tough one to watch.
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- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Garner (Actors)
Love, Simon
This film is one of the newer additions to the list, but it’s also one of the first mainstream LGBTQ+ love stories brought to the screen. It showcases the coming-of-age story of a high school boy just discovering his sexuality, reflecting that everyone needs to reckon with their sense of identity.
These were only five movies that accurately show the LGBTQ+ experience, but there are many more that explore the intricacies of LGBTQ+ life. Filmmakers can’t boil identity down to 90 minutes on the screen, but these stories can provide important glimpses that create understanding and empathy in the viewer.
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People Also Ask:
What are some popular movies we can watch and analyze through the queer perspective?
- Carol (2015)
- Weekend (2011)
- Happy Together (1997)
- Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- Paris Is Burning (1990)
- Tropical Malady (2004)
- My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
- All About My Mother (1999)
Are there any LGBT movies on Netflix?
- Fear Street Part 1:
- I Care a Lot.
- Bruised.
- Fear Street Part 3:
- Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui.
- Badhaai Do.
- The Half Of It.
- Handsome Devil.
Where can I watch LGBT movies?
- Netflix.
- HBO Max.
- Hulu.
- Paramount Plus.
- Revry.
- WOW, Presents Plus.
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