Most recent update: March Films aimed at lesbian, bisexual and queer women have never exactly been noted for their universal excellence. While unprecedented progress is being made on television, film lags sadly behind, offering few, if any, portrayals of LGBTQ women. Curating a ranked list of the best lesbian movies and otherwise queer movies of all time was not easy. True story: it took us over a year to put the initial post together. There are more than movies on this list now as we have continued to add to it.
The 100 Best Lesbian, Queer & Bisexual Movies Of All Time
Best Lesbian Movies Top 10 List Amsterdam LGBTQ Film Festival
The growing number of lesbian TV and movie characters in the mainstream is reassuring to the LGBTQ community that the queer lifestyle is becoming more accepted as time goes on. Michelle stars as the main character, Jennifer, and we follow her dating life around the lesbian bars in Seattle. The story lines of Wentworth are incredibly tense and there are many lesbian characters inside and outside of the prison. There are deaths, violence, deceit and blossoming romances as well as many lesbian characters and intimacy, but most importantly the gay girls are out and proud and the romancing scenes are not discrete or censored.
Jude Dry. What, in fact, is a lesbian? Must the film focus primarily on a gay storyline, or can it feature strong lesbian characters doing something entirely different than just being lesbians? Is subtext enough? Some won awards; others reached cult status long after their releases.
Sign in. Sorted accorded to my personal rating. Feel free to leave comments or suggestions :. Follows the lives and loves of a small, close-knit group of gay women living in Los Angeles as well as the friends and family members that either support or loathe them. Votes: 22,