Autostraddle's 200 Best Lesbian, Queer & Bisexual Movies Of All Time (2020)
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"The goal with this list was to create a canon of Lesbian+ film that honors all the different types of work worthy of viewing. There are films that are simply fun for a casual night in, there are deeply thought-provoking films, and there are films that are mostly just here to turn you on.
This list was created through a rigorous multi-step process that involved a lot of watching, a lot of voting, and a lot of weighing factors often ignored on mainstream film lists. It was important to us that we not take into account any metric voted on by institutions composed mostly of cis straight white men. While it’s impressive when a film about queer women or nonbinary people manages to get Oscar nominations or a high Rotten Tomatoes score, the films that get those recognitions are not often made by us or specifically for us.
This list does not include films about trans men (e.g. By Hook or By Crook, Tomboy), films about trans women exclusively interested in men (e.g. Tangerine, A Fantastic Woman), films based on queer books that had their explicit queerness removed (e.g. The Color Purple, Fried Green Tomatoes), or films where the queerness is just subtext (e.g. A League of Their Own, Rebecca). This list also doesn’t include short films, documentaries, or porn — with a handful of exceptions where length/genre lines were blurred."
Note: This version of the list was published in early 2020. The list has since been updated again but I'll be keeping this version up for reference. The source URL on this will take you to an archived version of Autostraddle's list that matches this list.
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But I'm a Cheerleader
1999, in 3 top lists Check -
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Saving Face
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pariah
2011, in 7 top lists Check -
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Desert Hearts
1985, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Watermelon Woman
1996, in 7 top lists Check -
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Bound
1996, in 6 top lists Check -
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Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
2019 — a.k.a. Portrait of a Lady on Fire, in 12 top lists -
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All Over Me
1997, in 1 top list Check -
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Appropriate Behavior
2014 — a.k.a. Appropriate Behaviour, in 3 top lists Check -
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Mädchen in Uniform
1931, in 5 top lists Check -
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Ah-ga-ssi
2016 — a.k.a. The Handmaiden, in 13 top lists Check -
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Fucking Åmål
1998 — a.k.a. Show Me Love, in 6 top lists Check -
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Olivia
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
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Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
2017 — a.k.a. Professor Marston & the Wonder Women, in 0 top lists Check -
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Je tu il elle
1974 — a.k.a. Je Tu Il Elle, in 5 top lists Check -
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Carol
2015, in 8 top lists Check -
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D.E.B.S.
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Half of It
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MURDER and murder
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer
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Hide and Seek
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
1987, in 1 top list Check -
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Certain Women
2016, in 5 top lists Check -
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Manji
1964 — a.k.a. All Mixed Up, in 1 top list Check -
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
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As Boas Maneiras
2017 — a.k.a. Good Manners, in 1 top list -
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Naissance des pieuvres
2007 — a.k.a. Water Lilies, in 1 top list Check -
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Les rendez-vous d'Anna
1978 — a.k.a. The Meetings of Anna, in 6 top lists Check -
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Segunda estrella a la derecha
2019 — a.k.a. Second Star on the Right, in 0 top lists -
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Rafiki
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Princess Cyd
2017, in 0 top lists -
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Las hijas del fuego
2018 — a.k.a. The Daughters of Fire, in 1 top list -
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Emporte-moi
1999 — a.k.a. Set Me Free, in 2 top lists Check -
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Mommy Is Coming
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Favourite
2018, in 7 top lists Check -
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Suicide Kale
2015, in 0 top lists Check -
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Blockers
2018, in 0 top lists -
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Imagine Me & You
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
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Yeogo goedam II
1999 — a.k.a. Memento Mori, in 2 top lists Check -
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Multiple Maniacs
1970, in 1 top list Check -
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Foxfire
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bessie
2015, in 1 top list Check -
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Circumstance
2011, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mosquita y Mari
2012, in 1 top list Check -
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A Simple Favor
2018, in 0 top lists -
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Chutney Popcorn
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
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Booksmart
2019, in 3 top lists -
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Valencia: The Movie/S
2013 — a.k.a. Valencia, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón
1980 — a.k.a. Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom, in 0 top lists Check -
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A Date for Mad Mary
2016, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Jun 19, 2020; source