Autostraddle's 200 Best Lesbian, Queer & Bisexual Movies Of All Time (2021)
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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. Boys Don't Cry, By Hook or By Crook), 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 2021. 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 The source URL on this will take you to an archived version of Autostraddle's list that matches this list.
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La vie d'Adèle
2013 — a.k.a. Blue Is the Warmest Colour, in 13 top lists Check -
113 new
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011, in 1 top list Check -
112 new
Män som hatar kvinnor
2009 — a.k.a. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, in 1 top list Check -
56 new
Mulholland Dr.
2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check -
11 new
Ah-ga-ssi
2016 — a.k.a. The Handmaiden, in 13 top lists Check -
151 new
Violette
2013, in 0 top lists Check -
53 new
Beolsae
2018 — a.k.a. House of Hummingbird, in 2 top lists -
177 new
The Killing of Sister George
1968, in 2 top lists Check -
26 new
As Boas Maneiras
2017 — a.k.a. Good Manners, in 1 top list -
174 new
Rent
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
105 new
V for Vendetta
2005, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Prom
2020, in 0 top lists -
29 new
Les rendez-vous d'Anna
1978 — a.k.a. The Meetings of Anna, in 6 top lists Check -
116 new
Ha-Sodot
2007 — a.k.a. The Secrets, in 0 top lists Check -
99 new
Aimée & Jaguar
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
80 new
Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant
1972 — a.k.a. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, in 8 top lists Check -
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Personal Best
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
164 new
Frida
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
94 new
Novitiate
2017, in 0 top lists -
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Set It Off
1996, in 0 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 -
106 new
Battle of the Sexes
2017, in 0 top lists Check -
71 new
Gia
1998, in 0 top lists Check -
45 new
The Favourite
2018, in 7 top lists Check -
12 new
Carol
2015, in 8 top lists Check -
155 new
Flores Raras
2013 — a.k.a. Reaching for the Moon, in 0 top lists Check -
147 new
Therese and Isabelle
1968, in 0 top lists Check -
52 new
A Simple Favor
2018, in 0 top lists -
67 new
Thelma
2017, in 0 top lists -
122 new
Annihilation
2018, in 3 top lists Check -
83 new
Atomic Blonde
2017, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bessie
2015, in 1 top list Check -
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Las hijas del fuego
2018 — a.k.a. The Daughters of Fire, in 1 top list -
61 new
Disobedience
2017, in 0 top lists -
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Walk on the Wild Side
1962, in 1 top list Check -
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MURDER and murder
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
74 new
The Haunting
1963, in 6 top lists Check -
180 new
Coup de foudre
1983 — a.k.a. Entre Nous, in 2 top lists Check -
104 new
The Fox
1967, in 1 top list Check -
92 new
The Hours
2002, in 7 top lists Check -
69 new
Lianna
1983, in 0 top lists Check -
197 new
Vita and Virginia
2018, in 0 top lists -
150 new
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation...
2020 — a.k.a. Birds of Prey, in 1 top list -
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Bound
1996, in 6 top lists Check -
126 new
Monster
2003, in 3 top lists Check -
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Black Swan
2010, in 12 top lists Check -
51 new
The Children's Hour
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
73 new
La llamada
2017 — a.k.a. Holy Camp!, in 0 top lists -
173 new
My Days of Mercy
2017, 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
Last updated on Jan 26, 2021; source