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 The source URL on this will take you to an archived version of Autostraddle's list that matches this list.

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  1. 130 new

    La vie d'Adèle

    2013 — a.k.a. Blue Is the Warmest Colour, in 13 top lists Check
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    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    2011, in 1 top list Check
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    Män som hatar kvinnor

    2009 — a.k.a. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, in 1 top list Check
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    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 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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    Violette

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
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    Beolsae

    2018 — a.k.a. House of Hummingbird, in 2 top lists
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    The Killing of Sister George

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
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    As Boas Maneiras

    2017 — a.k.a. Good Manners, in 1 top list
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    Rent

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
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    V for Vendetta

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
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    The Prom

    2020, in 0 top lists
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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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    Ha-Sodot

    2007 — a.k.a. The Secrets, in 0 top lists Check
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    Aimée & Jaguar

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
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    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
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    Frida

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    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
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    Battle of the Sexes

    2017, in 0 top lists Check
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    Gia

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Favourite

    2018, in 7 top lists Check
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    Carol

    2015, in 8 top lists Check
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    Flores Raras

    2013 — a.k.a. Reaching for the Moon, in 0 top lists Check
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    Therese and Isabelle

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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    A Simple Favor

    2018, in 0 top lists
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    Thelma

    2017, in 0 top lists
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    Annihilation

    2018, in 3 top lists Check
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    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
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    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
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    The Haunting

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
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    Coup de foudre

    1983 — a.k.a. Entre Nous, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Fox

    1967, in 1 top list Check
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    The Hours

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
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    Lianna

    1983, in 0 top lists Check
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    Vita and Virginia

    2018, in 0 top lists
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    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
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    Monster

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
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    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Children's Hour

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
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    La llamada

    2017 — a.k.a. Holy Camp!, in 0 top lists
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    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
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Last updated on Jan 26, 2021; source