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 The source URL on this will take you to an archived version of Autostraddle's list that matches this list.
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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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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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All Over Me
1997, in 1 top list Check -
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Mädchen in Uniform
1931, in 5 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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Je tu il elle
1974 — a.k.a. Je Tu Il Elle, in 5 top lists Check -
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D.E.B.S.
2004, 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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Manji
1964 — a.k.a. All Mixed Up, in 1 top list Check -
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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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Born in Flames
1983, in 5 top lists Check -
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Emporte-moi
1999 — a.k.a. Set Me Free, in 2 top lists Check -
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Todo sobre mi madre
1999 — a.k.a. All About My Mother, in 18 top lists Check -
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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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The Children's Hour
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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Set It Off
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mulholland Dr.
2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check -
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High Art
1998, in 2 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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Persona
1966, in 25 top lists Check -
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Black Swan
2010, in 12 top lists Check -
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Lianna
1983, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gia
1998, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Haunting
1963, in 6 top lists Check -
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Glen or Glenda
1953, in 3 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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The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
1995, in 1 top list Check -
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Personal Best
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Hours
2002, in 7 top lists Check -
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Lan se da men
2002 — a.k.a. Blue Gate Crossing, in 1 top list Check -
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I Shot Andy Warhol
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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Aimée & Jaguar
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Hunger
1983, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kissing Jessica Stein
2001, in 1 top list Check -
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Go Fish
1994, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Fox
1967, in 1 top list Check -
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V for Vendetta
2005, in 10 top lists Check -
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I Can't Think Straight
2008, in 0 top lists Check -
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Heavenly Creatures
1994, in 7 top lists 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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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011, in 1 top list Check -
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Lost and Delirious
2001, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 26, 2021; source