They’re ranked by Tomatometer, with Certified Fresh films first. Every movie here is Fresh, from at least 20 reviews. Over the last few years, we added titles like the documentary Welcome to Chechnya, about LGBTQ+ activists risking their lives for the cause in Russia Certified Fresh comedy Shiva, Baby and Netflix’s The Old Guard, a rare movie about super beings that showed a same-sex relationship between two of its heroes.Ĭulled from a longlist of hundreds, movies considered for the list prominently feature gay, lesbian, trans, or queer characters concern itself centrally with LGBTQ+ themes present its LGBTQ+ characters in a fair and realistic light and/or be seen as a touchpoint in the evolution of queer cinema. There are broad American comedies ( The Birdcage), artful Korean crime dramas ( The Handmaiden), groundbreaking indies ( Tangerine), and landmark documentaries ( Paris Is Burning). Our list of the 200 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of All Time stretches back 90 years to the pioneering German film, Mädchen in Uniform, which was subsequently banned by the Nazis, and crosses multiple continents, cultures, and genres.
(Photo by A24) 200 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of All Time
