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Transvestism

"I love the smell of angora in the morning!" (Not uttered in "Glen or Glenda" - pictured). This compilation of 'big men in tights' movies (among others) shows us the often funny, tragic, but never dull lives as led by transvestites, and transsexuals, in the movies. Some actors are often hilariously shown to be unsuited for the garter and makeup (Ed Wood in "Glen or Glenda"), while others make the uncanny transformation from man to woman to often stunning effect (Jaye Davidson in "The Crying Game"). Also included are those farcical films where men must disguise themselves as women inevitably leading to much frantic confusion and deception ("Some Like It Hot").

Nuns on the Run (1990)

5.9/10
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Starring: Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Camille Coduri

In this grand farce, Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane play lower-echelon English crooks who decide to rip off their boss and fly to Brazil. When their pl... Read more

Lilies (1996)

7.2/10
Director: John Greyson
Starring: Marcel Sabourin, Aubert Pallascio, Matthew Ferguson, Alexander Chapman

In 1952, a Roman Catholic bishop visiting an ill prisoner is taken hostage and forced to watch dramatisations of tumultuous events that took place ear... Read more

Animal Factory (2000)

6.6/10
Director: Steve Buscemi
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Steve Buscemi, John Heard, Mickey Rourke, Tom Arno...

Steve Buscemi directed and co-stars in this gritty prison drama filmed at Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary. Edward Furlong, a middle class yo... Read more

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ( Blu-ray ) (1994)

7.5/10
Director: Stephan Elliott
Starring: Bill Hunter, Guy Pearce, Hugo Weaving, Terence Stamp

The outrageous tale of three drag queens who hit the road in a pink bus called Priscilla and head to Alice Springs to perform a cabaret show. Terence... Read more

La Cage Aux Folles II (1981)

5.8/10
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Starring: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault

Renato and Albin find themselves innocent victims of an espionage ring and become involved with killers when several corpses begin to turn up. They ar... Read more

Law of Desire (1986)

7.2/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas

Bizarre and beguiling gender-flipping tale from Spain, detailing the quest for happiness and love by two siblings: one a successful gay theatre direct... Read more

Paris Is Burning (1990)

8.1/10
Director: Jennie Livingston
Starring: Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza

Equally outrageous, funny and touching, Jennie Livingston's acclaimed documentary looks at a very vocal segment of the gay community: the drag 'houses... Read more

To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)

6.4/10
Director: Beeban Kidron
Starring: John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner,...

The tale of three drag queens headed for Hollywood whose car breaks down in a small rural town where they are befriended by the local female populatio... Read more

The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)

6.8/10
Director: Maggie Greenwald
Starring: Bo Hopkins, Carrie Snodgress, David Chung, Ian McKellen, Rene Auberjonois, Suzy...

The gender-bending, true-life sagebrusher about Josephine Monaghan (Suzy Amis), an outcast from a wealthy Eastern family, who searches for a new life... Read more

Tootsie ( Blu-ray ) (1982)

7.4/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Bill Murray, Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Jessi...

Dustin Hoffman plays an unemployed actor who dons women's clothing and becomes a great success in a popular tv soap opera. He also falls in love with... Read more