Queer Cinema
If it's queer, it's here! Gay, Lesbian, Queer, Alternative... However you want to label it, this is the place for some of the most compassionate, honest, witty and memorable films at Alice in Videoland. The list below contains works that feature important gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender characters and issues; many using same-sex romance or relationships as an integral plot device.
"Queer Documentaries" may be accessed within the "Documentary" feature, left.
Right: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "Querelle".
Taking Woodstock (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Demetri Martin, Dan Fogler, Imelda Staunton, Emile Hirsch, Eugene Levy, Henry Go...
Director Ang Lee detours into comic territory with this true story, based on Elliot Tiber's book, about how he, an in-the-closet Greenwich Village int... Read more
Tales of the City (1993)
8.8/10
Director: Alastair Reid
Starring: Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Laura Linney, Chloe Webb
Take a trip back to the 'disco inferno' of San Francisco in the mid 70's, and follow the romantic and personal crises of the residents of 28 Barbary L... Read more
Tangerine (2015)
7.1/10
Director: Sean Baker
Starring: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian
It's Christmas Eve in West Hollywood. Two transgender prostitute BFF's talk trash and storm the LA streets in this R-rated comedy of infidelity, retri... Read more
Tarnation (2003)
7.2/10
Director: Jonathan Caouette
A wonderfully moving and utterly unique documentary chronicling director Jonathan Caouette's fascinating life. Home movies, letters, answering-machine... Read more
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
7.5/10
Director: Stephan Elliott
Starring: Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce
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
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
The Big Gay Sketch Show: Season 1 (2006)
5/10
Director: Amanda Bearse
Starring: Dion Flynn, Erica Ash, Stephen Guarino, Johnny McGovern, Michael Serrato, Julie...
Headed by a cast of eight fresh, up-and-coming comedic actors, "The Big Gay Sketch Show" features a combination of traditional and music-based sketche... Read more
The Birdcage (1996)
7/10
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Christine Baranski, Dianne Wiest, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Robin Williams, Cal...
This American version of 'La Cage Aux Folles' features the performances of Robin Williams, Nathan Lane and Gene Hackman. About a gay couple who must '... Read more
The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant (1973)
7.8/10
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring: Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Irm Hermann
A lurid and stylized account of the mangled web of domination, sado-masochism and jealousy among three lesbians. One of Fassbinder's most controversia... Read more
The Blue Caftan (2022)
7.6/10
Starring: Ayoub Missioui, Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri
Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco's oldest medinas. To keep up with the commands of the demanding customers, they hire Y... Read more