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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".

The High Life: Series 1 (1994)

8.1/10
Director: Angela deChastelai Smith
Starring: Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond, Patrick Ryecart

Hilariously over-the-top and camp Scottish sit-com written by and starring Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson, friends from their days at the Royal Scotti... Read more

The Imitation Game (2014)

8/10
Director: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Danc...

Academy Award-winning (Best Adapted Screenplay) historical drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as British codebreaker and computer scientist Alan Turi... Read more

The Imitation Game ( Blu-ray ) (2014)

8/10
Director: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Danc...

Academy Award-winning (Best Adapted Screenplay) historical drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as British codebreaker and computer scientist Alan Turi... Read more

The Incredibly True Adventures Of Two Girls In Love (1995)

Director: Maria Maggenti
Starring: Nicole Parker, Maggie Moore, Laurel Holloman

This romantic comedy deals with the blossoming love between two high school senior girls; Randy (Laurel Holloman) an underprivileged lesbian outcast a... Read more

The Iron Ladies (2000)

6.8/10
Director: Yongyooth Thongkonthun
Starring: Ekachai Buranapanit, Chaicharn Nimpulsawasdi

Based on a true story, this hilarious film follows the exploits of a group of transvestites, transexuals and gay men who are the backbone of the Iron... Read more

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

7/10
Director: Lisa Cholodenko
Starring: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson

A lesbian couple (Annette Bening, Julianne Moore) must cope with having their already nontraditional family life rocked to the core when their two chi... Read more

The Killing Of Sister George (1968)

7.1/10
Director: Robert Aldrich
Starring: Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne

About a soap opera actress (Beryl Reid) who fears her character 'Sister George' is due to be 'killed'. The story follows her deteriorating relationshi... Read more

The King and the Clown (2005)

7.5/10
Director: Jun-ik Lee
Starring: Woo-seong Kam, Jin-young Jeong, Seong-Yeon Kang, Jun-gi Lee, Hang-Seon Jang, Hae...

South Korea's highest-grossing film of all time (until it was surpassed by 2006's 'The Host') is this period drama-comedy about a group of wandering m... Read more

The L Word: Season 1 (2004)

7.6/10
Director: Clement Virgo, Lynne Stopkewich, Mary Harron, Rose Troche, Tony Goldwyn, Various, Daniel Minahan
Starring: Mia Kirshner, Jennifer Beals, Laurel Holloman, Leisha Hailey, Karina Lombard, Er...

Living up to the blizzard of hype that preceded it, this show took audiences by storm as it followed a close-knit group of lesbian friends living in L... Read more

The L Word: Season 2 (2005)

7.5/10
Director: Clement Virgo, Lynne Stopkewich, Mary Harron, Rose Troche, Tony Goldwyn, Various, Daniel Minahan
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Karina Lombard, Laurel Holloman, Lolita Davidovich, Mia Kirshner...

The second season of The L Word originally aired on Showtime from February 20, 2005 to May 15, 2005 and featured 13 episodes. It starts by unveiling t... Read more