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 L Word: Season 3 (2006)
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 third season of The L Word originally aired on Showtime from January 8, 2006 to March 26, 2006 and aired 12 episodes. The season begins six months... Read more
The L Word: Season 4 (2007)
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 fourth season of The L Word premiered on January 7, 2007 and ended on March 25, 2007. 12 episodes were produced this season. Read more
The L Word: Season 5 (2008)
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 fifth season of The L Word began airing on January 6, 2008 and ended on March 23, 2008. 12 episodes were produced. Read more
The Laramie Project (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Moises Kaufman
Starring: Dylan Baker, Tom Bower, Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson, Peter Fonda, Steve Busc...
Playwright/director Moises Kaufman adapts his acclaimed off-Broadway production for the small screen in this powerful docudrama. Set in the Wyoming to... Read more
The Last Bus Home (1997)
5.4/10
Director: Johnny Gogan
Starring: Anthony Brophy, Brian O'Byrne, Annie Ryan, Gemma Craven
Though it is late in the punk rock movement, four Dublin youths get together in 1979 to form their own band. Accurately recounting the energy and rawn... Read more
The Leather Boys (1966)
7.3/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Rita Tushingham, Dudley Sutton, Colin Campbell
A bold and engaging drama set against the decadent motorcycle clubs of 1960s England. Rita Tushingham ('A Taste of Honey') and Colin Campbell star as... Read more
The Long Firm (2004)
7.8/10
Director: Bille Eltringham
Starring: Mark Strong, George Costigan, Geoff Bell, Derek Jacobi, Lena Headey, Phil Daniel...
The lives of characters who live, love, and suffer through their association with the charismatic charms of gangster Harry Starks. Read more
The Miseducation Of Cameron Post (2018)
6.6/10
Director: Desiree Akhavan
Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz
In 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians. Read more
The Monkey's Mask (2001)
5.1/10
Director: Samantha Lang
Starring: Susie Porter, Kelly McGillis, Marton Csokas, Abbie Cornish
In this sexually provocative thriller, Jill, a private investigator looking into the disappearance of a college coed, has a steamy liaison with Diana,... Read more
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
8/10
Director: Jack Gold
Starring: John Hurt
John Hurt delivers a compelling performance in the role of Quentin Crisp, based on Crisp's autobiography as an effeminate homosexual growing up in Eng... Read more