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".
Oranges are Not the Only Fruit (1990)
7.7/10
Director: Beeban Kidron
Starring: Charlotte Coleman, Geraldine McEwan, Celia Imrie
With an upbringing spent learning the Bible and praying for 'heathens in hot countries', Jess unnerves both classmates and teachers when she begins sc... Read more
Another Gay Movie (2006)
5/10
Director: Todd Stephens
Starring: Michael Carbonaro, Jonah Blechman, Jonathan Chase, Mitch Morris, Ashlie Atkinson...
A twist on the well-worn conceit of four horny friends each trying to get their cherries popped before college - these four teen virgins are gay. Jaro... Read more
Outing Riley (2004)
Director: Pete Jones
Starring: Jeff Garlin, Michael McDonald, Nathan Fillion, Pete Jones
Director Pete Jones wrote, directed and stars in this hilarious comedy about a gay Chicago-based architect from an Irish-Catholic family who decides t... Read more
The Sea Purple (2009)
6.8/10
Director: Donatella Maiorca
Starring: Ennio Fantastichini, Isabella Ragonese, Valeria Solarino
A remarkable true story of forbidden love, "The Sea Purple" is the delicate, intensely moving tale of two spirited women who face the disapproving eye... Read more
Supernova (2020)
6.9/10
Director: Harry Macqueen
Starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood
Sam and Tusker are traveling across England in their old RV to visit friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with demen... Read more
Personal Best (1982)
6.3/10
Director: Robert Towne
Starring: Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly
'Chinatown' screenwriter Robert Towne's directorial debut explores the relationship between two young women (Mariel Hemingway and real-life athlete Pa... Read more
Milk ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
7.6/10
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Victor Garber, James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Sean Penn garnered a Best Actor Academy Award as San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to major public office, in dir... 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
Entertaining Mr Sloane (1970)
6.7/10
Director: Douglas Hickox
Starring: Beryl Reid, Harry Andrews, Peter McEnery
Playwright Joe Orton's dark, very funny account of a handsome criminal who becomes the guest - and love interest - of a frowzy widow and her brother.... Read more
Modern Family: Season 1 (2009)
8.5/10
Starring: Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen, Eric Stonestreet, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sof...
Today's American families come in all shapes and sizes. The cookie cutter mould of husband, wife, and 2.5 kids is a thing of the past, as becomes quic... Read more