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".
Different For Girls (1996)
6.8/10
Director: Richard Spence
Starring: Rupert Graves, Saskia Reeves, Steven Mackintosh
Karl was once a troubled teenage lad much teased in the showers by his classmates for his non-macho airs. Seventeen years later he is now Kim, a demur... Read more
Bent (1996)
7.3/10
Director: Sean Mathias
Starring: Clive Owen, Ian McKellen, Lothaire Bluteau, Mick Jagger
A stylized, effective account of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals, centering on Clive Owen, who hides his sexual identity and then rediscovers it t... Read more
Bound (1996)
7.4/10
Director: The Wachowski Brothers
Starring: Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano
Ex-con Gina Gershon falls in love with gangster's moll Jennifer Tilly and the two concoct a risky scheme to steal $2 million from the mob. First-time... Read more
Love And Death On Long Island (1996)
7.1/10
Director: Richard Kwietniowski
Starring: John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi
Stuffy author John Hurt wanders into the wrong movie theatre, encounters a teen exploitation flick and becomes obsessed with one of the movie's stars... Read more
Fire (1996)
7.3/10
Director: Deepa Mehta
Starring: Dilip Mehta, Alice Poon, Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi
The subject of bans and protests throughout India, this taboo-breaking erotic tale focuses on the relationship of Sita, the wife of a grocery store ow... Read more
Wigstock: The Movie (1995)
6.8/10
Director: Barry Shils
Starring: RuPaul , The Lady Bunny, Lypsinka, Deee-Lite
'A celebration of life, liberty and the pursuit of big hair', New York City's annual Wigstock drag festival is the focus of this wild and exuberant do... Read more
When Night Is Falling (1995)
6.7/10
Director: Patricia Rozema
Starring: Pascale Bussieres, Rachael Crawford, Henry Czerny, Don McKellar
From the director of 'I've Heard the Mermaids Singing' comes this refreshingly liberating tale of lesbian love. Camille (Pascale Bussieres) is a Chris... Read more
Wild Side (1995)
5.6/10
Director: Donald Cammell
Starring: Christopher Walken, Joan Chen, Anne Heche
A torrid, erotic, suspenseful drama about a beautiful banker (Anne Heche) moonlighting as a prostitute who gets involved in more than just a blackmail... Read more
Lie Down with Dogs (1995)
4.7/10
Director: Wally White
Starring: Randy Becker, Bash Halow, Darren Dryden, James Sexton, Wally White
Here's the outrageous, good-time comedy for anyone who's ever wanted to get away from it all and have some fun! Tommie's a gay college graduate who's... Read more
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
7.8/10
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
Starring: Narrated by, Lily Tomlin
Illustrated by movie clips and on-screen interviews with actors, directors, producers and writers, we take a fascinating look at the way Hollywood has... Read more