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".
Vicious: Series 1 (2013)
8/10
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, Frances de la Tour, Iwan Rheon
Vicious tells the story of partners Freddie (Ian McKellen) and Stuart (Derek Jacobi), two men who have lived together in a small central London flat f... Read more
52 Tuesdays (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Sophie Hyde
Starring: Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Del Herbert-Jane
16-year-old Billies reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes... Read more
G.B.F. ( Gay Best Friend ) (2013)
6/10
Director: Darren Stein
Starring: Jonathan Silverman, Natasha Lyonne, Rebecca Gayheart, Megan Mullally, Michael J...
The first teen to come out of the closet at North Gateway High struggles to balance his newfound popularity with his longtime friendships as the three... Read more
Geography Club (2013)
6.6/10
Director: Gary Entin
Starring: Scott Bakula, Ana Gasteyer, Nikki Blonsky, Marin Hinkle, Cameron Deane Stewart,...
"Geography Club" is a comedy about teenagers who are discovering their sexual identities. The high school students create a Geography Club which is... Read more
Dallas Buyers Club ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
8/10
Director: Jean-Marc Vallee
Starring: Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner
Matthew McConaughey gives an Oscar-winning (Best Actor) performance in this uplifting and powerful film inspired by true events. Texas cowboy Ron Wood... Read more
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
8/10
Director: Jean-Marc Vallee
Starring: Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner
Matthew McConaughey gives an Oscar-winning (Best Actor) performance in this uplifting and powerful film inspired by true events. Texas cowboy Ron Wood... Read more
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Starring: Lea Seydoux, Aurelien Recoing, Adele Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Alma Jodor...
A.k.a. "La vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2". Adele's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover... Read more
Cupcakes (2013)
6/10
Director: Eytan Fox
Starring: Anat Waxman, Yael Bar-Zohar, Ofer Shechter, Dana Ivgy, Efrat Dor, Keren Berger
A.k.a. "Bananot" ("Bananas"). When a group of best friends in Tel Aviv gather to watch Universong, they are less than impressed by the official Israel... Read more
Stranger by the Lake (2013)
6.8/10
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Starring: Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumcao
A.k.a. "L'inconnu du lac". Summer time. A cruising spot for gay men, tucked away on the shores of a secluded lake in rural France. Franck falls in lov... Read more
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
7/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Debbie Reynolds, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Rob Lowe, Scott Bakul...
Before Elvis, before Elton John, Madonna and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace: virtuoso pianist, outrageous entertainer and flamboyant star of stage and... Read more