Gay themed movies 2021
The 30 Best LGBTQ Movies on Netflix Right Now
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In celebration of Pride month, we compiled a list of the best Fresh lesbian, gay, trans, and queer films you can monitor on Netflix right now. You&#;ll verb Netflix originals (like recent documentaries Circle of Books and A Secret Love) as well as award-winning theatrical releases.
The titles below are sorted from the best LGBTQ films on Netflix and ranked by adjusted Tomatometer score (which takes into account the number of reviewers weighing in, and the number of reviews per film for movies released in a given year). To be included, films had to have a Fresh Tomatometer score (60% or above).
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Critics Consensus:I Am Michael takes a determinedly balanced approach to its complex subject, and although the results don't always add up, they're anchored by adj work from James Franco.
Synopsis: Based on the fascinating, true-life story of Michael Glatze (James Franco), a gay activist who becomes an anti-gay Christian pastor. [More]
The Best Queer Films of , From &#;Parallel Mothers&#; to &#;Moffie&#;
While certainly not a given every year, anyone complaining about a lack of good queer films in simply wasn&#;t paying attention. While the impending Oscar race may be missing an all-out gay romance such as &#;Call Me by Your Name,&#; that doesn&#;t mean queer cinephiles can&#;t seek out François Ozon&#;s sexy and rebellious &#;Summer of &#;&#; For those who select their French films on the Sapphic side, not to mentions provocative enough to inspire protests, there was Paul Verhoeven&#;s dark lesbian nun comedy &#;Benedetta.&#; And for campy genre lovers with an eye for fashion, &#;Spencer&#; features a wrenchingly tender moment from Sally Hawkins towards Kristen Stewart&#;s riveting Princess Diana.
Many of this year&#;s Oscar contenders are enlivened by queer themes, with much more than understated subtext or a blink-and-you&#;ll-miss-it moment. Jane Campion is courting Best Director with her epic deconstructed Western &#;The Power of the Dog,&#; and the genre-agnostic animated documentary &#;Flee&#; could
Guide to Queer Films Coming Out in July
When Pride Month ends, LGBTQ films keep on coming! July brings a handful of queer cinema classics along with some brand-new releases to streaming services, DVD, and other platforms.
Pariah
Criterion is issuing a 10th Anniversary DVD of Dee Rees’ outstanding feature debut based on her short of the same name. Alike (Adepero Oduye) is a teenager who hides her AG (aggressive) butch identity from her religious mother Audrey (Kim Wayans). Audrey suspects her daughter is a lesbian —“I’m tired of [her] tomboy,” she laments — and asks her husband, Arthur (Charles Parnell), to talk to his daughter about her sexuality. Meanwhile, Alike experiences all of the high-strung emotions of a confused teenager grappling with her desires, most notably when she makes a connection with Bina (Aasha Davis), a noun at her university. The dazzling cinematography reinforces images of Alike’s gender, sexuality, and identity, and Rees gives her characters quiet moments to reveal themselves. “Pariah” lets the drama and family dynamics come to a head in the expected confron