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Manslaughter (1922)

Cecil B. DeMille’s 1922 silent drama MANSLAUGHTER briefly features what is credited to be the first erotically charged lesbian kiss in an American feature film.

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The Object of My Affection (1998)

Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston star in the 1998 film THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION, which was adapted for the screen by Wendy Wasserstein and gay director Nicholas Hynter from gay writer Stephen McCauley’s 1987 novel of the same name.

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NOPE (2022)

Keke Palmer is Emerald, the lesbian heroine of writer/director Jordan Peele’s 2022 sci-fi horror film NOPE.

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Theatre of Blood (1973)

Bisexual horror icon Vincent Price stars in the 1973 British horror-comedy THEATRE OF BLOOD, which features queer disguises, drag, and an ill-fated gay theatre critic who worships his poodles.

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Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan star in Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s 2024 lesbian road movie DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS (aka DRIVE-AWAY DYKES).

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Young Man with a Horn (1950)

Lauren Bacall is Amy, a queer-coded heiress, in the 1950 Michael Curtiz film YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN, based on Dorothy Baker’s popular 1938 novel of the same name.

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DRAGNET GIRL (1933)

Hiroshi (Kōji Mitsui) and Tokiko (Kinuyo Tanaka) are queer-coded characters in Yasujirō Ozu’s 1933 Japanese silent film HIJŌSEN NO ONNA (aka DRAGNET GIRL).

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BOY CULTURE (2006)

Queer filmmaker Q. Allan Brocka’s 2006 film BOY CULTURE was adapted from Matthew Rettenmund's 1995 novel (of the same name) and in 2021 received a sequel series (currently streaming on Dekkoo).

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Jennifer’s Body (2009)

Amanda Seyfried and Megan Fox star in director Karyn Kusama and screenwriter Diablo Cody’s 2009 bisexual horror classic JENNIFER’S BODY. The film was Diablo Cody’s follow-up project after winning the Academy Award for penning JUNO in 2007 (Best Original Screenplay).

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