Someone Great (2019)
DeWanda Wise is the gay best friend in writer/director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s 2019 romantic comedy SOMEONE GREAT.
Over the Moon (1939)
The 1939 British romantic comedy OVER THE MOON features two gay characters.
GANYMEDE (2024)
Jordan Doww and Pablo Castelblanco star in Colby Holt and Sam Probst’s 2024 queer horror film GANYMEDE.
D.E.B.S. (2004)
Sara Foster and Jordana Brewster star in out writer/director Angela Robinson’s 2004 lesbian spy classic D.E.B.S. – which had its 20th anniversary this year!
The Limehouse Golem (2016)
Bill Nighy plays a gay investigator in director Juan Carlos Medina’s 2016 queer Victorian-era horror film THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM, which is based on the 1994 novel “Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem” by gay author Peter Ackroyd.
The Adventures of Felix (2000)
Sami Bouajila stars in Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau’s 2000 film Drôle de Félix (aka The Adventures of Felix).
Tipping the Velvet (2002)
Rachael Stirling and Keeley Hawes star in the 2002 BBC adaptation of lesbian author Sarah Waters’ 1998 critically acclaimed novel “Tipping the Velvet”.
Queer Frame Archive:
Andrew Proctor, a film editor and creator of The Queer Frame Archive, gives us the history behind The Gay Girls Riding Club in his latest video essay on YouTube. The Gay Girls Riding Club was a small film production company made by a group of LA gays in the 1960s.
Something for Everyone (1970)
Michael York and Anthony Higgins in Harold Prince’s 1970 independent dark comedy SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, which was loosely based on Harry Kressing’s 1965 novel “The Cook” and adapted by gay writer Hugh Wheeler.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Matt Damon and Jude Law star in Anthony Minghella’s 1999 adaptation of lesbian author Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley.”
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.
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.
NOPE (2022)
Keke Palmer is Emerald, the lesbian heroine of writer/director Jordan Peele’s 2022 sci-fi horror film NOPE.
The Brady Bunch 1 & 2 (1995/96)
THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE (1995) and A VERY BRADY SEQUEL (1996) had some key gay writers working behind the scenes.
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.