Best LGBTQ+ Movies Defining Queer Cinema

Here is a list of the best LGBTQ+ movies defining queer cinema

Moonlight (2016)

A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.*

Moonlight

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.*

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

In 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father’s research assistant.*

Call Me by Your Name

Booksmart (2019)

On the eve of their high-school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.*

Booksmart

The Handmaiden (2016)

A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.*

The Handmaiden

Pain and Glory (2019)

A film director reflects on the choices he’s made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.*

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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, in which she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led.*

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Battle of the Sexes (2017)

The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.*

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The Power of the Dog (2021)

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.*

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Parallel Mothers (2021)

The story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day.*

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