Well, here’s a short overview of personal favorites within gay cinema of the 2010’s, followed by some anticipated LGBT-themed films in 2016. The former an instant classic, the latter a drag. For the purposes of this list, we stuck to lesser-known and more recent titles, but Tangerine, The Prom, and Alex Strangelove are all available right now. Two French queer films, albeit totally different from one another, which gained quite some attention and praise. It lurked in the shadow of La Vie d’Adele, which shook the earth by showing a tumultuous lesbian love affair in all its aspects.
What surprised me even more was that it didn’t stir up any controversy when it was first shown at the Cannes festival last year. L’inconnu du Lac received much critical acclaim ( also by other The Filmtransition staff members), which surprised me, to say the least: it’s likely one the most overrated (rest of and dull films I have seen in a while. When French gay thriller L’inconnu du Lac was released in Dutch cinemas it made me come up with a list of the best LGBT films I’ve seen this decade. But since everyone’s doing it… these are the most interesting, gripping, funny movies that are in some way ‘gay-themed’. It is one of the earliest documentaries to highlight the joy of queer life as well as. Seven men gather at a New York City apartment to celebrate.
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This 2020 Netflix original movie is based on the classic 1969 Tony Award-winning play. While everyone knows about The Shawshank Redemption, more people need to. Defining movies as ‘LGBT’ or ‘gay-themed’ is in fact a bit stupid, as it has nothing to do with a genre at all. This iconic documentary showcasing the roots of ballroom culture is a classic for a reason. Starting off this list is The Boys In The Band. One of the greatest Stephen King movies ever made wasn’t even a horror movie.