Queer Cinema
If it's queer, it's here! Gay, Lesbian, Queer, Alternative... However you want to label it, this is the place for some of the most compassionate, honest, witty and memorable films at Alice in Videoland. The list below contains works that feature important gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender characters and issues; many using same-sex romance or relationships as an integral plot device.
"Queer Documentaries" may be accessed within the "Documentary" feature, left.
Right: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "Querelle".
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
8/10
Director: Jack Gold
Starring: John Hurt
John Hurt delivers a compelling performance in the role of Quentin Crisp, based on Crisp's autobiography as an effeminate homosexual growing up in Eng... Read more
The Night Listener (2006)
5.9/10
Director: Patrick Stettner
Starring: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Joe Morton, Bobby Cannavale, Rory Culkin, Sandra...
Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams) is a radio host and writer, suffering writer's block as his relationship with a younger man is crumbling. When he rece... Read more
The Normal Heart (2014)
7.9/10
Director: Ryan Murphy
Starring: Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo, Jim Parsons, Taylor Kitsch, Matt Bomer
The story of a community, a city, and a nation confronted with an epidemic that few wanted to acknowledge. The Normal Heart follows a group of gay act... Read more
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
8/10
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Starring: Dylan McDermott, Melanie Lynskey, Paul Rudd, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Kate Wal...
Adapted by Stephen Chbosky from his own best-selling novel. 'The Perks of Being a Wildflower' is a touching coming-of-age story about a freshman named... Read more
The Robert Epstein Collection: The Celluloid Closet / Common Threads / Paragraph 175 / The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
A collection of four documentaries from queer filmmaker Robert Epstein. "The Celluloid Closet" (1995) - This entertaining and often hilarious look at... Read more
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
7.4/10
Director: Jim Sharman
Starring: Barry Bostwick, Tim Curry, Meat Loaf, Susan Sarandon, Richard O'Brien, Patricia...
This camp musical sci-fi horror movie spoof has become - thanks to elaborate audience participation on the midnight movie circuit - the definitive cul... Read more
The Rocky Horror Picture Show ( Blu-ray ) (1975)
7.4/10
Director: Jim Sharman
Starring: Barry Bostwick, Charles Gray, Richard O'Brien, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry, Meat L...
This camp musical sci-fi horror movie spoof has become - thanks to elaborate audience participation on the midnight movie circuit - the definitive cul... Read more
The Sea Purple (2009)
6.8/10
Director: Donatella Maiorca
Starring: Ennio Fantastichini, Isabella Ragonese, Valeria Solarino
A remarkable true story of forbidden love, "The Sea Purple" is the delicate, intensely moving tale of two spirited women who face the disapproving eye... Read more
The Sum Of Us (1994)
7.4/10
Director: Geoff Burton, Kevin Dowling
Starring: Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe, John Polson
Ferry driver and widower Jack Thompson lives with his son Russell Crowe. Both are looking for a long-term partner. Dad for a woman - son for a man. in... Read more
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
8.3/10
Director: Rob Epstein
Starring: Harvey Fierstein
More than a story of one man's life, this Academy Award-winning documentary traces the coming of age of the Gay Rights Movement in the late '70s. Harv... Read more