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Classic Movies With Queer Themes

100 films from the 1920s-1990s with queer themes, queer or trans characters with actual storylines. I can't believe that I'm old enough that the 1990s is considered "classic," but here we are.
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A Taste of Honey (1961)
A Taste of Honey (1961)
1
89%7.4
Advise & Consent (1962)
Advise & Consent (1962)
2
75%7.7
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
3
99%8.2
An Early Frost (1985)
An Early Frost (1985)
4
8.1
And the Band Played on (1993)
And the Band Played on (1993)
5
100%7.8
Another Country (1984)
Another Country (1984)
6
80%7.0
Basic Instinct (1992)
Basic Instinct (1992)
7
55%7.0
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur (1959)
8
86%8.1
Bent (1997)
Bent (1997)
9
75%7.1
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
10
78%6.6
Bound (1996)
Bound (1996)
11
90%7.3
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
12
89%7.5
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
13
41%6.7
Cabaret (1972)
Cabaret (1972)
14
93%7.8
Caged (1950)
Caged (1950)
15
50%7.6
Caravaggio (1986)
Caravaggio (1986)
16
80%6.6
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
17
97%8.0
Chasing Amy (1997)
Chasing Amy (1997)
18
87%7.2
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
19
83%7.2
Coming Out (1989)
Coming Out (1989)
20
7.0
Compulsion (1959)
Compulsion (1959)
21
100%7.4
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
22
54%6.8
Cruising (1980)
Cruising (1980)
23
50%6.5
Desert Hearts (1985)
Desert Hearts (1985)
24
96%7.0
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
25
96%8.0
Edge of Seventeen (1998)
Edge of Seventeen (1998)
26
79%6.8
Edge of the City (1957)
Edge of the City (1957)
27
7.2
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
28
19%4.4
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
29
74%7.7
Get Real (1998)
Get Real (1998)
30
79%7.5
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
31
96%7.4
Hairspray (1988)
Hairspray (1988)
32
98%7.0
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
33
93%7.3
Homicidal (1961)
Homicidal (1961)
34
80%6.8
I Think I Do (1998)
I Think I Do (1998)
35
20%6.6
I Want What I Want (1972)
I Want What I Want (1972)
36
5.9
In & Out (1997)
In & Out (1997)
37
70%6.4
In a Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
38
96%7.9
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
39
64%7.5
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
40
94%7.6
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