Best Movies with Queer Representation! Here Are The Top 10 Movies List
Best Movies with Queer Representation: Even though pride month has come to an end, who says we cannot celebrate it all year long? Gladly, we are living in an era where we are witnessing an evident rise in the acceptance of Queer community. The representation in our mainstream content certainly makes us feel joyous in celebrating the fact that how far we have made it. Nevertheless, when we talk about Queer representation in films, we have seen some missed marks, but also some perfectly portrayed struggles that make you walk a mile in the individual’s shoe. Today, we will only be discussing the highs of the Queer representation that we have watched in the films and loved it.
Best Movies With Queer Representation!
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Without any further ado, let’s dive into the list.
1. Moonlight
Moonlight won the Academy Award for best picture in 2017 and rightfully so. It is leading our list for a reason as this movie explores a gay black man in America. In this coming-of-age gem, a young African-American boy discovers himself while walking through the ideas of repression, and masculinity with complexity and it hits the full mark. The journey makes you realize the difficulties such individuals feel in their lives.
2. Carol
Carol explores the ‘forbidden’ LGBTQ+ love affair in the 1950s. Cate Blanchett sways us away with her looks and her role as a lady going through a divorce and coming across as an aspiring photographer. Love was not so easy back then.
3. The World to Come
The World to Come is a movie based on a novel and revolves around the love between two housewives who found love within one another while escaping from their dull domestic lives. The movie won Queer Lion for the best LGBTQ+ movie in 2020 at the Venice International Film Festival.
4. Love, Simon
Love, Simon deals with the life of a queer individual in today’s world. The movie revolves around a 17 years old teen who falls in love with someone online, and Simon also is getting threatened by a blackmailer who is ready to ‘out’ him in front of the school. To find out how he will handle this situation, watch the movie.
5. Duck Butter
Duck Butter is based on a romantic experiment conducted by two ladies who spend an entire day with each other without any interruptions which ends up in them being intimate. However, this experiment does take them on a rather difficult journey as their results are not exactly what they expected.
6. Beach Rats
Beach Rats follows a closeted gay man, who does have a girlfriend but hides his dark secret. It is captivating to watch how the man balances his two lives, all while dealing with the struggles of hiding his sexuality.
7. Dance of the 41
Dance of the 41 follows a hush-hush tale of love between the Mexican president and his congressman. That is not all, things are more intricate since the congressman is wedded to the president’s daughter. This will be a tough one, but will surely walk you through the complexities. Oh, and did we tell you that it is based on a true story?
8. The Color Purple (1985)
The film was released in 1985 and it dared to talk about a taboo topic then. The movie is about an African-American woman who faces abuse in her childhood and then in her marriage as well. She finds solace in someone she was not expecting at all.
9. God’s Own Country
The story revolves around a Yorkshire farmer who finds love in a Romanian immigrant. It gets complex as both men go through denial about their sexuality and fight toxic masculinity. It is not a fresh take, instead, it deals with the dark side of intimacy, and solitude all while the struggle of coming out.
10. Tangerine
Who would’ve thought that a film shot entirely on an iPhone would win a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film? Surely it all comes down to its plot and Tangerine delivered! The movie is about two trans-sex workers. It presents a true picture of trans-life and the things they go through.
Wrapping Up
And it’s a wrap! The best movies with queer representation. We are aware that with the current societal environment it is not easy coming out, and the struggles of people in the community are constantly undermined. Hopefully, such movies will be an inspiration to you and you will be able to ‘come out’ stronger than ever.
