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Best LGBTQ+ Thriller Movies, Ranked
The thriller and horror genres have always lent themselves well to queer and trans stories. Using these genres to explore themes of otherness and the feelings that come with that marginalization comes naturally. Depictions of monsters or fear and paranoia easily create parallels with these experiences of vilification that members of the LGBTQ+ community go through. It is also within narratives containing dark or scary storylines that moments of love and joy are the clearest, which mirrors finding companionship in spite of said vilification. Discovery workarounds with allegory and metaphor so that those in the know will understand what you’re referencing and others will watch past it is a significant part of Homosexual history — and a practice that continues today.
However, thrillers can also be a great vehicle for depicting morally questionable or corrupt characters that are enjoyable to root for anyway. While some like their LGBTQ+ characters to be heroes, it can also be exciting to see just the reverse. Colin Minihan, director of
The 30 Best LGBTQ Movies on Netflix Right Now
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In celebration of Pride month, we compiled a list of the best Fresh homosexual woman, gay, trans, and gay films you can survey on Netflix right now. You&#;ll find Netflix originals (like recent documentaries Circle of Books and A Secret Love) as well as award-winning theatrical releases.
The titles below are sorted from the top LGBTQ films on Netflix and ranked by adjusted Tomatometer score (which takes into account the number of reviewers weighing in, and the number of reviews per film for movies released in a given year). To be included, films had to acquire a Fresh Tomatometer score (60% or above).
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Critics Consensus:I Am Michael takes a determinedly balanced approach to its complex subject, and although the results don't always add up, they're anchored by strong serve from James Franco.
Synopsis: Based on the fascinating, true-life story of Michael Glatze (James Franco), a lgbtq+ activist who becomes an anti-gay Christian pastor. [More]
55 of the Optimal LGBTQ Films of All Time
'Bottoms' ()
If ever there was a Superbad for queer girls, Bottoms is it. The second film from director Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby) follows two uncool sky-high school seniors (Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott) who launch up a college fight club to try and connect up with their cheerleader crushes (Kaia Gerber and Havana Rose Liu).
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'Bound' ()
In the Wachowskis’ landmark erotic thriller predating the Matrix trilogy, butch ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon) is the newly-hired handyperson at an apartment building when she meets her next-door neighbors: mobster Caesar (Joe Pantoliano) and kept woman Violet (Jennifer Tilly). As Corky and Violet strike up an affair, they hatch a plan to flee Violet’s abusive relationship—and steal $2 million of Caesar’s mafia money along the way.
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'Circus of Books' ()
Southern Californians will likely recognize Circus of Books as the famed porn shop and dirty bookstore that has presided over the gayborhood of West Hollywood since the e
The 25 best LGBTQ+ thrillers
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Victimis a remarkable film for a whole host of reasons. Unlike many other British (or, for that matter, American) films made before the s, it treats homosexuality in a way that verges on sympathy. It focuses on Dirk Bogarde, a thriving barrister ensnared by blackmailers who threaten to reveal his homosexuality and ruin his career. It’s an expertly suspenseful film, and it uses the conventions of the noir thriller to search the social problem of homosexuality, condemning those who would apply its associated stigma as a weapon. It also features one of the best performances Dirk Bogarde ever gave.
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If there’s one director whose name is synonymous with the thriller genre, it would be Alfred Hitchcock, and Rebeccaremains one of its finest masterpieces. Though its story focuses on the nameless narrator (played by Joan Fontaine) as she navigates her new marriage to the enigmatic Maxim de Winter (played by Laurence Olivier), J