Great Lesbian Movies
These are the various titles I have watched while coming out as a lesbian myself. I will try to make sure I rate them and have a short description (a sentense or so) of how I found them helpful or what I liked about them. Enjoy!!
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- DirectorJacob ChaseStarsDaniel CarlisleTodd KubrakEmily PeckTwo couples in their twenties, who are struggling to find substance and meaning in their lives and relationships, meet by happenstance in a New York City Irish tavern called The Four-Faced Liar.Love this one!!! Great for someone looking for right-out-of-highschool, college aged characters to identify with.
- DirectorDean Matthew RonaldsStarsMichael MadsenJennifer TaylorHolly TaylorA frustrated suburban teenager, who fails to connect with her often unpleasant mother, resorts to self-harm as a coping mechanism.Stars Nicole Fox, the cute awkward girl from America's Next Top Model Cycle 13. She plays a painfully shy 17 year old burgeoning lesbian. Takes a while to build momentum, but it's worth it. The movie not light hearted, though so no date night, trust me.
- CreatorKatie BaxendaleStarsOlivia HallinanLenora CrichlowRichard Lumsden15-year-old Kim has just moved to Brighton and developed an earth-shattering, hormone-surging crush on her new best friend, Sugar.Not a movie but had to include it anyway. Just finished watching the entire series. Very relatable for me at least. Weird parents and being in love with you best friend. Light-hearted but deep sometimes too. A definite must see.
- DirectorDonna DeitchStarsHelen ShaverPatricia CharbonneauAudra LindleyWhile waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.Very beautiful. Deals with dating and love for adult women that are just coming out as well as sexual harrasment from straight men.
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsNatasha LyonneClea DuVallMichelle WilliamsA naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.Gotta love the camp of this one! I also personally understand the main characters dilemma. I didn't think I was different either for the longest time. Clea Duvall is a plus.
- DirectorMaria MaggentiStarsLaurel HollomanNicole Ari ParkerMaggie MooreAn adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.Great coming of age story of two girls in high school. A bit dated though. It is great to see tina from l word as butch. She's really cute in this.
- DirectorSarasawadee WongsompetchStarsSushar ManayingSupanart JittaleelaArisara ThongborisutPie is a sweet girl who moves into a new college dorm room where she finds out that her new roommate Kim, is a tomboy who looks and dress like a boy. As their friendship develops, Pie and Kim begin to wonder if the feeling they feel for one another is just an ordinary friendship or true love.Really cute Thai film about two girls in boarding school. Interesting cultural notes too. I had to look up the terms "tom" and "dee" which basically translate to butch and femme, however, in Thailand, a tom is generally a stone butch and a dee is a lipstick lesbian. There doesn't seem to be much in between. Still, the movie is sweet and makes me almost want to try again with my straight crush, jk.
- DirectorAbdellatif KechicheStarsLéa SeydouxAdèle ExarchopoulosSalim KechioucheAdèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.A lot of people have been saying that this is so obviously directed by a man and that the sex scenes are unrealistic. I found them hot, not gonna lie. Maybe a bit unrealistic but the movie was enjoyable over all anyway.
- DirectorLukas MoodyssonStarsAlexandra DahlströmRebecka LiljebergErica CarlsonTwo teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.Cute coming of age story. I can identify with both main characters at different points in my life.
- DirectorDominique CardonaLaurie ColbertStarsNicola Correia-DamudePatrick McKennaClaire LautierBehind the facade of a beautiful urban home, a combination of complacency and bad investments has left power couple Ben and Gail disconnected, resentful and just about broke. When the cash-strapped yuppies fire their teen-aged daughter's lesbian Mexican nanny, Margarita, they set off a chain of events that lead to her deportation.Great movie, though it's more about immigration than about lesbians. Great movie for dealing with immigration. Margarita is gorgeous.
- DirectorAlex SichelStarsAlison FollandTara SubkoffCole HauserClaude and Ellen are best friends who live in a not-so-nice area of New York. They're involved in the subculture of '90s youth, complete with drugs, live music, and homophobia. All is changed one night when a violent, meaningless death rocks their lives.Classic "I'm in love with a straight girl syndrome". Totally been there...
- DirectorFernanda CardosoStarsAllison McAteeSarah StoufferKatherine Ann McGregorA coming-of-age drama about a former child actress attending college in search of independence and who ends up becoming romantically involved with a female professor.For anyone out there like myself, who didn't like Loving Annabelle because the acting was too stiff or the hot older woman wasn't that hot, Bloomington is the antidote. Much less creep factor and the girls are cute even though they are all wrong for each other.
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsPauline AcquartLouise BlachèreAdèle HaenelAfter meeting at a local pool over their summer break, a love triangle forms between three adolescent girls, which proves difficult to sustain as they each desire the love of another.Nice story if not somewhat sad. Difficult to relate to because of the "frenchness" of everything. Very art filmy.
- DirectorAnne WheelerStarsWendy CrewsonKaryn DwyerChristina CoxMaggie, 19, works at a lesbian/LGBT bookstore. Her mom's getting divorced and has invited herself to stay with Maggie. Maggie hasn't told her, she's lesbian. Her new girlfriend moves in as well.Another good college film, but it didn't feel as real as the four faced liar. It's a little bit further removed as it was made in the '90s.
- DirectorJesús GarayStarsDiana GómezAriadna CabrolLaura ConejeroA young woman is hospitalized and in a coma after a serious accident. Through flashbacks we learn of her feelings for another woman.Another great relationship with a tragic end. Very similar to High Art in that way.
- DirectorLisa CholodenkoStarsRadha MitchellAlly SheedyPatricia ClarksonA young female intern at a small magazine company and a drug-addicted lesbian photographer slowly fall in love while exploiting each other to advance their respective careers.Liked it but personally I'm sick of the tragic endings...
- DirectorShamim SarifStarsLisa RaySheetal ShethAntonia FreringA young woman engaged to be married finds her life changed forever when she meets her best friend's girlfriend.It seemed really short to me. They didn't really get into any of the relationships in the movie too much.
- DirectorKelli HerdStarsKeri Jo ChapmanTeresa GarrettDerrick SandersResidents of the fictional town of Azalea Springs, Texas go into a panic after a gay local says the town's water supply is what made him gay.Has that corny 90's afterschool special air about it but is great if you don't want something too heavy. Great eye-candy.
- DirectorRadley MetzgerStarsEssy PerssonAnna GaëlBarbara LaageTwo young girls experience awakening sexuality in the heated atmosphere of a Swiss girls' boarding school...This is basically audiobook porn. There isn't much content except the sex scenes which are blurred out or panned away from while the main character describes in detail what is going on. Honestly it was kind of boring.
- DirectorLee RoseStarsStockard ChanningEllen MuthKelly RowanA high-school girl's first sexual experience is with another girl, and, along with her first broken heart, she must deal with her mother's reaction to her revelation that she is a lesbian and with ostracism at school.This is the afterschool Special. Not bad for a lifetime movie though...
- DirectorNicole ConnStarsNecar ZadeganThunderbird DinwiddieGary WeeksFate brings two diversely different women together, and sets them on a collision course that will shatter their preconceived notions about love, life and the power of one's soul.It's ok. The acting is pretty bad and overly wrought at times but the famous kiss scene lives up to all the hype.
- DirectorLéa PoolStarsPiper PeraboJessica ParéMischa BartonAfter starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she finds herself caught in a complicated situation.Not my favorite, but interesting... Piper's never bad.
- DirectorOl ParkerStarsPiper PeraboLena HeadeyMatthew GoodeA newlywed bride becomes infatuated with another woman who questions her sexual orientation, promoting a stir among the bride's family and friends.Classic rom com with a lesbian twist.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMelanie LynskeyKate WinsletSarah PeirseTwo teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
- DirectorCharles Herman-WurmfeldStarsJennifer WestfeldtHeather JuergensenTovah FeldshuhA woman searching for the perfect man instead discovers the perfect woman.
- DirectorJulia DyerStarsConnie NelsonDee HenniganGary Mitchell CarterHigh School basketball coach, Dinah Groshardt, falls for the school secretary, Carly Lumpkin, and upsets the entire school in the process.
- DirectorRobert TowneStarsMariel HemingwayScott GlennPatrice DonnellyThe intertwined lives and loves of three highly ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris bounces between the beds of male coach Terry and her female friend, competitor, and role model Tory.
- DirectorMoira ArmstrongStarsSophie WardKerry FoxNathaniel ParkerAlice has married the rich but boring Martin. When they move to a small village Martin starts flirting with Clodagh, but she is more interested in his wife Alice.
- DirectorSue KramerStarsHeather GrahamTom CavanaghBridget MoynahanGray and Sam are brother and sister, best friends, and flatmates in New York City, where she creates ad campaigns and he's a surgery intern. Their social life is too insular, so they head to a dog park so Sam can, maybe, meet a woman. He does: Charlie, a zoologist new in the city; he likes her immediately, and the feeling seems mutual. As the three of them spend time together, what if Gray's feelings for Charlie aren't just sisterly? Not only might this explain her solitary life, but it could lead to real dilemmas--with Charlie (who's sweet, but a bit opaque) and with Sam. No advice comes from Gray's therapist, but a co-worker and a cab driver give theirs. Can Gray sort things out?
- DirectorAlexandra-Therese KeiningStarsRuth Vega FernandezLiv MjönesKrister HenrikssonA young woman engaged to be married finds herself in an affair with her soon-to-be stepmother's lesbian daughter.