Sarah’s Great Big Somehow Controversial Lesbian Cinema Recommendation List
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1. Pandora's Box (1929)
Not Rated | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.
Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Stars: Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Carl Goetz
Votes: 11,862 | Gross: $0.01M
2. Morocco (1930)
Passed | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A cabaret singer and a Legionnaire fall in love, but their relationship is complicated by the results of his womanizing and the appearance of a rich man who wants her for himself.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Adolphe Menjou, Ullrich Haupt
Votes: 7,483
3. Mädchen in Uniform (1931)
Passed | 87 min | Drama, Romance
At an all-girls boarding school, Manuela falls in love with a teacher, to terrific consequences.
Directors: Leontine Sagan, Carl Froelich | Stars: Dorothea Wieck, Hertha Thiele, Emilia Unda, Hedy Krilla
Votes: 3,742
4. Queen Christina (1933)
Approved | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone
Votes: 8,621 | Gross: $0.77M
5. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When a troupe of danseuses becomes unemployed, one of them takes up burlesque dancing while another dreams of performing ballet.
Directors: Dorothy Arzner, Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, Virginia Field
Votes: 3,082
6. Girl with Hyacinths (1950)
89 min | Drama, Mystery
After a young woman commits suicide, her neighbors try to piece together why she did it by tracking down her acquaintances.
Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Eva Henning, Ulf Palme, Birgit Tengroth, Anders Ek
Votes: 1,083
7. Caged (1950)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up?
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, Hope Emerson
Votes: 4,715
8. Olivia (1951)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
Late nineteenth century in a finishing school for young girls near in France, the principal, the fascinating Miss Julie, sows confusion in the heart of the newcomer, Olivia.
Director: Jacqueline Audry | Stars: Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Marie-Claire Olivia, Yvonne de Bray
Votes: 733 | Gross: $0.01M
9. The Children's Hour (1961)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Romance
A rebellious student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of lesbianism.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins
Votes: 18,413
10. Emotion (1966)
39 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
Experimental short film depicting the life, perhaps real, perhaps a dream, of a young girl named Emi. Emi travels to the city where she encounters her counterpart, Sari, and falls in love with...a vampire?
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Sari Akasaka, Sakio Hirata, Jinichi Ishizaki, Jusin Kitamura
Votes: 852
11. The Nun (1966)
GP | 140 min | Drama
Suzanne is forced against her will to take vows as a nun and three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adaptation of a bitter attack on religious abuses.
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Anna Karina, Liselotte Pulver, Micheline Presle, Francine Bergé
Votes: 3,242 | Gross: $0.03M
12. Persona (1966)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller
A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Björnstrand
Votes: 131,005
13. Daisies (1966)
Not Rated | 75 min | Comedy
After realizing that all world is spoiled, Marie and Marie are committed to be spoiled themselves. They rip off older men, feast in lavish meals and do all kinds of mischief. But what is all this leading to?
Director: Vera Chytilová | Stars: Ivana Karbanová, Jitka Cerhová, Marie Cesková, Jirina Myskova
Votes: 15,422
14. The Fox (1967)
PG | 110 min | Drama
Based on D.H. Lawrence's novella about two young women - sickly, chattering Jill Banford and quiet, strong Ellen March - who are trying, hopelessly, to run a chicken farm in Canada. A ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Keir Dullea, Sandy Dennis, Anne Heywood, Glynne Morris
Votes: 1,278 | Gross: $18.75M
15. Therese and Isabelle (1968)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance
Two young girls experience awakening sexuality in the heated atmosphere of a Swiss girls' boarding school...
Director: Radley Metzger | Stars: Essy Persson, Anna Gaël, Barbara Laage, Anne Vernon
Votes: 642
16. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)
Not Rated | 95 min | Mystery, Thriller
The potentially unhinged daughter of a British politician is accused of killing her hedonistic neighbor after she witnesses the murder in a dream.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Silvia Monti
Votes: 5,795
17. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama, Romance
A troubled fashion designer strikes up a romance with a much younger woman.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Eva Mattes
Votes: 11,045
18. Nathalie Granger (1972)
83 min | Drama
This art film has no conventional dialog between the main characters. This tells a strangely compelling story of two women in a suburban home who are listening to radio news broadcasts about a missing child in their area.
Director: Marguerite Duras | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Depardieu, Luce Garcia-Ville
Votes: 666
19. The Other Side of Underneath (1972)
133 min | Drama
Jane Arden's surreal take on a group of females in a therapy session.
Director: Jane Arden | Stars: Sheila Allen, Jane Arden, Jack Bond, Liz Danciger
Votes: 486
20. Dyketactics (1974)
4 min | Short
An experimental film from Barbara Hammer about lesbian couples.
Director: Barbara Hammer | Star: Barbara Hammer
Votes: 394
22. Femmes femmes (1974)
115 min | Comedy, Drama
The fantasies and dreams of two over-the-hill actresses are intertwined with their realities, as the two roommates struggle to survive their day-to-day lives in the expensive and difficult ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Vecchiali | Stars: Hélène Surgère, Sonia Saviange, Huguette Forge, Michel Delahaye
Votes: 259
23. I, You, He, She (1974)
86 min | Drama
'Je' is a girl voluntarily lock up in a room. 'Tu' is the script. 'Il' is a lorry driver. 'Elle' is the girlfriend.
Director: Chantal Akerman | Stars: Chantal Akerman, Niels Arestrup, Claire Wauthion
Votes: 2,967
24. A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts (1979)
26 min | Documentary
Satirizing a variety of film genres and the ways in which they perpetuate lesbian stereotypes.
Director: Jan Oxenberg
Votes: 21
25. Superdyke Meets Madame X (1976)
Not Rated | 19 min | Documentary, Short, Romance
From the first kiss to breakup, Almy and Hammer record their relationship on a reel-to-reel ¾" tape recorder and microphone. Winner of the Louise Riskin Prize at the 1976 San Francisco Art Festival.
Director: Barbara Hammer | Stars: Max Almy, Barbara Hammer
Votes: 129
26. Duelle (1976)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
The Queen of the Night battles the Queen of the Sun over a magical diamond that will allow the winner to remain on Earth, specifically in modern day Paris.
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Juliet Berto, Bulle Ogier, Jean Babilée, Hermine Karagheuz
Votes: 1,783
27. Chess of the Wind (1976)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The first lady of a noble house has died and now there is conflict between the remainders for taking over her inheritance.
Director: Mohammad Reza Aslani | Stars: Fakhri Khorvash, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Akbar Zanjanpour, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Votes: 1,724
28. Alucarda (1977)
R | 78 min | Horror
After the death of her parents, a young girl arrives at a convent and brings a sinister presence with her. Is it her enigmatic imaginary friend, Alucarda, who is to blame? Or is there a satanic force at work?
Director: Juan López Moctezuma | Stars: Claudio Brook, David Silva, Tina Romero, Susana Kamini
Votes: 4,095
30. The Meetings of Anna (1978)
128 min | Drama
Anna, a detached and diffident director, arrives in Germany to show her latest film; she checks into a hotel, invites a stranger to her bed, and abruptly tells him to leave. He asks her to ... See full summary »
Director: Chantal Akerman | Stars: Aurore Clément, Helmut Griem, Magali Noël, Hanns Zischler
Votes: 2,098
32. Simone Barbès ou la vertu (1980)
77 min | Drama
Simone and Martine are usherettes in a porno cinema in Montparnasse. Installed in the hall, they greet regulars, put men in their place, chat and pass the time. At midnight Simone departs to a lesbian nightclub.
Director: Marie-Claude Treilhou | Stars: Ingrid Bourgoin, Martine Simonet, Michel Delahaye, Sonia Saviange
Votes: 248
33. Times Square (1980)
R | 111 min | Drama, Music
Two ill-matched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have New York City by its ears.
Director: Allan Moyle | Stars: Tim Curry, Trini Alvarado, Robin Johnson, Peter Coffield
Votes: 1,987 | Gross: $1.40M
34. Afternoon Breezes (1980)
105 min | Drama
Two young girls, Mitsu and Natsuko, share the same apartment. Natsuko is Lesbian and secretly in love with Mitsu. But Mitsu is heterosexual and has a boyfriend. In the hope of destroying ... See full summary »
Director: Hitoshi Yazaki | Stars: Setsuko Aya, Naomi Ito, Hiroshi Sugita, Mari Atake
Votes: 107
35. Audience (1982)
32 min | Documentary, Short
Hammer interviews her largely lesbian audiences before and after screenings of her work, capturing their reactions to her radical, erotic, experimental films.
Director: Barbara Hammer | Stars: Barbara Hammer, Curt McDowell, Anita Monga, Ulrike Ottinger
Votes: 52
36. Freak Orlando (1981)
126 min | Comedy, Fantasy
In the form of a "small theater of the world", a history of the world from its beginnings to our day, including the errors, the incompetence, the thirst for power, the fear, the madness, ... See full summary »
Director: Ulrike Ottinger | Stars: Magdalena Montezuma, Delphine Seyrig, Albert Heins, Claudio Pantoja
Votes: 372
37. A Question of Silence (1982)
R | 92 min | Drama
When three women with no previous acquaintance kill a male shopkeeper in the middle of the day, the female psychiatrist assigned to the case sets out to understand why.
Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: Edda Barends, Nelly Frijda, Henriëtte Tol, Cox Habbema
Votes: 1,146
38. Liquid Sky (1982)
R | 112 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A small, heroin seeking UFO lands on a Manhattan roof, observes a bizarre, drug addicted fashion model and sucks endorphin from her sexual encounters' brains.
Director: Slava Tsukerman | Stars: Anne Carlisle, Paula E. Sheppard, Susan Doukas, Otto von Wernherr
Votes: 6,861
39. Possibly in Michigan (1983)
TV-14 | 12 min | Short, Horror, Musical
Two women are chased through a shopping mall by a stalker named Arthur.
Director: Cecelia Condit | Stars: Jill Sands, Karen Skladany, Bill Blume, Cecelia Condit
Votes: 1,502
40. Born in Flames (1983)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.
Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Honey, Adele Bertei, Jean Satterfield, Florynce Kennedy
Votes: 2,061
41. Sheer Madness (1983)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
Olga and Ruth become friends. Olga is independent, separated from her husband, living with an immigrant pianist, and teaching feminist literature. Ruth is withdrawn, a painter, possibly ... See full summary »
Director: Margarethe von Trotta | Stars: Hanna Schygulla, Angela Winkler, Peter Striebeck, Christine Fersen
Votes: 297
42. Entre Nous (1983)
PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him.
Director: Diane Kurys | Stars: Miou-Miou, Isabelle Huppert, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Bacri
Votes: 2,262
43. The Hunger (1983)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror
A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon).
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young
Votes: 29,064 | Gross: $5.98M
44. The Pirate (1984)
88 min | Drama, Romance
With the help of a couple of her oddball friends, a woman takes her former lesbian lover to a hotel to convince her that their affair shouldn't end. After much shouting and some sex, things complicate when the lover's husband shows up.
Director: Jacques Doillon | Stars: Jane Birkin, Maruschka Detmers, Philippe Léotard, Andrew Birkin
Votes: 431
45. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself.
Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum
Votes: 26,088 | Gross: $27.40M
46. Desert Hearts (1985)
R | 91 min | Drama, Romance
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.
Director: Donna Deitch | Stars: Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers
Votes: 7,299 | Gross: $2.49M
47. L'effrontée (1985)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Charlotte (Gainsbourg) is being raised without a mother. She is only 13 but ready to be an adult. She meets an older boy and begins a relationship while teaching a young friend about life and learning the ropes herself.
Director: Claude Miller | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Clothilde Baudon, Julie Glenn, Bernadette Lafont
Votes: 2,133
48. La paresse (1986)
14 min | Short, Drama
A director trying to overcome her own laziness, to shot a film about laziness.
Director: Chantal Akerman
Votes: 114
49. Peking Opera Blues (1986)
TV-14 | 104 min | Comedy, Action
The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The movie tells the ... See full summary »
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, Cherie Chung, Mark Cheng
Votes: 2,660
50. Kamikaze Hearts (1986)
Unrated | 87 min | Drama
Lesbian porn star Sharon Mitchell and her girlfriend, Tigr, navigate the ups and downs of being in love while working in the sex industry.
Director: Juliet Bashore | Stars: Tigr, Sharon Mitchell, Jon Martin, Sparky Vasc
Votes: 321
51. I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Drama
Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle's art gallery. Polly aspires to be a professional photographer, and idolizes Gabrielle for her artistic ability. When Gabrielle ... See full summary »
Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Richard Monette
Votes: 1,913 | Gross: $1.41M
52. Damned If You Don't (1987)
Not Rated | 42 min | Short, Drama, Romance
"Damned If You Don't is a real prize. Beautifully shot in black and white, it blends conventional narrative technique with impressionistic camerawork, symbols and voicovers to create an ... See full summary »
Director: Su Friedrich | Stars: Peggy Healey, Makea MacDonald, Ela Troyano
Votes: 124
53. The Gang of Four (1989)
160 min | Drama, Mystery
A drama following 4 women at stage school. Considered by some to be the summation of director Jacques Rivette's work as a whole.
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Bulle Ogier, Benoît Régent, Fejria Deliba, Laurence Côte
Votes: 1,154
54. Janine (1990)
Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Drama
The story of a black lesbian's relationship with a white, upper middle class high school girl.
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Votes: 118
55. Wild Flowers (1989 TV Movie)
66 min | Drama
Robert Smith's Wild Flowers is an exquisite drama set at the funeral for a daughter, where her mother remembers the passionate yet painful affair she once had with another woman in Scotland.
Director: Robert Smith | Stars: Colette O'Neil, Beatie Edney, Stevan Rimkus, Sheila Keith
Votes: 27
56. Sink or Swim (1990)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary
In a series of 26 short autobiographical vignettes, Su Friedrich methodically analyzes and reflects on her childhood and the emotional scars left by her detached and self-involved father.
Director: Su Friedrich | Star: Jessica Meyerson
Votes: 450
57. She Don't Fade (1991)
23 min | Short, Drama
She Don't Fade is a short film by Cheryl Dunye about a black lesbian's dating life. The film's characters include Shae, Shae's best friend Paula, and two of Shae's love interests.
Director: Cheryl Dunye | Stars: Paula Cronan, Cheryl Dunye, Zoie Strauss
Votes: 95
58. Thelma & Louise (1991)
R | 130 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two women escape for the crimes they committed.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen
Votes: 173,320 | Gross: $45.36M
59. Dear Brother (1991–1992)
25 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
Sixteen-year-old Nanako Misonoo deals with high school drama and gossip at her prestigious academy by writing letters to her brother.
Stars: Hiroko Kasahara, Keiko Toda, Mami Koyama, Ken'yû Horiuchi
Votes: 290
60. Vanilla Sex (1992)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Drama
Is it who you do, or what you do?
Director: Cheryl Dunye | Star: Cheryl Dunye
Votes: 122
61. Céline (1992)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
At 22, Céline receives several shocks: her father dies and she learns she was adopted; she rejects her inheritance, so her fiancé jilts her. She's suicidal. A nurse sees her weeping in ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Claude Brisseau | Stars: Isabelle Pasco, María Luisa García, Danièle Lebrun, Daniel Tarrare
Votes: 603
62. Nitrate Kisses (1992)
67 min | Documentary
Visually structured around four couples making love, one couple at a time; narratively structured around four chapters in lesbian life: older women talking about what it was like in the 30s... See full summary »
Director: Barbara Hammer | Stars: Jerre, Maria, Ruth, Sandy Binford
Votes: 167
63. The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too (1993)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary
This film documents the first year of actions by The Lesbian Avengers, a group of bold and brazen New York City activists fighting for recognition and equal rights for lesbians everywhere. We recruit!
Directors: Janet Baus, Su Friedrich
Votes: 16
64. The Potluck and the Passion (1993)
Not Rated | 30 min | Short, Drama
Sparks fly as racial, sexual and social politics intermingle at a lesbian potluck.
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Votes: 94
65. Green Snake (1993)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Two snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Joey Wang, Maggie Cheung, Wenzhuo Zhao, Hsing-Kuo Wu
Votes: 3,655
66. Go Fish (1994)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A romantic tale about finding a soulmate. The only difference here is that both partners are women...in Chicago's lesbian community.
Director: Rose Troche | Stars: V.S. Brodie, Guinevere Turner, T. Wendy McMillan, Migdalia Melendez
Votes: 2,331 | Gross: $2.41M
67. Fresh Kill (1994)
Unrated | 80 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Young lesbian parents Shareen and Claire are raising their 5-year-old daughter Honey in a converted garage on Staten Island. Shareen salvages refuse with her pickup truck while Claire waits... See full summary »
Director: Shu Lea Cheang | Stars: Sarita Choudhury, Pedro Pietri, Ching Gonzalez, Kate Valk
Votes: 218
68. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
R | 99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent
Votes: 67,428 | Gross: $3.05M
69.
Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge... (1993–1994)
Episode:
Portrait d'une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles
(1994)
59 min | Drama
A semi autobiographical look at a young woman, like the director herself, growing up in Belgium in the heady era of the late 1960s.
Director: Chantal Akerman | Stars: Circé Lethem, Julien Rassam, Joëlle Marlier, Cynthia Rodberg
Votes: 397
70. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An 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.
Director: Maria Maggenti | Stars: Laurel Holloman, Nicole Ari Parker, Maggie Moore, Kate Stafford
Votes: 5,087 | Gross: $1.98M
71. When Night Is Falling (1995)
R | 94 min | Drama, Romance
An uptight and conservative woman, working on tenure as a literacy professor at a large urban university, finds herself strangely attracted to a free-spirited, liberal woman who works at a local carnival that comes to town.
Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Pascale Bussières, Rachael Crawford, Henry Czerny, David Fox
Votes: 7,433 | Gross: $1.19M
72. Muriel's Parents Are Desperate (1995)
74 min | Drama
In this coming of age drama, 17-year old Muriel rebels against her French family and leaves for the bright lights of Paris. When she falls for Nora, Muriel enters a journey of heartbreak and discovery.
Director: Philippe Faucon | Stars: Catherine Klein, Dominique Perrier, Serge Germany, David Bigiaoui
Votes: 88
73. BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes and Sadomasochism (1995)
Unrated | 69 min | Documentary
From pushy bottoms to macho femmes, Bloodsisters is an A-Z documentary guide that takes an in-depth look at the San Francisco Leatherdyke scene during the mid-nineties.
Director: Michelle Handelman | Stars: Skeeter, Rainbeau, Pat Califia, Peggy Sue
Votes: 55
74. Skin Deep (1995)
88 min
Alex is busy trying to make a film involving tattoos. She hires the androgynous Chris, who has a troubled past. Her assistant, Montana, breaks off their lesbian relationship after Montana warns Alex that Chris has a fixation on her.
Director: Midi Onodera | Stars: Dana Brooks, David Crean, Michael Gencher, Ken Hori
Votes: 45
75. The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Director: Cheryl Dunye | Stars: Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson
Votes: 3,672
76. Irma Vep (1996)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A Hong Kong actress, Maggie Cheung playing a fictional version of herself, is cast in France to star in a remake of Les vampires (1915), but petty intrigues and clashing egos plague the production.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler
Votes: 9,733 | Gross: $0.19M
77. Greetings from Africa (1995)
Not Rated | 8 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Cheryl, playing herself, humorously experiences the mysteries of lesbian dating in the '90s.
Director: Cheryl Dunye | Stars: Nora Breen, Cheryl Dunye, Jocelyn Taylor, Jacqueline Woodson
Votes: 137
78. Thieves (1996)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The fates of four different people - a thief, a cop, a female professor of philosophy, a suicidal girl - unexpectedly collide.
Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Laurence Côte, Benoît Magimel
Votes: 2,277 | Gross: $0.94M
79. Chronic (1997)
Not Rated | 38 min | Short
Chronic is an experimental narrative which explores the life of Gretchen, a woman who began using self-mutilation as a coping mechanism when she was a girl. The visually surreal scenes, ... See full summary »
Director: Jennifer Todd Reeves | Stars: Noel Kalom, Barbara Lee, Jennifer Todd Reeves
Votes: 46
80. Blue Diary (1998)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Drama
Through voiceover and static San Francisco landscapes this experimental narrative short tells the melancholy story of a young dyke pining over a one night stand with a straight girl.
Director: Jenni Olson | Star: Silas Howard
Votes: 70
81. See the Sea (1997)
Unrated | 52 min | Drama, Thriller
While waiting her husband return from a business trip, a young woman with a baby is getting close with a strange woman traveler.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Sasha Hails, Marina de Van, Samantha, Paul Raoux
Votes: 2,351 | Gross: $0.05M
82. Show Me Love (1998)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.
Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Erica Carlson, Mathias Rust
Votes: 55,412 | Gross: $0.17M
83. Not All Dads Pee Standing Up (1998 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
The story of Zoe and Dan, two women who love one another. They live cheerfully with Simon, their multi year old child, close to Bruges in Belgium.
Director: Dominique Baron | Stars: Natacha Lindinger, Carole Richert, Marina Vlady, Corentin Mardaga
Votes: 96
84. Pourquoi pas moi? (1999)
96 min | Comedy, Romance
Four gay French expatriots share a business in Barcelona. When they and their parents are thrown together for a "coming out" party, another French Farce ensues.
Director: Stéphane Giusti | Stars: Amira Casar, Julie Gayet, Bruno Putzulu, Alexandra London
Votes: 874
85. Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Not Rated | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In 1943 Berlin, a Nazi officer's wife meets and starts a passionate affair with a Jewish woman.
Director: Max Färberböck | Stars: Maria Schrader, Juliane Köhler, Johanna Wokalek, Heike Makatsch
Votes: 6,998 | Gross: $0.93M
86. Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999)
Not Rated | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Utena Tenjou disguises herself as a boy for the Ohtori Academy, however she encounters trouble due to a ring which shows she's skilled duelist. As well as this, the vice president of the school challenges her to a duel
Directors: Kunihiko Ikuhara, Shingo Kaneko, Katsushi Sakurabi, Tôru Takahashi | Stars: Tomoko Kawakami, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Leah Applebaum, Sharon Becker
Votes: 1,800
87. But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Michelle Williams, Brandt Wille
Votes: 41,277 | Gross: $2.21M
88. The Captive (2000)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Music, Romance
An adaptation of Proust's "La Prisoniere" (book five of "Remembrance of Things Past"). Set in Paris, France, it is a serious tale of a tragic and dysfunctional love.
Director: Chantal Akerman | Stars: Stanislas Merhar, Sylvie Testud, Olivia Bonamy, Liliane Rovère
Votes: 1,959
89. Coming Out (2000)
40 min | Short, Horror
A young woman asks her brother to videotape her confession.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: No Eul, Shin Ha-kyun, Woo Hee-Jin, Izzy Jang
Votes: 191
90. Les filles ne savent pas nager (2000)
Unrated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
Even though they grew up in opposite parts of France, Gwen and Lise are best friends and spend every summer vacation together on the Brittany coast where Gwen lives and Lise's family has a ... See full summary »
Director: Anne-Sophie Birot | Stars: Isild Le Besco, Karen Alyx, Pascale Bussières, Pascal Elso
Votes: 626 | Gross: $0.07M
91. Lost and Delirious (2001)
R | 103 min | Drama, Romance
After 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.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré, Mischa Barton, Jackie Burroughs
Votes: 22,350 | Gross: $0.30M
92. Mulholland Drive (2001)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 384,060 | Gross: $7.22M
93. La répétition (2001)
Unrated | 96 min | Drama
Louise and Nathalie's childhood friendship gets tangled in jealousy, unrest, relationships and tragedy after college. After seeing each other after 10 years the obsession and attraction between them becomes stronger.
Director: Catherine Corsini | Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Pascale Bussières, Dani Levy, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Votes: 1,208
94. Jin nian xia tian (2001)
106 min | Romance
A lesbian deals with her former girlfriend and a divorced mother who wants her to meet men.
Director: Yu Li | Stars: Yi Pan, Tou Shi, Pengcheng So, Wei
Votes: 211
95. Peony Pavilion (2001)
120 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In 1930s Suzhou, the fifth wife of an opium-addicted aristocrat, her husband's female cousin, and a handsome instructor develop an intense relationship.
Director: Yonfan | Stars: Joey Wang, Rie Miyazawa, Daniel Wu, Hengzhi Fu
Votes: 356
96. 8 Women (2002)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
A man is murdered in an isolated chalet, and the eight female residents are all suspects; their secrets are revealed as they try to determine who is guilty.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 34,350 | Gross: $3.08M
97. The Hours (2002)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 138,545 | Gross: $41.68M
98. Mimi (2003)
105 min | Documentary
Mimi isn't a star, she's just someone. A close-up of the singularity of a real life. An encounter of someone's particular story, romance, fantasy and territories.
Director: Claire Simon | Stars: Mimi Chiola, Diego Origlia, Mohamed Mokhtari, Didier Conti
Votes: 45
99. Matzo Maidels (2003)
5 min | Short
Brooklyn Bloomberg and friends do some steamy kibbutzing in this fascinating piece of Yiddish-keit, circa 1923. Rare 16mm archival erotica footage is overlaid with a hilarious Jewish porno ... See full summary »
Directors: Jenni Olson, Monica Nolan | Star: Dori Midnight
100. Monster (2003)
R | 109 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.
Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen
Votes: 161,900 | Gross: $34.47M
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