Vogue Lists 57 Best Queer Films from 1966 to 2024
Vogue published a curated list of the 57 best queer movies of all time, spanning from 1966's The Group to 2024's Love Lies Bleeding and I Saw the TV Glow. The selection includes landmark films such as Brokeback Mountain (2005), Moonlight (2016), and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), as well as classics like Paris Is Burning (1990) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). The list highlights diverse genres, from documentaries to thrillers, and features works by directors including Todd Haynes, Céline Sciamma, Barry Jenkins, and Jane Schoenbrun. Notable entries include Tangerine (2015), shot on an iPhone, and Call Me by Your Name (2017), which earned four Oscar nominations. The article also mentions films that sparked discourse on queer representation, such as Tár (2022) and The Power of the Dog (2021). The list was compiled by Vogue writers including Marley Marius, Emma Specter, and Liam Hess.
Key facts
- List includes 57 films from 1966 to 2024
- Features films like Brokeback Mountain, Moonlight, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- Includes documentaries like Paris Is Burning and Disclosure
- Highlights directors such as Todd Haynes, Céline Sciamma, and Jane Schoenbrun
- Tangerine was shot entirely on an iPhone
- Call Me by Your Name received four Oscar nominations
- The list was published by Vogue
- Contributing writers include Marley Marius, Emma Specter, and Liam Hess
Entities
Artists
- Harry Melling
- Alexander Skarsgård
- Kristen Stewart
- Katy O'Brian
- Justice Smith
- Brigette Lundy-Paine
- Ayo Edebiri
- Rachel Sennott
- Joel Kim Booster
- Bowen Yang
- Matt Rogers
- Zane Phillips
- Tomas Matos
- Torian Miller
- Cate Blanchett
- Jeremy Irvine
- Jack Lowden
- Kodi Smit-McPhee
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Jesse Plemons
- Kirsten Dunst
- Laverne Cox
- Alexandra Billings
- Trace Lysette
- Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
- Zackary Drucker
- Lilly Wachowski
- Ser Anzoategui
- Molly Gordon
- Dianna Agron
- Noémie Merlant
- Adèle Haenel
- Sheila Munyiva
- Samantha Mugatsia
- Chloë Grace Moretz
- Forrest Goodluck
- Sasha Lane
- Alia Shawkat
- Laia Costa
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
- Arnaud Valois
- Timothée Chalamet
- Armie Hammer
- Josh O'Connor
- Alec Secăreanu
- Jessie Pinnick
- Rebecca Spence
- Kim Tae-ri
- Kim Min-hee
- Alex R. Hibbert
- Rooney Mara
- Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
- Mya Taylor
- Adèle Exarchopoulos
- Léa Seydoux
- Tom Cullen
- Chris New
- Annette Bening
- Julianne Moore
- Mia Wasikowska
- Mark Ruffalo
- Colin Firth
- Nicholas Hoult
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Heath Ledger
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Jeffrey Licon
- Michelle Trachtenberg
- Lynn Chen
- Michelle Krusiec
- Emma Thompson
- Al Pacino
- Mary-Louise Parker
- Patrick Wilson
- Jeffrey Wright
- Meryl Streep
- Pedro Almódovar
- Denis Lavant
- Michel Subor
- Natasha Lyonne
- Clea DuVall
- Melanie Lynskey
- Dante Basco
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers
- Ewan McGregor
- Christian Bale
- Alison Folland
- Tara Subkoff
- Leisha Halley
- Tony Leung
- Leslie Cheung
- Robin Williams
- Nathan Lane
- Dan Futterman
- Christine Baranski
- Calista Flockhart
- Gene Hackman
- Dianne Wiest
- Jennifer Tilly
- Gina Gershon
- Cheryl Dunye
- Guinevere Turner
- Lisa Marie Bronson
- Valarie Walker
- Laurel Holloman
- Nicole Ari Parker
- Wesley Snipes
- John Leguizamo
- Patrick Swayze
- RuPaul
- Quentin Crisp
- Julie Newmar
- Kate Winslet
- Peter Jackson
- Tilda Swinton
- Sally Potter
- Derek Jarman
- Annie Lennox
- River Phoenix
- Keanu Reeves
- Octavia St. Laurent
- Isaac Julien
- Langston Hughes
- James Baldwin
- Essex Hemphill
- Richard Bruce Nugent
- Harvey Fierstein
- Brian Kerwin
- Matthew Broderick
- Anne Bancroft
- James Wilby
- Hugh Grant
- Rupert Graves
- Patricia Charbonneau
- Helen Shaver
- Tim Curry
- David Hockney
- Peter Schlesinger
- James Bidgood
- Andy Warhol
- Peter Finch
- Glenda Jackson
- Murray Head
- Alan Bates
- Oliver Reed
- Jennie Linden
- Larry Kramer
- Candice Bergen
- Lidia Prochnicka
- John Kerr
- Deborah Kerr
- Vincente Minnelli
- Robert Anderson
- Marley Marius
- Emma Specter
- Liam Hess
- Lisa Wong Macabasco
- Gia Yetikyel
- Chelsea Daniel
- Taylor Antrim
- Yohana Desta
Institutions
- Vogue
- A24
- HBO
- ACT UP
- New York Times
- Vanity Fair
- Sundance Film Festival
- Cannes Film Festival
- Academy Awards
- Tony Awards
- Drama Desk Awards
- Pulitzer Prize
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Montana
- Kenya
- Nairobi
- France
- Italy
- Yorkshire
- South Carolina
- Chicago
- Korea
- Miami
- New York
- Djibouti
- Ohio
- Hell's Kitchen
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Hong Kong
- South Beach
- California
- Pacific Northwest
- Harlem
- Turkey
- Vassar
- New Zealand