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1. Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019)

TV-MA | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars and quickly discovers the realities of life-changing prison time.

Stars: Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning, Emma Myles

Votes: 320,242

2. Steins;Gate (2011–2015)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

After discovering time travel, a university student and his colleagues must use their knowledge of it to stop an evil organization and their diabolical plans.

Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Asami Imai, Kana Hanazawa, Ashly Burch

Votes: 73,480

3. The Politician (2019–2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Drama

Payton Hobart, a student from Santa Barbara, has known since age seven that he's going to be President of the United States. But first he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School.

Stars: Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Julia Schlaepfer

Votes: 24,564

4. Lady Ballers (2023)

TV-14 | 112 min | Comedy, Sport

A down-on-his-luck former high school basketball coach will do anything to win, which in this case means leading his team of men to don wigs and brutally dominate in multiple women's sports.

Director: Jeremy Boreing | Stars: Jeremy Boreing, Billie Rae Brandt, Daniel Considine, Tyler Fischer

Votes: 11,208

5. Cable Girls (2017–2020)

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama

Set in the 1920s, this is the story of four women from different backgrounds newly hired as operators for a phone company.

Stars: Blanca Suárez, Yon González, Ana Fernández, Nadia de Santiago

Votes: 16,150

6. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.

Director: John Cameron Mitchell | Stars: John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask, Theodore Liscinski

Votes: 37,354 | Gross: $3.03M

7. I Love Dick (2016–2017)

TV-MA | 32 min | Comedy

In a Texas town, a woman becomes obsessed with one of her husband's companions and creates an art project inspired by him, a series of letters beginning "Dear Dick:"

Stars: Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Hahn, Griffin Dunne, Roberta Colindrez

Votes: 4,954

8. Flawless (1999)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama

An ultraconservative security guard suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons with the drag queen next door.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Chris Bauer

Votes: 20,021 | Gross: $4.49M

9. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

R | 120 min | Drama

A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.

Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy

Votes: 17,357 | Gross: $17.04M

10. Steins;Gate 0 (2018)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery

Mad scientist Okabe struggles to recover from past failure and tests a new artificial intelligence

Stars: Mamoru Miyano, J. Michael Tatum, Monica Rial, Tyson Rinehart

Votes: 11,393

11. Bizarre (2015)

Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A French teenager gets a job at the burlesque club Bizarre in New York.

Director: Étienne Faure | Stars: Pierre Prieur, Adrian James, Raquel Nave, Rebekah Underhill

Votes: 1,306

12. A Fantastic Woman (2017)

R | 104 min | Drama

Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.

Director: Sebastián Lelio | Stars: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim

Votes: 27,280 | Gross: $2.02M

13. The Life Ahead (2020)

PG-13 | 94 min | Drama

In seaside Italy, a Holocaust survivor with a daycare business takes in a 12-year-old street kid who recently robbed her.

Director: Edoardo Ponti | Stars: Sophia Loren, Ibrahima Gueye, Renato Carpentieri, Iosif Diego Pirvu

Votes: 15,553

14. Anything's Possible (2022)

PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Romance

A delightfully modern Gen Z coming-of-age story that follows Kelsa, a confident high school girl who is trans, as she navigates through senior year.

Director: Billy Porter | Stars: Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali, Courtnee Carter, Kelly Lamor Wilson

Votes: 1,713

15. High Guardian Spice (2021)

TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure

Four fierce girls train to become great heroes at High Guardian Academy, where they form allegiances, uncover betrayals, and discover their true identities, while preparing to protect the world from an ominous unknown threat.

Stars: Briana León, Lauren White, Amber Romero, Michelle Deco

Votes: 2,119

16. Boy Meets Girl (I) (2014)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Boy Meets Girl is a funny, tender, sex positive romantic comedy that explores what it means to be a real man or woman, and how important it is to live a courageous life not letting fear stand in the way of going after your dreams.

Director: Eric Schaeffer | Stars: Michael Welch, Michelle Hendley, Alexandra Turshen, Michael Galante

Votes: 4,944 | Gross: $0.02M

17. Cicada (2020)

Unrated | 96 min | Drama, Romance

A New York love story that toes the line between narrative and doc with two actors reliving parts of their own experiences.

Directors: Matthew Fifer, Kieran Mulcare | Stars: Matthew Fifer, Sheldon D. Brown, Sandra Bauleo, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi

Votes: 1,098

18. Vessels (2015)

16 min | Short, Drama

A young transgender woman considers a dangerous operation that may be her only option in gaining a more feminine body.

Director: Arkasha Stevenson | Stars: Diamond Cruz, Maria Roman, Hope Smith, Lesley Ann Braun

Votes: 41

19. Port Authority (2019)

R | 101 min | Drama, Romance

Paul must confront his white boy realness after arriving in New York and getting involved with explosively divisive groups: the queer ballroom scene and some straight debt collectors, while falling in love with a trans woman.

Director: Danielle Lessovitz | Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom, McCaul Lombardi, Louisa Krause

Votes: 1,039

20. Gen Zed (2015–2016)

Not Rated | 58 min | Animation

A Trans girl and the misfit friends she meets playing online video games move into a loft together in Downtown LA. They have to deal with real life, real problems and each other.

Stars: Richard Schiff, Matthew Del Negro, Jane Wiedlin, Hal Sparks

Votes: 391

21. Ma vie en rose (1997)

R | 88 min | Drama

Ludovic is an innocent seven-year-old child who provokes horror in his community when he dresses in girls clothes and insists he's a girl.

Director: Alain Berliner | Stars: Georges Du Fresne, Michèle Laroque, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Hélène Vincent

Votes: 9,027 | Gross: $2.28M

22. Once a Year on Blackpool Sands (2021)

Unrated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A gritty Northern LGBTQ comedy drama. Blackpool 1953. Two young gay Yorkshire miners, Eddy and Tommy, on their annual holiday there, meet transvestite James Elbridge who is summoning up the courage to do the fabled walk from pier to pier.

Director: Karlton Parris | Stars: Kyle Brookes, Macaulay Cooper, Wendy Laurence James, Elizabeth Coombs

Votes: 140

23. Just Charlie (2017)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama

Football star Charlie is a girl trapped in the body of a boy. Rejected by her father and teammates will she ever play football again?

Director: Rebekah Fortune | Stars: Harry Gilby, Scot Williams, Mark Carter, Travis Blake Hall

Votes: 944

24. Carlotta (2014 TV Movie)

91 min | Biography, Drama

Based on the extraordinary life of the iconic Les Girls headliner and Australian transgender pioneer, Jessica Marais, stars as Carlotta. A universal story about identity, family, tolerance ... See full summary »

Director: Samantha Lang | Stars: Jessica Marais, Anita Hegh, Eamon Farren, Andrew Lees

Votes: 392

25. Zenne Dancer (2011)

104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A feature film about an unusual trio: Daniel, a German photo-journalist in Istanbul without much knowledge about Turkish values. Can, a flamboyant, out and proud male belly dancer with lots... See full summary »

Directors: Caner Alper, Mehmet Binay | Stars: Kerem Can, Giovanni Arvaneh, Erkan Avci, Tilbe Saran

Votes: 2,867

26. Trans (2012)

104 min | Documentary, Drama, Family

TRANS is an extraordinary documentary feature about men and women, and all the variations in between. It is about the Transgender Community, perhaps the most misunderstood and mistreated ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Arnold | Stars: Masen Davis, Christine McGinn, Tiffany Woods

Votes: 158

27. Anlat Istanbul (2005)

99 min | Drama, Thriller

Five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.

Directors: Ömür Atay, Selim Demirdelen, Kudret Sabanci, Yücel Yolcu, Ümit Ünal | Stars: Altan Erkekli, Özgü Namal, Mehmet Günsür, Erkan Can

Votes: 6,928

28. Changing the Game (2019)

TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport

Transgender high school athletes from across the country compete at the top of their fields, while also challenging the boundaries and perceptions of fairness and discrimination.

Director: Michael Barnett | Stars: Mack Beggs, Sarah Rose Huckman, Terry Miller, Ngozi Nnaji

Votes: 284

29. The Dying Gaul (I) (2005)

R | 92 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.

Director: Craig Lucas | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Campbell Scott, Patricia Clarkson, Ryan Miller

Votes: 2,481 | Gross: $0.34M

30. Bekis on the Run (2021)

92 min | Comedy

A hoodlum and his gay brother rob a construction firm to fund their guardian's medication.

Director: Joel Lamangan | Stars: Diego Loyzaga, Christian Bables, Kylie Verzosa, Sean De Guzman

Votes: 33

31. Antisocial Distance (2021– )

Comedy, Romance

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Stars: Avital Ash, Christina Kartchner, Ellington Wells, Steven Weber

Votes: 31

32. Zodiac (2012)

30 min | Short, Drama

Peter is an eight year old boy who lives in a cheap hotel room. When his mother oddly disappears, a transsexual woman comes to take care of him, against her own will. Sooner or later Peter ... See full summary »

Director: Konstantina Kotzamani | Stars: Dimitris Chasapidis, Christina Baltzi, Theodora Tzimou

Votes: 19

33. Saturday Church (2017)

Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music

A 14 year-old-boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process.

Director: Damon Cardasis | Stars: Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Margot Bingham, Regina Taylor

Votes: 1,192

34. H, the Story of Hazel F Williams (2015)

16 min | Short

The complex portrait of character, Hazel F Williams and the story of her childhood, battle with depression, search for the paranormal and her unique relationship with her daughter.

Director: Rob Amey | Star: Hazel Williams

35. Close to His Chest (2019)

74 min | Comedy, Drama

These men are undergoing a crucial stage of self-discovery, but for better or worse - they will not go through it alone. A selection of shorts about the complexities of gay and male sexuality.

Directors: Jerry Carlsson, José Manuel Carrasco, Jose A. Cortés Amunarriz, Pablo Guerrero, Enrique Rey, Carlos Ruano, Anette Sidor | Stars: Álex Villazán, Ferran Vilajosana, Cayetana Payno Del Rio, Juana Acosta

Votes: 94

36. Transhood (2020)

96 min | Documentary

Filmed over five years in Kansas City, this documentary follows four kids - beginning at ages 4, 7, 12, and 15 - as they redefine "coming of age." These kids and their families reveal ... See full summary »

Director: Sharon Liese | Stars: Marci Bowers, Avery Jackson

Votes: 1,474

37. Between Us (VI) (2016)

11 min | Short

A son and his father struggle to find common ground when the son starts to question his gender identity.

Director: Daithí Ó. Cinnéide | Stars: John Keane, Cian Ó Baoill

Votes: 15

38. 3 Will Be Free (2019)

Action, Crime, Drama

After an unexpected event that involves sex work and mafia gangs, three individuals of a polyamorous relationship find themselves on-the-run as they attempt to escape death.

Stars: Way-Ar Sangngern, Lapassalan Jiravechsoontornkul, Tawan Vihokratana, Watchara Sukchum

Votes: 201

39. Captain Faggotron Saves the Universe (2023)

77 min | Comedy

A young priest is intent on denying his homosexuality, and he's not doing a very good job. Meanwhile, his alien ex-lover is plotting to turn the Earth into a homosexual planet during a ... See full summary »

Director: Harvey Rabbit | Stars: Rodrigo Garcia Alves, Bishop Black, Tchivett, Pina Brutal

Votes: 85

40. Pédale douce (1996)

100 min | Comedy

The film discusses how to save a marriage when one is surrounded by heterosexual as well as homosexual people ?

Director: Gabriel Aghion | Stars: Patrick Timsit, Fanny Ardant, Richard Berry, Michèle Laroque

Votes: 1,970

41. No Ordinary Man (2020)

83 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

No Ordinary Man is an in-depth look at the life of musician and trans culture icon Billy Tipton. Complicated, beautiful and historically unrivaled, this groundbreaking film shows what is ... See full summary »

Directors: Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt | Stars: Billy Tipton Jr., Holden Bernstein, Kate Bornstein, Ryan Cassata

Votes: 396

42. Made in Bangkok (2015)

75 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

Morgana is a Mexican transgender opera singer with a dream: a sex reassignment surgery. We follow her odyssey all the way to Bangkok as she fights for the identity she has been struggling all her life to construct.

Director: Flavio Florencio | Stars: Morganna Love, Noa Herrera

Votes: 164

43. First Day (III) (2017)

18 min | Short, Drama

First Day, tells a story about the fears associated with the transition between primary school and high school - but in Hannah's case, the stakes are even higher: this year, she will be attending school for the first time as a girl.

Director: Julie Kalceff | Stars: Evie Macdonald, Joanne Hunt, Anthony Brandon Wong, Indianna Gregg

Votes: 74

44. So Pretty (2019)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama

Four queer and trans youth in New York City struggle to maintain their proto-utopian community against the outside world as their lives curiously merge with the 1980s German novel So Schön by Ronald M. Schernikau.

Director: Jessica Dunn Rovinelli | Stars: Edem Dela-Seshie, Thomas Love, Rachika Samarth, Jessica Dunn Rovinelli

Votes: 377

45. Oh, Mando! (2020)

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Charming but timid college student Mando is your typical hopeless romantic. He meets Barry, an out-and-proud basketball star who is practically a prince from a fairytale. The only thing ... See full summary »

Stars: Kokoy De Santos, Alex Diaz, Barbie Imperial, Marynor Madamesila

Votes: 188

46. Cringe (I) (2020)

83 min | Documentary, Comedy

ContraPoints discusses the concept of "cringing".

Director: Natalie Wynn | Stars: Davis M.J. Aurini, Chanty Binx, Christine Weston Chandler, Rose Of Dawn

Votes: 47

47. Carmín Tropical (2014)

TV-MA | 80 min | Drama, Mystery

Mabel, a muxe, returns home to her village in Oaxaca, Mexico to find her friend's killer.

Director: Rigoberto Pérezcano | Stars: José Pescina, Luis Alberti, Everardo Trejo, Juan Carlos Medellin

Votes: 303

48. Our dad, Danielle (2023)

94 min | Documentary, Drama

Larger-than-life Texas lawyer, Danielle, comes out at 57 as a trans woman. Now navigating unexpected adventures of transitioning, her wife and kids undergo their own transition: adjusting to a new name, pronouns and social fall out.

Director: S.E. King | Stars: Danielle Joy Healey, Rebecca Healey, Sarah Healey, Raisa Ahmad

49. Wig (I) (2019)

TV-MA | 91 min | Documentary

Wigstock was an annual drag festival which glamorously signaled the end of summer for the gay community in New York City for almost 20 years. Late one night in 1984, Lady Bunny and a few ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Moukarbel | Stars: Joey Arias, Kevin Aviance, Fenton Bailey, Boomer Banks

Votes: 849

50. Boys Night (2021)

Not Rated | 75 min | Drama

Bouncing around from genre to genre, this stellar collection of six short films showcases some of the most cutting edge recent gay cinema from the USA and Australia. Sit back, relax and get ready to make it a BOYS NIGHT.

Directors: Tony Clemente Jr., Brock Cravy, Linus Ignatius, Anna Maguire, Alice Maio Mackay, Christopher Sampson | Stars: Ernest Arfan, Chris Asimos, Shabana Azeez, Michael Vincent Berry

Votes: 28