Here we've displayed a list of the best Lesbianism films : The Handmaiden(2016), The Color Purple(1985), The Celluloid Closet(1996), Blue Is the Warmest Color(2013), Saving Face(2004), Songcatcher(2001), Chasing Amy(1997), The Killing of Sister George(1968), The Kids Are All Right(2010), Lianna(1983), Rafiki(2018), Feast of Love(2007) ... ...
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
South Korea
2016
144 Minutes
Kim Min-hee Kim Tae-ri Ha Jung-woo Cho Jin-Woong Kim Hae-sook Moon So-ri Jeong Ha-dam Eun-hyung Jo
korean woman pickpocket japanese woman lesbian heiress intense emotional melodramatic profound brooding korea house lesbianism trust fraud money japanese occupation love forbidden love pursuit
A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
Drama
USA
1985
152 Minutes
Whoopi Goldberg Danny Glover Margaret Avery Oprah Winfrey Willard E. Pugh Adolph Caesar Akosua Busia Desreta Jackson Rae Dawn Chong Dana Ivey Leonard Jackson
daughter stepfather husband lover brutal emotional moving georgia abuse racism lesbianism poverty discovery forbidden love growing up 1930s
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
France|UK|Germany|USA
1996
102 Minutes
Jeffrey Friedman Antonio Banderas Susie Bright Quentin Crisp Matt Crowley Tony Curtis Richard Dyer Antonio Fargas Harvey Fierstein Whoopi Goldberg Farley Granger
gay/lesbian hollywood icons engaging profound confident hollywood, calif. hollywood prejudice cinema history homosexuality lesbianism aids love quest transformation underdog 1990s
A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
France|Belgium|Spain
2013
175 Minutes
Léa Seydoux Adèle Exarchopoulos Salim Kechiouche Mona Walravens Jeremie Laheurte Alma Jodorowski Aurélien Recoing Catherine Salée Fanny Maurin Benjamin Siksou Sàndor Funtek
teen girl frenchwoman lesbian boyfriend family member teacher emotional intense fascinating france bar art studio bedroom street car love learning experience sexual awakening lesbianism growing up
Adèle'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.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
96 Minutes
Michelle Krusiec Joan Chen Lynn Chen Jessica Hecht Ato Essandoh Nathanel Geng Jin Wang Guang Lan Koh David Shih Brian Yang Brittany Perrineau
mother daughter grandfather lesbian love interest emotional endearing inspiring new york city apartment mother/daughter relationship father/daughter relationship lesbianism secret pregnancy tradition love transformation 2000s
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Drama
USA
2001
112 Minutes
Janet McTeer Aidan Quinn Pat Carroll Jane Adams Gregory Russell Cook Iris DeMent Stephanie Roth Haberle David Patrick Kelly E. Katherine Kerr Taj Mahal Emmy Rossum
professor sister orphan veteran reverend engaging emotional appalachia school small town rural life lesbianism music preservation discovery forbidden love transformation 1900s
After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in ... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Romance
USA
1997
111 Minutes
Ben Affleck Joey Lauren Adams Jason Lee Dwight Ewell Jason Mewes Kevin Smith Ethan Suplee Scott Mosier Casey Affleck
comic book artist best friend lesbian love interest amusing engaging new jersey apartment shop friendship jealousy lesbianism rivalry love 1990s
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
Drama
USA
1968
137 Minutes
Beryl Reid Susannah York Coral Browne Ronald Fraser Patricia Medina Hugh Paddick Cyril Delevanti
actress older woman television producer executive lesbian lover disheartening dark melodramatic television studio london england club apartment acting lesbianism nervous breakdown abuse alcoholism fame
The life of a soap opera actress begins to unravel as she fears her character will be written out of the series.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA|France
2010
104 Minutes
Julianne Moore Annette Bening Mark Ruffalo Mia Wasikowska Josh Hutcherson Kunal Sharma Eddie Hassell Zosia Mamet Yaya DaCosta Joaquín Garrido
lesbian father mother teenager daughter son charming emotional witty california household family lesbianism love affair marriage parenthood discovery love 2010s
Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1983
110 Minutes
Linda Griffiths Jane Hallaren Jon DeVries
wife professor lesbian psychologist friend somber touching new jersey university house bar infidelity life lessons lesbianism love interest forbidden love transformation discovery 1980s
A happily married woman comes to realize herself of being a repressed lesbian after she has an affair with a female college professor, and then tries to come to terms with her newfound lifestyle.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
Kenya|South Africa|Germany|Netherlands|France|Norway|Lebanon|UK
2018
83 Minutes
Samantha Mugatsia Sheila Munyiva Neville Misati Nice Githinji Charlie Karumi Muthoni Gathecha Vitalis Waweru Mellen Aura Jimmy Gathu Nini Wacera Dennis Musyoka
best friend father lesbian love interest family member emotional touching cool tender passionate solemn nairobi kenya house bar forbidden love lesbianism secret love secret life forbidden love
"Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
Romance, Drama
USA
2007
102 Minutes
Morgan Freeman Greg Kinnear Radha Mitchell Selma Blair Alexa Davalos Billy Burke Toby Hemingway Jane Alexander Fred Ward Shannon Lucio Stana Katic
barista business owner real estate agent beautiful woman college professor girlfriend emotional tender sad portland, ore. coffee shop house football field hospital college marriage lesbianism friendship loss intersecting lives
A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. and is described as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love.
Drama
Canada
1968
110 Minutes
Sandy Dennis Keir Dullea Anne Heywood Glyn Morris
lesbian girlfriend stranger merchant mariner grandson melodramatic engaging raw canada farm woods bedroom lesbianism rural life infidelity love triangle jealousy betrayal forbidden love discovery
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 »
Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Romance
Ireland|UK|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Rachel Weisz Rachel McAdams Alessandro Nivola Anton Lesser Bernice Stegers Allan Corduner Nicholas Woodeson Liza Sadovy Clara Francis Mark Stobbart Caroline Gruber
photographer estranged father girlfriend emotional passionate rousing sultry new york city london jewish neighborhood grief judaism lesbianism reunion love sex discovery forbidden love transformation love
A woman returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her for her attraction to a female childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada
1995
94 Minutes
Pascale Bussières Rachael Crawford Henry Czerny David Fox Tracy Wright Don McKellar Clare Coulter Karyne Steben Sarah Steben
professor circus performer fiancée dean lover dog passionate emotional dreamy profound college classroom circus trailer toronto laundromat lesbianism existential crisis sexual identity tragic death
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.
Drama
USA
1986
89 Minutes
Louise Smith Amanda Goodwin Ellen McElduff
prostitute college graduate madam escort client coworker cool striking new york city apartment hotel prostitution work ambition rivalry sex lesbianism transformation quest 1980s
A day in the life of several prostitutes in an upscale Manhattan whore house. The film is a stark portrayal of the women prostitutes, the male customers and the motivations of both. Watch ... See full summary »
Romance, Gay & Lesbian
France
2005
87 Minutes
Mila Dekker Aurélia Petit Malik Zidi Luc Leclerc du Sablon Christine Dory Guilaine Londez Pierre Hiessler Laurence Côte Éléonore Michelin Aurélie Léon Miglen Mirtchev
journalist teacher lesbian lover bisexual emotional moving tender paris rural community school france road relationships career depression lesbianism self-discovery lifestyle changes love
Cheyenne, a journalist, decides to leave Paris after being laid off and to settle down in the middle of nowhere, far from the society she hates.The trouble is that she leaves Sonia, her ... See full summary »
Comedy
France
1995
108 Minutes
Josiane Balasko Alain Chabat Victoria Abril Ticky Holgado Miguel Bosé Catherine Hiegel Catherine Samie Catherine Lachens Telsche Boorman
husband wife lesbian child dj mistress witty sultry passionate france household paris nightclub infidelity marriage lesbianism jealousy pregnancy revenge forbidden love
After learning of her husband's infidelities, a housewife invites an itinerant lesbian to move in with them. None of their lives will ever be the same again.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
91 Minutes
Jacqueline Kim Tzi Ma Kathy Shao-Lin Lee Elaine Kao Freda Foh Shen Rossif Sutherland Mia Riverton Jayce Bartok Sebastian Stan Stephen Rowe Cindy Cheung
father daughter businesswoman medical student high-school student engaging offbeat disheartening new york state new york city relationships escape lesbianism practical jokes communication suicide temptation transformation growing up fall
The Wongs struggle to cope with life, love, and family dysfunction in the suburbs of New York.
Drama
UK|USA
1984
122 Minutes
woman activist radical lawyer man cousin bleak engaging boston household beach suffrage mentorship relationships women's rights marriage lesbianism love pursuit 19th century
A Boston feminist and a conservative Southern lawyer contend for the heart and mind of a beautiful and bright girl unsure of her future.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1982
124 Minutes
Mariel Hemingway Patrice Donnelly Scott Glenn Kenny Moore Jim Moody Kari Gosswiller Jodi Anderson Maren Seidler Martha Watson Emily Dole Pam Spencer
athlete mentor coach love interest friend engaging emotional amusing california track training olympic games lesbianism women in sports love triangle growing up love rivalry 1970s
The 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.
Romance
Germany
1991
94 Minutes
k.d. lang Rosel Zech Chuck Connors Jane Lind Oscar Kawagley Wolfgang Steinberg
drifter librarian brother eskimo blue-collar worker voyeur melodramatic moving library small town alaska wilderness germany sleigh ancestry research unlikely romance immigration loneliness lesbianism
A woman who grew up in a small town in Alaska goes to the public library to try and find out who her parents were. She was brought to town as a baby in a cardboard box with "Kotzebue" on it... See full summary »
Romance
USA
2006
82 Minutes
Elizabeth Reaser Gretchen Mol Justin Kirk Jennifer Dundas Julianne Nicholson Tina Benko Brian Letscher Will Bozarth Kate Simses
woman man lesbian boyfriend girlfriend author amusing crafty offbeat new york city party convenience store apartment factory relationships cheating lesbianism pursuit forbidden love 2000s
A recently-singled New York writer finds herself in two surprising and complicated relationships.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2001
92 Minutes
Lili Taylor Courtney Love Spalding Gray Noah Emmerich Mischa Barton Gideon Jacobs Patrick Fitzgerald Kelley Hill
housewife husband son daughter best friend lesbian amusing gutsy inspiring emotional new jersey hoboken, n.j. community college house domestic life self-discovery family dysfunction lesbianism sexual awakening triumph over adversity
A woman attempts to realize the dreams she never knew she had.
Comedy
Spain
2001
88 Minutes
Judy Davis Marcia Gay Harden Lili Taylor Juliette Lewis Courtney Jines Christopher Bowen María Barranco
expatriate translator lesbian transgender woman daughter amateur sleuth wild sultry cheeky intricate barcelona, spain nightclub stage american tourists custody battle lesbianism gender identity gay rights investigation mystery
Alone in a foreign city, Cassandra must solve a family's darkest, deepest secrets before she can confront her own past.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1994
85 Minutes
V.S. Brodie Guinevere Turner T. Wendy McMillan Migdalia Melendez Anastasia Sharp Betty Jeannie Pejko
lesbian ex-boyfriend ex-girlfriend mother girlfriend playful melodramatic chicago bar apartment bookstore new love sexual repression homosexuality relationships lesbianism forbidden love temptation discovery 1990s
Max is a trendy, pretty, young lesbian, who is having trouble finding love. A friend sets her up with Ely, whom Max likes, but Ely is frumpy, homely, and older. Nor do they have much in ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada
2016
90 Minutes
Elise Bauman Natasha Negovanlis Winny Clarke Justin Gerhard Delphine Roussel Christina Song David John Phillips Meredith Heinrich Mark Matechuk Daryl Marks Pujaa Pandey
best friend lesbian boyfriend love interest professor family member confident cheeky cool college classroom apartment store party campus college sexual identity lesbianism dating friendship
A film about growing apart when growing up. Two best friends relationship strains when one deals with her newfound sexuality and the other with breaking up with her long term boyfriend.
Comedy, Romance, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1993
105 Minutes
William Baldwin Kelly Lynch Sherilyn Fenn Joe Pantoliano Gail Strickland Cec Verrell Claire Callaway Tony Amendola
male prostitute pimp lesbian criminal nurse girlfriend charming offbeat witty engaging house bar hospital prison romantic dilemma relationships prostitution lesbianism love reconciliation
A lesbian hires a male escort to her sister's wedding. She thinks of a scheme to get her ex-girlfriend back: he dates and dumps the ex.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Germany|USA
1996
110 Minutes
Tilda Swinton Amy Madigan Karen Sillas Laila Robins Clancy Brown Frances Fisher Paulina Porizkova Dale Shuger Lisa Persky
attorney sister teen girl boyfriend lover psychiatrist sultry offbeat dreamy city small town feminism lesbianism sex theft psychology discovery adventure wretched excess 1990s
An ambitious female attorney wallows in excess and meaningless sex with both male and female partners, while dealing with her personal life problems including helping her kleptomaniac sister.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
Canada
2016
92 Minutes
Natalie Krill Erika Linder Mayko Nguyen Tommie-Amber Pirie Elise Bauman Andrea Stefancikova Sebastian Pigott Melanie Leishman Jocelyn Hudon Ian Matthews
editor fiancé best friend roofer emotional passionate rousing unrestrained club apartment bar seattle bathroom lesbianism affair relationships sexual awakening discovery forbidden love pursuit
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.