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In honor of Pride Month, movie review website Rotten Tomatoes has updated its list of the top 200 LGBTQ+ movies, and a ton of our recent faves have made the cut!
According to Rotten Tomatoes, "movies considered for the list prominently feature gay, lesbian, trans, or queer characters; concern itself centrally with LGBTQ+ themes; present its LGBTQ+ characters in a fair and realistic light; and/or be seen as a touchpoint in the evolution of queer cinema," and "every movie here is Fresh from at least 20 reviews."
Some of our recent favorites, including Nimona (92% fresh), Challengers (89% fresh) and Monica (84% fresh) were left off the list, leaving us scratching our heads at movies like First Girl I Loved (#159 on the list), Crush (#182), Strange World (#188), and Ammonite (#197) made the list instead.
Here are all the newer, more recent movies from the last two years that are included in Rotten Tomatoes' top 200 best LGBTQ+ movies of all time list and where they rank.
Kokomo City, #6
This documentary about trans sex workers from filmmaker D. Smith has a 99% fresh rating.
Every Body, #11
Another documentary, Every Body shines a light on the lives of intersex people and earned a 98% fresh rating.
All of Us Strangers, #20
This romantic drama about ghosts and grief has a 97% fresh rating.
Monster, #22
Monster is a Japanese film about a fifth grade boy whose parents think he is being abused at school told through three different perspectives. It holds a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Love Lies Bleeding, #37
This intense and violent romance from Rose Glass stars Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian as a gym manager and female bodybuilder who fall in love. It's at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Passages, #38
Ira Sachs' film about a gay couple whose marriage hits a bump when one of the men sleeps with a woman is sitting at 95% fresh.
Everything Everywhere All At Once, #55
This Oscar-winning film is about the relationship between an immigrant mother and her queer daughter, and also the multiverse, has a 93% rating.
Bottoms, #77
Emma Seligman's hilarious and raunchy lesbian teen comedy Bottoms has a 90% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Persian Version, #101
This comedy about a young Iranian-American woman at odds with her more traditional family has an 84% rating.
I Saw the TV Glow, #102
This horror film explores the terror of the trans experience in an intimate and haunting way. It has an 84% fresh rating
Rustin, #111
Colman Domingo was nominated for an Oscar for playing the civil rights legend Bayard Rustin in this biopic with an 83% rating.
Strange Way of Life, #130
This short film from Pedro Almodovar follows two cowboys played by Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal who reunite after years apart. It has a 76% rating.
Red, White & Royal Blue, #132
Amazon Prime Video's adaptation of this rom-com novel about the son of the US President and an English Prince has a 76% rating.
The Stroll, #149
This documentary tells the history of trans sex workers in New York's Meatpacking District and holds a 95% fresh rating.
