List of LGBT-related films of 2009

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 2009. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

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Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
All You Need Is Love – Meine Schwiegertochter ist ein Mann Edzard Onneken Germany Comedy, drama Saskia Vester, Jürgen Tonkel, Andreas Helgi Schmid, Jenny Elvers, Manuel Witting, Franziska Traub, Johannes Herrschmann
An Englishman in New York Richard Laxton United Kingdom Drama John Hurt, Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Tucker, Swoosie Kurtz, Cynthia Nixon Based on the years that writer Quentin Crisp spent in New York City
And Then Came Lola Ellen Seidler, Megan Siler United States Comedy, drama, romance Ashleigh Sumner, Jill Bennett, Cathy DeBuono, Jessica Graham, Angelyna Martinez, Candy Tolentino and Linda Ignazi
The Armoire Jamie Travis Canada Short drama William Cuddy, Ricardo Hoyos, Penelope Corrin
Berdella Paul South, William Taft United States Horror Seth Correa, Steve Williams, Marc Saleme, Vito Spino and Elmer Parker Based on the crimes of serial killer Robert Berdella
Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride Bob Christie Canada Documentary Interviewees; Gilbert Baker, Sahran Abeysundara (Director of Equal Ground Sri Lanka), Tomasz Baczkowski (President, Warsaw Equality Parade), Dean Nelson (Director, Vancouver Pride Society), Libby Davies, Fatima Amarshi (executive director, Pride Toronto), Scott Long - Human Rights Watch, Rev. Brent Hawkes, Gareth Henry - J-FLAG Jamaica, Franco Reinado - President, Gay & Lesbian Travel Assoc of Brazil, Nikolai Alekseev and Cleve Jones Follows Vancouver Pride Society president Ken Coolen at various international Pride events[1]
The Big Gay Musical Casper Andreas, Fred M. Caruso United States Musical Lena Hall, Daniel Robinson, Joey Dudding, Jeff Metzler and Michael Schiffman
Black Dynamite Scott Sanders United States Action, blaxploitation, comedy Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Salli Richardson
Boy Auraeus Solito Philippines Drama Aeious Asin, Aries Pena
Brotherhood Nicolo Donato Denmark Drama Thure Lindhardt, David Dencik, Nicolas Bro
The Brotherhood V David DeCoteau United States Horror Maria Aceves, Preston Davis
Brüno Larry Charles United States Comedy Sacha Baron Cohen, Harrison Ford, Ron Paul
The Butch Factor Christopher Hines United States Documentary
Cheila Eduardo Barberena Venezuela Drama Endry Cardeño, José Manuel Suárez, Violeta Alemán and Aura Rivas
Chloe Atom Egoyan United States
Canada
France
Drama, thriller Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson Remake of the 2003 French film Nathalie...
The Consul of Sodom Sigfrid Monleón Spain Drama Jordi Mollà, Bimba Bosé, Àlex Brendemühl, Josep Linuesa, Isaac de los Reyes, Isabelle Stoffel and Marc Martínez a.k.a. El cónsul de Sodoma
Cracks Jordan Scott United Kingdom
Ireland
Spain
France
Switzerland
Drama, romance, thriller Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots, Sinéad Cusack
Çürüğüm, Askerim, Reddediyorum Aydın Öztek Turkey Short

Documentary

Interviewees; Pınar Selek (Sociologist), Lambdaistanbul, Perihan Mağden (Author) and Mehmet Tarhan (Author) a.k.a. My caries, soldier, I refuse[2]
David's Birthday Marco Filiberti Italy Drama Alessandro Gassmann, Massimo Poggio, Maria de Medeiros, Michela Cescon
Dance Flick Damien Dante Wayans United States Musical, comedy Shoshana Bush, Damon Wayans Jr., Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, Shawn Wayans, Amy Sedaris, David Alan Grier, Chelsea Makela, Chris Elliott
Dare Adam Salky United States Drama Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley Springer, Ana Gasteyer, Rooney Mara, Sandra Bernhard, Alan Cumming, Cady Huffman Based on Salky's short film of the same name released in 2005
The Disappearance of Alice Creed J Blakeson United Kingdom Neo-noir, thriller Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston, Eddie Marsan
Dorian Gray Oliver Parker United Kingdom Drama Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Rachel Hurd-Wood Based on the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Drool Nancy Kissam United States Comedy Laura Harring, Jill Marie Jones, Oded Fehr
Duas Mulheres João Mário Grilo Portugal Drama Beatriz Batarda, Débora Monteiro, Virgilio Castelo
Eating Out: All You Can Eat Glenn Gaylord United States Romance, drama, comedy Rebekah Kochan, Chris Salvatore, Mink Stole, Leslie Jordan
Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement Susan Muska, Gréta Olafsdóttir United States Documentary Edith Windsor, Thea Spyer
El niño pez Lucía Puenzo Argentina
France
Spain
Drama, romance, thriller Inés Efron, Mariela Vitale, Ailín Salas, Pep Munné, Diego Velázquez, Carlos Bardem a.k.a. The Fish Child; loosely adapted from Puenzo's novel of the same name
Eloïse's Lover Jesús Garay Spain Drama, romance, thriller Diana Gómez, Ariadna Cabrol a.k.a. Eloïse
Eyes Wide Open Haim Tabakman Israel
Germany
France
Drama Ran Danker, Zohar Strauss a.k.a. Einaym Pkuhot
Fig Trees John Greyson Canada Documentary follows South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat and Canadian AIDS activist Tim McCaskell as they fight for access to treatment for HIV/AIDS it won the Teddy Award for Best Documentary[3]
From Beginning to End Aluizio Abranches Brazil Drama Rafael Cardoso, João Gabriel Vasconcellos, Júlia Lemmertz, Fabio Assunção, Jean Pierre Noher a.k.a. Do Começo ao Fim
Fruit Fly H.P. Mendoza United States Musical, drama L. A. Renigen, Ivan de Guzman and Mike Curtis
Hannah Free Wendy Jo Carlton United States Drama Sharon Gless, Maureen Gallagher, Kelli Strickland, Ann Hagemann, Taylor Miller Written and co-produced by Claudia Allen, based on her play of the same name
House of Boys Jean-Claude Schlim Germany
Luxembourg
Drama, musical, romance Layke Anderson, Benn Northover, Udo Kier
I Killed My Mother Xavier Dolan Canada Drama Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, François Arnaud, Niels Schneider a.k.a. J'ai tué ma mère
I Love You Phillip Morris Glenn Ficarra, John Requa United States Comedy, drama Ewan McGregor, Jim Carrey, Rodrigo Santoro, Leslie Mann, Antoni Corone, Brennan Brown, Michael Showers, Marc Macaulay, Annie Golden
I Saw the Sun Mahsun Kırmızıgül Turkey Drama Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Cemal Toktaş, Yıldız Kültür, Sarp Apak, Buğra Gülsoy, Ali Sürmeli, Altan Erkekli, Erol Günaydın, Demet Evgar, Cezmi Baskın, Şerif Sezer, Itır Esen
In My Life Olivia Lamasan Philippines Drama Vilma Santos, John Lloyd Cruz, Luis Manzano, Vice Ganda, Nikki Valdez, Dimples Romana, Rafael Rosell, Tirso Cruz III, Paw Diaz
Je te mangerais Sophie Laloy France Drama, music Judith Davis, Isild Le Besco, Édith Scob, Johan Libéreau, Marc Chapiteau, Fabienne Babe, Alain Beigel, Denis Ménochet a.k.a. You Will Be Mine
Jolly Fellows Felix Mikhailov Russia Comedy, drama Ville Haapasalo, Danila Kozlovsky
The Joneses Derrick Borte United States Comedy, drama Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, Ben Hollingsworth, Gary Cole, Glenne Headly, Lauren Hutton, Chris Williams, Christine Evangelista
Lesbian Vampire Killers Phil Claydon United Kingdom Action, Comedy, Horror James Corden, Mathew Horne, Paul McGann, Emer Kenny, Lucy Gaskell
Life Blood Ron Carlson United States Horror Sophie Monk, Anya Lahiri, Scout Taylor-Compton, Electra Avellan, Patrick Renna, Charles Napier, Angela Lindvall, Danny Woodburn
Little Ashes Paul Morrison United Kingdom
Spain
Drama Robert Pattinson, Javier Beltrán, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gatell
The Little White Cloud That Cried Guy Maddin Canada
Germany
Experimental short Breanna Rose Taylor, Marcia Ferreira, Eric Wood, Lexi Tronic, Teresa Braun, Zsa Zsa LaBitche, Sex Party Marty
Lucky Bastard Everett Lewis United States Drama Patrick Tatten, Dale Dymkoski, Johnny Kostrey and Timothy Cole
Make the Yuletide Gay Rob Williams United States Comedy Keith Jordan, Adamo Ruggiero, Hallee Hirsh, Kelly Keaton, Derek Long, Alison Arngrim, Ian Buchanan, Gates McFadden
Mark Mike Hoolboom Canada Documentary Mark Karbusicky, Mirha-Soleil Ross, Kristyn Dunnion
The Mouth of the Wolf Pietro Marcello Italy Documentary, drama Mary Monaco and Vincenzo Motta a.k.a. La bocca del lupo
The New Tenants Joachim Back Denmark
United States
Short, drama Vincent D'Onofrio, Kevin Corrigan, Liane Balaban, Jamie Harrold, David Rakoff and Helen Hanft 21 minutes long and won the 2009 Oscar for Best Live Action Short.[4]
Out in the Silence Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson United States Documentary Residents of Oil City, Pennsylvania; C.J. Bills, Diane Granley, Linda Henderson, Roxanne Hitchcock, Reverend Mark Micklos and Kathy Springer
Outrage Kirby Dick United States Documentary Subjects; Ed Koch, Ken Mehlman and Larry Craig Interviews; (openly gay politicians) Tammy Baldwin, Barney Frank, David Catania, Jim Kolbe, James McGreevey (others) Wayne Barrett, Elizabeth Birch, Kirk Fordham, Patrick Guerriero, Dan Gurley, Jim Hormel, Larry Kramer, Tony Kushner, Rodger McFarlane, Kevin Naff, Michael Rogers, Hilary Rosen, Michelangelo Signorile, Andrew Sullivan and Rich Tafel
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! Evgeny Afineevsky United States Comedy Lainie Kazan, Saul Rubinek, Vincent Pastore, John Lloyd Young, Jai Rodriguez, Bruce Vilanch, Carmen Electra, Fred Swink
Permanent Residence Scud Hong Kong Drama Sean Li, Osman Hung, Jackie Chow Tak Bong, Lau Yu Hong, Eva Lo Yong jiu ju liu
The Pit and the Pendulum David DeCoteau United States Horror, Erotic Lorielle New, Stephen Hansen, Bart Voitila, Danielle Demski, Amy Paffrath, Tom Sandoval, Greg Sestero, Michael King, Jason-Shane Scott, Andrew Bowen, Jason Stuart
Pornography: A Thriller David Kittredge United States Suspense Matthew Montgomery, Pete Scherer, Jared Grey, Walter Delmar, Dylan Vox
Prince of Tears Yonfan Hong Kong
Taiwan
Drama Fan Zhiwei, Océane Zhu, Joseph Chang, Terri Kwan, Kenneth Tsang a.k.a. Lei wangzi
Purple Sea Donatella Maiorca Italy Drama, romance Valeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese, Ennio Fantastichini, Giselda Volodi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Marco Foschi, Lucrezia Lante della Rovere, Corrado Fortuna a.k.a. Viola di mare; based on the non-fiction novel Minchia di re by Giacomo Pilati
Raging Sun, Raging Sky Julián Hernández Mexico Drama Jorge Becerra, Javier Oliván, Guillermo Villegas, Giovanna Zacarías a.k.a. Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo; winner of the Teddy Award for best feature film at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival[5]
Shank Simon Pearce United Kingdom Drama Wayne Virgo, Marc Laurent, Alice Payne, Tom Bott, Garry Summers
A Single Man Tom Ford United States Drama Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Goode, Jon Kortajarena Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood
Somewhere I Have Never Traveled Fu Tian-yu Taiwan Drama Austin Lin, Yu Shin, Li Yung-Feng, Lin Mei-hsiu, Mei Fang, Wasir Chou a.k.a. 帶我去遠方
Soundless Wind Chime Kit Hung Hong Kong
Switzerland
China
Drama Lu Yu Lai, Bernhard Bulling, Marie Omlin, Gilles Tschudi, Ruth Schwegler, Wella Zhang, Li Wai Foon, Wong Siu Yin, Hannes Lindenblatt, Jackie Leung Chinese/Western gay relationship
Spring Fever Lou Ye Hong Kong
France
China
Drama Qin Hao, Chen Sicheng, Tan Zhuo, Wu Wei, Jiang Jiaqi, Huang Xuan
Strella Panos H. Koutras Greece Drama Mina Orfanou, Yiannis Kokiasmenos, Minos Theoharis, Betty Vakalidou, Akis Ioannou and Argiris Kavidas
The String Mehdi Ben Attia France
Belgium
Tunisia
Drama Claudia Cardinale, Antonin Stahly, Salim Kechiouche, Rihab Mejri, Driss Ramdi
Taking Woodstock Ang Lee United States Comedy, drama Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman, Liev Schreiber, Jonathan Groff, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch, Paul Dano, Kelli Garner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Adam Pally, Mamie Gummer, Dan Fogler, Skylar Astin, Adam LeFevre, Richard Thomas, Kevin Chamberlin, Darren Pettie, Katherine Waterston Based on the memoir Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte
The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls Leanne Pooley New Zealand Documentary Profiles The Topp Twins, a lesbian comedy music duo from New Zealand The film was a nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.[6]
Toto Forever Roberto F. Canuto Spain
United States
Short

Drama

Kylan James, Kjord Davis, Diana Grivas, Alexander Aguila and Alexandra Smothers a.k.a. Toto Para Siempre and Siempre Toto
To Die like a Man João Pedro Rodrigues Portugal
France
Drama, fantasy, musical Fernando Santos, Chandra Malatitch, Miguel Loureiro, Jenny Larue, Fernando Gomes a.k.a. Morrer como um homem
Two Spirits Lydia Nibley United States Documentary the story of the hate-murder of 16-year-old Navajo Fred Martinez. In the film, Nibley "affirms Martinez' Navajo sense of being a two spirit 'effeminate male', or nádleeh".[7]: 168  Martinez' mother defined nádleeh as "half woman, half man".[7]: 169 
Undertow Javier Fuentes-León Peru
Colombia
France
Germany
Drama Cristian Mercado, Manolo Cardona, Tatiana Astengo a.k.a. Contracorriente; winner of the World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival
A Wake Penelope Buitenhuis Canada Drama Tara Nicodemo, Graham Abbey, Krista Sutton, Raoul Bhaneja, Martha Burns, Kristopher Turner, Nicholas Campbell
The War Boys Ron Daniels United States Drama Benjamin Walker, Victor Rasuk, Brian J. Smith, Peter Gallagher, Micaela Nevárez, Teresa Yengue, Cheyenne Serano, Ross Kelly Co-written by Naomi Wallace, based on her play of the same name
Wild About Harry Gwen Wynne United States Drama Tate Donovan, Adam Pascal, Danielle Savre, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Josh Peck, Corey Sevier, Susan Anspach, James Sikking film had the original title American Primitive and a script titled Once in a Very Blue Moon.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Propes, Richard. "The Independent Critic - "Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride" Review". theindependentcritic.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ "I'm Refusing My Corps Soldier Documentary Screening". 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Gay Entertainment Report: A Second Teddy For Hernandez", On Top, On Top Media, February 16, 2009, retrieved 23 April 2010
  4. ^ "The New Tenants | News". Thenewtenantsfilm.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  5. ^ Andrés Lema-Hincapié and Debra A. Castillo (editors)Despite All Adversities: Spanish-American Queer Cinema, p. 263, at Google Books
  6. ^ "GLAAD nominees announced". The Advocate, January 12, 2010.
  7. ^ a b Estrada, Gabriel (2011). "Two Spirits, Nádleeh, and LGBTQ2 Navajo Gaze". American Indian Culture and Research Journal. 35 (4): 167–190. doi:10.17953/aicr.35.4.x500172017344j30.
  8. ^ Gregory, Tom (February 17, 2009). "American Primitive: The "Why" Behind a Movement". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 20, 2015.