List of LGBTQ-related films of 2021

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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 2021. 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 Ref
Acts of Love Isidore Bethel, Francis Leplay France, United States Documentary [1]
After America Jake Yuzna United States Drama Yvonne Freese, Theresa McConnon, Daniel Nies, Ahmed Yusuf, Dan Fox, Eli Anthony, Robert Dante [2]
Ahead of the Curve Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow United States Documentary Franco Stevens, Kim Katrin, Denice Frohman, Amber Hikes, Andrea Pino-Silva, Melissa Etheridge, Jewelle Gomez, Lea DeLaria, Kate Kendell [3]
Ailey Jamila Wignot United States Documentary [4]
All Eyes Off Me (Mishehu Yohav Mishehu) Hadas Ben Aroya Israel Drama [5]
Alone (Seuls) Paul Tom Canada Documentary [6]
Anaïs in Love (Les Amours d'Anaïs) Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet France [7]
Ayuda Babes Joven Tan Philippines Comedy Gardo Versoza, Ate Gay, Joey Paras, Iyah Mina, Marlo Mortel, Marc Logan [citation needed]
Benedetta Paul Verhoeven France, Netherlands Drama Virginie Efira, Lambert Wilson, Daphne Patakia, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Charlotte Rampling, Hervé Pierre [8]
Between Them (Toutes les deux) Noël Mitrani Canada Romantic comedy Veronika Leclerc Strickland, Mélanie Elliott, Vitali Makarov, Daniel Murphy, Laurent Lucas [9]
Billy Boy Sacha Amaral Argentina [7]
Bliss (Glück) Henrika Kull Germany Drama [5]
Bruno Reidal, Confessions of a Murderer Vincent Le Port France [7]
Brutalia, Days of Labour Manolis Lavris Greece, Belgium [7]
Catching a Serial Killer: Bruce McArthur James Buddy Day Canada Documentary [10]
Celts (Kelti) Milica Tomovic Serbia Drama [11]
Cicada Yoon Daewoen South Korea [7]
Cinderella Kay Cannon United States Romantic comedy Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter, Pierce Brosnan [citation needed]
Compartment No. 6 (Hytti nro 6) Juho Kuosmanen Russia, Finland [7]
Cruella Craig Gillespie United States, United Kingdom Crime, comedy Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Mark Strong, John McCrea, Kirby Howell-Baptiste [citation needed]
Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor Shelley Thompson Canada Drama Maya Henry, Robb Wells, Amy Groening, Reid Price [12]
The Divide (La Fracture) Catherine Corsini France Drama Valeria Bruni Tedeschi,Marina Foïs, Pio Marmaï [7]
Down in Paris Antony Hickling France Drama Antony Hickling, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Manuel Blanc, Dominique Frot [13]
Esquí Manque La Banca Argentina, Brazil Documentary [citation needed]
Eternals Chloé Zhao United States Superhero Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Harish Patel, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie [citation needed]
Everybody's Talking About Jamie Jonathan Butterell United Kingdom Musical Drama Max Harwood, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Lancashire, Sharon Horgan, Lauren Patel, Ralph Ineson, Samuel Bottomley, Shobna Gulati, Adeel Akhtar [14]
Everything Went Fine (Tout s'est bien passé) François Ozon France Sophie Marceau, André Dussollier, Géraldine Pailhas, Charlotte Rampling, Hanna Schygulla, Éric Caravaca, Grégory Gadebois [7]
The Fall of the Swift (La Caída del vencejo) Gonzalo Quincoces Spain [7]
Fanny: The Right to Rock Bobbi Jo Hart Canada Documentary Fanny [15]
Fear Street Part One: 1994 Leigh Janiak United States Slasher Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Julia Rehwald, Fred Hechinger, Ashley Zukerman [16]
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 Supernatural horror
Firebird Peeter Rebane United Kingdom, Estonia Drama, romance, war Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodnii, Diana Pozharskaya [17]
Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen United States, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark Documentary [4]
Fresh Water David Kalinauskas Canada Documentary Antonio Lennert [18]
Frida Aleksandra Odić Germany [7]
Genderation Monika Treut Germany Documentary [5]
Ghost Song Nicolas Peduzzi France [7]
The Girl and the Spider (Das Mädchen und die Spinne) Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher Switzerland Drama Henriette Confurius, Liliane Amuat [5]
Great Freedom (Große Freiheit) Sebastian Meise Germany [7]
The Hill Where Lionesses Roar (Luaneshat e kodrës) Luàna Bajrami France, Kosovo [7]
How to Fix Radios Emily Russell, Casper Leonard Canada Drama James Rudden, Dimitri Watson, Willa Crowder, Hector Jenkins [19]
Human Factors (Der menschliche Faktor) Ronny Trocker Germany Drama Mark Waschke, Hassan Akkouch, Marthe Schneider, Spencer Bogaert [5]
If from Every Tongue It Drips Sharlene Bamboat Canada, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka Documentary [20]
Instructions for Survival Yana Ugrekhelidze Georgia Documentary [5]
International Dawn Chorus Day John Greyson Canada Documentary Shady Habash, Sarah Hegazi [21]
Jungle Cruise Jaume Collet-Serra United States Adventure Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Edgar Ramirez, Jesse Plemmons, Paul Giamatti [citation needed]
King Max Adèle Vincenti-Crasson France [7]
Language Lessons Natalie Morales United States Drama Natalie Morales, Mark Duplass, Desean Terry [5]
The Last Chapter (La dernière séance) Gianluca Matarrese France, Italy Documentary Bernard Guyonnet Winner of the Queer Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival [22]
The Laureate William Nunez United Kingdom Drama Tom Hughes, Dianna Agron, Laura Haddock, Fra Fee [citation needed]
Leo by Night (Léo la nuit) Nans Laborde-Jourdàa France Short drama Nans-Laborde-Jourdàa, Cyusa Ruzindana Rukundo Marcou, Marie-Sohna Condé [23]
Leynilöggan Hannes Þór Halldórsson Iceland Action, comedy Auðunn Blöndal, Egill Einarsson, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir [citation needed]
Ma Belle, My Beauty Marion Hill France Drama, romance [24]
Madalena Madiano Marcheti Brazil Drama Natalia Mazarim, Rafael de Bona, Pamella Yule [25]
The Man with the Answers Stelios Kammitsis Greece, Cyprus, Italy Romantic drama, road movie Vasilis Magouliotis, Anton Weil [26]
Mayor Pete Jesse Moss United States Documentary Pete Buttigieg [27]
La Mif Fred Baillif Switzerland Drama [citation needed]
Miguel's War Eliane Raheb Lebanon, Germany, Spain Documentary [28]
The Mitchells vs. the Machines Mike Rianda United States Science fiction, comedy Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Mike Rianda, Eric André, Olivia Colman [29]
Moneyboys C. B. Yi Austria, Belgium, France, Taiwan Kai Ko, Chloe Maayan, J.C. Lin, Bai Yufan, Sun Qiheng [7]
Moon, 66 Questions (Selini, 66 erotiseis) Jacqueline Lentzou Greece, France Drama Sofia Kokkali, Lazaros Georgakopoulos [30]
Mouth Congress Paul Bellini, Scott Thompson Canada Documentary Paul Bellini, Scott Thompson, Kevin McDonald [31]
My Girlfriend Is the Revolution Marcelino Islas Hernández Mexico Coming-of-age, Romance Sofía Islas, Ana Valeria Becerril, Flor Edwarda [32]
My Name Is Pauli Murray Betsy West, Julie Cohen United States Documentary [4]
Neptune Frost Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman Rwanda, United States Elvis Ngabo, Cheryl Isheja, Kaya Free [7]
No Fags (Tunten zwecklos) Mirek Balonis, Jutta Riedel Germany Documentary [citation needed]
North by Current Angelo Madsen Minax United States Documentary [5]
On Solid Ground (Über Wasser) Jela Hasler Switzerland [7]
Operation Hyacinth (film) Piotr Domalewski Poland Drama, Crime Tomasz Ziętek, Hubert Miłkowski, Marek Kalita, Adrianna Chlebicka, Tomasz Schuchardt [33] [34]
Paris, 13th District (Les Olympiades) Jacques Audiard France Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Jehnny Beth, Noémie Merlant [7]
Pat Rocco Dared Morris Chapdelaine, Bob Christie Canada Documentary Pat Rocco [35]
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada Drama Benedict Cumberbatch,Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine, Frances Conroy [citation needed]
The Retreat Pat Mills Canada Horror Tommie-Amber Pirie, Sarah Allen [36]
Returning to Reims (Fragments) Jean-Gabriel Périot France [7]
Ride or Die Ryūichi Hiroki Japan Thriller Kiko Mizuhara, Honami Sato, Yoko Maki, Shunsuke Tanaka, Anne Suzuki, Shinya Niiro, Tetsushi Tanaka, Setsuko Karasuma [37]
The Right Words (Haut les cœurs) Adrian Moyse Dullin France [7]
Scarborough Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson Canada Drama Liam Diaz, Essence Fox, Anna Claire Beitel [38]
The Scary of Sixty-First Dasha Nekrasova United States Horror, thriller Betsey Brown, Madeline Quinn, Dasha Nekrasova [5]
Simone Is Gone (Simone est partie) Mathilde Chavanne France [7]
Softie (Petite Nature) Samuel Theis France [7]
Some Women Quen Wong Singapore Documentary [39][40]
Someone Like Me Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor Canada Documentary [41]
Stillwater Tom McCarthy United States Drama Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin [citation needed]
Stop-Zemlia Kateryna Gornostai Ukraine Drama Maria Fedorchenko, Arsenii Markov, Yana Isaienko, Oleksandr Ivanov, Andrii Abalmazov [citation needed]
The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night Fawzia Mirza Canada, United States Short comedy Kausar Mohammed, Vico Ortiz [42]
Titane Julia Ducournau Belgium, France Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh [7]
Venus by Water Lin Wang China [7]
We're All Going to the World's Fair Jane Schoenbrun United States Horror Anna Cobb, Michael J. Rogers [4]
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan Drama Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima, Hyunri, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Katsuki Mori, Shouma Kai, Fusako Urabe, Aoba Kawai [5]
Wildhood Bretten Hannam Canada Drama Phillip Lewitski, Joshua Odjick, Michael Greyeyes, Joel Thomas Hynes [43]
Women Do Cry (Zhenite plachat) Vesela Kazakova, Mina Mileva Bulgaria Drama Maria Bakalova [7]

References

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  1. ^ Marc Glassman (April 30, 2021). "A Year too Real—and a Festival for its Hot Docs". Point of View.
  2. ^ Bradley Gibson, "After America". Film Threat, February 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ahead of the Curve". www.frameline.org. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  4. ^ a b c d Peter Knegt, "Queer cinema was alive, well and subversive as ever at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival". CBC Arts, February 5, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Guy Lodge, "Berlinale: Teddy Awards Lineup Offers a Surprising Cross-Section of New Queer Cinema". Variety, March 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Megan Durnford, "Paul Tom Animates the Stories of Child Refugees in Alone". Point of View, November 14, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Yves Lafontaine, "Les films du Festival de Cannes en lice pour la Queer Palm". Fugues, June 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Ella Kemp, "Catholic activists start petition to ban film about lesbian nun 'Benedetta'". NME, April 13, 2022.
  9. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Toutes les deux primé en Angleterre". Films du Québec, February 10, 2022.
  10. ^ Brent Furdyk, "'Catching A Serial Killer: Bruce McArthur': New True-Crime Documentary Investigates Notorious Toronto Serial Killer". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 19, 2021.
  11. ^ Guy Lodge, "'Celts' Review: Grownups Misbehave at a Child's Birthday Party in This Enjoyably Chaotic Serbian Comedy". Variety, August 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "Feature film Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor wraps in Antigonish" Archived 2021-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Pictou Advocate, September 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "TLA Releasing UK | Down in Paris".
  14. ^ 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' Feature Skips Theatrical For Amazon – Deadline
  15. ^ Madeline Lines, "Finding Fanny: Bobbi Jo Hart's newest documentary is poetic justice for the first women of rock and roll". Point of View, May 26, 2021.
  16. ^ Erbland, Kate (2021-07-02). "'Fear Street': Why Netflix's Horror Trilogy Is Built Around an 'Underrepresented' Queer Love Story". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  17. ^ Harvey, Amelia (March 23, 2021). "'Firebird' Is A Melodramatic True Story Of Forbidden Gay Love In The Cold War". Screen Queens. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  18. ^ Mackenzie Patterson, "Fresh Water documentary spotlights Brazilian native finding refuge in Great Lakes surfing community". Streets of Toronto]], July 19, 2021.
  19. ^ Sarah Taher, "4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Mar. 4". Xtra!, March 4, 2021.
  20. ^ Andrew Jeffrey, "Open City Documentary Festival unveils full program". RealScreen, July 28, 2021.
  21. ^ Sarah Jae Leiber, "International Dawn Chorus Day Premieres April 29". Broadway World, March 29, 2021.
  22. ^ Camillo De Marco, "Review: The Last Chapter". Cineuropa, 10 September 2021.
  23. ^ Quentin Grosset, "Nans Laborde-Jourdàa : « On travaille sur la crête entre le vrai et le faux, le noble et le mauvais goût. »". Trois couleurs, 13 December 2022.
  24. ^ Lang, Brett (February 19, 2021). "Queer Polyamorous Love Story 'Ma Belle, My Beauty' Sells to Good Deed". Variety. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  25. ^ Ide, Wendy (February 3, 2021). "'Madalena': Rotterdam Review". ScreenDaily. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  26. ^ "Movie Review: The Man with the Answers". The Rectangular View. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  27. ^ "Pete Buttigieg documentary 'Mayor Pete' to open LGBTQ Film Festival NewFest". NBC News, September 16, 2021.
  28. ^ Jay Weissberg, "'Miguel's War' Film Review: A Gay Lebanese Man Strives to Make Peace With His Past". Variety, March 12, 2021.
  29. ^ "The Mitchells vs. The Machines Breaks New Ground for LGBTQ Representation in Animation". CBR. April 30, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  30. ^ Nick Chen, "Jacqueline Lentzou is the new romantic of Greek Weird cinema". Dazed, June 23, 2022.
  31. ^ Norman Wilner, "Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini resurrect a gay punk band you've never heard of". Now, March 2, 2021.
  32. ^ Ges, Lucía (2021-10-17). ""Mi novia es la revolución", de Marcelino Islas Hernández: una visión sobre la feminidad". Vagabunda Mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  33. ^ Daniel Tilles, "Netflix thriller set amid anti-gay operation in communist Poland'". "Notes From Poland". September 13, 2021.
  34. ^ Will Tizard, "Cinematographer Piotr Sobocinski Creates Trapped Characters in Murder Story ‘Hyacinth’ – Camerimage'". Variety, November 13, 2021.
  35. ^ Katherine Brodsky, "Whistler Film Fest Kicks Back into High Gear with Hybrid Model and Contenders 'Lost Daughter' and 'Power of the Dog'". Variety, November 30, 2021.
  36. ^ Chris Knight, "Sufficiently scary; Canadian horror film gives old premise a refreshing, satisfying LGBTQ twist". Calgary Herald, May 21, 2021.
  37. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 28, 2020). "Ching Nakamura's Gunjō Manga Gets Netflix Film". Anime News Network.
  38. ^ Amber Dowling, "'Scarborough' Gives Ground-Breaking Voice to Ignored Toronto Community". Variety, September 10, 2021.
  39. ^ Frater, Patrick (2021-11-30). "SGIFF Premiere: 'Some Women' Focuses on Singapore's Unseen Transgender History". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  40. ^ Khanna, Tanisha (2024-04-08). "Film of the Month: Some Women, A Journey Through Self-Acceptance and a Look Into the Lives of Transgender Women in Singapore". City Nomads. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  41. ^ Rebecca Dyok, "Former Fort St. James resident to release first feature-length documentary film". Vanderhoof Omineca Express, April 19, 2021.
  42. ^ Tracy E. Gilchrist, "Queer Muslims Centered in Holiday Flick The Syed Family Xmas Game Night". The Advocate, September 22, 2021.
  43. ^ "Hannam's Wildhood, a two-spirit teenage road trip, now filming in Windsor". SaltWire Network, August 19, 2020.
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