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Top 10 gay men movies
Overall, gay films aren't very good. There are a lot of cliche storylines (coming out, HIV/AIDs, hustlers, et al). Still, these 10 are all excellent movies and perfect for a date night. Here are my top 10 picks for best gay men's films:
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Mysterious Skin
This is a hard movie to watch. It tackles a subject most of us would rather avoid. It goes places few films have the courage to delve into. The subject is pedophile. Two young boys are molested by their baseball coach but have wildly different reactions to the experience. One embraces being gay and actively seeks out older men, while the other has blacked out the experience and believes he was abducted by space aliens. Sounds strange, but it's a great film that balances humor with great sadness. Any film that can do that, is worthy of a top 10 list.
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Brother to Brother
One of the most disappointing aspects of gay movies is the lack of films focusing on black men. What few there have been, haven't been very good. Finally, there's a great film all about being black and gay. This film focuses on the Harlem Renaissance, as a modern-day student comes face to face with history. It switches back and forth between the past and present. We get to see the lives of some of the great gay writers of that era. For that reason alone, it belongs on this list. Add to it that it's a very original film that will entertain as much as inform and you have a classic gay film.
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Victim
In the Outfilms database we have gay movies that go back to 1919. That particular film, Different From the Others, addressed gay subject matter directly. That was rare, as the next 40 years will see. There were some gay characters, but for the most part gay movies went into the closet. Victim was the first film when they started coming out of the closet again. This 1961 film dealt with homosexuality in a much more honest light that most films, and had an impact on society. By showing how gay men were being blackmailed, it helped change the British laws that made homosexual acts illegal. A film with that kind of impact belongs in the top 10.
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Wonder Boys
Let's get it out of the way, yes, Tobey Maguire plays gay. Do I really need to write anything else to get the gay boys to see it? Too bad, because I could write a lot. This is a quirky film of misfits all dealing with the inequities of life. Michael Douglas shines in this film as a middle-age professor who has never been able to duplicate his success in publishing a first novel. He's got problems with his wife and his girlfriend. Not to mention his editor and his drag queen boyfriend. The story keeps surprising the viewer and you're almost sorry when it ends. It's a joy to watch.
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Love to Hide, A (Un Amour A'taire)
I thought all the Nazi Germany films about gays were going to be about lesbians. Finally, one about gay men. In this tale a gay man tries to save the family business by day while he keeps his male lover secret at night. How long will it take the Nazis to discover the relationship and ship the men off to a concentration camp? And will the woman who is in love with the gay man be the one to turn him in? Or will it be someone else? This drama is quite moving and worthy of sharing a list with November Moon and Aime & Jaguar.
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Lilies
If you watch the trailer for this one, you're likely to be perplexed about it. A confessional where the roof comes off to show a balloon? When I told one co-worker he has to see this film, he said, "Lilies, isn't that a lesbian film?" No, it's not. It's the story of two young men in love in early part of the 1900s. But that's the play. We meet one of those young men many years later when he's in prison and giving his confession. It takes a second to adjust to how this story is presented, because it's very original. It has excellent cinematography, a shocking story and hot boys. What more can any gay movie fan want?
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Torch Song Trilogy
I recently bought a copy of this excellent film to add to my library and watched it again for the first time in 10 years. It still belongs among the best gay movies ever made, and this one was made in 1984. If you were around then, you know most gay films were filled with stereotypes or really didn't have a clue how to handle gay subject matter. And along comes Harvey Fierstein, who adapted his Tony Award-winning play for the screen. Arnold, the character Fierstein plays, is a real gay man living his life openly. He takes the viewers on a ride of both joys and sorrow. And he does it with great humor. It's the first gay classic.
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Brokeback Mountain
Now that the hype is gone we can evaluate this landmark film based on what's on the screen, not the impact it had on the mainstream. It still ranks very high and will no doubt be on this list for a long time. It's a beautiful film and a tremendous love story. Why isn't it higher? I like subjects that are bigger, and outside of the displays of homophobia and life inside the closet, this film just doesn't have it. But, it did contribute to a fantastic year in gay films and earned more conversation than any gay film in history. So it doesn't need me to rank it higher.
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American Beauty
This movie was an easy winner for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Kevin Spacey plays a middle-age man having a bit of a crisis in his life. His wife is ignoring him, he's been fired from his job and he's suddenly experiencing erotic thoughts toward his daughter's teen-age friend. Not to mention the crazy neighbors, including a gay couple (the only normal people on the block). The gay angle is not overt for most of the film, but when it hits it is a major turning point. It was written by Alan Ball, who is gay and remains one of the most original films ever.
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Capote
I'm sure there will be many who are unhappy I have this film here instead of Brokeback Mountain. It's just one man's choice. I thought this was the best GLBT film of 2005, which was the best year for gay films ever. It was the year gay cinema grew up. These are all adult, thinking person movies. This one about Truman Capote's search for all the facts behind a horrible Kansas murder so that he can write his award-winning crime book, "In Cold Blood." The film never shies away from Capote's homosexuality and a key part on the film is the relationship between Capote and one of the killers.
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