List of LGBT-related films of 2014
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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 2014. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
Films[edit]
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes | Ref |
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| 52 Tuesdays | Sophie Hyde | Australia | Drama | Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Del Herbert-Jane | [1] | |
| Aban and Khorshid | Darwin Serink | United States | Short, drama | Mojean Aria, Bobby Naderi | ||
| An Afternoon (En eftermiddag) | Søren Green | Denmark | Short, drama, romance | Ulrik Windfeldt-Schmidt, Jacob Ottensten | 8 mins long, later added to Boys On Film 14: Worlds Collide compilation | [2] |
| Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy | Andrea James | United States | Comedy | Alec Mapa | One-man show | |
| All Yours (Je suis à toi) | David Lambert | Belgium, Canada | Comedy-drama | Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Jean-Michel Balthazar, Monia Chokri | [3] | |
| Appropriate Behavior | Desiree Akhavan | United States | Comedy | Desiree Akhavan, Scott Adsit, Rebecca Henderson, Halley Feiffer, Anh Duong, Hooman Majd, Arian Moayed, Aimee Mullins | [4] | |
| Barrio Boy | Dennis Shinners | United States | Short, drama | Dennis Garcia, Dan Leonard, Peter Olivera, Andrew Flores | 8 mins long, in 2016 it was added to Boys On Film 14: Worlds Collide (compilation) | [5][6] |
| Before the Last Curtain Falls (Bevor der letzte Vorhang fällt) | Thomas Wallner | Belgium, Germany, Canada | Documentary | [7] | ||
| Boy Meets Girl | Eric Schaeffer | United States | Romance | Michelle Hendley, Michael Welch | ||
| The Butchers | Steven Judd | United States | Horror | Semi Anthony, Damien Puckler, Randall Bosley, Cameron Bowen, Braxton Davis, Mara Hall, Jacob Hobbs, Tonya Kay | ||
| The Case Against 8 | Ben Cotner and Ryan White | United States | Documentary | Ted Olson, Christopher D. Dusseault, Jeffrey J. Zarrillo, Paul T. Katami, Kristin M. Perry, Sandra B. Stier, David Boies, Ted Uno, Chad Griffin - (American Foundation for Equal Rights co-founder), Kristina Schake - (American Foundation for Equal Rights co-founder), Adam Umhoefer, Elliott Perry, Frank Stier, Tom Stier and Spencer Perry | [8] | |
| The Circle (Der Kreis) | Stefan Haupt | Switzerland | Drama | Matthias Hungerbühler, Sven Schelker, Anatole Taubman, Peter Jecklin, Marianne Sägebrecht, Antoine Monot Jr., Marie Leuenberger | Teddy Award winner for Best Documentary | [9] |
| Coming In | Marco Kreuzpaintner | Germany | Romantic comedy | Kostja Ullmann, Aylin Tezel, Ken Duken | ||
| Date and Switch | Chris Nelson | United States | Comedy | Nicholas Braun, Hunter Cope, Dakota Johnson | ||
| Do I Sound Gay? | David Thorpe | United States | Documentary | David Thorpe, Dan Savage, George Takei, David Sedaris, Tim Gunn, Margaret Cho | ||
| Do Lado de Fora | Alexandre Carvalho | Brazil | Comedy | André Bankoff | ||
| The Dog | Allison Berg, Frank Keraudren | United States | Documentary | John Wojtowicz, Carmen Bifulco, Jeremy Bowker | Documentary about John Wojtowicz, whose story inspired the fiction film Dog Day Afternoon | |
| Drumline: A New Beat | Bille Woodruff | United States | Alexandra Shipp, Leonard Roberts, Jordan Calloway | TV movie | ||
| Drunktown's Finest | Sydney Freeland | United States | Drama | Jeremiah Bitsui, Carmen Moore | [10] | |
| Dyke Hard | Bitte Andersson | Sweden | Comedy | Lina Kurttila, Peggy Sands, Maria Wågensjö, Alle Eriksson, Iki Gonzalez, Josephine Krieg, Anitha Nygårds, Ylva Maria Thompson, Ann-Charlotte Andersson, Jackson Bell, Joseph Huncovsky, Henry Miazga | ||
| Feriado | Diego Araujo | Ecuador Argentina |
Drama | Juan Arregui, Elena Vargas, Cristina Morrison, Peki Andino, Canela Samaniego, Manuela Merchán, Irwin Ortiz, Francisco Perez, Sami Maigua, Anne-Dominique Correa, Amado Silva, Said López, Diego Andrés Paredes, Joshi Espinoza, Pepe Alvear, Andrés Crespo | ||
| Fever (Fieber) | Elfi Mikesch | Austria | Drama | Eva Mattes, Martin Wuttke, Carolina Cardoso, Nicole Max, Sascha Ley, Nilton Martins | ||
| Foxcatcher | Bennett Miller | United States | History, non-fiction, drama | Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave, Anthony Michael Hall, Guy Bond, Brett Rice, Brian Baumgartner | Loosely based on the events surrounding John du Pont's recruitment of Mark and David Schultz to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in competitive events, and du Pont's subsequent murder of David | |
| Four Moons | Terrence Moss | Mexico | Comedy, drama | Antonio Velázquez, Alejandro de la Madrid, Cesar Ramos, Gustavo Egelhaaf, Alonso Echánove, Alejandro Belmonte, Gabriel Santoyo, Sebastián Rivera, Mónica Dionne, Marta Aura, Jorge Luis Moreno, Hugo Catalán, Astrid Hadad, Luis Arrieta, Karina Gidi, Renato Bartilotti, Martín Barba | a.k.a. Cuatro Lunas | [11] |
| Fred | John Fitzgerald Keitel | United States | Documentary | Fred Karger | ||
| Futuro Beach | Karim Ainouz | Brazil | Drama | Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Jesuíta Barbosa | a.k.a. Praia do Futuro | |
| Gekijōban Zero | Mari Asato | Japan | Horror | Ayami Nakajō, Aoi Morikawa, Fujiko Kojima, Karen Miyama, Kasumi Yamaya, Minori Hagiwara, Yuri Nakamura, Kōdai Asaka, Noriko Nakagoshi, Jun Miho | Based on a novelization by Eiji Otsuka of the Fatal Frame video game series | [12] |
| Girltrash: All Night Long | Alex Kondracke | United States | Musical, comedy | Lisa Rieffel, Michelle Lombardo, Gabrielle Christian, Mandy Musgrave, Kate French, Clementine Ford, Rose Rollins, Heather Thomas, Megan Cavanagh | Prequel to the webseries Girltrash! | |
| The Guest (La Visita) | Mauricio López Fernández | Chile | Drama | Daniela Vega, Claudia Cantero, Rosa Ramímez | [13] | |
| Guidance | Pat Mills | Canada | Comedy | Pat Mills, Kevin Hanchard, Maria Vacratsis, Allison Hossack | ||
| Hidden Away (A escondidas) | Mikel Rueda | Spain | Drama | Germán Alcarazu, Adil Koukouh | [14] | |
| Hole | Martin Edralin | Canada | Short, drama | Ken Harrower, Sebastian Deery | ||
| I Am Syd Stone | Denis Theriault | Canada | Short drama | Gharrett Patrick Paon, Michael Gaty | [15] | |
| The Imitation Game | Morten Tyldum | United Kingdom | Drama | Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Charles Dance, Mark Strong, James Northcote, Steven Waddington, Tom Goodman-Hill, Alex Lawther | Biopic of Alan Turing; based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges | |
| Jongens (Boys) | Mischa Kamp | Netherlands | Drama | Gijs Blom, Ko Zandvliet | ||
| Julia | Matthew A. Brown | United States | Horror | Ashley C. Williams, Tahyna Tozzi, Jack Noseworthy | ||
| Kasal | Joselito Altarejos | Philippines | Drama | Arnold Reyes, Mhyco Aquino (credited as Oliver Aquino) | ||
| Kidnapped for Christ | Kate S. Logan | United States | Documentary | |||
| Land of Storms (Viharsarok) | Ádám Császi | Hungary | Drama | András Sütö, Ádám Varga, Sebastian Urzendowsky | ||
| Lilting | Hong Khaou | United Kingdom | Drama | Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-pei | ||
| Love Is Strange | Ira Sachs | United States | Drama | John Lithgow, Alfred Molina | ||
| Love in the Time of Civil War (L'amour au temps de la guerre civile) | Rodrigue Jean | Canada | Drama | Alexandre Landry, Ana Christina Alva | ||
| Mala Mala | Antonio Santini, Dan Sickles | Puerto Rico | Documentary | Jason Carrión, Samantha Close, Ivana Fred, Alberic Prados | Puerto Rico Queer FilmFest winner for Best Documentary | [16] |
| Man on High Heels (Hai hil) | Jang Jin | South Korea | Drama | Cha Seung-won, Oh Jung-se, Esom | ||
| The New Girlfriend | François Ozon | France | Drama | Romain Duris, Anaïs Demoustier, Raphaël Personnaz, Isild Le Besco, Aurore Clément | Based on the short story of the same name | |
| Night Flight (Ya Gan Bi Haeng) | Leesong Hee-il | South Korea | Drama | Kwak Si-yang, Lee Jae-joon | ||
| The Normal Heart | Ryan Murphy | United States | Drama | Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons | Film adaptation of Larry Kramer's play The Normal Heart; HBO television film with a limited theatrical release. | |
| Papilio Buddha | Jayan K. Cherian | India | Drama | S. P. Sreekumar, David Briggs | ||
| Pasolini | Abel Ferrara | France Italy |
Drama | Willem Dafoe, Maria de Medeiros, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ninetto Davoli | ||
| Patong Girl | Susanna Salonen | Germany Thailand |
Drama | Maximilian Mauff, Aisawanya Areyawattana | Grimme-Preis 2016 | |
| Pierrot Lunaire | Bruce LaBruce | Canada | Drama | Susanne Sachsse, Luizo Vega, Maria Ivanenko | Transgender-themed adaptation of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire | [9] |
| Predestination | The Spierig Brothers | Australia | Drama, science fiction, thriller | Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor | ||
| Pride | Matthew Warchus | United Kingdom | Drama | Bill Nighy, Dominic West, Andrew Scott, George MacKay, Imelda Staunton | [17] | |
| San Cristóbal | Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo | Chile | Drama, short | Samuel González, Antonio Altamirano | Later released as a full-length film in 2019. Winner of 2015 Teddy Award | |
| Sand Dollars (Dólares de Arena) | Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas | Dominican Republic | Drama | Geraldine Chaplin, Yanet Mojica | ||
| The Skeleton Twins | Craig Johnson | United States | Comedy, drama | Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson | ||
| Snowflake | Francesco Roder | Italy | Drama, short | Ele Keats, Tracy Middendorf, Sara Lavner | ||
| Something Must Break (Nånting Måste Gå Sönder) | Ester Martin Bergsmark | Sweden | Drama | Saga Becker, Iggy Malmborg, Shima Niavarani, Mattias Åhlén, Daniel Nyström, Emil Almén, Axel Petersén | It is based on the novel You Are the Roots That Sleep at My Feet and Keep the Earth in Place by Eli Levén | [18] |
| Der Spalt | Kim Schicklang | Germany | Drama | Marie Fischer, Folker Dücker, Dorothea Baltzer, Trischa Dorner, Yana Robin La Baume | ||
| Stories of Our Lives | Jim Chuchu, The Nest Collective | Kenya | anthology of 5 Shorts | Kelly Gichohi, Paul Ogola, Tim Mutungi, Mugambi Nthiga, Rose Njenga, Janice Mugo, Allan Weku, Maina Olwenya, Louis Brooke, Judy Gichohi | Won a Jury Prize from the Teddy Award jury at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival and came second in the Panorama Audience Award | [19] |
| Summer Nights (Les nuits d'été) | Mario Fanfani | France | Drama | Guillaume de Tonquédec, Jeanne Balibar | ||
| Tiger Orange | Wade Gasque | United States | Drama | Mark Strano, Frankie Valenti | [20] | |
| To Be Takei | Jennifer M. Kroot | United States | Documentary | George Takei | ||
| To Russia with Love | Noam Gonick | United States Canada |
Documentary | Johnny Weir, Anastasia Bucsis, Belle Brockhoff, Blake Skjellerup | ||
| The Torture Club | Kota Yoshida | Japan | Romance | Noriko Kijima | Based on a manga | [21] |
| Two 4 One | Maureen Bradley | Canada | Romance, comedy, drama | Gavin Crawford, Naomi Snieckus, Gabrielle Rose | [22] | |
| Unfriend | Joselito Altarejos | Philippines | Drama | Angelo Ilagan, Boots Anson-Roa, Sandino Martin | ||
| The Way He Looks (Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho) | Daniel Ribeiro | Brazil | Drama | Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi | Based on Ribeiro's 2010 short film I Don't Want to Go Back Alone; Teddy Award winner for Best Feature Film | [9] |
| What We Have (Ce qu'on a) | Maxime Desmons | Canada | Drama | Maxime Desmons, Alex Ozerov, Roberta Maxwell | ||
| Yves Saint Laurent | Jalil Lespert | France | Drama | Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne | Biopic of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent |
References[edit]
- ^ "52 Tuesdays: Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "An Afternoon (En eftermiddag)En eftermiddag (July 2014)". prometheusli.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Domenico La Porta, "All Yours: Belgian bakery seeks Argentinian male prostitute". Cineuropa, 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Sundance: Why Desiree Akhavan Could be the Next Lena Dunham". Variety, January 18, 2014.
- ^ "BARRIO BOY". queensworldfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Vasile, Carl (15 March 2016). "Clip, Snip, Fade. Cutting BARRIO BOY the Short". Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Linda Barnard, "Before the Last Curtain Falls: ages and stages of drag cabaret stars". Toronto Star, April 27, 2014.
- ^ "HBO Films to Release 'The Case Against 8' Doc in Theaters Before TV Bow". The Hollywood Reporter, March 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Berlin: 'The Way He Looks' and 'The Circle' Lead Teddy Award Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ "Drunktown's Finest: Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Alejandro Belmonte Archives". The Gay Essential Film Blog. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ Richard Eisenbeis (October 14, 2014). "The Fatal Frame Movie is an Atmospheric Masterpiece". kotaku.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ "Actriz transexual y Rosa Ramírez destapan tabúes en cinta que se estrenará a fin de año" (in Spanish). Emol. October 9, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (26 March 2014). "Hidden (A escondidas): Malaga Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Syd Stone rolls on with new web series". The Coast, December 26, 2019.
- ^ "Mala Mala: A Puerto Rican Trans Documentary". Out, April 18, 2014.
- ^ Knegt, Peter (22 April 2014). "Here's The First Image From Matthew Marchus's 'Pride,' Which Will Close Directors' Fortnight at Cannes". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Saga Becker: 'Det där sökandet har jag själv gått igenom'". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Berlin: 'The Second Mother' Wins Panorama Audience Award". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "'Tiger Orange': Outfest Review". The Hollywood Reporter, July 21, 2014.
- ^ Kevin Ma (15 May 2014). "Hot Japanese Genre Films in Cannes". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Two 4 One and the accidental pregnancy". Xtra!, September 29, 2014.
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