List of LGBT-related films of 1999

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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related filmsreleased in 1999. 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

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotes
$30 Gregory Cooke United StatesShort, comedy Sara Gilbert, Erik MacArthur and Gregory Itzin A father buys his closeted son a night with a prostitute
24 Nights Kieran Turner United StatesComedyKevin Isola, Aida Turturro and Stephen Mailer
After Stonewall John Scagliotti United StatesDocumentary
Aimée & Jaguar Max Färberböck GermanyRomance, war, drama Juliane Köhler, Maria Schrader, Johanna Wokalek, Elisabeth Degen, Heike Makatsch and Detlev Buck Based on the book by Erica Fischer chronicling the lives of Lilly Wust and Felice Schragenheim during World War II
All About My Mother Pedro Almodóvar Spain
France
Drama Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz and Candela Peña
American Beauty Sam Mendes United StatesDrama Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Chris Cooper This film won the Academy Award for best picture.
Atomic Saké Louise Archambault CanadaShort drama Audrey Benoit, Suzanne Clément, Noémie Godin-Vigneau
The Attack of the Giant Moussaka Panos H. Koutras GreeceComedy, sci-fiYannis Aggelakis, Myriam Vourou, Christos Mantakas. Gregory Patrikareas, Eugene Dimitriou and Themis Bazaka
Beau travail Claire Denis FranceDrama Denis Lavant, Michel Subor and Grégoire Colin Based on the novella Billy Budd by Herman Melville
Being John Malkovich Spike Jonze United StatesFantasy, comedy, drama John Cusack, Cameron Diaz and Catherine Keener John Malkovich and Charlie Sheen appear as themselves
Belle maman Gabriel Aghion FranceComedy Catherine Deneuve, Line Renaud, Stéphane Audran
Beloved/Friend (Amic/Amat) Ventura Pons SpainDramaJosep María Pou, Rosa Maria Sardà, Mario Gas, David Selvas and Irene Montalà a.k.a. Beloved/Friend; based on the book Testament by Josep Maria Benet i Jornet
Below the Belt Dominique Cardona, Laurie Colbert CanadaShort dramaNathalie Toriel, Cara Pifko, Tanja Jacobs
Better Than Chocolate Anne Wheeler CanadaRomance, comedy Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald and Peter Outerbridge
The Big Brass Ring George Hickenlooper United StatesDrama William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Irene Jacob, Jefferson Mays and Miranda Richardson The film's script was heavily rewritten by Hickenlooper and F. X. Feeney from a previous screenplay written in the early 1980s by Orson Welles and Oja Kodar
The Boondock Saints Troy Duffy United StatesCrime, drama Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco and Billy Connolly
Boys Don't Cry Kimberly Peirce United StatesCrime, drama Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III and Alison Folland Based on the real-life story of Brandon Teena
Burlesk King Mel Chionglo PhilippinesDramaRodel Velayo, Leonardo Litton, Elizabeth Oropesa, Raymond Bagatsing and Cherry Pie Picache 2nd part of a trilogy about strippers in Manila's gay bars
But I'm a Cheerleader Jamie Babbit United StatesComedy, drama Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, RuPaul, Eddie Cibrian, Wesley Mann and Richard Moll
Chutney Popcorn Nisha Ganatra United StatesComedy, drama Nisha Ganatra, Jill Hennessy, Sakina Jaffrey and Madhur Jaffrey
Chill Out Andreas Struck GermanyDrama Tatjana Blacher, Sebastian Blomberg and Werner Heinrichmöller
Creature Parris Patton United StatesDocumentaryStacey "Hollywood" Dean, Filberto Ascencio, Butch Dean, Dusty DeanDocumentary by Parris Patton about trans woman Stacey Hollywood; a four-year chronicle of Stacey's transformation into womanhood, life in the West Hollywood LGBT nightclub scene, and her journey from Los Angeles back home to visit her conservative Christian family in North Carolina. [1]
Cruel Intentions Roger Kumble United StatesDrama, thriller Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon Modern adaptation of the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Deep Inside Clint Star Clint Alberta CanadaDocumentary
Le derrière Valérie Lemercier FranceComedy Valérie Lemercier, Claude Rich, Dieudonné, Marthe Keller and Patrick Catalifo
An Early Frost Pierre Pinaud FranceShort, dramaAmandine Sroussi, Serpentine Teyssier and Laurent Manzonia.k.a. Gelée précoce
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld Rosa von Praunheim Germany
Netherlands
History, dramaFriedel von Wangenheim, Ben Becker, Wolfgang Völz, Otto Sander and Meret Becker
Election Alexander Payne United StatesComedy, drama Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon Based on the novel by Tom Perrotta
External Affairs Peter MossCanadaDrama Victor Garber, Kenneth Welsh TV movie
Fight Club David Fincher United StatesDrama, thriller Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, and Jared Leto Based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk, it explores themes of homoeroticism. [2]
The Five Senses Jeremy Podeswa CanadaDrama Mary-Louise Parker, Gabrielle Rose, Molly Parker, Daniel MacIvor, Philippe Volter, Nadia Litz, Brendan Fletcher, Marco Leonardi, Pascale Bussières, Paul Soles, Richard Clarkin
Flawless Joel Schumacher United StatesComedy, drama Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Chris Bauer, Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Daphne Rubin-Vega
Floating William RothUnited StatesRomance, drama Norman Reedus, Chad Lowe, Will Lyman, Sybil Temchen and Casey Affleck
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby Matthew Bright United StatesExploitation Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Gallo, María Celedonio
Friends & Lovers George Haas United StatesRomance, drama Stephen Baldwin, Danny Nucci, George Newbern, Alison Eastwood, Claudia Schiffer, Robert Downey Jr., Neill Barry, Suzanne Cryer
Full Blast Rodrigue Jean CanadaDrama, musical David La Haye, Martin Desgagné, Louise Portal, Marie-Jo Thério, Patrice GodinBased on the novel L'Ennemi que je connais by Martin Pitre
Gendernauts - Eine Reise durch die Geschlechter Monika Treut Germany
United States
Documentary Sandy Stone, Texas Tomboy, Susan Stryker and Hida Viloria a.k.a. Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities
Go Doug Liman United StatesComedy, crime William Fichtner, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr, Sarah Polley, Scott Wolf and features Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer, Timothy Olyphant, Desmond Askew, Jane Krakowski, J. E. Freeman, and Melissa McCarthy
The Green Elephant Svetlana Baskova RussiaHorrorSergey Pakhomov, Vladimir Epifantsev
Happy, Texas Mark Illsley United StatesCrime, comedy Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn, Ally Walker, Illeana Douglas and William H. Macy
Hit and Runway Christopher LivingstonUnited StatesComedyMichael Parducci, Peter Jacobson and Judy Prescott
I Know a Place Roy MitchellCanadaShort documentaryBob Goderre
Je vois déjà le titre Martial Fougeron FranceShort, dramaDenis D'Arcangelo, Orazio Massaro and Michèle Moretti aka I already see the title
Just One Time Lane Janger United StatesComedyLane Janger, Joelle Carter, Guillermo Díaz and Jennifer Esposito
Laugh in the Dark Justine Pimlott CanadaDocumentaryGary Colwell, Don Morden, Doris Mehegan
Lola and Billy the Kid Kutlug Ataman Germany
Turkey
Drama Gandi Mukli, Baki Davrak, Erdal Yıldız, Murat Yılmaz, Inge Keller and Michael GerberKnown in German as Lola und Bilidikid
Love in the Mirror (Amor nello specchio) Salvatore Maira ItalyDrama Anna Galiena, Peter Stormare and Simona Cavallari
L'un dans l'autre Laurent Larivière FranceShortGérald Broclawik, François Revaclier and Isabelle Malinaka In and Out
The Matrix The Wachowskis United StatesScience-fiction, Action Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano The film was confirmed by Lilly to be an allegory for transgender themes, with the Matrix being a transformation. One of the characters was intended to be male in the real world and female in the Matrix. [3]
Memento Mori Kim Tae-yong , Min Kyu-dong South KoreaHorror, romance, drama Lee Young-jin, Park Ye-jin, Kim Min-sun and Gong Hyo-jin
My Gentleman Friends Moze Mossanen CanadaDocudrama Aron Tager, David Gardner, François Klanfer, Christina Collins
Oi! Warning Benjamin Reding, Dominik RedingGermanyDramaSascha Backhaus, Sascha Goerts, Sandra Borgmann and Jens Veith
Piglets Luc Feit , Marcus Sauermann GermanyShort, comedyAndreja Schneider, Christoph Marti and Tobias Bonnaka Ferkel
The Pinco Triangle Patrick Crowe, Tristan R. WhistonCanadaDramaMichael Fitzgerald, Lorraine Segato
Rites of Passage Victor Salva United StatesDrama, thriller Dean Stockwell, James Remar, Robert Glen Keith and Jason Behr
Second Skin Gerardo Vera SpainRomance, drama Javier Bardem, Jordi Molla, Ariadna Gil, Cecilia Roth and Mercedes Sampietro
See You in Hell, My Darling Nikos Nikolaidis GreeceDramaVicky Harris, Valeria Christodoulidou, Paschalis Tsarouhas, Nikos Kordinos and Panos Vourlamis
Set Me Free (Emporte-moi) Léa Pool Switzerland
Canada
France
Drama Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Miki Manojlovic and Alexandre Mérineau
The Sex Monster Mike Binder United StatesComedy Mariel Hemingway, Mike Binder, Renee Humphrey (credited as Renée Humphrey)
Skin Gang Bruce La Bruce Canada
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
Drama, adultSteve Masters, Eden Miller, Slava Mogutin, Ralph Steel and Daniel Bätschera.k.a. Skin Flick
Sleeping Beauties Jamie Babbit United StatesShort Sarah Lassez, Radha Mitchell, Clea DuVall, Vince Vieluf and Rose McGowan
Speedway Junky Nickolas Perry United StatesDrama Jesse Bradford, Jordan Brower, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Daryl Hannah, Tiffani Thiessen and Patsy Kensit
Taboo Nagisa Oshima France
United Kingdom
Japan
Drama Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda. Shinji Takeda and Tadanobu Asano a.k.a. Gohatto
The Talented Mr. Ripley Anthony Minghella United StatesCrime, drama, thriller Jude Law, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Davenport Based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith
Three to Tango Damon Santostefano United StatesComedy, Romance Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell, Dylan McDermott, Oliver Platt
Trick Jim Fall United StatesComedy, romance, musical Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc, Tori Spelling, Lorri Bagley, Brad Beyer, Steve Hayes and Clinton Leupp
The Velocity of Gary Dan Ireland United StatesDrama, comedy Thomas Jane, Salma Hayek, Vincent D'Onofrio a.k.a. The Velocity of Gary* *(Not His Real Name)
Where Lies the Homo? Jean-François MonetteCanadaDocumentary
Why Not Me? Stéphane Giusti Spain
France
Switzerland
Comedy Amira Casar, Julie Gayet, Bruno Putzulu, Alexandra London, Carmen Chaplin, Johnny Hallyday, Marie-France Pisier, Brigitte Roüan, Assumpta Serna and Elli Medeiros

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  3. "The Matrix Was a Trans Allegory, Confirms Lilly Wachowski". Vanity Fair . 4 August 2020.