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This is a list of lesbian , gay , bisexual or transgender -related filmsreleased 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.
| 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 | ||
| Death in Buenos Aires | Natalia Meta | Argentina | Drama, Suspense | Demián Bichir, Chino Darín, Mónica Antonópulos, Carlos Casella | [10] | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | [11] | |
| 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 | [12] |
| 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 | [13] |
| 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 | [14] | |
| 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 | [15] | |
| Hole | Martin Edralin | Canada | Short, drama | Ken Harrower, Sebastian Deery | ||
| I Am Syd Stone | Denis Theriault | Canada | Short drama | Gharrett Patrick Paon, Michael Gaty | [16] | |
| 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 | [17] |
| 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 | [18] | |
| 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 | [19] |
| 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 | [20] |
| 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 | [21] | |
| 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 | [22] |
| Two 4 One | Maureen Bradley | Canada | Romance, comedy, drama | Gavin Crawford, Naomi Snieckus, Gabrielle Rose | [23] | |
| 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 |
Chaz Salvatore Bono is an American writer, musician and actor. His parents are entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher, and he became widely known in appearances as a child on their television show, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.
The Celluloid Closet is a 1996 American documentary film directed and co-written by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, and executive produced by Howard Rosenman. The film is based on Vito Russo's 1981 book The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies, and on lecture and film clip presentations he gave from 1972 to 1982. Russo had researched the history of how motion pictures, especially Hollywood films, had portrayed gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender characters.
Blue Is the Warmest Colour is a 2013 romantic drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and starring Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos. The film follows Adèle (Exarchopoulos), a French teenager, who discovers desire and freedom when Emma (Seydoux), an aspiring painter, enters her life. It depicts their lesbian sexual relationship from Adèle's high school years to her early adult life and career as a schoolteacher. The film's premise is based on the 2010 graphic novel of the same name by Jul Maroh.
I Am Michael is a 2015 American biographical drama film written and directed by Justin Kelly. Based on the journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis' New York Times Magazine article "My Ex-Gay Friend", the film stars James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts, and Charlie Carver. Franco plays Michael Glatze, a gay activist who renounces homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor. Filming ran in New York City from August 11 to August 30, 2014.
Mala Mala is a 2014 Puerto Rican documentary film directed by Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles, starring Jason "April" Carrión, Samantha Close and Ivana Fred. The film shows several stories of the transgender community in Puerto Rico, including April Carrion, a well-known drag queen who participated in the reality show RuPaul's Drag Race. Mala Mala also includes the historic victory of the LGBT community with the approval and signature of Law 238-2014, which prevents discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Mala Mala has been presented in festivals around the world, including London, Ukraine, Los Angeles, Austin, Costa Rica and Mexico, in addition to schools such as The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, University of Pennsylvania, New York University and Harvard University.
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