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1. My Octopus Teacher (2020)
TV-G | 85 min | Documentary, Drama
A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
Directors: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed | Stars: Craig Foster, Tom Foster
Votes: 63,829
2. Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" returns for a second season. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, serves as executive producer.
Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth MacFarlane, Sasha Sagan, Trang Vo
Votes: 7,792
3. In Defense of Food (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary
In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan's ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Schwarz | Stars: Healthy Emmie, Michael Pollan, Stephen Ritz
Votes: 803
4. The Botany of Desire (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary
Michael Pollan, a professor of journalism and a student of food, presents the history of four plants, each of which found a way to make itself essential to humans, thus ensuring widespread ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Schwarz, Edward Gray | Stars: Frances McDormand, Michael Pollan
Votes: 606
5. The Arctic Camels (2019)
75 min | Documentary, Adventure
Did you know the fact that the happiest camels in the world live on an island in the far north of Norway? When Torarin (9) and his sister Svalin (12) want a horse for riding, their parents buy two camels instead.
Director: Karl Emil Rikardsen | Stars: Thorarin, Bor, Svalin, Bestla
Votes: 21
6. Sisi ... und ich erzähle euch die Wahrheit (2012)
84 min | Documentary
Docudrama about Empress Elisabeth of Austria told from the point of view of the imperial family's personal physician, Dr. Herman Widerhofer. We learn the truth about Elisabeth, as the doctor knew more about her than anyone else.
Director: Kurt Mündl | Stars: Romy Schneider, Anna Berg, Jessica Franz, Carla Nelsen
Votes: 12
7. The Animal World (1956)
Approved | 82 min | Documentary, Animation, History
A documentary showcasing the world's many different animal species, both past and present.
Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Theodore von Eltz, John Storm
Votes: 130
8. Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)
G | 95 min | Documentary, Family
From BBC Earth Films, the studio that brought you Earth, comes the sequel - Earth: One Amazing Day, an astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course ... See full summary »
Directors: Richard Dale, Lixin Fan, Peter Webber | Stars: Robert Redford, Jackie Chan
Votes: 3,102 | Gross: $0.08M
9. Everything at Once (2021)
Unrated | 102 min | Documentary
A film essay about a singular couple, Paco and Manolo, two Catalan photographers from the outskirts of Barcelona, who have been together for thirty years. Both have managed to work as a ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Fuguet | Stars: Paco Moyano, Manolo Rodríguez, Francesc Mulet, Germán Rodríguez de la Fuente
Votes: 156
10. Circus of Books (2019)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 1976, Karen and Barry Mason had fallen on hard times and were looking for a way to support their young family when they answered an ad in the Los Angeles Times. Larry Flynt was seeking ... See full summary »
Director: Rachel Mason | Stars: Karen Mason, Barry Mason, Micah Mason, Rachel Mason
Votes: 5,009
11. Pray Away (2021)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary
Former leaders of the "pray the gay away" movement contend with the aftermath unleashed by their actions, while a survivor seeks healing and acceptance from more than a decade of trauma.
Director: Kristine Stolakis | Stars: Yvette Cantu Schneider, Michael Bussee, John Paulk, Julie Rodgers
Votes: 3,569
12. I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.
Directors: Adrian Buitenhuis, Derik Murray | Stars: Heath Ledger, Ben Harper, Kim Ledger, Sally Bell
Votes: 6,905
13. Gayby Baby (2015)
PG | 85 min | Documentary, Family
GAYBY BABY follows the lives of four kids - Gus, Ebony, Matt and Graham - whose parents all happen to be gay. As they each wrestle with personal change, the outside world wrestles with the ... See full summary »
Director: Maya Newell | Stars: Ebony, Graham, Gus, Matt
Votes: 848
14. Cocteau Marais - Un couple mythique (2013 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
Directors: Philippe Pouchain, Yves Riou | Stars: Pierre Barillet, Carole Weisweiller, Arletty, Pierre Brasseur
Votes: 30
15. I'm a Porn Star (2013)
TV-MA | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A history of the gay porn industry, with four prolific on-camera performers interviewed about their work.
Director: Charlie David | Stars: Brent Everett, Colby Jansen, Johnny Rapid, Joshua Broome
Votes: 260
16. Valentine Road (2013)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Crime
On February 12, 2008 in Oxnard, California, eighth-grade student Brandon McInerney shot his classmate Larry King twice in the back of the head during first period. When Larry died two days ... See full summary »
Director: Marta Cunningham | Stars: James Bing, Jeremy Bing, Rosalie Black, Dawn Boldrin
Votes: 1,984
17. How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History, News
The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
Director: David France | Stars: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky
Votes: 4,356 | Gross: $0.13M
18. Stephen Fry: Out There (2013)
60 min | Documentary
Actor Stephen Fry has for two years seeking up some of the most homophobic persons in the world who spend most of their time fighting gays, and challenges their view upon their extreme homophobia.
Stars: Stephen Fry, João Silvério Trevisan, Andrew, Steven
Votes: 639
19. Sex: Made in Germany (2013)
45 min | Documentary, News
Germany completely legalized prostitution over 10 years ago and now has one of the most liberal prostitution laws in the world. Over the course of ten years, Germany has become a ... See full summary »
Directors: Sonia Kennebeck, Tina Soliman | Stars: Candy Cash, Herbert Krauleidis, Sonia Rossi, Jürgen Rudloff
Votes: 32
20. Survival of the Fabulous (2013 TV Movie)
Unrated | 48 min | Documentary
Survival of the Fabulous asks are gay men actually born gay? If so, how could homosexuality, a trait, which essentially prevents reproduction, evolve and survive generations of history? ... See full summary »
Director: Bryce Sage | Stars: Ray Blanchard, Tony Bogaert, David Burns, Andrea Camperio Ciani
Votes: 40
21. The Out List (2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary
A documentary about being among the LGBT community in modern society, told through interviews with LGBT celebrities and community leaders.
Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | Stars: Dustin Lance Black, R. Clarke Cooper, Wade Davis, Ellen DeGeneres
Votes: 685
22. When Boys Fly (2002)
60 min | Documentary
Non-fiction account of three men as they find their place in the Circuit Party Scene.
Directors: Stewart Halpern-Fingerhut, Lenid Rolov | Stars: Jeff Anderson, Bryan, Jason Cavallo, Brandon Delcampo
Votes: 399
23. Tofu (2015)
12 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary series focusing on sex in the twenty-first century.
Stars: Julie Hesmondhalgh, Naith Payton, Jake Bass, Max Ryder
Votes: 558
24. The Source (1999)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S.
Director: Chuck Workman | Stars: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Dennis Hopper, Allen Ginsberg
Votes: 845 | Gross: $0.36M
25. 101 Rent Boys (2000)
78 min | Documentary
101 Rent Boys is shot on location in various motel rooms situated on the length of the Santa Monica Boulevard, and features 101 different hustlers. Although the film features 101 different ... See full summary »
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: David Anthony, Gary Barry, Scott Black, Bo
Votes: 382
26. Rent Boys (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
Berlin stories behind sex for money. Despised, stigmatised and suppressed to the fringe of society - this is the reality young, male prostitutes face in Berlin. Most of the hustlers are ... See full summary »
Director: Rosa von Praunheim | Stars: Sergiu Grimalschi, Peter Kern, Master Patrick, Claudia Thomas
Votes: 269
27. The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)
PG-13 | 79 min | Documentary, Biography
Twelve years after the dramatic collapse of the Christian empire of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, this documentary tells for the first time what really happened when they lost control of the first and most successful TV ministry of its kind.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: RuPaul, Tammy Faye Bakker, Virginia Fairchild, Johnny Grover
Votes: 2,222 | Gross: $1.03M
28. Telo bez duse (1996)
R | 94 min | Documentary
Documentary look at doomed male prostitutes in Prague, ages 15 to 18, who troll at the public swimming pool, the train station, a video arcade, and a disco. After the boys talk about how ... See full summary »
Director: Wiktor Grodecki | Stars: Vaclav Cernogursky, David, Jarda, Marek
Votes: 711
29. My Own Private River (2012)
101 min | Documentary
Footage from My Own Private Idaho (1991) is re-contextualized in James Franco's tribute to River Phoenix.
Directors: James Franco, Gus Van Sant | Stars: Wilmer Calderon, Jim Freivogel, Brian Lally, Matt Militano
Votes: 481
30. A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A theatrical documentary on the planet's dwindling oil resources.
Directors: Basil Gelpke, Raymond McCormack, Reto Caduff | Stars: Wade Adams, Abdul Samad Al-Awadi, Fadhil J. Al-Chalabi, Roscoe Bartlett
Votes: 1,999
31. Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2017)
Unrated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars.
Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Scotty Bowers, William Mann, David Kuhn, Stephen Fry
Votes: 1,802 | Gross: $0.46M
32. Studio 54 (2018)
TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary, History, Music
The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.
Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Ian Schrager, Steve Rubell, Donald Rubell, Neil Schlesinger
Votes: 3,542 | Gross: $0.20M
33. Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021)
95 min | Documentary, Drama, Fantasy
A deep dive into the making of the films with first time ever interviews with cast and crew, never-before-seen footage from the movies, and a preview of the seventh installment in the franchise, released at the same time as the documentary
Director: Joe Bandelli | Stars: Jason Blum, Oren Peli, Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat
Votes: 329
34. 8: The Mormon Proposition (2010)
R | 80 min | Documentary
A scorching indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion & passage of California's Proposition 8 and the Mormon religion's secretive, decades-long campaign against LGBT human rights.
Directors: Reed Cowan, Steven Greenstreet | Stars: Spencer Jones, Tyler Barrick, Dustin Lance Black, Linda Williams Stay
Votes: 1,273 | Gross: $0.10M
35. Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
85 min | Documentary
Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young songwriters and romantic partners, find themselves caught in movie star Gloria Swanson's web when she hires them to write a musical version of "Sunset Boulevard."
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Steve Allen, Brooke Anderson, Julie Andrews
Votes: 234
36. White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch (2022)
TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary
Abercrombie and Fitch conquered malls in the late '90s and early '00s with gorgeous models, pulsing dance beats and a fierce scent. But their "all-American" image shattered as exclusionary marketing and hiring practices came to light.
Director: Alison Klayman | Stars: Benjamin O'Keefe, Bobby Blanski, Ryan Daharsh, Sapna Maheshwari
Votes: 5,229
37. A Bigger Splash (1973)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Semi-fictionalized documentary biopic of British artist David Hockney. After a difficult break-up, Hockney is left unable to paint, much to the concern of his friends. Titled after Hockney's pop-art painting 'A Bigger Splash'.
Director: Jack Hazan | Stars: David Hockney, Peter Schlesinger, Celia Birtwell, Henry Geldzahler
Votes: 630 | Gross: $0.09M
38. A Bill Called William (1997)
51 min | Documentary
A review of Great Britain's Sexual Offenses Act of 1967 on the 30th anniversary of its passage. The Act decriminalized sexual behavior between consenting adult males over 21 and was ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Harvey | Stars: Mark Chapman, David Webb
Votes: 11
39. This Filthy World (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Jeff Garlin's documentary on the work of John Waters.
Director: Jeff Garlin | Star: John Waters
Votes: 1,743
40. A Jihad for Love (2007)
Unrated | 81 min | Documentary
A documentary on gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims across the Muslim and Western worlds.
Director: Parvez Sharma | Stars: Muhsin Hendricks, A.K. Hoosen, Mazen, Abdellah Taïa
Votes: 713 | Gross: $0.11M
41. A Sinner in Mecca (2015)
79 min | Documentary
For a gay filmmaker, filming in Saudi Arabia presents two serious challenges: filming is forbidden in the country and homosexuality is punishable by death. For filmmaker Parvez Sharma, ... See full summary »
Director: Parvez Sharma | Stars: Hamad Almutaani, Maram Alzghoul, Shady Eldanf, Ismail Sarsor
Votes: 363
42. Trembling Before G-d (2001)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
A cinematic portrait of various gay Orthodox Jews who struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexual orientation.
Director: Sandi Simcha Dubowski | Stars: Shlomo Ashkinazy, Steve Greenberg, Nathan Lopes Cardozo, Naomi Mark
Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.62M
43. I Am Gay and Muslim (2012)
59 min | Documentary, Biography
This intimate documentary I AM GAY AND MUSLIM follows a number of young Moroccan gay men in their exploration of their religious and sexual identity. The men portrayed in the film openly ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Belloni | Star: Rayan Rayan
Votes: 41
44. Meet the GlamCocks (2013)
55 min | Documentary
An exclusive documentary on the GlamCocks camp at Burning Man Festival.
Director: Vincent Rommelaere | Star: Shane Jenek
Votes: 13
45. Strip Jack Naked: Nighthawks II (1991)
Unrated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Ron Peck talks about his experiences of growing up as a gay man, the attitudes to homosexuality in Britain, and his journey towards making his film Nighthawks (1978).
Director: Ron Peck | Stars: Ron Peck, John Brown, John Daimon, Nick Bolton
Votes: 124
46. Gay USA (1977)
78 min | Documentary
Shot on one day by 25 different cameramen across the USA under the co-ordination of Arthur J. Bressan Jr. this film documents Gay Pride parades across the United States in the late 70s.
Director: Arthur J. Bressan Jr. | Stars: Stuart Loomis, Pat Parker
Votes: 419
47. Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
The story of matinee idol Tab Hunter from teenage stable boy to closeted Hollywood star of the 1950s.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Tab Hunter, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Natalie Wood
Votes: 3,556
48. eXposed: The Making of a Legend (2005)
95 min | Documentary
A behind the scenes look at the making of the porno Buckleroos
Director: Mr. Pam | Stars: Jake Andrews, Dave Angelo, Bruce Balderson, Edu Boxer
Votes: 95
49. Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Combining unprecedented access to Davis' vast personal archives with original interviews, this documentary reveals a startling portrait of one of Hollywood's most gifted and enigmatic stars.
Directors: Peter Jones, Mark A. Catalena | Stars: Bette Davis, Susan Sarandon, Ruthie Davis, Barbara 'Bobby' Davis
Votes: 690
50. The Blue Flower of Novalis (2018)
70 min | Documentary
In his apartment in São Paulo, between making coffee and gay hook-ups, Marcelo casually and sincerely discussed his longings and beliefs.
Directors: Rodrigo Carneiro, Gustavo Vinagre | Stars: Marcelo Diorio, Majeca Angelucci, Marcos Pomar, Thais de Almeida Prado
Votes: 380
51. The Adults in the Room (2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A hybrid documentary exploring the filmmaker's relationship with an older man during his teen years and his efforts in the present to turn those events into a narrative film.
Director: Andrew Blubaugh | Stars: Kate Allen, Seth Allen, Kaia Austin, Jessica Baclesse
Votes: 60
52. Upstairs Inferno (2015)
96 min | Documentary, History
On June 24, 1973, a gay bar in New Orleans called the Up Stairs Lounge was deliberately set on fire: an event that for over 40 years, was considered the "Largest Gay Mass Murder in U.S. History".
Director: Robert L. Camina | Stars: Christopher Rice, Regina Adams, Misti Ates, David Billings
Votes: 441
53. Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine (2014)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Friends and family reflect on the life and death of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, who was murdered in a targeted homophobic attack in Wyoming in 1998.
Director: Michele Josue | Stars: Michele Josue, Judy Shepard, Zeina Barkawi, Dennis Shepard
Votes: 1,589
54. Bridegroom (2013)
R | 80 min | Documentary
Shane Bitney Crone's plans to marry Tom Bridegroom in California after the same-sex marriage law is passed takes a tragic turn when his partner of six years accidentally dies and Tom's family refuses Shane from attending the funeral.
Director: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | Stars: Cindy Bitney, David Crone, Jessica Mitchell, Lizzy Mohl
Votes: 4,632
55. Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride (2009)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Before the 30th anniversary, Vancouver's Gay Pride Parade director examines relevance of Pride celebrations internationally. He travels to places where Pride is steeped in protest to ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Christie | Star: Ken Coolen
Votes: 142
56. Gaze (2010)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
An exploration of twenty artists and their bodies of work.
Director: Matt Riddlehoover | Stars: Derrick Barry, Ryan Basham, Jackie Beat, Rob Beyond
Votes: 352
57. Red Without Blue (2007)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary
The intimate bond between two identical twin brothers is challenged when one decides to transition from male to female; this is the story of their evolving relationship, and the resurrection of their family from a darker past.
Directors: Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills, Todd Sills | Stars: Clair Farley, Jennie Farley, Mark Oliver Farley, Scott Farley
Votes: 504
58. The Lavender Scare (2017)
77 min | Documentary
With the United States gripped in the panic of the Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be "security risks" and orders the immediate firing of any government ... See full summary »
Director: Josh Howard | Stars: Glenn Close, David Hyde Pierce, Cynthia Nixon, Zachary Quinto
Votes: 174
59. Dzi Croquettes (2009)
110 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A Brazilian Theater group that through talent, irony and humor confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970's revolutionizing the gay movement worldwide and changing theater and dance language to an entire generation.
Directors: Raphael Alvarez, Tatiana Issa | Stars: Josephine Baker, Ciro Barcelos, Norma Bengell, Maria Zilda Bethlem
Votes: 384
60. Daddy and Papa (2002)
57 min | Documentary
Daddy & Papa explores the lives of gay men who have made a decision that is both traditional and revolutionary: to raise kids themselves.
Director: Johnny Symons | Star: Johnny Symons
Votes: 129
61. Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hay (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 57 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary about gay/political activist Harry Hay, founder of one of the first gay rights organizations in the USA, the Mattachine Society. He was also a labor organizer and Marxist ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Slade | Stars: John Burnside, Harry Hay, William Dale Jennings, Taylor Mali
Votes: 19
62. Family Fundamentals (2002)
75 min | Documentary
What happens when religiously conservative Christian parents have children who "become homosexual?" FAMILY FUNDAMENTALS is filmmaker Arthur Dong's personal attempt to answer that explosive question.
Director: Arthur Dong | Stars: Brian Bennett, Kathleen Bremner, Paul Bremner, Guy Foti
Votes: 140
63. Coming Out Under Fire (1994)
72 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II. The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans.
Director: Arthur Dong | Stars: Salome Jens, Phillis Abry, David Barrett, Sarah Davis
Votes: 183
64. Desire (1989)
88 min | Documentary, History, Romance
Stuart Marshall's forceful new film (separately commissioned, but screened in Britain as part of - and the most-watched episode of - Channel Four's lesbian and gay magazine series) isn't ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Marshall
Votes: 32
65. Compared to What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank (2014)
TV-14 | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A portrait of recently retired Congressman Barney Frank, one of America's most well-known and least understood political figures.
Directors: Sheila Canavan, Michael Chandler | Stars: Barney Frank, Spencer Bachus, Mike Barnicle, Neil Barofsky
Votes: 223
66. Call Me Kuchu (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato - Uganda's first openly gay man - and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the ... See full summary »
Directors: Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall | Stars: David Bahati, Lou Engle, Long John, David Kato
Votes: 830 | Gross: $0.01M
67. The Invisible Men (2012)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary, Drama
An untold side of the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict: gay Palestinians - Louie, Abdu and Fares - are hiding in Tel Aviv, and until they escape, they must remain 'the invisible men'.
Director: Yariv Mozer
Votes: 233
68. Tying the Knot (2004)
Unrated | 81 min | Documentary, History, Romance
A look at the debate over same sex marriage in the USA. The reasons behind it are illustrated with real life couples that have run afoul of current laws despite varying levels of planning. ... See full summary »
Director: Jim de Sève | Stars: Bob Barr, Mary Bonauto, Brian Brown, Martin Bubbly
Votes: 312 | Gross: $0.04M
69. Dear Jesse (1997)
82 min | Documentary
Can you go home again? What if you're a gay man and home is a state where voters keep electing a homophobe to the US Senate? In 1996, native son Tim Kirkman returns to North Carolina to ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Kirkman | Stars: Nathan A. Barbour, Karen Brown, Patsy Clarke, Hal Crowther
Votes: 159 | Gross: $0.02M
70. It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School (1996)
80 min | Documentary
The groundbreaking film that addresses anti-gay prejudice by providing adults with practical lessons on how to talk with children about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. Part of The Respect for All Project.
Directors: Debra Chasnoff, Helen Cohen | Stars: Bob Smith, Brian Stover
Votes: 96
71. Paris Is Burning (1990)
R | 78 min | Documentary
A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Director: Jennie Livingston | Stars: Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey, Paris Duprée
Votes: 17,611 | Gross: $3.78M
72. That Man: Peter Berlin (2005)
Unrated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography
This intimate film reveals the legendary man with the white saran wrapped pants, undersized leather vests, and Dutch-boy haircut who is the iconic Peter Berlin.
Director: Jim Tushinski | Stars: Peter Berlin, Armistead Maupin, John Waters, Jack Wrangler
Votes: 424 | Gross: $0.06M
73. Derek (2008)
76 min | Documentary
A film involving two courageous and innovative artists-one the subject and one the filmmaker-provides a cinematic journey that illuminates the work and enduring importance of the late Derek Jarman.
Directors: Isaac Julien, Bernard Rose | Stars: David Hockney, Derek Jarman, Chris Lowe, John Lydon
Votes: 336
74. Les Invisibles (2012)
115 min | Documentary, Romance
Several elderly homosexual men and women speak frankly about their pioneering lives, their fearless decision to live openly in France at a time when society rejected them.
Director: Sébastien Lifshitz | Stars: Yann, Pierre, Bernard Romieu, Jacques
Votes: 677
75. Coming Out (II) (2015)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Following a series of gay teen suicides, a deeply closeted student confronts his repressed sexuality in search of acceptance from his family, community, and himself.
Director: Alden Peters | Stars: Alden Peters, Callahan Peters, Julian Peters, Ritch Savin-Williams
Votes: 114
76. Gay Chorus Deep South (2019)
TV-14 | 100 min | Documentary, Music
In response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus embarks on a tour of the American Deep South.
Director: David Charles Rodrigues | Stars: Tim Seelig, Chris Verdugo, Ashle Blow, Jimmy White
Votes: 274
77. Cassandro, The Exotico! (2018)
73 min | Documentary
After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts in the ring, Cassandro, the star of the gender-bending cross-dressing Mexican wrestlers known as the Exoticos, is far from retiring. ... See full summary »
Director: Marie Losier | Star: Cassandro
Votes: 449 | Gross: $0.01M
78. March for Dignity (2020)
74 min | Documentary
Feature documentary March for Dignity follows a small group of LGBTI+ activists in Tbilisi, Georgia as they attempt to conduct the first Pride march in the country, They face overwhelming ... See full summary »
Director: John Eames
Votes: 35
79. Welcome to Chechnya (2020)
TV-MA | 107 min | Documentary
A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.
Director: David France | Stars: Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Ramzan Kadyrov, Maxim Lapunov
Votes: 3,140
80. This Area Is Under Quarantine (2009)
80 min | Documentary
It doesn't look spectacular at first. Two boys each talk separately about their experiences. In the end also on the sexual level. In the end they are also in the room together. In the end they don't leave it at talking.
Director: Thunska Pansittivorakul | Stars: Pradit Pradinan, Sathit Sobree
Votes: 41
81. Avalon (2020)
63 min | Documentary
A long film compiled from sexual tapes recorded by the directors. It documents a six-year relationship in which mutual trust is being replaced little by little by isolation and distance.
Director: Thunska Pansittivorakul | Stars: Thunska Pansittivorakul, Yossoontorn Sawasdee
Votes: 52
82. The Terrorists (2011)
103 min | Documentary
"The Terrorists". A black cloak of forgetting, suppressing and covering has descended on the events that took place in Bangkok in spring 2010.
Director: Thunska Pansittivorakul
Votes: 93
83. Age of Consent (2014)
Unrated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of the HOIST, London's first and only Gay Fetish Bar, coincides with the political struggle to decriminalize homosexual activity within the United Kingdom.
Directors: Charles Lum, Todd Verow | Stars: Kilker Alcaraz, Marc Angelo, Gary Burgess, Ingo Cando
Votes: 60
84. Bottom (I) (2012)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
A cinema verite documentary about a man living in New York City determined to have raw sex with as many men as possible in a year and meticulously keeping count of the number of 'loads' he takes.
Director: Todd Verow | Star: Anonymous Anonymous
Votes: 155
85. Not Angels But Angels (1994)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
Interviews with a procurer and with nineteen boys and young men who are prostitutes in Prague. The youths range in age from 14 to 19. They hustle at the central train station and at clubs. ... See full summary »
Director: Wiktor Grodecki | Stars: Eda, Joseph Gregori, Honza, Jarda
Votes: 525
86. Gay Sex in the 70s (2005)
Not Rated | 67 min | Documentary
A chronicle of gay culture in New York during the post-Stonewall, pre-AIDs era.
Director: Joseph F. Lovett | Stars: Robert Alvarez, Alvin Baltrop, Barton Benes, Tom Bianchi
Votes: 925 | Gross: $0.25M
87. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
Unrated | 88 min | Documentary, Horror
A documentary on the history of the slasher film.
Director: Jeff McQueen | Stars: Ed Green, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Joseph Stefano
Votes: 3,618
88. (A)sexual (2011)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Romance
Facing a sex obsessed culture, a mountain of stereotypes and misconceptions, and a lack of social or scientific research, asexuals - people who experience no sexual attraction - struggle to claim their identity.
Director: Angela Tucker | Stars: Aliza, Antonia, Barb, Joy Behar
Votes: 790
89. Ask Not (2008)
73 min | Documentary, War
A film that reveals the personal stories of Americans willing to risk their lives for a country that criminalizes the act of coming out. Current and veteran gay soldiers reveal how "don't ... See full summary »
Director: Johnny Symons
Votes: 61
90. The Lost Leonardo (2021)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Mystery
The mystery surrounding the Salvator Mundi, the first painting by Leonardo da Vinci to be discovered for more than a century, which has now seemingly gone missing.
Director: Andreas Koefoed | Stars: Mohammad Bin Salman, Doug Patteson, Jerry Saltz, Robert K. Wittman
Votes: 2,758
91. Barbarians Rising (2016)
TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Action, Drama
Rome. The greatest empire the world has ever known. This docudrama tells the story of Rome through the eyes of the empire's many adversaries who battled to see its destruction.
Stars: Michael Ealy, Barry Strauss, Richard Riddell, Julian Kostov
Votes: 2,251
92. Mary's Land (2013)
PG-13 | 116 min | Documentary, Mystery
The Devil's Advocate receives a new mission: to fearlessly investigate those who still trust Heaven's formulas. Are they swindlers? Swindled? If he discovers that their beliefs are bogus, our lives will remain the same. But - what if they're not a fairy tale?
Director: Juan Manuel Cotelo | Stars: John Bruchalski, Silvia Buso, Clara Cotelo, Juan Manuel Cotelo
Votes: 424
93. No Ordinary Man (2020)
83 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
No Ordinary Man is an in-depth look at the life of musician and trans culture icon Billy Tipton. Complicated, beautiful and historically unrivaled, this groundbreaking film shows what is ... See full summary »
Directors: Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt | Stars: Billy Tipton Jr., Holden Bernstein, Kate Bornstein, Ryan Cassata
Votes: 396
94. God Loves Uganda (2013)
TV-14 | 83 min | Documentary
An account of the American Evangelicals' attempts to indoctrinate their Christian Right beliefs in Uganda.
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Votes: 1,255 | Gross: $0.05M
95. Felix in Wonderland (2019)
49 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
Fall into the world of Felix Kubin's experimentation and creation of music sound and his mastering of his instrument of predilection, the KORG MS20. A portrait of a great artist who never ... See full summary »
Director: Marie Losier | Stars: Felix Kubin, Claire Doyon
Votes: 55
96. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2011)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on artist Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and his wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye, centered around the transformations the pair underwent for their Pandrogyne project.
Director: Marie Losier | Stars: Genesis P-Orridge, Lady Jaye Breyer P'Orridge, Big Boy Breyer P'Orridge, Edley Odowd
Votes: 687
97. Cassandro, el exótico (2010 Video)
23 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The documentary chronicles moments of Cassandro's life as a Luchador and as a different human being.
Director: Michael Ramos Araizaga | Star: Cassandro
Votes: 10
98. Caravaggio: The Soul and the Blood (2018)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
An exciting and unsettling cinematic journey through the life, work and torments of Caravaggio. Light and shadow, contrasts and contradictions, genius and intemperance distinguish his ... See full summary »
Director: Jesus Garces Lambert | Stars: Manuel Agnelli, Emanuele Marigliano, Mina Gregori, Sara Pallini
Votes: 346
99. Winged Migration (2001)
G | 89 min | Documentary
Documentary on the migratory patterns of birds, shot over the course of three years on all seven continents.
Directors: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Philippe Labro
Votes: 12,368 | Gross: $10.76M
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