The best LGBTQ+ movies and shows, ranked

142 LGBTQ+ titles, tagged by TMDB for a queer story or lead, ranked by quality and fame, with where to stream.

1. 1Riverdale (2017) · seriesSuspenseful · late-night trip · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-14Small-town secrets and surreal darkness bubble beneath a wholesome facade in this campy, suspenseful mystery.Netflix
2. 2Euphoria (2019) · seriesGritty · full attention · strong violence · emotionally devastating · TV-MAHigh school students navigate intimate, bleak, and surreal dramas where love and trauma intertwine.Max
3. 3Green Book (2018)Dry wit · feel good · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · PG-13A witty and earnest journey through the 1962 Deep South reveals an unlikely, heartwarming friendship.Netflix
4. 4The Imitation Game (2014)Tense · emotionally devastating · measured · PG-13A brilliant code-breaker races against time during wartime, facing a gritty, suspenseful, and ultimately tragic challenge.Kanopy · Tubi
5. 5Call Me by Your Name (2017)Melancholy · date night · emotionally heavy · a slow burn · RA nostalgic Italian summer unfolds intimately as a young man's first love blossoms with bittersweet melancholy.Netflix
6. 6Sex Education (2019) · seriesDry wit · heartwarming · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · TV-MAAn awkward teen uses his mom's expertise to run a secret sex therapy clinic, navigating earnest and witty high school drama.Netflix
7. 7The Owl House (2020) · seriesWholesome humor · whimsical · family watch · mildly scary · TV-Y7A self-assured teen stumbles into a magical world, befriending a rebellious witch and an adorable tiny warrior.Disney+
8. 8Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)Feel good · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13An intimate, epic, and uplifting musical drama traces a legendary rock band's meteoric rise to fame.
9. 9American Beauty (1999)Dry wit · darkly comic · full attention · emotionally devastating · RA suburban father's mid-life crisis becomes a darkly comic, melancholy, and intimate satire.Hoopla
10. 10Heartstopper (2022) · seriesWholesome humor · cozy · date night · measured · TV-14Teenagers navigate school and young love, finding heartwarming connections in a cozy, uplifting, and romantic series.Netflix
11. 11Elite (2018) · seriesSuspenseful · full attention · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-MAWorking-class students enter an exclusive Spanish school where class clashes ignite a suspenseful, gritty tragedy.Netflix
12. 12American Horror Story (2011) · seriesProperly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-MAEach season delivers a new chilling tale, from haunted houses to witch covens, all with a gritty, campy suspense.Prime Video · Disney+ · Hulu
13. 13The Handmaiden (2016)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA cunning pickpocket infiltrates a secluded estate, ensnaring a Japanese heiress in a seductive, suspenseful con.Prime Video
14. 14Hannibal (2013) · seriesProperly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · TV-MAA brilliant profiler enters the mind of a killer, unaware his new partner has a taste for the macabre.Netflix · Prime Video · Plex
15. 15Only Murders in the Building (2021) · seriesDry wit · cozy · comfort watch · brisk · TV-MAThree strangers obsessed with true crime find themselves in a whimsical, witty, and brisk mystery.Disney+ · Hulu
16. 16Dallas Buyers Club (2013)Gritty · full attention · emotionally devastating · measured · RA gritty and earnest drama intimately portrays one man's defiant fight for life against a bleak diagnosis.Netflix
17. 17Hazbin Hotel (2024) · seriesDark satire · campy · late-night trip · mildly scary · TV-MALucifer's daughter opens a raunchy, absurdist hotel in Hell, offering misfit demons a shot at redemption.Prime Video
18. 18Love, Victor (2020) · seriesWholesome humor · earnest · comfort watch · measured · TV-14A new student navigates high school, family, and self-discovery in this earnest, heartwarming comedy.Disney+ · Hulu
19. 19Merlí (2015) · seriesDry wit · heartwarming · full attention · emotionally heavy · TV-MAAn unorthodox philosophy teacher helps students navigate life with earnest, witty, and heartwarming lessons.
20. 20The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)Dry wit · melancholy · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · PG-13A shy freshman navigates the pangs of first love and friendship with witty, melancholic earnestness.Prime Video · Kanopy
21. 21Love, Simon (2018)Wholesome humor · romantic · date night · measured · PG-13A closeted teen's online romance blossoms into a heartwarming, earnest, and wholesome comedy.Max
22. 22Young Royals (2021) · seriesIntimate · date night · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-MAA young prince at boarding school navigates royal expectations and a burgeoning, bittersweet romance.Netflix
23. 23Spotlight (2015)Gritty · full attention · emotionally devastating · measured · RJournalists meticulously uncover a devastating scandal, revealing a gritty truth with suspenseful, intimate determination.Kanopy · YouTube (free) · Plex
24. 24Heated Rivalry (2025) · seriesIntimate · date night · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-MAHockey rivals navigate an intimate, earnest romance, finding self-discovery amidst their measured, years-long journey.Max
25. 25Veneno (2020) · seriesGritty · full attention · emotionally devastating · measured · TV-MAA true story unfolds with intimate melancholy, revealing a charismatic icon's life and enduring enigma.Max
26. 26Steven Universe (2013) · seriesWholesome humor · whimsical · family watch · emotionally heavy · TV-PGA young boy steps into his mother's magical shoes, learning to control powers with wholesome, heartwarming whimsy.Hulu
27. 27Brokeback Mountain (2005)Melancholy · date night · emotionally devastating · measured · RTwo cowboys in 1960s Wyoming forge an intimate, enduring connection that complicates their lives with melancholy.
28. 28Control Z (2020) · seriesSuspenseful · full attention · emotionally heavy · brisk · TV-MAA high school hacker exposes everyone's secrets, and an observant student navigates the tense, gritty fallout.Netflix
29. 29Dickinson (2019) · seriesDry wit · whimsical · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · TV-14A determined young poet navigates society's constraints with a surreal, witty, and earnest sensibility.Apple TV+
30. 30Mulholland Drive (2001)Surreal · light gore · emotionally heavy · a slow burn · RA dreamlike mystery unfolds as a blonde ingénue and an amnesiac brunette navigate Hollywood's chilling, surreal depths.
31. 31Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)Intimate · date night · emotionally heavy · measured · RAn eighteenth-century painter captures a reluctant bride's essence, sparking an intimate, melancholy romance on an isolated island.Max · Kanopy
32. 32Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)Absurdist humor · heartwarming · full attention · strong violence · RAn aging immigrant discovers multiverse-spanning powers, battling absurd threats to protect her family and everything she cherishes.Hulu87
33. 33Bridgerton (2020) · seriesRomantic · date night · measured · TV-MARegency-era England provides the whimsical, romantic backdrop for a family's dramatic pursuits of wealth and love.Netflix
34. 34DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) · seriesProperly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · TV-MAA chilling, measured drama explores the systemic failures that enabled a notorious serial killer for years.Netflix
35. 35The Whale (2022)Bleak · full attention · emotionally devastating · measured · RA reclusive teacher's earnest quest for redemption unfolds with intimate melancholy, a bleak and measured journey.The Roku Channel
36. 36Good Omens (2019) · seriesDry wit · whimsical · date night · measured · TV-14An angel and a demon with dry wit try to prevent the end of the world in this whimsical, measured comedy.Prime Video
37. 37Chucky (2021) · seriesProperly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · brisk · TV-MAA vintage doll brings darkly comic chaos and suspenseful murders to a town exposing its deepest hypocrisies.Prime Video · Peacock
38. 38Philadelphia (1993)Earnest · full attention · emotionally devastating · measured · PG-13Two lawyers from opposite worlds unite against prejudice, finding unexpected friendship in a gritty, earnest fight for justice.YouTube (free)
39. 39I Am Not Okay with This (2020) · seriesDark satire · surreal · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · TV-MAA moody teenager grapples with high school, family, and unrequited love while developing unpredictable superpowers.Netflix
40. 40Julie and the Phantoms (2020) · seriesWholesome humor · uplifting · family watch · measured · TV-GA high schooler helps three charming ghost musicians find their harmony, creating a whimsical and uplifting journey.Netflix
41. 41Never Have I Ever (2020) · seriesDry wit · whimsical · comfort watch · brisk · TV-14An Indian-American teen navigates family, friends, and feelings with brisk, witty humor and heartwarming results.Netflix
42. 42Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020) · seriesSuspenseful · family watch · mildly scary · brisk · TV-PGTeen campers on Isla Nublar unite to survive as dinosaurs escape, creating constant, brisk suspense.Netflix
43. 43Ginny & Georgia (2021) · seriesWholesome humor · intimate · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · TV-14A mother and daughter navigate fresh starts and bumpy roads with heartwarming, wholesome, and earnest humor.Netflix
44. 44A Man Called Otto (2022)Dry wit · melancholy · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · PG-13A grumpy widower finds an unexpected, heartwarming friendship with a quick-witted neighbor who upends his measured life.Hulu · Tubi
45. 45POSE (2018) · seriesGritty · full attention · emotionally devastating · measured · TV-MANew York City's 1980s ball culture pulses with intimate, gritty drama and uplifting, measured dance.Hulu
46. 46Merlí. Sapere Aude (2019) · seriesIntimate · full attention · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-MAA philosophy student navigates university life, finding intimate, earnest guidance from an intriguing new professor.Netflix
47. 47The Favourite (2018)Dry wit · campy · date night · emotionally heavy · RRoyal cousins scheme and backstab for power in a darkly comic, intimate, and gritty 18th-century court.
48. 48The Danish Girl (2015)Melancholy · date night · emotionally heavy · measured · RA painter’s request unlocks a spouse's true self, beginning a pioneering and intimate journey of transition.
49. 49Moonlight (2016)Intimate · full attention · emotionally devastating · measured · RA young man navigates intimate, gritty chapters of life, earnestly seeking himself amidst love's ecstasy and pain.Netflix · The Roku Channel · YouTube (free)
50. 50Billy Elliot (2000)Wholesome humor · uplifting · family watch · emotionally heavy · RAmidst a gritty mining strike, a young boy discovers heartwarming joy and uplifting purpose through dance.
51. 51SKAM (2015) · seriesIntimate · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-PGOslo teenagers navigate everyday scandals and heartbreaks, finding connection and warmth in their intimate, melancholy world.
52. 52Queer as Folk (2000) · seriesDry wit · gritty · full attention · emotionally heavy · TV-MAA group of gay friends in Pittsburgh navigate life, love, and community with gritty intimacy and dark humor.Paramount+ · Pluto TV
53. 53Atypical (2017) · seriesWholesome humor · earnest · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · TV-14An earnest, heartwarming journey of self-discovery unfolds as an autistic teen upends his family.Netflix
54. 54Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)Dry wit · romantic · date night · measured · RA staged truce between a president's son and a prince sparks witty, wholesome romance and feel-good whimsy.Prime Video
55. 55Killing Eve (2018) · seriesDry wit · suspenseful · late-night trip · strong violence · TV-14A security consultant and a ruthless assassin become equally obsessed in a darkly comic game of cat-and-mouse.Netflix · Paramount+ · AMC+
56. 56Nimona (2023)Wholesome humor · whimsical · family watch · emotionally heavy · PGA framed knight and a shape-shifting teen team up, bringing whimsical adventure and heartwarming action.Netflix
57. 57Carol (2015)Melancholy · date night · emotionally heavy · measured · RA department store clerk in 1950s New York finds intimate, melancholic romance with an older, married woman.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
58. 58Orange Is the New Black (2013) · seriesDark satire · gritty · full attention · strong violence · TV-MAA privileged woman navigates prison life, finding unexpected bonds and dark humor among diverse inmates.Netflix
59. 59XO, Kitty (2023) · seriesWholesome humor · romantic · date night · measured · TV-14A teen matchmaker discovers love's true complications when her own heart is on the line.Netflix
60. 60Aftersun (2022)Melancholy · full attention · emotionally devastating · a slow burn · RA daughter revisits sun-drenched memories of a father, piecing together his hidden melancholy from lingering fragments.
61. 61Anatomy of a Fall (2023)Suspenseful · light gore · emotionally devastating · measured · RA woman's murder trial unravels her marriage as her blind son faces an impossible moral choice.Max · Kanopy
62. 62Sense8 (2015) · seriesSurreal · full attention · strong violence · emotionally devastating · TV-MAEight strangers across the globe become intimately linked, sharing senses and secrets while facing mysterious danger.Netflix
63. 63Instant Family (2018)Wholesome humor · earnest · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · PG-13A couple's earnest journey into foster care quickly becomes a heartwarming, wholesome, and measured family comedy.Kanopy · Hoopla
64. 64Promising Young Woman (2020)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA woman's calculated revenge unfolds with darkly comedic precision, exposing uncomfortable truths with every encounter.Peacock
65. 65Rocketman (2019)Feel good · date night · emotionally heavy · brisk · RA musical prodigy's life unfolds with brisk, feel-good energy, celebrating an enduring partnership.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
66. 66All About My Mother (1999)Dry wit · melancholy · full attention · emotionally devastating · RA grieving mother finds chosen family among an intimate circle of women in darkly comedic Madrid.
67. 67Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)Wholesome humor · melancholy · date night · emotionally heavy · PG-13A Southern housewife finds inspiration in the enduring, bittersweet tale of two women's love and hardship.YouTube (free)
68. 68Clueless (1995)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · brisk · PG-13A whimsical, brisk comedy follows a shallow Beverly Hills teen playing matchmaker with witty, wholesome charm.Paramount+ · Starz · Hoopla
69. 69The Game of Keys (2019) · seriesIntimate · date night · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-MAFormer high school friends ignite a dangerous game of chance, exploring new sexual and emotional connections.
70. 70Wynonna Earp (2016) · seriesDry wit · gritty · late-night trip · strong violence · TV-14Wyatt Earp's gritty great-granddaughter battles demons with a dysfunctional posse and a darkly comic wit.AMC+ · Prime Video
71. 71mid90s (2018)Dry wit · gritty · full attention · emotionally heavy · RA lonely 13-year-old finds gritty, nostalgic camaraderie among skaters in 90s Los Angeles.Max
72. 72Motherland: Fort Salem (2020) · seriesEpic · full attention · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-14Young witches train in combat magic, facing gritty battles and epic suspense for their country.
73. 73The Basketball Diaries (1995)Gritty · full attention · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA talented high school athlete's world unravels as addiction drags him into a bleak, gritty spiral.
74. 74South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)Big broad humor · absurdist · party watch · mildly scary · RA darkly comic, satirical, and raunchy animated musical takes aim at censorship and outrage with brisk, absurdist humor.Paramount+ · Kanopy
75. 75Midnight Cowboy (1969)Bleak · full attention · strong violence · emotionally devastating · NC-17A naive Texan hustler and an ailing New York swindler chase a melancholy dream of escape.MGM+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
76. 76Frida (2002)Intimate · full attention · emotionally devastating · measured · RAn earnest, intimate drama explores a painter's melancholy and surreal art born from pain and tempestuous love.Paramount+ · Kanopy
77. 77The House of Flowers (2018) · seriesDark satire · melancholy · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · TV-MAA wealthy matriarch battles to uphold her family's perfect facade amidst darkly comic, intimate chaos.Netflix
78. 78Solar Opposites (2020) · seriesAbsurdist humor · campy · late-night trip · brisk · TV-MAAlien refugees from a perfect world bring their raunchy, darkly comic, and absurd squabbles to suburban America.Netflix · Disney+ · Hulu
79. 79The Old Guard (2020)Epic · full attention · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RImmortal warriors fight to protect their ancient secret as a new immortal awakens and new enemies emerge.Netflix
80. 80Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)Intimate · date night · emotionally devastating · measured · NC-17An intimate romance unfolds with earnest melancholy as a young woman discovers desire and self-acceptance.AMC+ · Kanopy · The Roku Channel
81. 81The L Word (2004) · seriesIntimate · date night · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-MAIn Los Angeles, a close-knit group of lesbian friends navigates careers and intimate, earnest romances.Paramount+
82. 82Pain and Glory (2019)Melancholy · full attention · emotionally heavy · measured · RA filmmaker intimately reflects on his life's loves and losses, feeling a nostalgic melancholy in his twilight years.
83. 83Irreversible (2002)Bleak · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · NRA relentless, gritty crime thriller portrays vengeance as a bleak and inescapable cycle of human impulse.
84. 84Cloud Atlas (2012)Epic · full attention · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RSix nested stories across centuries explore how individual choices echo through time, shaping one soul's journey.
85. 85It Chapter Two (2019)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RChildhood friends reunite in a small town to face a chilling, ancient evil that resurfaces every 27 years.Max
86. 86Baby Reindeer (2024) · seriesDark satire · gritty · full attention · emotionally devastating · TV-MAA comedian's kindness sparks a suffocating obsession, twisting two lives into a bleak, darkly-comic drama.Netflix
87. 87Milk (2008)Earnest · full attention · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RAn earnest, gritty drama intimately portrays a true fight for equality in 1970s San Francisco.YouTube (free)
88. 88A Single Man (2009)Melancholy · full attention · emotionally devastating · a slow burn · RA grieving professor navigates a single day in 1962 Los Angeles, searching for meaning in a bleak, intimate atmosphere.Kanopy · Hoopla · Fandango at Home (free)
89. 89Eternals (2021)Epic · full attention · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13Ancient, immortal beings emerge from the shadows to protect humanity from an epic, melancholic struggle.Disney+
90. 90SKAM España (2018) · seriesEarnest · full attention · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-14Teenagers navigate social media, love, and identity with earnest intimacy and a touch of melancholy.
91. 91Raw (2017)Mildly scary · extreme gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA strict vegetarian's initiation into veterinary school awakens a visceral hunger and a monstrous true self.
92. 92Agatha All Along (2024) · seriesDark satire · campy · late-night trip · measured · TV-14Agatha Harkness leads a whimsical, darkly-comic coven down a mysterious, pulpy Witches' Road.Disney+
93. 93Yellowjackets (2021) · seriesProperly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · TV-MAHigh school soccer players survive a plane crash, descending into savage clans while grappling with their past.Netflix · Paramount+ · Prime Video
94. 94It's Only the End of the World (2016)Melancholy · full attention · emotionally devastating · measured · NRA dying writer's homecoming becomes a suffocating family reunion, thick with unspoken resentments and bleak truths.
95. 95Booksmart (2019)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · brisk · RTwo brilliant students cram four years of raunchy, witty fun into one night of whimsical, heartwarming mayhem.
96. 96The Wilds (2020) · seriesSuspenseful · full attention · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-MAStranded teen girls forge intimate bonds and clash over dark secrets on a mysterious, desolate island.Prime Video
97. 97Climax (2018)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA dance troupe's sangria-fueled celebration descends into a surreal, relentless, and bleak nightmare.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
98. 98Saltburn (2023)Darkly comic · graphic gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA summer invitation to a sprawling estate becomes a suspenseful, darkly comic descent into aristocratic eccentricity.Prime Video · Max
99. 99Challengers (2024)Intimate · date night · emotionally heavy · measured · RA tennis coach's intimate romantic past fuels a tense, pulpy rivalry on and off the court.Paramount+
100. 100The Half of It (2020)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · measured · PG-13A shy student helps a jock woo a girl, but their unexpected friendship complicates everything.Netflix

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