The Top 112 Groovy Gay Movies to Watch in 2012

In 2009 and 2010 I posted my list of the Top 100 Groovy Gay Movies (in chronological order), so this year I decided to revisit the list - and discovered that I was unable to narrow it down to only 100 films. So I've selected 112 groovy gay movies to watch in 2012, adding 31 new films (in bold) that were recommended by readers or that I saw in the last two years and enjoyed. I have not included any miniseries or short films, and a few of my choices just have a memorable gay character or scene or simply give off a very queer vibe. And, finally, I know that I've not included EVERY groovy gay movie, but these are the ones I like or love the most (and, FYI, the above photo is of John Paul Pitoc in Trick).

1) Victim (1961)
2) The Killing of Sister George (1968)
3) The Boys in the Band (1970)
4) Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)




5) Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
6) Cabaret (1972)
7) That Certain Summer (1972)
8) A Very Natural Thing (1974)



9) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
10) The Ritz (1976)



11) Outrageous! (1977)
12) La Cage Aux Folles (1978)
13) A Question of Love (1978)
14) Can't Stop the Music (1980)



15) Deathtrap (1982)
16) Making Love (1982)



17) Personal Best (1982)
18) Querelle (1982)
19) Victor/Victoria (1982)



20) Another Country (1984)
21) The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
22) An Early Frost (1985)
23) Consenting Adult (1985)
24) Desert Hearts (1985)



25) Doña Herlinda and Her Son (1985)
26) Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
27) My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
28) As Is (1986)
29) Parting Glances (1986)
30) Law of Desire (1987)
31) Maurice (1987)
32) Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
33) Apartment Zero (1988)
34) Torch Song Trilogy (1988)




35) Longtime Companion (1990)
36) Paris Is Burning (1990)
37) Our Sons (1991)
38) Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992)
39) The Living End (1992)



40) The Lost Language of Cranes (1992)
41) Swoon (1992)



42) And the Band Played On (1993)
43) Philadelphia (1993)
44) Silverlake Life: The View from Here (1993)
45) The Wedding Banquet (1993)
46) Zero Patience (1993)
47) The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)



48) Priest (1994)
49) The Sum of Us (1994)



50) Wild Reeds (1994)
51) The Celluloid Closet (1995)
52) Jeffrey (1995)




53) Stonewall (1995)
54) Beautiful Thing (1996)



55) The Birdcage (1996)
56) Bound (1996)
57) Broadway Damage (1996)



58) It's My Party (1996)
59) Maybe . . . Maybe Not (1996)
60) Bent (1997)
61) Happy Together (1997)
62) I Think I Do (1997)




63) Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
64) Ma Vie en Rose (My Life in Pink) (1997)
65) Wilde (1997)
66) Bedrooms and Hallways (1998)




67) Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
68) Edge of Seventeen (1998)



69) Get Real (1998)
70) Gods and Monsters (1998)
71) Head On (1998)
72) Object of My Affection (1998)
73) Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)
74) Boys Don't Cry (1999)
75) But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
76) Trick (1999)




77) Big Eden (2000)
78) The Broken Hearts Club (2000)



79) Burnt Money (2000)
80) Come Undone (2000)
81) Just a Question of Love (2000)
82) Paragraph 175 (2000)
83) Km.0 (Kilometer Zero) (2000)
84) Sordid Lives (2000)
85) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
86) Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)
87) The Laramie Project (2002)
88) Leaving Metropolis (2002)



89) The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me (2002)
90) The Trip (2002)
91) Latter Days (2003)



92) Connie and Carla (2004)
93) A Home at the End of the World (2004)
94) Brokeback Mountain (2005)
95) C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
96) Boy Culture (2006)



97) Shortbus (2006)
98) Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007)
99) Shelter (2007)
100) Milk (2008)
101) Were the World Mine (2008)
102) Fruit Fly (2009)
103) Prayers for Bobby (2009)
104) A Single Man (2009)
105) The Kids Are All Right (2010)
106) The Four-Faced Liar (2010)



107) Beginners (2010)
108) Leading Ladies (2010)




109) The Wise Kids (2011)
110) Loose Cannons (2011)




111) Romeos (2011)
112) Weekend (2011)