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A24; Focus Features
Trevante Rhodes in Moonlight; Cate Blanchett in Tár.
A list titled “The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century” was published by The New York Times this week, and some of our favorite LGBTQ+ films made the cut.
The publication polled more than 500 people while compiling this list. The participants were described as people who work in and around around the film industry, such as screenwriters, directors, and actors. The qualified picks span beloved films from the past 25 years, beginning at the turn of the century in 2000.
The ranking ranges between classics from directors like Quentin Tarantino and David Fincher, but also includes more indie, non-English features. There are huge surprises, too (looking straight at you, Superbad!) But whether or not you agree with the full list, we’re pleased to spotlight the LGBTQ+ picks that made it onto the list.
Scroll through to see the nine queer films that made this list from The New York Times.
And honorable mentions: Mulholland Drive, Anatomy of a Fall, Black Swan, and Best in Show are not listed here, but these films made the Times cut and also have prominent queer characters and stories.
77. ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ (2022)
Everything Everywhere All At Once
A24
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once is an experimental and nihilistic film with a devastating queer story at its heart. In 2023, the movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture — A24’s first-ever Oscar in the category.
72. ‘Carol’ (2015)
Carol
The Weinstein Company
Carol.
Carol is a queer classic directed by Todd Haynes that follows an aspiring photographer as she develops a romantic relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
67. ‘Tár’ (2022)
T\u00e1r
Focus Features
Tár.
Starring Cate Blanchett, Tár is a psychological drama that dives into the world of a female director of a major German orchestra who is accused of sexual misconduct.
52. ‘The Favourite’ (2018)
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Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Favourite.
The Favourite tells the story of Queen Anne’s fragile day-to-day life being hijacked when she becomes enamored with an alluring new servant who has hidden motives.
38. ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ (2019)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Pyramide Films
Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a French film that follows an isolated artist who develops feelings for the subject of a wedding portrait she’s been hired to paint.
37. ‘Call Me By Your Name’ (2017)
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Sony Pictures Classics
Call Me By Your Name.
Call Me By Your Name is a sweepingly romantic — and also devastatingly — film that beautifully captures the yearning, steamy sensuality, and heartache attached to a doomed first love.
18. ‘Y Tu Mamá También’ (2001)
Y Tu Mam\u00e1 Tambi\u00e9n
20th Century Fox
Y Tu Mamá También.
Though likely not regarded as queer at the time of its release, Y Tu Mamá También is a sensual Mexican film that follows two teenage boys who fall for an older woman while exploring their sexuality together.
17. ‘Brokeback Mountain’ (2005)
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Focus Features
Brokeback Mountain.
Brokeback Mountain might’ve lost the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2006, but this iconic story of two cowboys falling madly for each other in a world that despised them has cemented itself as one of the best love stories of all time.
5. ‘Moonlight’ (2016)
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A24
Moonlight.
As one of only two LGBTQ+ films on this list that won the Oscar for Best Picture, Moonlight is an aching meditation on the toll of masculinity and repression in a hostile world, while still searching for softness and love.
This article originally appeared on Out: NYT ranked the century’s 100 best films—these 9 LGBTQ+ pics made the cut