Pride Month has arrived at last! As is customary, the month of June is dedicated worldwide to celebrating and commemorating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, cherishing the rights acquired and fighting for those that still need to be achieved.
In addition to participating in related activities such as parades, consuming culture related to the topic is also a tradition of each June. After all, directors, actors, actresses, and screenwriters belonging to the LGBTQ+ community have made significant contributions to how it has been perceived in society throughout the ages.
So, if you’re looking for titles to stream online and have a marathon, here is the Top 10 list of movies to watch during Pride Month.
Best movies to watch on Pride Month and how to stream them
All of Us Strangers – 2023
One night, in his nearly empty tower in present-day London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor, Harry, which turns his daily routine upside down. As a relationship develops between them, Adam becomes concerned about memories from the past and returns to his hometown and childhood home.
Available on Hulu.
Strange Way of Life – 2023
A man rides on horseback across the desert to reach Bitter Creek, where he visits Sheriff Jake. They once worked together as hired guns. The man, Silva, claims to come in friendship, but Sheriff Jake reveals there’s more to his visit than meets the eye.
Available on Netflix.
But I’m a Cheerleader – 2000
Megan Bloomfield is a cheerleader at her school, surrounded by cheerleader friends and dating the football team captain. She’s a vegetarian, dislikes her boyfriend’s kisses, and embraces her friends whenever possible. One day, her friends, boyfriend, and parents set a trap to send her to a camp that claims to cure homosexuality. Megan must undergo various tests, including the first one: realizing she is a lesbian.
Available on Fubo and Paramount+.
The Handmaiden – 2016
Korea, 1930s, during Japanese colonization. Determined young Sookee is hired as a maid for a wealthy Japanese woman, Hideko, who lives secluded in a grand mansion under the influence of her domineering uncle. But Sookee is there with a secret purpose: to assist a scammer posing as a Japanese count in seducing Hideko and later inheriting her uncle’s fortune.
Available on Prime Video.
The Power of the Dog – 2021
In 1925 Montana, wealthy brothers Phil and George Burbank, ranch owners, meet widow and inn owner Rose Gordon during a cattle drive. Kind-hearted George quickly falls in love with Rose, but rude and volatile Phil dislikes her, believing she only wants George’s money. Phil also belittles his teenage son Peter, whom he ridicules for being weak and effeminate.
Available on Netflix.
Bottoms – 2023
Two unpopular lesbian seniors in high school create a fight club to try to impress the cheerleaders and flirt with them. Rapidly, they find themselves in trouble when the most popular students start beating each other up.
Available on Prime Video.
God’s Own Country – 2017
Johnny Saxby is a young farmer from Yorkshire who tries to escape from his problems with alcohol and casual intimacy. When a Romanian immigrant arrives in the village to work in sheep farming, his view of life will change radically.
Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post – 2018
1993, Cameron Post appears to be the perfect and popular teenage girl in high school. But when she’s caught in the back seat of a car with another girl on prom night, her family doesn’t hesitate to send her immediately to a conversion therapy center.
Available on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, and AMC+ Amazon Channel
Tangerine – 2015
It’s Christmas Eve, Sin-Dee Rella, a transgender woman, comes out of spending a few days in jail and meets her friend Alexandra, who explains that her fiancé has cheated on her with a woman who is not transgender like them.
Available on Fubo and Paramount+.
Paris Is Burning – 1991
New York, 1980. The trophies of the drag ballrooms in African American and Latino Harlem unleash fierce competition, while Vogue dancers, drag queens, and transgender women, including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, and Venus Xtravaganza, reveal the rules and traditions of these circles.
Available on Max.
