Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) is Olivier Assayas’s meta-drama about aging, authorship, and a charged actress–assistant dynamic. Plot summary, five-dimension review, cast highlights, best scenes, awards, and why its queer undertones matter.
Knife+Heart (2018) is a French lesbian neo-giallo set in 1979 Paris. Read our plot summary, five-dimension review, cast highlights, best scenes, director’s note, and awards—Vanessa Paradis stars; M83 provides the score.
High Art (1998) is Lisa Cholodenko’s Sundance-winning lesbian drama starring Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell—about a young editor, a fallen photo icon, and the cost of art. Plot summary, review ratings, cast highlights, best scenes & awards.
My Summer of Love (2004) is a UK coming-of-age drama about Mona and Tamsin’s intense summer romance—desire, class fantasy, and hard truths. Read our plot summary, five-dimension review, cast highlights, best scenes, and awards.
Water Lilies (2007) is Céline Sciamma’s debut—an intimate French lesbian coming-of-age drama set around a synchronized-swimming team. Read our plot summary, review (ratings), cast highlights, best scenes, and awards.
Review of The Duke of Burgundy (2014), an art-house lesbian drama by Peter Strickland starring Sidse Babett Knudsen and Chiara D’Anna. Plot summary, cast highlights, best scenes, and critical reception.
Full review of Monster (2003), Patty Jenkins’s true-crime drama starring Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos. Plot summary, reviews, cast highlights, best scenes, and awards. A haunting lesbian film about love, trauma, and tragedy.
Read our full review of Love Lies Bleeding (2024), a surreal lesbian crime thriller by Rose Glass starring Kristen Stewart and Katy M. O’Brian. Plot summary, cast highlights, best scenes, and why this bold lesbian movie is both bloody and beautiful.
My Days of Mercy (2017) pairs Elliot Page and Kate Mara in a lesbian romance across a death-penalty divide. Read the plot, detailed review, best scenes, themes, director, and cast highlights.
Explore Pariah (2011), Dee Rees’ groundbreaking American lesbian film. Plot summary, review, cast highlights, director profile, best scenes, and award recognition.