This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 2002. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
Films
edit| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Women | François Ozon | France Italy |
Musical, comedy, crime, mystery | Danielle Darrieux, Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Deneuve, Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Virginie Ledoyen, Ludivine Sagnier, Firmine Richard, Dominique Lamure and Romy Schneider | a.k.a. 8 femmes; based on the play Huit femmes by Robert Thomas |
| 9 | Ümit Ünal | Turkey | Mystery, crime | Ali Poyrazoglu, Cezmi Baskin, Serra Yilmaz, Fikret Kuskan, Ozan Güven (billed as Ozan Guven), Esin Pervane and Rafa Radomisli | |
| 9 Dead Gay Guys | Lab Ky Mo | United Kingdom | Crime, comedy | Glen Mulhern, Brendan Mackey, Steven Berkoff, Michael Praed, Vas Blackwood, Fish, Leon Herbert, Simon Godley, Carol Decker, Raymond Griffiths, Abdala Keserwani and Karen Sharman | |
| AKA | Duncan Roy | United Kingdom | Drama | Matthew Leitch, Diana Quick, George Asprey, Lindsey Coulson, Blake Ritson, Peter Youngblood Hills, Geoff Bell, Hannah Yelland, Daniel Lee, Bill Nighy, David Kendall, Fenella Woolgar, Sean Gilder, Robin Soans and Stephen Boxer | |
| L'Auberge Espagnole | Cédric Klapisch | France Spain |
Romance, comedy, drama | Romain Duris, Barnaby Metschurat, Judith Godrèche, Cécile de France, Kelly Reilly, Audrey Tautou, Cristina Brondo, Kevin Bishop, Wladimir Yordanoff, Federico D'Anna, Christian Pagh and Zinedine Soualem | a.k.a. "The Spanish inn" |
| The Badge | Robby Henson | United States | Mystery, thriller | Billy Bob Thornton, Patricia Arquette, William Devane | |
| Ben and Arthur | Sam Mraovich | United States | Drama | Sam Mraovich, Jamie Brett Gabel, Michael Haboush, Bill Hindley, Julie M. Zimmerman (billed as Julie Belknap), Gina Aguilar, Arthur Huber, Oto Brezina, Richard Hitchcock, Bruce Lurie, Buck Elkin, Nick Bennet, Loretta Altman and Holly Mraovich | It is often called "The "Worst Gay Movie Of All Time".[1] |
| The Best Day of My Life | Cristina Comencini | Italy United Kingdom |
Drama | Virna Lisi, Margherita Buy, Sandra Ceccarelli, Luigi Lo Cascio, Marco Baliani, Marco Quaglia, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Ricky Tognazzi, Gaia Conforzi, Francesco Scianna, Francesca Perini, Maria Luisa De Crescenzo, Andrea Sama and Giulio Squillacciotti | a.k.a. Il Più bel giorno della mia vita |
| Blue | Hiroshi Ando | Japan | Romance, drama | Mikako Ichikawa, Manami Konishi, Asami Imajuku and Jun Murakami | |
| Blue Gate Crossing | Yee Chin-yen | Taiwan France |
Romance, drama | Chen Bolin, Gwei Lun-mei, Liang You Lin and Jay Shih | a.k.a. Lan se da men |
| The Business of Fancydancing | Sherman Alexie | United States | Drama | Evan Adams, Michelle St. John, Gene Tagaban, Swil Kanim, Rebecca Carroll, Cynthia Geary, Leo Rossi, Kevin Phillip, Elaine Miles, Arthur Tulee, Jim Boyd, Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg (billed as Jennifer Kreisberg), Ron Otis and William Joseph Elk III | |
| Chaos and Desire | Manon Briand | Canada | Drama | Pascale Bussières, Julie Gayet | a.k.a. La Turbulence des fluides |
| The Cockettes | Bill Weber, David Weissman | United States | Documentary | Sylvia Miles, John Waters, Dusty Dawn, Larry Brinkin, John Flowers, Goldie Glitters, Ann Harris, Fayette Hauser and Michael Kalmen | |
| Contact | Kieran Galvin | Australia | Short, drama | Michael Teulon, Beejan Land, Jill McKay, Paul Godfrey, Erin Mascord-Perez, David Whyte, Mira Sarac, Glenn Adnurn, Kath Gordon, Leigh Thomas, Ryan Brady Dunn, Alex Thorpe, Cory Maul, Nicki Byron and Alyssia Salfus | 17 minutes long |
| Dahmer | David Jacobson | United States | Crime, drama | Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison, Artel Kayàru, Matt Newton, Dion Basco, Kate Williamson, Christian Payano, Tom'ya Bowden and Sean Blakemore | |
| Family Fundamentals | Arthur Dong | United States | Documentary | Heather Beberay (from the Lesbian and Gay Men's Community Center, New York City, archive footage), Chaz Bono (billed as Chastity Bono), Sonny Bono, Kathleen Bremner (Expert Psychologist), Paul Bremner (Kathleen's husband), Pat Buchanan (sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1992 and 1996, archive footage), George W. Bush (archive footage), Laura Bush (archive footage), Mary Cheney (daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, archive footage), Robert Dornan (U.S. Congressman, 1977–1997, archive footage, billed as Bob Dornan), Barney Frank (Member of Congress, archive footage) and Brett Matthews (First Lieutenant, US Air Force 1996-1998)[2] | About Conservative parents having gay sons or daughters.[3] |
| Far from Heaven | Todd Haynes | United States | Drama | Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson, Viola Davis, James Rebhorn, Michael Gaston, Celia Weston, Barbara Garrick, Bette Henritze, June Squibb, Ryan Ward, Lindsay Andretta, Jordan Puryear, J. B. Adams and Olivia Birkelund | 4 Academy Award nominations including Best Actress in a Leading Role for Julianne Moore.[4] |
| Fine Dead Girls | Dalibor Matanic | Croatia | Drama, thriller | Olga Pakalović, Nina Violić, Krešimir Mikić, Inge Appelt, Ivica Vidović, Milan Štrljić, Mirko Boman, Jadranka Đokić, Boris Miholjević, Marina Poklepović, Janko Rakos and Ilija Zovko | a.k.a. Fine mrtve djevojke |
| Food of Love | Ventura Pons | Spain Germany |
Drama | Kevin Bishop, Paul Rhys, Juliet Stevenson, Allan Corduner, Craig Hill, Leslie Charles, Pamela Field, Naim Thomas and Geraldine McEwan | Based on the novel The Page Turner by David Leavitt |
| Friday After Next | Marcus Raboy | United States | Comedy, stoner | Ice Cube, Mike Epps | |
| Happy Birthday | Yen Tan | United States | Drama | Benjamin Patrick, Michelle E. Michael, John Frazier, Devashish Saxena, Ethel Lung, Denton Blane Everett, Xiao Fei Zhao, Lynn Chambers, Derik Webb, Chip Gilliam, Natalie Thrash, Debbie Rey, Ryan Harper, James M. Johnston and David Lowery | |
| The Hours | Stephen Daldry | United States United Kingdom |
Drama | Nicole Kidman, Stephen Dillane, Miranda Richardson, Lyndsey Marshal, Linda Bassett, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Jack Rovello, Toni Collette, Margo Martindale, Meryl Streep, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels and Julianne Moore | Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Cunningham; 9 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture.[5] |
| In the City Without Limits | Antonio Hernández | Spain Argentina |
Drama | Leonardo Sbaraglia, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Geraldine Chaplin, Ana Fernández, Adriana Ozores, Leticia Brédice and Alfredo Alcón | a.k.a. En la ciudad sin límites |
| Inside | Michel Jetté | Canada | Drama | Emmanuel Auger, Karyne Lemieux, David Boutin | |
| Issues 101 | John Lincoln | United States | Romance, drama | Michael Rozman, Dennis W. Rittenhouse Jr., Jeff Sublett, Jason Boegh, Yolanda Johnston, Jeremy Smith, Gary Castro Churchwell, Trevor Murphy, Kelly Clarkson, Larissa Kern, Chris Benson, Brian Swinehart, Dan Callaway, Michael Haboush and Brad Murphy | |
| Ken Park | Larry Clark, Edward Lachman | United States Netherlands France |
Drama | Tiffany Limos, James Bullard, Stephen Jasso, James Ransone, Adam Chubbuck, Maeve Quinlan, Bill Fagerbakke, Eddie Daniels, Seth Gray, Patricia Place, Harrison Young, Amanda Plummer, Wade Williams, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Zara McDowell, Mike Apaletegui, Richard Riehle and Larry Clark | |
| The Last Year | Jeff London | United States | Drama | Ron Petronicolos, Jason Sumabat, Patrick Orion Hoesterey, Seth Adams, Jason Freeman, Dale Ferranti, Elizabeth Flesh, Merrick McMahon, Randy Lee, Rocky Traylor, Mike Dolan, Duane Waddell, Lawrence Rinzel, Rand Smith, Craig Staswick, Joseph Olesh, Penelope Ma, David Running | |
| Leaving Metropolis | Brad Fraser | Canada | Comedy, drama | Troy Ruptash, Vince Corazza (billed as Vincent Corazza), Lynda Boyd, Cherilee Taylor, Thom Allison, Arne MacPherson, Tom Anniko, Paul Stafford, Chris Sigurdson (billed as Christopher Sigurdson), Susan Kelso, Blake Taylor, Kirsten Johnson, John Bluethner and David Brindle | Based on Fraser's play Poor Super Man |
| Lisístrata | Francesc Bellmunt | Spain | Comedy | Maribel Verdú, Juan Luis Galiardo, Javier Gurruchaga, Jesús Bonilla, Teté Delgado (billed as Tete Delgado), Aitor Mazo, Glòria Cano, Eduardo Antuña, Antonio Belart, Cristina Solà, Anna Maria Barbany (billed as Anna Mª Barbany), Albert Trifol, Sonia Ferrer (billed as Sònia Ferrer), Sergio Pazos and José Corbacho | Based on a comic book by Ralf König, which in turn is loosely based on the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes |
| Lovers' Kiss | Ataru Oikawa | Japan | Drama, romance | Aya Hirayama, Hiroki Narimiya | Based on a manga by Akimi Yoshida |
| Luster | Everett Lewis | United States | Comedy, drama | Justin Herwick, Shane Powers, B. Wyatt, Pamela Gidley, Susannah Melvoin, Willie Garson, Jonah Blechman, Sean Thibodeau, Henriette Mantel, Norman Reedus and Chris Freeman | |
| My Life on Ice | Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | France | Comedy | Jimmy Tavares, Ariane Ascaride, Jonathan Zaccaï, Hélène Surgère, Lucas Bonnifait, Hanako Bron and Frédéric Gorny | a.k.a. Ma vraie vie à Rouen |
| Madame Satã | Karim Aïnouz | Brazil France |
Drama | Lázaro Ramos, Marcélia Cartaxo, Flavio Bauraqui, Fellipe Marques, Renata Sorrah, Emiliano Queiroz, Giovana Barbosa, Ricardo Blat, Guilherme Piva, Marcelo Valle, Floriano Peixoto, Gero Camilo, Gláucio Gomes and Orã Figueiredo | |
| Mambo Italiano | Émile Gaudreault | Canada | Comedy, drama | Luke Kirby | Co-written by Steve Galluccio, based on his play of the same name, which he based on his own life and experiences |
| Mango Souffle | Mahesh Dattani | India | Comedy, drama | Rinke Khanna, Darius Taraporewal, Veena Sajnani, Ankur Vikal, Atul Kulkarni, Mahmood Farooqui, Pooja, Faredoon Dodo Bhujwala, Heeba Shah, Shunori Ramanathan (billed as Shenori Ramnathan), Mikhail Sen, Kalyanraman, Shilpa M., Suma Sudhindra, Manek Shah, Sanjit Bedi, Denzil Smith, U.K. Jayadev and Rubi Chakravarthy | |
| Mango Yellow | Cláudio Assis | Brazil | Drama | Matheus Nachtergaele, Jonas Bloch, Dira Paes, Chico Díaz, Leona Cavalli, Conceição Camarotti, Magdale Alves, Jones Melo, José Sebastião da Silva, Taveira Júnior, Everaldo Pontes and Cosme Soares | a.k.a. Amarelo Manga |
| The Mars Canon | Shiori Kazama | Japan | Romance | Makiko Kuno, Mami Nakamura, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Eri Hayasaka, Haruku Shinozak and Ryuichi Hiroki | a.k.a. Kasei no kanon |
| The Matthew Shepard Story | Roger Spottiswoode | Canada United States |
Crime, drama | Shane Meier, Stockard Channing, Sam Waterston | TV movie |
| Merci Docteur Rey | Andrew Litvack | France United States |
Comedy | Dianne Wiest, Jane Birkin, Stanislas Merhar, Bulle Ogier, Karim Saleh, Didier Flamand, Roschdy Zem, Nathalie Richard, Dan Herzberg, Jerry Hall, Simon Callow and Vanessa Redgrave | |
| Miss 501: A Portrait of Luck | Jules Karatechamp | Canada | Documentary | Burger | |
| Monster | Patty Jenkins | United States Germany |
Crime, drama | Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci | Biographical film about Aileen Wuornos |
| My Mother Likes Women | Daniela Féjerman, Inés París | Spain | Comedy, drama | Leonor Watling, Rosa María Sardá, María Pujalte, Silvia Abascal, Eliska Sirova, Chisco Amado, Álex Angulo, Aitor Mazo and Xabier Elorriaga | a.k.a. A mi madre le gustan las mujeres |
| The Other Side of the Bed | Emilio Martínez Lázaro | Spain | Comedy, drama, musical | Ernesto Alterio, Paz Vega, Guillermo Toledo, Natalia Verbeke, Alberto San Juan, María Esteve, Ramón Barea and Nathalie Poza | a.k.a. El otro lado de la cama and The Wrong Side of the Bed |
| P.S. Your Cat Is Dead | Steve Guttenberg | United States | Comedy | Lombardo Boyar, Steve Guttenberg, Cynthia Watros, A. J. Benza, Tom Wright, Shirley Knight and Kenneth Moskow | Based on the novel of the same name by James Kirkwood Jr. |
| Punch | Guy Bennett | Canada | Comedy | Michael Riley, Sonja Bennett, Meredith McGeachie | |
| The Rules of Attraction | Roger Avary | United States Germany |
Romance, comedy, drama, thriller | James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth, Kip Pardue, Clifton Collins Jr., Thomas Ian Nicholas, Faye Dunaway, Eric Stoltz, Fred Savage, Theresa Wayman, Jay Baruchel, Joel Michaely, Clare Kramer, Swoosie Kurtz and Ron Jeremy Hyatt | Based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis |
| Saving Private Tootsie (Prom Chompoo) | Kittikorn Liasirikun | Thailand | Comedy, drama | Sorapong Chatree, Akara Amarttayakul (billed as Puthichai Amatayakul), Seri Wongmontha, Ornnapa Krissadee, Thongthong Mokjok, Kowit Wattanakul, Ad Carabao, Theeradanai Suwannahom and Boriwat Yuto | Fictionalised account of a plane carrying Thai gay-transgender entertainers crashing in the Burmese jungle and being rescued by Thai Special Forces.[6] |
| Talk to Her | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | Drama | Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Rosario Flores, Mariola Fuentes, Geraldine Chaplin, Pina Bausch, Malou Airaudo, Caetano Veloso, Roberto Álvarez, Elena Anaya, Lola Dueñas, Adolfo Fernández, Ana Fernández, Chus Lampreave and Paz Vega | |
| Thani Thatuwen Piyabanna | Asoka Handagama | Sri Lanka | Drama | Anoma Janadari, Gayani Gisanthika, Mahendra Perera, W. Jayasiri, Jagath Chamila and Wilson Gunaratne | a.k.a. Flying with one Wing |
| Tom | Mike Hoolboom | Canada | Documentary | Tom Chomont | |
| The Trip | Miles Swain | United States | Romance, comedy, drama | Larry Sullivan, Steve Braun, Ray Baker, James Handy, Faith Salie, Dennis Bailey, Alexis Arquette, Sirena Irwin, Jill St. John, Art Hindle, Julie Brown and David Mixner | |
| Unconditional Love | P.J. Hogan | United States | Musical, comedy, drama | Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Meredith Eaton, Lynn Redgrave, Stephanie Beacham, Richard Briers, Dan Aykroyd, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Sarsgaard, Barry Manilow and Julie Andrews | |
| Under One Roof | Todd Wilson | United States | Romance, comedy | Jay Wong, James Marks, Sandra Lee, James Quedado, Audrey Finer, Vivian Kobayashi, Trish Ng, Sina Eiden, Erik Ing, Xin Feng Lin, Ken Craig, Leslie MacKay, Christopher Stout, Wyman Chang and Dianne Cragg | |
| Venus Boyz | Gabrielle Baur | Switzerland United States Germany |
Documentary | Diane Torr, MilDréd Gerestant,[7] Del LaGrace Volcano, Queen Bee Luscious, Mistress Formika, Philly Abe, Dee Finley, Mo Fischer, Judith Halberstam, Bridge Markland, Simo Maronati, Shelly Mars, Martina Meijer Torr, Marcel Meijer and A. Hans Scheirl | A film about female masculinity, mainly as Drag kings.[8][9] |
| When Boys Fly | Stewart Halpern-Fingerhut, Lenid Rolov | United States | Documentary | Follows several attendees of the annual White Party in Miami, Florida.[10][11] | |
| Yossi & Jagger | Eytan Fox | Israel | Romance, drama, war | Ohad Knoller, Yehuda Levi, Assi Cohen, Aya Steinovitz, Hani Furstenberg, Sharon Raginiano, Yuval Semo, Yaniv Moyal, Hanan Savyon, Erez Kahana, Shmulik Bernheimer and Yael Pearl | |
| You'll Get Over It | Fabrice Cazeneuve | France | Drama | Julien Baumgartner, Julia Maraval, Jérémie Elkaïm, François Comar, Patrick Bonnel, Christiane Millet, Antoine Michel, Nils Ohlund, Bernard Blancan and Eric Bonicatto | a.k.a. À cause d'un garçon |
References
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- ^ Christopher Pullen Documenting Gay Men: Identity and Performance in Reality Television and Documentary Film (2007), p. 157, at Google Books
- ^ Philip Gambone Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans, p. 85, at Google Books
- ^ Yovino, Kirsten (17 May 2014). "10 Popular Actors Who Haven't Won an Academy Award". The Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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- ^ Booth, Simon. Saving Private Tootsie (review), brns.com; retrieved 2007-12-08
- ^ Robin Bernstein (Editor) Cast Out: Queer Lives in Theater, p. 227, at Google Books
- ^ Jana Evans Braziel Artists, Performers, and Black Masculinity in the Haitian Diaspora, p. 129, at Google Books
- ^ Alías, Maite Escudero (2010). "Shattering gender taboos in Gabriel Baur's Venus boyz". Journal of Gender Studies. 19 (2): 167–179. doi:10.1080/09589231003695880. S2CID 143099830.
- ^ The Advocate The Advocate, 15 October 2002, p. 61, at Google Books
- ^ Steven Paul Davies Out at the Movies: A History of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual and Queer Cinema, p. 283, at Google Books