Best LGBTQ movies of 1989

Actors : Brian Cousins, Bruce Davison, Patrick Cassidy, Stephen Caffrey,
Directors : Norman René,

The emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic is chronicled in the lives of several gay men living during the 1980s.

Actors : Stephen Lang, Burt Young, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peter Dobson,
Directors : Uli Edel,

Set in Brooklyn during the 1950s against a backdrop of union corruption and violence. A prostitute falls in love with one of her customers. Also a disturbed man discovers that he is homosexual.

Actors : Dagmar Manzel, Dirk Kummer, Michael Gwisdek, Matthias Freihof,
Directors : Heiner Carow,

A young teacher in East Berlin struggles with accepting his homosexuality.

Actors : Alexandra Gersten, Jane Hamper, Todd Solondz, Max Cantor,
Directors : Todd Solondz,

Ira is a nervous playwright waiting and hoping to succeed with his art, which he takes it very seriously. But following his dreams and ambitions isn't something easy to do, specially when ...

Actors : John Wilson, Ben Ellison, Matthew Baidoo, Akim Mogaji,
Directors : Isaac Julien,

A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with ...

Actors : Yvonne Fisher, Jeanne Smith, Martin Goldin, Nickolas B. Nagourney,
Directors : Roger Stigliano,

Fun Down There follows a week in the life of Buddy, a naif who arrives in Manhattan ready to fall in love. The film's dry lends itself to a refreshingly casual quality about the sex scenes-plus there's a happy ending.

Actors : Nastassja Kinski, Valeria Golino, Timothy Hutton, William Forsythe,
Directors : Jerzy Skolimowski,

In 1840, a young Russian aristocrat, Dimitri Sanin, is returning home after a long tour of Europe. In Germany, he falls in love with a beautiful pastry shop girl, Gemma Rosselli, who soon ...

Actors : Carmen Di Pietro, Silvia Dheve, Valentine Demy, Malù,
Directors : Lorenzo Onorati,

Two girls with homosexual tendencies Valentina (Demy) and Kelly (Malu) decide to open a luxury brothel "the Rose Blue Light" (hence the title in English). Then Kelly gets entangled with the...

Actors : Paul Bettis, Pauline Carey, Keltie Creed, Lance Eng,
Directors : John Greyson,

A mystery man brings together a group of dead, gay artists to investigate a police response to the dilema of wash-room sex in Toronto. The artists have seven days in which to report on the ...

Actors : Carolyn Beauchamp, Daniel Chapman, Brian Catton, John Bethune,
Directors : Temístocles López,

Attractive young cowboy, new to the city meets a gay casting agent.

Actors : Patrice Chéron, Brigitte Robert, Patricia Benson, Jacky Arnal,
Directors : Lorenzo Onorati,

Agatha and Martha are lesbian lovers. However, Martha starts a love affair with Christian, an unemployed sailor.

Actors : Nurul Arifin, Soendjoto Adibroto, Joice Erna, Tonny Hidayat,
Directors : Wahyu Sihombing,

Niko, a gay man, is forced by rumours about his sexuality to marrie the pregnant Lita who was deserted by a mutual friend. The couple's sexlife doesn't amount to much and their relationship...

Actors : Augusto, Anne-Laure Luisoni, Rita Blanco, Maria Filomena,
Directors : Patricia Plattner,

A film about two young women, trying to decide how to go on with their lives and loves: Marie just dumped her boyfriend, who's married and can see her just secretly twice a week. At this ...

Actors : Onno Boelee, Guy Boyce, Willy de Wit, Gilbert Goldie,
Directors : Garth Maxwell,

This autobiographical story about a love affair between two men was filmed on location in inner-city Auckland. It adroitly avoids stereotypes, and despite its focus on the gay male ...

Actors : Jin-hie Han, Mi-seon Choi,
Directors : Geum-hwan Jo,

A divorced woman finds that any man she loves, dies. She asks for the help of a writer and he begins an investigation. There are three prime suspects: her ex-husband, her lesbian sister, or...