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Biographical films about LGBTQ people
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The list Biographical films about LGBTQ people includes
Gia, The Runaways, Henry & June, A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story and Party Monster.
The list consists of 104 members.
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Gia
1998 American biographical drama television film
Overview: Gia is a 1998 American biographical drama television film about the life and times of one of the first supermodels, Gia Carangi. The film stars Angelina Jolie as Gia and Faye Dunaway as Wilhelmina Cooper ...
Release date: 31 January 1998Genre: Drama, Biography, RomanceDirector: Michael CristoferCast: Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Michael Cole, Kylie Travis, Louis Giambalvo, John ConsidineProducer: James D. Brubaker, Tina L. FortenberryWriter: Jay McInerney, Michael CristoferThe story of the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s, from her meteoric rise to the forefront of the modeling industry, to her ...
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The Runaways
2010 film by Floria Sigismondi
Overview: The Runaways is a 2010 American biographical drama film about the 1970s rock band of the same name written and directed by Floria Sigismondi in her screenwriting and feature directional debut. It is based ...
Release date: 24 January 2010Genre: Music, Drama, BiographyDirector: Floria SigismondiCast: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve, Scout Taylor-Compton, Alia ShawkatProducer: Carianne Laguna, David GraceWriter: Floria Sigismondi, Cherie CurrieA coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan ... 0
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Henry & June
1990 film by Philip Kaufman
Overview: Henry & June is a 1990 American biographical drama film directed by Philip Kaufman, and starring Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, and Maria de Medeiros. It is loosely based on the posthumously published 1986 Anaïs ...
Release date: 28 September 1990Genre: Biography, Drama, RomanceDirector: Philip KaufmanCast: Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Maria de Medeiros, Richard E. Grant, Kevin Spacey, Jean-Philippe ÉcoffeyProducer: Peter Kaufman, Yannoulla WakefieldWriter: Anaïs Nin, Philip KaufmanAnaïs Nin meets the American writer, Henry Miller, in Paris in 1931. She keeps a diary of her sexual awakening which includes Henry and his wife, June ... 0
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The Imitation Game
2014 film by Morten Tyldum
Overview: The Imitation Game is a 2014 American period biographical thriller film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, based on the 1983 biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges.
Release date: 27 September 2014Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, WarDirector: Morten TyldumCast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew BeardProducer: Nora Grossman, Peter HeslopWriter: Graham Moore, Andrew HodgesDuring World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting ... 0
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A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
2006 film directed by Agnieszka Holland
Overview: A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story is a 2006 American biographical drama television film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring J. D. Pardo, Mercedes Ruehl, and Avan Jogia. It premiered on Lifetime ...
Release date: 19 June 2006Genre: DramaDirector: Agnieszka HollandProducer: Gloria Allred, Zev BraunWriter: Shelley EvansThe true story of a young transgendered teen and his self discover-ment of living life as a woman. 0
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The Hours
2002 drama film directed by Stephen Daldry
Overview: The Hours is a 2002 psychological drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep. Supporting roles are played by Ed Harris, John C. Reilly, Stephen D ...
Release date: 18 December 2002Genre: DramaDirector: Stephen DaldryCast: Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Stephen Dillane, Miranda Richardson, George LoftusProducer: Michael Alden, Robert FoxWriter: Michael Cunningham, David HareThe story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their ... 0
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Party Monster
2003 American film
Overview: Party Monster is a 2003 American biographical crime drama film written and directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, who are also producers along with Jon Marcus and Christine Vachon. It stars Macaulay ...
Release date: 18 January 2003Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Fenton Bailey, Randy BarbatoProducer: Fenton Bailey, Randy BarbatoWriter: Fenton Bailey, Randy BarbatoBased on the true story of Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organizer whose life was sent spiraling down when he bragged on television about killing his ... 0
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Monster
2003 film by Patty Jenkins
Overview: Monster is a 2003 American biographical crime drama film written and directed by Patty Jenkins in her feature directorial debut. The film follows serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a street prostitute who ...
Release date: 16 November 2003Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Patty JenkinsProducer: David Alvarado, Mark DamonWriter: Patty JenkinsBased on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer. 0
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Milk
2008 film by Gus Van Sant
Overview: Milk is a 2008 American biographical drama film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a ...
Release date: 28 October 2008Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, HistoryDirector: Gus Van SantProducer: Dustin Lance Black, Bruce CohenWriter: Dustin Lance BlackThe story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected ... 0
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Infamous
2006 American film
Overview: Infamous (Also known as Infamous, Every Word is True) is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Douglas McGrath. It is based on George Plimpton's 1997 book, Truman Capote: In Which Various ...
Release date: 31 August 2006Genre: Biography, Crime, DramaDirector: Douglas McGrathCast: Sigourney Weaver, Toby Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sandra Bullock, Isabella Rossellini, Peter BogdanovichProducer: Jocelyn Hayes, Charles PuglieseWriter: Douglas McGrath, George PlimptonWhile researching his novel "In Cold Blood", Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith ... 0
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I Love You Phillip Morris
2009 American comedy/drama film
Overview: I Love You Phillip Morris is a 2009 black comedy film based on a 1980s and 1990s real-life story of con artist, impostor and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell, as played by Jim Carrey. While ...
Release date: 18 January 2009Genre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: Glenn Ficarra, John RequaProducer: Luc Besson, Bethany BilskyWriter: John Requa, Glenn FicarraA cop turns con man once he comes out of the closet. Once imprisoned, he meets the second love of his life, whom he'll stop at nothing to be with. 0
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Frida
2002 film directed by Julie Taymor
Overview: Frida is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
Release date: 29 August 2002Genre: Biography, Drama, RomanceDirector: Julie TaymorProducer: Mark Amin, Lindsay FlickingerWriter: Hayden Herrera, Clancy SigalA biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work. 0
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Boys Don't Cry
1999 film by Kimberly Peirce
Overview: Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena (played by ...
Release date: 2 September 1999Genre: Crime, Drama, RomanceDirector: Kimberly PeirceCast: Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, Alicia Goranson, Alison FollandProducer: Jill Footlick, John HartWriter: Kimberly Peirce, Andy BienenA young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska. 0
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Christopher and His Kind
2011 BBC television film
Overview: Christopher and His Kind is a 2011 BBC television film. It tells the story of Christopher Isherwood's exploits in Berlin in the early 1930s. The film, adapted by Kevin Elyot from Isherwood's autobiography ...Release date: 20 February 2011Genre: DramaDirector: Geoffrey SaxProducer: Michele Buck, Celia DuvalWriter: Christopher Isherwood, Kevin ElyotIn 1931 budding author Christopher Isherwood goes to Berlin at the invitation of his friend W. H. Auden for the gay sex that abounds in the city... 0
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Toast
2010 film
Overview: Toast is a 2010 British biographical comedy-drama film based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by the cookery writer Nigel Slater. The film was directed by S. J. Clarkson and written by Lee ...
Release date: 30 December 2010Genre: Comedy, Drama, BiographyDirector: S.J. ClarksonProducer: Carl Clifton, Hannah FarrellWriter: Lee Hall, Nigel SlaterThe ultimate nostalgia trip through everything edible in 1960s Britain. 0
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Kill Your Darlings
2013 American biographical drama film directed by John Krokidas
Overview: Kill Your Darlings is a 2013 American biographical drama film written by Austin Bunn and directed by John Krokidas in his feature film directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance ...
Release date: 16 October 2013Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, ThrillerDirector: John KrokidasProducer: Michael Benaroya, Matthew Vose CampbellWriter: Austin Bunn, John KrokidasA murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs. 0
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Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 biopic about Freddie Mercury
Overview: Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical musical drama film that focuses on the life of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen, from the formation of the band in 1970 to their ...
Release date: 25 December 2018Genre: Biography, Drama, MusicDirector: Bryan SingerProducer: Jim Beach, Dexter FletcherWriter: Anthony McCarten, Peter MorganThe story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985). 0
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Behind the Candelabra
2013 film
Overview: Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 American biographical comedy drama television film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Richard LaGravenese, based on the 1988 book of the same name by Scott ...
Genre: Biography, Drama, RomanceDirector: Steven SoderberghProducer: Susan Ekins, Gregory JacobsWriter: Richard LaGravenese, Scott ThorsonA chronicle of the tempestuous six-year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson. 0
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Prayers for Bobby
2009 television film directed by Russell Mulcahy
Overview: Prayers for Bobby is a televised drama film that premiered on the Lifetime network on January 24, 2009. The film is based on the book of the same name by Leroy F. Aarons, which is itself based on the true ...Genre: Drama, BiographyDirector: Russell MulcahyProducer: Stanley M. Brooks, Chris DantonWriter: Katie Ford, Leroy AaronsTrue story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title ... 0
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The Danish Girl
2015 film by Tom Hooper
Overview: The Danish Girl is a 2015 biographical romantic drama film directed by Tom Hooper, based on the 2000 novel of the same title by David Ebershoff, and loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili ...
Release date: 5 September 2015Genre: Drama, Biography, RomanceDirector: Tom HooperProducer: Tim Bevan, Liza ChasinWriter: Lucinda Coxon, David EbershoffA fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they ... 0
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