{"id":51840,"date":"2024-06-19T15:12:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T15:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/the-50-best-lgbtq-movies-ever-made-2\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T15:12:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T15:12:35","slug":"the-50-best-lgbtq-movies-ever-made-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/lifestyle\/the-50-best-lgbtq-movies-ever-made-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The 50 Best LGBTQ Movies Ever Made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>50Love, Simon (2018)courtesyAmazon AppleIf it feels a bit like a CW version of an after-school special, that&#8217;s no mistake: Teen-tv super-producer Greg Berlanti makes his feature-film directorial debut here. It&#8217;s as chaste a love story as you&#8217;re likely to see in the 21st century\u2014the hunky gardener who makes the title teen question his sexuality is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, for God\u2019s sake\u2014but you know what? The queer kids of the future need their wholesome entertainment, too. 49Rocketman (2019)courtesyAmazon HuluA gay fantasia on Elton themes. An Elton John biopic was never going to be understated, but this glittering jukebox musical goes way over the top and then keeps going. It might be an overcorrection from the straight-washing of the previous year&#8217;s Bohemian Rhapsody, but when it&#8217;s this much fun, it&#8217;s best not to overthink it. 48Handsome Devil (2016)courtesyNetflix Amazon A charming Irish movie that answers the question: &#8220;What if John Hughes were Irish and gay?&#8221; Misfit Ned struggles at a rugby-obsessed boarding school until a mysterious new kid moves in and an unlikely friendship changes them both. Along the way, a rousing performance from Andrew Scott as an inspiring teacher with a secret of his own; a prescient casting choice in Nicholas Galitzine, whose name you just might see in this list a time or two later; and a rugby game set to a Rufus Wainwright song. Just the thing to lift your spirits. Advertisement &#8211; Continue Reading Below47Viva (2015)Magnolia PicturesAmazon The Roku Channel The life of Cuba&#8217;s &#8220;transformistas&#8221; is captured&#8230; Click below to read the full story from Esquire<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/movies\/g3392\/best-gay-lgbt-movies-of-all-time\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50Love, Simon (2018)courtesyAmazon AppleIf it feels a bit like a CW version of an after-school special, that&#8217;s no mistake: Teen-tv super-producer Greg Berlanti makes his feature-film directorial debut here. 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