List of LGBT-related films of 2014

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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 2014. 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

Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Ref
52 Tuesdays Sophie Hyde Australia Drama Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Del Herbert-Jane [1]
Aban and Khorshid Darwin Serink United States Short, drama Mojean Aria, Bobby Naderi
A Noble Revolution (Una nobile rivoluzione) Simone Cangelosi Italy Documentary Marcella Di Folco, Porpora Marcasciano, Liliana Di Folco 83 mins long, Marcella Di Folco's Italian trans leader biography [2]
An Afternoon (En eftermiddag) Søren Green Denmark Short, drama, romance Ulrik Windfeldt-Schmidt, Jacob Ottensten 8 mins long, later added to Boys On Film 14: Worlds Collide compilation [3]
Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy Andrea James United States Comedy Alec Mapa One-man show
All Yours (Je suis à toi) David Lambert Belgium, Canada Comedy-drama Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Jean-Michel Balthazar, Monia Chokri [4]
Appropriate Behavior Desiree Akhavan United States Comedy Desiree Akhavan, Scott Adsit, Rebecca Henderson, Halley Feiffer, Anh Duong, Hooman Majd, Arian Moayed, Aimee Mullins [5]
Barrio Boy Dennis Shinners United States Short, drama Dennis Garcia, Dan Leonard, Peter Olivera, Andrew Flores 8 mins long, in 2016 it was added to Boys On Film 14: Worlds Collide (compilation) [6][7]
Before the Last Curtain Falls (Bevor der letzte Vorhang fällt) Thomas Wallner Belgium, Germany, Canada Documentary [8]
Boy Meets Girl Eric Schaeffer United States Romance Michelle Hendley, Michael Welch
The Butchers Steven Judd United States Horror Semi Anthony, Damien Puckler, Randall Bosley, Cameron Bowen, Braxton Davis, Mara Hall, Jacob Hobbs, Tonya Kay
The Case Against 8 Ben Cotner and Ryan White United States Documentary Ted Olson, Christopher D. Dusseault, Jeffrey J. Zarrillo, Paul T. Katami, Kristin M. Perry, Sandra B. Stier, David Boies, Ted Uno, Chad Griffin - (American Foundation for Equal Rights co-founder), Kristina Schake - (American Foundation for Equal Rights co-founder), Adam Umhoefer, Elliott Perry, Frank Stier, Tom Stier and Spencer Perry [9]
The Circle (Der Kreis) Stefan Haupt Switzerland Drama Matthias Hungerbühler, Sven Schelker, Anatole Taubman, Peter Jecklin, Marianne Sägebrecht, Antoine Monot Jr., Marie Leuenberger Teddy Award winner for Best Documentary [10]
Coming In Marco Kreuzpaintner Germany Romantic comedy Kostja Ullmann, Aylin Tezel, Ken Duken
Date and Switch Chris Nelson United States Comedy Nicholas Braun, Hunter Cope, Dakota Johnson
Death in Buenos Aires Natalia Meta Argentina Drama, Suspense Demián Bichir, Chino Darín, Mónica Antonópulos, Carlos Casella [11]
Do I Sound Gay? David Thorpe United States Documentary David Thorpe, Dan Savage, George Takei, David Sedaris, Tim Gunn, Margaret Cho
Do Lado de Fora Alexandre Carvalho Brazil Comedy André Bankoff
Drumline: A New Beat Bille Woodruff United States Alexandra Shipp, Leonard Roberts, Jordan Calloway TV movie
Drunktown's Finest Sydney Freeland United States Drama Jeremiah Bitsui, Carmen Moore [12]
Dyke Hard Bitte Andersson Sweden Comedy Lina Kurttila, Peggy Sands, Maria Wågensjö, Alle Eriksson, Iki Gonzalez, Josephine Krieg, Anitha Nygårds, Ylva Maria Thompson, Ann-Charlotte Andersson, Jackson Bell, Joseph Huncovsky, Henry Miazga
Feriado Diego Araujo Ecuador
Argentina		 Drama Juan Arregui, Elena Vargas, Cristina Morrison, Peki Andino, Canela Samaniego, Manuela Merchán, Irwin Ortiz, Francisco Perez, Sami Maigua, Anne-Dominique Correa, Amado Silva, Said López, Diego Andrés Paredes, Joshi Espinoza, Pepe Alvear, Andrés Crespo
Fever (Fieber) Elfi Mikesch Austria Drama Eva Mattes, Martin Wuttke, Carolina Cardoso, Nicole Max, Sascha Ley, Nilton Martins
Foxcatcher Bennett Miller United States History, non-fiction, drama Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave, Anthony Michael Hall, Guy Bond, Brett Rice, Brian Baumgartner Loosely based on the events surrounding John du Pont's recruitment of Mark and David Schultz to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in competitive events, and du Pont's subsequent murder of David
Four Moons Terrence Moss Mexico Comedy, drama Antonio Velázquez, Alejandro de la Madrid, Cesar Ramos, Gustavo Egelhaaf, Alonso Echánove, Alejandro Belmonte, Gabriel Santoyo, Sebastián Rivera, Mónica Dionne, Marta Aura, Jorge Luis Moreno, Hugo Catalán, Astrid Hadad, Luis Arrieta, Karina Gidi, Renato Bartilotti, Martín Barba a.k.a. Cuatro Lunas [13]
Fred John Fitzgerald Keitel United States Documentary Fred Karger
Futuro Beach Karim Ainouz Brazil Drama Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Jesuíta Barbosa a.k.a. Praia do Futuro
Gekijōban Zero Mari Asato Japan Horror Ayami Nakajō, Aoi Morikawa, Fujiko Kojima, Karen Miyama, Kasumi Yamaya, Minori Hagiwara, Yuri Nakamura, Kōdai Asaka, Noriko Nakagoshi, Jun Miho Based on a novelization by Eiji Otsuka of the Fatal Frame video game series [14]
Girltrash: All Night Long Alex Kondracke United States Musical, comedy Lisa Rieffel, Michelle Lombardo, Gabrielle Christian, Mandy Musgrave, Kate French, Clementine Ford, Rose Rollins, Heather Thomas, Megan Cavanagh Prequel to the webseries Girltrash!
The Guest (La Visita) Mauricio López Fernández Chile Drama Daniela Vega, Claudia Cantero, Rosa Ramímez [15]
Guidance Pat Mills Canada Comedy Pat Mills, Kevin Hanchard, Maria Vacratsis, Allison Hossack
Hidden Away (A escondidas) Mikel Rueda Spain Drama Germán Alcarazu, Adil Koukouh [16]
Hole Martin Edralin Canada Short, drama Ken Harrower, Sebastian Deery
I Am Syd Stone Denis Theriault Canada Short drama Gharrett Patrick Paon, Michael Gaty [17]
The Imitation Game Morten Tyldum United Kingdom Drama Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Charles Dance, Mark Strong, James Northcote, Steven Waddington, Tom Goodman-Hill, Alex Lawther Biopic of Alan Turing; based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Jongens (Boys) Mischa Kamp Netherlands Drama Gijs Blom, Ko Zandvliet
Julia Matthew A. Brown United States Horror Ashley C. Williams, Tahyna Tozzi, Jack Noseworthy
Kasal Joselito Altarejos Philippines Drama Arnold Reyes, Mhyco Aquino (credited as Oliver Aquino)
Kidnapped for Christ Kate S. Logan United States Documentary
Land of Storms (Viharsarok) Ádám Császi Hungary Drama András Sütö, Ádám Varga, Sebastian Urzendowsky
Lilting Hong Khaou United Kingdom Drama Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-pei
Love Is Strange Ira Sachs United States Drama John Lithgow, Alfred Molina
Love in the Time of Civil War (L'amour au temps de la guerre civile) Rodrigue Jean Canada Drama Alexandre Landry, Ana Christina Alva
Mala Mala Antonio Santini, Dan Sickles Puerto Rico Documentary Jason Carrión, Samantha Close, Ivana Fred, Alberic Prados Puerto Rico Queer FilmFest winner for Best Documentary [18]
Man on High Heels (Hai hil) Jang Jin South Korea Drama Cha Seung-won, Oh Jung-se, Esom
The New Girlfriend François Ozon France Drama Romain Duris, Anaïs Demoustier, Raphaël Personnaz, Isild Le Besco, Aurore Clément Based on the short story of the same name
Night Flight (Ya Gan Bi Haeng) Leesong Hee-il South Korea Drama Kwak Si-yang, Lee Jae-joon
The Normal Heart Ryan Murphy United States Drama Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons Film adaptation of Larry Kramer's play The Normal Heart; HBO television film with a limited theatrical release.
Papilio Buddha Jayan K. Cherian India Drama S. P. Sreekumar, David Briggs
Pasolini Abel Ferrara France
Italy		 Drama Willem Dafoe, Maria de Medeiros, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ninetto Davoli
Patong Girl Susanna Salonen Germany
Thailand		 Drama Maximilian Mauff, Aisawanya Areyawattana Grimme-Preis 2016
Pierrot Lunaire Bruce LaBruce Canada Drama Susanne Sachsse, Luizo Vega, Maria Ivanenko Transgender-themed adaptation of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire [10]
Predestination The Spierig Brothers Australia Drama, science fiction, thriller Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor
Pride Matthew Warchus United Kingdom Drama Bill Nighy, Dominic West, Andrew Scott, George MacKay, Imelda Staunton [19]
San Cristóbal Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo Chile Drama, short Samuel González, Antonio Altamirano Later released as a full-length film in 2019. Winner of 2015 Teddy Award
Sand Dollars (Dólares de Arena) Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas Dominican Republic Drama Geraldine Chaplin, Yanet Mojica
The Skeleton Twins Craig Johnson United States Comedy, drama Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson
Snowflake Francesco Roder Italy Drama, short Ele Keats, Tracy Middendorf, Sara Lavner
Something Must Break (Nånting Måste Gå Sönder) Ester Martin Bergsmark Sweden Drama Saga Becker, Iggy Malmborg, Shima Niavarani, Mattias Åhlén, Daniel Nyström, Emil Almén, Axel Petersén It is based on the novel You Are the Roots That Sleep at My Feet and Keep the Earth in Place by Eli Levén [sv] [20]
Der Spalt Kim Schicklang Germany Drama Marie Fischer, Folker Dücker, Dorothea Baltzer, Trischa Dorner, Yana Robin La Baume
Stories of Our Lives Jim Chuchu, The Nest Collective Kenya anthology of 5 Shorts Kelly Gichohi, Paul Ogola, Tim Mutungi, Mugambi Nthiga, Rose Njenga, Janice Mugo, Allan Weku, Maina Olwenya, Louis Brooke, Judy Gichohi Won a Jury Prize from the Teddy Award jury at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival and came second in the Panorama Audience Award [21]
Summer Nights (Les nuits d'été) Mario Fanfani France Drama Guillaume de Tonquédec, Jeanne Balibar
Tiger Orange Wade Gasque United States Drama Mark Strano, Frankie Valenti [22]
To Be Takei Jennifer M. Kroot United States Documentary George Takei
To Russia with Love Noam Gonick United States
Canada		 Documentary Johnny Weir, Anastasia Bucsis, Belle Brockhoff, Blake Skjellerup
The Torture Club Kota Yoshida Japan Romance Noriko Kijima Based on a manga [23]
Two 4 One Maureen Bradley Canada Romance, comedy, drama Gavin Crawford, Naomi Snieckus, Gabrielle Rose [24]
Unfriend Joselito Altarejos Philippines Drama Angelo Ilagan, Boots Anson-Roa, Sandino Martin
The Way He Looks (Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho) Daniel Ribeiro Brazil Drama Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi Based on Ribeiro's 2010 short film I Don't Want to Go Back Alone; Teddy Award winner for Best Feature Film [10]
What We Have (Ce qu'on a) Maxime Desmons Canada Drama Maxime Desmons, Alex Ozerov, Roberta Maxwell
Yves Saint Laurent Jalil Lespert France Drama Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne Biopic of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent

References

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  3. ^ "An Afternoon (En eftermiddag)En eftermiddag (July 2014)". prometheusli.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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  5. ^ "Sundance: Why Desiree Akhavan Could be the Next Lena Dunham". Variety, January 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "BARRIO BOY". queensworldfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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  8. ^ Linda Barnard, "Before the Last Curtain Falls: ages and stages of drag cabaret stars". Toronto Star, April 27, 2014.
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  12. ^ "Drunktown's Finest: Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 January 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  13. ^ "Alejandro Belmonte Archives". The Gay Essential Film Blog. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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