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The Best R-Rated LGBTQ+ Movies

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List of R-Rated LGBTQ+ movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated LGBTQ+ movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated LGBTQ+ movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated LGBTQ+ movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated LGBTQ+ movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated LGBTQ+ films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated LGBTQ+ film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

Movies on this list include American Beauty and Ed Wood.

If you're trying to find out "What are the best R-Rated LGBTQ+ movies?" and "What are the most famous R-Rated LGBTQ+ movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you.

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Dare
Emmy Rossum, Rooney Mara
Released: 2009
Directed by: Adam Salky
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American Beauty
Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening
Released: 1999
Directed by: Sam Mendes
American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes. An advertising executive... more on Wikipedia
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Chasing Amy
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
Released: 1997
Directed by: Kevin Smith
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Ed Wood
Johnny Depp, Sarah Jessica Parker
Released: 1994
Directed by: Tim Burton
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Thirteen
Vanessa Hudgens, Evan Rachel Wood
Released: 2003
Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
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Brokeback Mountain
Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal
Released: 2005
Directed by: Ang Lee
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Gosford Park
Helen Mirren, Clive Owen
Released: 2002
Directed by: Robert Altman
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Heavenly Creatures
Kate Winslet, Peter Jackson
Released: 1994
Directed by: Peter Jackson
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The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
Nicole Ari Parker, Dale Dickey
Released: 1995
Directed by: Maria Maggenti
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All That Jazz
Jessica Lange, John Lithgow
Released: 1979
Directed by: Bob Fosse
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Threesome
Lara Flynn Boyle, Josh Charles
Released: 1994
Directed by: Andrew Fleming
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce
Released: 1994
Directed by: Stephan Elliott
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The Hunger
David Bowie, Willem Dafoe
Released: 1983
Directed by: Tony Scott
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if....
Malcolm McDowell, Arthur Lowe
Released: 1968
Directed by: Lindsay Anderson
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Boys on the Side
Drew Barrymore, Matthew McConaughey
Released: 1995
Directed by: Herbert Ross
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Midnight Express
John Hurt, Randy Quaid
Released: 1978
Directed by: Alan Parker
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Mulholland Drive
Naomi Watts, Billy Ray Cyrus
Released: 2001
Directed by: David Lynch
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High Art
Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy
Released: 1998
Directed by: Lisa Cholodenko
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Call Me by Your Name
Armie Hammer, Timothee Chalamet
Released: 2017
Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
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Velvet Goldmine
Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor
Released: 1998
Directed by: Todd Haynes
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Before Night Falls
Johnny Depp, Sean Penn
Released: 2000
Directed by: Julian Schnabel
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Deliverance
Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight
Released: 1972
Directed by: John Boorman
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Elephant
Timothy Bottoms, Matt Malloy
Released: 2003
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
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Girls Will Be Girls
Miss Coco Peru, Eric Stonestreet
Released: 2003
Directed by: Richard Day
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Fellini Satyricon
Capucine, Gordon Mitchell
Released: 1969
Directed by: Federico Fellini
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