List of LGBT-related films of 2000 explained

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotes
101 Rent Boys United States Documentary
101 Reykjavík Iceland Comedy
Before Night Falls United States Drama Biopic of Reinaldo Arenas, based on his autobiography and the documentary Havana by Jana Boková
Benjamin Smoke
Peter Sillen
United States Documentary Benjamin Smoke was an American singer-songwriter who fronted the Atlanta, Georgia bands Smoke and the Opal Foxx Quartet. He was a radical, gay rock 'n' roll performer, the documentary spans 10 years of his life.
Between Two Women United Kingdom Drama
Big Eden United States Romance, drama
Billy Elliot United Kingdom
France
Comedy, drama
Borstal Boy United Kingdom
Ireland
Romance, drama
United States Documentary This is the transition of Theo, a young adult, raised female, involved in a lesbian relationship, who undergoes various stages of a sex reassignment surgery (including a mastectomy and hormone therapy) to become male.
United States Romance, comedy, drama
Burnt Money Argentina Crime, thriller a.k.a. Plata quemada; based on the novel of the same name by Ricardo Piglia
Chuck & Buck United States Comedy, drama
Common Ground United States Drama
Confusion of Genders France Romance, comedy, drama Pascal Greggory, Nathalie Richard, Julie Gayet, Alain Bashung, Cyrille Thouvenin, Vincent Martinez and Marie Saint-Dizier
Daughters of the Sun Iran Drama Altinay Ghelich Taghani, Soghra Karimi, Zahra Mohammadi and Habib Haddad
Drôle de Félix France Comedy, drama aka The Adventures of Felix
Eban and Charley United Kingdom
United States
Drama Brent Fellows, Gio Black Peter, Nolan V. Chard and Ron Upton
En malas compañías Spain Short, comedy Israel Rodríguez, Pablo Puyol, Antonio Álamo, Juan Carlos Rubio and Juanma Lara aka. In Bad Company, named in English as Doors Cut Down
Family Pack (Que faisaient les femmes pendant que l'homme marchait sur la lune?) Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland Drama
Forbidden Fruit Germany
Zimbabwe
Romance, drama Short
Get Your Stuff Max Mitchell United States Comedy, drama
The Girl United States
France
Romance, drama
If These Walls Could Talk 2 United States Romance, drama
(Satree lek) Thailand Comedy Jesdaporn Pholdee, Sahaphap Tor, Chaicharn Nimpulsawasdi, Giorgio Maiocchi, Ekachai Buranapanit, Kokkorn Benjathikoon, Shiriohana Hongsopon, Phomsit Sitthijamroenkhun, Sutthipong Sitthijamroenkhun and Anucha Chatkaew Based on a true story of a gay/transgender volleyball team.[1]
Johnny Greyeyes Jorge Manzano Canada Drama
United States Romance, comedy, drama Corey Spears, Josh Jacobson, Rocki Cragg, Steve Tyler
Just a Question of Love France
Belgium
Drama Cyrille Thouvenin, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié, Éva Darlan, Danièle Denie and Idwig Stéphane
Km. 0 Spain Romance, comedy, drama Mercè Pons, Carlos Fuentes, Elisa Matilla, Alberto San Juan, Silke, Tristán Ulloa, Jesús Cabrero, Concha Velasco, Miquel García Borda, Víctor Ullate, Jr., Cora Tiedra, Georges Corraface, Roberto Álamo and Armando del Río
The Law of Enclosures Canada Drama Based on the novel by Dale Peck
Germany Romance, drama Bibiana Beglau, Nadja Uhl, Martin Wuttke, Harald Schrott, Mario Irrek, Alexander Beyer and Jenny Schily
Marlene Germany
Italy
Biography, drama, musical Biopic of German actress Marlene Dietrich
Mercy United States Mystery, thriller Based on the novel of the same name by David L. Lindsey
Australia Crime, thriller
Murderous Maids France Crime, drama a.k.a. Les blessures assassines; based on the novel L'affaire Papin by Paulette Houdyer, which chronicles the true story of sisters Christine and Léa Papin
United States Romanace, comedy, drama
Nico and Dani Spain Romance, comedy, drama Fernando Ramallo, Jordi Vilches, Marieta Orozco, Esther Nubiola and Chisco Amado
Once in a Lifetime Denmark
Sweden
Musical, comedy, drama
Our Lady of the Assassins Spain
France
Colombia
Romantic, crime, drama Germán Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restrepo and Manuel Busquets aka La virgen de los sicarios
Paragraph 175 United Kingdom
Germany
United States
Documentary Narrated by Rupert Everett
Canada Drama
Portugal Drama Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato and Andre Barbosa aka O Fantasma
Presque rien France
Belgium
Romance, drama a.k.a. Come Undone and Almost Nothing
Punks United States Comedy, music
Red Dirt United States Romance, drama Dan Montgomery Jr., Aleksa Palladino, Walton Goggins, Karen Black, Peg O'Keef, Glenn Shadix, Virgil Cunningham and Jo-Ann Robinson
Stardom Canada
France
Drama, comedy
The Sea Spain Drama a.k.a. El mar; based on a novel by Blai Bonet
Sordid Lives United States Comedy Based on Shores' play of the same name, which includes elements of his real life
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her United States Romance, drama
Together Sweden
Denmark
Italy
Comedy, drama
Urbania United States Drama, thriller Co-written by Daniel Reitz, based on his play Urban Folk Tales
Water Drops on Burning Rocks France Drama Based on Rainer Werner Fassbinder's play Tropfen auf heisse Stene
What's Cooking? United Kingdom
United States
Comedy, drama
Woman on Top United States Romance, comedy Penélope Cruz, Murilo Benício, Harold Perrineau Jr. and Mark Feuerstein
Wonder Boys United States Comedy, drama Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Rip Torn and Robert Downey Jr.Based on the novel by Michael Chabon
United States Comedy, science-fiction Ashton Kutcher and Seann William ScottBased on real events

Notes and References

  1. Gearing, Julian. Sleeper hit with a heart, AsiaWeek; retrieved 2007-12-08