List of LGBT-related films of 2009

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 2009. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
All You Need Is Love – Meine Schwiegertochter ist ein MannEdzard OnnekenGermanyComedy, dramaSaskia Vester, Jürgen Tonkel, Andreas Helgi Schmid, Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen, Manuel Witting, Franziska Taub, Johannes Herrschmann
An Englishman in New YorkRichard LaxtonUnited KingdomDramaJohn Hurt, Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Tucker, Swoosie Kurtz, Cynthia NixonBased on the years that writer Quentin Crisp spent in New York City
And Then Came LolaEllen Seidler, Megan SilerUnited StatesComedy, drama, romanceAshleigh Sumner, Jill Bennett, Cathy DeBuono, Jessica Graham, Angelyna Martinez, Candy Tolentino and Linda Ignazi
The ArmoireJamie TravisCanadaShort dramaWilliam Cuddy, Ricardo Hoyos, Penelope Corrin
BerdellaPaul South, William TaftUnited StatesHorrorSeth Correa, Steve Williams, Marc Saleme, Vito Spino and Elmer ParkerBased on the crimes of serial killer Robert Berdella
Beyond Gay: The Politics of PrideBob ChristieCanadaDocumentaryInterviewees; Gilbert Baker, Sahran Abeysundara (Director of Equal Ground Sri Lanka), Tomasz Baczkowski (President, Warsaw Equality Parade), Dean Nelson (Director, Vancouver Pride Society), Libby Davies, Fatima Amarshi (Executive Director, Pride Toronto), Scott Long - Human Rights Watch, Rev. Brent Hawkes, Gareth Henry - J-FLAG Jamaica, Franco Reinado - President, Gay & Lesbian Travel Assoc of Brazil, Nikolai Alekseev and Cleve JonesFollows Vancouver Pride Society president Ken Coolen at various international Pride events[1]
The Big Gay MusicalCasper Andreas, Fred M. CarusoUnited StatesMusicalLena Hall, Daniel Robinson, Joey Dudding, Jeff Metzler and Michael Schiffman
Black DynamiteScott SandersUnited StatesAction, blaxploitation, comedyMichael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Salli Richardson
BoyAuraeus SolitoPhilippinesDramaAeious Asin, Aries Pena
BrotherhoodNicolo DonatoDenmarkDramaThure Lindhardt, David Dencik, Nicolas Bro
The Brotherhood VDavid DeCoteauUnited StatesHorrorMaria Aceves, Preston Davis
BrünoLarry CharlesUnited StatesComedySacha Baron Cohen, Harrison Ford, Ron Paul
The Butch FactorChristopher HinesUnited StatesDocumentary
CheilaEduardo BarberenaVenezuelaDramaEndry Cardeño, José Manuel Suárez, Violeta Alemán and Aura Rivas
ChloeAtom EgoyanUnited States
Canada
France
Drama, thrillerJulianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Liam NeesonRemake of the 2003 French film Nathalie...
The Consul of SodomSigfrid MonleónSpainDramaJordi Mollà, Bimba Bosé, Àlex Brendemühl, Josep Linuesa, Isaac de los Reyes, Isabelle Stoffel and Marc Martíneza.k.a. El cónsul de Sodoma
CracksJordan ScottUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Spain
France
Switzerland
Drama, romance, thrillerEva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots, Sinéad Cusack
Çürüğüm, Askerim, ReddediyorumAydın ÖztekTurkeyShort

Documentary

Interviewees; Pınar Selek (Sociologist), Lambdaistanbul, Perihan Mağden (Author) and Mehmet Tarhan (Author)a.k.a. My caries, soldier, I refuse[2]
David's BirthdayMarco FilibertiItalyDramaAlessandro Gassmann, Massimo Poggio, Maria de Medeiros, Michela Cescon
Dance FlickDamien Dante WayansUnited StatesMusical, comedyShoshana Bush, Damon Wayans Jr., Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, Shawn Wayans, Amy Sedaris, David Alan Grier, Chelsea Makela, Chris Elliott
DareAdam SalkyUnited StatesDramaEmmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley Springer, Ana Gasteyer, Rooney Mara, Sandra Bernhard, Alan Cumming, Cady HuffmanBased on Salky's short film of the same name released in 2005
The Disappearance of Alice CreedJ BlakesonUnited KingdomNeo-noir, thrillerGemma Arterton, Martin Compston, Eddie Marsan
Dorian GrayOliver ParkerUnited KingdomDramaBen Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Rachel Hurd-WoodBased on the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
DroolNancy KissamUnited StatesComedyLaura Harring, Jill Marie Jones, Oded Fehr
Duas MulheresJoão Mário GriloPortugalDramaBeatriz Batarda, Débora Monteiro, Virgilio Castelo
Eating Out: All You Can EatGlenn GaylordUnited StatesRomance, drama, comedyRebekah Kochan, Chris Salvatore, Mink Stole, Leslie Jordan
Edie & Thea: A Very Long EngagementSusan Muska, Gréta OlafsdóttirUnited StatesDocumentaryEdith Windsor, Thea Spyer
El niño pezLucía PuenzoArgentina
France
Spain
Drama, romance, thrillerInés Efron, Mariela Vitale, Ailín Salas, Pep Munné, Diego Velázquez, Carlos Bardema.k.a. The Fish Child; loosely adapted from Puenzo's novel of the same name
Eloïse's LoverJesús GaraySpainDrama, romance, thrillerDiana Gómez, Ariadna Cabrola.k.a. Eloïse
Eyes Wide OpenHaim TabakmanIsrael
Germany
France
DramaRan Danker, Zohar Straussa.k.a. Einaym Pkuhot
Fig TreesJohn GreysonCanadaDocumentaryfollows South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat and Canadian AIDS activist Tim McCaskell as they fight for access to treatment for HIV/AIDSit won the Teddy Award for Best Documentary[3]
From Beginning to EndAluizio AbranchesBrazilDramaRafael Cardoso, João Gabriel Vasconcellos, Júlia Lemmertz, Fabio Assunção, Jean Pierre Nohera.k.a. Do Começo ao Fim
Fruit FlyH.P. MendozaUnited StatesMusical, dramaL. A. Renigen, Ivan de Guzman and Mike Curtis
Hannah FreeWendy Jo CarltonUnited StatesDramaSharon Gless, Maureen Gallagher, Kelli Strickland, Ann Hagemann, Taylor MillerWritten and co-produced by Claudia Allen, based on her play of the same name
House of BoysJean-Claude SchlimGermany
Luxembourg
Drama, musical, romanceLayke Anderson, Benn Northover, Udo Kier
I Killed My MotherXavier DolanCanadaDramaXavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, François Arnaud, Niels Schneidera.k.a. J'ai tué ma mère
I Love You Phillip MorrisGlenn Ficarra, John RequaUnited StatesComedy, dramaEwan McGregor, Jim Carrey, Rodrigo Santoro, Leslie Mann, Antoni Corone, Brennan Brown, Michael Showers, Marc Macaulay, Annie Golden
I Saw the SunMahsun KırmızıgülTurkeyDramaMahsun Kırmızıgül, Cemal Toktaş, Yıldız Kültür, Sarp Apak, Buğra Gülsoy, Ali Sürmeli, Altan Erkekli, Erol Günaydın, Demet Evgar, Cezmi Baskın, Şerif Sezer, Itır Esen
In My LifeOlivia LamasanPhilippinesDramaVilma Santos, John Lloyd Cruz, Luis Manzano, Vice Ganda, Nikki Valdez, Dimples Romana, Rafael Rosell, Tirso Cruz III, Paw Diaz
Je te mangeraisSophie LaloyFranceDrama, musicJudith Davis, Isild Le Besco, Édith Scob, Johan Libéreau, Marc Chapiteau, Fabienne Babe, Alain Beigel, Denis Ménocheta.k.a. You Will Be Mine
Jolly FellowsFelix MikhailovRussiaComedy, dramaVille Haapasalo, Danila Kozlovsky
The JonesesDerrick BorteUnited StatesComedy, dramaDemi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, Ben Hollingsworth, Gary Cole, Glenne Headly, Lauren Hutton, Chris Williams, Christine Evangelista
Lesbian Vampire KillersPhil ClaydonUnited KingdomAction, Comedy, HorrorJames Corden, Mathew Horne, Paul McGann, Emer Kenny, Lucy Gaskell
Life BloodRon CarlsonUnited StatesHorrorSophie Monk, Anya Lahiri, Scout Taylor-Compton, Electra Avellan, Patrick Renna, Charles Napier, Angela Lindvall, Danny Woodburn
Little AshesPaul MorrisonUnited Kingdom
Spain
DramaRobert Pattinson, Javier Beltrán, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gatell
The Little White Cloud That CriedGuy MaddinCanada
Germany
Experimental shortBreanna Rose Taylor, Marcia Ferreira, Eric Wood, Lexi Tronic, Teresa Braun, Zsa Zsa LaBitche, Sex Party Marty
Lucky BastardEverett LewisUnited StatesDramaPatrick Tatten, Dale Dymkoski, Johnny Kostrey and Timothy Cole
Make the Yuletide GayRob WilliamsUnited StatesComedyKeith Jordan, Adamo Ruggiero, Hallee Hirsh, Kelly Keaton, Derek Long, Alison Arngrim, Ian Buchanan, Gates McFadden
MarkMike HoolboomCanadaDocumentaryMark Karbusicky, Mirha-Soleil Ross, Kristyn Dunnion
The Mouth of the WolfPietro MarcelloItalyDocumentary, dramaMary Monaco and Vincenzo Mottaa.k.a. La bocca del lupo
The New TenantsJoachim BackDenmark
United States
Short, dramaVincent D'Onofrio, Kevin Corrigan, Liane Balaban, Jamie Harrold, David Rakoff and Helen Hanft21 minutes long and won the 2009 Oscar for Best Live Action Short.[4]
Out in the SilenceDean Hamer, Joe WilsonUnited StatesDocumentaryResidents of Oil City, Pennsylvania; C.J. Bills, Diane Granley, Linda Henderson, Roxanne Hitchcock, Reverend Mark Micklos and Kathy Springer
OutrageKirby DickUnited StatesDocumentarySubjects; Ed Koch, Ken Mehlman and Larry Craig Interviews; (openly gay politicians) Tammy Baldwin, Barney Frank, David Catania, Jim Kolbe, James McGreevey (others) Wayne Barrett, Elizabeth Birch, Kirk Fordham, Patrick Guerriero, Dan Gurley, Jim Hormel, Larry Kramer, Tony Kushner, Rodger McFarlane, Kevin Naff, Michael Rogers, Hilary Rosen, Michelangelo Signorile, Andrew Sullivan and Rich Tafel
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!Evgeny AfineevskyUnited StatesComedyLainie Kazan, Saul Rubinek, Vincent Pastore, John Lloyd Young, Jai Rodriguez, Bruce Vilanch, Carmen Electra, Fred Swink
Permanent ResidenceScudHong KongDramaSean Li, Osman Hung, Jackie Chow Tak Bong, Lau Yu Hong, Eva LoYong jiu ju liu
The Pit and the PendulumDavid DeCoteauUnited StatesHorror, EroticLorielle New, Stephen Hansen, Bart Voitila, Danielle Demski, Amy Paffrath, Tom Sandoval, Greg Sestero, Michael King, Jason-Shane Scott, Andrew Bowen, Jason Stuart
Pornography: A ThrillerDavid KittredgeUnited StatesSuspenseMatthew Montgomery, Pete Scherer, Jared Grey, Walter Delmar, Dylan Vox
Prince of TearsYonfanHong Kong
Taiwan
DramaFan Zhiwei, Océane Zhu, Joseph Chang, Terri Kwan, Kenneth Tsanga.k.a. Lei wangzi
Purple SeaDonatella MaiorcaItalyDrama, romanceValeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese, Ennio Fantastichini, Giselda Volodi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Marco Foschi, Lucrezia Lante della Rovere, Corrado Fortunaa.k.a. Viola di mare; based on the non-fiction novel Minchia di re by Giacomo Pilati
Raging Sun, Raging SkyJulián HernándezMexicoDramaJorge Becerra, Javier Oliván, Guillermo Villegas, Giovanna Zacaríasa.k.a. Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo; winner of the Teddy Award for best feature film at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival[5]
ShankSimon PearceUnited KingdomDramaWayne Virgo, Marc Laurent, Alice Payne, Tom Bott, Garry Summers
A Single ManTom FordUnited StatesDramaColin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Goode, Jon KortajarenaFilm adaptation of the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood
Somewhere I Have Never TraveledFu Tian-yuTaiwanDramaAustin Lin, Yu Shin, Li Yung-Feng, Lin Mei-hsiu, Mei Fang, Wasir Choua.k.a. 帶我去遠方
Soundless Wind ChimeKit HungHong Kong
Switzerland
China
DramaLu Yu Lai, Bernhard Bulling, Marie Omlin, Gilles Tschudi, Ruth Schwegler, Wella Zhang, Li Wai Foon, Wong Siu Yin, Hannes Lindenblatt, Jackie LeungChinese/Western gay relationship
Spring FeverLou YeHong Kong
France
China
DramaQin Hao, Chen Sicheng, Tan Zhuo, Wu Wei, Jiang Jiaqi, Huang Xuan
StrellaPanos H. KoutrasGreeceDramaMina Orfanou, Yiannis Kokiasmenos, Minos Theoharis, Betty Vakalidou, Akis Ioannou and Argiris Kavidas
The StringMehdi Ben AttiaFrance
Belgium
Tunisia
DramaClaudia Cardinale, Antonin Stahly, Salim Kechiouche, Rihab Mejri, Driss Ramdi
Taking WoodstockAng LeeUnited StatesComedy, dramaDemetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman, Liev Schreiber, Jonathan Groff, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch, Paul Dano, Kelli Garner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Adam Pally, Mamie Gummer, Dan Fogler, Skylar Astin, Adam LeFevre, Richard Thomas, Kevin Chamberlin, Darren Pettie, Katherine WaterstonBased on the memoir Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte
The Topp Twins: Untouchable GirlsLeanne PooleyNew ZealandDocumentaryProfiles The Topp Twins, a lesbian comedy music duo from New ZealandThe film was a nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.[6]
Toto ForeverRoberto F. CanutoSpain
United States
Short

Drama

Kylan James, Kjord Davis, Diana Grivas, Alexander Aguila and Alexandra Smothersa.k.a. Toto Para Siempre and Siempre Toto
To Die like a ManJoão Pedro RodriguesPortugal
France
Drama, fantasy, musicalFernando Santos, Chandra Malatitch, Miguel Loureiro, Jenny Larue, Fernando Gomesa.k.a. Morrer como um homem
Two SpiritsLydia NibleyUnited StatesDocumentarythe story of the hate-murder of 16-year-old Navajo Fred Martinez. In the film, Nibley "affirms Martinez' Navajo sense of being a two spirit 'effeminate male', or nádleeh".[7]:168 Martinez' mother defined nádleeh as "half woman, half man".[7]:169
UndertowJavier Fuentes-LeónPeru
Colombia
France
Germany
DramaCristian Mercado, Manolo Cardona, Tatiana Astengoa.k.a. Contracorriente; winner of the World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival
The War BoysRon DanielsUnited StatesDramaBenjamin Walker, Victor Rasuk, Brian J. Smith, Peter Gallagher, Micaela Nevárez, Teresa Yengue, Cheyenne Serano, Ross KellyCo-written by Naomi Wallace, based on her play of the same name
Wild About HarryGwen WynneUnited StatesDramaTate Donovan, Adam Pascal, Danielle Savre, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Josh Peck, Corey Sevier, Susan Anspach, James Sikkingfilm had the original title American Primitive and a script titled Once in a Very Blue Moon.[8]

References

  1. Propes, Richard. "The Independent Critic - "Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride" Review". theindependentcritic.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. "I'm Refusing My Corps Soldier Documentary Screening". 22 May 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. "Gay Entertainment Report: A Second Teddy For Hernandez", On Top, On Top Media, February 16, 2009, retrieved 23 April 2010
  4. "The New Tenants | News". Thenewtenantsfilm.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  5. Andrés Lema-Hincapié and Debra A. Castillo (editors)Despite All Adversities: Spanish-American Queer Cinema, p. 263, at Google Books
  6. "GLAAD nominees announced". The Advocate, January 12, 2010.
  7. Estrada, Gabriel (2011). "Two Spirits, Nádleeh, and LGBTQ2 Navajo Gaze". American Indian Culture and Research Journal. 35 (4): 167–190. doi:10.17953/aicr.35.4.x500172017344j30.
  8. Gregory, Tom (February 17, 2009). "American Primitive: The "Why" Behind a Movement". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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