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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 2021. 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
Acts of Love Isidore Bethel, Francis Leplay France, United States Documentary
After America Jake Yuzna United States Drama Yvonne Freese, Theresa McConnon, Daniel Nies, Ahmed Yusuf, Dan Fox, Eli Anthony, Robert Dante
Ahead of the Curve Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow United States Documentary Franco Stevens, Kim Katrin, Denice Frohman, Amber Hikes, Andrea Pino-Silva, Melissa Etheridge, Jewelle Gomez, Lea DeLaria, Kate Kendell
Ailey Jamila Wignot United States Documentary
All Eyes Off Me (Mishehu Yohav Mishehu) Hadas Ben Aroya Israel Drama
Alone (Seuls) Paul Tom Canada Documentary
Anaïs in Love (Les Amours d'Anaïs) Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet France
Ayuda Babes Joven Tan Philippines Comedy Gardo Versoza, Ate Gay, Joey Paras, Iyah Mina, Marlo Mortel, Marc Logan
Benedetta Paul Verhoeven France, Netherlands Drama Virginie Efira, Lambert Wilson, Daphne Patakia, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Charlotte Rampling, Hervé Pierre
Between Them (Toutes les deux) Noël Mitrani Canada Romantic comedy Veronika Leclerc Strickland, Mélanie Elliott, Vitali Makarov, Daniel Murphy, Laurent Lucas
Billy Boy Sacha Amaral Argentina
Bliss (Glück) Henrika Kull Germany Drama
Bruno Reidal, Confessions of a Murderer Vincent Le Port France
Brutalia, Days of Labour Manolis Lavris Greece, Belgium
Catching a Serial Killer: Bruce McArthur James Buddy Day Canada Documentary
Celts (Kelti) Milica Tomovic Serbia Drama
Cicada Yoon Daewoen South Korea
Cinderella Kay Cannon United States Romantic comedy Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter, Pierce Brosnan
Compartment No. 6 (Hytti nro 6) Juho Kuosmanen Russia, Finland
Cruella Craig Gillespie United States, United Kingdom Crime, comedy Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Mark Strong, John McCrea, Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor Shelley Thompson Canada Drama Maya Henry, Robb Wells, Amy Groening, Reid Price
The Divide (La Fracture) Catherine Corsini France Drama Valeria Bruni Tedeschi,Marina Foïs, Pio Marmaï
Down in Paris Antony Hickling France Drama Antony Hickling, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Manuel Blanc, Dominique Frot
Esquí Manque La Banca Argentina, Brazil Documentary
Eternals Chloé Zhao United States Superhero Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Harish Patel, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie
Everybody's Talking About Jamie Jonathan Butterell United Kingdom Musical Drama Max Harwood, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Lancashire, Sharon Horgan, Lauren Patel, Ralph Ineson, Samuel Bottomley, Shobna Gulati, Adeel Akhtar
Everything Went Fine (Tout s'est bien passé) François Ozon France Sophie Marceau, André Dussollier, Géraldine Pailhas, Charlotte Rampling, Hanna Schygulla, Éric Caravaca, Grégory Gadebois
The Fall of the Swift (La Caída del vencejo) Gonzalo Quincoces Spain
Fanny: The Right to Rock Bobbi Jo Hart Canada Documentary Fanny
Fear Street Part One: 1994 Leigh Janiak United States Slasher Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Julia Rehwald, Fred Hechinger, Ashley Zukerman
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 Supernatural horror
Firebird Peeter Rebane United Kingdom, Estonia Drama, romance, war Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodnii, Diana Pozharskaya
Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen United States, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark Documentary
Fresh Water David Kalinauskas Canada Documentary Antonio Lennert
Frida Aleksandra Odić Germany
Genderation Monika Treut Germany Documentary
Ghost Song Nicolas Peduzzi France
The Girl and the Spider (Das Mädchen und die Spinne) Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher Switzerland Drama Henriette Confurius, Liliane Amuat
Great Freedom (Große Freiheit) Sebastian Meise Germany
The Hill Where Lionesses Roar (Luaneshat e kodrës) Luàna Bajrami France, Kosovo
How to Fix Radios Emily Russell, Casper Leonard Canada Drama James Rudden, Dimitri Watson, Willa Crowder, Hector Jenkins
Human Factors (Der menschliche Faktor) Ronny Trocker Germany Drama Mark Waschke, Hassan Akkouch, Marthe Schneider, Spencer Bogaert
If from Every Tongue It Drips Sharlene Bamboat Canada, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka Documentary
Instructions for Survival Yana Ugrekhelidze Georgia Documentary
International Dawn Chorus Day John Greyson Canada Documentary Shady Habash, Sarah Hegazi
Jungle Cruise Jaume Collet-Serra United States Adventure Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Edgar Ramirez, Jesse Plemmons, Paul Giamatti
King Max Adèle Vincenti-Crasson France
Language Lessons Natalie Morales United States Drama Natalie Morales, Mark Duplass, Desean Terry
The Last Chapter (La dernière séance) Gianluca Matarrese France, Italy Documentary Bernard Guyonnet Winner of the Queer Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival
The Laureate William Nunez United Kingdom Drama Tom Hughes, Dianna Agron, Laura Haddock, Fra Fee
Leo by Night (Léo la nuit) Nans Laborde-Jourdàa France Short drama Nans-Laborde-Jourdàa, Cyusa Ruzindana Rukundo Marcou, Marie-Sohna Condé
Leynilöggan Hannes Þór Halldórsson Iceland Action, comedy Auðunn Blöndal, Egill Einarsson, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir
Ma Belle, My Beauty Marion Hill France Drama, romance
Madalena Madiano Marcheti Brazil Drama Natalia Mazarim, Rafael de Bona, Pamella Yule
Mayor Pete Jesse Moss United States Documentary Pete Buttigieg
La Mif Fred Baillif Switzerland Drama
Miguel's War Eliane Raheb Lebanon, Germany, Spain Documentary
The Mitchells vs. the Machines Mike Rianda United States Science fiction, comedy Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Mike Rianda, Eric André, Olivia Colman
Moneyboys C. B. Yi Austria, Belgium, France, Taiwan Kai Ko, Chloe Maayan, J.C. Lin, Bai Yufan, Sun Qiheng
Moon, 66 Questions (Selini, 66 erotiseis) Jacqueline Lentzou Greece, France Drama Sofia Kokkali, Lazaros Georgakopoulos
Mouth Congress Paul Bellini, Scott Thompson Canada Documentary Paul Bellini, Scott Thompson, Kevin McDonald
My Girlfriend Is the Revolution Marcelino Islas Hernández Mexico Coming-of-age, Romance Sofía Islas, Ana Valeria Becerril, Flor Edwarda
My Name Is Pauli Murray Betsy West, Julie Cohen United States Documentary
Neptune Frost Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman Rwanda, United States Elvis Ngabo, Cheryl Isheja, Kaya Free
No Fags (Tunten zwecklos) Mirek Balonis, Jutta Riedel Germany Documentary
North by Current Angelo Madsen Minax United States Documentary
On Solid Ground (Über Wasser) Jela Hasler Switzerland
Operation Hyacinth (film) Piotr Domalewski Poland Drama, Crime Tomasz Ziętek, Hubert Miłkowski, Marek Kalita, Adrianna Chlebicka, Tomasz Schuchardt
Paris, 13th District (Les Olympiades) Jacques Audiard France Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Jehnny Beth, Noémie Merlant
Pat Rocco Dared Morris Chapdelaine, Bob Christie Canada Documentary Pat Rocco
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada Drama Benedict Cumberbatch,Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine, Frances Conroy
The Retreat Pat Mills Canada Horror Tommie-Amber Pirie, Sarah Allen
Returning to Reims (Fragments) Jean-Gabriel Périot France
Ride or Die Ryūichi Hiroki Japan Thriller Kiko Mizuhara, Honami Sato, Yoko Maki, Shunsuke Tanaka, Anne Suzuki, Shinya Niiro, Tetsushi Tanaka, Setsuko Karasuma
The Right Words (Haut les cœurs) Adrian Moyse Dullin France
Scarborough Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson Canada Drama Liam Diaz, Essence Fox, Anna Claire Beitel
The Scary of Sixty-First Dasha Nekrasova United States Horror, thriller Betsey Brown, Madeline Quinn, Dasha Nekrasova
Simone Is Gone (Simone est partie) Mathilde Chavanne France
Softie (Petite Nature) Samuel Theis France
Some Women Quen Wong Singapore Documentary
Someone Like Me Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor Canada Documentary
Stillwater Tom McCarthy United States Drama Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin
Stop-Zemlia Kateryna Gornostai Ukraine Drama Maria Fedorchenko, Arsenii Markov, Yana Isaienko, Oleksandr Ivanov, Andrii Abalmazov
The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night Fawzia Mirza Canada, United States Short comedy Kausar Mohammed, Vico Ortiz
Titane Julia Ducournau Belgium, France Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh
Venus by Water Lin Wang China
We're All Going to the World's Fair Jane Schoenbrun United States Horror Anna Cobb, Michael J. Rogers
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan Drama Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima, Hyunri, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Katsuki Mori, Shouma Kai, Fusako Urabe, Aoba Kawai
Wildhood Bretten Hannam Canada Drama Phillip Lewitski, Joshua Odjick, Michael Greyeyes, Joel Thomas Hynes
Women Do Cry (Zhenite plachat) Vesela Kazakova, Mina Mileva Bulgaria Drama Maria Bakalova

References

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  5. ^ Guy Lodge, "Berlinale: Teddy Awards Lineup Offers a Surprising Cross-Section of New Queer Cinema". Variety, March 5, 2021.
  6. Megan Durnford, "Paul Tom Animates the Stories of Child Refugees in Alone". Point of View, November 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Yves Lafontaine, "Les films du Festival de Cannes en lice pour la Queer Palm". Fugues, June 29, 2021.
  8. Ella Kemp, "Catholic activists start petition to ban film about lesbian nun 'Benedetta'". NME, April 13, 2022.
  9. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Toutes les deux primé en Angleterre". Films du Québec, February 10, 2022.
  10. Brent Furdyk, "'Catching A Serial Killer: Bruce McArthur': New True-Crime Documentary Investigates Notorious Toronto Serial Killer". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 19, 2021.
  11. Guy Lodge, "'Celts' Review: Grownups Misbehave at a Child's Birthday Party in This Enjoyably Chaotic Serbian Comedy". Variety, August 22, 2021.
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  20. Andrew Jeffrey, "Open City Documentary Festival unveils full program". RealScreen, July 28, 2021.
  21. Sarah Jae Leiber, "International Dawn Chorus Day Premieres April 29". Broadway World, March 29, 2021.
  22. Camillo De Marco, "Review: The Last Chapter". Cineuropa, 10 September 2021.
  23. Quentin Grosset, "Nans Laborde-Jourdàa : « On travaille sur la crête entre le vrai et le faux, le noble et le mauvais goût. »". Trois couleurs, 13 December 2022.
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  26. "Pete Buttigieg documentary 'Mayor Pete' to open LGBTQ Film Festival NewFest". NBC News, September 16, 2021.
  27. Jay Weissberg, "'Miguel's War' Film Review: A Gay Lebanese Man Strives to Make Peace With His Past". Variety, March 12, 2021.
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  30. Norman Wilner, "Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini resurrect a gay punk band you've never heard of". Now, March 2, 2021.
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  33. Will Tizard, "Cinematographer Piotr Sobocinski Creates Trapped Characters in Murder Story ‘Hyacinth’ – Camerimage'". Variety, November 13, 2021.
  34. Katherine Brodsky, "Whistler Film Fest Kicks Back into High Gear with Hybrid Model and Contenders 'Lost Daughter' and 'Power of the Dog'". Variety, November 30, 2021.
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  40. Rebecca Dyok, "Former Fort St. James resident to release first feature-length documentary film". Vanderhoof Omineca Express, April 19, 2021.
  41. Tracy E. Gilchrist, "Queer Muslims Centered in Holiday Flick The Syed Family Xmas Game Night". The Advocate, September 22, 2021.
  42. "Hannam's Wildhood, a two-spirit teenage road trip, now filming in Windsor". SaltWire Network, August 19, 2020.
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