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This is a list of films with fictional and factual transgender characters. The films were released theatrically, direct-to-video, or on a streaming platform (non-linear network).

This list does not include documentaries, which are included in the categories of LGBTQ-related films by decade, or animated transgender characters, which are noted in List of fictional trans characters. Various live-action films feature either transgender issues as a plot element or have trans men, trans women or non-binary trans characters.

Films are in alphabetical order by year of release. Titles beginning with determiners "A", "An", and "The" are alphabetized by the first significant word.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

20th century

1900–1959

Year Title Character(s) Identity Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
1953 Glen or Glenda Glenda Trans woman Ed Wood Filmed when it was illegal for a man to crossdress as a woman in public. United States
Anne Tommy Haynes
1954 Adam est... Ève Charles Beaumont Trans woman Micheline Carvel Likely the first French trans film in which a boxer is "knocked out", then wakes up realizing she is a woman. France

1960–1969

Year Title Character(s) Identity Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
1967 Caprice Dr Stuart Clancy Transgender Ray Walston Clancy is May Fortune's head chemist. United States
1969 Funeral Parade of Roses Eddie Transgender Peter Follows a group of transgender drag queens, Eddie and a few others, in the Japanese underground. The film has been described as "a documentary being made about Tokyo's gay culture". Even though it is a black-and-white drama film, it is said to have influenced the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange. Japan

1970–1979

Year Title Character(s) Identity Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
1970 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell Transgender John LaZar Barzell is a flamboyant, well-connected rock producer. United States
1970 The Christine Jorgensen Story Christine Jorgensen Trans woman John Hansen A former Army private from the Bronx undergoes surgery and hormone treatments in Denmark in 1952 to transition from male to female. Based on Jorgenson's autobiography. (Jorgensen later unsuccessfully tried to get a restraining order to stop the producer's estate from exploiting the film.) United States
1970 Myra Breckinridge Myra Breckinridge Trans woman Raquel Welch Myra has undergone a sex change operation. United States
1972 I Want What I Want Roy / Wendy Transgender Anne Heywood An unhappy boy who tries to fulfill his "dreams of becoming a beautiful woman." United Kingdom
1972 My Dearest Senorita Adela Castro Molina / Juan Trans man José Luis López Vázquez Adela moves to Madrid and takes on a new masculine identity, "Juan". Spain
1972 A Reflection of Fear Marguerite Trans woman Sondra Locke Marguerite suffers from what appears to be paranoia. United States
1972 The Triple Echo Barton Trans woman Brian Deacon A British soldier deserts his unit during WWII. At the suggestion of a woman named Alice, he meets while exploring the countryside nearby, he disguises himself as her sister to escape detection. Enjoying the experience a little too much, he agrees to accept the invitation of a soldier to attend a dance at the base, risking exposure. United States
1974 Freebie and the Bean (Unnamed) Transgender Christopher Morley Morley's unnamed character "Tranvestite" is a thief who gets riddled with bullets in the end. Vito Russo noted this film when explaining that while some progress had been made in Hollywood by this point, most lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender film characters were portrayed as viciously stereotypical, criminals or murder victims. United States
1975 The Day of the Locust Nightclub Entertainer Transgender Paul Jabara Jabara is LGBT in real life. United States
1975 Dog Day Afternoon Leon Shermer Trans woman Chris Sarandon Leon is Sonny's partner. Sonny is a first-time crook who tries rob a bank to pay for Leon's sex reassignment surgery, but his plan goes awry. It is also mentioned that Sonny has children with his estranged wife, Angie (this led critic Tim Robey to call Sonny a "bisexual desperado"). United States
1975 Inside Out Pauli Transgender Bernard Bauer Ernst and Sly purchase a camera to photograph Maar with a transsexual named Pauli. United Kingdom
1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Dr. Frank N Furter Transvestite Tim Curry Brad cheats on his fiancée, Janet Weiss, with an alien, Dr. Frank N Furter. United Kingdom
United States
1977 Cambio de Sexo (Sex Change) Maria Jose Trans woman Victoria Abril The main argument of the film is the process of change of gender Spain
1977 Desperate Living Mole McHenry Trans man Susan Lowe A character who gets phalloplasty. United States
1977 Fun with Dick and Jane (Unnamed) Trans woman Christian Erickson Dick Harper is in an unemployment line behind a pre-op character telling the clerk that she needs the money for her "operation". When Harper first speaks to the clerk, he jokes insultingly about the extremely homosexual person in front of him, and gets harshly corrected by the clerk. United States
1978 In a Year of 13 Moons Elvira Weishaupt Trans woman Volker Spengler Weishaupt faces brutal cruelty on an everyday basis. West Germany
1979 ...And Justice for All Ralph Agee Transgender Robert Christian Ralph is a young black cross-dresser arrested for a robbery, who is terrified of being sent to prison. United States
1979 Alien Joan Lambert Trans woman Veronica Cartwright In the sequel Aliens (1986) a biography very briefly flashes up on a computer screen in the background. The biography establishes Lambert as having had her gender altered from male to female. On the extras of a DVD presentation, one could see Lambert's full bio, which reads: "Despin Convert at birth (male to female). So far no indication of suppressed traumas related to gender alteration". United States
1979 Life of Brian Loretta Trans woman Eric Idle Loretta tells her comrades Reg, Judith, and Francis that she wants to be a woman, wants to have babies, and that it is "every man's right to have babies if he wants them." Although Reg is skeptical, Judith accedes to Loretta's request that she "can have the right to have babies" which Francis agrees to as symbolic of the struggle against the Romans, while Reg says it is part of Loretta's "struggle against reality". United Kingdom

1980–1989

Year Title Character(s) Identity Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
1980 Dressed to Kill Bobbi Transgender Michael Caine Bobbi is a murderer. During the film's initial release, the activist group Women Against Violence in Pornography and Media distributed a leaflet denouncing the film's misogynistic and transphobic attitudes, arguing that "the distorted image of a psychotic male transvestite makes all sexual minorities appear sick and dangerous." United States
1980 Health Esther Brill Trans woman Lauren Bacall Brill was afflicted with narcolepsy who calls herself "the first lady of health while Garnell is serious against commercialism and materialism. United States
Isabella Garnell Glenda Jackson
1981 Pixote Lilica Transgender Jorge Julião Lilica is framed for a murder. Brazil
1982 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Joanne Transgender Karen Black Joanne is a window shopper. United States
1982 Forbidden Zone René Henderson Trans woman Matthew Bright Henderson is Squeezit's sister. United States
1982 The World According to Garp Roberta Muldoon Trans woman John Lithgow A former player for the Philadelphia Eagles who has gender re-assignment surgery. Roberta becomes the bodyguard of Jenny and one of the best friends of Garp. Based on the book of the same name. United States
1983 Sleepaway Camp Angela Trans woman Felissa Rose Angela is the killer and main character. (Springsteen took over the role in the two sequels that followed.) United States
Pamela Springsteen
1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman Molina Trans woman William Hurt The character in the movie is not referred as a trans woman but a homosexual, still the character wears dresses and make-up. Brazil / United States
1986 Vera Bauer Trans man Ana Beatriz Nogueira Bauer (birth name "Vera") is a transsexual man who lives in a correctional facility for young people. After writing a book of verses about his life as a young troubled youth, he comes into his gender identity and begins to dress as a man, eventually falling in love with a woman and passing as cisgender to her family. Brazil
1986 Second Serve Renée Richards Trans woman Vanessa Redgrave The film is based on her 1983 autobiography Second Serve: The Renée Richards Story that was written with John Ames. USA
1987 Law of Desire Tina Quintero Transgender Carmen Maura Tina is Pablo's sister. Spain
1989 Sonny Boy Pearl Trans woman David Carradine Pearl is the adoptive mother of the main character, Sonny Boy. The other characters don't discuss her gender status. United States

1990–1999

Year Title Character(s) Identity Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
1991 The Silence of the Lambs Jame Gumb / Buffalo Bill Bisexual trans woman Ted Levine Director Jonathan Demme said about the character: "He didn't wish to be another gender...He didn't really have a sexual preference. He loathed himself — he wanted to transform himself so that there was no sense of him in the 'new' him becoming a woman...that was his method of doing it...He wished he was a woman not because he always wanted to be a woman. This was another way to escape." United States
1991 Soapdish Montana Moorehead Trans woman Cathy Moriarty Moorehead is formerly called "Milton Moorehead, of Syosset, Long Island" before transition. United States
1992 The Crying Game Dil Trans woman Jaye Davidson The plot revolves Dil, a girlfriend of one of the protagonists. Ireland
Japan
United Kingdom
1992 Just like a Woman Gerald Tilson/Geraldine Transgender Adrian Pasdar Tilson finds himself thrown out by his wife when she discovers women's underwear in their flat. United Kingdom
1992 Orlando Orlando Trans woman Tilda Swinton Orlando is a character whose sex changes after two-thirds of the film. United Kingdom
France
Italy
Netherlands
Russia
1993 The East Is Red Dongfang Bubai / Invincible Asia Trans woman Brigitte Lin Bubai is the primary antagonist. ("Invincible Asia" is the name given in the subtitles.) Hong Kong
1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Lt. Lois Einhorn / Ray Finkle Transgender Sean Young A antagonist. The film has been heavily criticized for its portrayal of trans women, especially its stereotyping of the trans character as villainous and physically repulsive. United States
1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult Tanya Peters Trans woman Anna Nicole Smith Peters is Rocco's girlfriend. United States
1994 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Bernadette Bassenger Transgender Terence Stamp Bernadette performs a lip sync club act with two drag queens. Near the end of this cult film, Bernadette is shocked to learn that Anthony/Mitzi was not only once married to a woman but also has a son. Australia
1994 Skulhedface Flopsy Trans man Bob Gorman Flopsy is the vulva-faced lab assistant of Skulhedface. He is referred to with male pronouns. United States
1995 Bugis Street Lola Trans woman Ernest Seah Lola is one of the prostitutes inhabiting the Sin Sin Hotel on Bugis Street. Meng, the boyfriend of Lola, seduces Lin (a young female chambermaid and desk clerk at the hotel). British Hong Kong
Singapore
1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Chi-Chi Rodriguez Trans woman John Leguizamo Chi-Chi wants to be seen and accepted as a woman by the local men. United States
1996 Different for Girls Kim Foyle Trans woman Steven Mackintosh Two childhood friends who are reunited after one of them, Kim, has undergone sex reassignment surgery United Kingdom
1996 Close Your Eyes and Hold Me Hanabusa Transgender Kumiko Takeda Love triangle with a transvestite bar hostess, based on the manga Me wo Tojite Daite by Shungicu Uchida Japan
1996 I Shot Andy Warhol Candy Darling Trans woman Stephen Dorff Darling is best known as a Warhol superstar. United Kingdom

United States

1996 Escape from L.A. Hershe Las Palmas/ Jack “Carjack” Malone Trans woman Pam Grier Palamas is a past criminal associate of Snake's. United States
1997 Bent Greta Transvestite Mick Jagger The movie opens with a gay orgy, hosted by the transvestite Greta. United Kingdom, Japan
1997 Black Rose II Chi-Mo's restaurant boss Transgender Kin-Yan Lee Chi-Mo's boss is transitioning to female. Hong Kong
1997 Ma vie en rose Ludovic "Ludo" Fabre Trans girl Georges Du Fresne [fr] Ludo wants to live as a girl. France
Belgium
United Kingdom
1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Chablis Deveau Trans woman The Lady Chablis Lady Chablis became a transgender icon and one of the first transgender performers to be received by a wider audience. United States
1998 The Adventures of Sebastian Cole Henrietta Rossi Trans Woman Clark Gregg Henrietta has gender reassignment surgery, which is protested by her stepson, Sebastian. United States
1998 The Velocity of Gary Kid Joey Transgender Chad Lindberg Joey is a young deaf trans who just arrived in New York. United States
1998 Woo Celestrial Transgender Girlina Celestrial is Woo's psychic friend. United States
1999 All About My Mother Agrado Trans woman Antonia San Juan Agrado is a transgender sex worker and friend of the film's protagonist, Manuela. Lola, the father of Manuela's son Esteban, is also a trans woman. Spain
Lola Toni Cantó
1999 Better Than Chocolate Judy Trans woman Peter Outerbridge Judy is disinherited because of her gender transition and begins a romantic relationship with Frances, a lesbian separatist who owns a bookstore Canada
1999 Boys Don't Cry Brandon Teena Trans man Hilary Swank Brandon's life is threatened and becomes the victim of a hate crime. The movie received much media attention when its star Hilary Swank, who played Brandon, won the Academy Award for Best Actress. United States
1999 Flawless Rusty Zimmerman Transgender Philip Seymour Hoffman Zimmerman is a drag queen. United States
1999 Wild Zero Tobio Trans woman Kwancharu Shitichai The protagonist, Ace, falls in love with a transgender woman named Tobio he meets at a gas station on his way to a concert. He returns to her in time to rescue her from a horde of zombies and when the main character is conflicted about falling in love with a "woman who is also a man", Guitar Wolf tells him "Love knows no race, nationality or gender!" United States
1999 But I'm a Cheerleader Jan Trans man Katrina Phillips The character is trans coded but not declared as such in the film. United States

21st century

2000–2004

Year Title Character(s) Identity Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2000 Before Night Falls Bon Bon Trans woman Johnny Depp Bon Bon is a flamboyant trans woman who walks through the Cuban prisons, helping to smuggle a manuscript out of the prison. United States
2000 Gouttes d'eau sur pierre brûlante Vera Trans woman Anna Thompson Friend of the main character, she is introduced by a mention of having had a genital operation. France
2000 Woman on Top Monica Jones Trans woman Harold Perrineau Jr. Jones is Isabella's Afro-Brazilian friend. United States
2001 By Hook or by Crook Shy Trans man Silas Howard A queer buddy film written, directed by, and starring trans men, like Shy. United States
2001 Gaudi Afternoon Frankie Stevens Transvestite Marcia Gay Harden Frankie is actually a man in drag — or a "pre-op transsexual". United States, Spain
2001 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig Robinson/Hansel Trans woman John Cameron Mitchell A transgender German glam rocker recounting the story of her betrayal by her former boyfriend United States
2003 Beautiful Boxer Nong Toom / Parinya Charoenphol Trans woman Asanee Suwan Toom is a kathoey who becomes a champion kickboxer in order to pay for the sex change surgery and transition as Parinya Charoenphol. Charoenphol makes a cameo appearance as a beauty consultant. Thailand
2003 Chouchou Chouchou Trans woman Gad Elmaleh French comedy film about a maghrebin immigrant who settles in Paris. Chouchou finds a job at a psychiatrist office who allows Chouchou to come dressed in women's clothes. Chouchou also finds friends in a community of transvestites and trans women in Paris. Creator Gad Elmaleh has said his film might not have been received the same nowadays, he wanted to portray a character "who was authentic, with a true heart, for whom it is a tragedy not to be able to live as her/his authentic self. I'm afraid now ." France
2003 A Mighty Wind Mark Shubb Trans woman Harry Shearer Shubb has transitioned into a woman during the film. United States
2003 Normal Ruth Applewood Trans woman Tom Wilkinson A midwestern factory worker and closeted trans woman, who stuns her wife of 25 years, revealing that she wishes to have sex reassignment surgery, and changing her name to Ruth. United States
2003 Party Monster Christina Trans woman Marilyn Manson The film involves transsexuality in the character Christina. United States
2003 Soldier's Girl Calpernia Trans woman Lee Pace Based on the real-life story of the relationship between Private Barry Winchell and singer Calpernia Addams. United States
2004 Agnes and His Brothers Agnes Trans woman Martin Weiß Martin, who is now Agnes after having a gender-reassignment operation, works as a dancer and is suffering from unrequited love. Germany
2004 Bad Education Zahara Transgender Gael García Bernal Zahara is a drag queen whose birth name is Ignacio. Spain
2004 Wild Side Stéphanie Trans woman Stéphanie Michelini Main trans character played by a trans actress. The film won the Teddy Award in 2004. France

2005–2009

Year Title Character(s) Identity Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2005 20 centímetros Marieta Trans woman Mónica Cervera A narcoleptic trans woman during her transition from male to female. Spain
2005 Breakfast on Pluto Patrick "Kitten" Braden Trans woman Cillian Murphy Assigned male at birth, young Patrick, living during the Irish Times of Trouble, is later shown donning a dress and lipstick, which angers her foster family. Ireland
United Kingdom
2005 Strange Circus Yuji Trans man Issei Ishida The novelist's assistant. Japan
2005 Tom-Yum-Goong Madame Rose Trans woman Jin Xing Madame Rose, the main villain, is a transgender woman in the international versions. The actress who plays Rose, Jin Xing, is also transgender herself. Thailand
2005 Transamerica Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne Trans woman Felicity Huffman Bree is a trans woman who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby. United States
2005 The World's Fastest Indian Tina Trans Woman Chris Williams Tina is a motel clerk that assist the main character in retrieving his motorcycle from customs and buying a car. New Zealand
2006 En Soap Veronica Trans woman David Dencik A film about the love between a (pre-operative) trans woman, Veronica, and a lesbian. Denmark
2006 Grilled Loridonna Trans woman Sofía Vergara A sultry trans woman who seduces unsuspecting Maurice when he and Dave, two desperate meat salesmen, knock on her door. United States
2007 Itty Bitty Titty Committee Aggie Trans man Lauren Mollica A comedy about young feminists who spread their message through public art and vandalism. Aggie is a trans man and he bonds with the main character, Anna, who recently broke up with her girlfriend and falls in love with Sadie, later developing an apparent crush on her. United States
2009 Powder Blue Lexus Transgender Alejandro Romero Lexus is a pre-op trans woman prostitute who shares an unexpected emotional bond with the priest Charlie. United States
2009 Paulista Suzana Trans woman Maria Clara Spinelli A lawyer who is the roommate of the main character. Brazil
2009 Strella Strella Trans woman Mina Orfanou A young transgender prostitute named Strella meets Yorgos when he is released from prison after 14 years of incarceration for a murder he committed in his small Greek village. United States

2010–2014

Year Title Character(s) Identity Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2010 Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives Bubbles Cliquot Trans woman Krystal Summers A rape/revenge "transploitation" film about a trio of trans women who avenge themselves on three men who brutally attack them and kill two of their friends. GLAAD stated that the film "misrepresent the lives of transgender women and use grotesque, exploitative depictions of violence against transgender women in ways that make light of the horrific brutality they all too often face", adding that the film conflated transgenderism with drag, which would create the impression in viewers unfamiliar with trans issues that "transgender women are ridiculous caricatures of 'real women'".while lead actress Krystal Summers said that the film "does not promote hate or violence against transgender women... a work of fiction and a revenge fantasy." United States
2011 Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs Trans man Glenn Close Although born female, Albert has spent the last 30 years living as a man and meets Hubert, a painter who is also living as a man after escaping an abusive husband. Albert is living in 19th century Dublin and working as a butler. United Kingdom
Hubert Page Janet McTeer Ireland
2011 Austin Unbound: A Deaf Journey of Transgender Heroism Austin Richey Trans man Austin Richey The film mainly focuses on Rochey’s deafness. United States
2011 Elvis & Madonna Madonna Trans woman Igor Cotrim The movie is about the romance between a trans woman and a cis lesbian Brazil
2011 Facing Mirrors Adineh (Eddie) Trans man Shayesteh Irani Rana and Adineh (Eddie), two people of different backgrounds and social class are brought together to share a cab ride. In the middle of their journey in the cab, Rana realizes that her passenger Adineh is transgender, and is planning on having an operation. Iran
2011 Gun Hill Road Vanessa Trans woman Harmony Santana A film about a recently released ex-convict coping with her estranged wife and daughter, Vanessa, who is going through transition from male to female. United States
2011 Romeos Lukas Trans man Rick Okon A drama and tragicomedy which revolves around the romantic relationship between Lukas, a 20-year-old gay trans man who is transitioning from female to male, and a cisgender gay man named Fabio. United States
2011 Tomboy Mikäel Trans man Zoé Héran A 10-year-old AFAB child who, after moving with their family to a new neighborhood, introduces themself to their new friends as Mikäel. The film has been described as being about a girl who pretends to be a boy or, alternatively, about a transgender boy. France
2012 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom Phyllis Trans woman Ron Perlman Phyllis is a hacker. United States
2012 Laurence Anyways Laurence Alia Trans woman Melvil Poupaud Alia is an award-winning novelist and literature teacher in Montreal, Quebec. Canada
2013 52 Tuesdays James Trans man Del Herbert-Jane The film centres on a teenage girl dealing with the gender transition of a parent. Australia
2013 Adult World Rubia Transgender Armando Riesco Amy moves in with her coworker Rubia and they become close friends. United States
2013 Dallas Buyers Club Rayon Trans woman Jared Leto Rayon is an HIV-positive drug addict. United States
2014 Boy Meets Girl Ricky Trans woman Michelle Hendley A trans woman from rural Kentucky, awaiting acceptance into a New York fashion design school, learns about acceptance, friendship, sexuality and love. United States
2014 Carmín Tropical Mabel Trans woman José Pecina An indigenous trans woman or muxe investigates the murder of her best friend. Mexico
2014 Pierrot Lunaire Pierrot Trans man Susanne Sachsse An adaptation of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire that features a trans man in the title role. Canada
Germany
2014 Predestination Jane/John Transgender Sarah Snook John is born female in a Cleveland orphanage. Australia

2015–2019

Year Title Character(s) Identity Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2015 3 Generations Ray Trans man Elle Fanning Teenager Ray is transitioning from female to male. Ray struggles with his mother and grandmother to get approved for hormone replacement therapy. United States
2015 Bill Gabriel Montoya Trans woman Jim Howick Trans woman who is one of King Philip's minions. United Kingdom
2015 The Danish Girl Lili Elbe Transgender Eddie Redmayne Elbe is one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery. United Kingdom
United States
2015 Grandma Deathy Transgender Laverne Cox Deathy is Elle's tattoo artist friend. United States
2015 Tangerine Alexandra Trans woman Mya Taylor Alexandra and Rella are transgender sex workers United States
Sin-Dee Rella Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
2015 Two 4 One Adam Trans man Gavin Crawford Transgender man helps ex-girlfriend with her insemination, inseminates himself in the process Canada
2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Patsy Stone Trans woman Joanna Lumley Stone is redesigned as a trans woman in the movie. United Kingdom, United States
2016 Spidarlings The Diva Trans woman Jeff Kristian The film focuses on a lesbian couple, Eden and Mathilda. United Kingdom
2016 Apricot Groves Aram Trans man Narbe Vartan Aram is an Iranian-Armenian who has lived in America and returns to Armenia to meet his girlfriend’s family and ask permission to marry her, and to receive gender-affirming surgery in Iran. Armenia
2016 Tamara (2016 Venezuelan film) Tamara Trans woman Luis Fernández (actor) The film is about a successful lawyer who takes the decision to start a gender transition. Venezuela
2017 A Fantastic Woman Marina Vidal Trans woman Daniela Vega Marina works as a singer and a waitress in Santiago, Chile who is grieving the sudden death of her boyfriend. Chile
2017 Close-knit Rinko Trans woman Toma Ikuta Tomo, 11 year old girl, goes to live with her uncle and his girlfriend, Rinko, who is a trans woman. Japan
2018 A Kid Like Jake Jake Wheeler Transgender Leo James Davis Jake is Alex and Greg's preschool age son. United States
2018 Assassination Nation Bex Trans woman Hari Nef Bex discusses whether or not LGBTQ people should be sympathetic to those "who enact policies to erase them." United States
2018 Every Day Vic Trans woman Ian Alexander Vic is one of the teenagers the spirit "A" experiences in. United States
2018 For Nonna Anna Chris Trans woman Maya Henry A young trans woman taking care of her ailing grandmother. Canada
2018 Just Charlie Charlie Trans woman Harry Gilby A young trans girl who loves to play football United States
2018 Girl Lara Verhaegen Trans woman Victor Polster A trans girl in training to become a ballerina. Over the course of the story she seeks hormone replacement therapy and sex reassignment surgery. United States
2018 Tracey "Travis Tung" / "Tracey" Trans woman Philip Keung Story about a married man and father whose craving for feminization increases, leading him to transition from male to female both mentally and physically. Hong Kong
2018 Voyez comme on danse Serena Trans woman Sara Martins Serena is a trans woman who has a relationship with a married man. The romance is secondary. France
2019 Adam Ethan Trans man Leo Sheng The main character is a straight cisgender man who is perceived as a trans man accidentally and who does not dispute that error until some time into the story. He is friends with a trans man, Ethan, played by Leo Sheng. United States
2019 Alice Júnior Alice Júnior Trans woman Anna Celestino Mota A trans girl who moves to the countryside. Brazil
2019 Bit Laurel Trans woman Nicole Maines Laurel moves to Los Angeles after graduating high school, looking to make a fresh start after transitioning. United States
2019 La Dea Fortuna Mina Trans woman Cristina Bugatty A white trans woman who's a friend of the main characters. Italy
2019 Lola (Lola vers la mer) Lola Trans woman Mya Bollaers A white trans woman suffers the loss of her mother and having to deal with her father whom she hasn't seen in a long time and who is not accepting of her trans identity. The actress is a trans woman. France
2019 Port Authority Waye Trans woman Leyna Bloom A black trans woman who participates in New York City's ball culture. United States
2019 The True Adventures of Wolfboy Aristiana Trans girl Sophie Giannamore Giannamore is a "mermaid" girl whom Harker befriends. United States

2020–2024

Year Title Character(s) Identity Actor Notes Country Ref(s)
2020 Cowboys Joe Trans man Sasha Knight Trans boy Joe's troubled but well-intentioned father Troy takes off with him into the Montana wilderness, pursued by police, after his wife Sally, from whom he has recently separated, refuses to let Joe live as his authentic self. United States
2020 A Good Man Benjamin Trans man Noémie Merlant A drama about a French couple's wish to have a child that leads Benjamin, a trans man, to become pregnant because of his partner's unability to conceive. France
2020 Miss Alex Genderfluid Alexandre Wetter Alex has always wanted to be Miss France, they are now trying to accomplish that dream. The character is not presented as a trans woman but they could be described as a genderfluid person. There is a trans woman, Lola, played by a cisgender actor, who is a sex worker. The film has been criticized for its poor portrayal of the transgender experience, for being racist and treating the subject of sex work poorly. France
2020 Night Ride Ariel Trans woman Ola Hoemsnes Sandum Allan flirts with Ariel, but becomes upset upon learning Ariel's gender identity. Norway
2020 A Perfectly Normal Family Agnete Trans woman Mikkel Boe Følsgaard The story follows Emma whose parent is transitioning as a trans woman. Italy
2020 Rūrangi Caz Davis Trans man Elz Carrad Caz Davis left his home in the small town of Rūrangi, abandoning everyone, and moved to Auckland to start his new life where he transitions. Years later, he returns to the town where he grew up for the first time as an out trans man.

Elz Carrad is trans and this is his first role. He had no connexion to the trans community in New Zealand. The project was initially planned to be a five-part web series, but was later edited together into a feature film. They set out to create a film that was 'by us and about us', and that meant making sure the audience got to see trans-positive experiences in the film, and show that they have love for themselves, along with affection from friends, family and the community.

New Zealand
2020 Valentina Valentina Trans woman Thiessa Woinbackk The film portrays the challenges of a young trans girl who faces difficulties in ensuring that her identity is respected after moving to a small town. Brazil
2021 See You Then Kris Ahadi Trans woman Pooya Mohseni Kris is a trans-woman from Phoenix, Arizona. United States
2021 Space Sweepers Bubs Transgender Kim Hyang Gi A group of space junk collectors discover a humanoid robot named Bubs. Some called Bubs a "trans allegory" rather than representation. South Korea
Yoo Hae-jin
2021 West Side Story Anybodys Trans man iris menas Anybodys was originally written as a tomboy in the 1961 movie who yearns to be one of the Jets. United States
2022 Anything's Possible Kelsea Trans woman Eva Reign A young trans woman attending high school. United States
2022 Dodo Eva Trans woman, non-binary Tzef Montana She is a sex worker and the ex of the protagonist. Greece
2022 Joyland Biba Trans woman Alina Khan A Pakistani trans woman who the youngest son of the family depicted in the film falls in love with. United States
2022 L'immensità Adriana / Adri / Andrea Trans boy Luana Giuliani Adriana experiences gender dysphoria and identifies as a male and goes by the name of Andrea (a primarily masculine name in Italian). Italy, France
2022 The People's Joker Joker the Harlequin/Vera Trans woman Vera Drew Unofficial parody of the Batman franchise starring a transgender Joker United States
Mr. J Trans man Tommy Haynes
Poison Ivy Non-binary Ruin Carroll
2022 A Man Called Otto Malcolm Trans boy Mack Bayda Malcolm is one of Otto's wife's students. United States
2022 Monica Monica Trans woman Trace Lysette Monica is estranged from her family. She returns home to care for her dying mother. United States, Italy
2022 Paloma Paloma Trans woman Kika Sena The film follows the life story of Paloma, a transsexual rural producer who dreams of getting married in church to her boyfriend, Zé, however, the local church does not allow the union to be made official Brazil
2022 Women Talking Melvin Trans man August Winter Melvin has adopted a male identity after a brutal incestuous rape and now rarely speaks except to the colony's children United States
2023 Mutt Feña Trans man Lio Mehiel Feña is a Chilea-American trans man who is forced to reunite with three people from his past. His little sister, his father, and his ex-boyfriend. United States

2023 Un homme heureux Edith Trans man Catherine Frot As Eddy, trans man, announces to his husband that he is trans and is going to transition, his husband, mayor of a smalltown, announces he is running again for the position. The film then follows the couple as Jean processes that news while Eddy continues with his transition. The film is a comedy. France
2023 20,000 Species of Bees Lucía Trans girl Sofia Otero Lucía is an 8-year old transgender girl Spain
2023 Marupok AF (Where Is The Lie?) Janzen Torres Trans woman EJ Jallorina Trans woman who falls victim to an online dating catfishing scheme. The film is based on the online dating experience of a real trans woman. Philippines
2023 Here Comes the Groom Wilhelmina Trans woman KaladKaren The film features multiple body swaps including one involving the protagonist Rodrigo Jr. (Enchong Dee) and Wilhelmina. Philippines
2023 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Victory Non-binary Melina Kotselou Victory is the mayor of Vrisi, a village which features as the main setting of the film. United States
2023 Next Goal Wins Jaiyah Saelua Transgender Kaimana Saelua is the first openly non-binary and trans woman to compete in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. United States
2023 Orlando, My Political Biography Orlando Transgender/Non-binary 21 transgender and non-binary persons The film explores the struggles of trans and binary people through Woolf's novel Orlando France
2023 Summer Solstice Leo Trans man Bobbi Salvör Menuez The film is about Leo, a trans actor, who reunites with his cisgender friend, Eleanor, who knew him before he started transitioning. United States
2024 Emilia Pérez Emilia Pérez / Juan "Small Hands" Del Monte Trans woman Karla Sofía Gascón Pérez is an escaped Mexican cartel leader in undergoing sex reassignment surgery to both evade the authorities and affirm her gender. France
2024 Monkey Man Alpha Trans woman Vipin Sharma Alpha is the community leader of Yatana's hijra community, the transgender people who live in communities that follow a kinship system known as guru-chela system in India. Canada, United States
2024 Ponyboi Charlie Trans woman Indya Moore Charlie is a MC at a local club. United States
2024 Soul of the Desert Georgina Epiayu Trans woman Georgina Epiayu Trans indigenous Colombia, Brazil
2024 Stress Positions Karla Trans woman Theda Hammel Karla is Terry's best friend. United States

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