List of LGBT-related films of 2005
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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 2005. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Centimeters | Ramón Salazar | France Spain |
Musical, comedy | Mónica Cervera, Pablo Puyol, Migul O'Dogherty, Rossy de Palma, Pilar Bardem, Lola Dueñas and Najwa Nimri | a.k.a. 20 centímetros |
| 29th and Gay | Carrie Preston | United States | Comedy | James Vasquez, Nicole Marcks, David McBean, Mike Doyle, Annie Hinton, Kali Rocha, Michael Emerson, Adam Greer, James Synjyn, Kurt Norby, Rob MacAuley, Ari Lerner, Edward Ortiz Vásquez, Zev Lerner, Rachel Pearson and Sandra Ellis-Troy | |
| 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous | Stewart Main | New Zealand | Drama | Andrew Patterson, Harriet Beattie, Jay Collins, Georgia McNeil, Michael Dorman, Rima Te Wiata, George Mason, Ross McKellar and Stephanie McKellar-Smith | |
| Adam & Steve | Craig Chester | United States | Comedy | Craig Chester, Malcolm Gets, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan, Kristen Schaal, Julie Hagerty, Paul Sand, Noah Segan, Sally Kirkland and Jackie Beat | |
| Almost Normal | Marc Moody | United States | Comedy, drama | J. Andrew Keitch, Tim Hammer, Joan Lauckner, Nils Haaland, Kehry Anson Lane, Joel Egger, Virginia Smith, Brad Buffum, Mary Douglass, Steve Balsarini, John Brennan, Adam Jefferis, Katherine Nora Leroy, Stan Brown, Eric Smith and Paige Edwards | |
| Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma | Denis Langlois | Canada | Drama | Dusan Dukic, Tyler Hall, Derek Lebrero, Maurizio Terrazzano, Karyne Lemieux, Philippe Provencher, Claudine Paquette, Neil De Albuquerque, Enrica Boucher, Karine Lavergne, Louise Laprade, Ginette Boivin, Stefan Perrault, Norman Helms, Henri Pardo, Louis Mauffette, Patrice D'Aragon, Étienne Meunier, Paul-Antoine Taillefer, Matt Holland, Eric Cabana, Francois Dupuy, Mariah Inger, Fernand Rainville, L. Kalo Gow, Helen King, Charlotte Charlot, Bruce Ramsay, Andrea Revel, Peter Xirogiannis, Dave Lines, John Dodge, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Steven Turpin and Julian Casey | |
| Bam Bam and Celeste | Lorene Machado | United States | Comedy | Margaret Cho, Wayne Federman, Elaine Hendrix, Butch Klein, Katy Selverstone, Bruce Daniels, Sabrina Matthews, John Cho, Kali Rocha, Kathy Najimy, Jackie Kashian, Nisha Ganatra, Alan Cumming, Michael J. McKenna, Ryan Landry, Jane Lynch, Danny Hoch, Wilson Cruz, Chris Williams, Jackie Beat, Molly Bryant and Mark Vasconcellos | |
| Be with Me | Eric Khoo | Singapore | Drama | Ng Sway Ah, Sanwan Bin Rais, Theresa Poh Lin Chan, John Choong, Elizabeth Choy, Leong Kooi Eng, Lim Poey Huang, Seet Keng Yew, Shaun Koh and Ezann Lee | Based on Poh Lin Chan's real life |
| The Best of Secter and the Rest of Secter | Joel Secter | Canada | Documentary | David Secter | |
| Beyond Hatred | Olivier Meyrou | France | Documentary | Story of French couple seeking justice after the murder of their gay son, 29-year-old Francois Chenu | a.k.a. Au delà de la haine, won the Teddy Award for Best Documentary at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival.[1] |
| The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros | Auraeus Solito | Philippines | Comedy, drama | Nathan Lopez, Soliman Cruz, JR Valentin, Neil Ryan Sese and Ping Medina | a.k.a. Ang pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros |
| Breakfast on Pluto | Neil Jordan | Ireland United Kingdom |
Comedy, drama | Cillian Murphy, Ruth Negga, Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, Gavin Friday, Laurence Kinlan, Seamus Reilly, Eva Birthistle, Ian Hart, Steven Waddington, Ruth McCabe, Charlene McKenna, Liam Cunningham, Patrick McCabe, Bryan Ferry, Dominic Cooper and Paraic Breathnach | Screenplay by Jordan and Pat McCabe, based on the latter's novel of the same name |
| Brokeback Mountain | Ang Lee | Canada United States |
Drama | Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, David Harbour, Roberta Maxwell, Peter McRobbie, Kate Mara, Scott Michael Campbell, Graham Beckel | Adapted from short story of the same name by Annie Proulx |
| The Cabin Movie | Dylan Akio Smith | Canada | Comedy-drama | Arabella Bushnell, Ben Cotton, Brad Dryborough, Ryan Robbins, Justine Warrington, Erin Wells | |
| Capote | Bennett Miller | Canada United States |
Drama | Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Bruce Greenwood, Mark Pellegrino, Amy Ryan, Chris Cooper | Based on Gerald Clarke's biography of Truman Capote |
| Chai Lai (Dangerous Flowers) | Poj Arnon | Thailand | Action, comedy | Bongkoj Khongmalai, Supaksorn Chaimongkol, Jintara Poonlarp, Kessarin Ektawatkul | Features a transgender villain portrayed by performance artist Wannasak "Kuck" Sirilar. |
| Cold Showers | Antony Cordier | France | Drama | Johan Libéreau, Salomé Stévenin, Pierre Perrier | a.k.a. Douche froides |
| Colour Me Kubrick | Brian W. Cook | United Kingdom France |
Comedy, drama | John Malkovich, Marisa Berenson, Jim Davidson, Richard E. Grant, Terence Rigby | |
| Crustacés et Coquillages | Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | France | Comedy | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (credited as Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi), Gilbert Melki, Jean-Marc Barr, Jacques Bonnaffé, Romain Torres, Édouard Collin, Sabrina Seyvecou and Julien Weber | a.k.a. Cockles and Muscles and Côte d'Azur |
| C.R.A.Z.Y. | Jean-Marc Vallée | Canada | Drama | Marc-André Grondin, Michel Côté, Danielle Proulx, Pierre-Luc Brillant | |
| Dare | Adam Salky | United States | Short, drama | Adam Fleming, Michael Cassidy, Marla Burkholder, Terry Guerin, Carly Haines, Matt Lundy and Steve Sweigard | 16 mins long it led later to a longer sequel, The Dare Project being filmed in 2017 [2] |
| David | Roberto Fiesco | Mexico | Short, erotic | Jorge Adrián Espíndola, Javier Escobar, Salvador Álvarez, Pilar Ruiz and Fernando Arroyo | 14 mins long, winner of 'Best Short Film' at Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2006[3] |
| Deadly Skies | Sam Irvin | United States Canada |
Science fiction | Antonio Sabàto Jr., Rae Dawn Chong | |
| Destricted | Marina Abramović | United Kingdom United States |
Drama | Various | Short art-house porn films, 8 in US Version and 7 different on international version.[4] |
| The Dying Gaul | Craig Lucas | United States | Drama | Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, Campbell Scott, Elizabeth Marvel, Bill Camp | Based on Lucas' Off-Broadway play of the same name |
| Eighteen | Richard Bell | Canada | Drama | Paul Anthony, Brendan Fletcher, Clarence Sponagle, Carly Pope, Mark Hildreth, David Beazely, Thea Gill, Alan Cumming and (voice of) Ian McKellen | |
| Eleven Men Out | Róbert Ingi Douglas | Iceland Finland United Kingdom |
Comedy, drama | Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Lilja Nótt þórarindóttir, Ammundur Ernst, Helgi Björnsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann | a.k.a. Strákarnir okkar |
| FAQs | Everett Lewis | United States | Drama | Joe Lia, Allen Louis and Lance Lee Davis | |
| The Family Stone | Thomas Bezucha | United States | Comedy, drama | Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker and Luke Wilson | |
| Fighting Tommy Riley | Eddie O'Flaherty | United States | Drama | J. P. Davis, Eddie Jones and Christina Chambers | |
| Flirting with Anthony | Christian Calson | United States | Drama | Daniel Cartier, Lowe Taylor, Ryan A. Allen, Andrew Sears, Mink Stole, Judy Tenuta, Brian Grillo, Don Allen, Ruby Boofont, Vicky Boofont, Alex Garner, Edward Hibbs, Heather Meyer, Mr. Dan, David Sivits and Carl Strecker | |
| Fremde Haut | Angelina Maccarone | Germany Austria |
Drama | Jasmin Tabatabai, Anneke Kim Sarnau, Navíd Akhavan and Georg Friedrich | a.k.a. Unveiled |
| The Gay Marriage Thing | Stephanie Higgins | United States | Documentary | ||
| Gay Sex in the 70s | Joseph F. Lovett | United States | Documentary | Includes interviews with Robert Alvarez, Alvin Baltrop, Barton Beneš, Tom Bianchi, Mel Cheren, Arnie Kantrowitz, Larry Kramer, Lawrence Mass and Rodger McFarlane | |
| Go West | Ahmed Imamović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Comedy, drama | Mario Drmać, Tarik Filipović, Rade Šerbedžija and Mirjana Karanović | |
| Happy Endings | Don Roos | United States | Comedy, drama | Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Tom Arnold, Jason Ritter, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Bobby Cannavale, Jesse Bradford, David Sutcliffe, Laura Dern and Sarah Clarke | |
| Hate Crime | Tommy Stovall | United States | Crime, drama | Seth Peterson, Bruce Davison, Chad Donella, Cindy Pickett, Brian J. Smith, Susan Blakely and Lin Shaye | |
| House of Himiko | Isshin Inudou | Japan | Drama | Jō Odagiri, Ko Shibasaki, Min Tanaka, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Torauemon Utazawa and Kira Aoyama | a.k.a. Mezon do Himiko |
| Imagine Me & You | Ol Parker | United States United Kingdom Germany |
Comedy, drama | Piper Perabo, Lena Headey, Matthew Goode, Celia Imrie, Anthony Head, Darren Boyd, Sue Johnston, Boo Jackson, Sharon Horgan, Eva Birthistle, Vinette Robinson, Ben Miles, Mona Hammond and Rick Warden | |
| Istanbul Tales | Selim Demirdelen, Kudret Sabancı, Ümit Ünal, Yücel Yolcu, Ömür Atay | Turkey | Drama, romance | Altan Erkekli, Özgü Namal, Mehmet Günsür, Erkan Can, Azra Akın, Çetin Tekindor, Vahide Perçin (credited as Vahide Gördüm), Nejat İşler, Hilal Aslan, Yelda Reynaud, Şevket Çoruh, Güven Kıraç, İsmail Hacıoğlu, Selen Ucer, Hasibe Eren, Nurgül Yeşilçay, Selim Akgul, Erdem Akakce, İdil Üner and Fikret Kuşkan | It is made up of 5 segments, its original Turkish title is Anlat İstanbul which means "Tell me Istanbul". |
| Keller - Teenage Wasteland | Eva Urthaler | Italy Germany Australia |
Drama | Elisabetta Rocchetti, Ludwig Trepte, Sergej Moya, Georg Friedrich, Birgit Doll, Ana Stefanovic, Lisa Loibl, Anita Schmid and Sarah Trotz | Also known as Out of Hand[5] |
| The King and the Clown | Jun-ik Lee | South Korea | Drama | Kam Woo-sung, Jung Jin-young, Lee Joon-gi, Kang Sung-yeon and Yoo Hae-jin | a.k.a. Wang-ui namja |
| Kinky Boots | Julian Jarrold | United States United Kingdom |
Comedy, drama | Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts, Jemima Rooper, Nick Frost, Linda Bassett, Robert Pugh, Ewan Hooper, Stephen Marcus, Mona Hammond, Kellie Bright, Joanna Scanlan, Geoffrey Streatfeild and Leo Bill | |
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Shane Black | United States | Comedy | Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen, Dash Mihok, Larry Miller, Rockmond Dunbar, Shannyn Sossamon and Angela Lindvall | |
| Loggerheads | Tim Kirkman | United States | Drama | Kip Pardue, Michael Kelly, Tess Harper, Bonnie Hunt, Chris Sarandon, Robin Weigert and Michael Learned | |
| A Love to Hide | Christian Faure | France | Drama | Jérémie Renier, Louise Monot, Bruno Todeschini, Nicolas Gob, Charlotte de Turckheim, Michel Jonasz, Olivier Saladin and Yulian Vergov | a.k.a. Un amour à taire |
| Männer, Helden, schwule Nazis | Rosa von Praunheim | Germany | Documentary | Rainer Fromm, Winfried Bonengel, Michael Kühnen, Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller, Jörg Fischer, Bela Ewald Althans and Rüdiger Lautmann | |
| Masahista | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines | Drama | Coco Martin, Jaclyn Jose, Allan Paule, Katherine Luna, R.U. Miranda, Aaron Rivera, Arianne Camille Rivera, Ronaldo Bertubin, Norman Pineda, John Baltazar, Jan-el Esturco, Erlinda Cruz, Rose Mendoza, Mary Anne de la Cruz, Maximiano Sultan, Josefina Punzalan, Jayson Colis, Randell Reyes, Paolo Rivero, Kristoffer King, Marvin Bautista, Adan Bolivar, Kim Redoble, J.D. Basco, Joe Armas and Jetro Rafael | a.k.a. The Masseur |
| The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green | George Bamber | United States | Comedy | Daniel Letterle, Meredith Baxter, David Monahan, Dean Shelton, Diego Serrano, Shanola Hampton, Joel Brooks and Richard Riehle | |
| My Brother… Nikhil | Onir | India | Drama | Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla, Victor Banerjee, Lillete Dubey, Purab Kohli, Dipannita Sharma and Shayan Munshi | |
| My Fair Son | Cui Zi'en | China | Drama | Junrui Wang, Weiming Wang, Yu Bo, Guifeng Wang and Ziqiang Li | |
| My Super 8 Season | Alessandro Avellis | France | Drama | Axel Philippon, Célia Pilastre, Roman Girelli, Magali Domec, Antoine Mory, Nicolas Quilliard, Thierry Barèges, Jean-Pierre Frankfower, Nicolas Christin, Nicolas Villena, Jean-Marc Cozic and Rivka Braun | a.k.a. Ma saison super 8 |
| Navarasa | Santosh Sivan | India | Drama | P. Shwetha, Kushboo, Bobby Darling and Ejji K. Umamahesh | |
| October Moon | Jason Paul Collum | United States | Horror | Judith O'Dea, Brinke Stevens | |
| Queens | Manuel Gómez Pereira | Spain | Comedy | Verónica Forqué, Carmen Maura, Marisa Paredes, Mercedes Sampietro, Betiana Blum, Gustavo Salmerón, Unax Ugalde, Hugo Silva, Daniel Hendler, Paco León, Raúl Jiménez, Tito Valverde, Lluís Homar, Jorge Perugorría, Ginés García Millán, José Luis García Pérez, Mariano Peña and Yolanda Alzola | a.k.a. Reinas |
| The Reception | John G. Young | United States | Comedy, drama | Maggie Burkwit, Chris Burmester, Darien Sills-Evans, Wayne Lamont Sims and Pamela Stewart | |
| Red Doors | Georgia Lee | United States | Comedy, drama | Tzi Ma, Jacqueline Kim, Elaine Kao, Kathy Shao-Lin Lee, Sebastian Stan, Freda Foh Shen, Jayce Bartok, Rossif Sutherland, Mia Riverton | |
| Rent | Chris Columbus | United States | Musical, drama | Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Tracie Thoms | Based on the Broadway musical of the same name by Jonathan Larson |
| The Russian Dolls | Cédric Klapisch | France United Kingdom |
Comedy, drama | Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile de France, Kelly Reilly, Kevin Bishop, Lucy Gordon, Aïssa Maïga, Evgenia Obraztsova, Irene Montalà, Gary Love, Frédérique Bel, Pierre Cassignard and Olivier Saladin | a.k.a. Les poupées russes |
| Say Uncle | Peter Paige | United States | Comedy, drama | Peter Paige, Kathy Najimy, Anthony Clark, Melanie Lynskey, Gabrielle Union and Lisa Edelstein | |
| Starcrossed | James Burkhammer | United States | Drama | Marshall Allman, J. B. Ghuman, Jr., John Wesley Shipp, Simon Ragaine, Derek Sean Lara, Darcy DeMoss, Gina Rodgers and Torrey DeVitto, Victor Bevine, Colette Divine and Steven Guy | |
| That Man: Peter Berlin | Jim Tushinski | United States | Documentary | Interviews with; Peter Berlin, Robert Boulanger, Rick Castro, Lawrence Helman, John F. Karr, Armistead Maupin, Daniel Nicoletta, Wakefield Poole, Robert W. Richards, John Waters and Jack Wrangler | |
| Third Man Out | Ron Oliver | United States Canada |
Crime | Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence and Jack Wetherall | |
| Time to Leave | François Ozon | France | Drama | Melvil Poupaud, Jeanne Moreau, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Daniel Duval, Marie Rivière and Christian Sengewald | a.k.a. Le temps qui reste |
| Transamerica | Duncan Tucker | United States | Comedy, drama | Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Graham Greene, Fionnula Flanagan, Burt Young, Carrie Preston, Elizabeth Peña, Venida Evans, Teala Dunn, Calpernia Addams, Stella Maeve, Raynor Scheine, Danny Burstein and Andrea James | |
| Two Drifters | João Pedro Rodrigues | Portugal | Drama | João Carreira, Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Nuno Gil, Teresa Madruga | |
| Whole New Thing | Amnon Buchbinder | Canada | Comedy, drama | Aaron Webber, Daniel MacIvor, Robert Joy, Rebecca Jenkins and Callum Keith Rennie | |
| WTC View | Brian Sloan | United States | Drama | Michael Urie, Jeremy Beazlie, Lucas Papaelias, Elizabeth Kapplow, Michael Linstroth, Nick Potenzieri and Jay Gillespie | Based on Sloan's play of the same name |
| A Year Without Love | Anahí Berneri | Argentina | Drama | Juan Minujín, Mimí Ardú, Carlos Echevarría, Bárbara Lombardo, Javier Van de Couter, Osmar Núñez, Ricardo Merkin, Carlos Portaluppi, Mónica Cabrera, Ricardo Moriello and Juan Carlos Ricci | a.k.a. Un año sin amor |
| Zerophilia | Martin Curland | United States | Comedy | Taylor Handley, Dustin Seavey, Alison Folland, Kyle Schmid, Rebecca Mozo, Adam Zolotin, Gina Bellman, Chris Meyer, Marieh Delfino, Kelly LeBrock and Rick Stear |
References
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