Highest-Rated Movies about 'Lesbianism', Sort by Popularity

The Handmaiden (2016), Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1993), Unveiled (2005), The Color Purple (1985), Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013), The Celluloid Closet (1996), Saving Face (2004), Chasing Amy (1997) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Lesbianism movies.

#16. Feast of Love (2007)

Storyline: A rustic Oregon town is the backdrop for this tale of men and women touched by love's inescapable spell. From Bradley, the hopeless romantic who looks for love in all the wrong places; to Harry, a local professor with the wisdom and experience to guide those close to him; to young, beautiful Chloe, who defies fate in romancing the troubled Oscar.

Plot Keywords: barista, business owner, real estate agent, beautiful woman, college professor, girlfriend, emotional ...

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#17. The Fox (1968)

Storyline: Based on D.H. Lawrence's novella about two young women - sickly, chattering Jill Banford and quiet, strong Ellen March - who are trying, hopelessly, to run a chicken farm in Canada. A gentle but powerful man named Paul Grenfell who used to live on their farm returns and puts things in order. But his proposal of marriage to Ellen awakens the homosexuality dormant in the girls: Jill uses her weakness to make Ellen feel protective, and the women become active lovers.—alfiehitchie

Plot Keywords: lesbian, girlfriend, stranger, merchant mariner, grandson, melodramatic, engaging ...

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#18. Working Girls (1986)

Storyline: A day in the life of several prostitutes in an upscale Manhattan whore house. The film is a stark portrayal of the women prostitutes, the male customers and the motivations of both. Watch as the madam manipulates her "girls". Watch as she answers the phone by saying "Hello John, what's new and different?" Watch as the "johns" try to manipulate the "girls". Part nudie exploitation, part sociological thesis.—Mark Logan <marklo@west.sun.com>

Plot Keywords: prostitute, college graduate, madam, escort, client, coworker, cool ...

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#19. When Night Is Falling (1995)

Storyline: Camille and Martin are in love and teachers at a christian college; they get the opportunity to get a better job, but they would have to marry for that. But when Camille's dog dies, she recognizes that her love for Martin is not even as big as the love for her dog. After that, Camille gets to know Petra, and Petra falls in love with Camille. They meet again, but Camille is very unsure about her feelings. When Martin is away for a weekend, Camille and Petra meet in the Circus where Petra is working as an acrobat. They spend the night together, but Martin finds out about it and is shocked. He has an argument with Camille, and she goes burying her dog in the snow, and falls asleep...—Alan Tiedemann <AlanTie@aol.com>

Plot Keywords: professor, circus performer, fiancée, dean, lover, dog, passionate ...

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#20. French Twist (1995)

Storyline: Undoubtedly, the smug real estate agent, family man, and father of one, Laurent, is a shameless philanderer. Under the nose of his beautiful but unhappy wife, Loli, the incurable womaniser never misses an opportunity to cheat on her, until one day, the cigarillo-smoking and very lesbian plumber, Marijo, sets foot in their house. Now, the stage looks set for the perfect revenge, and nothing can stand in the way of a woman scorned. Can Loli and Laurent survive the complications of having a stranger in their bedroom?—Nick Riganas

Plot Keywords: husband, wife, lesbian, child, dj, mistress, witty ...

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#21. Red Doors (2005)

Storyline: Red Doors tells the story of the Wongs, a bizarrely dysfunctional Chinese-American family living in the New York suburbs. Ed Wong has just retired and plots to escape his mundane life. However, the tumultuous, madcap lives of his three rebellious daughters change his plans. The eldest daughter, Samantha, is an ambitious businesswoman in Manhattan who suddenly gets cold feet about her upcoming marriage when she runs into an old high school flame. Julie, the shy middle sister, finds her life as a studious medical student turned upside down when she falls for a movie starlet visiting the hospital. Katie, the youngest sister, is a disaffected high school senior who engages in a continually escalating and dangerous prank war with her longtime neighbor and nemesis, Simon. Ultimately, Ed's disappearance compels each daughter to examine her own understanding of the role and connection she has to the family. At the same time, the Wongs learn to live their own lives outside the invisible fences of their home.—Blanc de Chine

Plot Keywords: father, daughter, businesswoman, medical student, high-school student, engaging, offbeat ...

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#22. Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Storyline: Jessica Stein is a single, straight, successful, journalist, part of a bonded Jewish family living in New York City, who finds herself not as straight as she thought when Jessica meets and begins an intense friendship with career woman Helen Cooper which ultimately leads to romance.

Plot Keywords: journalist, art gallerist, brother, mother, quirky, amusing, new york city ...

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#23. Looking for Cheyenne (2005)

Storyline: Cheyenne, a journalist, decides to leave Paris after being laid off and to settle down in the middle of nowhere, far from the society she hates.The trouble is that she leaves Sonia, her true love, behind. The latter, a teacher who loves her job, refuses to give up everything -including her comfort- to follow her. Sonia makes all the efforts in the world to forget Cheyenne, whether in the arms of Pierre, a charming anarchist, or in those of Béatrice, a gay woman who soon proves perverse and dangerous, only to realize that her heart belongs to Cheyenne and nobody else. If Cheyenne does not come back, Sonia feels life is not worth living any longer...—Guy Bellinger

Plot Keywords: journalist, teacher, lesbian, lover, bisexual, emotional, moving ...

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#24. Personal Best (1982)

Storyline: 1976. Chris Cahill and Torry Skinner are US national caliber track and field athletes, Chris in the 100 meter hurdles, and Torry in the pentathlon. Chris has the natural ability to be great but she doesn't possess the confidence or drive, while Torry, who has less natural ability, psychologically knows what it takes to be great, leading to Torry making the Olympic team finishing second in her event, while Chris has a disastrous Olympic trial. Torry can see the potential in Chris, and tries to convince her coach at Cal Poly, Terry Tingloff, to coach Chris, Terry who will only allow Chris to train with the team without his guidance in he only having seen her disastrous performance at the trials. Although not ideal in that no scholarship money is involved, Chris accepts the offer against the wishes of her father, who currently coaches her. In their time together, Chris and Torry embark on a relationship, each seeing in the other what each doesn't possess, their attraction thus sexual as well as emotional. Eventually, Terry does see in Chris what Torry saw from the start, he who not only decides to train her, but convinces her that the event in which she should compete is the pentathlon in possessing the strength, speed and flexibility to be that all around athlete. Terry in particular cannot see a friendship let alone a sexual relationship exist between the two women who are now in competition, especially in the lead up to the 1980 Olympic trials. Through the ups and downs of both their friendship and sexual relationship, Chris and Torry may demonstrate what it means to be one's own personal best, especially in an environment where winning seems to be the goal at all cost.—Huggo

Plot Keywords: athlete, mentor, coach, love interest, friend, engaging, emotional ...

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#26. Loving Annabelle (2006)

Storyline: Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly between her and her teacher, Simone Bradley. Annabelle pursues Simone relentlessly until Simone must make a choice between following her heart and doing what's right.

Plot Keywords: teen girl, teacher, roommate, bully, student, nun, sultry ...

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#27. Salmonberries (1991)

Storyline: A woman who grew up in a small town in Alaska goes to the public library to try and find out who her parents were. She was brought to town as a baby in a cardboard box with "Kotzebue" on it, which is the name of the town and also the name of the family that founded the town. She eventually befriends the librarian, an East German immigrant who lost her husband while escaping from behind the Iron Curtain. They help each other try to find closure to the events in their past.—Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>

Plot Keywords: drifter, librarian, brother, eskimo, blue-collar worker, voyeur, melodramatic ...

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#29. Julie Johnson (2001)

Storyline: A New Jersey housewife is dissatisfied with her everyday life because she is smarter than she or anyone else knows. While taking a computer class, Julie discovers her abilities and finds the courage to make dramatic life changes. This is a story of realizing one's potential and being willing to turn one's life upside down to take a chance on finding happiness. Claire, Julie's best friend, goes along with Julie's secret quest and eventually moves in with her. Both women are on a search to realize their dreams and come to terms with their love for each other.—Sujit R. Varma

Plot Keywords: housewife, husband, son, daughter, best friend, lesbian, amusing ...

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#30. Puccini for Beginners (2006)

Storyline: Allegra, an opera-loving writer in New York, eschews commitment, so her girlfriend, Samantha, leaves her. Allegra misses Sam, and resents the accusation that she's afraid to say "I love you," but she's soon involved with two people - Grace and Philip - who, unbeknownst to her, have just broken up with each other. Allegra juggles the two affairs, telling neither about the other; each likes her more and more as her old fears start making her itchy. Things come to a head at an engagement party where Allegra is pinch-hitting as a catering assistant.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: woman, man, lesbian, boyfriend, girlfriend, author, amusing ...

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