Boys Don't Cry

In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.

Runtime

2h 14m

Director

Ang Lee

Cast

Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams

In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a trick, who she kills. A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first fem...

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Patty Jenkins

Cast

Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

Runtime

2h 8m

Director

Gus Van Sant

Cast

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco

Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion.

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

Lucía Puenzo

Cast

Ricardo Darín, Martín Piroyansky, Valeria Bertuccelli

Documentary about Brandon Teena, a transgender man who was murdered along with two others in 1993 in rural Nebraska.

Runtime

1h 29m

Director

Susan Muska, Gréta Olafsdóttir