Finding good LGBTQ+ films to stream can often be a daunting task, but Amazon Prime brings with it some great options. From powerful foreign-language features to classic Academy Award nominees and cinematic masterpieces, Amazon Prime's offerings cover many different facets of the rainbow spectrum. It can take a lot of typing since Amazon Prime’s LGBTQ+ catalog rarely auto-fills in the search menu until spelling out most of the title, but the effort is well worth it.
It is perhaps a testament to changing attitudes within the studio system that so many award-winning LGBTQ+ centered films are finally getting made. While not exactly equitable to the number of cisgender heterosexual productions green-lit daily, a global uptick is certainly a move in the right direction for inclusivity. And, the production values have never been greater: what once seemed like an indie genre shot by amateurs now claims top talent in front of and behind the camera.
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Add to that the evolving storylines that focus less on an LGBTQ+ person’s trauma and more on the common obstacles in relationships, parenthood, and professional lives that must be overcome, and the films have never been more relatable to a mainstream audience. Unsurprisingly, it turns out crafting LGBTQ+ characters as three-dimensional humans with fully-realized backstories adds far more to a film than over-the-top caricatures who function as comic relief and hit a representation quota. Here are fourteen of the best LGBTQ+ films available to stream on Amazon Prime right now.
From writer-director Yuval Hadadi comes this Israeli film centered around a Tel Aviv architect, Yoav (Oded Leopold), and the two people closest to him: Dan (Udi
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