The Queer film lover&#x27;s guide to Los Angeles.

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Tangerine

Mon, Dec 22 @ 10:00 pm

Wed, Dec 24 @ 4:00 pm

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Los Feliz 3

Sean Baker

2015

87 min

A new queer Christmas classic, Tangerine follows trans workers Sin-Dee and Alexandra on a holiday odyssey across Los Angeles. Shot on a micro budget on three iPhones, Tangerine is a triumph of scrappy indie can-do--that led to Gotham and Spirit awards for co-star Mya Taylor.

It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity.

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Carol

Tue, Dec 23 @ 7:30 pm

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Vidiots Eagle Theater

Todd Haynes

2015

118 min

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

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Tokyo Godfathers

Wed, Dec 24 @ 7:00 pm

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Satoshi Kon

2003

92 min

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.

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Milk

Sun, Dec 28 @ 8:00 pm

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Gus Van Sant

2008

128 min

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.

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Paris is Burning

Fri, Jan 02 @ 7:00 pm

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Jennie Livingston

1990

78 min

This iconic documentary, filmed over seven years at the beginning of the AIDS crisis in New York City's ballroom scene, captures the end of a "Golden Age" drag scene--and introduced a whole lot of Queer vocabulary to mainstream audiences.

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses,” from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza — PARIS IS BURNING brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community.

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Girls on Film: Two by Su Friedrich

Sat, Jan 10 @ 3:00 pm

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Filmmaker Su Friedrich

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Two short films from avant garde queer filmmaker Su Friedrich: Sink or Swim (1990) and Damned if You Don't (1987).

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The Hunger

Sat, Jan 10 @ 9:55 pm

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Tony Scott

1983

96 min

Aren't all vampire movies gay? Maybe today, but The Hunger was something new when it came out, an erotic bi/lesbian vampire thriller (co-starting bi icon David Bowie) was steaming up the screen long before the 90s queer vampire craze.

Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life, but John, her companion for centuries, suddenly discovers that he is getting old minute by minute, so he looks for Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging, and asks her for help.

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Goodbye, Dragon Inn

Double Feature with Dragon Inn

Sun, Jan 11 @ 5:00 pm

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Culver Theater

Tsai Ming-liang

2003

82 min

On a dark and rainy night, a historic and regal Taipei cinema sees its final film: 1967 martial arts feature “Dragon Inn”. As the film plays, the lives of the theater’s various employees and patrons intersect, and two ghostly actors arrive to mourn the passing of an era.

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Theatrical runs

Now In Theaters

Prefer your movies with popcorn and trailers? Here some the queer films at LA cinemas right now...

Peter Hujar's Day

Opened Nov 14, 2025

Opens Nov 14, 2025

Ira Sachs

76 min

A recently discovered conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz in 1974 reveals a glimpse into New York City’s downtown art scene and the personal struggles and epiphanies that define an artist’s life.

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Little Trouble Girls

Opened Dec 12, 2025

Opens Dec 12, 2025

Urška Djukić

89 min

Introverted 16-year-old Lucia joins her Catholic school’s all-girls choir, where she befriends Ana-Maria, a popular and flirty third-year student. But when the choir travels to a countryside convent for a weekend of intensive rehearsals, Lucia’s interest in a dark-eyed restoration worker tests her friendship with Ana-Maria and the other girls. As she navigates unfamiliar surroundings and her budding sexuality, Lucia begins to question her beliefs and values, disrupting the harmony within the choir.

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Dust Bunny

Opened Dec 12, 2025

Opens Dec 12, 2025

Bryan Fuller

107 min

An eight-year-old girl asks her scheming neighbor for help in killing the monster under her bed that she thinks ate her family.

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