LGBT films |
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By decade |
This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 2004. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes |
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3 Dancing Slaves | Gaël Morel | France | Drama | Nicolas Cazalé, Stéphane Rideau, Thomas Dumerchez, Salim Kechiouche, Bruno Lochet, Vincent Martinez, Jackie Berroyer, Aure Atika, Nicolas Paz, Mathias Olivier, Gary Mary, Geordie Piseri-Diaz, Clément Dettli, Pierre Vallin and Janine Ribollet | |
The 24th Day | Tony Piccirillo | United States | Thriller | James Marsden, Scott Speedman, Sofía Vergara, Barry Papick, Charlie Corrado, Jarvis W. George, Scott Roman, Jeffrey Frost, Jona Harvey, Thea Chaloner and Brian Campbell | |
7 mujeres, 1 homosexual y Carlos | Rene Bueno | Mexico United States |
Comedy, drama | Mauricio Ochmann, Adriana Fonseca, Ninel Conde, Luis Felipe Tovar, Wasiq Rashid, Veronica Segura, Sujosh Basak, David Eduardo, Beatriz Llamas, Paco Rocher and Anaís Belén | aka 7 women, 1 homosexual and Carlos |
Agnes and His Brothers | Oskar Roehler | Germany | Comedy, drama | Martin Weiß, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Katja Riemann, Tom Schilling, Suzan Anbeh, Vadim Glowna, Margit Carstensen, Lee Daniels, Marie Zielcke, Oliver Korittke, Martin Semmelrogge, Martin Feifel, Sven Martinek and Til Schweiger | aka Agnes und seine Brüder |
Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita | Joel Lamangan | Philippines | Drama | Judy Ann Santos, Raymart Santiago, Jay Manalo, Dennis Trillo, Marco Alcaraz, Angelu de Leon, Jacklyn Jose, Yasmien Kurdi, Anita Linda, T.J. Trinidad, Iya Villania, Tony Mabesa, Domingo Landicho, Jim Pebanco and Virginia Joshen | aka I love You |
Alexander | Oliver Stone | United States | Drama | Colin Farrell, Jessie Kamm, Connor Paolo, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Anthony Hopkins, Elliot Cowan, Robert Earley, Jared Leto, Patrick Carroll, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Plummer, David Bedella, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Brian Blessed, Gary Stretch, John Kavanagh, Nick Dunning, Marie Meyer, Mick Lally, Joseph Morgan, Ian Beattie, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Morgan Christopher Ferris, Denis Conway, Peter Williamson, Neil Jackson, Aleczander Gordon, Garrett Lombard, Chris Aberdein, Rory McCann, Tim Pigott-Smith, Raz Degan, Erol Sander, Stéphane Ferrara, Tadhg Murphy, Francisco Bosch, Annelise Hesme, Toby Kebbell, Laird Macintosh, Féodor Atkine, Bin Bunluerit, Jaran Ngramdee and Brian McGrath | |
Anatomie de l'enfer | Catherine Breillat | France | Adult, drama | Amira Casar, Rocco Siffredi, Catherine Breillat, Alexandre Belin, Manuel Taglang, Jacques Monge, Claudio Carvalho, Carolina Lopes, Diego Rodrigues, João Marques, Bruno Fernandes, Maria Edite Moreira and Maria João Santos | aka Anatomy of Hell |
Andrew and Jeremy Get Married | Don Boyd | United Kingdom | Documentary | Andrew Thomas, Jeremy Trafford and Hanif Kureishi | Nominated for the British Independent Film Award for best British documentary.[1] |
Bad Education | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | Drama | Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Raúl García Forneiro, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Javier Cámara, Petra Martínez, Leonor Watling, Lluís Homar, Francisco Boira, Nacho Pérez, Juan Fernández and Alberto Ferreiro | aka La mala educación |
Bear Cub | Miguel Albaladejo | Spain | Comedy, drama | José Luis García Pérez, David Castillo, Daniel Llobregat, Diana Cerezo, Arno Chevrier, Empar Ferrer, Elvira Lindo and Mario Arias | aka Cachorro |
Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer | Jamie Donahue | United States | Short, comedy | Spencer Daniels, Robert Gant, Cady Huffman, Alex Borstein, Gina Rodgers and D. C. Douglas | |
The Blackwater Lightship | John Erman | United States | Drama | Dianne Wiest, Gina McKee, Keith McErlean, Angela Lansbury, Marijka Bardin, Sean Campion, Barry Cassin, Angela Harding, Laura Hughes, Ruth McCabe, Frank McCusker, Maria McDermottroe, Dearbhla Molloy, Brían F. O'Byrne, Kevin O'Dwyer, David Parnell, Sam Robards and Macdara Ó Fátharta | Lansbury received an Emmy nomination for it in 2004.[2] |
Brother to Brother | Rodney Evans | United States | Drama | Anthony Mackie, Roger Robinson, Alex Burns, Kevin Jackson, Billoah Greene, Brad Bailey, Brian Everett Chandler, Shantell Herndon, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Duane Boutte, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Oni Faida Lampley, James Martinez, Lucas Papaelias, Daniel Sunjata, Ray Ford, Randy Frazier, Carlton J. Smith, Lance Reddick, Chad L. Coleman, Leith M. Burke, Aunjanue Ellis, Anthony Briatico, Reid Mihalko, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Richard Bekins, Adam Wade, Bradley Cole, Raphael Peacock, Lizan Mitchell, Tom Wiggin, J. Kyle Manzay, Michael Duvert, Tracie Thoms, Curtis McClarin and Michael Mosley | |
Butterfly | Yan Yan Mak | Hong Kong | Drama | Josie Ho, Eric Kot, Yuan Tian, Stephanie Che, Yat Ning Chan, Joman Chiang, Kenneth Tsang, Pauline Yam, Carl Ng, Yuen-Leung Poon, Redbean Lau, Brenda Chan, King-Suen Chan, Kathi DeCouto, Alice Lee, Nicky Shih, Stanley Tam and Wong Sin Ting Zeni | aka Hu die |
Calvaire | Fabrice Du Welz | Belgium France Luxembourg |
Drama, horror | Laurent Lucas, Brigitte Lahaie, Gigi Coursigny, Jean-Luc Couchard, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Nahon, Philippe Grand'Henry, Jo Prestia, Marc Lefebvre, Alfred David-Pingouin, Alain Delaunois, Vincent Cahay and Johan Meys | Known in English as The Ordeal |
Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára | Walter Carvalho, Sandra Werneck | Brazil | Drama, biography | Daniel de Oliveira, Marieta Severo, Reginaldo Faria, Andréa Beltrão, Leandra Leal, Emílio de Mello, Cadu Fávero, André Gonçalves, Arlindo Lopes, Dudu Azevedo, André Pfeffer, Eduardo Pires, Maria Flor, Fernanda Boechat, Pierre Santos, Victor Hugo, Débora Falabella, Maria Mariana and André Moraes | aka Cazuza - Time Doesn't Stop |
Changing Times | André Téchiné | France | Drama | Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Gilbert Melki, Malik Zidi, Lubna Azabal, Nadem Rachati, Tanya Lopert, Nabila Baraka and Idir Elomri | aka Les temps qui changent |
Colour Blossoms | Yonfan | Hong Kong | Drama | Teresa Cheung, Keiko Matsuzaka, Harisu, Carl Ng and Sho Yokouchi | aka Toh sik |
Comme un boomerang | Nicolas Brevière | France | Short, drama | Nanou Garcia, Benjamin Rolland, Florence Loiret Caille and Antoine Morin | 26mins long |
Connie and Carla | Michael Lembeck | United States | Comedy | Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Stephen Spinella, Alec Mapa, Christopher Logan, Robert Kaiser, Ian Gomez, Robert John Burke, Boris McGiver, Nick Sandow, Dash Mihok, Chelah Horsdal, Debbie Reynolds and Greg Grunberg | |
Crutch | Rob Moretti | United States | Drama | Eben Gordon, Rob Moretti, Juanita Walsh, Jennifer Laine Williams, Jennifer Katz, James A. Earley, Robert Bray, Laura O'Reilly, Tim Loftus, Sylvia Norman, Frankie Faison and Tia Dionne Hodge | |
D.E.B.S. | Angela Robinson | United States | Comedy | Sara Foster, Jordana Brewster, Meagan Good, Devon Aoki, Jill Ritchie, Geoff Stults, Jimmi Simpson, Holland Taylor, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jessica Cauffiel, Aimee Garcia, Jennifer Carpenter and Scoot McNairy | Based on a 2003 short film D.E.B.S. (2003) by same writer |
De-Lovely | Irwin Winkler | United States United Kingdom |
Drama | Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin McNally, Sandra Nelson, Allan Corduner, Peter Polycarpou, Keith Allen, James Wilby, Kevin McKidd, Richard Dillane, John Barrowman, Peter Jessop, Edward Baker-Duly, Jeff Harding and Caroline O'Connor | |
Denied | David Scott | United States | Drama | Lee Rumohr, Matt Sadowski, Sarah Kanter, Matthew Finlason, Nathalie Toriel, Stefan Brogren, Christina Sicoli and Anne Page | |
Dorian Blues | Tennyson Bardwell | United States | Comedy | Michael McMillian, Lea Coco, Steven Charles Fletcher, Mo Quigley, Austin Basis, Ryan Kelly Berkowitz, Chris Dallman, Carl Danna, Leslie Elliard, Sian Heder, Cody Nickell and Jeff Paul | |
Down the River | Anucha Boonyawatana | Thailand | Drama | Prakasit Horwannapakorn, Chomkwan Jirathiwat, Apiradee Thaweesap and Napong Viriyasomboon | aka ตามสายน้ำ and Tam Sai Nam |
Eating Out | Q. Allan Brocka | United States | Comedy, drama, romance | Rebekah Kochan, Ryan Carnes, Jim Verraros, Scott Lunsford, Emily Stiles, Natalie Burge, Billy Shepard, John Janezic, Stafford "Doc" Williamson, Jillian Nusbaum, Murph Michaels and Martie van der Voort | |
Embrasser les tigres | Teddy Lussi-Modeste | France | Short, drama | Louis-Angelo Viss, Antonio Hébrard, Paulette Debard, Sarah Bertogliati, Peter Prunier, Jean-Luc Miège, Naghib Haouas, Simon Truchet, Prayat Somboun and Maitre Pock | 20mins long |
L'ennemi naturel | Pierre-Erwan Guillaume | France | Drama | Jalil Lespert, Aurélien Recoing, Patrick Rocca, Doria Achour, Florence Loiret Caille, Lucy Russell, Anne Coesens, Alexandra London, Fred Ulysse, Anne-Louise Trividic, Eric Savin, Loïc Houdré and Guillaume Bienvenu | aka The Natural Enemy |
Enter the Phoenix | Stephen Fung | Hong Kong | Comedy | Eason Chan, Daniel Wu, Karen Mok, Chapman To, Law Kar-ying, Stephen Fung, Yuen Biao, Nicholas Tse, Jackie Chan, Brian Lee, Michael Chan, Philip Ng, Chapman To, Sam Lee, Sammi Cheng, Hayama Go, Chan Wai-Man, Lee Lik-Chi, Glen Chin, Maggie Lau, Koey Wong, Tenky Kai Man Tin, Courtney Wu, Ankee Leung and Sam Hoh | aka Da lao ai mei li |
Ethan Mao | Quentin Lee | Canada United States |
Drama, thriller | Jun Hee Lee, Raymond Ma, Julia Nickson-Soul, Kevin Kleinberg, Jerry Hernandez and David Tran | |
Eulogy | Michael Clancy | United States United Kingdom Germany |
Comedy, drama | Zooey Deschanel, Hank Azaria, Famke Janssen, Kelly Preston, Ray Romano, Debra Winger, Jesse Bradford, Glenne Headly, Piper Laurie, Rip Torn, Rance Howard, Paget Brewster, Eric Peirpoint, Sherman Howard, René Auberjonois, Claudette Nevins, Matthew Feder, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Michael Panes, Michael Chapman, Vincent Castellanos and Brian Posehn | |
Everyone | Bill Marchant | Canada | Comedy | Matt Fentiman, Mark Hildreth, Brendan Fletcher, Katherine Billings, Michael Chase, Suzanne Hepburn, Bill Marchant, Cara McDowell, Andrew Moxham, Stephen Park, Carly Pope, Tom Scholte, Nancy Sivak, Debra Thorne and Anna Williams | |
Formula 17 | Yin-jung Chen | Taiwan | Comedy | Tony Yang, Duncan Lai, Jin Qin, Jason Chang, Dada Ji, James Yun, Jeff Locker, Ladder Yu, Huang Guan-Jie and Yang Tze-Long | aka 17 sui de tian kong |
Garçon stupide | Lionel Baier | France Switzerland |
Comedy, drama | Pierre Chatagny, Natacha Koutchoumov, Rui Pedro Alves and Lionel Baier | |
Girl Play | Lee Friedlander | United States | Comedy | Robin Greenspan, Lacie Harmon, Mink Stole, Dom DeLuise, Katherine Randolph, Lauren Maher, Gina DeVivo, Shannon Perez, Dominic Ottersbach, Julie Briggs, Peter Ente, Graham T. McClusky, Skye Emerson, Jessica Golden, Lynn A. Henderson and Sara Bareilles | |
Girlfriend | Karan Razdan | India | Drama | Isha Koppikar, Amrita Arora, Aashish Chaudhary, Sumeet Nijhawan, Shantanu Chappana and Dolly Malhotra | |
The Graffiti Artist | James Bolton | United States | Drama | Ruben Bansie, Pledgure Duoshun, Zachary S. Smalls, Robert D. Heath Jr., Rich Clemets, Rich Carlton, Pepper Fajans, Daniel Parker, Luke Cook, Dan Stegner, Justin Lawrence, John Paulson, Megan Johnston, Don Connell and Angie Golds | |
Grande École | Robert Salis | France | Drama | Gregori Baquet, Alice Taglioni, Jocelyn Quivrin, Élodie Navarre, Arthur Jugnot, Salim Kechiouche, Éva Darlan, Lakshantha Abenayake, Yasmine Belmadi, Jacques Collard, Jo Prestia, Jamal Hadir, Gilbert Desveaux, Arnaud Binard, Adan Jodorowsky, Jean-Michel Cannone, Hanifa Mizi-Alloua, Eva Saint-Paul, Jean-Loup Wolff, Eric Seigne and Pierre Aussedat | |
Guys and Balls | Sherry Hormann | Germany | Comedy, drama | Eileen Eilender, Leon Breitenborn, Dietmar Bär, Saskia Vester, Anna Koesling, Steven Wellmann, Melody Sitta, Jan Giffel, Maximilian Brückner, Willi Thomczyk, Jochen Stern, Judith Hoersch, Carlo Ljubek, Mirko Lang, Tobias van Dieken, Simon Solberg, Felix Vörtler, Lisa Maria Potthoff, Hans Löw, Nikolai Will, Rolf Zacher, Mariele Millowitsch, Ute Maria Lerner, Nicholas Bodeux, David Rott, Heppi Pohl, Dirk Koch, Andreas Schmidt, Michael Kleiber, Hans-Joachim Bauer, Billey Demirtas, Markus John, Christian Berkel and Charly Hübner | aka Männer wie wir |
Harry + Max | Christopher Münch | United States | Drama | Bryce Johnson, Cole Williams, Rain Phoenix, Katherine Ellis, Roni Deitz, Tom Gilroy, Michelle Phillips, Justin Zachary, Max Piscioneri and Mark L. Young | |
Head in the Clouds | John Duigan | United Kingdom Canada |
Drama | Charlize Theron, Jolyane Langlois, Penélope Cruz, Stuart Townsend, Thomas Kretschmann, Steven Berkoff, David La Haye, Karine Vanasse, Gabriel Hogan, John Jorgensen and Christine Solomon | |
Hidden Fuhrer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | United States | Documentary | Interviewees; Geoffrey Giles, Brigitte Hamann, Ron Rosenbaum, Ralf Dose and Michelangelo Signorile | Based on Lothar Machtan's 2001 book The Hidden Hitler that claimed Adolf Hitler was a homosexual.[3] |
A Home at the End of the World | Michael Mayer | United States | Drama | Colin Farrell, Dallas Roberts, Robin Wright Penn, Sissy Spacek, Matt Frewer, Erik Scott Smith, Harris Allan and Asia Vieira | |
Home of Phobia | Ryan Shiraki | United States | Drama | Sam Huntington, Kaitlin Doubleday, Marla Sokoloff, Mike Erwin, Heather Matarazzo, Jud Tylor and John Goodman | aka Freshman Orientation |
Hellbent | Paul Etheredge | United States | Horror | Dylan Fergus, Bryan Kirkwood, Hank Harris, Andrew Levitas, Matt Phillips, Kent Bradley James, Wren T. Brown, Nina Landey, Samuel A. Levine, Kris Andersson, Shaun T. Benjamin, Baron Rogers, Miguel Angel Caballero, Blake Davis, Jerry Farmer, Rafael Feldman, Yan Feldman, Jazzmun, Jamila Jones, Texas Terri, Dionne Lea, Paul Lekakis, Michael Louden, Ryan McTavish, John P. Petrelli, Joe Sabatino, Stanton Schnepp, Nick Collins, Danny Seckel, Rachel Sterling, Eric Stiles and Colton Ford | |
Ice Men | Thom Best | Canada | Drama | Martin Cummins, David Hewlett, Greg Spottiswood, James Thomas, Ian Tracey, Brandy Ledford, Thea Gill, Galen Dineen, Henry Dineen, Justin Heeley, Keith Jackson and Travis Ryder | |
Imaginary Heroes | Dan Harris | United States Germany Belgium |
Drama | Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Daniels, Emile Hirsch, Michelle Williams, Deirdre O'Connell, Ryan Donowho and Kip Pardue | |
Jailbait | Brett C. Leonard | United States | Drama | Stephen Adly Guirgis, Michael Pitt, Laila Robins, David Zayas, Eric Trosman, Brian Albanese, Brad Lee Wind and Ray Wineteer | |
Keep Not Silent | Ilil Alexander | Israel | Documentary | aka Et Sheaava Nafshi | |
Kinsey | Bill Condon | United States | Drama | Liam Neeson, Benjamin Walker, Matthew Fahey, Will Denton, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris O'Donnell, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Oliver Platt, Dylan Baker, William Sadler, John McMartin, John Krasinski, Lynn Redgrave, Julianne Nicholson, Veronica Cartwright, Kathleen Chalfant, Heather Goldenhersh, David Harbour, Judith J.K. Polson, Leigh Spofford, Jenna Gavigan, Luke MacFarlane and Bill Buell | |
Love in Thoughts | Achim von Borries | Germany | Drama | Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Anna Maria Mühe, Jana Pallaske, Thure Lindhardt, Verena Bukal, Julia Dietze, Buddy Elias, Luc Feit, Marius Frey, Holger Handtke, Jonas Jägermeyr, Roman Kaminski, Christoph Luser, Tino Mewes, Thomas Neumann, Thomas Schendel, Fabian Oscar Wien and Jürgen Wink | |
Love on the Side | Vic Sarin | Canada United States |
Romance, comedy | Marla Sokoloff, Jennifer Tilly, Monika Schnarre, Dave Thomas, Jonathan Cherry, Marnie Alton, Barry Watson, Peter Benson, Kee Chan, Len Doncheff, Aaron Grain, Jesse Moss, Alvin Sanders, Frank C. Turner, Matthew Safran and Yvette Yip | |
Mango Kiss | Sascha Rice | United States | Comedy, romance | ||
The Merchant of Venice | Michael Radford | United States United Kingdom Italy Luxembourg |
Drama, romance | ||
Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing | Linda Thornburg | United States | Drama, romance | ||
My Summer of Love | Pawel Pawlikowski | United Kingdom | Drama, romance, thriller | ||
Mysterious Skin | Gregg Araki | United States Holland |
Drama | Prizes: 2004 Bergen International Film Festival, Jury Award - 2006 Polished Apple Awards, Best Movie - 2006 Icelandic Queer Film Festival, Best Fictional Work | |
One Fine Day, a Hairdresser | Gilles Bindi | France | Short, romance | aka Un beau jour, un coiffeur | |
Pédale dure | Gabriel Aghion | France | Comedy | ||
Plutôt d'accord | Christophe Botti, Stephane Botti | France | Short, comedy | ||
Prisonnier | Étienne Faure | France | Short, drama | ||
Producing Adults | Aleksi Salmenperä | Finland Sweden |
Comedy, drama | ||
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story | John L'Ecuyer | Canada | Comedy, drama | ||
The Raspberry Reich | Bruce LaBruce | Germany Canada |
Comedy | ||
Rice Rhapsody | Gulshat Omarova | Kazakhstan Russia France Germany |
Drama | ||
Same Blood | Arnault Labaronne | France | Short, drama, crime | aka Du même sang | |
Saved! | Brian Dannelly | United States | Comedy, drama | ||
Saving Face | Alice Wu | United States | Comedy drama | ||
Shiner | Christian Calson | United States | Drama | ||
Simon | Eddy Terstall | Netherlands | Comedy, drama | ||
So Happy Together | Joel Lamangan | Philippines | Comedy, drama | ||
Stage Beauty | Richard Eyre | United Kingdom Germany United States |
Drama | ||
Star Appeal | Cui Zi'en | China | Science Fiction, drama | ||
Straight-Jacket | Richard Day | United States | Comedy | ||
Strange Fruit | Kyle Schickner | United States | Drama | ||
Sugar | John Palmer | United States | Drama | ||
Summer Storm | Marco Kreuzpaintner | Germany | Comedy, drama | aka Sommersturm | |
Take a Deep Breath | Dragan Marinkovic | Serbia and Montenegro | Drama | aka Disi duboko | |
Toss-Up | Uğur Yücel | Turkey | Drama | ||
Touch of Pink | Ian Iqbal Rashid | United Kingdom Canada |
Comedy, drama | ||
Tropical Malady | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Thailand France Germany Italy |
Drama | aka Sud pralad | |
Tying the Knot | Jim de Sève | United States | Documentary | ||
Walk on Water | Eytan Fox | Israel Sweden |
Drama | ||
Wanted! | Franziska Meletzky | Germany | Drama | aka Nachbarinnen | |
What Grown-Ups Know | Jonathan Wald | Australia | Short, drama | ||
Wilby Wonderful | Daniel MacIvor | Canada | Comedy, drama | ||
Wild Side | Sébastien Lifshitz | France Belgium United Kingdom |
Drama | ||
Wild Things 2 | Jack Perez | United States | Thriller | ||
Without Conscience | Stefano Reali | Italy | Drama | aka Verso nord | |
You I Love | Olga Stolpovskaja, Dmitry Troitsky | Russia | Comedy | aka Ya lyublyu tebya |