Borrow a streaming service password from family– however you define it!–and enjoy. Representation matters, and these films provide a variety of archetypes, stories and styles for you to lose and/or find yourself in. Pride– real pride– requires self-knowledge, and it's hard to know who you are when you can't see who you can be. While gay characters tended until much too recently to be one-dimensional, white, marginal, and doomed, in 2018 Barry Jenkins won a Best Picture Oscar telling the layered and hopeful story of a gay Black man in Moonlight. Queer cinema has evolved too, from the shoestring brilliance of The Watermelon Woman to the big-budget glitter-fest that is Rocketman. The Curiosity of Chance (2006) 98 min Comedy 6.5 Rate A confident, out-of-the-closet gay teenager has the support of an eclectic range of friends while dealing with a homophobic bully during his first year at an international high school. Of course summer movies have high entertainment value, but some can also offer valuable opportunities for out-of-school learning. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton star as Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise three astronauts expected to man NASA’s third mission to the moon. This year is no exception with Spider-Man: Far from Home, the Lion King and Toy Story 4 hitting the big screen. But queer characters have come a long way in a relatively short time, from the self-loathing middle-aged men of 1970's The Boys In The Band to the headstrong misfits of this summer's Fire Island. The summer box office is known for action-packed hits, beloved remakes and long-awaited sequels. If youre trying to find out What are the best R-Rated gay-themed movies. LGBTQ-centered films are still pretty rare– particularly from major studios, as the buzz around Bros reveals. Examples of movies on this list include The Kids Are All Right and Boys Dont Cry. But it's also an opportunity to learn your queer history, and a self-curated LGBTQ film festival is a great way to do that. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. It's a great time to march, and to party, and to be marketed to. It's Pride Month, as a whole lot of rainbow corporate logos have already told you.