Gay movies based on books
9 Movies Based on Gay Books, Ranked
The book-to-movie adaptation genre of movies is a favorite among production lovers as well as readers. When books show up out, they establish a dedicated fanbase and the personification of the story/series can be both strike or miss. With the need to please fans of the book, creating movies that tell stories we already know and love is a giant order. However, even with the added pressure, the excitement that builds when a new book becomes greenlit for an onscreen adaptation is unparalleled.
Of course, when creating a production version of a manual, it is almost unfeasible to include every unpartnered plot line, scene, and even character. However, the success of book-to-movie adaptations is indisputable with some historically iconic franchises that include the likes of Harry Potter, The Craving Games, and The Lord of the Rings. From young adult fantasy and romance to LGBTQ+ stories, there is a book-to-movie adaptation for everyone. Many movie lovers out there are completely unaware that some of their favorite films began as just words and sentences on a page. During this Pride Month, it is time to explore some of the most notable LGBTQ+ movies that were origin
From page to screen: gay love in cinema
Highsmith’s novel was originally published under a pseudonym, because of the stigma associated with a lesbian romance. Unusually for the queer pulp novels of its time, which were usually sordid tales with moralistic tragic endings, Highsmith’s book has a happy ending. The story was inspired by a concise encounter Highsmith had with a blonde woman in a fur coat, Kathleen Senn, while functional at Bloomingdale's in New York Urban area in 1948. The novel follows the relationship between Therese Belivet, a fresh student, and Carol Aird, a more experienced woman going through a divorce. Haynes’ adaptation, with a wonderful screenplay written by Phyllis Nagy captures the slow burn of desire between the two protagonists and the many alternative pressures on the two characters from their respective milieus. The two women must make compromises in order to be together and Aird risks the custody of her child. Ultimately both the film and novel provide complicated, important portraits of a beautiful relationship.
55 of the Finest LGBTQ Films of All Time
'Bottoms' (2023)
If ever there was a Superbad for queer girls, Bottoms is it. The second film from director Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby) follows two uncool sky-high school seniors (Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott) who launch up a academy fight club to try and connect up with their cheerleader crushes (Kaia Gerber and Havana Rose Liu).
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'Bound' (1996)
In the Wachowskis’ landmark erotic thriller predating the Matrix trilogy, butch ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon) is the newly-hired handyperson at an apartment building when she meets her next-door neighbors: mobster Caesar (Joe Pantoliano) and kept woman Violet (Jennifer Tilly). As Corky and Violet strike up an affair, they hatch a plan to flee Violet’s abusive relationship—and steal $2 million of Caesar’s mafia money along the way.
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'Circus of Books' (2020)
Southern Californians will likely recognize Circus of Books as the famed porn shop and dirty bookstore that has presided over the gayborhood of West Hollywood since the first 1980s. For those who are not familiar—and even for those who are—this documentary, dir
6 Upcoming LGBTQ+ Adaptations We’re Thrilled To See
2023 is racking up to be an amazing year for LGBTQ+ movies and TV shows! Following the backlog of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year will observe many of the decade’s halted adaptations finally area on our screens. And for us avid readers, we know that reading the original material before the media release is a must! At this early stage, it’s firm to get a sense for the overall shape of the year — hell, half of the adaptations on this list don’t have official unleash dates yet — but I can confidently state that 2023 will endure the very 2022 trend of cross-genre queer excellence.
Whether you want to laugh, cry, get scared — or do all three at once — there’s an LGBTQ+ production or show for you coming out this year. Follow along to identify some of the fresh and upcoming on-screen adaptations of books that we’re looking forward to!
1. HeartstopperSeason 2: August 3rd
Get ready, because season 2 of the hit TV series based on Alice Oseman’s bestselling graphic novels into a teenage coming-of-age is coming back! Season 2 will be released on August 3rd with the return of schoolboys Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie
Book Review: Movies That Made Me Gay
There’s plenty to like in novelist Larry Duplechan‘s book about his favourite queer (or queer-appealing) films.
‘Movies That Made Me Gay’ is a witty and bitchy deep dive into a number of seasonally curated “personal motion picture festivals.”
Duplechan, the creator of several novels, is a Black gay guy in his sixties who hails from a musical family and his age, race, and family (both biological and found) all heavily inform the films he discusses.
After an introductory chapter in which he outlines some of his favourite childhood and teenage films, including classics such as The Wizard of Oz and The Boys in the Band, Duplechan takes readers through personally curated holiday marathons organized chronologically throughout the year. This means chapters committed to Black History Month, Lent/Easter (aka “Jesus and Judy”), Pride Month, Fourth of July, Halloween, and finally Christmas.
Each section works like a cross between a listicle and a memoir, offering personal information about Duplechan, his history with the holiday, as well as his relationship with brother Lloyd, and his husband Greg. I