# List of LGBTQ-related films of 1996

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 1996. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

## Films

| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes |
| Achilles | Barry Purves | United Kingdom | Short | Derek Jacobi (Narrator), and voices of Simon Green, David Holt and Tim Morgan | 11 min long animation. |
| American Buffalo | Michael Corrente | United Kingdom United States | Drama | Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, Sean Nelson | Screenplay by David Mamet, based on his stage play of the same name |
| Army Daze | Keng Sen Ong | Singapore | Comedy | Edward Yong Ching Tah, Sheikh Haikel, Ahamed Azad, Adrian Lim Meng Kiat, Kevin Mark Marghese, Margaret Chan, Jacintha Charles, Eileen Wee Ling Yin, Daniel Gan Wei Teck, Rajagopal Kesavadas, Elaine Li Hoon Cheah, Julian Jay Huang, Ong Chuen Boone, Deanna Yusoff and Lim Kay Tong | |
| Bambola | Bigas Luna | Spain | Comedy, drama | Valeria Marini, Stefano Dionisi, Jorge Perugorría, Manuel Bandera, Antonino Iuorio and Anita Ekberg | |
| Basquiat | Julian Schnabel | United States | Biography, drama | Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie | Biopic of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat |
| Beautiful Thing | Hettie MacDonald | United Kingdom | Romance, comedy, drama | Glen Berry, Scott Neal, Linda Henry, Ben Daniels, Tameka Empson, Jeillo Edwards, Anna Karen, Sophie Stanton, Julie Smith, Terry Duggan, Garry Cooper, Daniel Bowers, Meera Syal, Martin Walsh, Steven Martin, Andrew Fraser, John Savage, Ozdemir Mamodeally, John Benfield, Davyd Harries, Beth Goddard, Marlene Sidaway, Liane Ware, Catherine Sanderson and Dave Lynn | Screenplay by Jonathan Harvey, based on his stage play of the same name |
| The Birdcage | Mike Nichols | United States | Comedy, drama | Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Tom McGowan, Grant Heslov and Kirby Mitchell | Remake of La Cage aux Folles |
| Body Without Soul | Wiktor Grodecki | Czech Republic | Documentary | Various young boys working as prostitutes in Prague | a.k.a. Tělo bez duše |
| Bound | The Wachowskis | United States | Crime, drama | Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano, Mary Mara, Susie Bright, Margaret Smith, Barry Kivel, Christopher Meloni, John Ryan, Peter Spellos, Ivan Kane, Kevin M. Richardson, Richard C. Sarafian and Gene Borkan | |
| Boyfriends | Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter | United Kingdom | Comedy | James Dreyfus, Mark Sands, Michael Urwin, Andrew Ableson, David Coffey, Darren Petrucci, Michael McGrath and Russell Higgs | |
| Bubbles Galore | Cynthia Roberts | Canada | Comedy | Nina Hartley, Daniel MacIvor, Tracy Wright, Annie Sprinkle | |
| Butch Camp | Alessandro De Gaetano | United States | Comedy | Judy Tenuta, Paul Denniston, Jason Teresi, Jordan Roberts, Bill Ingraham, Jon Kimlicko, Eric Aviles, Alan Ball, Kate Barnett, Stephanine Ferrell, Chris Goldin, Richard Henzel, Joel Himelhoch, Adam Joyce and Amber J. Lawson | |
| Camping Cosmos | Jan Bucquoy | Belgium | Comedy | Jean-Henri Compère, Fanny Hanciaux, Lolo Ferrari, Jean-Paul Dermont, Noe Francq (credited as Noé Francq), Claude Semal, Noël Godin, Jacques Calonne, Arno Hintjens, Herman Brusselmans, Jan Decleir, Patricia Dollez, Sabrina Leurquin, Catherine Claeys and Isabelle Legros | |
| Cosmos | Jennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand, Marie-Julie Dalliare, Arto Paragamian, André Turpin, Denis Villeneuve | Canada | Anthology | Igor Ovadis | Collection on six short films, all linked by a titular character played by Ovadis |
| Crash | David Cronenberg | United Kingdom Canada | Horror, drama | James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter, Rosanna Arquette, Peter MacNeill, Judah Katz, Nicky Guadagni, Boyd Banks and David Cronenberg (voice) | |
| Cynara: Poetry in Motion | Nicole Conn | United States | Short, drama, romance | Johanna Nemeth and Melissa Hellman | |
| The Delta | Ira Sachs | United States | Drama | Shayne Gray, Thang Chan, Rachel Zan Huss, Colonious David, Charles J. Ingram, Mai Ballard, Gene Crain, J.R. Crumpton, Richard Daggett, Melissa A. Dunn, Polly Edelstein, Ron Gephart, Patricia A. Gill, Erin Grills and Robert Hathaway | |
| Different for Girls | Richard Spence | United Kingdom France | Comedy | Rupert Graves, Steven Mackintosh, Miriam Margolyes, Saskia Reeves, Charlotte Coleman, Nisha Nayar, Neil Dudgeon and Adrian Rawlins | |
| East Palace, West Palace | Zhang Yuan | China | Drama | Si Han, Hu Jun, Jing Ye and Wei Zhao | a.k.a. Behind the Forbidden City and Behind the Palace Gates |
| The Escort | Denis Langlois | Canada | Comedy | Paul-Antoine Taillefer, Eric Cabana, Robin Aubert, Marie-Claude Lefebvre, Patrice Coquereau, Jasmin Roy, Louise Laprade, Bernadette Li, David Savard, Félix Aubert-Surprenant, Benoît Ethier, François Tardif, Mario Thibeault, Denis Langlois and Karim Toupin-Chaieb | a.k.a. L'escorte |
| Fire | Deepa Mehta | India Canada | Drama | Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi, Karishma Jhalani, Ramanjit Kaur, Dilip Mehta, Javed Jaffrey, Vinay Pathak, Kushal Rekhi, Ranjit Chowdhry, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Alice Poon, Ram Gopal Bajaj, Ravinder Happy, Devyani Saltzman, Sunil Chabra, Avijit Dutt, Shasea Bahadur, Meher Chand, Bahadur Chand, Kabir Chowdhury and Laurence Côte | |
| Flirting with Disaster | David O. Russell | United States | Black Comedy | Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore | |
| Foxfire | Annette Haywood-Carter | United States | Drama | Angelina Jolie, Hedy Burress, Jenny Lewis, Jenny Shimizu, Peter Facinelli | |
| Freeway | Matthew Bright | United States | Dark Comedy, Crime | Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Dan Hedaya, Amanda Plummer, Brooke Shields, Wolfgang Bodison | |
| Flow | Quentin Lee | United States Canada | Drama | Francis Acquas, Mark Bringelson, Ray Chang, BP Cheng, Lela Lee, Jeremy Maxwell (credited as Jeremy Maxwell Kramer), Tedd Szeto and Paulino Tamayo | |
| Get on the Bus | Spike Lee | United States | Drama | Charles S. Dutton, Ossie Davis, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, De'Aundre Bonds, Isaiah Washington, Harry Lennix, Andre Braugher, Roger Guenveur Smith, Hill Harper, Gabriel Casseus, Bernie Mac, Steve White and Albert Hall | |
| Green Plaid Shirt | Richard Natale | United States | Drama, romance | Gregory Phelan, Kevin Spirtas, Richard Israel, Russell Scott Lewis, Crystal Jackson, Jonathan Klein, Tony Campisi, Sierra Pecheur, William Wesley, Justin Ross, Richard Miro (credited as Richard Ortega Miro), Ric Coy, Michael Latimer, Jeffrey Rockwell and Heather Finnegan | It was the closing night film at the Palm Springs Film Festival |
| Hollow Reed | Angela Pope | United Kingdom Germany Spain | Drama | Martin Donovan, Joely Richardson, Sam Bould, Ian Hart, Jason Flemyng, Roger Lloyd-Pack, David Calder and Edward Hardwicke | |
| Hustler White | Rick Castro, Bruce LaBruce | Germany Canada | Romance, drama | Tony Ward, Bruce La Bruce, Alex Austin, Kevin Kramer, Ron Athey, Glen Meadmore, Ivar Johnson, Kevin P. Scott, Graham David Smith, Miles H. Wildecock II, Bud Cockerham, Michael Glass, Vaginal Davis, Joaquín Martínez, Darryl Carlton, Tony Powers, Paul 'Superhustler' Bateman, Barry Morse (credited as Dimitri Xolt), Paul Bellini, Matt Johnstone, Max Millan, Sean McAndrew, Ryan McAndrew, Stephen Mounce, Brent Hoover, Merie Morris, Billy Mauro, Rocco Haze, Antonio Lee Klatt, Chris Berry and Rick Castro | |
| Indian Summer | Nancy Meckler | United Kingdom | Comedy, drama | Jason Flemyng, Antony Sher, Bill Nighy, Diane Parish, Dorothy Tutin, Anthony Higgins, Philip Voss, Aiden Waters, Natalie Roles, Freddy Douglas, Kenneth Tharp, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Ruth Lass, Linda Bassett and Hilary Reynolds | |
| I Shot Andy Warhol | Mary Harron | United States United Kingdom | Biography, drama | Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Stephen Dorff, Martha Plimpton, Lothaire Bluteau, Anna Levine, Peter Friedman, Tahnee Welch, Jamie Harrold, Donovan Leitch, Jim Lyons, Michael Imperioli, Reg Rogers, Bill Sage, Justin Theroux, Jill Hennessy, Coco McPherson, Lorraine Farris, Craig Chester, Victor Browne, Billy Erb, Anh Duong and Myriam Cyr | Based on the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with Andy Warhol |
| Istanbul Beneath My Wings | Mustafa Altıoklar | Turkey | Drama, romance, adventure | Ege Aydan, Okan Bayülgen, Beatriz Rico, Burak Sergen, Savaş Ay, Zuhal Olcay, Haluk Bilginer, Tuncel Kurtiz, Giovanni Scognamillo, Berke Hürcan, Akasya Asıltürkmen and Cüneyt Çalışkur | |
| It's My Party | Randal Kleiser | United States | Drama | Eric Roberts, Margaret Cho, Lee Grant, Bruce Davison, Olivia Newton-John, Devon Gummersall, George Segal, Marlee Matlin, Gregory Harrison, Bronson Pinchot, Roddy McDowall, Steve Antin, Sally Kellerman, Lou Liberatore, Nina Foch, Christopher Atkins, Dennis Christopher, Ron Glass and Paul Regina | Based on the death of architect/designer Harry Stein, who was Kleiser's ex-lover |
| Jim Loves Jack | David Adkin | Canada | Documentary | Jim Egan and John Norris "Jack" Nesbit | Same-sex couple who were at the centre of the landmark Supreme Court of Canada case. |
| johns | Scott Silver | United States | Drama | David Arquette, Lukas Haas, Wilson Cruz, Keith David, Christopher Gartin, Elliott Gould, Terrence Dashon Howard, Nicky Katt, Richard Kind, John C. McGinley, Richard Timothy Jones, Alanna Ubach, Arliss Howard, Nina Siemaszko and Craig Bierko | |
| Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | Kelly Makin | Canada United States | Comedy | Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald | |
| Killer Condom | Martin Walz | Germany Switzerland | Romance, comedy, horror | Udo Samel, Peter Lohmeyer, Iris Berben, Leonard Lansink as Babette (Bob Miller) Marc Richter, Evelyn Künneke (credited as Evelyn Künnecke), Hella von Sinnen, Heribert Sasse, Meret Becker, Gerd Wameling, Henning Schlüter, Ron Williams, Otto Sander, Monika Hansen and Gode Benedix | a.k.a. Kondom des Grauens (Translates as Condom of Horror) |
| Les Puceaux | François Ozon | France | Short, erotic | Valérie Druguet, François Delaive, Camille Japy, Philippe Dajoux, Evelyne Ker, Loïc Even, Lucia Sanchez, François Genty, Pascale Arbillot, Régine Mondion, Margot Abascal, Bruno Slagmulder, Sébastien Charles and Jérémie Elkaïm | a.k.a. Scènes de lit. Les Puceaux |
| Life and Death on the A-list | Jay Corcoran | United States | Documentary | | Follows actor Tom McBride in the final months of his life. |
| Lilies | John Greyson | Canada | Romance, drama | Brent Carver, Marcel Sabourin, Aubert Pallascio, Jason Cadieux, Matthew Ferguson, Danny Gilmore, Alexander Chapman, Ian D. Clark, Gary Farmer, Robert Lalonde, Rémy Girard, John Dunn-Hill, Paul-Patrice Charbonneau and Michel Marc Bouchard | Co-written by Michel Marc Bouchard, based on his stage play of the same name |
| Love and Other Catastrophes | Emma-Kate Croghan | Australia | Romance, comedy, drama | Matt Day, Matthew Dyktynski, Alice Garner, Frances O'Connor, Radha Mitchell, Suzi Dougherty, Kim Gyngell, Suzanne Dowling, Torquil Neilson, Christine Stephen-Daly, Dominic McDonald, Alvin Chong, Myles Collins, Antony Neate and Brigid Kelly | |
| Mum's the Word (Maman et Ève) | Paul Carrière | Canada | Documentary | Rachel, Suzanne, Jeannine and Paulette, four Franco-Ontarian women in their mid-40s in Sudbury, Ontario, who, after marrying and raising children, are in the process of coming out as lesbian | Won the Genie Award for Best Short Documentary Film at the 17th Genie Awards. |
| Must Be the Music | Nickolas Perry | Spain | Drama, short | Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Saucedo | |
| My Night with Reg | Roger Michell | United Kingdom | Drama | David Bamber, Anthony Calf, Joe Duttine, Roger Frost, Kenneth MacDonald and John Sessions | Screenplay by Kevin Elyot, based on his stage play of the same name |
| Not Love, Just Frenzy | Alfonso Albacete, Miguel Bardem, David Menkes | Spain | Comedy, drama, thriller | Nancho Novo, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Ingrid Rubio, Beatriz Santiago, Gustavo Salmerón, Javier Manrique, Javier Albalá, Liberto Rabal, Bibiana Fernández (credited as Bibí Andersen), Juan Diego Botto, Daniel Mirabal, Juanfra Becerra, Paloma Tabasco, Nuria Gallardo, Carlos Bardem and Penélope Cruz | a.k.a. Más que amor, frenesí |
| Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End | Monte Bramer | United States | Documentary | Judith Light, Robert Desiderio, Winston Wilde, Larry Kramer and Star Black | Sundance Film Festival winner Best Documentary |
| Pédale douce | Gabriel Aghion | France | Comedy | Patrick Timsit, Fanny Ardant, Richard Berry, Michèle Laroque, Jacques Gamblin, Dominique Besnehard, Christian Bujeau and Boris Terral | |
| The People vs. Larry Flynt | Miloš Forman | United States | Biography, drama | Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton | Depicts the life of Flynt from 1952 to 1987 |
| Red Ribbon Blues | Charles Winkler | United States | Comedy, drama | Paul Mercurio, Debi Mazar, RuPaul, John Epperson, Lisa Waltz, David Spielberg, Leland Orser, Alan Boyce, Gabriella Lamiel, Robert Sherman, Steve Park, Margo Winkler, Lee Mathis, Paul Bartel and Charles Winkler | |
| Regular Guys | Rolf Silber | Germany | Romance, comedy | Christoph M. Ohrt, Carin C. Tietze, Tim Bergmann, Oliver Stokowski, Rudolf Kowalski, Dieter Brandecker, Daniela Ziegler, Ina Weisse, Andreas Pietschmann, Heinz Werner Kraehkamp [de], Edgar M. Böhlke (credited as Edgar M. Boehlke), Antonio Putignano, Martin Ankermann, Karina Marmann and Philipp Seiser | a.k.a. Echte Kerle |
| Sacred Silence | Antonio Capuano | Italy | Drama | Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Emanuele Gargiulo, Rosaria De Cicco, Teresa Saponangelo and Tonino Taiuti | a.k.a. Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a Maggio (Pianese Nunzio, 14 in May) |
| Set It Off | F. Gary Gray | United States | Action, crime, drama | Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise, John C. McGinley, Blair Underwood, Ella Joyce, Charlie Robinson as Nate Andrews Dr. Dre, WC, Charles Walker, Mark Thompson, F. Gary Gray, Geoff Callan, Natalie Desselle, Chaz Lamar Shepard, Thomas Jefferson Byrd and Samuel Monroe Jr. | |
| Sling Blade | Billy Bob Thornton | United States | Drama | Billy Bob Thornton, J. T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, Robert Duvall, Jim Jarmusch, Vic Chesnutt, Brent Briscoe and Mickey Jones | |
| Skin & Bone | Everett Lewis | United States | Comedy | B. Wyatt, Alan Boyce, Nicole Dillenberg, Garret Scullin, Chad Kula, Susannah Melvoin, Clark Heathcliff Brolly (credited as Clark Heathcliffe Brolly), Gregory Sporleder, Richard Mitrani, Chris Wetzel, Michael Nehring, Michael Haynes, Greg Jackson, Chris Reahm and Andrea Beane | |
| A Summer Dress | François Ozon | France | Short | Frédéric Mangenot, Sébastien Charles and Lucia Sanchez | |
| Tender Fictions | Barbara Hammer | United States | Documentary | Barbara Hammer | It was screened at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It also played at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the Charlotte Film and Video Festival and the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. |
| The Toilers and the Wayfarers | Keith Froelich | United States | Drama | Matt Klemp, Ralf Schirg, Andrew Woodhouse, Jerome Samuels, Michael Glen, Ralph Jacobus, Douglas Blacks, Anthony C. Paul, Johanna Stucki, Alex Cole and Michael A. Sward | |
| The Watermelon Woman | Cheryl Dunye | United States | Documentary, drama | Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson, Cheryl Clarke, Irene Dunye, Brian Freeman, Camille Paglia, Sarah Schulman, V.S. Brodie and Robert Reid-Pharr | First feature film to be directed by a black lesbian |