# List of LGBTQ-related films of 1995

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 1995. 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 |
| Antonia's Line | Marleen Gorris | Netherlands | Comedy, drama | Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans, Jan Decleir, Victor Löw, Johan Heldenbergh, Dora van der Groen, Veerle van Overloop, Esther Vriesendorp, Carolien Spoor, Thyrza Ravesteijn, Mil Seghers, Elsie de Brauw, Reinout Bussemaker, Marina de Graaf, Jan Steen, Catherine ten Bruggencate and Paul Kooij | Won Academy Award for Best foreign language film" |
| An Awfully Big Adventure | Mike Newell | United Kingdom | Comedy, drama | Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Georgina Cates | Based on the novel of the same name by Beryl Bainbridge |
| Bent Out of Shape | Orla Walsh | Ireland | Short, drama | Paul Batt, Dawn Bradfield, Karl Byrne, Siobhan Carmody, Helen Casey, Kate Cleary, Stuart Dannell-Foran, Donna Dingle, Oisin the Dog, Gerry English, Tony Flynn, Matthew Griffin, Jo Halpin (credited as Joanne Halpin), Brent Hearne (credited as Breant Hearne) and Gemma Hill | |
| Black is... Black Ain't | Marlon Riggs | United States | Documentary | Cornel West, bell hooks, Angela Davis | |
| BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes and Sadomasochism | Michelle Handelman | United States | Documentary | Skeeter, Pat Califia, Tala Brandeis, Tova Seawall, Donna Shrout, Queen Cougar, JC Collins, Wickie Stamps | |
| Boys on the Side | Herbert Ross | United States France | Comedy, drama | Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore, Matthew McConaughey, James Remar, Billy Wirth, Anita Gillette, Dennis Boutsikaris, Estelle Parsons and Amy Aquino | Ross' final directorial effort |
| Bugis Street | Yonfan | Singapore Hong Kong | Drama | Hiep Thi Le, Michael Lam, Greg-O, Ernest Seah, David Knight, Maggie Lye, Gerald Chen, Mavia, Sofia, Linden, Lily Siew Lin Ong (credited as Lily Ong), Matthew Foo, Benedict Goh, Gerald Chen, Matthew Foo, Godfrey Yew, Charles, Kelvin Lua, Sharon Chua, Jimmy Newton-Lim, Anthony Yeo, Anuar and Sim Wen Chiat | Historically accurate film, about the lives of Singaporean transvestites. |
| Butterfly Kiss | Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom | Drama | Amanda Plummer, Saskia Reeves, Kathy Jamieson, Des McAleer, Lisa Riley, Freda Dowie, Paula Tilbrook, Fine Time Fontayne, Joanne Cook, Elizabeth McGrath, Shirley Vaughan, Paul Bown, Emily Aston, Ricky Tomlinson, Katy Murphy, Adele Lawson, Jeffrey Longmore, Suzy Yannis and Julie Walker | |
| Carrington | Christopher Hampton | United Kingdom France | Drama | Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Waddington, Samuel West, Rufus Sewell, Penelope Wilton, Janet McTeer, Peter Blythe, Jeremy Northam, Alex Kingston, Sebastian Harcombe, Richard Clifford, David Ryall, Stephen Boxer and Annabel Mullion | Biopic of English painter Dora Carrington |
| The Celluloid Closet | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | France United Kingdom Germany United States | Documentary | Lily Tomlin (narrator), Interviewees; Jay Presson Allen, Susie Bright, Quentin Crisp, Tony Curtis, Richard Dyer, Arthur Laurents, Armistead Maupin, Whoopi Goldberg, Jan Oxenberg, Harvey Fierstein, Gore Vidal, Farley Granger, Paul Rudnick, Shirley MacLaine, Barry Sandler, Mart Crowley, Antonio Fargas, Tom Hanks, Ron Nyswaner, Daniel Melnick, Harry Hamlin, John Schlesinger, Susan Sarandon and Stewart Stern | It won a Peabody Award in 1996. |
| Clueless | Amy Heckerling | United States | Comedy | Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd, Dan Hedaya, Elisa Donovan, Justin Walker, Wallace Shawn | |
| Costa Brava | Marta Balletbò-Coll | Spain | Drama | Desi del Valle, Marta Balletbò-Coll, Montserrat Gausachs, Joseph Maria Brugues, Ramón Marí, Sergi Schaaff, Marel Malaret, Marta Martí-Palanqués, Emil Remolins Casas, Luz Marina Reyes Peiro, Anna Casella, Fernando Pérez, Maria Angli, Jackson Addai and Ricard Simo | |
| The Doom Generation | Gregg Araki | United States | Comedy, crime, drama | James Duval, Rose McGowan, Johnathon Schaech, Dustin Nguyen, Margaret Cho, Parker Posey, Lauren Tewes, Christopher Knight, Nicky Katt, Amanda Bearse, Cress Williams, Perry Farrell, Heidi Fleiss, Khristofor Rossianov and (Band) Skinny Puppy | |
| Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule | Lynne Fernie, Aerlyn Weissman | Canada | Documentary | Jane Rule | |
| Flirt | Hal Hartley | United States Germany Japan | Drama | Martin Donovan, Dwight Ewell, Geno Lechner, Parker Posey, Bill Sage, Miho Nikaido, Hal Hartley, Toshizo Fujiwara, Peter Fitz, Chikako Hara, Liana Pai, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Maria Schrader, José Zuñiga and Hannah Sullivan | |
| French Twist | Josiane Balasko | France | Comedy | Victoria Abril, Josiane Balasko, Alain Chabat, Ticky Holgado, Catherine Hiegel, Michèle Bernier, Catherine Samie, Katrine Boorman, Miguel Bosé and Blanca Li | a.k.a. Gazon maudit |
| Frisk | Todd Verow | United States | Drama | Michael Gunther, Craig Chester, Michael Stock, Raoul O'Connell, Jaie Laplante, Parker Posey, James Lyons, Alexis Arquette, Michael Waite, Alyssa Wendt, Mark Ewert, Dustin Schell, Michael Wilson, Paul B. Riley and Donald Mosner | Based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Cooper |
| Gonin | Takashi Ishii | Japan | Crime, drama | Kōichi Satō, Masahiro Motoki, Jinpachi Nezu, Kippei Shiina, Naoto Takenaka, Megumi Yokoyama, Eiko Nagashima, Maiko Kawakami, Hideo Murota, Kazuya Kimura, Shingo Tsurumi, Toshiyuki Nagashima and Takeshi Kitano | a.k.a. "The Five" |
| Headless Body in Topless Bar | James Bruce | United States | Black comedy, psychological horror | Raymond J. Barry | |
| Higher Learning | John Singleton | United States | Comedy, drama | Jennifer Connelly, Robert Downey Jr., Omar Epps, Michael Rapaport, Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube | |
| Home for the Holidays | Jodie Foster | United States | Drama | Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Dylan McDermott, Steve Guttenberg, Cynthia Stevenson, Claire Danes, Austin Pendleton, and David Strathairn | |
| Hotel y domicilio | Ernesto Del Río | Spain | Drama, thriller | Jorge Sanz, Santiago Ramos, Enrique San Francisco, Anabel Alonso, Ramón Barea, Joseba Apaolaza, José Manuel Cervino, Ramón Agirre, Jox Berasategui (credited as Jose Mª Berasategi), Ion Gabella, Saturnino García, Maite Díaz, Txema Blasco, Luis Marías and Ricardo Franco | |
| The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love | Maria Maggenti | United States | Romance, comedy, drama | Laurel Holloman, Nicole Ari Parker, Maggie Moore, Kate Stafford, Sabrina Artel, Nelson Rodríguez, Dale Dickey, Katlin Tyler, Anna Padgett, Chelsea Cattouse, John Elsen, Stephanie Berry, Toby Poser, Andrew Wright, Babs Davy, Lillian Kiesler and Maryette Charlton | |
| Jeffrey | Christopher Ashley | United States | Comedy, drama | Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart, Bryan Batt, Christine Baranski, Victor Garber, Camryn Manheim, Sigourney Weaver, Kathy Najimy, Ethan Phillips, Debra Monk, Peter Maloney, Michele Pawk, Nathan Lane, Olympia Dukakis, Gregory Jbara and Kevin Nealon | |
| Kommt Mausi raus?! [de] | Alexander Scherer, Angelina Maccarone | Germany | Drama, comedy, romance | Julia Richter, Nina Weniger, Alexandra Wilcke, Gisela Keiner, Inga Busch, Konstantin Graudus, Florian Lukas, Florian Fitz, Kerstin Thielemann (credited as Kerstin Becker), Hildegard Kuhlenberg, Caroline Ebner, Jan Georg Schütte (credited as Jan Schütte), Nicole Hoika, Christiane Lemm and Walter Spiske | a.k.a. "Is Mausi Coming Out?" |
| Lie Down with Dogs | Wally White | United States | Romance, comedy | Wally White, Bash Halow, James Sexton, Darren Dryden, Randy Becker, Wendy Adams, Michel Richoz, Marti Cooney (credited as Martha J. Cooney), Benjamin Bailey, Ty-Ranne Grimstad, David Matwijkow and Tim McCarthy | |
| Like Grains of Sand | Ryōsuke Hashiguchi | Japan | Drama | Yoshinori Okada, Ayumi Hamasaki, Kōji Yamaguchi, Kumi Takada, Shizuka Isami, Kōta Kusano and Yoshihiko Hakamada | |
| Man of the Year | Dirk Shafer | United States | Mockumentary | Dirk Shafer | |
| Marching in Darkness | Massimo Spano | Italy | Drama | Thomas Kretschmann, Flavio Albanese, Jean-Marc Barr, Massimo Dapporto, Ottavia Piccolo, Nicola Russo, Roberto Citran, Mariella Valentini, Emilio Bonucci, Franco Interlenghi, Bruno Corazzari, Antonella Fattori, Giorgio Crisafi, Fabrizio Pioda, Lorenzo Di Pasqua, Gabriella Saitta, Riccardo Babbi, Mattia Sbragia and Maximilian Nisi | a.k.a. Marciando nel buio |
| Menmaniacs – The Legacy of Leather | Jochen Hick | Germany United States | Documentary | Thomas Karasch (Mr. Leather Europe), Hans Gerd Mertens, Michael Pereyra, Kelly Regis, Marcus Hernandez and Chuck Renslow | Includes the International Mr. Leather and the Mr. Drummer elections. |
| The Midwife's Tale | Megan Siler | United States | Romance | Stacey Havener, Gayle Cohen, Carla Milford, Anthony Shaw Abaté, Ben Prager, Mitchell Anderson, Antonia Kitto, Kathleen Turco-Lyon, Delbert Spain, Jeanne Bascom, Keith Green, Heather Newville, Paul W. Lancraft, Amy Resnick and Mark Lawrence | |
| Other Voices, Other Rooms | David Rocksavage | United States United Kingdom | Drama | Lothaire Bluteau, Anna Levine (credited as Anna Thomson), David Speck, April Turner, Frank Hoyt Taylor (credited as Frank Taylor), Leonard Watkins, Aubrey Dollar, Liz Byler (credited as Elizabeth Byler), Moses Gibson, Terri Dollar, Jayne Morgan, Brian Moeller, Lonnie Hamilton, Yamilet Hidalgo (credited as Yami Hildago) and Wayne Caparas | |
| Parallel Sons | John G. Young | United States | Romance, drama | Gabriel Mann, Laurence Mason, Murphy Guyer, Graham Alex Johnson, Heather Gottlieb, Josh Hopkins, Maureen Shannon, Julia Weldon and Eric Granger | |
| Rude | Clement Virgo | Canada | Crime, drama | Maurice Dean Wint | |
| Sebastian | Svend Wam | Norway Sweden | Drama | Hampus Björck, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Ewa Fröling, Helge Jordal, Rebecka Hemse, Lena Olander, Emil Lindroth, Karin Hagås, Mira Mandoki, Stig Torstensson, Sara Alström, Johanna Sällström and Bård Torgersen | |
| Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Jeff Bleckner | United States | Drama | Glenn Close, Judy Davis, Jan Rubeš, Wendy Makkena, Mary Newcombe, Susan Barnes, Eric Dane and Ryan Reynolds | Made-for-television movie. |
| Showgirls | Paul Verhoeven | United States France | Drama | Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Alan Rachins, Gina Ravera, Lin Tucci, Greg Travis, Al Ruscio, Patrick Bristow, William Shockley, Michelle Johnston, Pamela Anderson, Dewey Weber, Rena Riffel, Melissa Williams, Ungela Brockman, Melinda Songer, Bobbie Phillips and Carrie Ann Inaba | |
| Skin Deep | Midi Onodera | Canada | Drama | Natsuko Ohama, Melanie Nicholls-King, Keram Malicki-Sánchez | |
| Stonewall | Nigel Finch | United Kingdom | Comedy, drama | Guillermo Díaz, Frederick Weller, Brendan Corbalis, Duane Boutte, Bruce MacVittie, Peter Ratray, Dwight Ewell, Matthew Faber, Michael McElroy, Luis Guzmán and Joey Dedio | |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Beeban Kidron | United States | Comedy | Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Arliss Howard, Jason London, Chris Penn, Melinda Dillon, Beth Grant, Alice Drummond, Michael Vartan, Jennifer Milmore, Julie Newmar, Naomi Campbell, Joseph Arias, Lady Catiria, Alexander Heimberg, Candis Cayne (credited as Brendan McDanniel), Clinton Leupp, Steven Polito, Jon Ingle, Quentin Crisp, José Sarria, RuPaul and Robin Williams | |
| Total Eclipse | Agnieszka Holland | United Kingdom France Belgium Italy | Romance, drama | Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Romane Bohringer, Dominique Blanc, Felicie Pasotti Cabarbaye, Nita Klein, James Thiérrée, Emmanuelle Oppo, Denise Chalem, Andrzej Seweryn, Christopher Thompson, Bruce Van Barthold, Christopher Chaplin, Christopher Hampton and Mathias Jung | Screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on his stage play of the same name |
| Victor/Victoria | Blake Edwards | United States | Musical | Julie Andrews, Tony Roberts, Michael Nouri | Broadcast on Japanese channel NHK |
| When Night Is Falling | Patricia Rozema | Canada | Romance, drama | Pascale Bussières, Rachael Crawford, Henry Czerny, David Fox, Don McKellar, Tracy Wright, Clare Coulter, Karyne Steben, Sarah Steben, Jonathan Potts, Tom Melissis, Stuart Clow, Richard W. Farrell (credited as Richard Farrell), Fides Krucker and Thom Sokoloski | |
| Wigstock: The Movie | Barry Shils | Germany United States | Documentary | Performers; RuPaul, Crystal Waters, Deee-Lite, Jackie Beat, Debbie Harry, Leigh Bowery, Joey Arias, Alexis Arquette and the Dueling Bankheads (David Ilku and Clark Render) | Covers a drag festival held on Labor Day every year in Manhattan. |
| Wild Side | Donald Cammell | United States | Action, thriller | Anne Heche, Christopher Walken, Joan Chen, Steven Bauer, Allen Garfield, Adam Novak, Marcus Aurelius, Michael Rose, Lewis Arquette and Candace Kita | |