Top 50 Sapphic Films

Apr 28, 2023

This is my list of the top 50 WLW/Sapphic/Lesbian films (not TV) of all time as per the ratings on this site. If the film has an equal number of stars the chosen order within that is based on my personal preferences. Sometimes I’ve mixed it up a bit and some with lower stars have higher rankings.

This list is VERY likely to change as new films emerge and are reviewed. Missing links mean that the review is in progress and will be here soon. Here goes! (Country/Language is indicated)

Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) - France/French
By Hook or by Crook - USA/English
Carol - USA/English
High Art - USA/English
All Over Me - USA/English
Saving Face - USA/English-Chinese
Fucking Åmål (Show Me Love) - Sweden/Swedish
Bound - USA/English
The Handmaiden - South Korea/Japanese-Korean
The Kids Are All Right - USA/English
Hilma - Sweden/English
Boys Don’t Cry - USA/English
Go Fish - USA/English
The Miseducation of Cameron Post - USA/English
Love and Other Catastrophes - Australia/English
Appropriate Behavior - USA-UK/English-Farsi
The Hours - USA/English
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women - USA/English
Lapsia ja Aikuisia (Producing Adults) - Finland/Finnish-English
Thelma - Norway/Norwegian
Ammonite - UK/English
But I'm a Cheerleader - USA/English
Boys on the Side - USA/English
Trigger - Canada/English
When Night is Falling - Canada/English
Circumstance - Iran-France/Farsi-English
Oublier Cheyenne (Looking for Cheyenne) - France/French
D.E.B.S - USA/English
Red Doors - USA/Chinese-English
Monster - USA/English
Mosquita y Mari - USA/English-Spanish
Better Than Chocolate - Canada/English
Personal Best - USA/English
Aimee and Jaguar - Germany/German-English
Hu Die (Butterfly) - Hong Kong/Chinese
The Gymnast - USA/English
You Can Live Forever - Canada/English
Silver Haze - UK/English
Desert Hearts - USA/English
Stranger Inside - USA/English
Breaking the Ice - Austria/German
Fire - India-Canada/English
Prey for Rock and Roll - USA/English
Disobedience - UK/English-Hebrew
Fremde Haut (Unveiled) - Germany/German-Farsi-English
The Half of It - USA/English
Imagine Me & You - UK/English
Lianna - USA/English
Cloudburst - Canada/English
Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt) - Australia/English