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The Best LGBTQ+ Movies on Peacock

In celebration of Pride month, we’ve compiled a list of the best Fresh LGBTQ+ movies you can find on Peacock right now. You’ll find breakout hit dramas (Far From Heaven) alongside feel-good comedies like The Birdcage

The titles below are sorted from the best LGBTQ+ films on Peacock – those included with a subscription, not those you have to buy or rent for an additional cost – and ranked by adjusted Tomatometer score (which takes into account the number of reviewers weighing in, and the number of reviews per film for movies released in a given year). To be included, films had to have a Fresh Tomatometer score (60% or above).

A Very Sordid Wedding (2017)

86%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The impact of the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage equality in the conservative town of Winters, Texas.

Starring: Bonnie Bedelia, Caroline Rhea, Dale Dickey, Leslie Jordan

Directed By: Del Shores

Porcupine Lake (2017)

93%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Two adolescent girls enjoy a summertime of late childhood adventures.

Starring: Charlotte Salisbury, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Christopher Bolton, Delphine Roussel

Directed By: Ingrid Veninger

The Birdcage (1996)

84%

Critics Consensus: Mike Nichols wrangles agreeably amusing performances from Robin Williams and Nathan Lane in this fun, if not quite essential, remake of the French comedy La Cage aux Folles.

Synopsis: In Miami Beach, a gay couple pretend to be man and wife when a son's future father-in-law and family visit.

Starring: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest

Directed By: Mike Nichols

Boy Erased (2018)

80%

Critics Consensus: Anchored in empathy by writer-director-star Joel Edgerton, Boy Erased proves the road to complex, powerfully performed drama can also be paved with good intentions.

Synopsis: Jared Eamons, the son of a small-town Baptist pastor, must overcome the fallout after being outed as gay to his parents. His father and mother... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton, Russell Crowe

Directed By: Joel Edgerton

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

88%

Critics Consensus: A beautiful, epic Western, Brokeback Mountain's love story is imbued with heartbreaking universality thanks to moving performances by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Synopsis: In 1963, rodeo cowboy Jack Twist and ranch hand Ennis Del Mar are hired by rancher Joe Aguirre as sheep herders in Wyoming. One night... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris

Directed By: Ang Lee

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

93%

Critics Consensus: Worthwhile as both a well-acted ensemble piece and as a smart, warm statement on family values, The Kids Are All Right is remarkable.

Synopsis: Lesbian couple Jules (Julianne Moore) and Nic (Annette Bening) have been together for almost 20 years and have two teenage offspring named Joni and Laser,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska

Directed By: Lisa Cholodenko

Milk (2008)

93%

Critics Consensus: Anchored by Sean Penn's powerhouse performance, Milk is a triumphant account of America's first openly gay man elected to public office.

Synopsis: In 1972, Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) and his then-lover Scott Smith leave New York for San Francisco, with Milk determined to accomplish something meaningful in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna

Directed By: Gus Van Sant