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    What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar-winning moviemaker Rob Epstein ("The Times of Harvey Milk" and "Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt") and Jeffrey Friedman assemble fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s. Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein and Gore Vidal are just a few of the many actors, writers and commentators who provide funny and insightful anecdotes.

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    1996

    1:43:38
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    over 20 years ago

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    The Women

    The Women

    over 85 years ago

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    6.3
    Young Man with a Horn

    Young Man with a Horn

    about 75 years ago

    1:45:49
    6.4
    Putting It Together

    Putting It Together

    over 23 years ago

    1:35:19
    6.0
    The Killing Kind

    The Killing Kind

    about 51 years ago

    1:00:52
    5.2
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    Fish out of Water

    almost 16 years ago

    2:12:39
    6.5
    All the Money in the World

    All the Money in the World

    over 7 years ago

    2:04:24
    6.6
    Prometheus

    Prometheus

    almost 13 years ago

    2:24:45
    8.2
    The Shining

    The Shining

    almost 45 years ago

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    Inglourious Basterds

    Inglourious Basterds

    over 15 years ago

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    Reservoir Dogs

    Reservoir Dogs

    over 32 years ago

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    7.8
    Ratatouille

    Ratatouille

    almost 18 years ago

    2:05:00
    7.2
    Mrs. Doubtfire

    Mrs. Doubtfire

    over 31 years ago

    1:50:49
    7.3
    True Grit

    True Grit

    over 14 years ago

    2:50:33
    7.9
    Heat

    Heat

    over 29 years ago

    2:12:43
    7.1
    Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

    over 26 years ago

    2:06:57
    7.2
    Hugo

    Hugo

    over 13 years ago

    2:07:05
    7.0
    Agora

    Agora

    almost 16 years ago

    2:07:42
    8.4
    Se7en

    Se7en

    over 29 years ago

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    The Celluloid Closet

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    What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar-winning moviemaker Rob Epstein ("The Times of Harvey Milk" and "Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt") and Jeffrey Friedman assemble fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s. Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein and Gore Vidal are just a few of the many actors, writers and commentators who provide funny and insightful anecdotes.

    The Celluloid Closet Poster

    The Celluloid Closet

    Documentary
    History

    1996

    1:43:38
    7.3
    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

    almost 31 years ago

    1:38:51
    6.8
    Summer Storm

    Summer Storm

    over 20 years ago

    2:13:40
    7.1
    The Women

    The Women

    over 85 years ago

    1:52:19
    6.3
    Young Man with a Horn

    Young Man with a Horn

    about 75 years ago

    1:45:49
    6.4
    Putting It Together

    Putting It Together

    over 23 years ago

    1:35:19
    6.0
    The Killing Kind

    The Killing Kind

    about 51 years ago

    1:00:52
    5.2
    Fallback Icon

    No image available

    Fish out of Water

    almost 16 years ago

    2:12:39
    6.5
    All the Money in the World

    All the Money in the World

    over 7 years ago

    2:04:24
    6.6
    Prometheus

    Prometheus

    almost 13 years ago

    2:24:45
    8.2
    The Shining

    The Shining

    almost 45 years ago

    2:33:57
    8.2
    Inglourious Basterds

    Inglourious Basterds

    over 15 years ago

    1:39:28
    8.1
    Reservoir Dogs

    Reservoir Dogs

    over 32 years ago

    1:51:15
    7.8
    Ratatouille

    Ratatouille

    almost 18 years ago

    2:05:00
    7.2
    Mrs. Doubtfire

    Mrs. Doubtfire

    over 31 years ago

    1:50:49
    7.3
    True Grit

    True Grit

    over 14 years ago

    2:50:33
    7.9
    Heat

    Heat

    over 29 years ago

    2:12:43
    7.1
    Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

    over 26 years ago

    2:06:57
    7.2
    Hugo

    Hugo

    over 13 years ago

    2:07:05
    7.0
    Agora

    Agora

    almost 16 years ago

    2:07:42
    8.4
    Se7en

    Se7en

    over 29 years ago