Movies about transvestites

Movies about transvestites
List of the best films about transvestites according to visitors: The New Girlfriend, There's Someone Inside Your House, Cabaret, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, Jolly Fellows, Transamerica, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Die, Mommie, Die!, The Crying Game.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance
Duration01:48

A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA

As the countdown to graduation begins, students at Osborne High are being stalked by a maniac intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killer's identity before they become victims themselves.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredrama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration02:04

Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:49

Three New York drag queens on their way to Hollywood for a beauty pageant get stranded in a small Midwestern town for the entire weekend when their car breaks down. While waiting for parts for their Cadillac convertible, the flamboyant trio shows the local homophobic rednecks that appearing different doesn't mean they don't have humanity in common.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryRussia
Duration01:31

Veselchaki is a movie centered on a Moscow nightclub owned by Rosa; he performs as part of the drag revue in the club. The movie starts with five cross-dressing men sharing their stories with a reporter.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:43

Bree is about to get a sex change operation that will finally allow her to actually be what she’s already been in her mind for a long time: a transitioned woman. Yet before this happens she suddenly runs into her son who ends up coming for the trip across the United States.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, comedy, musical
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:40

Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rocky'.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, drama, musical, music
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:35

Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an “internationally ignored” but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a “beautiful gender of one.”

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

You slipped into my life as easily as vermouth into a glass of gin, purrs reclusive singing star Angela Arden. Arden is not only haunted by a secret, she's treated like dirt by her louse of a husband, her snoopy maid, and her petulant daughter. Only her mentally defective son and a well-endowed gigolo treat her with love and affection. Is it any wonder she takes drastic action to improve her life?

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, Japan, USA
Duration01:52

Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.

Markimdb: 3.8
Genrecomedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA

Quite a bit can happen over the course of a single day in L.A., and when smooth-talking scam artist Johnny decides to throw a bachelor party for his best friend Bill the events of the day take a bizarre turn. As the festivities get underway, the appearance of a transvestite prostitute, a trigger-happy ex-con, and a notorious porn king signal that this isn't going to be a typical night out.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genredocumentary
CountryUSA, United Kingdom

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza — PARIS IS BURNING brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:00

A very personal story that is both funny and poignant, TORCH SONG TRILOGY chronicles a New Yorker's search for love, respect and tradition in a world that seems not especially made for him.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genremelodrama, drama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan
Duration02:35

    When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, musical
    CountrySpain, France

    Colloquially-told story of a few days in the life of Marieta, who's saving money for the last operation in her change from man to woman. She works as a prostitute in Madrid and longs for a legitimate job. Whenever she builds up her savings, her housemate and best friend Tomás finds ways to spend, lose, or cost her those funds. She meets Raúl, whom she likes and who likes her; the trouble is he also likes that part of her she wants removed. If that's not enough, she also has narcolepsy, and when she conks out, she dreams of musical-theater numbers in which she's the singing and dancing star. Are these dreams always going to be 20 centimeters out of reach?

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom
    Duration02:08

    In the 1970s, a foundling lad, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving his Irish town for London, in part to look for his mother and in part because his trans-gender nature is beyond the town's understanding.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama
    CountryNetherlands, Belgium
    Duration01:45

    A 15-year-old girl, assigned male at birth, dreams of becoming a ballerina and will push her body to its limits in order for her dream to succeed.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryArgentina, Spain, France
    Duration01:26

    Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrecomedy, documentary
    CountryUSA

    Comedy legend Dave Chappelle returns to his roots with an all-new stand-up special filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:04

    In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne. Betrayals, rebellions, conspiracies and their own life choices imperil both Queens. They experience the bitter cost of power, until their tragic fate is finally fulfilled.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, France, USA
    Duration01:53

    Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:05

    A psychiatrist tells two stories: one of a transvestite (Glen or Glenda), the other of a pseudohermaphrodite (Alan or Anne).

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, musical, biography
    CountryUSA

    A television adaptation of the classic Broadway musical.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, musical, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:14

    After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with the drag queen next door.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

    Markimdb: 3.9
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    A struggling freelance writer, while investigating the transvestite night life, stumbles across a serial killer in action. The two then strike up a bizarre partnership to document the killer's motives and handiwork as a possessed detective struggling with his own personal demons tries to solve the crimes.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA

    A group of teenagers spend the night in a furniture shop for a graduation party. When one of them talks her boyfriend into a game of hide-and-seek, a psycho killer starts hunting them down one by one.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountrySpain, USA, Japan
    Duration01:59

    It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Illuminata". They reject it, saying it's not finished, and intrigue starts that involves influential critic Bevalaqua, theatre star Celimene, young lead actors and other theatre residents

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    Mercedes is a taxi dancer who wants to be an actress. She's involved with the married Harry, who considers himself a respected actor. Ernesto is in love with Mercedes, but he doesn't dance or have money.

    Markimdb: 3.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    Everyone's favorite chainsaw-wielding psychopath, Leatherface, is back for more prom-night gore, and this time he's joined by his bloodthirsty family. Four stranded yet carefree teens are taken in by a backwoods family, clueless of their host family's grisly habits. The terrified youths, including sweet Jenny, try to escape from Leatherface and his crazed clan, including the bionic Vilmer.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA, Mexico

    An American cowboy living in Mexico discovers his cattle is being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    Carefree single guy Charlie Waters rooms with two lovely prostitutes, Barbara Miller and Susan Peters, and lives to gamble. Along with his glum betting buddy, Bill Denny, Charlie sets out on a gambling streak in search of the ever-elusive big payday. While Charlie and Bill have some lucky moments, they also have to contend with serious setbacks that threaten to derail their hedonistic betting binge.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, comedy, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom

    A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang, and a few other unsavoury characters, are on her trail. A pudgy momma's boy becomes the object of her affections and the unlikely hero of the tale.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, fantastic, comedy
    CountryUSA, Spain
    Duration01:32

    Once again tampering with mother nature to disastrous results, Dr. Herbert West continues his research while serving time in a maximum security prison for his previous exploits. West's limited prison-cell experiments are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a new prison doctor and the brother of the girl who suffered from West's experiments 13 years earlier.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryFrance, Germany, Belgium
    Duration01:30

    In Paris, a motley group of young people engineer a deadly plan to spread shock and awe in the city. Each plays their own role. Then they all hide in a department store, a symbol of the consumerist society they are attacking.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, music
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:47

    Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, in central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Yet, the untimely death of his father places him in that position, only to learn that Price & Sons Shoes is failing. While in despair at his failed attempts to save the business, Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer, Lola. Her complaints about the inadequate footwear for her work combined with one of Charles' ex-employees, Lauren, leads to a suggestion to change the product to create a desperate chance to save the business: make men's fetish footwear. Lola is convinced to be their footwear designer and the transition begins. Now this disparate lot must struggle at this unorthodox idea while dealing both the prejudice of the staff, Lola's discomfort in the small town and the selfish manipulation of Charles' greedy fiancée who cannot see the greater good in Charles' dream.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming little old ladies to invest in a production many times over what it will actually cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:38

    Around midnight, a young couple and their transvestite maid prepare for an orgy. Their guests will be The Slut, The Star, The Stud and The Teen.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:57

    A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé's conservative moralistic parents.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    A journalist receives an obscene phonecall that she mistakes for her boyfriend. She then agrees to meet with the caller at a bar, but instead of meeting the boyfriend, she witnesses a murder.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, comedy, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

    A mysterious, tall, blonde woman wearing sunglasses murders one of a psychiatrist's patients, and now she's after the prostitute who witnessed it.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:05

    A transgender cop's retirement plans are interrupted by a gang seeking revenge for their arrest.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    An all-female rock group finds fame, love, and drama when they move to LA in order to claim the lead singer’s inheritance.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama
    CountryBrazil

    Pierre is seventeen and in the middle of puberty. He plays in a band, has sex at parties and secretly tries on women’s clothing and lipstick in front of a mirror. Ever since his father’s death, his mother Aracy has looked after him and his younger sister Jacqueline, spoiling them both. But when he discovers that she stole him from a hospital when he was a new born baby, Pierre’s life changes dramatically. In her new film, director Anna Muylaert explores the mother-child relationship through the eyes of a rebellious son whose whole world unravels overnight.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:19

    Nothing stirs up the competitive spirit in haggard Hollywood has-been Evie Harris like having to share a house with a younger actress like Varla. Especially since Varla happens to be the daughter of Evie's now-deceased rival! But even as their saner roommate, Coco, attempts to keep the peace, Evie's jealousy over Varla's burgeoning infomercial career is about to explode... in the most spectacular, showstopping way possible!

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genremelodrama, drama, musical
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:15

    This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village, New York, USA. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, HIV/AIDS, and modern day life.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, West Germany, USA
    Duration01:42

    A gritty Brooklyn story about union corruption, violence, taboos and social norms. The stories told are of the sailors, the prostitute, the union bosses, the hooligans and the gay community set in the early 50s.




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