This is a list of lesbian , gay , bisexual or transgender -related films released in 2001. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
Films
Title
Director
Country
Genre
Cast
Notes
All Over the Guy
Julie Davis
United States
Romance, comedy
Sasha Alexander , Dan Bucatinsky , Adam Goldberg , Joanna Kerns , Lisa Kudrow , Andrea Martin , Christina Ricci , Doris Roberts and Richard Ruccolo
Blue
Hiroshi Ando
Japan
Romance, drama
Blow Dry
Paddy Breathnach
United States United Kingdom Germany
Comedy
Bully
Larry Clark
United States France
Crime, thriller
By Hook or by Crook
Harriet Dodge , Silas Howard
United States
Drama
Chicken
Barry Dignam
Ireland
Short
Circuit
Dirk Shafer
United States
Drama
Claire
Milford Thomas
United States
Fantasy
The Closet
Francis Veber
France
Comedy
Danny in the Sky
Denis Langlois
Canada
Drama
Days
Laura Muscardin
Italy
Drama
The Deep End
Scott McGehee , David Siegel
United States
Mystery, thriller
A Family Affair
Helen Lesnick
United States
Comedy, romance
Final Exams
Pascal-Alex Vincent
France
Short, comedy
a.k.a. Les résultats du bac
Fish and Elephant
Li Yu
China
The Fluffer
Richard Glatzer , Wash Westmoreland
United States
Romance, comedy, drama
Friends & Family
Kristen Coury
United States
Comedy
Gasoline
Monica Stambrini
Italy
Crime
Get a Life
João Canijo
Portugal France
Drama
a.k.a. Ganhar a Vida
Gosford Park
Robert Altman
United Kingdom United States
Crime, mystery
Gypsy 83
Todd Stephens
United States
Drama
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
John Cameron Mitchell
United States
Musical, comedy, drama
Hush!
Ryōsuke Hashiguchi
Japan
Drama
I Am Not What You Want
Kit Hung
Hong Kong
Drama
I Love You Baby
Alfonso Albacete , David Menkes
Spain
Drama
The Ignorant Fairies
Ferzan Özpetek
Italy France
Drama
a.k.a. Le fate ignoranti
Jan Dara
Nonzee Nimibutr
Thailand
Erotic, drama
A lesbian relationship is featured as a subplot. Stars Christy Chung and Patharawarin Timkul .
Julie Johnson
Bob Gosse
United States
Drama
Kissing Jessica Stein
Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
United States
Romance, comedy, drama
L.I.E.
Michael Cuesta
United States
Drama
Lan Yu
Stanley Kwan
Hong Kong China
Romance, drama
Lost and Delirious
Léa Pool
Canada
Romance, drama
The Map of Sex and Love
Evans Chan
Hong Kong
Drama
a.k.a. Qingse ditu
Mulholland Drive
David Lynch
United States
Drama, mystery, thriller
Naomi Watts , Laura Harring
Ordinary Sinner
John Henry Davis
United States
Romance, drama
A Partilha
Daniel Filho
Brazil
Comedy, drama
a.k.a. The Inheritance
Princesa
Henrique Goldman
Spain Italy France United Kingdom Germany
Romance, drama
The Path to Love
Rémi Lange
France
Drama
a.k.a. Tarik El Hob
Saturn's Return
Wenona Byrne
Australia
Short, drama
Shake It All About
Hella Joof
Denmark Germany
Romance, comedy, drama
a.k.a. En Kort en lang
Southern Comfort
Kate Davis
United States
Documentary
Stranger Inside
Cheryl Dunye
United States
Drama
Stuck
Jamie Babbit
United States
Short
Sunday Morning
Robert Farrar
United Kingdom
Short, comedy
The Ignorant Fairies
Ferzan Özpetek
Italy Turkey
Romance
Treading Water
Lauren Himmel
United States
Drama
Trembling Before G-d
Sandi Simcha DuBowski
Israel France United States
Documentary
Visions of Sugarplums
Edward J. Fasulo
United States
Drama
Waterboys
Shinobu Yaguchi
Japan
Comedy
The Whiz Kids
Jan Krüger , Oliver Schwabe
Germany
Short, drama
a.k.a. Freunde
A Woman's Love
Sylvie Verheyde
France
Drama
Y tu mamá también
Alfonso Cuarón
Mexico
Romance, comedy, drama
Gael García Bernal , Maribel Verdú , Diego Luna
Yellow Hair 2
Yu-min Kim
South Korea
Drama
a.k.a. Norang meori 2
Zus & Zo
Paula van der Oest
Netherlands
Romance, comedy