The worst of the bunch was this cliche-ridden tale of a schoolgirl sent to a conversion therapy camp to ‘cure’ her of her burgeoning homosexuality. The ending, though, is excruciatingly contrived.īefore Natasha Leyonne landed the role of sexually explosive OITNB inmate Nicky Nichols, she was known for her turns in teen comedies, such as the American Pie series. But there’s something undoubtedly warm about it, and for some of us, maybe, faintly recognizable. Some critics found the central plot device hackneyed and stereotypical, and we can’t imagine it being made today. Here, Nicholas Hytner directs Jennifer Aniston as, you’ve guessed it, Jennifer Aniston (or possibly Rachael Green’s younger sister) in this instance, a sweet social worker who falls for her gay BFF. This writer’s secret guilty pleasure (in fact, I watched it over Christmas). (And before we continue, it’s a given you’re going to love at least ONE of these…) Here, we take a look at ten of the most dazzlingly bad ‘gay’ movies of all time.
As Carol and The Danish Girl go for gold at this month’s Academy Awards, we’ve been reflecting on some of the lesser-decorated movies featuring LGBTI characters.įrom so-bad-they’re-good romcoms to all-out-awful historical dramas, it may surprise you to see just how awash with turkeys the queer canon is.
