The 20 best LGBTQ movies of all time, according to critics

Trevante Rhodes and André Holland costarred in "Moonlight."A24

• The Rotten Tomatoes' editorial team put together a list of the most highly-rated LGBTQ movies of all time, according to critical consensus. These are the top 20.
• The movies mentioned include modern classics, such as "Moonlight" and "Portrait of a Lady on Fire."
• Seminal works like "Victim" and "The Watermelon Woman" are also present.
• To be considered for the list, Rotten Tomatoes' editorial team said a movie had to prominently feature queer characters and LGBTQ themes.
• Miniseries and movies made for TV were not included.

Pride month is an especially great time to revisit acclaimed movies that tell important queer stories and moved cultural conversations around the LGBTQ community forward.

To celebrate, ratings site Rotten Tomatoes' editorial team put together a list of 200 of the most highly-rated LGBTQ movies of all time, according to critical consensus. The team noted that it did not include miniseries or movies for TV, and to be considered for the list, "a movie had to prominently feature gay, lesbian, trans, or queer characters; concern itself centrally with LGBTQ themes; present its LGBTQ characters in a fair and realistic light; and/or be seen as a touchpoint in the evolution of queer cinema."

Here are the top 20 LGBTQ movies, according to critical ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, along with where you can watch them and what top critics say. You can view the full list of 200 films here, which is a part of Rotten Tomatoes' Pride Month Hub, "Rainbow Tomatoes."

Note: All scores were current on the date of publication and are subject to change.