Movie·1996·102 min

The Celluloid Closet

Name: The Celluloid Closet
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1996-03-15
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon, Gore Vidal, Whoopi Goldberg

The Celluloid Closet streams in the US free with ads on The Roku Channel, as of October 6, 2026.

7.3 / 10 · TMDB

Documentary History

Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains 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.

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