1980s LGBTQ-related drama films

1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg

1980 film by Alan Parker

Querelle is a 1982 English-language erotic art film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Brad Davis and was adapted from French author Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle of Brest. The plot centers on the Belgian sailor Georges Querelle, who is both a thief and murderer. It was Fassbinder's last film, released shortly after his death at the age of 37.

1981 film by Uli Edel

1980 French film directed by Francis Girod

1982 film by Károly Makk

1980 miniseries directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

1982 film by Joseph Losey

1989 film by Uli Edel

Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (; "Small Child: The Law of the Weakest") is a 1980 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jorge Durán, based on the book A Infância dos Mortos (The Childhood of the Dead Ones) by José Louzeiro. The film is a docudrama account of Brazil's lower classes youth exposure to organized crime and police corruption.

1985 film by Gus Van Sant

1983 film by Patrice Chéreau

1985 film directed by John Erman

1984 film by Christopher Frank

1985 film by Donna Deitch

1989 film directed by Ken Russell

1989 film by Marco Risi

1982 film by Youssef Chahine

1984 film by Jacques Doillon

1988 film

1987 film by Jill Godmilow

1983 film directed by Robert Altman

1985 film by Derek Jarman

1980 film by Michel Deville

1986 film by Gianni Da Campo

1982 Greek film directed by Giorgos Katakouzinos

1985 film by Elfi Mikesch

1986 film directed by Agustí Villaronga

1989 film by Stanley Kwan

1988 film by John Greyson

1987 film by Gregg Araki

1982 American drama film directed by Paul Morrissey

1986 film by Sérgio Toledo

1981 film by Eloy de la Iglesia

1987 film by Stefan Henszelman

1983 film by Paul Donovan, Maura O'Connell

1985 film by Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.