In AWOL, 19-year-old Joey (Lola Kirke) is about to be deployed to Afghanistan, but her love for Rayna (Breeda Wool) has seriously complicated Joey’s life plans. Rayna finds her own situation muddled as well, given that she has a husband and two kids. Joey concocts a plan to go AWOL with Rayna, but just like Romeo and Juliet, these star-crossed lovers may find that desire doesn’t always work according to schedule. We can’t wait to see AWOL when it’s released in 2016.
Randy & Evie
In The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, two lesbians from opposite sides of the tracks, Randy (Laurel Holloman) and Evie (Nicole Ari Parker), risk everything just to be together, defying their friends, families and the law along the way. We love watching these beautiful young sweethearts because they are adorable and irreverent in the most appealing ways.
Kitty & Nan
In Tipping the Velvet, small-town waitress, Nan (Rachael Stirling) has a life-changing moment when she goes to see male-impersonator Kitty Butler (Keeley Hawes) perform her cabaret act. These brave ladyloves are willing to violate traditional conservative Victorian-era conventions in the name of love. Sadly, their choices do come at a price.
Camille & Petra
In When Night is Falling, literary professor Camille (Pascale Bussières) finds the passion her dreary life is lacking when she meets Petra (Rachael Crawford), an acrobat in the circus. They share an intimate night together but their joy diminishes when Camille’s religious boyfriend, Martin (Henry Czerny), discovers them together. These passion-seekers inspire as much as they titillate, teaching us to reach deeper inside ourselves.
Lucy & Amy
In D.E.B.S., Amy (Sara Foster) is a teenage spy on a mission to take down world renown criminal, Lucy Diamond (Jordana Brewster). With stakes normally reserved for a man’s game, we love watching these do-gooder girls add seduction to their repertoire of deadly weapons. Amy and Lucy are fun, badass and sexy.
Rachel & Luce
In Imagine Me & You, Rachel (Piper Perabo) finds herself in an unexpected love triangle after she marries Heck (Matthew Goode), and starts to have feelings for her wedding florist, Luce (Lena Headey from Game of Thrones). Rachel flip-flops in and out of love while embarrassing herself in front of friends and family. Luckily, Luce has a strong wit and has a big enough heart to help Rachel find her true path.
Betty & Rita
In Mulholland Drive, the stunningly beautiful Betty (Naomi Watts) has a passionate love scene with Rita (Laura Harring). This strangely dark and mysterious movie is about Hollywood’s covert underworld, and is full of twists and turns. Betty and Rita are two of the most complicated and gorgeous women you’ll find in the City of Angels. Oh, and the camera worships them.
Corky & Violet
In Bound, tough chick Corky (Gina Gershon) hatches a plan to steal $2 million with her lover Violet (Jennifer Tilly) and blame the crime on Violet’s criminal boyfriend. As paramours go, Corky and Violet are sexy and combative while trying to beat the odds that are truly stacked against them. It’s impossible not to root for this dynamic duo even as they make big mistakes in this sizzling adventure.
Nina & Lily
There’s never been a ballet movie quite like Black Swan. Nina (Natalie Portman) wins the role as the Swan Queen in Swan Lake, but becomes an easy target for her ballet rival Lily (Mila Kunis), who soon has Nina tightly wrapped around her pointed toe. Lily twists their friendship into a sexual game that tragically plays out on-stage and off. Competition, seduction and the discipline of high art make Nina and Lily two of the most engaging women ever put on film.
Joan & Cherie
The Runaways tells the true story of the all-female band The Runaways and their path to worldwide success. It’s the late 1970s and rebellious teens Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) and Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning) come together to make punk rock history. More than just performing in the band The Runaways, Joan and Cherie explore their fierce connection in the bright light of sex, drugs and rock and roll. Also, KStew is a dead ringer for Joan Jett, making it one of her best performances ever.
Adele & Emma
In Blue is the Warmest Color, high school student Adele (Adèle Exarchopoulos) has a sexual awakening when she meets the offbeat Emma (Léa Seydoux), a toothy girl with blue hair. Both girls are on a journey of passionate self-discovery all while taking their sapphic love to the extreme limit. It doesn’t get more sexually intense on-screen than these two.
Pauline & Juliet
In Heavenly Creatures, awkward and shy Pauline (Melanie Lynskey) comes out of her shell when she meets the beautiful and inventive Juliet (Kate Winslet) in 1950s New Zealand. What starts out as a fantasy world created by two intelligent yet eccentric teen girls soon descends into a tragic situation, fueled by a psycho-sexual delusion that ends in murder. Did we mention that Pauline and Juliet are real women, both still living? They are both currently 76 years old.
Virginia & Laura
In The Hours, Nicole Kidman plays celebrated author Virginia Woolf as she struggles with her depression and chooses a dark fate. Her writing is so powerful, however, that it continues to inspire modern women. Julianne Moore plays Laura, a pregnant housewife in the 1950s, also depressed but choosing a different, but controversial fate. We also have to mention Meryl Streep, who plays Clarissa Vaughan, a woman who’s shockingly similar to the main character in Woolf’s book Mrs. Dalloway, who’s in a relationship with the ever-yielding Sally (Allison Janney). These four truly unique femmes intersect in wild, tragic and moving ways that make us laugh and cry for each one of them.
Lucy & Syd
In High Art, Lucy (Ally Sheedy) is a talented yet heroin-addicted photographer who falls in love with the stunningly gorgeous Syd (Radha Mitchell), who becomes her muse. Their intense chemistry becomes its own powerful drug as both try to navigate their careers, libidos and their hearts.
Jules & Nic
In The Kids are All Right, Jules (Julianne Moore) and Nic (Annette Bening) are a loving, down-to-earth lesbian couple with two kids, each fathered by the same anonymous sperm donor. Of all the movie moms, straight or gay, we can’t think of two more inviting, compassionate yet unconventional matriarchs to appear in modern or classic cinema.
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