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Robber Girls (2008)
Origin Suisse
Genres Erotic, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, BDSM in films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Myriam Muller, Mathis Künzler, Sabine Timoteo
Dans un royaume imaginaire et corrompu gouverné par la cruelle Katharina, celle-ci afin de renflouer les caisses de l'état manœuvre pour faire marier sa fille Emily avec Meinrad von Bock, un attardé mental. Katharina entretient aussi une relation sado-masochiste avec l’évêque. Emily est amoureuse de Josef, un palefrenier et ne veut pas entendre parler de ce mariage. Elle s'enfuit du château avec l'aide de Trizi, sa servante. Les deux femmes trouvent refuge dans un bordel. Pendant ce temps, Josef a été capturé par Katharina qui lui fait crever les yeux. L'évêque étant client du bordel, il finit par y découvrir la présence des deux jeunes femmes, des coups de feu sont tirés et la tenancière est tuée. Les prostituées se retrouvent à la rue et décident de devenir des bandits de grand chemins (les Filles brigandes) en recrutant d'autres femmes. Emily et Trizi finissent par être capturées, on coupe la langue de Trizi et on force Emily à se marier. Mais en pleine cérémonie, les Filles brigandes interviennent et font un massacre délivrant ainsi le royaume de la tyrannie.
, 1h49Directed by Éric Rohmer
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Stéphanie Crayencour, Andy Gillet, Cécile Cassel, Rosette, Véronique Reymond, Jocelyn Quivrin
Céladon est le fils d'une famille de petite noblesse d'une communauté gauloise du V siècle vivant à l'écart de la civilisation romaine. Il aime une bergère nommée Astrée et vit tel un berger pour être auprès d'elle. Les amants sont contraints de passer de multiples épreuves avant de pouvoir goûter en toute quiétude à leurs amours.
Norbit (2007)
, 1h42Directed by Brian Robbins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Obésité, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about disabilities, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Thandie Newton, Terry Crews, Cuba Gooding Jr., Khamani Griffin, Eddie Murphy, Clifton Powell
Norbit Albert Rice (Eddie Murphy) and Kate Thomas (Thandie Newton) are best friends as children at a combination Chinese restaurant and orphanage owned by their father figure, Mr. Wong (Eddie Murphy), but are separated when Kate gets adopted. While being bullied by twins on a playground one day, Norbit is saved by a tough, overweight girl named Rasputia Latimore (Eddie Murphy) who scares him into being her boyfriend. Though at first she genuinely likes Norbit and cares about him, going as far as intimidating other kids into letting Norbit play with them – Rasputia's kindness deteriorates as she grows up to be an ignorant, arrogant, vindictive, and mean-spirited woman. She eventually pressures Norbit into marrying her, and bullies, insults, and controls him to make sure that she keeps him all to herself. Norbit is also belittled by Rasputia's older brothers, Big Black Jack (Terry Crews), Blue (Lester 'Rasta' Speight), and Earl (Clifton Powell), working as a bookkeeper at their local construction company. The Latimore brothers also run a "security business" and instill fear in everyone in the town except Mr. Wong, who refuses to sell his establishment to them.
St. Trinian's (2007)
, 1h37Directed by Oliver Parker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Musical theatre
Themes Films about education, Feminist films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Russell Brand, Antonia Bernath, Talulah Riley, Lena Headey
Annabelle Fritton (Talulah Riley), an uptight daddy’s girl, unwillingly transfers to St Trinian’s from the distinguished Cheltenham Ladies’ College at her father’s (Rupert Everett) request. Annabelle is clearly different and doesn’t fit in, telling her father, Carnaby Fritton, that the school is “like Hogwarts for pikeys”. She is taken around the school by Kelly Jones (Gemma Arterton), the head girl, who introduces her to the various cliques within the school, including Emos, Chavs, Geeks and the First Years. On her first night at St Trinian’s, Annabelle calls her father and demands he pick her up immediately, following a series of pranks played on her by the other students, but her father dismisses her.
Apna Sapna Money Money (2006)
, 2h18Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Musical films, Bollywood, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Suniel Shetty, Ritesh Deshmukh, Jackie Shroff, Celina Jaitley, Koena Mitra, Riya Sen
6 Alvarez House in Bandra, Mumbai, is the residence of myopic, widowed, devout Hindu, Satyabol Shashtri (Anupam Kher), who lives there with his daughter, Shivani (Riya Sen). Shivani is in love with her Christian neighbor, Arjun Fernandes (Shreyas Talpade), who is a mechanic and lives with his wanna-be singer sister, Julie (Koena Mitra), and a younger ailing sister, Titli. Satyabol disapproves of Arjun and wants his daughter to get married to Sarju Maharaj Banaraswale's son. Other than Satyabol chasing Badshah, the pet dog of Arjun, and ending up in the woman's bathroom, the area is fairly peaceful.
Kilukkam Kilukilukkam (2006)
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, Kavya Madhavan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Mohanlal, Adithya Menon
Chandini (Kavya Madhavan) sees her father Krishnadas (Vijayaraghavan), Mayor of Cochin being killed by the rivals, but manages to escape from them and comes to Ooty. The needle of suspicion falls on Royichan (Kunchacko Boban) and friend Appachan (Salim Kumar). So they shift to Ooty to escape. Meanwhile,Balu(Jayasurya) and Ponnappan (Harisree Ashokan) sees a lost child information and goes to ooty expecting her parents to give them lots of money. Nischal captivated by the beauty of Chandini is also in Ooty trying to impress her.
Madame Irma (2006)
, 1h37Directed by Didier Bourdon, Yves Fajnberg
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about the labor movement, L'usurpation d'identité, La précarité, Transgender in film, Escroquerie, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Didier Bourdon, Pascal Légitimus, Arly Jover, Catherine Mouchet, Julie Ferrier, Yoann Denaive
Francis, a recently laid-off CEO, takes up dressing up as a woman Romanian fortune-teller to earn money.
Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
, 1h35Directed by John Whitesell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Obésité, Films about racism, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about disabilities, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Emily Procter, Zachary Levi, Mark Moses, Chloë Grace Moretz
Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) has been assigned a desk job in public relations as an FBI agent, since he wants to live with his new wife, Sherry Pierce (Nia Long), during her delivery for the couple's new baby boy. Meanwhile, an incident occurs in Orange County, California, where Malcolm's old friend, Doug Hudson (Kirk B.R. Woller), has been killed while he was going undercover. FBI agent Kevin Keneally (Zachary Levi) is doing surveillance on a former U.S. Army military intelligence specialist named Tom Fuller (Mark Moses), who has since retired and is working for a private corporation called National Agenda Software. The FBI has soon discovered that Tom is developing a computer worm which will create backdoors into the databases of all the branches of the U.S. government. Affected by his friend's death, Malcolm asks FBI chief, Crawford (Dan Lauria), to put him on the case, but Crawford refuses and tells him to stay away for safety analysis. By eavesdropping via the webcam, Malcolm finds out that the FBI is sending one of the agents to infiltrate Fuller's house as a nanny. Giving Sherry the pretext of attending a safety conference in Phoenix, Arizona, Malcolm leaves for Orange County and takes the "Big Momma" costume with him.
The Curiosity of Chance (2006)
, 1h45Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Tad Hilgenbrink, Brett Chukerman, Chris Mulkey
In 1980s Europe, flamboyant and gay 16-year-old Chance Marquis shows up at an international high school in a top hat and tails, immediately attracting the attention of the "queer-hating" resident bully, among others. Through his involvement in the school newspaper, he meets an introverted photographer with a mysterious briefcase, and while practicing tennis, he befriends a catty fashionista, both of whom act as his wingmen in his new high school. He also meets the jock-next-door, with whom he forms a tentative friendship, despite the jock's cacophonous group of friends. The film follows Chance through a year of high school, with its attendant drama, successes, and hijinks—including sneaking into a drag bar, where Chance begins to explore his true self.
She's the Man (2006)
, 1h40Directed by Andy Fickman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about education, Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Association football films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, David Cross, John Pyper-Ferguson, Alexandra Breckenridge
Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes) is a smart-mouthed high school soccer player at Cornwall, which suddenly cuts its girls' team. After her request to join the boys' team is refused by the sexist coach, she finds a way to play for Cornwall's rivals, Illyria, an elite boarding school team that her twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk), is supposed to enroll at as a new student. However, he is hoping to go to a contest in London with his fledging band, so he asks Viola to cover for him by telling the school that he is sick. She agrees but, unbeknownst to him, decides to pass herself off as Sebastian instead, in hopes of beating Cornwall and humiliating her cocky ex-boyfriend, Justin (Robert Hoffman). With the help of her stylist friend, Paul (Jonathan Sadowski), she is transformed into "Sebastian" and joins Illyria in his place.
Jaan-E-Mann (2006)
, 2h52Directed by Shirish Kunder
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Musical films, Bollywood, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, Anupam Kher, Aman Yatan Verma, Javed Sheikh
Suhaan (Salman Khan) and Piya (Preity Zinta) fell in love in college and eloped. However, he has to keep his marriage a secret in order to further his career as a movie star and, when his career hits a low, he returns home to find out that she has left him. She does not answer his calls or letters, and he soon receives divorce papers in the mail.
Rasathanthram (2006)
Directed by Sathyan Anthikad
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Mohanlal, Meera Jasmine, Bharath Gopi, Innocent, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Premachandran (Mohanlal) is a carpenter who lives along with his father, Balan Master (Bharath Gopi), and works along with his friend, Manikandan (Innocent). They are now working on a house near the house of a rich landlord. Kanmani (Meera Jasmine), who was sold by her mother, works in that house as a servant and is ill-treated. Seethamma (KPAC Lalitha) lives along with her daughter, Kumari (Muthumani), who has a liking towards Premachandran. One night, Premachandran goes to his workplace to take his tools. He sees Kanmani leaving the house and is puzzled. He follows her. She was on the verge of committing suicide when Premachandran rescues her. He gives her shelter in one room in a building owned by Chettiyar (Oduvil Unnikrishnan), telling Chettiyar that his friend did not get the bus to go back home. Kanmani dresses up as a boy by the name of Velayuthan Kutty and soon starts working with Manikandan and Premachandran. Balan Master starts liking the disguised boy. One day, Premachandran tells Kanmani that he has planned to rescue her by sending her to Tamil Nadu to work in a banian company where Premachandran's friend is working. Kanmani refueses to go. Premachandran accidentally confesses to Manikandan that Velayuthan Kutty is actually the missing Kanmani. Manikandan has no peace and shouts out the truth in the middle of the night. Two policemen, accidentally hear this and take Premachandran and Kanmani into custody.
Rent (2005)
, 2h15Directed by Chris Columbus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, LGBT-related films, Sida et LGBT, HIV/AIDS in film, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Rosario Dawson, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel
On Christmas Eve, 1989, aspiring filmmaker Mark Cohen, and his roommate, Roger Davis, learn that the rent previously waived by their former friend and landlord, Benjamin “Benny” Coffin III, is due. At the same time, their former roommate Tom Collins shows up and gets mugged in an alleyway. Meanwhile, Mark and Roger meet with Benny, who tells them he plans to evict the homeless from the nearby lot and build a cyber studio in its place. He offers them free rent if they can get Maureen, Mark's ex-girlfriend, to cancel her protest against his plans, but they refuse.
Chanthupottu (2005)
Directed by Lal Jose
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Dileep, Gopika, Lal, Paul Michael, Karthika Menon, Indrajith Sukumaran
Radhakrishnan (Dileep) is dysfunctionally brought up like a girl by his grandmother (Sukumari) who wanted a granddaughter. There by, he becomes effeminate and milquetoast. She calls him Radha, which becomes his nickname. Radha's father Divakaran (Lal) goes to jail for a murder that he accidentally commits. Radha is ridiculed among the people in the village but he is not worried and spends time with the girls singing and teaches dancing. His best friend is Malu (Gopika) who is wooed by Kumaran (Indrajith), a local money lender and the son of the man whom Radha’s father had killed.
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005)
, 2h52Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Tusshar Kapoor, Ritesh Deshmukh, Isha Koppikar, Neha Dhupia, Anupam Kher, Shoma Anand
Rahul (Tusshar Kapoor) is sincere and hardworking whilst Karan (Ritesh Deshmukh) is just the opposite. Both are best friends & cool wannabes. When the city is rocked with a series of rape & killings, the police are in search of this dreaded Serial Killer, and Rahul becomes the prime suspect, yet being innocent. Things take a funny turn when the job of nabbing Rahul is entrusted to a violent lady Inspector called Urmila Martodkar (Isha Koppikar) who enters Rahul's life on a pretext, and tries to seduce him into showing his true nature. Rahul falls in love with her and she loves him back, not remembering she is on an police force mission. By this time, Karan falls in love with his boss's ex Kiran. After a roller coaster ride of mistaken identities & comedy of errors, the film reaches its crescendo when the police are on the verge of arresting Rahul as the rapist and Karan is about to wed Kiran at the temple, not knowing that she is a transvestite.