The Celluloid Closet (1996) movie poster

The Celluloid Closet (1996)

ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 97%
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Director
Rob Epstein
Runtime
1h 42m
Country
France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.3/10 (122 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
97%

Cast

Lily Tomlin as Narrator (voice) · 71% avg
Tony Curtis as Self · 78% avg
Susan Sarandon as Self · 70% avg
Gore Vidal as Self
Whoopi Goldberg as Self · 71% avg
Antonio Fargas as Self · 73% avg
Shirley MacLaine as Self · 75% avg
John Schlesinger as Self · 74% avg

Is The Celluloid Closet good?

Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 122 TMDB ratings. Critics rated it higher at 97%, but audiences were less impressed.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

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