SUV rundown: ‘tis the season for traveling

incredible year for queer cinema.There once was a time when LGBTQ+ movies—give or take a handful of bold, daring exceptions—could easily be sorted into one of only a few different categories: The coming-out story, the chaste romance, or the heartbreaking tragedy.But if you want an idea of just how far we’ve come in terms of telling our stories on screen, look no further than Queerty‘s list of the 10 best queer films from the past 365 days, a selection of wildly diverse features that run the gamut of genre and tone, including both mainstream success stories and scrappy indies breaking all the rules.From erotic sports dramas and gritty neo-noir thrillers, to coming-of-age comedies and empowering documentaries, to total metaphysical mindf*cks, the year’s greatest LGBTQ+ centric cinematic achievements truly offer something for everybody.With that in mind, check out our 10 favorite queer films of 2024 below (in alphabetical order), and we guarantee you’ll find a movie to suit whatever mood you’re in.There simply wasn’t a better theatrical experience this year than seeing Challengers with an audience for the first time, hooting and hollering along with every serve, every kiss, every bite of the churro. Thanks to a perfectly cast trio of Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist, a pulse-pounding score from Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, an ace of a script from Justin Kuritzkes, and Luca Guadagnino’s balls-to-the-wall direction, this electrifying three-way romance set in the world of professional tennis gets our hearts pounding just thinking about it.