There’s no shortage of great lesbian films being made these days, but in honor of Pride month, we thought we’d take a look back at some of the sexy sapphic stories from over a decade ago that Skin fans might have forgotten. There’s even an A-lister or two with breakthrough performances in steamy lesbian roles. Whether you’re learning about them for the first time or rewatching an old favorite, here are five great girl-on-girl films from the 2000s to watch this June:
5. Loving Annabelle
Catholic boarding school instructor Simone (Diane Gaidry) teaches student Annabelle (Erin Kelly) about more than just poetry in this 2006 drama when the two give in to their forbidden desires and get freaky in the sheets.
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4. Saving Face
Lynn Chen and Michelle Krusiec roll around topless in bed before getting interrupted by the answering machine in this Chinese-American indie from 2004 that should be saved in everyone’e spank banks.
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3. Tipping the Velvet
Rachael Stirling shows her rack numerous times as does Keeley Hawes while the two hump the night away, plus we get a flash of front from future Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins. It’s definitely more stripping than tipping.
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2. My Summer of Love
We saw Emily Blunt nude for the first time in this 2004 UK drama based on the novel about two schoolgirls from different walks of life who spend a summer lezzin’ out with their boobs out. Is there a better way to spend a season?
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1. Mulholland Dr.
For those who like their lesbian scenes with a side of David Lynchian weirdness, it doesn’t get much better than the director’s 2001 thriller starring a nude Naomi Watts and Laura Harring. Nothing quite gets our engines running like their epically hot sex scene an hour and thirty-nine minutes in.
