10 Queer Films That Will Teach You More LGBT History Than 'Stonewall'

From: Mic.com

5. 

My Beautiful Laundrette 

(1985) 

Directed by Stephen Frears, who would go on to direct The Queen and Philomena, My Beautiful Laundrette is the story of Omar, a young Pakistani Londoner, who reunites with a former friend, Johnny, played by Daniel Day-Lewis. The two end up operating a laundrette owned by Omar's uncle Peter and then become a couple. The story deals with race relations and sexuality in Margaret Thatcher-era London.

It includes one of the sweetest moments in film history, when Johnny shares a secret, tender moment with Omar, while pretending to tell him off in front of his punk, fascist friends.