Cross-dressing in American films

2003 film by Peter Jackson

1973 animated film directed by Wolfgang Reitherman

1998 animated film directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft

1959 film directed by Billy Wilder

Psycho is a 1960 American horror film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay, written by Joseph Stefano, is based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Martin Balsam. The plot centers on an encounter between on-the-run embezzler Marion Crane (Leigh), shy motel proprietor Norman Bates (Perkins) and his disturbed mother. A private investigator (Balsam), Marion's lover Sam Loomis (Gavin) and her sister Lila (Miles) investigate her disappearance.

1998 film by John Madden

2018 film directed by Bryan Singer

Tootsie is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack from a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal and a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, and Charles Durning. In the film, Michael Dorsey (Hoffman), a talented actor with a reputation for being professionally difficult, runs into romantic trouble after adopting a female persona to land a job.

1993 American comedy film directed by Chris Columbus

2017 film directed by Jake Kasdan

2013 film by Jean-Marc Vallée

2018 film directed by Bradley Cooper

2021 film directed by Craig Gillespie

2020 film directed by Niki Caro

1997 film directed by Simon West

1994 film by Tim Burton

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen. The plot follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead. The film was marketed as being based on true events to attract a wider audience and to act as a subtle commentary on the era's political climate. Although the character of Leatherface and minor story details were inspired by the crimes of murderer Ed Gein, its plot is largely fictional.

2007 film by Adam Shankman

1999 film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

2006 film by Andy Fickman

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was written by Sharman and Richard O'Brien, who also played the supporting role Riff Raff. The film is based on the 1973 musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show, with music, book, and lyrics by O'Brien. The production is a tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s. The film stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick. It is narrated by Charles Gray, with cast members from the original Royal Court Theatre, Roxy Theatre, and Belasco Theatre productions, including Nell Campbell and Patricia Quinn.

Norbit is a 2007 American comedy film, directed by Brian Robbins, and co-written by, co-produced by, and starring Eddie Murphy. The film co-stars Thandie Newton, Terry Crews, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Griffin, Katt Williams, Marlon Wayans, and Charlie Murphy.

1972 film by Woody Allen

1967 film directed by Mel Brooks

1991 film by Joseph Ruben

2011 film by Rodrigo García

2004 film by Keenen Ivory Wayans

1949 film by George Cukor

2000 film by Raja Gosnell

1996 film by Mike Nichols

1976 film by Robert Moore

2011 film by Dennis Dugan

1999 film by Troy Duffy

2018 film directed by Luca Guadagnino

Victor/Victoria is a 1982 musical comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, and John Rhys-Davies. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Tony Adams and scored by Henry Mancini, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning for Best Original Score.

1994 film by Kim Henkel

2006 film by John Whitesell

2015 film by Jocelyn Moorhouse

1994 film by Robert Altman

1989 film by Mary Lambert

1998 film directed by George Miller

2011 film by John Whitesell

2000 film by Philip Kaufman

1953 film by Ed Wood

1972 film by John Waters

1914 film by Charlie Chaplin

1998 film directed by Gus Van Sant

1995 film directed by Beeban Kidron

1974 film by Michael Cimino

2006 film directed by John Whitesell

1915 film by Charlie Chaplin

2012 film by Mark Tonderai

1983 film directed by Barbra Streisand

2013 film by Jeff Tremaine

1923 film by Buster Keaton, John G. Blystone

2005 film by Chris Columbus

1993 film by David Cronenberg

1988 film by John Waters

1984 film directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman

1981 film directed by Bruce Malmuth