50 all-time greatest girl-on-girl movie kisses ranked

If there is one thing we never get tired of, it's seeing our favorite actresses smooching — each other.

And it's our love of Sapphic kisses that has inspired us to take a look back at the history of the most groundbreaking, intense, and sometimes just plain sexy kisses between women in film today.

To this end, we’ve even included some moments from as early as the 1930s, up until the present day (2024 has given us some of our very best) because as long as there have been movies, there have been cute girls kissing in them.

And while were at it, we figured, why not rank those moments, you know, for science.

Without further ado, here are the 50 hottest girl-on-girl kisses in cinematic history.

50. Mandy Musgrave and Gabrielle Christian - Girl Trash: All Night Long (2014)

In 2014 no one had baby dykes' hearts in a tighter grip than Mandy Musgrave and Gabrielle Christian (where my South of Nowhere heads at?) so this moment had us screaming.

49. Sophia Bush and Brittany Snow - John Tucker Must Die (2006)

Sophia Bush has had sapphics in a chokehold for a decade, for many baby dykes that obsession started right here.

48. Erin Kelly and Diane Gaidry - Loving Annabelle (2006)

Talk about forbidden love. This student/teacher affair had consequences.

47. Jordana Brewster and Sara Foster - D.E.B.S. (2004)

Who wouldn't fall for this super villain in Angela Robinson's romp of a teen spy flick?

46. Alia Shawkat and Laia Costa - Duck Butter (2018)

This movie is so hot it’s hard to pick just one kiss. But we did, and it’s this one.

45. Delphine Seyrig and Danielle Ouimet - Daughters of Darkness (1971)

French New Wave luminary and ardent feminist Seyrig wows as the lead in this early vampire story with Sapphic undertones.

44. Maria Schrader and Lilly Wust - Aimee and Jaguar (1999)

A Jewish woman and the wife of a Nazi officer fall in love at the height of WWII. If that is not devastating enough, it's based on a true story.

43. Noomi Rapace and Yasmin Garbi - The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)

Lisbeth Salander is the most totally unapologetic, bad-ass, bisexual cyber wiz to ever grace the big screen, and we really wish there were more.

42. Ayo Edebiri and Havana Rose Liu - Bottoms (2023)

Ok come on you know you just screamed AWWWW at the screen during this super sweet and steamy kiss.

41. Emily Blunt and Natalie Press - My Summer of Love (2004)

The beautiful indie that gave us Emily Blunt... Need we say more?

40. Amanda Seyfried and Megan Fox - Jennifer's Body (2009)

More self-reflexive exploitation. It's so bad, it's delicious!

39. Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen - Saving Face (2004)

A romantic comedy with a happy ending that explores cultural mores — we'll take it.

38. Liv Mjones and Ruth Vega Fernandez - Kiss Me (2011)

Just simply a crowd-pleaser of a romantic film.

37. Guinevere Turner and Cheryl Dunye - The Watermelon Woman (1996)

Dunye's art-house film explored gender and race when no one was talking about it. Important, and funny.

36. Greta Garbo - Queen Christina (1933)

Garbo as a trouser-clad monarch who kisses her subjects like this? Yes, please.

35. Naomi Watts and Laura Harring - Mulholland Drive (2001)

Do you think you figured out the plot? Who Cares. This scene is super hot, and the film put Watts on the map.

34. Nikohl Boosheri and Sarah Kazemy - Circumstance (2011)

A contemporary, prescient tale of Iranian friends in love.

33. Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci - Monster (2003)

Shattering scene because you root for them to make it even though you know what the next 90 minutes of the movie are about.

32. Kerry Washington and Dania Ramirez - She Hate Me (2004)

Pre-Olivia Pope Washington in a Spike Lee flick is a total win.

31. Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis - Black Swan (2010)

Was it real? Was it fantasy? Did anyone really care after watching this scene?

30. Laurel Holloman and Nicole Ari Parker - The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995)

A sweet story of nascent love, featuring Holloman (who would become Tina Kennard on The L Word) as a baby butch. Just a great indie all around.

29. Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell - High Art (1998)

Lisa Cholodenko's first feature gave us a heartrendingly sad and beautiful love story.

28. Piper Perabo and Jessica Pare - Lost and Delirious (2001)

Obsessive love at a boarding school. This film captivated its generation.

27. Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz - The Favourite (2018)

This movie is just so delightfully wicked and naughty thanks in large part to the chemistry between two of our very favorite (make that favourite) leading ladies.

26. Salma Hayek and Ashley Judd - Frida (2002)

No one tangos like these two in this stunning, Oscar-nominated biopic.

25. Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan - Ammonite (2020)

We are always seated when lesbians in period costumes make out, and when they are played by Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan our corsets are popping.

24. Rachel Sennott and Molly Gordon - Shiva Baby (2020)

Sneaking off for a kiss is hot, yes even at a Shiva. Don’t @ us.

23. Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey - Heavenly Creatures (1994)

Peter Jackson's small masterpiece introduced us to a wildly charismatic Winslet, while Lynskey's brooding, obsessive teen was, at times, truly terrifying.

22. Uma Thurman and Maria de Medeiros - Henry and June (1990)

The first film to be released with the NC-17 rating. We're pretty sure it wasn't for all of the straight sex...

21. Traci Dinwiddie and Necar Zadegan - Elena Undone (2010)

Nicole Conn's crowd-pleaser boasts the longest kissing scene ever filmed. Go Traci and Necar.

20. Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams - Disobedience (2017)

We live to see these two swap spit. IYKYK.

19. Lilli Palmer and Romy Schneider - Mädchen in Uniform (1958)

A remake of the 1931 film of the same name, this one is more audacious mainly for being made during the outrageously repressive '50s.

18. Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan - Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

Even in a basement room full of softball dykes making out, this kiss between our two besties destined to turn lovers had us ready to see the home run.

17. Natasha Lyonne and Clea Duvall - But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)

Sweet and audacious for the time, Jamie Babbit's satire wins on all levels.

16. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair - Cruel Intentions (1999)

Exploitative, yes? But these were big stars making out in the '90s. We all watched.

15. Piper Perabo and Lena Headey - Imagine Me and You (2005)

Possibly the greatest romantic comedy ever featuring LGBT characters.

14. Whoopi Goldberg and Margaret Avery - The Color Purple (1985)

Huge, Oscar-bait by Steven Spielberg with a queer sub-plot. This was a revelation.

13. Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos - Blue Is The Warmest Color (2013)

Controversy over the interminable sex scenes aside, this is one of the most epic coming-of-age stories out there.

12. Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Cruz won the Oscar for her portrayal of a fiery bisexual artist. Simply sublime.

11. Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon - The Hunger (1983)

10. Katy O’Brian and Kristen Stewart - Love Lies Bleeding (2024) 

It’s like two sapphic titans came together to make our hearts and pants explode.

9. Marlene Dietrich - Morocco (1930)

Dietrich in a tux and kissing a woman right as the Draconian Hays Code was being implemented.

8. Guinevere Turner and V.S. Brody - Go Fish (1994)

New Queer Cinema for women hit it's stride with this Turner/Rose Troche gem.

7. Julianne Moore and Toni Collette - The Hours (2002)

'50s era repression plays out in this beloved modern film. Simply devastating.

6. Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon - Bound (1996)

Hot, hot, super-talented actresses star in a terrific heist film from the Wachowski siblings.

5. Kim Tae-ri and Kim Min-hee - The Handmaiden (2016)

We’ll never fully recover from this literally sweet and oh-so-steamy "instructional" moment.

4. Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

The looks, the longing, the angst.

3. Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau - Desert Hearts (1985)

Sexy, passionate, pre-New Queer Cinema, and they got their happy ending!

2. Amandla Stenberg and Maria Bakalova - Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2022)

Now this is how you introduce characters. This movie may be a whodunnit, or even a whydunit. But all we really want is for them to do it.

1. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara - Carol (2015)

Instantly classic, breathtakingly sensual, and gorgeously shot, the moment when Carol and Therese finally acted on their attraction was one of the most intense scenes in 2015's cinematic year. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara's chemistry emanated right off the screen and into our hearts.