With Nimona focusing on a heroic non-binary shapeshifter, here's a look at some equally iconic non-binary and gender-nonconforming leads in cinema.
Netflix’s animated film Nimona features an openly non-binary protagonist, joining a growing list of compelling movies with non-binary and gender-nonconforming leads. Exploring Nimona's titular shapeshifting character’s urge to not conform to any gender identities is a fresh take that educates younger audiences and normalizes the representation of non-binary characters.
5 They Set over the course of a weekend, They revolves around the mental dilemmas of 13-year-old J. As an assigned male at birth, J has been taking hormone blockers before they can finally decide which gender they wish to transition to. Offering a glimpse at the protagonist’s psyche against the backdrop of dreamy visuals, They is an artistic exploration of gender as a social construct and its ultimate futility.
One such alien is A-Spen, an intelligent alien gifted with telepathic powers. Not identifying to any gender norms, the non-binary alien serves as Disney’s first live-action openly non-binary character. Easily excited about their surroundings, A-Spen instantly develops a liking for Earthlings even if they plan to attack A-Spen’s race. Earth is also where A-Spen discovers love for the first time.
2 Monster High: The Movie Bringing Mattel’s Monster High fashion doll franchise to the live-action format, Monster High: The Movie goes down Nimona’s route to explore the life of misjudged monsters. With some of the human-monster hybrid students at the titular school too ashamed to embrace their beastly identity, Monster High: The Movie aims to understand the identity crisis that the teenage protagonists go through.
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