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International Women's Day Films List

by murti_show • Created 7 years ago • Modified 7 years ago
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  • Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird (2017)

    1. Lady Bird

    20171h 34mR93Metascore
    7.4 (354K)
    A fiercely independent teenager tries to make her own way in the world while wanting to get out of her hometown of Sacramento, California, and to get away from her complicated mother and recently-unemployed father.
    DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanLaurie MetcalfTracy Letts
  • Natalie Portman in Jackie (2016)

    2. Jackie

    20161h 40mR81Metascore
    6.6 (86K)
    Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy.
    DirectorPablo LarraínStarsNatalie PortmanPeter SarsgaardGreta Gerwig
  • Cécile de France and Izïa Higelin in Summertime (2015)

    3. Summertime

    20151h 45mNot Rated72Metascore
    6.7 (6.1K)
    A young woman moves from the French countryside to Paris and begins a passionate love affair with a feminist leader in this drama set in 1970s France.
    DirectorCatherine CorsiniStarsCécile de FranceIzïa HigelinNoémie Lvovsky
  • Kate Winslet in The Dressmaker (2015)

    4. The Dressmaker

    20151h 59mR47Metascore
    7.0 (69K)
    A glamorous woman returns to her small town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.
    DirectorJocelyn MoorhouseStarsKate WinsletJudy DavisLiam Hemsworth
  • Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)

    5. I, Tonya

    20171h 59mR77Metascore
    7.5 (255K)
    Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
    DirectorCraig GillespieStarsMargot RobbieSebastian StanAllison Janney
  • XX (2017)

    6. XX

    20171h 20mR64Metascore
    4.6 (13K)
    This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.
    DirectorsRoxanne BenjaminSofìa CarrilloKaryn KusamaStarsNatalie BrownJonathan WattonPeter DaCunha
  • Helena Bonham Carter, Meryl Streep, and Carey Mulligan in Suffragette (2015)

    7. Suffragette

    20151h 46mPG-1364Metascore
    6.9 (46K)
    In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end.
    DirectorSarah GavronStarsCarey MulliganAnne-Marie DuffHelena Bonham Carter
  • Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Sally Hawkins, Jaime Winstone, and Andrea Riseborough in Made in Dagenham (2010)

    8. Made in Dagenham

    20101h 53mR65Metascore
    7.1 (16K)
    A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
    DirectorNigel ColeStarsSally HawkinsBob HoskinsAndrea Riseborough
  • Penélope Cruz in Volver (2006)

    9. Volver

    20062h 1mR84Metascore
    7.6 (111K)
    After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsPenélope CruzCarmen MauraLola Dueñas
  • David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)

    10. A United Kingdom

    20161h 51mPG-1365Metascore
    6.9 (17K)
    The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
    DirectorAmma AsanteStarsDavid OyelowoRosamund PikeTom Felton
  • Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn (2015)

    11. Brooklyn

    20151h 57mPG-1388Metascore
    7.5 (156K)
    An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
    DirectorJohn CrowleyStarsSaoirse RonanEmory CohenDomhnall Gleeson
  • Greta Gerwig in Frances Ha (2012)

    12. Frances Ha

    20121h 26mR82Metascore
    7.4 (99K)
    A New York woman apprentices for a dance company and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.
    DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsGreta GerwigMickey SumnerAdam Driver
  • Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

    13. Erin Brockovich

    20002h 11mR73Metascore
    7.5 (236K)
    A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution.
    DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJulia RobertsAlbert FinneyDavid Brisbin
  • Naomi Watts in Diana (2013)

    14. Diana

    20131h 53mPG-1335Metascore
    5.6 (21K)
    During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana embarks on a final rite of passage: a secret love affair with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan.
    DirectorOliver HirschbiegelStarsNaomi WattsNaveen AndrewsCas Anvar
  • Daniela Vega in A Fantastic Woman (2017)

    15. A Fantastic Woman

    20171h 44mR81Metascore
    7.2 (28K)
    Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.
    DirectorSebastián LelioStarsDaniela VegaFrancisco ReyesLuis Gnecco
  • Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell, Jim Parsons, and Janelle Monáe in Hidden Figures (2016)

    16. Hidden Figures

    20162h 7mPG74Metascore
    7.8 (278K)
    Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit while dealing with racial and gender discrimination.
    DirectorTheodore MelfiStarsTaraji P. HensonOctavia SpencerJanelle Monáe
  • Emma Suárez and Adriana Ugarte in Julieta (2016)

    17. Julieta

    20161h 39mR73Metascore
    7.1 (35K)
    After a casual encounter, a brokenhearted woman decides to confront her life and the most important events involving her estranged daughter.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsEmma SuárezAdriana UgarteDaniel Grao
  • Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in Carol (2015)

    18. Carol

    20151h 58mR94Metascore
    7.3 (150K)
    An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
    DirectorTodd HaynesStarsCate BlanchettRooney MaraSarah Paulson
  • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Micaela Ramazzotti in Like Crazy (2016)

    19. Like Crazy

    20161h 56mNot Rated74Metascore
    7.1 (11K)
    Two quite different women escape a mental institution to see Tuscany in a stolen car and get to know each other.
    DirectorPaolo VirzìStarsValeria Bruni TedeschiMicaela RamazzottiValentina Carnelutti
  • Elisabeth Shue, Bill Pullman, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, and Emma Stone in Battle of the Sexes (2017)

    20. Battle of the Sexes

    20172h 1mPG-1373Metascore
    6.7 (62K)
    The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
    DirectorsJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsEmma StoneSteve CarellAndrea Riseborough

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