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Biopics (Feminist/Female)

by langedenise-62866 • Created 3 years ago • Modified 9 months ago
Biopics that have a female as the leading role or the topic is female/feministic
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  • Elisabeth Shue, Bill Pullman, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, and Emma Stone in Battle of the Sexes (2017)

    1. 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
  • Cher, Kurt Russell, and Meryl Streep in Silkwood (1983)

    2. Silkwood

    19832h 11mR65Metascore
    7.1 (24K)
    A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant.
    DirectorMike NicholsStarsMeryl StreepKurt RussellCher
  • Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell, Jim Parsons, and Janelle Monáe in Hidden Figures (2016)

    3. Hidden Figures

    20162h 7mPG74Metascore
    7.8 (275K)
    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
  • Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West in Burton and Taylor (2013)

    4. Burton and Taylor

    20131h 23mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.4 (2.6K)
    Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."
    DirectorRichard LaxtonStarsDominic WestHelena Bonham CarterGreg Hicks
  • Gretchen Mol in The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)

    5. The Notorious Bettie Page

    20051h 31mR64Metascore
    6.5 (12K)
    The life of Bettie Page, a 1950s pin-up model and one of the first sex icons in America, who became the target of a Senate investigation because of her risqué bondage photos.
    DirectorMary HarronStarsGretchen MolLili TaylorChris Bauer
  • Kirstie Alley in A Bunny's Tale (1985)

    6. A Bunny's Tale

    19851h 44mUnratedTV Movie
    5.8 (398)
    A dramatization of Gloria Steinem's undercover investigation of the working conditions Bunnies faced at the Playboy Clubs.
    DirectorKaren ArthurStarsKirstie AlleyCotter SmithDeborah Van Valkenburgh
  • Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Ed Harris in Game Change (2012)

    7. Game Change

    20121h 58mTV-MATV Movie
    7.4 (24K)
    Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska becomes Senator John McCain's running mate in the 2008 Presidential election.
    DirectorJay RoachStarsEd HarrisJulianne MooreWoody Harrelson
  • Frankie & Alice (2010)

    8. Frankie & Alice

    20101h 41mR47Metascore
    6.4 (6K)
    A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her.
    DirectorGeoffrey SaxStarsHalle BerryStellan SkarsgårdPhylicia Rashad
  • Helena Bonham Carter and Hilary Swank in 55 Steps (2017)

    9. 55 Steps

    20171h 55mPG-1342Metascore
    7.0 (3.9K)
    Colette Hughes, a lawyer championing patients' rights, represents Eleanor Riese, a psychiatric patient who unexpectedly impacts Colette's workaholic tendencies.
    DirectorBille AugustStarsHilary SwankHelena Bonham CarterJohan Heldenbergh
  • Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne in Savage Grace (2007)

    10. Savage Grace

    20071h 37mNot Rated51Metascore
    5.7 (12K)
    A dramatization of the shocking Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case, which happened in a posh London flat on Friday 17 November 1972. The bloody crime caused a stir on both sides of the Atlantic and remains one of the most memorable American Tragedies...
    DirectorTom KalinStarsJulianne MooreEddie RedmayneStephen Dillane
  • David Bowie and Natja Brunckhorst in Christiane F. (1981)

    11. Christiane F.

    19812h 18mR
    7.5 (33K)
    A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.
    DirectorUli EdelStarsNatja BrunckhorstEberhard AurigaPeggy Bussieck
  • Mickey Rourke, Keira Knightley, and Edgar Ramírez in Domino (2005)

    12. Domino

    20052h 7mR37Metascore
    5.9 (71K)
    A recounting of Domino Harvey's life story. The daughter of actor Laurence Harvey turned away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsKeira KnightleyMickey RourkeEdgar Ramírez
  • Antonio Banderas and Madonna in Evita (1996)

    13. Evita

    19962h 15mPG45Metascore
    6.3 (39K)
    The hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsMadonnaJonathan PryceAntonio Banderas
  • Christanne de Bruijn in The Conductor (2018)

    14. The Conductor

    20182h 17m
    7.3 (4.7K)
    Antonia Brico dreams of becoming a conductor, but she isn't taken seriously because she is a woman.
    DirectorMaria PetersStarsChristanne de BruijnBenjamin WainwrightScott Turner Schofield
  • Hannah Arendt (2012)

    15. Hannah Arendt

    20121h 53mNot Rated69Metascore
    7.1 (12K)
    A look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for 'The New Yorker' on the trial of the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem.
    DirectorMargarethe von TrottaStarsBarbara SukowaAxel MilbergJanet McTeer
  • Cate Blanchett in Veronica Guerin (2003)

    16. Veronica Guerin

    20031h 38mR55Metascore
    6.8 (23K)
    An Irish journalist writes a series of stories about drug dealers.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsCate BlanchettColin FarrellBrenda Fricker
  • Sienna Miller in Factory Girl (2006)

    17. Factory Girl

    20061h 30mR45Metascore
    6.3 (23K)
    Based on the rise and fall of socialite Edie Sedgwick, concentrating on her relationships with Andy Warhol and a folk singer.
    DirectorGeorge HickenlooperStarsSienna MillerGuy PearceHayden Christensen
  • Vanessa Redgrave and Rachel Weisz in The Whistleblower (2010)

    18. The Whistleblower

    20101h 52mR59Metascore
    7.1 (37K)
    A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal.
    DirectorLarysa KondrackiStarsRachel WeiszMonica BellucciVanessa Redgrave
  • Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver in Tracks (2013)

    19. Tracks

    20131h 52mPG-1378Metascore
    7.1 (32K)
    A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.
    DirectorJohn CurranStarsMia WasikowskaAdam DriverLily Pearl
  • Mariel Hemingway in Star 80 (1983)

    20. Star 80

    19831h 43mR63Metascore
    6.8 (8.5K)
    A successful young model finds trouble when her obsessive manager-turned-husband becomes dangerously jealous.
    DirectorBob FosseStarsMariel HemingwayEric RobertsCliff Robertson
  • Cher, Kurt Russell, and Meryl Streep in Silkwood (1983)

    21. Silkwood

    19832h 11mR65Metascore
    7.1 (24K)
    A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant.
    DirectorMike NicholsStarsMeryl StreepKurt RussellCher
  • Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley, and Michael Fassbender in A Dangerous Method (2011)

    22. A Dangerous Method

    20111h 39mR76Metascore
    6.4 (111K)
    A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsMichael FassbenderKeira KnightleyViggo Mortensen
  • Jennifer Hudson in Respect (2021)

    23. Respect

    20212h 25mPG-1361Metascore
    6.6 (19K)
    Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
    DirectorLiesl TommyStarsJennifer HudsonForest WhitakerMarlon Wayans
  • Thure Lindhardt in 3096 Tage (2013)

    24. 3096 Tage

    20131h 51m
    6.5 (18K)
    A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the factual case of Natascha Kampusch.
    DirectorSherry HormannStarsAntonia Campbell-HughesThure LindhardtMillie Pidgeon
  • AnnaSophia Robb in Soul Surfer (2011)

    25. Soul Surfer

    20111h 52mPG53Metascore
    7.0 (55K)
    Bethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides to get back into the ocean and surf again.
    DirectorSean McNamaraStarsAnnaSophia RobbDennis QuaidHelen Hunt

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