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Film Library: Women-Led Films

International Cinema

1. Red Desert (1964)
2. Three Colours: Blue (1993)
3. Three Colours: Red (1994)
4. Millennium Actress (2001)
5. Incendies (2010)
6. Roma (2018)


Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli

1. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
2. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
3. Spirited Away (2001)
4. When Marnie Was There (2015)
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  • Monica Vitti in Red Desert (1964)

    1. Red Desert

    19641h 57mNot Rated
    7.4 (19K)
    In an industrial area, unstable Giuliana attempts to cope with life by starting an affair with a co-worker at the plant her husband manages.
    DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsMonica VittiRichard HarrisCarlo Chionetti
    Criterion Collection
  • Badlands (1973)

    2. Badlands

    19731h 34mPG94Metascore
    7.7 (83K)
    An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town, and her older greaser boyfriend, embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota Badlands.
    DirectorTerrence MalickStarsMartin SheenSissy SpacekWarren Oates
    Criterion Collection
  • Peter Falk and Fred Savage in The Princess Bride (1987)

    3. The Princess Bride

    19871h 38mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (477K)
    A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin Wright
    Criterion Collection
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    4. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.4M)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly Zane
  • Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

    5. Erin Brockovich

    20002h 11mR73Metascore
    7.5 (240K)
    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
    Academy Award for Best Actress
  • Mel Gibson, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson, Imelda Staunton, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Tony Haygarth, Lisa Kay, Julia Sawalha, Benjamin Whitrow, Wyatt Shears, and Jo Allen in Chicken Run (2000)

    6. Chicken Run

    20001h 24mG88Metascore
    7.1 (223K)
    When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.
    DirectorsPeter LordNick ParkStarsMel GibsonJulia SawalhaPhil Daniels
  • Everything Put Together (2000)

    7. Everything Put Together

    20001h 29mR63Metascore
    6.1 (853)
    The story of a Californian couple expecting a child and their group of friends confronted with the tragedy of a big loss.
    DirectorMarc ForsterStarsRadha MitchellMegan MullallyCatherine Lloyd Burns
  • Millennium Actress (2001)

    8. Millennium Actress

    20011h 27mPG70Metascore
    7.8 (36K)
    A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.
    DirectorSatoshi KonStarsMiyoko ShôjiShôzô ÎzukaMami Koyama
    Animation
  • Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry in Monster's Ball (2001)

    9. Monster's Ball

    20011h 51m69Metascore
    7.0 (98K)
    After a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed.
    DirectorMarc ForsterStarsBilly Bob ThorntonHalle BerryTaylor Simpson
    Academy Award for Best Actress
  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, and Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby (2004)

    10. Million Dollar Baby

    20042h 12mPG-1386Metascore
    8.1 (757K)
    Frankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsHilary SwankClint EastwoodMorgan Freeman
    Four Academy Awards, including Best Picture
  • Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen in Closer (2004)

    11. Closer

    20041h 44mR65Metascore
    7.1 (248K)
    The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
    DirectorMike NicholsStarsNatalie PortmanJude LawClive Owen
  • Teri Hatcher, Keith David, Dakota Fanning, Dawn French, Ian McShane, Jennifer Saunders, Christopher Murrie-Green, and Harry Selick in Coraline (2009)

    12. Coraline

    20091h 40mPG80Metascore
    7.8 (294K)
    Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, a young girl discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life that seems too good to be true.
    DirectorHenry SelickStarsDakota FanningTeri HatcherJohn Hodgman
    Animation
  • Natalie Portman in Black Swan (2010)

    13. Black Swan

    20101h 48mR79Metascore
    8.0 (876K)
    Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsNatalie PortmanMila KunisVincent Cassel
  • Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine (2010)

    14. Blue Valentine

    20101h 52mR81Metascore
    7.3 (222K)
    A couple cannot halt the downward spiral of their marriage.
    DirectorDerek CianfranceStarsRyan GoslingMichelle WilliamsJohn Doman
  • Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin in Incendies (2010)

    15. Incendies

    20102h 11mR80Metascore
    8.3 (241K)
    Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsLubna AzabalMélissa Désormeaux-PoulinMaxim Gaudette
    Best film of 2010
  • Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal in Love & Other Drugs (2010)

    16. Love & Other Drugs

    20101h 52mR55Metascore
    6.7 (245K)
    In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsJake GyllenhaalAnne HathawayJudy Greer
  • Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)

    17. True Grit

    20101h 50mPG-1380Metascore
    7.6 (372K)
    A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.
    DirectorsEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsJeff BridgesMatt DamonHailee Steinfeld
  • Gravity (2013)

    18. Gravity

    20131h 31mPG-1396Metascore
    7.7 (891K)
    Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd Harris
  • Greta Gerwig in Frances Ha (2012)

    19. Frances Ha

    20121h 26mR82Metascore
    7.4 (101K)
    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
    Criterion Collection
  • Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, and Emily Blunt in Sicario (2015)

    20. Sicario

    20152h 1mR82Metascore
    7.7 (524K)
    An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsEmily BluntJosh BrolinBenicio Del Toro
  • George Clooney and Thomas Robinson in Tomorrowland (2015)

    21. Tomorrowland

    20152h 10mPG60Metascore
    6.4 (198K)
    Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.
    DirectorBrad BirdStarsGeorge ClooneyBritt RobertsonHugh Laurie
  • Forest Whitaker, Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)

    22. Arrival

    20161h 56mPG-1381Metascore
    7.9 (842K)
    Linguist Louise Banks leads a team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsAmy AdamsJeremy RennerForest Whitaker
  • Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land (2016)

    23. La La Land

    20162h 8mPG-1394Metascore
    8.0 (742K)
    When Sebastian, a pianist, and Mia, an actress, follow their passion and achieve success in their respective fields, they find themselves torn between their love for each other and their careers.
    DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingEmma StoneRosemarie DeWitt
  • Doug Jones and Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water (2017)

    24. The Shape of Water

    20172h 3mR87Metascore
    7.3 (469K)
    At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
    DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsSally HawkinsOctavia SpencerMichael Shannon
    Four Academy Awards, including Best Picture
  • Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird (2017)

    25. Lady Bird

    20171h 34mR93Metascore
    7.4 (358K)
    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

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