Female/AFAB Directors
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1. Things to Come (2016)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama
A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, losing her book deal, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, André Marcon, Roman Kolinka, Edith Scob
Votes: 14,744 | Gross: $0.28M
2. Paradise Hills (2019)
TV-14 | 95 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Uma is a young woman who wakes up in an apparently idyllic reform school for young ladies. But a dark secret lies within its walls.
Director: Alice Waddington | Stars: Emma Roberts, Danielle Macdonald, Awkwafina, Eiza González
Votes: 17,545
3. Little Women (2019)
PG | 135 min | Drama, Romance
Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.
Director: Greta Gerwig | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen
Votes: 245,931 | Gross: $108.10M
4. Gentleman Jack (2019–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of the life of lesbian trailblazer, voracious learner, and cryptic diarist Anne Lister.
Stars: Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan, Ben Hunter
Votes: 15,947
5. Harlots (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama
Brothel owner Margaret Wells struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.
Stars: Lesley Manville, Kate Fleetwood, Holli Dempsey, Eloise Smyth
Votes: 10,537
6. Unorthodox (2020)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama
Story of a young ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who flees her arranged marriage and religious community to start a new life abroad.
Stars: Shira Haas, Amit Rahav, Jeff Wilbusch, Alex Reid
Votes: 92,438
7. She Said (2022)
R | 129 min | Drama, History
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's quest to break the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Director: Maria Schrader | Stars: Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan, Patricia Clarkson, Lola Petticrew
Votes: 39,771
8. I'm Your Man (2021)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In order to obtain research funds for her studies, a scientist accepts an offer to participate in an extraordinary experiment: for three weeks, she is to live with a humanoid robot, created to make her happy.
Director: Maria Schrader | Stars: Maren Eggert, Dan Stevens, Sandra Hüller, Hans Löw
Votes: 12,627
9. Happening (2021)
R | 100 min | Drama
An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.
Director: Audrey Diwan | Stars: Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luàna Bajrami, Louise Orry-Diquéro
Votes: 11,566
10. Aftersun (II) (2022)
R | 102 min | Drama
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't...
Director: Charlotte Wells | Stars: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham
Votes: 93,732
11. Made in Heaven (2019– )
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Romance
It is the story of two wedding planners in Delhi, where tradition jostles with modern aspirations against the backdrop of big fat Indian weddings revealing many secrets and lies.
Stars: Sobhita Dhulipala, Arjun Mathur, Jim Sarbh, Kalki Koechlin
Votes: 14,353
12. Lou! Journal infime (2014)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy
Lou spends her days eating takeout, playing with her cat and spying on a hunky neighbor, but when her mom falls in love, her life takes a sudden turn.
Director: Julien Neel | Stars: Ludivine Sagnier, Kyan Khojandi, Lola Lasseron, Nathalie Baye
Votes: 643
13. Daisies (1966)
Not Rated | 75 min | Comedy
After realizing that all world is spoiled, Marie and Marie are committed to be spoiled themselves. They rip off older men, feast in lavish meals and do all kinds of mischief. But what is all this leading to?
Director: Vera Chytilová | Stars: Ivana Karbanová, Jitka Cerhová, Marie Cesková, Jirina Myskova
Votes: 15,407
14. Flight of the Swan (1992)
11 min | Short, Drama
A young black ballerina must fight against prejudice to perform in Swan Lake.
Director: Ngozi Onwurah | Stars: Hilja Lindsay Parkinson, Wumni Olaiya, Charlotte Moore, Laura Penta
Votes: 48
15. The Taste of Things (2023)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, History, Romance
The story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin - the fine gourmet chef she has been working for over the last 20 years.
Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Emmanuel Salinger, Patrick d'Assumçao
Votes: 7,729
16. The Royal Hotel (2023)
R | 91 min | Thriller
Backpackers Hanna and Liv take a job in a remote Australian pub for some extra cash and are confronted with a bunch of unruly locals and a situation that rapidly leaps out of their control.
Director: Kitty Green | Stars: Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Herbert Nordrum, Dylan River
Votes: 9,283
17. The Assistant (III) (2019)
R | 87 min | Drama
A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
Director: Kitty Green | Stars: Julia Garner, Owen Holland, Jon Orsini, Rory Kulz
Votes: 26,181
18. The World to Come (2020)
R | 105 min | Drama, History, Western
Somewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically.
Director: Mona Fastvold | Stars: Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Casey Affleck, Christopher Abbott
Votes: 11,021
19. Bluebird (I) (2017)
Short, Drama
Director: Meg Campbell | Stars: Freya Allan, Elizabeth Conboy, Phoebe Lloyd, Fiona O'Shaughnessy
20. Bluebeard (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
An adaptation of the classic tale of a wealthy aristocrat with a blue beard.
Director: Catherine Breillat | Stars: Dominique Thomas, Lola Créton, Daphné Baiwir, Marilou Lopes-Benites
Votes: 1,540 | Gross: $0.04M
21. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)
Unrated | 113 min | Documentary
Follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Nan Goldin, David Velasco, Megan Kapler, Marina Berio
Votes: 7,797
22. The Luminaries (2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Adventure mystery set in the midst of New Zealand's 1860's gold rush period. It has all the stuff that makes a good drama: murder, love and revenge, as men and women travel the world making their fortunes.
Stars: Eve Hewson, Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas
Votes: 4,199
23. The Metamorphosis of Birds (2020)
101 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
The passing away of their mothers makes Catarina and her own father meet in an emotional place that is different from the one most fathers and daughters know.
Director: Catarina Vasconcelos | Stars: Manuel Rosa, João Móra, Ana Vasconcelos, Henrique Vasconcelos
Votes: 1,619
24. Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.
Director: Justine Triet | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz
Votes: 121,028
25. An Easy Girl (2019)
TV-MA | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
Naima is 16 and lives in Cannes. She has given herself the summer to choose what she wants to do with her life. Then her cousin Sofia, with her alluring lifestyle, arrives to spend the holidays with her.
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski | Stars: Mina Farid, Zahia Dehar, Benoît Magimel, Nuno Lopes
Votes: 6,231
26. Asparagus (1979)
Not Rated | 20 min | Animation, Short
An animated, surreal, visually stunning as well as rather uniquely imaginative candy-colored nightmare from indie artist Suzan Pitt.
Director: Suzan Pitt
Votes: 1,464
27. Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023)
PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Corinne convinces Jane, a shy, talented baker, to bring cakes to bars, to help her build confidence. But when Corinne receives a life-altering diagnosis, the pair faces a challenge unlike anything they've experienced before.
Director: Trish Sie | Stars: Yara Shahidi, Odessa A'zion, Bette Midler, Ron Livingston
Votes: 2,952
28. Bottoms (2023)
R | 91 min | Comedy
Two unpopular queer high-school students start a fight club to have sex before graduation.
Director: Emma Seligman | Stars: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu
Votes: 41,686
29. Shiva Baby (2020)
Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy, Drama
At a Jewish funeral service with her parents, a college student runs into her sugar daddy and ex girlfriend.
Director: Emma Seligman | Stars: Rachel Sennott, Danny Deferrari, Fred Melamed, Polly Draper
Votes: 33,253
30. Your Monster (2024)
98 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming Monster living in her closet. A romantic-comedy-horror film about falling in love with your inner rage.
Director: Caroline Lindy | Stars: Melissa Barrera, Meghann Fahy, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan
Votes: 150
31. Desert Road (2024)
90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A woman crashes her car and walks down the road for help - only to find no matter which way she walks she ends up back at her crashed car again.
Director: Shannon Triplett | Stars: Beau Bridges, Frances Fisher, Kristine Froseth, Edwin Garcia II
Votes: 52
32. I Love You Forever (2024)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
A subversive romantic comedy gone wrong that follows a young woman into and out of an emotionally abusive relationship.
Directors: Cazzie David, Elisa Kalani | Stars: Sofia Black-D'Elia, Ray Nicholson, Jon Rudnitsky, Oliver Cooper
Votes: 11
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