Woman dressed as man movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant woman dressed as man movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, sexy, humorous, semi serious, feel good and period piece films and TV shows about / with woman dressed as man, female nudity, cross dressing, love and romance, gender disguise, love, lgbt, gender, family relations and couples plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, France, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as woman dressed as man: Nine Guests for a Crime (1977), The Turn of the Screw (2009), The Birdcatcher (2019), Her Life as a Man (1984), Charlotte (1974), Arsenal Military Academy (2019), Albert Nobbs (2011), A Girl Called Mahmud (1975), Lady Oscar (1979), The Cave of the Golden Rose (1991).
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List of woman dressed as man movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Nine members of the same family go to an island, where nobody lives - but the head of the family owns a nice house there. Problem is that he and his three sons keep a dark secret, and this dark secret begins to haunt them as soon as they are on the ...
Style:
twist ending, crying, freeze frame, slasher horror, surprise ending
Plot:
sexploitation, serial killer, cheating wife, unfaithful, whodunit, phantom, island, murder mystery, swimming, beach, brother brother relationship, older man younger woman sex ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young governess, Ann, is sent to a country house to take care of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Soon after her arrival, Miles is expelled from boarding school. Although charmed by her young charge, she secretly fears there are ominous reasons ...
Style:
suspenseful, costume drama, atmospheric, serious, gothic ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, children, mentally unstable, repression, estate, female nudity, sexual repression, haunted house, youth, sibling relationship, haunting ...
Time:
victorian era, 1920s, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Norway, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Norway, 1942, during World War II. After being separated from her family, Esther, a young Jewish girl from Trondheim, arrives at an isolated farm where she must assume a new identity in order to survive the Nazi persecution.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, thought provoking, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
nazi occupation, gender disguise, woman dressed as man, holocaust, holocaust survivor, jew persecution, impersonating, pretending to be someone else, false identity, war violence, fascism, cross dressing ...
Time:
year 1942, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
scandinavia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
To land a sportswriting job on a national magazine run by a chauvinistic editor, an aspiring female reporter convincingly disguises herself as a man to get the inside story.
Plot:
woman dressed as man, writers, female journalist, secret identity, discrimination, sexism, gender disguise, impostor, male chauvinist, soccer match, gender issues, male female relationship ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Starting as an investigation, the film begins with the discovery of a murdered young woman. Gradually we go back in time to realize that this crime is altogether the logical continuation of a philosophy of life where neither sex nor death are taboo, ...
Style:
dark, erotic drama, controversial, art house, sensual ...
Plot:
woman dressed as man, female nudity, mature, transgression, taboo, sexual exploration, death, murder, sexually liberated, investigation, moral ambiguity, female sexuality ...
Time:
70s
Place:
france
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Genre: Action, History, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Xie Xiang disguises herself as a man in order to attend military school, where she and her classmates become embroiled in a series of tale-worthy events. After an academic career that wins her classmates’ and instructors’ respect, Xie sets out ...
Style:
dorama, sweet, romantic, exciting, romantic drama
Plot:
military, friendship, woman dressed as man, cross dressing, strong female character, rivalry, female protagonist, love triangle, tomboy, gender, love and romance, hidden identity ...
Time:
1910s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Just Like That: A receptionist in a large firm cheats on her voyeuristic lover with a delivery boy who has a crush on her. Another Woman's Lipstick: A young wife discovers lipstick on her husband's collar. She follows him, meets his ...
Style:
anthology
Plot:
nudity, husband wife relationship, woman dressed as man, obsession, sex, lesbianism, lesbian, female nudity, erotica, seduction, extramarital affair, sexual desire ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland, UK, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape ...
Style:
touching, sad, costume drama, period piece, stylized ...
Plot:
gender, loneliness, cross dressing, lesbian, lgbtq, master and servant, woman dressed as man, relationships, society, death, maid, gender disguise ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1800s, victorian era, turn of the century ...
Place:
ireland, england, britain, dublin ireland, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Hamida dreams of studying at the faculty of commerce and live her life like any ordinary girl, but her narrow minded father wants her to stay at home and wait for her future husband. With the help of her boyfriend Hassan, who is a medical student he ...
Style:
romantic, romantic comedy, uplifting
Plot:
gender roles, female protagonist, gender disguise, patriarchy, father daughter conflict, family conflict, identity, deception, cross dressing, female empowerment, love story, mistaken identity ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire ...
Style:
art house
Plot:
tomboy, nobility, woman dressed as man, royal court, peasant, ancient, napoleonic wars, empowerment, revolutionary, female empowerment, woman, naked woman ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, 1770s
Place:
versailles, france
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
In the middle of a war between two kingdoms queen died tragically while giving birth to her third daughter. The king wanted a male heir to his throne and torn by the death of his wife, decides to sacrifice the girl and leads to the Cave of the ...
Style:
fairy tale, teen, beautiful
Plot:
sword and sorcery, female warrior, love, prince, medieval, duel, woods, sorcery, king, princess, sword duel, heroine ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Wing is a devoted fan of popular singer Rose who is involved in a topsy-turvy relationship with her charismatic producer Sam. Willing to go to any length to meet Rose, the willowy Wing disguises herself as a man, and with a twist of fate is chosen ...
Style:
sexual, semi serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
woman dressed as man, gender, gender bending, gay asian, asian lgbt, impostor, time loop, lgbt, friends, couples, disorder, farce ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Terry Griffith loses her high school's writing competition, she's convinced that it's because she's a girl. So Terry decides to change high schools and pose as a boy to prove her point. Her brother, Buddy, helps her pass as ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, not serious, humorous, teen sex comedy ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
high school, cross dressing, gender disguise, gender bending, gender bender, adolescence, tomboy, sexism, prom, college, hidden identity, newspaper ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
california, phoenix arizona, tucson arizona, arizona, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A sad story about love between Czech boy and German girl during 1944.
Style:
period piece
Plot:
world war two, sensuality, wedding ceremony, czech german relations, traumatic childhood, first love, xenophobia, european history, sex scene, violence, promiscuous man, christmas ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
eastern europe, europe, central europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
With things growing a bit stale in the bedroom, lesbian couple Claudia and Dylan agree to seek sexual experiences outside their relationship. Dylan discovers new pleasures at a sex club, while Claudia, in drag as Claude, finds a surprising partner
Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, underground film ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, transvestite, lesbian, lesbian relationship, lesbian threesome, lesbian sex, neglected wife, sex scene, interview, accidental incest, gays and lesbians, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, europe, indiana, germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Inspector Sylvester is assigned to investigate the violent murder of a fashion house model Isabella, by a masked assailant. As the investigation proceeds all of the house’s various sins, including corruption, abortions, blackmail and drug ...
Style:
slasher, scary, atmospheric, psycho sexual, psychosexual thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, characters murdered one by one, killer, model, fashion, masked killer, whodunit, hardcore, sexploitation, fashion model, strangulation, macabre ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, italy, rome italy
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Viola Johnson is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school. She falls in love with her handsome roommate, Duke, who loves beautiful Olivia, who has fallen for ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, rom com, funny, teen ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, teenager, soccer, cross dressing, tomboy, teenage love, teen romance, high school life, teenage life, teenage girl, roommate, gender disguise ...
Time:
2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, london, new jersey, canada
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, emotional, touching, thinking ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
gender, judaism, skinny dipping, gender bender, arm wrestling, women, dancing, transsexual, feminist, woman dressed as man, transgender, destiny ...
Time:
year 1983, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
israel
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Maki Eda (Haruna Kawaguchi) works for an advertising agency at a large company. She is a single and doesn't have good luck with men. She also isn't very good at cooking and likes eating junk food. One day, she meets Nagisa Katayama (Kento ...
Style:
sexy, light, feel good, contemplative, humorous ...
Plot:
homosexuality, food, single woman, vegetable, friendship, bisexuality, parents daughter relationship, teacher, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, japanese woman, school teacher, japanese teenager ...
Place:
east asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
It is 1654, in the South of France. When horsemen follow a runaway slave into the convent where he's taken sanctuary and kill both the fugitive and the Mother Superior, they little realise that one of the novices is the spirited daughter of ...
Style:
fairy tale, historical drama, semi serious, exciting, humorous
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
musketeer, swashbuckler, royalty, three musketeers, woman dressed as man, sword duel, female nudity, royal court, love story, sexual content, femme fatale, convent ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
Style:
sexy, witty, sexual, touching, clever ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, cross dressing, closeted homosexual, nightclub, gender bending, gender disguise, music, female impersonator, farce, dancing, woman dressed as man ...
Time:
1930s, year 1982, 20th century, year 1934
Place:
paris france, france, europe, chicago
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Four women whose husbands are in prison come together; at first, for emotional support; but later they devise a scheme to rob a bank. This takes up a large part of the film and it is particularly inspired and funny. The actual heist involves our ...
Style:
comedy drama, suspense, tension, crime thriller, period piece ...
Plot:
heist, planning, female friendship, robbery, gender disguise, female empowerment, safecracking, cross dressing, disguise, hotel, conspiracy, imprisonment ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
During the First World War, Camille (Sylvie Testud), a young woman whose husband is away fighting at the front, receives a short letter of break-up from him. Distraught, she decides to go to join him, but is driven back by the rule of the time which ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, sexual
Plot:
world war one, gender disguise, male female relationship, soldier, wartime life, hidden identity, obsessive quest, couple relations, love and romance, couples, battles, war ...
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Dr. Tsu is a brilliant surgeon with her own exotic island off the coast of Manila. Using her sexy, all-girl army of martial-arts experts, Tsu kidnaps some of the world's greatest athletes. She is able to transplant any body part, so she uses ...
Style:
surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film
Plot:
kidnapping, seduction, transplant, mad scientist, woman with a gun, woman fights a man, brain transplant, sex, exploitation, bad girl, blonde, private detective ...
Place:
manila philippines, the philippines
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Austria
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Mira lives for the sport of ice hockey and leads her team as captain with a strong determination. It's a challenge to reconcile this with her role in the family vineyard: with her mother and her adventurous but increasingly demented ...
Plot:
woman, lgbtq, women in sport, sport team, family relations, night, naked breasts, estranged brother, female nudity, fight, lesbian sex, vineyard ...
Place:
austria
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Pressured from all sides by the figure of her father, Chiara Mastroianni decides to bring him back to life through her own self. She goes by the name of Marcello, dresses like him and asks to now be considered an actor, not an actress. The people ...
Style:
melancholic, existential, art house, metafiction, intense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, father daughter relationship, identity, transformation, self discovery, identity crisis, cross dressing, imitation, gender bending, role playing, gender roles, desire for fame ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Eternal daydreamer Mel can't wait to quit her sucky catering job and fly to her dream destination: Portugal. Things change when the beautiful Jenny literally crashes into her life when Mel nearly runs her over in her classic BMW. It is love at ...
Style:
semi serious, lgbt cinema, captivating, sexual, psychological ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian teen, lesbian relationship, young love, lgbt, fall in love, girlfriend, couples, daydreamer, car accident, self discovery, gender disguise ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, portugal
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A biography about the love affair between 1930s Hollywood superstars Clark Gable and Carole Lombard.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, sexual, stylized, sexy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
hollywood, actor's life, tragic love, love, filmmaking, world war two, superstar, biopic, opposites attract, journalism, ambition, private detective ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, year 1976, 50s
Place:
las vegas, palm springs california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Australia, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Story of a young woman journalist who becomes enmeshed in the politics of the annexation of Morrocco from Algeria at the turn of the twentieth century.
Plot:
world history, french foreign legion, female journalist, desert, islam, journalist, french colonialism, military, women, explorer, writers, nihilism ...
Time:
year 1900, 1900s
Place:
algeria, morocco, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
High school athlete Cyd Loughlin lives alone with her depressive father in South Carolina, perpetually longing to get away from it all. When her aunt, famous novelist Miranda Ruth, agrees to host her for a few weeks during the summer, Cyd jumps at ...
Style:
erotic, captivating, touching, disturbing, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
coming of age, lesbian, lgbt, bisexual girl, teenage girl, lesbian teen, novelist, first lesbian experience, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, tomboy, aunt niece relationship, dating ...
Time:
year 1968, year 1992, 90s, 19th century, 1850s ...
Place:
illinois, chicago, south carolina
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