Feminist movies and TV shows – page 4

List of feminist movies

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 8.1
 130K
Persona (1966)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually ...
Style: minimal cast, psychological, surreal, sexual, atmospheric ...
Plot: existentialism, surrealism, medical, actress, mute character, dream, patient, silence, art, insanity, alienation, nurse ...
Time: year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place: eastern europe, scandinavia
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The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Cheryl, a young black lesbian, works a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about a black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical "mammy" roles relegated to black actresses during that period. This was ...
Style: independent film, realistic, semi serious, clever, offbeat ...
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, feminist, black history, african american, black, women of color, gay, sapphic, black lgbt, feminism ...
Time: 90s, 1930s
Place: philadelphia, indiana
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 7.7
 314K
Mulan (1998)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, War
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A tomboyish girl disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against the invading Huns. With help from wise-cracking dragon Mushu, Mulan just might save her country -- and win the heart of handsome Captain Li ...
Style: feel good, light, touching, captivating, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot: female protagonist, female warrior, cross dressing, princess, dragon, human spirit, friendship, heroine, good versus evil, sexism, gender disguise, gender ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 6th century, 5th century
Place: china, ancient china, asia
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All About My Mother (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his birthday as he runs to seek an actress' autograph. Beside herself with grief, she returns to Barcelona to tell the boy's father about the death of the son he never knew he had.
Style: sad, hispanic, art house, realistic, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: aids, transvestism, lgbt, lesbian, transgender, prostitute, grief, friendship, transsexual, single mother, women, gay ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: spain, madrid, nebraska, iberian peninsula, argentina ...
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 8.1
 490K
The Help (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story: Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's ...
Style: touching, inspirational, thought provoking, uplifting, feel good ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teens, kids, date night ...
Plot: racism, friendship, discrimination, civil rights, writers, women, maid, master and servant, human spirit, life is a bitch, racial segregation, racial issues ...
Time: 60s, 2010s, year 2011, 1900s, 50s ...
Place: mississippi, usa, america, africa, southern usa
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 7.1
 138K
Wild (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Style: meditative, road movie, uplifting, inspirational, touching ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot: wilderness, self discovery, survival, nature, hiking, grief, female protagonist, starting over, human spirit, death of mother, cheating on husband, traveler ...
Time: year 1995, year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, 90s
Place: california, portland oregon, usa, mojave desert, oregon ...
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 7.3
 33K
Belle (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet ...
Style: period piece, inspirational, sentimental, captivating, emotional ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: slavery, racism, interracial relations, society, interracial romance, high society, social differences, aristocracy, white male black female relationship, love and romance, interracial couple, biracial ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, ancient times, regency period, victorian era ...
Place: england, indiana, europe
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 7.3
 10K
Dogfight (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Viet Nam. Planning a massive blowout for their last night in San Francisco, Eddie, his buddies, and ...
Style: romantic, cult classic, realistic, talky, clever ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vietnam war, love, love story, feminist, coming of age, teenager, bittersweet, innocence lost, american history, love and romance, death, woman ...
Time: 60s, year 1991, 20th century, year 1963, year 1967 ...
Place: san francisco, california, seattle, vietnam, asia ...
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Princess Mononoke (1997)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Ainu tribe, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to ...
Style: anime, stylized, atmospheric, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot: wolf, human animal relationship, nature, friendship, mythology, forest, human spirit, moral ambiguity, good versus evil, princess, life & death, talking animal ...
Time: 16th century, near future, 20th century, 90s, year 1997 ...
Place: japan, asia
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 7.4
 547K
Juno (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A young girl named Juno gets herself pregnant and tries to stand on her own, but soon learns a few lessons about being grown up.
Style: funny, touching, sweet, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, pregnancy, adoption, teenager, teenage pregnancy, teenage life, high school, love and romance, female protagonist, teenage girl, strong female character, friendship ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: minnesota, usa
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 6.8
 126K
Bombshell (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Based on the real scandal, BOMBSHELL is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
Style: political, uplifting, sad, rom com, historical drama ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot: sexual harassment, scandal, feminism, journalism, propaganda, social network, conservative, interview, feminist, abuse of power, photograph, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019, year 2006, 2000s, year 2016
Place: manhattan new york city, new york, cleveland ohio
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 5.5
 150K
Jennifer's Body (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
Style: sexy, dark comedy, slasher, demonic, black comedy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, adult
Plot: teenager, high school, supernatural, bad girl, satanic ritual, demon, succubus, seductress, small town, cheerleading, dark humor, cannibalism ...
Time: year 2009, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place: minnesota, indiana
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The Student Nurses (1970)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Follows the lives of a group of young nurses in Los Angeles, including a nurse who joins a band of revolutionaries, and one who finds herself succumbing to drugs.
Style: erotic, psychotronic, independent film
Plot: sexy nurse, feminist, erotica, exploitation, feminism, night, campus, business, college, nurse, nudity, bare breasts ...
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 4.7
 2K
My 5 Wives (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A three times divorced real estate tycoon, who thought he was through with love. Gets more then he bargained for when he invests in some property for a ski resort in Utah.
Style: humorous, not serious, independent film, realistic, surprise ending
Plot: polygamy, gangster, culture clash, small town, breaking the fourth wall, older man younger woman relationship, save the day, farce, frame up, divorce, society, couple relations ...
Time: 90s
Place: utah, las vegas, los angeles, usa, california
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 6.7
 6K
Summertime (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In 1971, Carole and Delphine meet and fall in love in Paris. When Carole follows Delphine back to her family farm in Limousin, the two find lesbianism and feminism are not as easy in the countryside.
Style: sincere, sexy, sweet, aesthetic, eros ...
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, mother daughter relationship, lesbian sex, lesbian teen, lesbian love, feminism, female nudity, farmer, nudity, sisterhood ...
Time: year 1971, year 1976, year 2015, 70s
Place: indiana, paris france, france, europe
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12 year old charges with her over-romanticized world view.
Style: talky, realistic, humorous, sentimental, spiritual ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: teacher, fascism, school, girls' school, coming of age, female nudity, unrequited love, boarding school, love triangle, education, fired from the job, spanish civil war ...
Time: 1930s, year 1969, 1920s, 20th century, year 1932
Place: scotland, edinburgh scotland, europe, italy, britain
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Jayde Adams: Serious Black Jumper (2020)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story: Multi-award-winning comic Jayde Adams’ debut stand-up special Serious Black Jumper sees the Bristolian take a completely new direction. Having packed away the sequins and glamour (for now), Jayde has gotten rid of the show stopping musical numbers ...
Style: entertaining, feel good, semi serious, captivating, funny ...
Plot: feminist, feminism, female comedian, stand up comedian, public speaking, comedian, humour, satire, social issues, joke, social problems, female protagonist ...
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 7.1
 3K
Betty (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A diverse group of young women navigate their lives through the male-dominated world of skateboarding in New York City. Inspired by the critically acclaimed film Skate Kitchen.
Style: sentimental, motivational, touching, captivating, sincere ...
Plot: skateboard, skateboarder, sisterhood, feminist, running away from home, teenage girl, female friendship, women, coming of age, friends who live together, runaway, family relations ...
Place: new york
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 6.5
 245K
Legally Blonde (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Elle Woods has it all. She's the president of her sorority, a Hawaiian Tropic girl, Miss June in her campus calendar, and, above all, a natural blonde. She dates the cutest fraternity boy on campus and wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner ...
Style: feel good, light, sweet, funny, romantic comedy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot: lawyer, girl power, sorority, fashion, blonde, law school, college, law, university, trial, believe in yourself, law student ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, boston, massachusetts, los angeles, harvard university ...
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 7.4
 7K
The Circle (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.
Style: bleak, disturbing, harsh, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot: politics, pregnancy, on the run, prostitute, life is a bitch, society, friendship, injustice, feminist, dialogue, women's rights, discrimination ...
Place: iran, middle east, persia
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex ...
Style: suspense, sexy, psychological, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: investigation, murder, journalism, hacker, secret service, conspiracy, dishonesty, strong female lead, lesbian, journalist, murder mystery, friendship ...
Time: 2000s, year 2010, year 2009, 21st century
Place: scandinavia, stockholm sweden, europe, eastern europe
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 147 min.
Story: After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, suspense, talky, serious ...
Plot: twists and turns, murder, journalist, conspiracy, corruption, hospital, policewoman, investigation, trial, lawyer, kickass women, rape ...
Time: 2000s, year 2009, year 2010, 21st century
Place: scandinavia, stockholm sweden, europe, eastern europe
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 157 min.
Story: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, political, realistic, harsh ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot: terrorism, cia, espionage, military, 9/11, special forces, manhunt, al qaeda, islamic terrorism, propaganda, terrorist plot, investigation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2011 ...
Place: middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
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 7.8
 241K
Little Women (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Style: romantic, sentimental, inspirational, melancholic, sweet ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, kids, date night, family outing ...
Plot: love, sisters, writers, coming of age, generosity, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, friendship, intrigue, publisher, sister, jealousy ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, victorian era, 2010s, year 2019
Place: france, new york, paris france, massachusetts
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On the Basis of Sex (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, China, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination.
Style: clever, inspirational, captivating, political, retro ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: courtroom, women's rights, supreme court, human rights, lawyer, female lawyer, marriage, equality, husband wife relationship, teacher, misogyny, feminism ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, 70s, 20th century, year 1963 ...
Place: usa, denver colorado, new york
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 7.4
 205K
Carrie (1976)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.
Style: tense, gothic, intense, scary, suspense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: prank, bullying, vengeance, telekinesis, cruelty, rage, prom, female protagonist, revenge, abusive mother, high school, social misfits ...
Time: 20th century, year 1976, 70s, future, year 1979 ...
Place: maine, usa
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 7.7
 17K
3 Women (1977)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: An awkward young teen working at a spa becomes overly attached to her fellow worker, a lonely outcast. They hang out at a bar owned by a strange pregnant artist and her has-been cowboy husband. Amid emotional crises, the three woman steal and trade ...
Style: surreal, stylized, art house, depressing, psychological ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: surrealism, insanity, psychology, women, loneliness, feminist, feminism, suicide attempt, identity, artist, psychotic, female psychopath ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1977
Place: california, usa, texas
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 8.4
 758K
Aliens (1986)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story, all contact is ...
Style: scary, futuristic, suspense, space horror, exciting ...
Audience: chick flick, kids, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: alien, space travel, strong female character, space, survival, female warrior, outer space, creature, space and aliens, human versus alien, monster, deadly creature ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1986, 22nd century
Place: space western
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. ...
Style: atmospheric, light, suspenseful, gothic, supernatural thriller ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot: vampire, high school, supernatural, supernatural ability, chosen one, female protagonist, vampire slayer, good versus evil, coming of age, vampire human love, teenager, girl power ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 19th century, 21st century
Place: california, usa
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American Horror Story (2011)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: American Horror Story is an anthology horror drama series.
Style: anthology, psychological, atmospheric, scary, tense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: supernatural, serial killer, ghost, witch, haunted house, evil force, danger, death, insanity, vampire, mental institution, witchcraft ...
Time: 2000s, 20th century, year 2013, 80s, year 2011 ...
Place: new orleans, los angeles, usa, massachusetts, florida ...
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