Female empowerment movies and TV shows – page 3
Best films
New films
| Sarah's Oil (2025) | 6.8 | |
| Love from 9 to 5 (2026) | 5.8 | |
| Our Times (2025) | 5.4 | |
| Kayara (2025) | 5.1 | |
| Jaras Enzar 2 (2026) | 3.6 |
List of female empowerment movies
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Madhuri is assaulted on a bus one day and won't rest till she hits back at the man
Style:
realistic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sexual harassment, revenge, female protagonist, retribution, female empowerment, confrontation, women, social realism, resilience, urban, vigilante justice, character study ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Film that carries a very powerful message for this generation youngsters concerning social reforms against Smoking, Drinking, Drugs and unethical living, thus bringing them to Light. This is a female oriented subject emerged
Style:
social message, inspirational, motivational
Plot:
empowerment, female empowerment, redemption, family conflict, responsibility, coming of age, public health, peer pressure, moral dilemma, rehabilitation, urban
Is relevant?
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In the Nachinavadu film, Anu stands up for her beliefs and self-respect amidst social pressures, traditions, and family expectations, believing high self-esteem is crucial.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, realistic, heartfelt
Plot:
female protagonist, female empowerment, self esteem, women's rights, resilience, patriarchy, domestic drama, family conflict, identity, emancipation, personal growth, cultural conflict ...
Is relevant?
6K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Riwaj is a powerful and thought-provoking drama that highlights the struggles of women caught in the grip of oppressive traditions. At its core is Zainab (Myraa Sareen), a courageous woman who refuses to be a victim of triple talaq. Stripped of her ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, intense, heartbreaking
Plot:
women's rights, social justice, female empowerment, domestic abuse, resistance, patriarchy, family conflict, resilience, women's liberation, activism, identity, civil rights ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
An esteemed, prestigious court dancer is challenged by the holistic views of society as she is seen as an impure woman who just entertains, but the dancer decides to go against the grain and prove to the people that it's their view what's ...
Style:
costume drama, period drama
Plot:
female protagonist, performance art, female empowerment, gender roles, cultural conflict, dance contest, class conflict, elite, engagement, courtroom drama
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Radhamani, a ticket collector in a government boat, tries to take a gold loan in exchange for her daughter’s new necklace. What awaits her is a ton of problems that he hardly foresaw.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, dark
Plot:
female empowerment, mother daughter relationship, social injustice, protective mother, working woman, small town, revenge, single mother, class conflict, corruption, law and order, slow burn ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A young girl from a conservative family aspires to become the best cook in India.
Style:
culinary, emotional, inspirational
Plot:
cooking competition, ambition, female protagonist, family drama, perseverance, aspiration, female empowerment, personal growth, domestic drama, hardship, self discovery, triumph ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Sarah Rector, an African-American girl born in Oklahoma Indian Territory in the early 1900s, believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted, and her faith is proven right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to her family, ...
Style:
historical drama, inspirational, period piece, independent film
Plot:
black history, female empowerment, exploitation, racial discrimination, child protagonist, greed, family drama, resilience, biopic, coming of age, entrepreneurship, determination ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
In 1916, Chu Shaohua endures loss and betrayal after her arranged marriage leads to family tragedy and financial ruin. Determined to survive, she rebuilds her life in Shanghai to become a fearless and principled businesswoman.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, family saga, dramatic, tense ...
Plot:
pharmacy, female protagonist, ambition, survival, determination, resilience, female empowerment, chinese culture, businesswoman, courage, arranged marriage, financial ruin ...
Time:
1910s
Place:
shanghai, china
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
He Weifang, the daughter of a merchant, partners with the infamous Jiang Changyang to run a flower business, empowering women and challenging societal norms. As their bond deepens, He Weifang uncovers Jiang Changyang's true identity and is ...
Style:
historical drama, inspirational, tense, melancholic, costume drama ...
Plot:
female protagonist, gender roles, female empowerment, entrepreneurship, personal growth, political intrigue, partnership, redemption, secret identity, divorce, minister, loyalty ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
A devastating tragedy of the asset forfeiture befalls the Hua family suddenly. The men are forced into exile, leaving behind the women and children in dire straits. Hua Zhi, the young lady of the family, no longer stays low-key and steps up. She ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, inspirational, tense ...
Plot:
clan, starting over, hardship, aristocrat, survival, bravery, female hero, family drama, resilience, female empowerment, relationships, changing lives ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two lone female fighters who have learned to rely on no one but themselves venture into Seoul’s underworld. In search of the big hit that could mean liberation from their useless husbands, these disparate women grow closer.
Style:
lgbt cinema, dramatic, captivating, exciting, crime thriller ...
Plot:
liberation, independence, lgbt, lesbian sex, lesbianism, female friendship, female empowerment, abusive relationship, fight for freedom, husband, freedom, chinese woman ...
Place:
south korea, seoul
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
A pair of post-90s besties have chosen very different paths in life. Upon graduation, one stayed in Shanghai to focus on her career while the other returned to their hometown to get married. In recent years, they encounter unprecedented ...
Style:
dramatic, exciting, captivating, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
divorce, relationships, female friendship, self discovery, female empowerment, resilience, personal growth, crumbling marriage, couple relations, women, career, marriage ...
Place:
shanghai
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Jayabharathi who was denied every simple joy in life while growing up just because she is a girl/woman is married to Rajesh, a male chauvinist, short-tempered and selfish person. On suffering domestic violence, she doesn't get any support. She ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, exciting, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
education, female protagonist, domestic violence, male chauvinism, feminism, resilience, patriarchy, female empowerment, couple relations, marriage, male female relationship, studying ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
304
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
TV show
Story:
In 1949, the only daughter of the largest tea factory in Taiwan was supposed to marry a man to take over her life and her father’s huge business. After she divorced, who was her own master became a question. To prove her worth, she intervenes in ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological, inspirational ...
Plot:
family business, female protagonist, businessman, female empowerment, family drama, gender roles, life is a bitch, money problems, tragic love, wealthy family, relationships, social problems ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s
Place:
taiwan, east asia
Is relevant?
813
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
A remake of Zee Sarthak’s Sindura Bindu.
Despite her efforts to provide for her family, Meets disregard for societal gender norms and her nonconformist job as a delivery agent make her an unsuitable girl in the eyes of her family.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
gender, gender roles, female protagonist, family drama, gender equality, enemies to lovers, women, patriarchy, working woman, female empowerment, neglect, social problems ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Fatherhood is a massive responsibility, however being a girl’s father is still worry able thing in society. People around that particular person always insecure him about his daughter’s marriage, security, so on. Our story is like same person, ...
Style:
feel good, psychological, thrilling, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, punjabi, father daughter conflict, gender equality, female empowerment, family drama, family problems, male female relationship, parents and children, family relations, relationships, lifestyle ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Sato Tomoko leads an ordinary life with her husband and young child. One day, she defies the rules at the company where she works part-time to supplement the household income, and is fired. Tomoko is in her 40s, a high school dropout and has no ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, dramatic, political, humorous ...
Plot:
politics, female protagonist, motherhood, social commentary, working class, election campaign, female empowerment, fired from the job, political candidate, female politician, political campaign, layoff ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Sport
Country: Mexico
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A former soccer player who was once the best in the world becomes the new coach of his town's women's soccer team and promises to make them champions in order to avoid going to jail.
Style:
motivational, inspirational, disturbing, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
soccer, getting home, competition, female empowerment, redemption, teamwork, second chance, athlete's life, football player, football, soccer coach, lifestyle ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
spain, mexico
Is relevant?
422
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Fighting for her dreams, Ezo has two things to hold on to in this life; memories and what's left of her mother - So a handful of hope. However, everything he has in his hand is taken away at once by his family, to whom he is persecuted. Ezo has ...
Style:
captivating, romantic, psychological, intense, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, female empowerment, family drama, resilience, family problems, couple relations, love interest, relationship problems, orphan, love affair, life is a bitch, romantic relationship ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Kuwait
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in Kuwait in 1988, two women making their way in the boys club of the Kuwait Stock Exchange, on the eve of Saddam Hussein's invasion of the country.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
finance, women, stock exchange, corruption, stock market, female empowerment, invasion, relationship problems, female protagonist, society, social problems, problem ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The story of Catherine, who, after her violent husband puts her life in serious danger one night, decides to run away with her son and start a new life under a fresh identity.
Plot:
abusive husband, resilience, domestic abuse, female empowerment, violence against women, new identity, starting over, survival, self discovery, mother son relationship, witness protection, female friendship ...
Place:
quebec
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In 1930’s British India, sixteen-year-old Indira finds herself torn between true love, her duty to follow through with an arranged marriage, and the powerful allure of a mysterious guru. Through her heartbreaking journey to self-discovery, ...
Style:
historical drama, sweet, sentimental, touching, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
coming of age, teenage girl, patriarchy, women, self discovery, female empowerment, feminism, life is a bitch, couples, couple relations, dishonesty, love ...
Time:
1930s
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
This visual album from Beyoncé reimagines the lessons of "The Lion King" (2019) for today's young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.
Style:
inspirational, disturbing, captivating, colorful, poetic ...
Plot:
racist, female empowerment, black, inheritance, royalty, empowerment, identity, music, black woman, female singer, inspiration, musician ...
Place:
long island
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, intense, action thriller ...
Plot:
underground fighting, martial arts, female wrestler, kidnapping, kidnapped woman, kick-butt women, female empowerment, human trafficking, revolt, fight, organized crime, female protagonist ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A girl baseball player who is about to graduate from high school will try to enter the professional baseball world forbidden to women.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, inspirational ...
Plot:
baseball, female protagonist, high school sports, ambition, female empowerment, gender roles, determination, underdog, social problems, baseball player, sport team, ambitious woman ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Gifted with superhuman strength, a young woman returns to Korea to find her birth family — only to be entangled in a drug case that could test her power.
Style:
detective, semi serious, captivating, emotional, crime drama ...
Plot:
strong female lead, female protagonist, superhuman powers, grandparent grandchild relationship, drug crime, superhero, female empowerment, supernatural ability, supernatural power, fight, drug dealer, family drama ...
Place:
korea, south korea, seoul, mongolia
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the ...
Style:
road movie, sexy, erotic, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
road trip, friendship, feminism, female friendship, escapades, fugitives, sexualized violence, attempted rape, revenge, on the road, rape, feminist ...
Time:
20th century, year 1991, 90s
Place:
arizona, southern usa, bolivia, oklahoma, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey (Garry Marshall). Competitive sisters Dottie ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, sweet, touching, teen ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, family outing, chick flick, teens
Plot:
baseball, world war two, feminist, sister sister relationship, friendship, sibling rivalry, alcoholic, coach, female friendship, female athlete, happy ending, female protagonist ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, 90s
Place:
oregon, chicago, indiana, usa, midwest ...
Is relevant?
343K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, War
Country: USA
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, human spirit, princess, heroine, friendship, dragon, good versus evil, sexism, impersonating, gender disguise ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 6th century, 5th century
Place:
china, ancient china, asia
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
