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Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Sita tries to live an honest and truthful life following all religious and social norms of her upbringing while unraveling the true agenda of men around her. In this process, she emerges victorious as a strong and brave woman.
Plot:
female protagonist, female empowerment, betrayal, abandonment, gender roles, patriarchy, deception, women, identity crisis, isolation
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Story:
England 1905, a letter from Tzar Nicholas to Lord Bartlett recounts the Bloody Sunday Massacre in Saint Petersburg and becomes the catalyst for a woman’s courageous rebellion against her oppressive husband.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, bleak, tense, poignant ...
Plot:
repression, female empowerment, marital abuse, aristocracy, class conflict, private vs public, manor, dialogue, political intrigue, moral ambiguity, family secret, oppression ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
In imperial Brazil, a young woman stripped of her reputation is forced into exile from polite society. Recasting herself as Madam Beja, she builds an elite pleasure house that becomes a hub of political intrigue, economic power, and forbidden ...
Style:
costume drama, sensual, period drama
Plot:
gender roles, sex work, patriarchy, courtesan, brothel, female empowerment, seduction, rise to power, ambition, revenge, scandal, class conflict ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
brazil
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After finding out that an abused women’s shelter is losing funding, a group of determined ladies form a bakery in hopes to raise the money before it’s too late.
Style:
captivating, inspirational, uplifting, heartfelt, comedy drama ...
Plot:
friendship, female empowerment, empowerment, financial problem, friends, problem solving, society, social problems, coping, group of friends, social issues, women ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Follow Jenni Rivera's journey from her humble beginnings in Long Beach, California, to her meteoric rise to the top of the charts, and her final days before her tragic and unexpected death. See the struggles she endured during her personal ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, realistic
Plot:
biopic, tragedy, legacy, resilience, female empowerment, songwriter, sudden death, latina, women's rights, grief, family drama, music industry ...
Place:
california, long beach california
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158
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Nico (33), German-Persian, emancipated and happy, is the most popular geriatric nurse for her patients. With her best friend Rosa (37), she enjoys the summer in Berlin. A xenophobic attack tears the self-confident NICO from its self-determined ...
Style:
intense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
racism, xenophobia, female empowerment, resilience, female protagonist, friendship, female friendship, ptsd, self defense, social realism, social commentary, mental health ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Hyo-sim, who sacrificed her life for her family trying to lead an independent life as she began to value herself.
Style:
realistic
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, family drama, female empowerment, family conflict, independence, slice of life, personal growth, self discovery, sacrifice, resilience, working woman ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
A Heisei youth graffiti drama, in which the heroine Yoneda Yui (Hashimoto Kanna), born in the first year of the Heisei era, connects people's hearts to the future as a nutritionist. Always cherishing her individuality, she sometimes struggles, ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, period piece, asadora
Plot:
heisei era, coming of age, optimism, slice of life, female protagonist, resilience, empowerment, individuality, female empowerment, self discovery, personal growth, family values ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
TV show
Story:
The adventures of a young, black woman in a big, white world.
Style:
entertaining, funny, captivating, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
absurd humor, satire, female empowerment, female friendship, humour, women, society, social satire, female protagonist, lifestyle, feminist, self discovery ...
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A feisty woman struggles to keep her ranch from being stolen by a greedy and unscrupulous land-baron named Malick. A trio of young men comes to her aid Dusty Fog, the "Kid," and Miguel. They are later joined by a fourth man named Mark, who ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, independent film, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ranch, sheriff, good versus evil, female protagonist, female empowerment, land dispute, outlaw, courage, tyranny, showdown, perseverance, survival ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Faced with mounting financial issues, Ana finally decides to tap into her magical ancestry to keep her family together only to discover that meddling in the love affairs of others makes life even more complicated.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, psychological, satirical, disturbing ...
Plot:
empowerment, motherhood, magic, female empowerment, family drama, money problems, supernatural power, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, financial problem, love interest ...
Place:
mexico, mexico city
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story:
A miniseries and a continuation of the film of the same name, it goes on to tell the story of four friends: Preta (Negra Li), Barbarah (Leilah Moreno), Mayah (Quelyna) and Lena (Cindy Mendes), who live in Vila Brasilândia, on the periphery of São ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, inspirational, emotional
Plot:
hip hop, friendship, aspiration, musician's life, music, desire for fame, music band, girlfriend, black woman, female empowerment, city life, girl group ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
brazil
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Full-time homemaker, Serina, is madly in love with her elite securities manager husband, Takefumi. But ever since they got married two years ago as two incurably infatuated lovers, her husband has changed. He has begun to find her unmitigated ...
Style:
detective, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
female empowerment, self discovery, housewife, female protagonist, secret, love affair, sleuth, unfaithful husband, cheating wife, couple relations, puzzle, love and romance ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Juliet Bravo was a drama that focused on two female police inspectors, neither of whom were called Juliet Bravo! These two inspectors worked in the small fictional town of Hartley, Lancashire. Jean Darblay was on the scene first and had trouble ...
Style:
realistic, detective, period drama
Plot:
police, female protagonist, police station, police procedural, female empowerment, small town, sexism, gender roles, crime investigation, social issues, british police, fictional city ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong
TV show
Story:
A young girl, Hua Mulan decides to pretend to be a man in order to stop her sickly old father from being called up for the army. She fools everyone but ends up with more than she bargained for when she falls for one of the young generals Li Leung
Style:
inspirational, costume drama, emotional, period piece, historical romance ...
Plot:
female protagonist, bravery, female empowerment, cross dressing, military, identity, female soldier, coming of age, heroism, sacrifice, disguise, family drama ...
Place:
ancient china
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193
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a 15-year-old becomes the first female starter on her high school's male basketball team, her achievement is marred by the treatment she receives at the hands of her teammates, her brother and even her boyfriend.
Plot:
high school sports, high school, female protagonist, female empowerment, gender equality, sexism, courage, perseverance, personal growth, discrimination, coming of age, family drama ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Veronica 'Ronnie' Chase is the 'Queen of Romance.' Founder of a successful lingerie empire, and best-selling author of self-help romance books, Ronnie has it all ... money, success, sex appeal and a philandering husband. How she ...
Style:
sitcom, sexual, lighthearted, witty, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female empowerment, infidelity, empowerment, self discovery, female friendship, personal growth, strong female lead, sexual attraction, divorce, dating, glamour, fashion ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
In the early 1990s, the orphan Jane Xiaoai was forced to drop out of school due to her family’s poverty and moved to Guangzhou to work. In Guangzhou, she worked as a small restaurant worker and a tea girl in a foreign trade company. With her ...
Style:
sentimental, exciting, captivating, entertaining, romantic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ambition, female protagonist, women, orphan, rags to riches, entrepreneurship, female empowerment, perseverance, resilience, hardship, young woman, ambitious woman ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Plain-looking Tanaka-san from the accounting department is around 40 years old. She has no friends and no love life, but she does have a secret side... a super sexy belly dancer! Akari, a temporary employee, appears to be a lovable lady at first ...
Style:
romantic comedy, psychological, semi serious, captivating, romantic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, dancehall girl, office worker, idol, hidden identity, female friendship, secret life, double life, self discovery, female empowerment, romantic relationship, problem ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
Chloé, a star hockey player, wants to make her place on a men's AAA team. Between budding loves, friendships and betrayals, she tries to find her place on the ice and in life.
Style:
entertaining, serious, captivating, exciting, emotional ...
Plot:
hockey, friendship, betrayal, ice hockey, female protagonist, teamwork, female empowerment, student athlete, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, youth, sport team, love ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
When fragments of a green crystal scatter in the city and turn people into destructive monsters, Narda embraces her destiny as Darna—the mighty protector of the powerful stone from Planet Marte.
Style:
dramatic, tense, action packed, visually appealing, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
superhero, superheroine, supernatural power, female protagonist, empowerment, female hero, female empowerment, secret identity, fantasy world, supernatural ability, fight, protection ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Nami Isayama met a man through a blind date and married him. She and her husband moved to a quiet, exclusive residential area. Nami is now a housewife and she decides to take cooking classes. She meets other housewives at the cooking class and ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, psychological, entertaining ...
Plot:
female protagonist, slice of life, female empowerment, relationship problems, life philosophy, lifestyle, bored housewife, problem solving, satire, justice, self discovery, friendship ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Israel, Italy, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
As Islamic morality squads stage arbitrary raids in Tehran and as fundamentalists seize hold of the universities, Azar Nafisi, an inspired teacher, secretly gathers six of her most committed female students to read forbidden western classics. ...
Style:
reflective, poignant
Plot:
women's rights, female friendship, literary, political repression, female empowerment, oppression, authoritarianism, teacher student relationship, autobiography, coming of age, identity, adaptation ...
Time:
year 1979
Place:
iran, tehran, tehran iran
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
How are legends made?
Guan Xiao Di is a rebellious young woman. The traditional life of studying and finding a stale career never interested her. When she accidentally stumbles into a bodyguard training center, her life will never be the same ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, light, humorous, action drama ...
Plot:
bodyguard, martial arts, friendship, military, personal growth, female empowerment, transformation, determination, female protagonist, coming of age, love and romance, battles ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.
Style:
serious, sincere, captivating, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
feminism, injustice, women's rights, civil rights, feminist, politics, political unrest, life is a bitch, women's suffrage, state affairs, human spirit, journalism ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1920s, year 1917, year 1912
Place:
virginia, washington d.c., america, philadelphia, tennessee
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into ...
Style:
inspirational, exciting, touching, feel good, historical drama ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly, date night, chick flick, kids ...
Plot:
racism, mathematics, nasa, space program, stereotypes, african american, prejudice, sexism, genius, scientist, strong female character, racial segregation ...
Time:
60s, year 1961, 20th century, year 2016, 2010s ...
Place:
indiana, persia, usa, virginia, langley virginia
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110K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Style:
factual, costume drama, period piece, historical drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
queen, british history, queen elizabeth i, tudors, royalty, historical character, politics, head of state, british royal family, royal court, monarchy, throne ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, victorian era ...
Place:
england, london, britain, scotland, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, teen, light, touching ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family outing, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
soccer, friendship, wedding, football, hinduism, tradition, stereotypes, feminism, immigrant, coming of age, against the rules, culture clash ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe, hamburg germany, germany ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five ...
Style:
brutal, action thriller, atmospheric, suspense, visually stunning ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
hitman, revenge, vengeance, strong female lead, tough girl, dark humor, femme fatale, sword fight, mission, one woman army, female assassin, female warrior ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
austin texas, persia, el paso texas, mexico, japan ...
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707K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, touching, romantic, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
princess, sisters, disney princess, snow, magic, magical, power of love, happy ending, female protagonist, love and romance, wizards and magicians, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 1800s, 1840s, 19th century
Place:
europe, scandinavia, seattle
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