| Ugravatara (2024) | 8.4 | |
| Succession (2018) | 8.8 | |
| Paava Kadhaigal (2020) | 8.0 | |
| Mustang (2015) | 7.6 | |
| Baaghi (2017) | 8.6 |
Patriarchy movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant patriarchy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, psychological, dramatic, tense, emotional and disturbing films and TV shows about / with patriarchy, female protagonist, feminism, women, family relations, female empowerment, feminist, friendship, marriage and revenge plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in India, USA, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as patriarchy: Mustang (2015), Women Talking (2022), Sand Storm (2016), My Happy Family (2017), Taht El Wesaya (2023), How Old Are You? (2014), K-12 (2019), Winter's Bone (2010), Barbie (2023), The Peasants (2023).
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43K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Qatar
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.
Style:
sad, realistic, heartbreaking, art house, social ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
sisters, teenage girl, coming of age, sexism, running away from home, sister sister relationship, virginity, teen suicide, islam, women's rights, women, arranged marriage ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, near future, 80s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, middle east, maghreb, israel ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.
Style:
social, independent film, period drama
Plot:
religion, sexual assault, woman, forgiveness, patriarchy, isolated community, rape victim, female friendship, rape, feminist, women, trauma ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 2000s, year 2010
Place:
bolivia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A Bedouin village in Northern Israel. When Jalila's husband marries a second woman, Jalila and her daughter's world is shattered, and the women are torn between their commitment to the patriarchal rules and being true to themselves.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, social
Plot:
mother daughter conflict, second wife, second marriage, bedouin, impossible love, family problems, women in society, marriage, dysfunctional family, mother daughter relationship, relationship problems, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
israel, middle east, indiana, palestine
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Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Tbilisi, Georgia, 2016: In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, art house ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
family problems, family life, lifestyle change, lifestyle, changing lives, patriarchy, relationship problems, parents and children, husband wife relationship, post soviet, problem, woman ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
middle east, indiana, tbilisi, georgia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
In the face of a patriarchal society, Hanan, a recently widowed mother of two, will do anything to keep custody of her children—even if it means becoming a fisherwoman.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, dramatic
Plot:
patriarchy, single mother, children, motherhood, family bonds, gender roles, family drama, custody battle, life is a bitch, women, female protagonist, social issues ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
36 year-old Nirupama Rajeev (played by Manju Warrier) is an UD clerk in Revenue Department. The role of her husband is played by Kunchaka Boban. There is nothing interesting about her life as she leads a life which is determined by her usual daily ...
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, captivating, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, female protagonist, patriarchy, parent child relationship, feminist, empowerment, personal growth, gender roles, female empowerment, introspection, social relations, coping ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
4K
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Cry Baby, a strong and sensitive girl, is sent off to a disturbing sleepaway school that’s hidden underneath a grandiose façade. Luckily, she has a sweet and unapologetic best friend who sticks up for her when she gets bullied by the other ...
Style:
rough, dark, disturbing, captivating, horror musical ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
brainwashing, boarding school, teacher, patriarchy, female friendship, feminist, dark heroine, feminism, coup, social misfits, magic, elementary school ...
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157K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
17 year-old Ree Dolly sets out to track down her father, who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared. If she fails, Ree and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods. Challenging her outlaw kin's code of silence and ...
Style:
depressing, atmospheric, harsh, dark, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, adult, teen drama
Plot:
poverty, small town, missing person, female protagonist, family in crisis, bail, rural setting, life is a bitch, down on your luck, coming of age, family crisis, uncle niece relationship ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
missouri, usa, california
Is relevant?
658K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken.
Style:
rom com, captivating, entertaining, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
barbie, fantasy world, doll, social satire, voice over narration, teenage girl, female protagonist, interdimensional travel, pregnant woman, ceo, patriarchy, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles
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Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Country: Poland, Serbia, Lithuania
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Peasant girl Jagna is forced to marry the much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and disdain with the villagers and she must fight to preserve her independence.
Style:
adult animation, captivating, entertaining, atmospheric, historical drama ...
Plot:
woman, patriarchy, marriage of convenience, marriage, village, relationships, rich man, rural setting, rich and poor, husband wife relationship, villager, rich ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
poland
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood ...
Style:
touching, romantic, entertaining, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
wedding, fall in love, love and romance, love, patriarchy, trip, forbidden love, love story, wedding preparations and rituals, opposites attract, domineering father, tradition ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 90s
Place:
india, switzerland, england, london, middle east ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In post-war Italy, the family of typical housewife Delia is in turmoil over the impending engagement of beloved firstborn Marcella. The arrival of a mysterious letter, however, will ignite Delia's courage to face her abusive husband and imagine ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dark comedy, period drama
Plot:
housewife, patriarchy, abusive husband, post war, lifestyle change, changing lives, marriage, working class, narcissism, blacks and whites, female empowerment, domestic violence ...
Time:
1940s, year 1946
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Hildegard von Bingen was truly a woman ahead of her time. A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed 12th-century Benedictine nun was a Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright, poet, naturalist, scientist, physician, herbalist ...
Style:
sincere, atmospheric, contemplative, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
gender, nun, medieval, saint, healing power, composer, visionary, seer, monk, nobility, prophet, convent ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 12th century
Place:
germany, rome italy, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A group of women fight patriarchy and societal values. Prem Kaur, a new police officer, uncovers dark secrets and becomes a beacon of hope for the womenfolk.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, crime drama, tense, detective
Plot:
patriarchy, women's rights, female protagonist, female empowerment, feminism, activism, resilience, social justice, solidarity, female friendship, investigation, reform ...
Time:
2020s
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
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Four ordinary women, inflicted by silly societal norms, have to steal, lie, cheat and hide in order to lead the lives that they rightfully deserve.
Style:
erotic, entertaining, humorous, clever, captivating ...
Plot:
sexuality, women, social satire, patriarchy, muslim, small town, indian woman, equality, family relations, friendship, feminist, self esteem ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
347K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
Style:
inspirational, captivating, disturbing, stylized, tense ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
wealth, family business, business, dysfunctional family, betrayal, dysfunctional relationship, father son relationship, businessman, family drama, ceo, patriarchy, parents and children ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young woman is murdered by her own father, with the help of her younger brother. She is secretly buried in the cellar, a space where the women of the family weave carpets and perform other domestic chores. Her loss, or perhaps her presence, ...
Style:
psychological horror, art house, intense, tragic
Plot:
patriarchy, family secret, domestic violence, basement, claustrophobia, suicide, social realism, isolation, murder, macabre, child abuse, taboo ...
Place:
poetic realism, persia, iran
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Rana has chosen a path in order to support her family, while Adineh (Eddie) has fled his home and city to escape his complicated situation as a transsexual man prevented from living as his true self by his family. They find themselves on the same ...
Style:
touching, psychological, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
escape, transsexual, hijab, wedding planning, lgbt, forced marriage, friendship, patriarchy, domineering father, taxi driver, taxi, muslim ...
Place:
iran, middle east
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, Portugal
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Sicily 18th century, Marianna Ucria is a 12-year-old deaf-mute from an aristocratic family of Palermo. Aged 13, she is married to a middle-aged uncle, Duca Pietro. She is repulsed by him, but at 16 years she already gives him three daughters. During ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, melancholic, period drama, tragic
Plot:
deaf, child marriage, female protagonist, forced marriage, patriarchy, disability, feminism, family secret, resilience, self discovery, coming of age, loneliness ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
sicily, italy, southern italy, palermo italy
Is relevant?
1K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A cruel womaniser, who cheated death and has been bedridden for ages, harasses his wife and son out of spite. As his family waits for him to die, the villagers form a mob demanding to kill him because of his actions. When he tricks his wife into ...
Style:
intense, dark drama, tragic
Plot:
family drama, toxic masculinity, abuse, patriarchy, domestic violence, harassment, moral dilemma, oppression, trauma, betrayal, husband wife conflict, small town life ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In an apartment building where neighbors, friends, and family are living in close quarters, three male protagonists encounter three phases of manhood in Turkish society. Directors Reha Erdem's light touch and slyly amusing style do not miss the ...
Style:
art house, thought provoking, dark comedy, moody
Plot:
gender roles, patriarchy, social commentary, coming of age, apartment building, satire, friendship, slice of life, social realism, everyday life, urban, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
turkey, middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
It revolves around Aurora, Yuliana, Manuela and Tabatha, four women seduced by power and money. Aurora's life changes the day the authorities unfairly kill her father. Once a citizen of Tierra Blanca, she became the leader of a group of women ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, tense, disturbing, dramatic ...
Plot:
revenge, social injustice, seduction, sisterhood, female empowerment, patriarchy, rich, power, women, showdown, attempted seduction, bossy woman ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
latin america
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Champa is a labourer in Dholpur village, where her employers and policemen gangrape her. As the culprits are directly related to the local MLA, they go scot free until a brave female SP steps in to bring the rape survivor justice
Style:
tense, emotional, realistic, intense
Plot:
village, sexual abuse, social injustice, rape, corruption, women's rights, justice, political corruption, patriarchy, courage, empowerment, law and order ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Four women set up an undercover detective agency to expose philandering husbands.
Style:
detective, tense, bleak, black comedy, noir
Plot:
infidelity, feminism, female friendship, sexism, women's rights, social commentary, female empowerment, gender roles, patriarchy, marriage, undercover, investigation ...
Place:
pakistan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
TV show
Story:
The 1930s Hong Kong is the time of the East and West cultural shock. Women started fighting for their rights and status, changing the 'men superior to women' image. Famous barrister Sir Arthur Chung studied in England and lives a British ...
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, dramatic, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
women's rights, social status, patriarchy, gender roles, society, lifestyle, parents and children, wealth, rich man, wealthy family, rich, relationships ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Three men try to overcome the problems in their lives not realising the impact their efforts are having on the women in their lives.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
feminist, culture, feminism, gender roles, patriarchy, social problems, gender issues, problem, alcoholism, social commentary, freedom, character study ...
Place:
india
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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?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hiyam, a young factory worker, lives in a lower-middle-class neighbourhood, along with her co-workers. She is clearly under the spell of Salah, the factory's new supervisor. Believing that love can transcend their class differences, Hiyam ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
female protagonist, unwanted pregnancy, class conflict, social realism, gender roles, patriarchy, factory, working class, social injustice, unwed pregnancy, coworker, pregnancy ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
129
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Ayyanar, a barbarian, beats up innocent people and rapes women. He gets married to Alagamma, a pretty girl, who hates him initially, but later decides to transform him.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
patriarchy, victimization, toxic masculinity, village life, domestic violence, sexual abuse, relationships, male female relationship, life is a bitch, changing lives, confronting the past, violence ...
Place:
india
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