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1. Promising Young Woman (2020)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Nothing in Cassie's life is what it appears to be - she's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she's living a secret double life. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.
Director: Emerald Fennell | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown
Votes: 212,663
2. The Color Purple (1985)
PG-13 | 154 min | Drama
A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery
Votes: 97,599 | Gross: $98.47M
3. Air Force One (1997)
R | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Communist radicals hijack Air Force One with the U.S. President and his family on board. The Vice President negotiates from Washington D.C., while the President, a veteran, fights to rescue the hostages on board.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson
Votes: 210,576 | Gross: $172.96M
4. G.I. Jane (1997)
R | 125 min | Action, Drama, War
Lt. Jordan, a US Navy topographic analyst, joins the US Navy Special Warfare Group and struggles to prove her worth in a unit dominated by men. But a cynical woman Texan senator has sold her out.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jason Beghe
Votes: 87,158 | Gross: $48.17M
5. Prime Suspect (1991)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.
Stars: Helen Mirren, John Benfield, Tom Bell, Craig Fairbrass
Votes: 9,265
6. Suffragette (2015)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, History
In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end.
Director: Sarah Gavron | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter, Meryl Streep
Votes: 44,798 | Gross: $4.69M
7. Undressed (1999–2002)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Anthology series examines the diverse sexual relationships involving the different genders, races, sexual orientations, and fetishes of high schoolers, college students, and post-college roommates.
Stars: Serah D'Laine, Scott Hamm Duenas, Gina May, Bree Turner
Votes: 1,325
8. Made in Dagenham (2010)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone
Votes: 16,089 | Gross: $1.09M
9. Iron Jawed Angels (2004 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
A little known, yet integral piece of American history: based on the lives of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, two young radical women who were instrumental in getting women the right to vote in America.
Director: Katja von Garnier | Stars: Hilary Swank, Margo Martindale, Anjelica Huston, Frances O'Connor
Votes: 6,445
10. Sex Sells: The Making of 'Touché' (2005)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
Retiring director Chuck Steak wants to make his last film the biggest and most absurdly convoluted adult movie ever made. As a young documentary maker films this outrageously funny, quirky quest, everything that can possibly go wrong does.
Director: Jonathan Liebert | Stars: Mark DeCarlo, Darby Daniels, Jack Kyle, Priscilla Barnes
Votes: 474
11. In the Company of Men (1997)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
Two business executives--one an avowed misogynist, the other recently emotionally wounded by his love interest--set out to exact revenge on the female gender by seeking out the most innocent, uncorrupted girl they can find and ruining her life.
Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy, Stacy Edwards, Michael Martin
Votes: 14,310 | Gross: $2.86M
12. Wind (I) (1992)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Romance and adventure happen during the America's Cup series of yachting races.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Cliff Robertson, Jack Thompson
Votes: 3,106 | Gross: $5.52M
13. Caught (2018)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama
David Slaney escapes from prison tries to hook up with his partner for one more drug deal and while being hunted by police. Based on the novel by Lisa Moore.
Stars: Allan Hawco, Paul Gross, Eric Johnson, Tori Anderson
Votes: 586
14. Born in Flames (1983)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.
Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Honey, Adele Bertei, Jean Satterfield, Florynce Kennedy
Votes: 2,068
15. Oleanna (1994)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
When a student visits her professor to discuss how she failed his course, the discussion takes an awkward turn.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: William H. Macy, Debra Eisenstadt, Diego Pineda, Scott Zigler
Votes: 3,621 | Gross: $0.12M
16. Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A flight attendant becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman, all of whom are named Mike. After the three find out about one ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Howard Keel, Barry Sullivan
Votes: 844
17. The Most Hated Family in America (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Louis meets the Phelps family, who protest against an America that tolerates homosexuality
Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Fred Phelps
Votes: 4,841
18. Beauty and the Boss (1932)
Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
An executive hires a mousy, plain woman as his secretary so she will not divert him from his work, but she still becomes determined to win his heart.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Marian Marsh, David Manners, Warren William, Charles Butterworth
Votes: 698
19. La Brassiere (2001)
105 min | Comedy, Romance
A Hong Kong bra company breaks tradition by hiring two men, Johnny and Wayne, to design an "ultimate bra" in 3 months. The head of the designing department, Lena, objects to their hiring ... See full summary »
Directors: Hing-Ka Chan, Patrick Leung | Stars: Ching Wan Lau, Louis Koo, Carina Lau, Gigi Leung
Votes: 598
20. Seeing Allred (2018)
TV-14 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred takes on the biggest names in American culture as coverage of sexual assault allegations in the media become more prevalent.
Directors: Roberta Grossman, Sophie Sartain | Stars: Gloria Allred, Lisa Bloom, Hillary Clinton, Bill Cosby
Votes: 1,469
21. And Still I Sing (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Under the mentorship of controversial pop star Aryana Sayeed, two young singers vie to become the first-ever female winners of Afghan Star. As their dreams are within grasp, their lives are changed when the Taliban returns to power.
Director: Fazila Amiri | Stars: Aryana Sayeed, Zahra Elham, Sadiqa Madadgar
Votes: 45
22. The Wall (2008)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
A Man which does acrobatic with motorcycle, dies during an action. His children, Setareh and Shahab, decide to continue his work on "wall of death".
Director: Mohammad Ali Talebi | Stars: Mohammad Ali Dashti, Golshifteh Farahani, Azita Hajian, Mohammad Kasebi
Votes: 394
23. Business as Usual (1988)
PG | 89 min | Drama
After seeing her husband fail in fighting a battle to keep his factory open, a manageress loses her job in a disagreement with the manager over sexual harassment of her staff. She accepts ... See full summary »
Director: Lezli-An Barrett | Stars: Glenda Jackson, John Thaw, Cathy Tyson, Mark McGann
Votes: 121
24. It's a Girl (1994 TV Movie)
55 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Studio chat inter-cut with comedy sketches on the serious subject of the side-lining of women's health.
Director: David G. Hillier | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Nina Baden-Semper, Cheryl Baker, Lynda Baron
25. Die Unbeugsamen (2021)
99 min | Documentary
DIE UNBUGSAMEN tells the story of women in the Bonn republic who literally had to fight for their participation in the democratic decision-making processes against success-obsessed and ... See full summary »
Director: Torsten Körner | Stars: Carola von Braun-Stütze, Herta Däubler-Gmelin, Renate Faerber-Husemann, Elisabeth Haines
Votes: 207
26. Progressive Feminism through James Bond (2015 Video)
14 min | Short, Biography, History
As one of pop-culture's oldest and most iconic movie characters, James Bond has both illustrated and influenced western culture for over 50 years. "Progressive Feminism through James Bond" ... See full summary »
Star: Eric J. Mosley
27. Bomber (2000 TV Movie)
150 min | Thriller
A group of bomb disposal experts working for the British Army.
Director: David Drury | Stars: Mark Strong, Andrew Lincoln, Esther Hall, Teresa Churcher
Votes: 35
28. L'étreinte des hommes (2019)
2 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Two young men are attacked by thugs after sharing a kiss while walking along the Seine in Paris.
Director: Nicolas Goergen | Stars: Matthieu Charneau, Lazaro Cuervo Costa, Fayçal Acloque, Bocar Diop
Votes: 9
29. Training Rules (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 62 min | Documentary, Drama, News
Examines how women's collegiate sports, caught in a web of homophobic practices, collude in the destruction of the lives and dreams of many of its most talented athletes.
Directors: Dee Mosbacher, Fawn Yacker | Stars: Diana Nyad, Cindy Davies, Lisa Faloon, Christine Gulas
Votes: 96
30. U People (2009)
76 min | Documentary, Music
What do you get when over the course of 2 days in an unassuming brownstone in Brooklyn with 30 women across sexualities and transfolk of color? History.
Directors: Olive Demetrius, Hanifah Walidah | Stars: DJ Ayden, Nakita Bermudez, Tara Bethea, Gloria Bigelow
Votes: 14
31. The Unfortunate Sex (1920)
60 min | Drama
Given away by her wealthy father, James Harrington, as an infant because she was born a female, Peggy has been raised by a kindly underworld crook. One day, while selling papers at the news... See full summary »
Director: Elsier La Maie | Stars: Frances Edmonde, George Larkin, Harry von Meter, Katharine Lewis
32. The Ragged Princess (1916)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
After running away from an orphanage, young Alicia Jones disguises herself as a boy and gets a job on a farm. She falls in love with Harry Deigan, a farmhand who knows her secret, but when ... See full summary »
Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: June Caprice, Harry Hilliard, Richard Neill, Tom Burrough
33. Black./Womyn.: Conversations with Lesbians of African Descent (2008)
97 min | Documentary
black./womyn.:conversations... is a feature-length documentary focusing on the lives and views of lesbians of African descent from various backgrounds. The documentary is structured by ... See full summary »
Director: Tiona McClodden | Stars: Staceyann Chin, Cheryl Clarke, Michelle Parkerson, Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Votes: 10
34. Women Artists of Australia (1981– )
Documentary
Five part documentary series about Women Artists in Australia. Interviews with many women artists of Australia cover such topics as challenges, problems and issues; gender representation, ... See full summary »
35. Fora da Lei (2006)
82 min | Documentary
A same sex couple and a little daughter from a previous marriage, fight together for what they deem to be their right to marry and live together, facing law, housing discrimination, and employment discrimination.
Director: Leonor Areal | Stars: Helena Maria Mestre Paixão, Teresa Maria Henriques Pires, Beatriz, Miguel Vale de Almeida
36. It's Just a Compliment, Luv! (1981)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Amanda King | Stars: Mary Dimech, Diane Hague, Merv Hawkins, Lia Leove
38.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Bang... Zoom... Zap
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Roxanne has to deal with her difficult father, Murray, after he is kicked out of his retirement home and he keeps showing up at the office. Judge Grace Van Owen thinks that her days as a ... See full summary »
Director: Miles Watkins | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 33
39.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Book of Renovation, Chapter 1
(1993)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama
Five months later. Things have changed for the firm which is now named McKenzie, Brackman, Kelsey, Markowitz, and Morales, as the partners begin to interview candidates for a new associate ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 31
40.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Noah's Bark
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
McKenzie and the rest of the firm retaliate at Becker's underhanded withdrawal. Meanwhile, Allison feels humiliated after her testimony during her rape trial despite Victor's support. ... See full summary »
Director: Win Phelps | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 41
41.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
The Bitch Is Back
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Rosalind Shays returns with an equally ruthless and manipulative lawyer, Jack Sollers, to sue the firm for sexual discrimination. Markowitz suffers a heart attack during the trial and is ... See full summary »
Director: Elodie Keene | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 44
42.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
The Pay's Lousy, But the Tips Are Great
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Victor faces troubling issues both at home and in court as he tries to deal with the after-effects of Allison's rape trial and a sexual discrimination case concerning a woman court clerk ... See full summary »
Director: David Carson | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 35
43.
NewsRadio (1995–1999)
Episode:
Assistant
(1999)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Romance
Lisa discovers her contract allows her to have an assistant. When the new gal shows up looking hot and acting flirty, the boys go crazy and the women get irritated. Max is upset the women ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney
Votes: 306
44.
Ulysse 31 (1981–1982)
Episode:
Rebellion on Lemnos
(1982)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure
The women of the planet Lemnos are being forced by the Shark Men to build the Trident ships for the gods. Princess Hypsipyle of Lemnos asks for Ulysses' help. But the children discover that another group also lives on Lemnos.
Stars: Matt Birman, Jacques Ebner, Claude Giraud, Fabrice Josso
Votes: 41