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Explore powerful cinema that challenges perspectives and illuminates the feminist experience through storytelling

🎥 88 films total
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All Films (88 films)

The Substance

The Substance

A body horror film directed by Coralie Fargeat, starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley. Following washed-up actress Elisabeth who, after being fired due to ageism, uses a mysterious drug to create a younger, perfect version of herself. Through extreme body horror aesthetics, the film deeply explores crucial issues including ageism, beauty standards, body politics, female self-hatred, and patriarchal control over women's bodies, becoming a representative work of contemporary feminist horror cinema.

查看详情 141 min
2024
France

The Substance

Coralie Fargeat

Horror Sci-Fi Body Horror
Media Representation Critique Body Politics +4
Blink Twice

Blink Twice

Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut, a psychological thriller starring Naomi Ackie and Channing Tatum. Following cocktail waitress Frida who is invited to tech billionaire Slater King's private island vacation, only to discover the men on the island are plotting sinister activities. The film deeply explores crucial issues including power abuse, sexual violence, collective trauma, female solidarity, and elite corruption, showcasing women's awakening and resistance when facing systemic oppression.

查看详情 102 min
2024
USA

Blink Twice

Zoë Kravitz

Thriller Mystery Horror
Anti-Sexual Violence Economic Empowerment +4
MaXXXine

MaXXXine

The concluding chapter of Ti West's X trilogy, with Mia Goth returning as Maxine Minx. Set in 1985 Los Angeles, Maxine transitions from adult film star to pursuing mainstream Hollywood acting career while facing threats from a serial killer. The film deeply explores crucial issues including women's survival struggles in the entertainment industry, sex work destigmatization, Hollywood power structures, and how women fight for autonomy in male-dominated industries.

查看详情 103 min
2024
USA

MaXXXine

Ti West

Horror Thriller Crime
Sex Worker Rights Economic Empowerment +4
All We Imagine As Light

All We Imagine As Light

A groundbreaking work by Indian director Payal Kapadia, this historic masterpiece won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Following three women of different ages—Prabha, Anu, and Parvaty—working together at a hospital in Mumbai, it explores their complex personal lives and the power of their mutually supportive friendship. With its poetic visual language, the film deeply examines crucial themes including female friendship, intergenerational solidarity, identity formation in urban development, and gender politics in modern India.

查看详情 118 min
2024
India

All We Imagine As Light

Payal Kapadia

Drama Romance Art House
Female Friendship Cultural Identity +4
Anora

Anora

A romantic comedy-drama directed by Sean Baker, winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Mikey Madison stars as sex worker Ani who falls in love and impulsively marries Vanya, the son of a Russian oligarch, before facing fierce opposition from his family's forces. With its authentic, nuanced performances and sharp social critique, the film deeply explores crucial issues including sex worker rights, class differences, economic inequality, and women's survival struggles in capitalist society.

查看详情 139 min
2024
USA

Anora

Sean Baker

Romance Comedy Drama
Sex Worker Rights Economic Empowerment +4
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

A black comedy drama directed by Zambian filmmaker Rungano Nyoni, starring Susan Chardy. Following young woman Shula who discovers her uncle Fred's body late at night, the film explores the revelation of buried family sexual assault secrets during funeral proceedings with her cousins. With its unique African perspective, the film examines the complex relationships between family trauma, cultural traditions, and women's voices, becoming an important representative work of contemporary African feminist cinema.

查看详情 99 min
2024
Zambia

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Rungano Nyoni

Drama Comedy Black Comedy
Anti-Sexual Violence Family Liberation +4
The Marvels

The Marvels

A superhero film directed by Nia DaCosta, the first Black woman to helm a Marvel movie, following three female superheroes Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan who are forced to work together to save the universe when their powers become entangled. The film explores themes of intergenerational female solidarity, multicultural identity, and women's representation in superhero cinema.

查看详情 105 min
2023
USA

The Marvels

Nia DaCosta

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Female Friendship Intersectional Feminism +4
Poor Things

Poor Things

A surrealist fantasy drama directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone. Adapted from Alasdair Gray's novel, it follows the extraordinary evolution journey of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life through brain transplantation in Victorian times. The film explores profound themes of female sexual autonomy, body politics, social liberation, and personal awakening through richly imaginative visual language, becoming a significant representative work of contemporary feminist cinema.

查看详情 141 min
2023
UK

Poor Things

Yorgos Lanthimos

Drama Comedy Fantasy
Female Desire Bodily Autonomy +4
Bottoms

Bottoms

A surreal campus comedy directed by Emma Seligman about two queer high school students who start an after-school fight club to win over their dream cheerleader crushes. This film explores themes of queer identity, female friendship, gender power subversion, and adolescent sexual awakening through extremely exaggerated techniques, becoming a representative work of new-era queer feminism.

查看详情 92 min
2023
USA

Bottoms

Emma Seligman

Comedy LGBTQ+ Coming-of-Age
Queer Feminism Female Friendship +4
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Adapted from Judy Blume's groundbreaking 1970 novel, follows 11-year-old Margaret Simon as she navigates puberty's physical changes, religious exploration, and identity formation. This warm and honest coming-of-age film explores female adolescent experiences, mother-daughter relationships, religious freedom, and the universality of women's intergenerational experiences through a delicate perspective.

查看详情 106 min
2023
USA

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Kelly Fremon Craig

Drama Comedy Family
Gender Socialization Mother-Daughter Relationships +4
Polite Society

Polite Society

The feature directorial debut from 'We Are Lady Parts' creator Nida Manzoor, an action-comedy that blends Bollywood, martial arts, and sisterhood in an empowering story. Following rebellious teenager Ria's mission to save her sister Lena from becoming a wealthy man's caged-bird wife by organizing a friend rescue operation. The film explores themes of cultural identity, family expectations, female autonomy, and intergenerational female solidarity through innovative visual language.

查看详情 103 min
2023
UK

Polite Society

Nida Manzoor

Action Comedy Coming-of-Age
Cultural Identity Female Friendship +4

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