Legal Equality - Films

Laapataa Ladies

Through the absurd comedy of two brides swapped on a train due to identical veils, this film exposes how rural Indian patriarchy employs the 'erasure of the face' to systematically invisibilize female identity.

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2024

India

Laapataa Ladies

Kiran Rao

Comedy Drama

Patriarchy Critique Cross-Cultural Feminism +3

Anatomy of a Fall

A gripping courtroom drama dissecting a marriage, truth, and gender roles through the trial of a woman accused of her husband's murder. Winner of the Palme d'Or.

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2023

France

Anatomy of a Fall

Justine Triet

Crime Drama Thriller

Women's Cinema Legal Equality +4

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

In the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court, Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always is necessary viewing. A tiny independent film that topped critics' best-of lists, it's about a pair of friends who are forced to travel from their small Pennsylvania town to New York City in search of medical aid for an unwanted pregnancy.

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2020

USA

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Eliza Hittman

Drama Social Realism

Abortion Rights Reproductive Autonomy +4

Confirmation

This HBO television movie stars Kerry Washington as Anita Hill, a law professor whose story of sexual harassment is worth revisiting through a post-#MeToo lens. This film dives into one of recent American history's watershed moments, chronicling the testimony given before the nation regarding the sexual harassment of women in the workplace.

查看详情 110 minutes

2016

USA

Confirmation

Rick Famuyiwa

Drama Biography Historical

Anti-Sexual Violence Legal Equality +4

Belle

Based on the true story of 18th-century historical figure Dido Elizabeth Belle, this costume drama follows a mixed-race aristocratic woman navigating her place in British high society while fighting for justice amid intersecting racism and sexism. The film explores complex themes of race, class, gender intersectionality, and female agency.

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2013

UK

Belle

Amma Asante

Drama Biography Historical

Race and Gender Intersectional Feminism +4

Iron Jawed Angels

Katja von Garnier made this Golden Globe winner, about the women who risked their lives for the suffrage movement. It stars Hilary Swank, Anjelica Huston, and Vera Farmiga.

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2004

USA

Iron Jawed Angels

Katja von Garnier

Biography Drama History

First Wave Feminism Political Participation +4

Legally Blonde

A groundbreaking comedy film where Reese Witherspoon's Elle Woods challenges stereotypes about blonde women. This 2001 film deeply explores female intelligence, workplace discrimination, and multiple facets of feminism through the story of a fashion-conscious girl entering Harvard Law School.

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2001

USA

Legally Blonde

Robert Luketic

Comedy Romance

Media Representation Critique Education Equality +2

Erin Brockovich

Based on true events, this film tells the story of single mother Erin Brockovich who, through tenacious will and relentless effort, exposed corporate environmental pollution scandals and fought for justice for victims. The film demonstrates how ordinary women can display extraordinary strength in adversity.

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2000

USA

Erin Brockovich

Steven Soderbergh

Drama Biography

Economic Empowerment Workplace Equality +2