Booksmart Olivia Wilde's directorial debut revolutionizes the high school comedy genre, following two academic overachievers who decide to cram four years of fun into one wild night before graduation. This self-aware coming-of-age comedy explores female friendship, academic pressure, sexual identity, and teenage identity formation through an inclusive lens. 查看详情 102 minutes 2019 USA Booksmart Olivia Wilde Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama Female Friendship Education Equality +4
Circumstance Director Maryam Keshavarz's coming-of-age drama focuses on a wealthy Iranian family, particularly headstrong teenager Atafeh whose relationship with her friend Shireen evolves from friendship into romance and even eroticism, alongside her brother's journey from recovering drug addict to religious extremist. This vibrant exploration of sexual rebellion showcases high school protagonists confronting patriarchal oppression, culminating in a penetrating examination of women's treatment under Iranian theocracy. 查看详情 106 minutes 2011 USA Circumstance Maryam Keshavarz Drama Coming-of-Age Romance Queer Theory Anti-Feminism Studies +4
Whale Rider Girls aren't allowed to be Whangara chiefs. But that's not acceptable to Paikea (Keisha Castle-Hughes), the 11-year-old powerhouse who believes her destiny is to ride whales and lead her tribe. Courage, leadership, and defiance are all at play in this Kiwi drama from Niki Caro. 查看详情 101 minutes 2002 New Zealand Whale Rider Niki Caro Drama Family Indigenous Feminism Political Participation +4
Clueless A "way existential" 1990s time capsule of fashion, pop culture, and Valley girl verbiage, Amy Heckerling's rom-com riff on Jane Austen's Emma celebrates female friendship and sexuality, and it puts a woman's self-fulfillment above finding a man. Even if "fulfillment" technically includes finding a man. 查看详情 97 minutes 1995 USA Clueless Amy Heckerling Comedy Romance Third Wave Feminism Female Friendship +4
Little Women Feminism isn't just about women kicking ass—it's also about allowing us the freedom to be who we want. For the protagonist sisters in Gillian Armstrong's adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel, that means a writer, a musician, a housewife, and a free spirit. 查看详情 115 minutes 1994 USA Little Women Gillian Armstrong Drama Family Romance Identity Formation Economic Empowerment +4
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Canadian avant-garde cinema mostly seen and analyzed by college students, Patricia Rozema's fairy-tale whimsy, about an artist on her journey to self-discovery, is one you should seek out—particularly because it's made by a fantastic team of women. 查看详情 81 minutes 1987 Canada I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Patricia Rozema Comedy Drama Queer Theory Feminist Art +4
Desperately Seeking Susan A bored housewife becomes fascinated by the free-spirited lifestyle of mysterious Susan and embarks on an adventure of mistaken identity. This 1980s film by a female director uses humor and wit to explore themes of female identity, self-discovery, and breaking free from social constraints. 查看详情 104 minutes 1985 USA Desperately Seeking Susan Susan Seidelman Comedy Drama Mystery Family Liberation Cultural Critique +4
The Trouble with Angels A romp through a Catholic girls' school courtesy of a pair of mischievous teens, this Hayley Mills classic is all about sisterhood. But the real feminism is happening behind the lens: Ida Lupino, the sole working female director of the '50s, was blazing a trail for the women who would follow. 查看详情 112 minutes 1966 USA The Trouble with Angels Ida Lupino Comedy Family Female Friendship Political Participation +4
His Girl Friday Released in 1940, this Howard Hawks rom-com still resonates with progressive themes today. It stars Rosalind Russell as Hildy, a star journalist who has her own ideas about what she wants for her life (traditional and non-) and isn't going to let her boss-slash-husband, played by Cary Grant, get in the way. 查看详情 92 minutes 1940 USA His Girl Friday Howard Hawks Comedy Drama Romance Workplace Equality Economic Empowerment +4
