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- 'Alien' In Alien, Ripley, the OG feminist sci-fi hero, fights off extra terrestrial evil, rebels against a corporation, and manages to survive in a hostile environment where all men fail.
- 'Ex Machina' Ex Machina explores how men control women, specifically how a powerful young genius creates female robots for his pleasure. But women, we know, can never be controlled.
- 'Aliens' Ripley returned to the big screen to kick some more alien butt in Aliens, the sequel to Alien. And, thank the movie gods she did. Stream Aliens here.
- 'Advantageous' A mother and daughter struggle to stay afloat in a futuristic world where youth and maleness are currency in Advantageous. Bonus feminist points: the film was written and directed by women.
- The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928) Director: Germaine Dulac. It is a generally unrecognised fact that women played a significant role in the development of filmmaking.
- Marianne and Juliane (1981) Director: Margarethe von Trotta. Margarethe von Trotta started making films as part of the New German Cinema wave in the 1970s, that typically dealt with the repression of the state.
- A Question of Silence (1982) Director: Marleen Gorris. The premise of this Dutch radical feminist film is that men and women inhabit different universes.
- Born in Flames (1983) Director: Lizzie Borden. Made on a shoestring budget, Lizzie Borden’s film weaves a loose and freewheeling narrative that incorporates home movies of local demos and pickets, video reconstruction and TV newsreels, to provide a heady flavour of activism in a futurist New York City.
Mar 15, 2018 · Politics and sensuality make for intriguing bedfellows in “Foreign Body,” Raja Amari’s accomplished survival tale about an undocumented young Tunisian woman finding her identity in France.
- 'She Said' She Said follows the true story behind New York Times journalists Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) as they expose Harvey Weinstein and his history of sexual abuse against women.
- 'Hustlers' Based on a true story, four dancers band together to con money out of sleazy finance bros. Sure, what they do is totally illegal, but in a way they are taking the power back from the men that completely objectify them.
- 'Battle of the Sexes' This sports biopic literally pits women against man in the so-called tennis match "Battle of the Sexes." The film follows the story of top women's player Billie Gene King who comes out on top of societal stereotypes to beat former No. 1 ranked men’s player Bobby Riggs.
- 'Boston Strangler' Yet another film based on real-life badass female journalists, this new crime drama dives into the story of the 1960s serial killer dubbed the Boston Strangler.
Mar 8, 2020 · This International Women’s Day, Vogue shares eleven phenomenal feminist films that tackle a variety of women’s issues, from questions around sexual identity to cultural erasure. Whether seeking a musical, drama or comedy, find a feminist film to inspire you, below.
synopsis. The story revolves around Samia, a young woman who arrives in France under cover, following the Tunisian Revolution. Obsessed with the idea of being caught by her Islamist brother whom she informed on, first of all she finds refuge at Imed’s house, an acquaintance from her village, and then at Christine’s place, the woman she ...
Mar 8, 2024 · Race, motherhood, female identity, community, poverty, addiction and adoption are all explored in depth in Earth Mama, which is essential viewing. From Andrea Arnold's 'Fish Tank' to Ana Lily Amirpour's 'A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night', here are 10 essential feminist movies from the 21st century.
