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Sep 1, 2024 · The best movies about women in politics not only feature compelling storylines and character arcs but also drive home crucial messages about female representation and empowerment in the political sphere.
Aug 25, 2024 · Must-watch movies like the ones mentioned show the courage, resilience, and sacrifices that female activists made in the face of oppression, inspiring women generations after to fight for...
- Suffragette. infrequent strong language, moderate violence, a scene of force-feeding. Suffragette is a British drama, set in 1912 and 1913, that tells the story of the suffragette movement.
- Knock Down The House. infrequent strong language. Knock Down The House is a US political documentary which follows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Paula Jean, Cori Bush and Amy Vilela as they challenge the establishment and run for congress.
- The Divine Order. moderate sex, sex references, nudity, language. The Divine Order is a Swiss comedy-drama in which a housewife causes a stir in her conservative town when she leads a campaign for equal voting rights for women.
- Gulaab Gang. moderate violence, implied rape, moderate bad language. Gulaab Gang is a Hindi language drama about a gang of rural women who protect the vulnerable, as they clash with a female politician at election time.
- Hidden Figures
- On The Basis of Sex
- Suffragette
- The Glorias
- Made in Dagenham
- Battle of The Sexes
- The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
- Selma
- North Country
- The Janes
Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book, Hidden Figures shines long-delayed light on three Black women who worked in crucial roles at NASA during the Space Race in the '60s. The film stars Taraji P. Henson as mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose calculations enabled the success of the Mercury-Atlas 6 orbital mission, marking a turning point in the r...
Based on the early life and career of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, On the Basis of Sexfocuses on the landmark case that would set a precedent for sex discrimination and set Ginsburg on a path to become the leading gender rights lawyer of her generation. Set in the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, decades before she would become the seco...
Set in 1912, Suffragette (a term itself more common in the UK versus the U.S., where "suffragists" is more acceptable) recounts a group of working women who joined, organised, and fought for the women’s suffrage movement in the UK, and who were arrested, fired, beaten, and died for it. Movement leader Emmeline Pankhurst (played with ferocity by Mer...
Four actors — Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Lulu Wilson, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong — take on different incarnations of feminist icon, journalist, and activist Gloria Steinem in Julie Taymor’s surreal biopic The Glorias. Based on Steinem’s own iconic memoir My Life on the Road, the film traces her journey through a wildly eventful life as a champi...
In 1968, 187 female factory workers at the Ford Motor Company’s Dagenham plant in London led a law-reforming strike, demanding the eradication of sexual discrimination in the workplace. After walking out of their sewing machinist jobs due to a "regrading" of their job skill level (and pay) compared to their male co-workers, car production ground to...
Emma Stone is ace as tennis legend and gender equality activist Billie Jean King in Battle of the Sexes. Written by Simon Beaufoy and co-directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, this 2017 film centers around the famous 1973 tennis match between King and the overtly sexist Bobby Riggs (played perhaps with too much charm by Steve Carell). If yo...
The fact that no one has yet made a feature film about Marsha P. Johnson is outrageous, so here’s one of a few documentaries we’ve snuck into this list.The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnsonfollows the relentless pursuit of justice by activist Victoria Cruz as she investigates the suspicious death of the transgender icon in 1992 amid a broader loo...
Selmafocuses on the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, which were organized and led by Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel, John Lewis, and Hosea Williams, and those icons — played by David Oyelowo, Common, Stephan James, and Wendell Pierce — are fully given their due. However, it's earned a place on this particular list ...
Based on the true story of miner Lois Jenson and the landmark case that changed sexual harassment law in America, Niki Caro's North Country is a brutal, inspiring journey of resilience. In 1998, Jenson and her coworkers filed a lawsuitagainst their employer Eveleth Mines after enduring decades of unchecked abuse and harassment; it was the first cla...
As has been proved time and time again, the legality of abortion does not affect the existence or frequency of abortions, only the safety of them. Without access to legal reproductive healthcare, desperate women in 1960s Chicago turned to back alley medical care so often that hospitals had separate, designated septic abortion wards to address the a...
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- Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Directed by Céline Sciamma. Starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luána Bajrami. Drama (2h 2m) 8.1 on IMDb — 97% on RT. Greta Gerwig is often lauded for her ability to capture the female gaze.
- Thelma & Louise (1991) Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel. Adventure, Crime, Drama (2h 10m) 7.5 on IMDb — 86% on RT.
- Barbie (2023) Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera. Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy (1h 54m) 7.1 on IMDb — 88% on RT.
- Promising Young Woman (2020) Directed by Emerald Fennell. Starring Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie. Crime, Drama, Mystery (1h 53m) 7.5 on IMDb — 90% on RT.
Aug 26, 2020 · Despite the differences in the movements, these movies were able to portray a shared struggle between all suffrages faced in gaining the right to vote. Dr. Fuery shared her analysis on the importance of the following six key films, all of which highlight the shared struggles in the fight for gender equality:
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Aug 19, 2020 · Here are several movies with strong feminist characters to watch and celebrate 100 years of women's suffrage.
