Directed By Women Recommendations
 

In the run up to the 40's and Sci Fi Countdowns i made Recommendation threads for each of them where i kept the recs and relevant links in the first post. I'm not sure how much help either of them were which is why i was hesitant to make this but we discussed it in the Countdown thread and we seemed to agree it can't do any harm. Hopefully it'll bring attention to the Countdown and some will discover new favourites, worst case scenario it won't get used.

Anyway just rec films you love or films you don't think get enough exposure directed by women, possibly someone will check them out on your rec and appreciate them. If anyone has any relevant links post them and i'll add them to this post or if anyone wants to do any write ups or whatever i'll link them too. The deadline for the Countdown is March 31st.

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Lady Bird ftw!

Send a list with Lady Bird and 24 other films on it!

Glad you made this thread. I think it does help promote the countdown and helps people find some films to watch for it.

As long as someone is able to appreciate 1930s b&w movies Anybody's Woman is worth a look imo (and available on Internet Archive).

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Thanks for the recs, added who mentioned them. Couldn't see Anybody's Woman on the internet archive at first, it's actually there under a different title: The Better Wife. Added the link to that since it's a free and legal service.

Whoops, sorry, my bad - with hindsight I probably should have mentioned the alternative title it's hiding under :D

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Highly recommend checking out the films of Lina Wertmuller.

Naomi kawase - moe no suzaku, shara,
miwa nishikawa - the long excuse

There's also miwa nishikawa (sway, dear doctor) , yamada naoko (a silent voice) and atsuko hirayanagi (oh lucy) and other kawase's movie that still i want to see

Thanks for the recs. Added them under their english titles since most members here are english speaking.

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Fish Tank (2009)
The Snowman (1982)

Both are absolutely fantastic.

This is what I've got so far

Seen-
28 Days
Average comedy drama with Sandra Bullock

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Decent foreign horror

A League of Their Own
Good comedy classic recommended for most.

American Honey
Not for everyone but I loved it.

American Psycho

Anatomy of Hell
Foreign, maybe artsy, a bit gross, not for everyone.

Babadook
Decent for horror fans.

Baise-Moi
Recommended for fans of trashy exploitation.

Big
Recommended for everyone.

Billy Madison
One of Adam Sandler's best.

Black Sheep
Highly recommended for fans of Farley and Spade.

Blue Steel
Recommended for fans of cheesy 80's style thrillers.

Bound
Very good, sexy thriller.

Boys Don't Cry
Should be number 1 on the countdown in my mind.

Bridget Jone's Diary

Cleo from 5 to 7
Highly recommended for foreign arthouse fans.

Dead Girl
Mediocre thriller.

Deep Impact
A definite for disaster film fans.

Desperately Seeking Susan
Madonna's best movie.

Eden
Most people would like this non-exploitive look at human trafficking.

European Vacation

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
A must see classic.

Fat Girl
Good, dark, foreign.

Fatso
Mediocre comedy.

Fish Tank
British, recommended for everyone.

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Frida
Good movie, great performance from Salma Hayek.

Godsend
Ok early 80's horror.

Guncrazy
Ok B movie.

Havoc
A sleeper but not for everyone.

Heartbreak Kid (1972)
Must see comedy for the countdown.

Hitch-Hiker
For fans of classic noir.

Holy Smoke
Average comedy drama.

Hurt Locker

In My Skin
Foreign, sick, good.

In the Cut
Not a great movie but seedy.

Invitation
Decent thriller.

Jeanne Dielman
F**k off.

Jesus Camp
Acclaimed documentary.

Johnny Dangerously
Decent 80's comedy.

Jumpin' Jack Flash
Ok 80's comedy.

Laurel Canyon
Decent drama.

Le Bonheur
Must see foreign arthouse.

Look Who's Talking

Lords of Dogtown
Pretty good skateboarding drama with Heath Ledger.

Loser
Mediocre comedy.

Lost in Translation
Must see.

Loverboy
Must see for fans of 80's comedies.

Making Mr. Right
Ok 80's comedy.

Matrix Trilogy

Mikey and Nicky
Must see for fans of strong dialogue and acting.

Monster

Morvern Callar
Good British film.

Mrs. Soffel
Decent drama.

Near Dark
Maybe the best vampire film.

Night Moves
Average thriller.

Night Patrol
Mediocre 80's comedy.

Nothing Bad Can Happen
Well made and disturbing true life take from Germany.

Pay it Forward
Decent drama.

Peacemaker
Average action.

Permanent Record
Ok drama.

Pet Sematary II
Mediocre horror sequel.

Piano
Must see for this countdown.

Point Break
Good action.

Poison Ivy
Decent B movie.

Private Parts
Good comedy, a must see for Howard Stern fans.

Proposal
Average to mediocre comedy.

Pure Luck
Mediocre comedy.

Ratcatcher
Must see acclaimed British film.

Ravenous
Very good western type of horror.

Raw
Very good foreign horror.

Real Genius
Good 80's comedy.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Comedy/drama that has it's fans.

Slumber Party Massacre
Recommended for slasher fans.

Stander
Pretty good true crime thriller.

Strange Days
Recommended for most, one of my favorites.

Streets
For fans of trashy b movies.

Surveillance
Average thriller.

Thirteen
Very good drama.

Triumph of the Will
Decent classic Nazi documentary.

Trouble Every Day
If you want some foreign, sick, and slow.

Under the Tuscan Sun
Typical "Women's film".

Valley Girl
Recommended for 80's comedy.

Wayne's World

Wendy and Lucy
It has fans, maybe a must see for this countdown.

We Need to Talk About Kevin
Recommended for everyone.

White Girl
Trashy, I like it.

Winter's Bone
Solid thriller.

Wonder Woman

Woodsman
Good movie with a dark theme.

Zero Dark Thirty

Watchlist-
Ascent
Awakenings
Beguiled
Children of a Lesser God
Deliver Us From Evil
Detroit
Europa Europa
Harlan County, USA
House is Black
Jennifer's Body
Ladybird
Last Supper
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Women
Olympia
Orlando
Prince of Tides
Ripley's Game
Sleepless in Seattle
Take This Waltz
Virgin Suicides
You Were Never Really Here

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Detroit and Virgin Suicides are good.

What do you think of Hurt Locker? I thought it was kind of average.

yo welcome camo. o yeah only a silent voice is animation :D

Thanks for the correction, bad assumption on my part. Changing it now.

@cricket i'm going to link your post because some you are warmly recommending and some you are calling..."fck off" :laugh: Also you just reminded me of your Jeanne Dielman reviews which in my memory was hilarious. And i missed your Le Bonheur post, guessing you saw it before me.

:D

Yeah i believe it's to show the crippling mundanity and repetitiveness of her day to day routine; her role in life.

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Another one worth a look imo (for our Korean members or those that don't mind reading subtitles) is Dohee-ya aka A Girl At My Door.

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If you just want a list of films I've seen directed by women, here's my letterboxd list.

Personally, I find scrolling through long lists hurts my eyes a bit and I'd love to see members post some more personal recommendations of why they love films and why we should watch and vote for them as well in this thread.

I'll start with some 90s faves:

I'm glad to see Tank Girl has already been mentioned - this is a film that gets slated quite a lot but I think it is awesome. This is not a Dark Knight super-serious epic comic book adaptation, it's cheesy, fun, hilarious and gloriously so. Naomi Watts appears in as Jet Girl.

But I'm a Cheerleader is a film I only watched for the first time quite recently but it is great (and very 90s). It's a comedy about a girl (who is a cheerleader) whose parents and friends think she is a lesbian and send her to a gay-correction camp. It's colourful and cute and funny with some interesting stylised elements.

Strange Days ought to be pretty well known as Bigelow is a fairly well-known director, but somehow I feel like this gets overlooked a bit as a sci-fi sometimes, although I know a few members here are fans. A dark, dystopian vision of the millennium plagued by race riots in which a new technology is mixed up with murder, assault and political conspiracy. And Ralph Fiennes as the unlikely hero. Also Angela Bassett.

Beau Travail is directed by Clare Denis. I see her 35 Shots of Rum mentioned more often and that is good but I like Beau Travail better. It's a hard film to describe as it's more about the visual poetry than the plot, a film that's more choreographed than directed. There's a lot of Denis Lavant's craggy face set against an equally craggy landscape, masculinity and envy among a group of soldiers. I had this on my 90s list when we did that countdown but needless to say it did not make the top 100.

Julie Taymor's Titus is a bold, colourful, theatrical and gleefully anachronistic version of Shakespeare's most gruesome play. Anthony Hopkins plays the title character, (almost) everyone's a villain, (almost) everyone dies (not really a spoiler, this is a Shakespeare tragedy after all, and this one in particular is close to a horror movie), people get baked in a pie.

More later...

That's why i was hesitant to make this. When it becomes just a mammoth list of titles it's not much help to anyone, as i said if people want to do write ups or whatever i'll add them.

I think it's useful to have a list (maybe a letterboxd list would make it easier) but it's hard to know where to start without recs or at least an idea of the genre. I know from previous countdown recs threads it was when people posted a bit about why they liked the film or compared it to other films or even just posted a still that made me add them to my watchlist.

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Think adding who mentioned the film could help some whether they post anything about it or not, because if you see someone you have similar taste with recommending something you may feel like watching it or at least looking it up.

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Both of mine are primarily dramas if that helps. I don't 'pitch' fillums and never will, if people cba to see whether or not they might be of interest that's entirely up to them.

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I can link the films to their wikipedia pages or whatever if people want.

I'm happy to link my two for you. Shouldn't be up to you to do all the work.
A Girl At My Door
Anybody's Woman

Thanks, added those. But i'm honestly fine just adding the rest later myself, it will probably be quicker if i do at least for the ones already up.

Might stop people just putting huge lists up including some fillums they don't even particularly like - supposed to be a 'recommendations' thread not an 'I've seen all these' thread :)

Lol I thought I was in the other thread:beatty:

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Here's a few recommendations for you.

Vagabond
Orlando
Little Women (1994)
Point Break
Whip It!
Sleepless In Seattle

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Is Whip It! actually any good or is it just there because of Drew...? (Genuine question).

Vagabond is excellent, wasn't aware you're a fan. Orlando and Little Women are in the Countdown too, haven't got to them yet.

I liked Whip It! when i saw it but it has been years. All i really member was Drew is pretty funny in it, she is basically the goon iirc.

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I didn't mind whip it. That was ok.

Both to be honest. I really enjoyed it, but then, I would, wouldn't I?

A few more recs. Boys Don't Cry, Suburbia and The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, Private Parts

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I'd give this a 7/10, and it's all on YouTube

A Couch in New York by Chantal Akerman (who made Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles .. didn't know she commit suicide 2 yrs ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLnv0sE0bbE&t=5s

The Japanese director Naoko Yamada is my favorite female director.

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She directs mainly animated TV shows but she also did several movies. She is the only female director whose work I rated 10/10 which I do for the first and second season of K-On!, a true masterpiece of comedy slice of life Animation. She also did a movie called Silent Voice which is a serious movie about bullying in school adapted from one of my favorite manga. She is essential for animation fans.

A Silent Voice poster:
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Also, besides her work and the aforementioned filme there is this Danish film called Haeven which I loved:
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I didn't know it was directed by a women.

Also, there is this German film that I watched for a HoF that I greatly enjoyed:
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I'm not really a horror buff so not the best person to make horror recs, but here are some I have enjoyed:

Near Dark - Bigelow vampire movie
Ravenous - directed by Antonia Bird; Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle and cannibalism on the frontier.
Jennifer's Body which has a pretty low imdb score but I thought was very funny.
Also Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Raw is on my watchlist.

Siddon's non fiction recommendations

Blackfish (2013)
Gabriela Cowperthwaite

The Kid Stays In the Picture (2002)
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016)
Nanette Burstein

Harlan County, USA (1976)
Barbara Kopple

Citizen Four(2014)
Laura Poitras

Deliver Us From Evil(2006)
West of Memphis (2012)
Amy Berg

War Room (1993)
Starup.com (2001)
Chris Hegedus

I went through about 8,000 titles and I didn't see that Blackfish, Citizen Four, and West of Memphis were directed by women. During the countdown I bet we'll hear a lot of I would have voted for that had I knew.

Some filmmakers to seek out (some have already been mentioned)...

Isabel Coixet
The Bookshop (2017)
Endless Night (2015)
Learning to Drive (2014)
Another Me (2013)
Yesterday Never Ends (2013)
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009)
Elegy (2008)
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
My Life Without Me (2003)
A los que Aman (1998)
Cosas que Nunca te Dije (1996)
Demasiado Viejo Para Morir Joven (1989)

Claire Denis
High Life (2018)
Let the Sun Shine In (2017)
White Material (2009)
35 Shots of Rum (2008)
Friday Night (2003)
Trouble Every Day (2001)
Beau Travail (1999)
Nenette and Boni (1996)
No Fear, No Die (1990)
Chocolat (1988)

Agnès Varda
Faces Places (2017)
The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
The Gleaners and I (2000)
Le Petit Amour (1988)
Vagabond (1985)
One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)
Lions Love...and Lies (1969)
The Creatures (1966)
Le Bonheur (1965)
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
La Pointe-Courte (1955)

Andrea Arnold
American Honey (2016)
Wuthering Heights (2011)
Fish Tank (2009)
Red Road (2006)
Wasp (2003)

Lisa Cholodenko
The Kids are All Right (2010)
Cavedweller (2004)
Laurel Canyon (2002)
High Art (1998)

Sarah Polley
Stories We Tell (2012)
Take This Waltz (2011)
Away from Her (2006)

Miranda July
The Future (2011)
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

Adrienne Shelly
Waitress (2007)
I'll Take You There (1999)
Sudden Manhattan (1996)

Nicole Holofcener
The Land of Steady Habits (2018)
Enough Said (2013)
Please Give (2010)
Friends with Money (2006)
Lovely & Amazing (2001)
Walking and Talking (1996)

Maggie Greenwald
Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016)
The Last Keeps (2013)
Songcatcher (2000)
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
The Kill-Off (1989)

Lake Bell
I Do…Until I Don’t (2017)
In a World… (2013)

Debra Granik
My Abandonment (2017)
Stray Dog (2014)
Winter’s Bone (2010)
Down to the Bone (2004)

Clio Barnard
Dark River (2017)
The Selfish Giant (2013)
The Arbor (2010)

Absolutely!
Personally I'm quite pleased to have discovered that the gender of a director has obviously always been totally unimportant to me. One less insult I can have thrown at me :D

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I'd also add Paris is Burning (1990) directed by Jennie Livingstone to the non-fiction recs. It didn't make a dent on the top 100 documentaries, but maybe somebody will watch it for this.

Updated the first post. Been busy which is why i fell behind a bit.

Me too...I find personal movie notes from the Mofos to be helpful in choosing a movie to watch for the countdown.

When I posted my list here the other day, I posted ALL of the directed by women movies I've seen, including ones I didn't like! Which makes no sense at all! So I deleted that list and will post an edited version here.

These are all films I love! and I put the director's name on the same line as the movie, to save space. Plus I've broken them done into what I think are useful groupings.

Camo can you delete my list on the 1st post and replace it with this one?
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Classics

Das blaue Licht 'The Blue Light' (Leni Riefenstahl, 1932)
Triumph of the Will (Leni Riefenstahl, 1935)
Leni Riefenstahl was considered at one time to be the greatest woman director working. The Blue Light is a forlorn German folk tale, shot on location in the Dolomite mountains. The cinematography is stunning AND it stars Leni herself.

The Hitch-Hiker (Ida Lupino, 1953)
Ida Lupino was one of the first women Hollywood directors. This is an effective and straight forward in it's telling of a real life incident.

These are all mostly either based on true stories or on literary stories. There all subdued and that's the way I like em.

The Loving Story (Nancy Buirski, 2011)
The Rosa Parks Story (Julie Dash, 2002)
Sophie and the Rising Sun (Maggie Greenwald, 2016)
To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters (Sally Wainwright, 2016)
Madame Bovary (Sophie Barthes, 2014)
Cairo Time (Ruba Nadda, 2009)
Under the Tuscan Sun (Audrey Wells, 2003)
Charlotte Gray (Gillian Armstrong, 2001)
Little Women (Gillian Armstrong, 1994)
Frida (Julie Taymor, 2002)
Learning to Drive (Isabel Coixet, 2014)
Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2002)

These are darker movies, with gut wrenching power

The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)
Strange Days (Kathryn Bigelow, 1995)

These are also darker, but not from an action stand point but from a psychological one

The Beaver (Jodie Foster, 2011)
Depressing somber movie about mental illness, great film, but not a happy film.

Sylvia (Christine Jeffs, 2003)...True and sad story about a suicidal poet, Sylvia Plath.

Grey Gardens (Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer, 1975)...Documentary about two elderly women, mother and daughter living in wretched poverty conditions. One of the best docs I've seen.

These are all ecliptic, unique type of dramas with comedy included, but not comedies per say.

Elvis & Nixon (Liza Johnson, 2016)
Kevin Spacey is Nixon!

Tank Girl (Rachel Talalay, 1995)
Silly story, but soooo much fun!

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Lorene Scafaria, 2012)
I thought this was pretty deep and it got to me.

The Dressmaker (Jocelyn Moorhouse, 2015)
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (Randa Haines, 1993)
Sunshine Cleaning (Christine Jeffs, 2008)

Mamma Mia! (Phyllida Lloyd, 2008)
Beware, it's a musical.

These are all slow burn, introspective case studies, mostly about women characters.

Wanda (Barbara Loden, 1970)

Certain Women (2016)
Wendy and Lucy (2008)
Night Moves (2013)
River of Grass (1994)
Meeks Cutoff (2010)
Old Joy (2006)
Director: Kelly Reichardt

These are solid dramas based on real people.

The Iron Lady (Phyllida Lloyd, 2011)
Amelia (Mira Nair, 2009)
Suffragette (Sarah Gavron, 2015)
The Iron Lady was the best of the bunch.

Fun! movies made well.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Amy Heckerling, 1982)
Gosh I love this one!

European Vacation (Amy Heckerling, 1985)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Sharon Maguire, 2001)
The Brady Bunch Movie (Betty Thomas, 1995)

Out to Sea (Martha Coolidge, 1997)
Really well done movie based on a cruise ship, better than it might sound.

A Royal Night Out (Julian Jarrold, 2015)
I adored this, I thought it was charming and fun.

Belle (Amma Asante, 2013)
Amreeka (Cherien Dabis, 2009)

Make a Wish (Cherien Dabis, 2006)
Short Palestine film about a young girl and her sister her go out to buy a cake for a birthday in the occupied territories.

A League of Their Own (Penny Marshall, 1992)
Big (Penny Marshall, 1988)
I like A League of Their Own better than Big, though Big was more funny.

Welcome to Me (Shira Piven, 2014)
Some though this was mean spirited towards the mentally ill. I thought it was pretty ballsy.

Bewitched (2005)
You've Got Mail (1998)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Julie & Julia (2009)
Directed by Nora Ephron
These films by Nora Ephron are all well known, if you only pick one to watch, chose Julie & Julia.

Done and i put each members own section into individual quotes so it's easier to tell when one starts and one finishes.

Thanks, and good idea on the quotes, it does help make it easier to read.

Some of the movies on my recommendations list have already been mentioned, so if you see any of these movies listed by someone else, consider this a second (or third) recommendation for those movies. (I linked them to their IMDB pages instead of their Wikipedia pages because Wikipedia pages usually have the full plot with spoilers.)

Across the Universe (2007)
August Rush (2007) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Awakenings (1990)
Bewitched (2005)
Big (1988) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The Edge of Seventeen (2016) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Finnegan Begin Again (1985 TV Movie) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The Greatest (2009) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
It's My Turn (1980)
Julie & Julia (2009)
The Late Shift (1996 TV Movie)
Look Who's Talking (1989)
Love Is All You Need (2012)
Mamma Mia! (2008) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)
Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Pay It Forward (2000)
Permanent Record (1988)
Point Break (1991)
The Prince and Me (2004)
The Prince of Tides (1991)
The Producers (2005)
Real Genius (1985) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Return to Me (2000) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The Ron Clark Story (2006 TV Movie)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Spielberg (2017) - (Documentary) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
What Women Want (2000) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
When Billie Beat Bobby (TV Movie 2001)
You've Got Mail (1998) - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED



Also, these are some of the movies on my watchlist that I hope will be good enough to make my list. If anyone has any opinions of these movies, I'd love to hear them. (I didn't link these to IMDB because I haven't seen these movies yet, so they're only suggestions, not recommendations.):

27 Dresses (2008)
28 Days (2000)
A League of Their Own (1992)
A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
Anybody's Woman (1930)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
Autumn in New York (2000)
Before I Fall (2017)
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Country Strong (2010)
Christopher Strong (1933)
Craig's Wife (1936)
Crossing Delancey (1988)
Dear Frankie (2004)
The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie (2013)
Elvis & Nixon (2016)
Enough Said (2013)
Fish Tank (2009)
Get Your Man (1927)
Going the Distance (2010)
Green Lantern: First Flight (2009 Video)
The Holiday (2006)
Home for the Holidays (1995)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
I Am Sam (2001)
Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)
It's Complicated (2009)
Jane Eyre (2006)
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Justice League: Doom (2012 Video)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Little Man Tate (1991)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Women (1994)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Yonkers (1993)
Lovely & Amazing (2001)
McFarland, USA (Kevin Costner-2015)
Me Before You (2016)
Michael (1996)
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
Monster (2003)
Mrs. Soffel (1984)
My Brilliant Career (1979)
The Night Manager (2016)
One Day (2011)
Out to Sea (1997)
The Parent Trap (1998)
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Proposal (2009)
Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World (1963) - (Documentary)
Savannah (2013)
Selma (2014)
The Snowman (1982)
The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012 TV Short)
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Somewhere (2010)
Song One (2014)
Step Up (2006)
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010 Video)
Then She Found Me (2007)
This Is My Life (1992)
Three Wishes (1995)
The Tigger Movie (2000)
TiMER (2009)
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
The Truth About Women (1957)
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Waitress (2007)
The Wedding Date (2005)
Whale Rider (2002)
The Whole Truth (2016)
The Wild Party (1929)
Wonder Woman (2009 Video)
Wonder Woman (2017)
Yentl (1983)

Yes!

I liked this one too.

Not many musical recs so far, I wonder if there are more out there...

Very powerful film, I second this rec. Excellent performances, especially Carey Mulligan.

These movies are also musicals:

Across the Universe (2007)
August Rush (2007)
The Producers (2005)

And maybe Yentl (1983), but I have't seen it yet, so I'm not sure about this movie.


Carey Mulligan is also in The Greatest (2009).

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Sleeping Beauty (2011)

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Does Yoda give stats on longest post? Think i'll win that this year.

Added gbg's. I know the first post is really long but it's worth going over IMO, i've separated them into members so if there's a member you generally agree with or think suggests interesting stuff then you can just stick to their stuff.

Thank You. :)

Haven't read all the responses but Clueless and American Psycho are two of the best I think.

@gbgoodies

Wow! that's quite a list! I saved it to my computer...as we often have similar taste in movies and there's a lot that I hadn't heard of.

I made a few comments on the movies you haven't seen yet but are planning too. Maybe I can help you decide to bump them to the top of your watchlist.


A League of Their Own (1992):up: I know you don't like Madonna but despite adverstising for this film, it's Geena Davis' film, Madonna has a much smaller role, and she was surprisingly good too.

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) You never seen this? I'm surprised, good film.

The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie (2013) That was on my list too, but I removed it as I didn't know how interested people are in the subject matter. I found the documentary great fun, and very interesting!

Elvis & Nixon (2016) If you still like Kevin Spacey, a must watch, I really enjoyed it. Based on a true incident too.

The Hurt Locker (2008) I know you said you were going to watch this, I think you might be surprised and like it. It's a cut above the average war film.

Jane Eyre (2006) I had this on my list too, but took it off as it's a mini series. You might ask Iro if it counts. Good choice though!

Little Miss Sunshine (2006):up: love this one.

Little Women (1994) I heard this one was pretty good;)

Out to Sea (1997) You will like this! I reviewed that long ago, Brent Spiner is so good in this, as is the rest of the cast.

Somewhere (2010) I plan on watching this Sofia Coppola film soon.

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) I like it, I reviewed it, forget what rating I cave it.

Whale Rider (2002) Underseen movie, I thought it was special.

The Wild Party (1929) Hey, A Clara Bow silent cool! I own that one, it's kind of fun.

Thanks for the help. :up:

BTW, several of these movies were originally reviewed and/or recommended by you in your thread.

Also, Bridget Jones’s Diary has two sequels that were directed by women and are also on my watchlist, but whether or not I watch them will be dependent on if I like the first movie or not.

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I've heard good things about buddha collapsed out of shame so check that out and the director. I also have heard great things about Marguerite Duras, especially india song which I just received in the mail.


I strongly reccomed jeanne dielman too. A very great film.

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also @Camo im definitely trying to get atleast a solid top 5 or 10 to send in

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My list:

Joy Batchelor - Animal Farm (1954)

Elaine May - A New Leaf (1971), Mikey and Nicky (1976)

Amy Heckerling - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Penelope Spheeris - Suburbia (1983), Wayne's World (1992)

Lynne Littman - Testament (1983)

Kathryn Bigelow - Near Dark (1987), Point Break (1991), Strange Days (1995), The Hurt Locker (2008), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Detroit (2017)

Penny Marshall - Big (1988), Awakenings (1990), A League of Their Own (1992)

Sally Potter - Orlando (1992)

Brenda Chapman - The Prince of Egypt (1998), Brave (2012)

Lynne Ramsay - Ratcatcher (1999), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), You Were Never Really Here (2017)

Sofia Coppola - The Virgin Suicides (1999), Lost in Translation (2003)

Julie Taymor - Titus (1999), Frida (2002), Across the Universe (2007)

Vicky Jenson - Shrek (2001)

Jill Sprecher - Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)

Niki Caro - Whale Rider (2002), North Country (2005), McFarland, USA (2015), The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

Patty Jenkins - Monster (2003), Wonder Woman (2017)

Shainee Gabel - A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)

Valerie Faris - Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Ruby Sparks (2012)

Tamara Jenkins - The Savages (2007)

Courtney Hunt - Frozen River (2008)

Loveleen Tandan - Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Andrea Arnold - Fish Tank (2009), American Honey (2016)

Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Dee Rees - Pariah (2011), Mudbound (2017)

Ava DuVernay - Selma (2014)

Kelly Fremon Craig - The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

Greta Gerwig - Lady Bird (2017)

Angela Robinson - Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)

Huh?

I rarely know who directs what because I don't care, however, surely this was Danny Boyle?

Loveleen Tandan was co director.

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Alright, I've refined my list not to include co-directing credits:

Elaine May - A New Leaf (1971), Mikey and Nicky (1976)

Joan Micklin Silver - Hester Street (1975)

Amy Heckerling - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Penelope Spheeris - Suburbia (1983), Wayne's World (1992)

Lynne Littman - Testament (1983)

Nadia Tass - Malcolm (1986)

Kathryn Bigelow - Near Dark (1987), Point Break (1991), Strange Days (1995), The Hurt Locker (2008), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Detroit (2017)

Penny Marshall - Big (1988), Awakenings (1990), A League of Their Own (1992)

Lynne Ramsay - Ratcatcher (1999), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), You Were Never Really Here (2017)

Sofia Coppola - The Virgin Suicides (1999), Lost in Translation (2003)

Julie Taymor - Titus (1999), Frida (2002), Across the Universe (2007)

Hilary Birmingham - Tully (2000)

Jill Sprecher - Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)

Niki Caro - Whale Rider (2002), North Country (2005), McFarland, USA (2015), The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

Patty Jenkins - Monster (2003), Wonder Woman (2017)

Shainee Gabel - A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)

Courtney Hunt - Frozen River (2008)

Elissa Down - The Black Balloon (2008)

Andrea Arnold - Fish Tank (2009), American Honey (2016)

Jennifer Yuh Nelson - Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Dee Rees - Pariah (2011), Mudbound (2017)

Ava DuVernay - Selma (2014)

Kelly Fremon Craig - The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

Greta Gerwig - Lady Bird (2017)

Angela Robinson - Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)

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I don't think a movie is more or less significant if it's directed by a woman or not. Who cares about the gender of the director?

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The director.

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y'all wanna hook me up with some short film recommendations from female directors?

I liked this from Varda. It's just her filming a Black Panther rally though if you're more looking for fictional films, plus it's on the line between short and feature length wise.

https://vimeo.com/28062577

Gasman since you like Ramsay, haven't seen any of her other short films:

https://vimeo.com/196442430

Wasp by Andrea Arnold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VEwcAAJ-LE

Will try and come up with more later haven't seen that many. There's also Sofia Coppola's debut Lick The Star but that's more interesting if you are familiar with her work than it is good.

Couple of others i haven't actually seen but that are supposed to be good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt58gDgxy9Q

https://vimeo.com/136522352

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In Her Skin
AKA
I Am You

Director: Simone North. Producer, writer and director
Based on the real life disappearance and murder of 15 year old Rachel Barber in Melbourne Australia


Through my eyes

Director: Simone North .
Mini series based on the baby Azaria Chamberlain disappearance at Uluru in 1980.

India's Daughter

Director: Leslie Udwin
BBC documentary based on the 2012 gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh in Delhi.

I just deleted my repost of this when I realized it was already mentioned. :beatty: But I second it. Creepy and surreal 13 mins. Making my list. :up:

Here's a better quality version. Kitchen Sink (1989):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpxQXXmZtHY

Another short from Andrea Arnold. This ones pretty brutal. I like it better than Wasp and Milk. And I can see where she was playing with and developing her approach for Fish Tank.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVcOUL6pk6k

Also interesting and pretty dark is Rose McGowan's Dawn (yes that Rose McGowan...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ41Y2Gp4io

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Sorry I spaced out on mentioning Olivier, Olivier.

Icíar Bollaín - eg: Te doy mis ojos

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0350193/

I may well have overseen & they're already mentioned on the thread, but if not:

Salaam Bombay!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096028
Monsoon Wedding
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265343/

both directed by Mira Nair

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I like "The Mirror Has Two Faces" which is directed by Barbra Streissand.

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https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/...,67,98_AL_.jpg
Lone Scherfig.


I've seen two of her movies that I would recommend. The first is An Education starring Carey Mulligan. A young women drops out of school to get a "real life" education.
The other film is Their Finest which describes a film company trying to raise morale by making a film about a rescue (that never early happened during the Dunkirk evacuation. I watched it because I follow the movies that Bill Nighy is in.

I would probably rate both around a three which I consider a solid recommendation.

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"3". A Tamil movie directed by Aishwarya R. Dhanush. It is one of the favorite movies for youngster of our times. A song from the film "WHY THIS KOLAVERI DI?" is world famous.

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Hey you know what I just realized? The Academy Awards has best actor best actress, but how come when it comes to best director, it's both male and female, as opposed to actors awards?

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Yeah, I imagine that's due to just how much male directors outnumber female directors (if I recall correctly, we're talking a roughly 90-10 split here) as opposed to there being a significantly more equitable distribution of male and female actors, to say nothing of whether or not creating a "best female director" award would have unfortunate separate-but-equal good-for-a-girl implications.

To add to the list of Indian female directors

Meghna Gulzar's Raazi and Talvar.

Sai Paranjpe's Sparsh.

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Absolutely love both those films, and Monsoon Wedding's soundtrack (both songs and music pieces by Mychael Danna).