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Poll: Movies for Women's History Month: An International Collection

March is Women's History Month and the movies below depict experiences that play an integral part of the history of women and girls over the past few centuries. Collectively, these films help to tell the female story in particular. Which movie do you think illustrates a piece of women's history most powerfully?

Celebrate and contemplate here.

Except for the first five, movies are in alphabetical order.
Movies with *asterisks were directed by women.
Some movies are based on true stories and some are not. All, however, reflect experiences that play an integral part in women's history.

Results of 291 votes:

1.

Hidden Figures (2016)

U.S.; Set in the U.S.
2.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway; Set in Sweden
3.

Thelma & Louise (1991)

U.S.; Set in the U.S.
4.

The Color Purple (1985)

U.S.; Set in the U.S. and Kenya
5.

Juno (2007)

U.S., Set in the U.S.
6.

Roma (2018)

Mexico, U.S.; Set in Mexico
7.

Dirty Dancing (1987)

U.S.; Set in U.S.
8.

Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan; Set in China
9.

Persepolis (2007)

France, USA; Set in Iran*
10.

Incendies (2010)

Canada, France; Set in Lebanon
11.

The Accused (1988)

Canada, U.S.; Set in U.S.
12.

Promising Young Woman (2020)

U.S.; Set in the U.S.*
13.

The Florida Project (2017)

U.S.; Set in the U.S.
14.

Whale Rider (2002)

New Zealand, Germany; Set in New Zealand*
15.

Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)

U.S.; Set in rural U.S. and New York City*
16.

Wadjda (2012)

Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Germany, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, USA; Set in Saudi Arabia*
17.

Desert Flower (2009)

UK, Germany, Austria, France; Set in Somalia and the U.K.*
18.

Black Girl (1966)

Senegal, France; Set in Senegal and France
19.

I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced (2014)

Yemen; Set in Yemen*
20.

Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

USA; Set in the U.S.
21.

Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer (2013)

U.K., U.S.; Set in Russia, as well as Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, U.S.
22.

Queen (2013)

India; Set in India and other various countries
23.

Ammonite (2020)

U.K., Australia, U.S.; Set in England
24.

Camille Claudel (1988)

France; Set in France
25.

Colette (2018)

UK, USA, France, Hungary, and the Netherlands; Set in France
26.

My Brilliant Career (1979)

Australia; Set in Australia*
27.

North Country (2005)

U.S.; Set in the U.S.*
28.

Women Without Men (2009)

Iran, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Ukraine, Morocco; Set in Iran*
29.

The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)

Canada, Norway; Set in Canada*
30.

Herself (2020)

Ireland, U.K.; Set in Ireland*
31.

Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 (2019)

South Korea; Set in South Korea*
32.

Maria Full of Grace (2004)

Colombia, Ecuador, USA; Set in Colombia and the U.S.
33.

Moolaadé (2003)

Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, France; Set in Burkina Faso
34.

The Silences of the Palace (1994)

Tunisia, France; Set in Tunisia*
35.

Soni (2018)

India; Set in India

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