Films Directed by Women

by writingarises | created - 25 Jun 2014 | updated - 25 May 2016 | Public

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1. Middle of Nowhere (2012)

R | 101 min | Drama

75 Metascore

Ruby goes on a journey of self-discovery when she drops out of medical school in order to focus on her incarcerated husband's well-being.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Emayatzy Corinealdi, David Oyelowo, Lorraine Toussaint, Edwina Findley

Votes: 1,977 | Gross: $0.08M

2. I Will Follow (2010)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama

71 Metascore

Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Omari Hardwick, Michole Briana White, Dijon Talton

Votes: 932 | Gross: $0.36M

3. Selma (2014)

PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History

79 Metascore

A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 95,445 | Gross: $52.08M

4. It Felt Like Love (2013)

Unrated | 82 min | Drama

76 Metascore

Lila wants to emulate the sexual exploits of her more experienced best friend. She fixates on a tough older guy who will "sleep with anyone" and tries to insert herself into his world, putting herself in a dangerously vulnerable situation.

Director: Eliza Hittman | Stars: Gina Piersanti, Nyck Caution, Giovanna Salimeni, Nugget

Votes: 2,911 | Gross: $0.03M

5. The Virgin Suicides (1999)

R | 97 min | Drama, Romance

77 Metascore

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.

Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, James Woods, Kathleen Turner

Votes: 169,107 | Gross: $4.86M

6. Lost in Translation (2003)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

91 Metascore

A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.

Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris

Votes: 488,586 | Gross: $44.59M

7. Marie Antoinette (2006)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

64 Metascore

The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Steve Coogan

Votes: 121,830 | Gross: $15.96M

8. Somewhere (2010)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

67 Metascore

After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.

Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius, Erin Wasson

Votes: 46,694 | Gross: $1.77M

9. The Bling Ring (2013)

R | 90 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

66 Metascore

Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.

Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Claire Julien

Votes: 92,217 | Gross: $5.84M

10. The Little Mermaid (I)

Adventure, Fantasy, Romance | Announced

A young mermaid gives up her life in the sea to love a human prince.

Director: Rebecca Thomas

11. The Loveless (1981)

R | 85 min | Drama

44 Metascore

Trouble ensues when a motorcycle gang stops in a small southern town while heading to the races at Daytona.

Directors: Kathryn Bigelow, Monty Montgomery | Stars: Willem Dafoe, J. Don Ferguson, Robert Gordon, Marin Kanter

Votes: 2,822

12. Near Dark (1987)

R | 94 min | Horror

78 Metascore

A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton

Votes: 44,711 | Gross: $3.37M

13. Blue Steel (1990)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama

54 Metascore

A rookie in the police force must engage in a cat-and-mouse game with a pistol-wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña

Votes: 17,759 | Gross: $8.22M

14. Point Break (1991)

R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

59 Metascore

An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty

Votes: 202,136 | Gross: $43.22M

15. Strange Days (1995)

R | 145 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

66 Metascore

A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore

Votes: 78,399 | Gross: $7.92M

16. The Weight of Water (2000)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

45 Metascore

A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn, Sarah Polley, Elizabeth Hurley

Votes: 10,035 | Gross: $0.10M

17. K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

PG-13 | 138 min | Drama, History, Thriller

58 Metascore

When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sam Spruell, Peter Stebbings, Christian Camargo

Votes: 67,383 | Gross: $35.17M

18. The Hurt Locker (2008)

R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller, War

95 Metascore

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce

Votes: 473,643 | Gross: $17.02M

19. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

R | 157 min | Drama, History, Thriller

95 Metascore

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Mark Strong

Votes: 318,833 | Gross: $95.72M

20. Farah Goes Bang (2013)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy

FARAH GOES BANG is a road-trip comedy centered on Farah Mahtab, a woman in her twenties who tries to lose her virginity while campaigning across America for presidential candidate John ... See full summary »

Director: Meera Menon | Stars: Raymond Lee, Michael Steger, Lyman Ward, D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce

Votes: 84

21. Lez Bomb (2018)

TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

A still closeted young woman brings her girlfriend home for Thanksgiving, only to have her coming out efforts thwarted by the unexpected arrival of her male roommate.

Director: Jenna Laurenzo | Stars: Jenna Laurenzo, Caitlin Mehner, Deirdre O'Connell, Dorothi Fox

Votes: 1,635

22. Suzaku (1997)

95 min | Drama

Depicts the dissolution of a small family in a remote Japanese timber village.

Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Jun Kunimura, Machiko Ono, Sachiko Izumi, Kôtarô Shibata

Votes: 1,480

23. Hotaru (2000)

164 min | Drama

A stripper, referred to as a fire fly be a use of her attractive beauty, falls in love. She finds inner piece as love is what her life was missing.

Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Yûko Nakamura, Toshiya Nagasawa, Miyako Yamaguchi, Toshiyuki Kitami

Votes: 116

24. Sharasôju (2003)

100 min | Drama

The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art student. ... See full summary »

Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Kohei Fukungaga, Yuka Hyyoudo, Naomi Kawase, Katsuhisa Namase

Votes: 1,816

25. The Mourning Forest (2007)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama

A care-giver at a small retirement home takes one of her patients for a drive to the country, but the two wind up stranded in a forest where they embark on an exhausting and enlightening two-day journey.

Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Shigeki Uda, Machiko Ono, Kanako Masuda, Yôichirô Saitô

Votes: 2,898

26. Nanayomachi (2008)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand.

Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Kyoko Hasegawa, Grégoire Colin, Jun Murakami, Anthony Donelly

Votes: 656

27. Hanezu (2011)

91 min | Drama

Woodwork artist Takumi moves to a small village Asuka.He then meets Kayoko,a woman who went to the same school as Takumi.Kayoko is fascinated with the color hanezu(crimson); lives with boyfriend Tetsuya.Soon,she falls in love with Takumi.

Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Tôta Komizu, Hako Ohshima, Durian Sukegawa, Akaji Maro

Votes: 1,003

28. Still the Water (2014)

Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, Romance

58 Metascore

On a subtropical island, a teenage couple deal with the interwoven cycle of life, death and love.

Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Nijirô Murakami, Junko Abe, Miyuki Matsuda, Tetta Sugimoto

Votes: 3,066

29. Tano da morire (1997)

80 min | Drama, Musical

47 Metascore

Shot in his butcher shop by a rival clan during the Mafia wars of 1988, the Palermo Mobster Tano Guarrasi is mourned by his wife, four unmarried sisters and his daughter. But in truth, his ... See full summary »

Directors: Roberta Torre, Vincenzo Navarra | Stars: Ciccio Guarino, Enzo Paglino, Mimma De Rosalia, Maria Aliotta

Votes: 237

31. Angela (I) (2002)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

True story of an attractive Sicilian mob-wife who participates in her husband's drug-dealing business and falls for her husband's lackey.

Director: Roberta Torre | Stars: Donatella Finocchiaro, Andrea Di Stefano, Mario Pupella, Toni Gambino

Votes: 352

32. Mare nero (2006)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Romance

The girlfriend of Detective Luca Mocci moves from the house of her friend Charlotte to live with him. When the corpse of the upper-class escort and student Valentina Martini is found in an ... See full summary »

Director: Roberta Torre | Stars: Luigi Lo Cascio, Anna Mouglalis, Maurizio Donadoni, Massimo Popolizio

Votes: 302

33. Lost Kisses (2010)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama

A 13-year-old girl in the deprived outskirts of a sprawling Sicilian city becomes a local celebrity to her needy community when word spreads that she just might be able to perform miracles.

Director: Roberta Torre | Stars: Donatella Finocchiaro, Pino Micol, Giuseppe Fiorello, Piera Degli Esposti

Votes: 139

34. Yentl (1983)

PG | 133 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

68 Metascore

A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.

Director: Barbra Streisand | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Amy Irving, Mandy Patinkin, Nehemiah Persoff

Votes: 15,845 | Gross: $40.22M

35. The Prince of Tides (1991)

R | 132 min | Drama, Romance

65 Metascore

A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.

Director: Barbra Streisand | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Nick Nolte, Blythe Danner, Kate Nelligan

Votes: 19,713 | Gross: $74.79M

36. The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)

PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.

Director: Barbra Streisand | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges, Lauren Bacall, George Segal

Votes: 22,393 | Gross: $41.25M

37. Il est plus facile pour un chameau... (2003)

110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

53 Metascore

As a little girl, Federica fantasized about having beautiful long hair that would grow back as soon as she cut it, about never-ending cones of cotton candy and about countless adventures ... See full summary »

Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Chiara Mastroianni, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Denis Podalydès

Votes: 901 | Gross: $0.02M

38. Actresses (2007)

107 min | Comedy, Drama

Marcelline is an actress. Forty, single and childless, she begins rehearsals for Turgenev's A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY. Denis, the director, admires her greatly and promises he'll make her ... See full summary »

Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Noémie Lvovsky, Louis Garrel, Mathieu Amalric

Votes: 783

39. A Castle in Italy (2013)

104 min | Comedy, Drama

41 Metascore

A family is forced to sell their Italian home.

Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Louis Garrel, Filippo Timi, Marisa Borini

Votes: 1,255

40. The World Unseen (2007)

PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, Romance

A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.

Director: Shamim Sarif | Stars: Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Parvin Dabas, Nandana Sen

Votes: 4,682 | Gross: $0.02M

41. I Can't Think Straight (2008)

PG-13 | 82 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman engaged to be married finds her life changed forever when she meets her best friend's girlfriend.

Director: Shamim Sarif | Stars: Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Antonia Frering, Dalip Tahil

Votes: 9,354 | Gross: $0.04M

42. Despite the Falling Snow (2016)

PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

33 Metascore

In Cold War Moscow, a female spy steals secrets from an idealistic politician - and falls in love with him.

Director: Shamim Sarif | Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, Sam Reid, Charles Dance, Anthony Head

Votes: 3,532

43. Circumstance (2011)

R | 107 min | Drama

65 Metascore

A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession.

Director: Maryam Keshavarz | Stars: Sarah Kazemy, Nikohl Boosheri, Reza Sixo Safai, Soheil Parsa

Votes: 8,004 | Gross: $0.44M

44. Frozen River (2008)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama

82 Metascore

A mom looks for another source of income, when her husband leaves with the money meant for the new mobile home. A nearby Indian territory stretches across the border to Canada with a drivable frozen river between. Smuggling?

Director: Courtney Hunt | Stars: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, Michael O'Keefe

Votes: 26,459 | Gross: $2.51M

45. The Whole Truth (2016)

R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

46 Metascore

A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.

Director: Courtney Hunt | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Renée Zellweger, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Gabriel Basso

Votes: 32,998

46. Mississippi Masala (1991)

R | 118 min | Drama, Romance

78 Metascore

An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love with a Black man.

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore

Votes: 6,200 | Gross: $7.31M

47. Salaam Bombay! (1988)

Not Rated | 113 min | Crime, Drama

78 Metascore

Young Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Shafiq Syed, Anjaan, Amrit Patel, Murari Sharma

Votes: 10,088 | Gross: $2.08M

48. The Perez Family (1995)

R | 113 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama

In 1980, USA opens to Cuban refugees. Once in Miami, Dorita tries to create a Perez "family" of 3 to get a sponsor. She wants Juan to be her "husband" - plus a "son" or "dad".

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Marisa Tomei, Anjelica Huston, Alfred Molina, Chazz Palminteri

Votes: 2,441 | Gross: $2.83M

49. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, History

Two female friends become sexual rivals at maturity.

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury, Indira Varma, Ramon Tikaram

Votes: 11,360 | Gross: $4.11M

50. My Own Country (1998 TV Movie)

R | 95 min | Drama

"My Own Country" tells the story of an East Indian doctor who settles in Johnson City, Tennessee. The doctor's name is Abraham Verghese, and he specializes in infectious diseases. It's 1985... See full summary »

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Glenne Headly, Hal Holbrook, Swoosie Kurtz

Votes: 367

51. Monsoon Wedding (2001)

R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

77 Metascore

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah, Vijay Raaz

Votes: 26,676 | Gross: $13.88M

52. Hysterical Blindness (2002 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 99 min | Drama

Two friends lament their unhappy single lives while searching for Mr. Right in 1980s New Jersey.

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands, Justin Chambers

Votes: 3,395

53. Vanity Fair (2004)

PG-13 | 141 min | Drama

53 Metascore

Growing up poor in London, Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend, Amelia Sedley.

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Romola Garai, James Purefoy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Votes: 23,500 | Gross: $16.14M

54. The Namesake (2006)

PG-13 | 122 min | Drama

82 Metascore

American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Jacinda Barrett

Votes: 21,750 | Gross: $8.66M

55. Amelia (2009)

PG | 111 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

37 Metascore

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston

Votes: 13,616 | Gross: $14.24M

56. The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)

R | 130 min | Drama, Thriller

54 Metascore

A young Pakistani man chasing corporate success on Wall Street finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, Kate Hudson

Votes: 14,579 | Gross: $0.52M

57. Sam & Me (1991)

R | 94 min | Drama

23-year-old Nikhil comes to Canada from India to find his fortune and is convinced by his uncle to work as a companion and care-giver to Sam, an elderly Jewish man. An unlikely friendship ensues, which gives both men new insight into life.

Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Ranjit Chowdhry, Peter Boretski, Om Puri, Heath Lamberts

Votes: 140

58. Camilla (1994)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama

Vincent and Freda Lopez are a young married Toronto couple who both indulge in the arts, Vince as an artist and Freda as a musician/composer. Their marriage is not as secure as it may seem ... See full summary »

Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Jessica Tandy, Bridget Fonda, Hume Cronyn, Elias Koteas

Votes: 1,039 | Gross: $0.25M

59. Fire (1996)

Unrated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

64 Metascore

Two mentally unstable women who are abandoned by their husbands find love and solace in each other.

Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Karishma Jhalani, Ramanjeet Kaur

Votes: 6,364 | Gross: $0.40M

60. Earth (1998)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance, War

71 Metascore

It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna

Votes: 8,112 | Gross: $0.53M

61. Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)

PG-13 | 105 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama

35 Metascore

A wealthy East Indian man gives an apparently non-East Indian woman a crash course in his culture, so he can marry her with his family's approval.

Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Rahul Khanna, Moushumi Chatterjee, Dina Pathak, Lisa Ray

Votes: 2,579 | Gross: $1.49M

62. The Republic of Love (2003)

95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A thrice-divorced radio host and a commitment-shy art curator fall in love, but their relationship is affected by the experiences of their friends and families.

Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Kate Lynch, Kate Kelton, Sunday Muse, Brooke D'Orsay

Votes: 548

63. Water (I) (2005)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama

77 Metascore

Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.

Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Sarala Kariyawasam

Votes: 15,357 | Gross: $3.22M

64. Heaven on Earth (2008)

106 min | Drama

Chand, a young Punjabi woman, travels to Canada to marry a man she has never met. They live in a crowded suburban house and Chand has to also put up with her husband's abusive behavior.

Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Preity G Zinta, Gick Grewal, Vansh Bhardwaj, Geetika Sharma

Votes: 923

65. Midnight's Children (2012)

Not Rated | 146 min | Drama

56 Metascore

A pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain grow up in the country that is nothing like their parents' generation.

Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Rajat Kapoor, Vansh Bhardwaj, Anupam Kher, Neha Mahajan

Votes: 3,395 | Gross: $0.14M

66. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

R | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

59 Metascore

As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.

Director: Lorene Scafaria | Stars: Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Melanie Lynskey, Patton Oswalt

Votes: 118,753 | Gross: $6.62M

67. Harriet the Spy (1996)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. But when her friends find her secret notebook, the tables are turned on her. Can she win them back and still keep on going with the spy business?

Director: Bronwen Hughes | Stars: Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Gregory Smith, Vanessa Chester

Votes: 11,060 | Gross: $26.54M

68. Forces of Nature (1999)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance

46 Metascore

A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.

Director: Bronwen Hughes | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney, Steve Zahn

Votes: 35,945 | Gross: $52.89M

69. Stander (2003)

R | 111 min | Action, Biography, Crime

62 Metascore

The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.

Director: Bronwen Hughes | Stars: Thomas Jane, David O'Hara, Dexter Fletcher, Deborah Kara Unger

Votes: 9,225 | Gross: $0.02M

70. Away from Her (2006)

PG-13 | 110 min | Drama

88 Metascore

A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.

Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Julie Christie, Michael Murphy, Gordon Pinsent, Stacey LaBerge

Votes: 23,077 | Gross: $4.57M

71. Take This Waltz (2011)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama

68 Metascore

A happily married woman falls for the artist who lives across the street.

Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, Aaron Abrams

Votes: 30,282 | Gross: $1.24M

72. Easy (2003)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama

47 Metascore

Heart-broken after several affairs, a woman finds herself torn between a Poet and a TV Host.

Director: Jane Weinstock | Stars: Marguerite Moreau, Brían F. O'Byrne, Naveen Andrews, Emily Deschanel

Votes: 1,775 | Gross: $0.01M

73. The Moment (I) (2013)

Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

22 Metascore

After a tumultuous affair between international photojournalist Lee (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and troubled writer John (Martin Henderson) ends in John's disappearance, Lee lands in a mental ... See full summary »

Director: Jane Weinstock | Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Martin Henderson, Alia Shawkat, Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Votes: 556

74. Higher Ground (2011)

R | 109 min | Drama

74 Metascore

A chronicle of one woman's lifelong struggle with her faith.

Director: Vera Farmiga | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Joshua Leonard, Dagmara Dominczyk, Norbert Leo Butz

Votes: 3,277 | Gross: $0.84M

75. Turn Me On, Dammit! (2011)

Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy, Romance

70 Metascore

In Skoddeheimen, Norway, 15-year-old Alma is consumed by her hormones and fantasies that range from sweetly romantic images of Artur, the boyfriend she yearns for, to daydreams about practically everybody she lays eyes on.

Director: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen | Stars: Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjørhovde, Henriette Steenstrup, Beate Støfring

Votes: 9,725 | Gross: $0.12M

76. The Alley Cat (2014)

TV-14 | 65 min | Action, Drama, Sport

A road movie on a bicycle. Jasper leaves an alley cat race and goes on a physical and spiritual journey on her bike, through Chicago's nighttime streets, to a destination that holds an emotional secret.

Director: Marie Ullrich | Stars: Jenny Strubin, Omero Arreola, Dana Bernadine, Nick Cardiff

Votes: 45

77. River of Grass (1994)

Not Rated | 76 min | Drama

71 Metascore

Cozy, a dissatisfied housewife, meets Lee at a bar. A drink turns into a home break-in, and a gun shot sends them on the run together, thinking they've committed murder.

Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Lisa Donaldson, Larry Fessenden, Dick Russell, Stan Kaplan

Votes: 2,360 | Gross: $0.01M

78. Old Joy (2006)

Unrated | 76 min | Drama

84 Metascore

Two old pals reunite for a camping trip in Oregon's Cascade Mountains.

Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Daniel London, Will Oldham, Tanya Smith, Robin Rosenberg

Votes: 8,824 | Gross: $0.26M

79. Wendy and Lucy (2008)

R | 80 min | Drama

80 Metascore

Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happenings triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.

Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Michelle Williams, Lucy, David Koppell, Max Clement

Votes: 19,747 | Gross: $0.86M

80. Meek's Cutoff (2010)

PG | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

85 Metascore

Settlers traveling through the Oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.

Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Paul Dano, Will Patton

Votes: 15,214 | Gross: $0.98M

81. Night Moves (2013)

R | 112 min | Drama, Thriller

75 Metascore

Three radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.

Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Alia Shawkat

Votes: 16,694 | Gross: $0.25M

82. Wadjda (2012)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

81 Metascore

An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.

Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Abdullrahman Al Gohani, Ahd

Votes: 21,471 | Gross: $1.35M

83. Sun Don't Shine (2012)

Not Rated | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

70 Metascore

A couple takes a tense and mysterious road trip through the desolate yet hauntingly beautiful landscape of central Florida.

Director: Amy Seimetz | Stars: Kate Lyn Sheil, Kentucker Audley, AJ Bowen, Kit Gwin

Votes: 1,227

84. My Brother the Devil (2012)

Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

71 Metascore

Two teenage brothers must face their own prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being Egyptians growing up on the streets of gangland London.

Director: Sally El Hosaini | Stars: James Krishna Floyd, Elarica Johnson, Fady Elsayed, Saïd Taghmaoui

Votes: 3,365 | Gross: $0.01M

85. Step Up (2006)

PG-13 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Music

48 Metascore

Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.

Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Damaine Radcliff, De'Shawn Washington

Votes: 126,770 | Gross: $65.33M

86. 27 Dresses (2008)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Romance

47 Metascore

After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.

Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Brian Kerwin

Votes: 175,046 | Gross: $76.81M

87. The Proposal (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

48 Metascore

A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.

Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson

Votes: 360,085 | Gross: $163.96M

88. The Guilt Trip (2012)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

50 Metascore

As inventor Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mom's house turns into an unexpected cross-country voyage with her along for the ride.

Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen, Julene Renee, Zabryna Guevara

Votes: 39,953 | Gross: $37.13M

89. Disenchanted (2022)

PG | 119 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

50 Metascore

Fifteen years after her happily ever after, Giselle questions her happiness, inadvertently turning the lives of those in the real world and Andalasia upside down in the process.

Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Maya Rudolph, Gabriella Baldacchino

Votes: 26,377

90. Pariah (I) (2011)

R | 86 min | Drama

79 Metascore

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.

Director: Dee Rees | Stars: Adepero Oduye, Kim Wayans, Aasha Davis, Pernell Walker

Votes: 7,551 | Gross: $0.76M

91. Peeples (2013)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

52 Metascore

Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's hand in marriage.

Director: Tina Gordon | Stars: Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier, S. Epatha Merkerson

Votes: 5,119 | Gross: $9.12M

92. Then She Found Me (2007)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

56 Metascore

April, 39, wants a baby but her husband leaves her. When her adoptive mother dies, she's contacted by her biological mother, a TV talk show host. April starts seeing the divorced dad of one of her students at school.

Director: Helen Hunt | Stars: Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick

Votes: 10,230 | Gross: $3.74M

93. Ride (I) (2014)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

48 Metascore

A mother travels cross-country to California to be with her son after he decides to drop out of school and become a surfer.

Director: Helen Hunt | Stars: Helen Hunt, Brenton Thwaites, Luke Wilson, Robert Knepper

Votes: 4,444

94. The Sticky Fingers of Time (1997)

81 min | Sci-Fi

59 Metascore

A writer, Tucker Harding, is hired to cover an article on the hydrogen-bomb test, Nevada, 1952. While there, radiation mutates her code/soul, spawning in her the ability to travel through ... See full summary »

Director: Hilary Brougher | Stars: Terumi Matthews, Nicole Zaray, Belinda Becker, James Urbaniak

Votes: 487 | Gross: $0.02M

95. Stephanie Daley (2006)

R | 92 min | Drama

77 Metascore

Pregnant forensic psychologist Lydie Crane is hired to learn the truth behind the case of 16-year-old Stephanie Daley, who is accused of concealing her pregnancy and murdering her infant.

Director: Hilary Brougher | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Amber Tamblyn, Timothy Hutton, Vincent Piazza

Votes: 1,897 | Gross: $0.03M

96. Innocence (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

26 Metascore

A young woman discovers that her elite Manhattan preparatory school harbors a dark secret.

Director: Hilary Brougher | Stars: Sophie Lane Curtis, Kelly Reilly, Graham Phillips, Linus Roache

Votes: 1,404 | Gross: $0.29M

97. Hearing Voices (1991)

Drama

A beautiful but self-conscious model (due to her own perceptions of being imperfect due to the multiple operations she's had since childhood) falls in love with a gay man who happens to be ... See full summary »

Director: Sharon Greytak | Stars: Tim Ahern, Michael Davenport, Stephen Gatta, Erika Nagy

Votes: 21

98. The Love Lesson (1996)

87 min | Drama

Seventeen years ago Camille, a gallery owner, and Grace, a civil servant, made a verbal adoption agreement: Grace would raise Camille's son Christopher with the provision that all three ... See full summary »

Director: Sharon Greytak | Stars: Stephen Delot, Teresa Vicario, Ruth Hackett, Tara Milutis

Votes: 27

99. Archaeology of a Woman (2012)

94 min | Drama

36 Metascore

A mother's dementia reignites a past of crime and lust, forcing her daughter to make difficult decisions.

Director: Sharon Greytak | Stars: Sally Kirkland, Victoria Clark, James Murtaugh, Karl Geary

Votes: 54

100. Butter on the Latch (2013)

Not Rated | 72 min | Drama, Horror

60 Metascore

At a Balkan folk song and dance camp in the woods of Mendocino, California, Sarah reunites with her old friend Isolde and with a song she learned years before about dragons who entwine ... See full summary »

Director: Josephine Decker | Stars: Sarah Small, Isolde Chae-Lawrence, Charlie Hewson, Polly Tapia Ferber

Votes: 488



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