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Films directed by women

Horror/thriller: Jennifer’s Body (2009) Promising Young Woman (2020) Shirley (2020) The Love Witch (2016) Shiva Baby Bottoms (2023) The Beguiled (2017) Fresh (2022) The Power of the Dog (2021) We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Censor (2021) The Substance (2024) The Lost Daughter (2021) Raw (2016) Saltburn (2023) Another Earth (2011) Comedy/feel good: Waitress (2007) Birds of Prey (2020) Austen land (2013) Bend it Like Beckham (2002) Good luck to you, Leo Grande (2022) Marie Antoinette (2006) Little Women (2019) Little Miss Sunshine (2006) drama/Slice of life/emotional: The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) Pariah (2011) Nomadland (2020) Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023) Rocks (2019) Lost in Translation (2003) American Honey (2016) Babyteeth (2019) Can you Ever Forgive me (2018) Emily (2022) Crime/court/political drama: Zola (2020) Queen and Slim (2019) Anatomy of a Fall (2023) Selma (2014) Hustlers (2019) One Night in Miami (2020) Romance/love story (mostly lesbian): Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Tell it To the Bees (2018) My Days of Mercy (2017) Vita and Virginia (2018) Emma (2020) Here’s a list of some of my favourite films directed by women (all rated 4 stars or above by me!). I’ve attempted to losely group them into genres which was impossible and I’ve done badly, but hopefully it will make it possible to sort of choose a vibe you might want.

@mouse

Nov 3, 2024

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Dirty girls documentary

So, basically this short film/documentary is about a group of school girls (they’re 13/14 at the time??) at a private school in California who are are influenced by the ‘riotgrrrl’ movement of the early to mid 90s. The sisters, Amber and Harper, lead this and one of the rumours spread by classmates is that Amber ‘hasn’t washed her hair since Kurt Cobain died’.Even though they are made fun of and labelled as ‘dirty girls’ because they allegedly never shower, they still retain their ideas and just try to be themselves surrounded by snobs and some who are just confused which I too understand. I find the whole concept very interesting, i highly recommend this to u so watch it if you want xxx i think that, because I wasn’t around at the time, the idea of proper subcultures really intrigues me. I occasionally go back and watch it, + it always makes me want to jump up and down to bikini kill. (it’s on YouTube by the way- just remembered I can link it so I will) Ps. The soundtrack, ‘Batmobile’ liz phair, is great too. I fucking love the girly sound demos. Pps. even if you think the riot grrl movement is flawed (which it was in many ways)I still think anyone would enjoy the documentary, even someone completely unaware of the culture around the bands of that era. Ok bye, just realised I’ve written loads and if you cba reading this I don’t blame you.

@niamhpatt

Jun 15, 2024

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Certain Women (2016)

lezzed out lily gladstone; its on mubi right now if you swing that way

@extremelyhotgirl

Jan 23, 2024

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Nieces and nephews

put a hell of a lot of pressure on your siblings having kids. All the fun none of the pressure. Lotta love.

@eliza_shelley

Dec 10, 2024

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Zara Perfumes

Especially Elegantly Tokyo. One girl in the friendship group started wearing it and then we all started wearing it. Now we move around as an obnoxious scent bubble. I’ve never had as many compliments on literally anything as I have with this perfume. And so cheap. They discontinued it for 6 months and I went to a perfumery to get them to create an exact match (at vast expense).

@eliza_shelley

Sep 6, 2024

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An Equestrian vaulter

I loved gymnastics and horse riding. I should’ve stayed the course. Would’ve been sick.

@eliza_shelley

Feb 7, 2025