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.