Best Dramas by Women Directors
216The most powerful dramas directed by women. In a director's chair long treated as a male monopoly, these filmmakers brought cinema a different gaze, another sensibility and braver stories. Films that centre overlooked experiences and upend the narratives we are used to. A selection of the women auteurs writing the future of cinema today.
Standouts from This Collection
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A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016) is an animation drama, directed by Naoko Yamada.
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Perfect Blue (1998)Perfect Blue (1998) is an animation drama, directed by Satoshi Kon.
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There's Still Tomorrow (2023)There's Still Tomorrow (2023) is a comedy drama, directed by Paola Cortellesi.
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Million Dollar Baby (2004)Million Dollar Baby (2004) is a drama film, directed by Clint Eastwood.
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The Second Mother (2015)The Second Mother (2015) is a drama film, directed by Anna Muylaert.
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Me Before You (2016)Me Before You (2016) is a romance drama, directed by Thea Sharrock.
