Best Dramas by Women Directors
310The 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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Alien (1979)Alien (1979) is a horror drama, directed by Ridley Scott.
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Wolfwalkers (2020)Wolfwalkers (2020) is an animation drama, directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart.
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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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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011) is an action drama, directed by Quentin Tarantino.
