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    Noble 2014 POSTER

    Noble

    2014

    English

    6.8

    18

    82%

    72%

    Action

    Biography

    child abuse

    Drama

    empowerment

    rape

    saigon

    strong woman

    tramatic childhood

    Stephen Bradley Stephen Bradley Director Deirdre O'Kane Deirdre O'Kane as Christina Noble Brendan Coyle Brendan Coyle as Gerry Shaw Sarah Greene Sarah Greene as Middle Christina Eva Birthistle Eva Birthistle as Sister Laura
    Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.
    Equity 2016 POSTER

    Equity

    2016

    English

    5.6

    22

    82%

    52%

    Action

    career woman

    corruption

    Drama

    empowerment

    feminism

    strong woman

    wall street

    Meera Menon Meera Menon Director James Naughton James Naughton as John Ali Ahn Ali Ahn as Julie Anna Gunn Anna Gunn as Naomi Bishop Lee Tergesen Lee Tergesen as Randall
    Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop’s world of high-power big money is brutal and fierce, and one she thrives in. When a controversial IPO threatens the fragile balance of power and confidentiality, Naomi finds herself entangled in a web of politics and deception.
    Amelia 2009 POSTER

    Amelia

    2009

    English

    5.8

    5

    19%

    31%

    Action

    Adventure

    airplane

    aviation

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    empowerment

    flying

    maneuver

    Romance

    Mira Nair Mira Nair Director Richard Donat Richard Donat as Gallagher Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor as Gene Vidal Richard Gere Richard Gere as George Putnam Hamish McEwan Hamish McEwan as Paul
    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.
    Dangal 2016 POSTER

    Dangal

    2016

    Hindi

    8.3

    256

    89%

    93%

    abusive father

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    empowerment

    parent child relationship

    small town

    Sport

    sports

    strong woman

    Nitesh Tiwari Nitesh Tiwari Director Vivan Bhatena Vivan Bhatena as Sanya Malhotra Sanya Malhotra as Babita Kumari Shishir Sharma Shishir Sharma as Head of Department of the NSA Aamir Khan Aamir Khan as Mahavir Singh Phogat
    Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
    Howards End 1992 POSTER

    Howards End

    1992

    English

    27

    94%

    81%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    countryside

    Drama

    empowerment

    london, england

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    sister

    James Ivory James Ivory Director Jemma Redgrave Jemma Redgrave as Evie Wilcox Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter as Helen Schlegel Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins as Henry Wilcox Emma Thompson Emma Thompson as Margaret Schlegel
    A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.
    The Band's Visit 2007 POSTER

    The Band's Visit

    2007

    Hebrew

    7.5

    6

    98%

    86%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    egypt

    empowerment

    israel

    ladykiller

    Music

    rollerskating rink

    Romance

    strong woman

    Eran Kolirin Eran Kolirin Director Tomer Yosef Tomer Yosef as Ars Nadav Asulin Nadav Asulin as Sami Hila Saada Hila Saada as Svetlana Rinat Matatov Rinat Matatov as Yula
    A small Egyptian police band travels to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves stuck in the wrong town.
    City of Women 1980 POSTER

    City of Women

    1980

    Italian

    6.9

    18

    68%

    75%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    empowerment

    Fantasy

    feminism

    italy

    ladykiller

    man woman relationship

    train ride

    Federico Fellini Federico Fellini Director Donatella Damiani Donatella Damiani as Donatella Karina Verlier Karina Verlier as Mock Bride Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni as Snàporaz Bernice Stegers Bernice Stegers as Woman on train
    The charismatic Snaporaz encounters an alluring woman on a train and pursues her through a forest. He ends up at a hotel populated by women gathered for a feminist conference, where he is an unwanted presence. Snaporaz soon discovers he’s entered a phantasmagoric world where women have taken power.
    For Tomorrow - A Documentary on Grassroots Innovators 2022 POSTER

    For Tomorrow - A Documentary on Grassroots Innovators

    2022

    English

    7.5

    2

    Action

    disability discrimination

    Documentary

    empowerment

    environmental activist

    innovation

    An Tran An Tran Director Anil Gupta Anil Gupta as Gina Lucarelli Gina Lucarelli as Jamila Mammadli Jamila Mammadli as Daisy Ridley Daisy Ridley as Narrator
    The story of grassroots innovators striving to create a more sustainable future. From a self-taught engineer who built a solar-powered car to a young woman with disabilities fighting for inclusivity, they are tackling sustainability issues on the ground and empowering their communities. Is the world ready to look elsewhere for solutions to our challenges?
    Plaza Catedral 2021 POSTER

    Plaza Catedral

    2021

    Spanish

    6.7

    3

    100%

    77%

    Action

    child empowerment

    coming of age

    Drama

    empowerment

    grief

    street child

    Thriller

    unlikely friendship

    Abner Benaim Abner Benaim Director Alberto Arauz López Alberto Arauz López as Biencuidao Manolo Cardona Manolo Cardona as Diego Galo Lasso Galo Lasso as Mudito Eduardo de Gracia Rangel Eduardo de Gracia Rangel as Stepfather
    Alicia is a 42-year-old-woman whose grief has caused her estrangement from society. Her world is turned upside down when 14-year-old Chief, a young boy who looks after people’s cars, stumbles into her house, bleeding.
    Waste Land 2010 POSTER

    Waste Land

    2010

    English

    7.8

    100%

    90%

    artist

    dead child

    Documentary

    empowerment

    garbage

    garbage dump

    rio de janeiro

    Lucy Walker Lucy Walker Director Vik Muniz Vik Muniz as Self
    An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadores, pickers of recyclable materials, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves.
    Becoming Jane 2007 POSTER

    Becoming Jane

    2007

    English

    7.0

    69

    58%

    74%

    Action

    Biography

    country life

    Drama

    empowerment

    england

    future

    judge

    new love

    Romance

    Julian Jarrold Julian Jarrold Director Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen Leo Bill Leo Bill as John Warren Maggie Smith Maggie Smith as Lady Gresham James McAvoy James McAvoy as Tom Lefroy
    Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.
    Pope Joan 2009 POSTER

    Pope Joan

    2009

    English

    6.7

    9

    64%

    64%

    9th century

    Action

    Drama

    empowerment

    germany

    History

    pope

    Romance

    vatican

    vatican (holy see)

    Sönke Wortmann Sönke Wortmann Director Nicholas Woodeson Nicholas Woodeson as Arighis Oliver Cotton Oliver Cotton as Arsenius John Goodman John Goodman as Pope Sergius Iain Glen Iain Glen as Village Priest
    A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
    Miss Sloane 2016 POSTER

    Miss Sloane

    2016

    English

    186

    76%

    72%

    Action

    career woman

    Drama

    empowerment

    gun

    hearing

    politics

    strong woman

    Thriller

    John Madden John Madden Director Joe Pingue Joe Pingue as Big Sam Jessica Chastain Jessica Chastain as Elizabeth Sloane Gugu Mbatha-Raw Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Esme Manucharian Christine Baranski Christine Baranski as Evelyn Sumner
    An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
    The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979 POSTER

    The Marriage of Maria Braun

    1979

    German

    7.7

    19

    93%

    90%

    Action

    black market

    Drama

    empowerment

    marriage

    penitentiary

    Romance

    strong woman

    world war ii

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Günther Kaufmann Günther Kaufmann as American on train Claus Holm Claus Holm as Doctor Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla as Maria Braun Volker Spengler Volker Spengler as Train conductor
    Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
    Private Benjamin 1980 POSTER

    Private Benjamin

    1980

    English

    6.2

    27

    82%

    60%

    Action

    army

    change

    Comedy

    empowerment

    paris, france

    strong woman

    transformation

    War

    Howard Zieff Howard Zieff Director Gretchen Wyler Gretchen Wyler as Aunt Kissy Craig T. Nelson Craig T. Nelson as Capt. William Wooldridge Richard Herd Richard Herd as General Foley Sally Kirkland Sally Kirkland as Helga
    A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
    Summer of Soul 2021 POSTER

    Summer of Soul

    2021

    English

    8.0

    16

    99%

    98%

    blues

    civil rights

    Documentary

    empowerment

    harlem

    History

    jazz

    Music

    rhythm and blues

    Ahmir-Khalib Thompson Ahmir-Khalib Thompson Director Jesse Jackson Jesse Jackson as B.B. King B.B. King as Self Al Sharpton Al Sharpton as Self Sheila E. Sheila E. as Self
    During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
    Lavender 2016 POSTER

    Lavender

    2016

    English

    5.4

    15

    41%

    26%

    Action

    Adventure

    amnesia

    confusion

    Drama

    empowerment

    flashback

    Horror

    Mystery

    photographer

    strong woman

    Thriller

    Ed Gass-Donnelly Ed Gass-Donnelly Director Lola Flanery Lola Flanery as Alice Rutter Abbie Cornish Abbie Cornish as Jane Justin Long Justin Long as Liam Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney as Patrick
    A photographer struggling with memory loss discovers her pictures may indicate something sinister is hitting close to home.
    Down with Love 2003 POSTER

    Down with Love

    2003

    English

    6.3

    36

    60%

    62%

    Action

    Comedy

    deception

    empowerment

    fake identity

    journalist

    new york city

    Romance

    womanizer

    Peyton Reed Peyton Reed Director John Aylward John Aylward as E.G. Michael Ensign Michael Ensign as J.R. David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce as Peter MacMannus Sarah Paulson Sarah Paulson as Vikki Hiller
    In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.
    Spoiled Children 1977 POSTER

    Spoiled Children

    1977

    French

    6.5

    5

    95%

    Action

    age difference

    Drama

    empowerment

    lovesickness

    movie business

    paris, france

    skyscraper

    Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier Director Michel Piccoli Michel Piccoli as Bernard Rougerie Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Huppert as La secrétaire du député Christian Clavier Christian Clavier as Le réalisateur TV Thierry Lhermitte Thierry Lhermitte as Stéphane Lecouvette
    Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film. Bernard moves into an apartment building whose tenants are in the midst of a revolt against their abusive landlord. Reluctant at first, he joins their cause and then becomes involved in an affair with young, unemployed resident Anne.
    Woman on the Run 2017 POSTER

    Woman on the Run

    2017

    English

    5.4

    3

    40%

    40%

    author

    betrayal

    empowerment

    infidelity

    stolen money

    strong woman

    Thriller

    Jason Bourque Jason Bourque Director Mackenzie Gray Mackenzie Gray as Doctor Sarah Butler Sarah Butler as Nomi Gardner Phillip Mitchell Phillip Mitchell as Orderly Jerry Wasserman Jerry Wasserman as Ted Curtis
    After surviving an attempt on her life, a reclusive mystery author discovers that her nanny has stolen her identity, forcing her to go to extreme lengths to get her children back.
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