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    Helen 2009 POSTER

    Helen

    2009

    English

    6.2

    9

    44%

    49%

    Action

    depression

    Drama

    woman director

    Sandra Nettelbeck Sandra Nettelbeck Director Veena Sood Veena Sood as Defense Attorney David Hewlett David Hewlett as Frank Ashley Judd Ashley Judd as Helen Leonard John Shaw John Shaw as Prosecutor
    On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder.
    The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond 2008 POSTER

    The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

    2008

    English

    5.8

    8

    27%

    40%

    Action

    Drama

    memphis, tennessee

    period drama

    plantation

    Romance

    woman director

    Jodie Markell Jodie Markell Director Bryce Dallas Howard Bryce Dallas Howard as Fisher Chris Evans Chris Evans as Jimmy Will Patton Will Patton as Mr. Dobyne Peter Gerety Peter Gerety as Mr. Van Hooven
    Fisher Willow is the disliked Memphis débutante daughter of a plantation owner with a distaste for narrow-minded people and a penchant for shocking and insulting those around her. After returning from studies overseas, Fisher falls in love with Jimmy, the down-and-out son of an alcoholic father and an insane mother who works at a store on her family's plantation.
    Sparrows Can't Sing 1963 POSTER

    Sparrows Can't Sing

    1963

    English

    6.2

    6

    83%

    50%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    woman director

    Joan Littlewood Joan Littlewood Director Stephen Lewis Stephen Lewis as Caretaker Roy Kinnear Roy Kinnear as Fred Gooding Murray Melvin Murray Melvin as Georgie Eve Eden Eve Eden as Stripper
    Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of mayhem Charlie leaves as he goes about sorting things out.
    Aberrant 2016 POSTER

    Aberrant

    2016

    English

    5.0

    5

    Action

    Drama

    Family

    Romance

    thriller

    Thriller

    woman director

    Bennett Bennett Director Jack Quaid Jack Quaid as Cole Karen Culp Karen Culp as Dr. Melora Warren Jared Wernick Jared Wernick as Jason Justine Cotsonas Justine Cotsonas as Melissa
    When the groom's oldest friend, Cole, finds out his best friend, Jason, is getting married, he escapes from the institution he has been incarcerated in and makes a surprise visit to serve as the best man. Something does not seem right between bride, Gretchen, and groom. None of their friends seem to fully support the marriage and have secrets of their own. Unresolved about their relationship and endlessly obsessed with the groom, Cole stirs up everyone and everything, making it a weekend to remember.
    Molly 2017 POSTER

    Molly

    2017

    Dutch

    4.2

    14

    83%

    56%

    Action

    Sci-Fi

    woman director

    Colinda Bongers Colinda Bongers Director Emma de Paauw Emma de Paauw as Bailey Joost Bolt Joost Bolt as Deacon Annelies Appelhof Annelies Appelhof as Kimmy Julia Batelaan Julia Batelaan as Molly
    A girl living alone in a post apocalyptic wasteland finds herself hunted down by marauders who want her to fight in their fighting pit for their entertainment.
    Between Worlds 2018 POSTER

    Between Worlds

    2018

    English

    3.9

    33

    33%

    79%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Horror

    lost soul

    Mystery

    spirit

    Thriller

    woman director

    Maria Pulera Maria Pulera Director Philip Fornah Philip Fornah as Big Repo Guy Penelope Mitchell Penelope Mitchell as Billie Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage as Joe Franka Potente Franka Potente as Julie
    Joe, a down-on-his-luck truck driver haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and child, meets Julie, a spiritually gifted woman who enlists his help in a desperate effort to find the lost soul of her comatose daughter. But the spirit of Joe's dead wife proves stronger, possessing the young woman's body and determined to settle her unfinished business with the living.
    The Smiling Madame Beudet 1923 POSTER

    The Smiling Madame Beudet

    1923

    French

    6.6

    5

    71%

    71%

    Action

    Drama

    french impressionism

    silent film

    woman director

    Germaine Dulac Germaine Dulac Director Yvette Grisier Yvette Grisier as La bonne Germaine Dermoz Germaine Dermoz as Madame Beudet Alexandre Arquillière Alexandre Arquillière as Monsieur Beudet Jean d'Yd Jean d'Yd as Monsieur Labas
    An unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.
    Been So Long 2018 POSTER

    Been So Long

    2018

    English

    5.5

    11

    92%

    64%

    Action

    Drama

    Musical

    Romance

    woman director

    Tinge Krishnan Tinge Krishnan Director Arsher Ali Arsher Ali as Jake Gino Picciano Gino Picciano as Market Vendor Clare Perkins Clare Perkins as Snowqueen Ashley Thomas Ashley Thomas as Wendell
    A single mother in London's Camden Town hears music when she meets a handsome stranger with a past. But she's not sure she's ready to open her heart.
    Psychophonia 2016 POSTER

    Psychophonia

    2016

    English

    3.7

    9

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Horror

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    woman director

    Brianne Davis Brianne Davis Director Daniel Quinn Daniel Quinn as Detective Alex Becker Kellee Stewart Kellee Stewart as Isabel Vedette Lim Vedette Lim as Lilly Adam Rose Adam Rose as Patrick
    When a women's husband is brutally murdered and casterated, she enlists the help of a paranormal expert to analyze strange phone calls from his phone and her investigations lead her to a group of swingers that expose her husband's double life.
    Sadie 2018 POSTER

    Sadie

    2018

    English

    6.2

    7

    78%

    78%

    Action

    bullying

    coming of age

    Drama

    dysfunctional marriage

    soldier's wife

    trailer park

    woman director

    Megan Griffiths Megan Griffiths Director Tony Hale Tony Hale as Bradley John Gallagher Jr. John Gallagher Jr. as Cyrus Wally Dalton Wally Dalton as Jimmy Melanie Lynskey Melanie Lynskey as Rae
    While her father is away serving in the military, Sadie battles to preserve his place on the home front when her mother takes an interest in the newest resident at the Shady Plains Trailer Park.
    Talea 2013 POSTER

    Talea

    2013

    German

    5.7

    7

    Action

    Drama

    foster family

    mother daughter relationship

    teenage girl

    woman director

    Katharina Mückstein Katharina Mückstein Director Nina Proll Nina Proll as Eva Lili Epply Lili Epply as Melanie Andreas Patton Andreas Patton as Peter Philipp Hochmair Philipp Hochmair as Stefan
    Fourteen-year-old Jasmin longs to be near her biological mother, Eva. Following her mother’s release from prison, an excursion into the country together becomes a first test for the fledgling mother-daughter relationship. They smoke, dance and stroll together – the mood is promising. But time and again, it is revealed that their needs and expectations are light years apart. For the moment, neither Eva nor Jasmin seem up to the task of fulfilling each other’s need for identity and support. (Talea is Italian for scion, a detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting.)
    Everything Beautiful Is Far Away 2017 POSTER

    Everything Beautiful Is Far Away

    2017

    English

    5.8

    7

    81%

    81%

    Action

    desert

    Fantasy

    hikers

    lake

    robot

    Sci-Fi

    woman director

    Pete Ohs Pete Ohs Director Joseph Cross Joseph Cross as Lernert Julia Garner Julia Garner as Rola Jillian Mayer Jillian Mayer as Susan C.S. Lee C.S. Lee as The Stranger
    On an isolated desert planet, a man who is looking for parts to repair his robotic companion teams up with a young woman searching for an imaginary lake.
    Midnight's Children 2012 POSTER

    Midnight's Children

    2012

    English

    6.2

    16

    40%

    40%

    Action

    Drama

    woman director

    Deepa Mehta Deepa Mehta Director Satya Bhabha Satya Bhabha as Adult Saleem Anupam Kher Anupam Kher as Ghani Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie as Narrator Charles Dance Charles Dance as William Methwold
    The story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation. A Canadian-British film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name.
    Hideaways 2011 POSTER

    Hideaways

    2011

    English

    6.1

    14

    48%

    48%

    Action

    Fantasy

    Thriller

    woman director

    Agnès Merlet Agnès Merlet Director Ruth McCabe Ruth McCabe as Charlotte Furlong aged 55 Adrian Dunbar Adrian Dunbar as Dr. Russell Thomas Brodie-Sangster Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Liam Alan Devlin Alan Devlin as Patient Joe
    The elder one of each generation in the Furlong family is equipped with an extraordinary capacity. James discovers the nature of his at the time of an accident which causes the death of his father and his grandmother. Haunted by this mysterious evil he hides in a forest not to harm anybody. A few years later, Mae also takes refuge it in the forest and meets James.
    What They Had 2018 POSTER

    What They Had

    2018

    English

    6.7

    9

    87%

    83%

    Action

    alzheimer's disease

    blizzard

    Drama

    mother daughter relationship

    snow

    woman director

    Elizabeth Chomko Elizabeth Chomko Director Hilary Swank Hilary Swank as Bridget Aimee Garcia Aimee Garcia as Dr. Zoe Taissa Farmiga Taissa Farmiga as Emma Michael Shannon Michael Shannon as Nick
    A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past.
    All These Small Moments 2018 POSTER

    All These Small Moments

    2018

    English

    5.7

    10

    88%

    67%

    Action

    adolescence

    Drama

    infatuation

    teenage boy

    woman director

    Melissa Miller Costanzo Melissa Miller Costanzo Director Molly Ringwald Molly Ringwald as Carla Sheffield Robert Roldan Robert Roldan as Man at Baby Window Bill Farmer Bill Farmer as Technician Sam Brian d'Arcy James Brian d'Arcy James as Tom Sheffield
    A teenage boy's infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus further complicates his already tumultuous adolescence.
    Sherpa 2015 POSTER

    Sherpa

    2015

    English

    7.6

    9

    98%

    82%

    Action

    Documentary

    geography

    mount everest

    native peoples

    natural disaster

    nepal

    woman director

    Jennifer Peedom Jennifer Peedom Director Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary as Himself John Hunt John Hunt as Himself Tenzing Norgay Tenzing Norgay as Himself Phurba Tashi Sherpa Phurba Tashi Sherpa as Himself
    In 2013, the world's media reported on a shocking mountain-high brawl as European climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpas. Director Jennifer Peedom and her team set out to uncover the cause of this altercation, intending to film the 2014 climbing season from the Sherpa's point-of-view. Instead, they captured Everest's greatest tragedy, when a huge block of ice crashed down onto the climbing route...
    Woven 2016 POSTER

    Woven

    2016

    English

    4.9

    8

    93%

    93%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    woman director

    Nagwa Ibrahim Nagwa Ibrahim Director Salome Mulugeta Salome Mulugeta as Elenie Tariku Michael De Nola Michael De Nola as George Tanner Anthony Aquilino Anthony Aquilino as Johnny Ryan O'Nan Ryan O'Nan as Logan Thompson
    When a mysterious crime takes the life of her only brother, an Ethiopian American woman searches for the truth behind his death, while struggling to reconcile cultural expectations with her own pursuit of self-identity and love.
    Yoko 2012 POSTER

    Yoko

    2012

    German

    4.6

    7

    33%

    33%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    woman director

    yeti

    Franziska Buch Franziska Buch Director Ken Takemoto Ken Takemoto as Mönch Lobsang Jamie Bick Jamie Bick as Pia Justus von Dohnányi Justus von Dohnányi as Prof. Kellerman Tobias Moretti Tobias Moretti as Thor van Sneider
    Pia's life, a girl from a small German town, changes when surprisingly, finds in her garden a huge black monster. She soon discovers that the mysterious creature, which is called Yoko, is actually a kind yeti spiritually protecting animals and children worldwide. Its great value calls attention to two hunters who want to take advantage of the yeti.
    My Beautiful Broken Brain 2014 POSTER

    My Beautiful Broken Brain

    2014

    English

    7.0

    10

    74%

    74%

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    hemorrhagic stroke

    woman director

    Sophie Robinson Sophie Robinson Director Sophie Robinson Sophie Robinson as Herself Lotje Sodderland Lotje Sodderland as Herself Hente Sodderland Hente Sodderland as Herself David Lynch David Lynch as Himself
    A profoundly personal voyage into the complexity, fragility and wonder of the human brain, after Lotje Sodderland miraculously survives a hemorrhagic stroke and finds herself starting again in an alien world, bereft of language and logic. This feature documentary takes us on a genre-twisting tale that is by turns excruciating and exquisite - from the devastating consequences of a first-time neurological experiment, through to the extraordinary revelations of her altered sensory perception.
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