A Woman Called Mother

After her father’s death, Vira’s mother has a mental breakdown. To start fresh, the family moves to a new city and opens a hair salon together. While the family attempts to adjust to their new lives, Vira’s mother, Yanti, begins exhibiting strange, violent behavior reminiscent of her mental breakdown and becomes particularly preoccupied with her son’s sex life. Vira begins to investigate the strange occurrences and discovers that a dangerous ritual and a demonic possession are just the tip of the iceberg.

Metamorphosis

2022

French

5.2

♡ 5

Alex Smoot Director

Natasha Krishnan as Alyssa

Gil McKinney as Hugh

Christopher Cordell as Hunter 1

Scott Hilton as Hunter 2

Seeking refuge on an island in Upstate New York, a married couple's final attempt to salvage their failing relationship takes a turn for the worse when the husband begins to regress emotionally, mentally, and physically.

Noble

2014

English

6.8

♡ 18

82%

Stephen Bradley Director

Deirdre O'Kane as Christina Noble

Brendan Coyle as Gerry Shaw

Sarah Greene as Middle Christina

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

English

5.6

♡ 22

82%

Meera Menon Director

James Naughton as John Ali Ahn

Ali Ahn as Julie

Anna Gunn as Naomi Bishop

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.

Emma Mae

1976

English

6.2

♡ 2

67%

Action

bank robbery

blaxploitation

blaxploitation cinema

Drama

los angeles, california

rebellious youth

strong woman

Jamaa Fanaka Director

Malik Carter as 'Big Daddy' Johnson

Michelle Davison as Shirley

Alex Brown as Uniformed cop

Eddie Smith as Uniformed cop

A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city.

Antebellum

2020

English

5.8

♡ 92

31%

Gerard Bush Director

Gabourey Sidibe as Dawn

Janelle Monáe as Eden

Jena Malone as Elizabeth

Lily Cowles as Sarah

Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.

Dangal

2016

Hindi

8.3

♡ 256

89%

parent child relationship

Nitesh Tiwari Director

Vivan Bhatena as

Sanya Malhotra as Babita Kumari

Shishir Sharma as Head of Department of the NSA

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.

Forty Guns

1957

English

6.9

♡ 13

86%

Samuel Fuller Director

John Ericson as Brockie Drummond

Chuck Hayward as Charlie Savage

Eve Brent as Louvenia Spanger

Hank Worden as Marshal John Chisum

An authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new Marshall arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling for the avowedly non-violent lawman. Both have itchy-fingered brothers, a female gunman enters the picture, and things go desperately wrong.

Vice Versa: Chyna

2021

English

7.3

♡ 4

Marah Strauch Director

Mick Foley as Self

Paul Levesque as Self

Monty Sopp as Self

Kevin Nash as Self

The rise and fall of wrestler Joanie Chyna Laurer, whose life was cut short in 2016. Her contributions to the WWE business and her pioneering work and her gripping tale of the "comeback" starting in 2015.

Frances

1982

English

7.2

♡ 9

68%

78%

Action

actress

based on a true story

Graeme Clifford Director

Jonathan Banks as Hitchhiker

John Randolph as Kindly Judge

Kevin Costner as Luther / Man in Alley

M.C. Gainey as Reporter / Publicist / Photographer

The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

Under the Dog

2016

Japanese

5.7

♡ 11

Masahiro Andô Director

Asami Seto as Anthea Kallenberg

Naomi Ohzora as Estella

Rumi Okubo as Hana Togetsu

Koki Uchiyama as Shunichi Nanase

The story takes place within Neo Tokyo in the year 2025, five years after a severe terrorist attack at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Students possessing special abilities are forced into serving an elite anti-terrorist unit created by the United Nations, fighting against threats including other ability users. If these agents fail their mission, they will be killed along with their families, who have bombs planted within their heads. One member of this covert ops unit, a Swedish girl by the name of Anthea Kallenberg, seeks to find who she really is.

Tina

2021

English

7.9

♡ 18

92%

Daniel Lindsay Director

B.B. King as Self

Whoopi Goldberg as Self

Mel Gibson as Self

Angela Bassett as Self

Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superstardom is an undeniable story of triumph over adversity. It’s the ultimate story of survival – and an inspirational story of our times.

The Taming of the Shrewd

2022

Polish

4.6

♡ 6

25%

reference to shakespeare

Romance

strong woman

zakopane

Anna Wieczur-Bluszcz Director

Mikolaj Roznerski as

Magdalena Lamparska as

Susan Angelo as Janka

Frank Gerrish as Wacus

When a heartbroken scientist moves back home to start over, her scheming brother hires a handsome stranger to convince her to sell their land.

Lady Oscar

1979

English

5.8

♡ 3

25%

Jacques Demy Director

John Tordoff as

Sue Lloyd as Comtesse Gabrielle de Polignac

Christopher Ellison as Maximilien de Robespierre

Angela Thorne as Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker

Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire as she discovers the hard life of the poor people of France. She is caught up in the French Revolution, and must choose between her loyalty and love.

The Band's Visit

2007

Hebrew

7.5

♡ 6

98%

Eran Kolirin Director

Tomer Yosef as Ars

Nadav Asulin as Sami

Hila Saada as Svetlana

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.

A Woman in Berlin

2008

German

7.0

♡ 13

82%

Max Färberböck Director

Nina Hoss as Anonyma

Ralf Schermuly as Buchhändler

Rüdiger Vogler as Eckhart

Rosalie Thomass as Greta Malthaus

A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

2008

English

7.5

♡ 4

100%

Gini Reticker Director

Leymah Gbowee as Self

Janet Johnson Bryant as Self

Etweda Cooper as Self

Vaiba Flomo as Self

Pray the Devil Back to Hell chronicles the remarkable story of the Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country.

When We Speak

2022

English

7.3

♡ 3

national security agency (nsa)

scandal

strong woman

Tas Brooker Director

Rose McGowan as Self

Katharine Gun as Self

Helen Evans as Self

Three incredible stories of women who risked everything to tell the truth. Their stories became worldwide scandals and took a personal toll on each of their lives

The Girl King

2015

English

5.9

♡ 36

42%

45%

Action

based on a true story

Mika Kaurismäki Director

Sarah Gadon as Countess Ebba Sparre

Laura Birn as Countess Erika Erksein

Jannis Niewöhner as Count Jakob de la Gardie

François Arnaud as Karl Gustav Kasimir

A portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.

Nothing Is Forgiven

2017

French

7.3

♡ 5

Vincent Coen Director

Zineb El Rhazoui as Self

The story of Zineb El Rhazoui, a young Moroccan woman who, in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack, finds her life radically transformed : from a censored journalist in Morocco she becomes the most protected woman of France.

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