Weekly Update for January 26: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You

Films About Women Opening This Week

Please Stand By (Also Available on VOD)

A young autistic woman (Dakota Fanning) runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page “Star Trek” script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown. (Press materials)

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Just Charlie — Directed by Rebekah Fortune (Opens January 30)

Young soccer star Charlie (Harry Gilby) has the world at his feet. With a top club desperate to sign him, his future is seemingly mapped out. But the teenager sees only a nightmare. Trapped in the body of a boy, Charlie is torn between wanting to live up to her father’s expectations and shedding this ill-fitting skin. Charlie’s next move will tear the family apart and threaten everything they hold dear. (Press materials)

Like Me

A reckless loner (Addison Timlin) sets out on a crime spree that she broadcasts on social media. After releasing a video of herself robbing a convenience store, she amasses a huge following. While travelling the coast, she encounters a drifter, an Internet troll, and a paint huffing outsider who are all pulled into her circle of chaos, junk food, and drugs. (Press materials)

The Competition — Written by Kelsey Tucker

Lauren (Thora Birch), famously known as the “Pig Slayer” by her numerous fans, is a scientist turned blogger with a strict policy in regards to men. According to her infidelity formula, boyfriends are likely to cheat after six months of dating. When her sister Gena (Claire Coffee) catches wind that she’s writing a book on her theory, she plots to have her longtime friend Calvin (Chris Klein) be the man to convince Lauren to have faith in relationships, and shut down her blog for good. (Press materials)

Desolation

After being whisked away to Los Angeles by a handsome Hollywood star, Katie (Dominik García-Lorido) is left alone in his apartment, where strange and scary things begin to happen. (Press materials)

Films About Women Currently Playing

Mary and the Witch’s Flower — Co-Written by Riko Sakaguchi
Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba (Documentary)
The Midnight Man (Also Available on VOD)
Ridge Runners
The Post — Co-Written by Liz Hannah
Proud Mary
Vazante — Co-Written and Directed by Daniela Thomas
My Art — Written and Directed by Laurie Simmons
Lover for a Day — Co-Written by Caroline Deruas-Garrel and Arlette Langmann
A Woman’s Life — Co-Written by Florence Vignon (UK)
Pitch Perfect 3 — Directed by Trish Sie; Co-Written by Kay Cannon
In the Fade
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Insidious: The Last Key
In Between — Written and Directed by Maysaloun Hamoud
Molly’s Game
I, Tonya
The Shape of Water — Co-Written by Vanessa Taylor
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (Documentary) — Written and Directed by Alexandra Dean
The Breadwinner — Directed by Nora Twomey; Written by Anita Doron and Deborah Ellis
Big Sonia (Documentary) — Co-Directed by Leah Warshawski
Thelma
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Lady Bird — Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig
Novitiate — Written and Directed by Margaret Betts
Jane (Documentary)
The Florida Project

Films Directed by Women Opening This Week

None.

Films Directed by Women Currently Playing

Forever My Girl — Written and Directed by Bethany Ashton Wolf
Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story (Documentary) — Co-Written and Co-Directed by Kate McIntyre Clere
Freak Show — Directed by Trudie Styler; Co-Written by Beth Rigazio (Also Available on VOD)
Goldbuster — Directed by Sandra Kwan Yue Ng
The Party — Written and Directed by Sally Potter (UK)
Faces Places (Documentary) — Co-Directed by Agnès Varda
Loving Vincent — Co-Written and Co-Directed by Dorota Kobiela

Films Written by Women Opening This Week

None.

Films Written by Women Currently Playing

Delirium — Co-Written by Lisa Clemens (Also Available on VOD)
The Insult — Co-Written by Joëlle Touma
The Greatest Showman — Co-Written by Jenny Bicks
The Man Who Invented Christmas — Written by Susan Coyne

TV Premieres This Week

“Britannia”: Stanislav Honzik/Film United

Britannia (Premieres January 26 on Amazon)

The mysterious and tumultuous land of 43 AD Britannia is occupied by many warring tribes, until the invasion of a foreign army sparks chaos and allegiances. Celtic rivals Kerra (Kelly Reilly) and Antedia (Zoë Wanamaker) must face the oncoming Roman invasion led by Aulus Plautius (David Morrissey) as it seeks to dismantle the Celtic Resistance. (Press materials)

The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm (Short Documentary) — Directed by Amy Schatz (Premieres January 27 on HBO)

“The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm”: HBO

When 10-year-old Elliott asks his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack, about the number tattooed on his arm, he sparks an intimate conversation about Jack’s life that spans happy memories of childhood in Poland, the loss of his family, surviving Auschwitz, and finding a new life in America. (Press materials)

Girlfriends — Created and Written by Kay Mellor (Premieres January 29 on Acorn TV)

Three women of a certain age (Phyllis Logan, Miranda Richardson, and Zoë Wanamaker) are juggling the challenges of modern life when a tragedy exposes secrets that put their friendship to the test. (Press materials)

Citizen Rose (Documentary Series) (Premieres January 30 on E!)

This five-part documentary follows Rose McGowan as she readies her memoir/manifesto “Brave” for release all while going up against the Hollywood machine and those who try to silence her activism. (Press materials)

Step Up: High Water — Created by Holly Sorensen (Premieres January 31 on YouTube Red)

Welcome to Atlanta, home of High Water — the city’s most competitive performing arts school. When twins Tal and Janelle (Petrice Jones and Lauryn Alisa McClain) relocate from Ohio, they find themselves thrust into a world where every move is a test. As they attempt to navigate their new world — on and off the dance floor — they’ll discover just how deep they’re willing to dig to realize their dreams and seize their moment. (Press materials)

VOD/DVD Releasing This Week

What’s Revenge — Written and Directed by Kat Hunt (Available Now on NoBudge.com)
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women — Written and Directed by Angela Robinson (VOD/DVD, January 30)
Napping Princess (VOD/DVD, January 30)