Women Centric Films in 2021

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December

  • Parallel Mothers
  • Memoria
  • I Know Where I’m Going! (4K Restoration)
  • Vicky and Her Mystery – Written by Stéphanie Vasseur, Denis Imbert, Rémi Sappe, and Mathieu Oullion
  • Lulli – Written by Thalita Rebouças and Renato Fagundes
  • Hilda the Mountain King
  • The Lost Daughter – Written and Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • The Novice – Written and Directed by Lauren Hadaway
  • Nights of Cabiria (4K Restoration)
  • Margrete – Queen of the North – Directed by Charlotte Sieling; Written by Charlotte Sieling, Maya Ilsøe, and Jesper Fink
  • You Mean Everything to Me
  • The Legend of the Five – Directed by Joanne Samuel
  • Joy Womack: The White Swan (Documentary) – Directed by Dina Burlis and Sergey Gavrilov
  • France
  • Agnes
  • The Hating Game – Written by Christina Mengert
  • Range Roads
  • Rumble
  • Benedetta
  • She Had a Dream (Documentary) – Directed by Raja Amari
  • Mixtape – Directed by Valerie Weiss
  • The Second – Directed by Mairi Cameron
  • The Wishing Tree – Directed by Laura Adamo; Written by Laura Adamo, Dominic Auld, and Stephen Chambers
  • The Scary of Sixty-First – Directed by Dasha Nekrasova; Written by Dasha Nekrasova and Madeline Quinn
  • Christmas at the Ranch – Directed by Christin Baker; Written by Christin Baker and Julie Anton
  • Green Snake
  • Badland Doves

November

  • Encanto – Directed by Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush, and Byron Howard; Written by Charise Castro Smith and Jared Bush
  • The Unforgivable – Directed by Nora Fingscheidt; Written by Hillary Seitz, Courtenay Miles, and Peter Craig
  • The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (Restoration) – Written and Directed by Maria Maggenti
  • Writing with Fire (Documentary) – Directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
  • Lady Buds (Documentary) – Directed by Chris J. Russo; Written by Chris J. Russo and Tamara Maloney
  • Ayar – Written by Vilma Vega, Ariana Ron Pedrique, and Floyd Russ
  • One in a Thousand – Written and Directed by Clarisa Navas
  • For the Love of Money – Written by Zadia Ife, Timothy Allen Smith, and Leslie Small
  • A Holiday Chance
  • The Shuroo Process
  • Christmas Déjà Vu – Written and Directed by Christel Gibson
  • Angèle (Documentary)
  • Dog Years – Written by Mary Stella Brugiati and Alessandro Bosi
  • India Sweets and Spices – Written and Directed by Geeta Malik
  • She Paradise – Directed by Maya Cozier; Written by Maya Cozier and Melina Brown
  • Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
  • Out of the Blue (4K Restoration) – Written by Brenda Nielson and Leonard Yakir
  • The Strings – Written by Krista Dzialoszynski and Ryan Glover
  • Bruised – Directed by Halle Berry; Written by Michelle Rosenfarb
  • Night Raiders – Written and Directed by Danis Goulet
  • Julia (Documentary) – Directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West
  • Cusp (Documentary) – Directed by Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt
  • Prayers for the Stolen – Written and Directed by Tatiana Huezo
  • Mothering Sunday – Directed by Eva Husson; Written by Alice Birch
  • The Colour Room – Directed by Claire McCarthy; Written by Claire Peate (U.K.)
  • My Fiona – Written and Directed by Kelly Walker
  • The Accursed – Written and Directed by Elizabeta Vidovic and Kathryn Michelle
  • Soulmates – Written by Stephanie Lynn and Alexandra Case
  • Double Walker – Written by Sylvie Mix and Colin West
  • Our Ladies
  • The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star – Written by Robin Bernheim Burger
  • Motherly
  • Spencer
  • Beans – Directed by Tracey Deer; Written by Tracey Deer and Meredith Vuchnich
  • Hive – Written and Directed by Blerta Basholli
  • Love It Was Not (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Maya Sarfaty
  • The Dilemma of Desire (Documentary) – Directed by Maria Finitzo
  • Small Time – Written and Directed by Niav Conty
  • Hell Hath No Fury – Written by Katharine Lee McEwan and Romain Serir
  • Love Hard – Written by Rebecca Ewing and Danny Mackey
  • Father Christmas Is Back – Written by Hannah Law, Dylanne Corcoran, Philippe Martinez, and David Conolly
  • A Piece of Cake – Directed by Ute von Münchow-Pohl
  • The Flood – Written and Directed by Victoria Wharfe McIntyre
  • Single Mother by Choice – Written by Selina Ringel and Dan Levy Dagerman
  • Marionette

October

September

  • I’m Your Man – Directed by Maria Schrader; Written by Maria Schrader and Jan Schomburg
  • El Planeta – Written and Directed by Amalia Ulman
  • Birds of Paradise – Written and Directed by Sarah Adina Smith
  • On These Grounds (Documentary)
  • Sankofa (Rerelease)
  • Through the Glass Darkly – Directed by Lauren Fash; Written by Lauren Fash and Susan Graham
  • Britney vs Spears (Documentary) – Directed by Erin Lee Carr
  • Sounds Like Love – Directed by Juana Macías; Written by Laura Sarmiento
  • No One Gets Out Alive – Written by Fernanda Coppel and Jon Croker
  • My Name Is Pauli Murray (Documentary) – Directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen; Written by Betsy West, Julie Cohen, Talleah Bridges McMahon, and Cinque Northern
  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye
  • The Mad Women’s Ball – Written and Directed by Mélanie Laurent
  • The Nowhere Inn – Written by Carrie Brownstein and St. Vincent
  • Little Girl (Documentary)
  • Wife of a Spy
  • Lady of the Manor
  • Ghost in the Shell (4K Remaster)
  • The Starling
  • Confessions of a Girl – Written by Thalita Rebouças, Flávia Lins e Silva, and Bruno Garotti
  • Intrusion
  • Je Suis Karl
  • Queenpins – Written and Directed by Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet
  • Malignant – Written by Akela Cooper
  • Kate
  • Thalaivii
  • star-crossed: the film (Visual Album)
  • The Influencer – Written and Directed by Meghan Weinstein
  • What She Said – Directed by Amy Northup; Written by Jenny Lester
  • Cinderella – Written and Directed by Kay Cannon
  • Anne at 13,000 Ft.
  • We Need to Do Something
  • Who You Think I Am
  • Yakuza Princess
  • Samantha Rose
  • The Madness Inside Me
  • Martyrs Lane – Written and Directed by Ruth Platt
  • The Women and the Murderer (Documentary) – Directed by Mona Achache and Patricia Tourancheau
  • The J Team – Written by Eydie Faye
  • Afterlife of the Party – Written by Carrie Freedle

August

  • When I’m a Moth – Directed by Magdalena Zyzak and Zachary Cotler
  • Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt) – Written and Directed by Monica Zanetti
  • Isabella
  • Rushed – Written by Siobhan Fallon Hogan
  • The Colony – Written by Mariko Minoguchi and Tim Fehlbaum
  • Baby Money – Written by MJ Palo and Mikhael Bassilli
  • Ma Belle, My Beauty – Written and Directed by Marion Hill
  • Rare Beasts – Written and Directed by Billie Piper
  • Wildland – Directed by Jeanette Nordahl; Written by Ingeborg Topsøe
  • Unapologetic (Documentary) – Directed by Ashley O’Shay
  • Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power (Documentary) – Directed by Abby Ginzberg
  • Confetti – Written and Directed by Ann Hu
  • The Night House
  • The Protege
  • Untold: Caitlyn Jenner (Documentary) – Directed by Crystal Moselle
  • Lily Topples the World (Documentary)
  • Habit – Directed by Janell Shirtcliff; Written by Libby Mintz and Janell Shirtcliff
  • Demonic
  • The Forever Room – Written by Vickie Hicks
  • Respect – Directed by Liesl Tommy; Written by Tracey Scott Wilson
  • CODA – Written and Directed by Siân Heder
  • White as Snow – Directed by Anne Fontaine; Written by Anne Fontaine and Pascal Bonitzer
  • Ema
  • Out of My League – Directed by Alice Filippi; Written by Michela Straniero and Roberto Proia
  • The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student
  • Charming the Hearts of Men – Written and Directed by S.E. DeRose
  • Howling Village
  • The Macaluso Sisters – Directed by Emma Dante; Written by Emma Dante, Elena Stancanelli, and Giorgio Vasta
  • Materna – Written by Jade Eshete, Assol Abdullina, and David Gutnik
  • Whirlybird (Documentary)
  • Shirobako: The Movie – Written by Michiko Yokote
  • Bleed with Me – Written and Directed by Amelia Moses
  • Misha and the Wolves
  • The Kissing Booth 3
  • Even in Dreams – Written and Directed by Savannah Ostler
  • Infinitum: Subject Unknown – Written by Tori Butler-Hart and Matthew Butler-Hart
  • Rising Wolf
  • The Swarm
  • Dark Stories
  • BLACKPINK: The Movie (Documentary)
  • Masquerade

July

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May

April

March

  • Kuessipan – Directed by Myriam Verreault; Written by Myriam Verreault and Naomi Fontaine
  • Nina Wu – Written by Wu Ke-Xi and Midi Z
  • Pagglait
  • Her Name is Chef (Documentary)
  • A Tale of Springtime (Re-Release)
  • Let Me Fall
  • Violation – Written and Directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli
  • Food Club – Directed by Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg; Written by Anne-Marie Olesen Thinghuus
  • Rose Plays Julie – Written and Directed by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor
  • The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw – Written and Directed by Shelley Niro
  • Dark State – Written and Directed by Tracy Lucca
  • One and the Same
  • kid 90 (Documentary) – Directed by Soleil Moon Frye
  • Martha: A Picture Story (Documentary) – Directed by Selina Miles
  • Groomed (Documentary) – Directed by Gwen van de Pas
  • Abandoned: Angelique’s Isle – Directed by Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Michelle Derosier; Written by Michelle Derosier
  • Center Stage (Restoration) – Written by Peggy Chiao
  • Come True
  • Raya and the Last Dragon – Written by Adele Lim and Qui Nguyen
  • Quo Vadis, Aida? – Written and Directed by Jasmila Žbanić
  • My Salinger Year
  • The People vs. Agent Orange (Documentary) – Directed by Kate Taverna and Alan Adelson
  • Rosa Luxemburg (Re-Release) – Written and Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
  • Underplayed (Documentary) – Directed by Stacey Lee
  • Rain Beau’s End – Directed by Tracy Wren; Written by Jennifer Cooney
  • Pandora’s Box (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Rebecca Snow
  • Coven of Sisters – Written by Katell Guillou and Pablo Agüero
  • The Affair
  • Pixie
  • Son
  • Sentinelle
  • Sophie Jones – Directed by Jessie Barr; Written by Jessie Barr and Jessica Barr
  • Moxie – Directed by Amy Poehler; Written by Tamara Chestna and Dylan Meyer
  • Lucky – Directed by Natasha Kermani; Written by Brea Grant
  • The Stylist – Directed by Jill Gevargizian; Written by Jill Gevargizian, Eric Havens, and Eric Stolze
  • Undertow – Written and Directed by Miranda Nation
  • Dementer

February

  • The United States vs. Billie Holiday – Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
  • My Zoe – Written and Directed by Julie Delpy
  • Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry (Documentary)
  • Test Pattern – Written and Directed by Shatara Michelle Ford
  • Jumbo – Written and Directed by Zoé Wittock
  • Nasrin (Documentary)
  • Flora & Ulysses – Directed by Lena Khan
  • The Sinners – Directed by Courtney Paige; Written by Courtney Paige, Erin Hazlehurst, and Madison Smith
  • Pitta Kathalu (Anthology) – Directed by B.V. Nandini Reddy, Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam, Nag Ashwin, and Sankalp Reddy; Written by Radhika Anand, Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam, Nag Ashwin, and Nanda Kishore Emani
  • I Care a Lot
  • Burn It All
  • The World to Come – Directed by Mona Fastvold
  • Land – Directed by Robin Wright; Written by Erin Dignam and Jesse Chatham
  • To All the Boys: Always and Forever – Written by Katie Lovejoy
  • Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar – Written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo
  • Breaking News in Yuba County – Written by Amanda Idoko
  • Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Freida Lee Mock
  • French Exit
  • I Blame Society – Written and Directed by Gillian Wallace Horvat
  • Hopeless Romantic (Anthology) – Written and Directed by Deanne Foley, Martine Blue, Stephanie Clattenburg, Latonia Hartery, Ruth Lawrence, and Megan Wennberg
  • Fear of Rain – Written and Directed by Castille Landon
  • Shook – Written and Directed by Jennifer Harrington
  • Ruby in Paradise (Re-Release)
  • Me You Madness – Written and Directed by Louise Linton
  • Alice Fades Away
  • Strip Down, Rise Up (Documentary) – Directed by Michèle Ohayon
  • Two of Us – Written by Malysone Bovorasmy and Filippo Meneghetti
  • Music – Directed by Sia; Written by Sia and Dallas Clayton
  • Dara in Jasenovac – Written by Natasa Drakulic
  • The Reckoning – Written by Charlotte Kirk, Edward Evers-Swindell, and Neil Marshall
  • Little Big Women – Written by Maya Huang and Joseph Hsu
  • Before/During/After – Written by Finnerty Steeves
  • The Little Prince – Written by Irena Brignull and Bob Persichetti
  • Reunion
  • The Right One
  • The Wanting Mare
  • Layla Majnun
  • Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA (Documentary)
  • A Nightmare Wakes – Written and Directed by Nora Unkel
  • Earwig and the Witch – Written by Keiko Niwa and Emi Gunji
  • 100 Days to Live

January

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