Films By Women Directors

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And The Legendary Tapes

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Time

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Stray

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Coded Bias

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All In: The Fight For Democracy

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Hope Frozen

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A Love Song For Latasha

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RBG

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7 Stunning Documentaries Directed By Women

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Roll Red Roll

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Hilary

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Becoming

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Director Interview: Elizabeth Carroll

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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

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The Kingmaker

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Doc 7 Interview With Director Alla Kovgan

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Cunningham

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2020 Oscar Winner: American Factory

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For Sama

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Hail Satan?

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7 Stunning Documentaries Directed By Women

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American Factory

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Stories We Tell

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Knock Down The House

500 Days Of Film Review Documentary Knock Down The House

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Faces Places

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Captain Marvel

500 Days Of Film Reviews Captain Marvel Starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson And

Ben Mendelsohn

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Top Films From Female Directors

In Honour Of International Women’s Day, 500 Days Of Film Reviews A Selection Of Brilliant Films From Female Directors

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On The Basis Of Sex

500 Days Of Film Reviews On The Basis Of Sex Starring Felicity Jones And Armie Hammer

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Mary Queen of Scots

500 Days Of Film Reviews Mary Queen Of Scots Starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie

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RBG

500 Days Of Film Reviews RBG, Betsy West and Julie Cohen’s documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Bird Box

500 Days Of Film Reviews Bird Box Starring Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, Sarah Paulson and John Malkovich

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Dumplin'

500 Days Of Film Reviews Dumplin’ Starring Danielle Macdonald And Jennifer Aniston

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2018’s Top 10 Films By Women Directors

500 Days Of Film Reviews 10 Superb 2018 Movies By Female Directors

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Private Life

500 Days Of Film Reviews Private Life Starring Kathryn Hahn, Paul Giamatti And Kayli Carter

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Reversing Roe

500 Days Of Film Reviews Documentary Reversing Roe

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The Breadwinner

500 Days Of Film Reviews The Breadwinner

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City Of Joy

500 Days Of Film Reviews Documentary City Of Joy

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Revenge

500 Days Of Film Reviews Revenge Starring Matilda Lutz

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To All The Boys I've Loved Before

500 Days Of Film Reviews To All The Boys I've Loved Before Starring Lana Condor

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Leave No Trace

500 Days Of Film Reviews Leave No Trace Starring Ben Foster And Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie

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Japanese Story

500 Days Of Film Reviews Japanese Story Starring Toni Collette And Gotaro Tsunashima

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Set It Up

500 Days Of Film Reviews Set It Up Starring Glenn Powell, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Liu And Taye Diggs

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Jeune Femme

500 Days Of Film Reviews Jeune Femme Starring Laetitia Dosch

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Cargo

500 Days Of Film Reviews Cargo Starring Martin Freeman

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First Match

500 Days Of Film Reviews First Match Starring Elvire Emanuelle And Jharrel Jerome

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Let The Sunshine In

500 Days Of Film Reviews Let The Sunshine In Starring Julliette Binoche

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Professor Marston & The Wonder Woman

500 Days Of Film Reviews Professor Marston & The Wonder Women Starring Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall And Bella Heathcote

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You Were Never Really Here

500 Days Of Film Reviews You Were Never Really Here Starring Joaquin Phoenix

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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

500 Days Of Film Reviews Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

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Lady Bird

500 Days Of Film Reviews Lady Bird Starring Saoirse Ronan And Laurie Metcalf

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The Party

500 Days Of Film Reviews The Party Starring Kristen Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall And Patricia Clarkson

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Loving Vincent

500 Days Of Film Reviews Animation, Loving Vincent, Featuring The Voices Of Douglas Booth, Chris O’Dowd, Saoirse Ronan and Helen McCrory

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Unrest

500 Days Of Film Reviews Documentary Unrest

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In Between

500 Days Of Film Reviews Drama, In Between, Starring Mouna Hawa, Sana Jammelieh And Shaden Kanboura

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Maudie

500 Days Of Film Reviews True Life Drama, Maudie, Starring Sally Hawkins And Ethan Hawke

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Most Beautiful Island

500 Days Of Film Reviews Drama, Most Beautiful Island, Written, Directed And Starring Ana Asensio

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Battle Of The Sexes

500 Days Of Film Reviews Battle Of The Sexes Starring Emma Stone And Steve Carell

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My Feral Heart

500 Days Of Film Reviews My Feral Heart Starring Steven Brandon, Will Rastall And Shana Swash

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Mudbound

500 Days Of Film Reviews Drama, Mudbound, Starring Mary J. Blige, Carey Mulligan, Jason Mitchell, Jason Clarke And Garrett Hedlund

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Female Film Directors In 2017

500 Days Of Film Looks At 64 Movies From Female Directors In 2017

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Home Again

500 Days Of Film Reviews Romantic Comedy, Home Again, Starring Reese Witherspoon, Michael Sheen, Lake Bell And Candice Bergen

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On Body And Soul

500 Days Of Film Reviews On Body And Soul, Starring Géza Morcsányi and Alexandra Borbél

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Carrie Pilby

500 Days Of Film Reviews Comedy, Carrie Pilby, Starring Bel Powley, Jason Ritter, Gabriel Byrne and Nathan Lane

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First They Killed My Father

500 Days Of Film Reviews First They Killed My Father Starring Sareum Srey Moch

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Detroit

500 Days Of Film Reviews True Life Drama, Detroit, Starring John Boyega, Algee Smith, Anthony Mackie And Will Poulter

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Lovesong

500 Days Of  Film Reviews Drama, Lovesong, Starring Riley Keough And Jena Malone

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Kathryn Bigelow: 5 Essential Films

500 Days Of Film Reviews The Top Films Of Director, Kathryn Bigelow

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Raw

500 Days Of Film Reviews Raw, Starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf And Rabah Nait Oufella

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Before I Fall

500 Days Of Film Reviews Drama, Before I Fall, Starring Zoey Deutch

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Certain Women

500 Days Of Film Reviews Drama, Certain Women, Starring Michelle Williams, Laura Dern, Lily Gladstone And Kristen Stewart

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Prevenge

500 Days Of  Film Reviews Horror Comedy, Prevenge, Starring Alice Lowe

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The Levelling

500 Days Of Film Reviews Drama, The Levelling, Starring Ellie Kendrick, David Troughton, and Jack Holden

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Heal The Living

500 Days Of Film Reviews Drama, Heal The Living, Starring Tahar Rahim, Emmanuelle Seigner And Anne Dorval

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Their Finest

500 Days Of Film Reviews Comedy Drama, Their Finest, Starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Clafin and Bill Nighy

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All This Panic

500 Days Of Film Reviews Documentary All This Panic

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The Edge Of Seventeen

500 Days Of Film Reviews Coming Of Age Comedy, The Edge Of Seventeen, Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Blake Jenner and Woody Harrelson

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52 Films From 52 Women Directors

500 Days Of Film Reviews 52 Films By 52 Female Directors

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The Fits

500 Days Of Film Reviews Drama, The Fits, Starring Royalty Hightower

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The Invitation

500 Days Of Film Reviews Thriller Drama, The Invitation, Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Michiel Huisman and Tammy Blanchard

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Director Focus: Andrea Arnold

500 Days Of Film Reviews The Work Of Director Andrea Arnold

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The Love Witch

500 Days Of Film Reviews The Love Witch, Starring Samantha Robinson

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Embrace

500 Days Of Film Reviews Documentary, Embrace

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Cameraperson

500 Days Of Film Reviews Documentary, Cameraperson

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A United Kingdom

500 Days Of Film Reviews Real Life Drama, A United Kingdom, Starring Rosamund Pike, David Oyelowo and Jack Davenport

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Divines

500 Days Of Film Reviews Drama, Divines, Starring Oulaya Amamra, Déborah Lukumuena And Kevin Mischel

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Elvis & Nixon

500 Days Of Film Reviews Comedy, Elvis & Nixon, Starring Michael Shannon And Kevin Spacey

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The Meddler

500 Days Of Film Reviews Comedy Drama, The Meddler, Starring Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne and J.K. Simmons

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13th

Director, Ava DuVernay, explores the issue of mass incarceration in the United States and the insidious evolution of slavery.

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Audrie & Daisy

500 Days Of Film Reviews Netflix Documentary, Audrey & Daisy

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Bridget Jones's Baby

500 Days Of Film Reviews Romantic Comedy, Bridget Jones’s Baby, Starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey

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Our Kind Of Traitor

500 Days Of Film Reviews Thriller, Our Kind Of Traitor Starring Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Damien Lewis

 

While on holiday in Marrakech, English couple, Perry (Ewan McGregor) and Gail (Naomie Harris), befriend flamboyant Russian, Dima (Stellan Skarsgård), who unbeknownst to them is a kingpin Russian mafia money launderer.

 

When Dima asks Peter to deliver classified information to the British Secret Service, the couple find themselves caught in a dangerous world of international espionage and political corruption.

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In Memorium

500 Days Of Film Reviews Found-Footage Horror, In Memorium

 

After a terminal diagnosis, filmmaker Dennis Wade (Erik McDowell) decides to rent a house with his girlfriend and document his final days. 

 

However, soon after the couple move in, Dennis’ cameras capture a chilling, supernatural presence in the house.

 

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Things To Come

500 Days Of Film Reviews Drama, Things To Come, Starring Isabelle Huppert

 

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Swallows And Amazons

500 Days Of Film Reviews Swallows And Amazons Starring Rafe Spall And Kelly MacDonald

 

Escaping London for their summer holiday, John, Susan, Tatty and Roger Walker are hungry for adventure.

 

They dream of sailing on their own to an island in the middle of a vast lake and setting up camp.

 

The children can hardly believe their luck when their mother (Kelly MacDonald) gives them permission to set sail. 

 

However, on arrival, they discover that they may not be alone. Just who is the mysterious Captain Flint (Rafe Spall) and who are those fearsome Amazons? 

 

So begins a battle for the ownership of the island - one that will teach the children the value of family, friendship and bravery.

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Tallulah

500 Days Of Film Reviews Netflix Original Film, Tallulah, Starring Ellen Page And Allison Janney

 

While searching for her ex-boyfriend, Nico, in New York, homeless young drifter Tallulah (Ellen Page) kidnaps a baby from neglectful mother, Carolyn (Tammy Blanchard).

 

As the impact of her impulsive action sinks in, Tallulah seeks refuge with Nico’s mother, Margo (Allison Janney), and pretends that the child is her own.

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Pitch Perfect

500 Days Of Film Reviews 2012's Pitch Perfect Starring Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks And Rebel Wilson

 

Freshman, Beca (Anna Kendrick), is persuaded to join The Bellas - her school's all-girl singing group.

 

Along with an eclectic bunch of other new recruits, she injects fresh energy into The Bellas rather tired repertoire.

 

However, Beca faces serious resistance from control freak traditionalist, Aubrey (Anna Camp)

 

Taking on male rivals, Barden’s The Troublemakers, The Bellas need to pull together if they stand any chance of making it to the a capella international finals. 

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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

500 Days Of Film Reviews Comedy, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Starring Joanna Lumley And Jennifer Saunders

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Adult Life Skills

500 Days Of Film Reviews Adult Life Skills Starring Jodie Whittaker

 

Anna is stuck. Approaching 30, she lives in her mum’s garden shed - spending her days making videos, using her thumbs as actors.

 

A week before her birthday, her Mum serves up an ultimatum – move out of the shed and on with life.

 

Anna resists the idea. However, old school friend, Fiona (Rachel Deering), troubled eight year old, Clint, and the attentions of impossibly awkward estate agent, Brendan (Brett Goldstein), make her self-imposed isolation impossible to maintain. 

 

She has to confront what scares her most: the idea of moving on, following the death of her twin.

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Me Before You

500 Days Of Film Reviews Me Before You Starring Sam Claflin And Emilia Clarke

 

Louisa Clark (Emilia Clark) needs to find a new job in her quaint English countryside village.

 

She desperately needs the money to help support her family. 

 

As a result, despite having no experience in the field, she leaps at the chance to become a caregiver to quadriplegic, Will Traynor (Sam Claflin).

 

Once an active, adventurous young man, since his accident, Traynor has all but given up on life. 

 

However, as Lou gets closer to Will, she becomes determined to prove to him that his life is worth living.

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Dark Horse

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