movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed Apr 11
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Truth or Dare [my review]
Lucy Hale, Violett Beane, and Sophia Taylor Ali costar in this horror movie about a college drinking game that goes wrong. Cowritten by Jillian Jacobs. (male director)
Rampage [my review]
Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, and Marley Shelton costar in this sci-fi action movie about genetically engineered monsters. (male writers and director)
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Even When I Fall [my review]
Kate McLarnon and Sky Neal direct this documentary about two young Nepalese women rescued from slavery in Indian circuses who establish and perform in their own ethical circus.
Western [IMDb]
Valeska Grisebach writes and directs this German drama about (male) construction workers.
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts [IMDb]
Mouly Surya cowrites and directs this Indonesian dramatic thriller about a woman (Marsha Timothy) who takes revenge against a gang that attacks her.
October [IMDb]
Juhi Chaturvedi writes this Indian romance, costarring Banita Sandhu. (male director)
A Gentle Creature [IMDb] pictured
Vasilina Makovtseva stars in this mystery about a woman investigating a package unexpected returned in the mail. (male writer-director)
Custody (Jusqu’à la garde) [my review]
Léa Drucker and Mathilde Auneveux costar as a mother and daughter being terrorized by an ex-husband and possessive father. (male writer-director)
The Titan [my review]
Taylor Schilling, Agyness Deyn, and Nathalie Emmanuel costar in this sci-fi thriller about a military experiment in space colonization.
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Agyness Deyn | Banita Sandhu | Custody (Jusqu'a la garde) | Gentle Creature | Jillian Jacobs | Juhi Chaturvedi | Kate McLarnon | Lea Drucker | Lucy Hale | Malin Akerman | Marley Shelton | Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts | Marsha Timothy | Mathilde Auneveux | Mouly Surya | Naomie Harris | Nathalie Emmanuel | October | Rampage | Sky Neal | Sophia Taylor Ali | Taylor Schilling | Titan | Truth or Dare | Valeska Grisebach | Vasilina Makovtseva | Violett Beane | Western