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Blockers [my review]
Kay Cannon directs this ensemble comedy about parents and their teen daughters. Costarring Leslie Mann, Kathryn Newton, Geraldine Viswanathan, and Gideon Adlon. (male screenwriters)
The Miracle Season [IMDb] pictured
Elissa Matsueda cowrites the screenplay of the sports drama about a high-school girls’ volleyball team that must come together to win a championship after a tragedy. Starring Helen Hunt, Tiera Skovbye, Erin Moriarty, and Danika Yarosh. (male director)
A Quiet Place [my review]
Emily Blunt and Millicent Simmonds costar as the mother and daughter of a small family trying to survive a monster apocalypse. (male writers and director)
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You Were Never Really Here [IMDb]
Lynne Ramsay writes and directs this thriller about a (male) veteran who rescues underage girls from sex trafficking.
Where Is Kyra? [IMDb]
Michelle Pfeiffer stars in this drama as a woman rapidly descending into poverty. Cowritten by Darci Picoult. (male director)
Shelter [IMDb]
Golshifteh Farahani and Neta Riskin star in this thriller about an intelligence agent guarding an informant. (male writer-director)
Big Fish & Begonia [IMDb]
Guanlin Ji costars in the voice cast of this animated fantasy about a spirit exploring the human world. (male writers and directors)
Rogers Park [IMDb]
Christine Horn and Sara Sevigny costar in this drama about two couples struggling to keep long-term relationships alive. (male writer and director)
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