movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri May 04

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Tully
Charlize Theron stars as a new mother overwhelmed by baby care who bonds with her night nanny (Mackenzie Davis). Written by Diablo Cody. (male director)
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Overboard
Leslie Dixon cowrites this comedy about a woman (Anna Faris) who pulls a scam on a rich man with amnesia. (male director)
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Angels Wear White [pictured]
Vivian Qu writes and directs this drama about how a teenaged girl (Vicky Chen) and a tween (Meijun Zhou) react when one of them suffers a sexual assault.
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RBG
Julie Cohen and Betsy West direct this documentary biography of pioneering judicial activist and Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
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Everything Else
Natalia Almada writes and directs this drama about a woman (Adriana Barraza) who reawakens herself to life in her 60s.
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The Desert Bride
Cecilia Atán and Valeria Pivato direct and cowrite this adventure drama about a woman (Paulina García) whose life is upended when her job is threatened.
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Altered Perception
Kate Rees Davies directs and Jennifer Blanc-Biehn cowrites this sci-fi mystery about several couples who volunteer for human trials of a new drug. Costarring Blanc-Biehn, Jade Tailor, and Hallie Jordan.
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The Guardians
Marie-Julie Maille and Frédérique Moreau cowrite this drama about women working a family farm during the Great War. Starring Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, and Iris Bry. (male director)
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Alex & the List
Kristen D’Alessio cowrites this romantic comedy about a man whose fiancée presents him with a list of improvements he must make to himself before they can marry. (male director)
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Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc
Lise Leplat Prudhomme and Jeanne Voisin star as the young Joan of Arc in this historical musical. (male writer-director)
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The Con Is On
Uma Thurman costars as one half a criminal couple in this comedy. Also costarring Parker Posey, Alice Eve, Maggie Q, and Sofía Vergara. (male writers and director)
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Racer and the Jailbird
Adèle Exarchopoulos costars as a race driver who gets romantically involved with a (male) gangster in this crime drama. (male writers and director)
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Ray Meets Helen
Sondra Locke costars in this fantasy romance about people who come into large sums of money in unusual ways. Also costarring Samantha Mathis, Jennifer Tilly, and Kim Wayans. (male writer-director)
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