movies by or about women opening US/Can from Thu Nov 01

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Ashleigh Powell writes this fantasy adventure about a teenaged girl (Mackenzie Foy) who is transported to a magical land. (male director)
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Nobody’s Fool
Tiffany Haddish and Tika Sumpter star in this dramedy about sisters reunited after one of them gets out of prison. Costarring Whoopi Goldberg. (male writer-director)
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Distant Constellation
Shevaun Mizrahi directs this documentary about the inhabitants of a Turkish retirement home.
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Unlovable
Suzi Yoonessi directs and Sarah Adina Smith and Charlene deGuzman write this dramedy about a sex addict (deGuzman) who relearns intimacy through music. Costarring Melissa Leo.
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Number 37
Nosipho Dumisa directs and cowrites this thriller about a (male) paraplegic who witnesses a murder.
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Searching for Ingmar Bergman
Margarethe von Trotta cowrites and codirects this documentary about the legendary filmmaker.
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Welcome to Mercy [pictured]
Kristen Ruhlin writes and stars in this supernatural thriller who develops stigmata. (male director)
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Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Documentary about Suzanne Mitchell, the “den mother” of the original incarnation of the famous cheerleading squad. (male director)
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Maria by Callas
Documentary about the opera singer Maria Callas. (male director)
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A Private War
Rosamund Pike stars as war correspondent Marie Colvin in this drama about her life and work. (male writer and director)
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Prospect
Sophie Thatcher stars in this science-fiction drama as a teenager trying to survive on a hostile moon. (male writer-directors)
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The Grief of Others
Wendy Moniz and Rachel Dratch costar in this drama about a family struggling to overcome the loss of a baby. (male writer-director)
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In Harm’s Way
Yifei Liu costars in this historical romance as a Chinese widow who falls in love with a (male) American pilot during WWII. (male writer and director)
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Time Trap
Cassidy Gifford, Brianne Howey, and Olivia Draguicevich costar in this sci-fi adventure who accidentally travel through a break in the space-time continuum. (male directors and writer)
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