movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Sat Dec 08

Bird Box Sandra Bullock

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male director, female coscreenwriter, male protagonist
Mortal Engines
Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens cowrite this fantasy action adventure about a man lost in a postapocalyptic wasteland. (male director)
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female director, male screenwriter, female protagonist
Bird Box [pictured]
Susanne Bier directs this science fiction drama about a woman (Sandra Bullock) trying to get two children to safety in a world overrun by monsters. (male writer)
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female codirector, female coscreenwriter, male protagonist
Free Solo
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi codirects this documentary about a (male) rock climber.
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male director, female coscreenwriter, male protagonist
The House That Jack Built
Jenle Hallund cowrites this horror black comedy about a (male) serial killer. (male director)
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male director, male screenwriter, female protagonist
Lizzie
Chloë Sevigny stars in this historical drama as the notorious murderer Lizzie Borden. Costarring Kristen Stewart. (male writer and director)
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