movies by or about women opening US/Can Jun 21

Wild Rose Jessie Buckley

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male director, female coscreenwriter, male protagonist
Toy Story 4
Valerie LaPointe, Rashida Jones, and Stephany Folsom cowrite this animated family fantasy about toys and their relationships with humans. (male director)
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male director, male screenwriter, female protagonist
Anna
Sasha Luss stars in this action thriller about a government assassin. (male writer-director)
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female director, female screenwriter, female protagonist
Endzeit (Ever After)
Carolina Hellsgård directs and Olivia Vieweg writes this horror drama, about two young women (Gro Swantje Kohlhof and Maja Lehrer) struggling to survive a zombie apocalypse. Costarring Trine Dyrholm.
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female director, female screenwriter, female protagonist
Mad?
Saskia Rifkin directs and Catherine May Levin writes this experimental drama about a woman (Suzanne Bertish) trying to prove her sanity while committed to a psychiatric ward.
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female director, male screenwriter, male protagonist
Into the Mirror
Lois Stevenson directs this dramatic thriller about a young man exploring his gender identity. (male writers)
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male director, female screenwriter, female protagonist
Wild Rose [pictured]
Nicole Taylor writes this musical drama about a young woman from Glasgow (Jessie Buckley) who dreams of being a country singer. (male director)
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male director, male screenwriter, female protagonist
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
The celebrated writer is centered in this documentary about her life and work. (male director)
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