
movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri May 25
Elle Fanning invents science fiction; Natalie Dormer overhears a murder; more…

Elle Fanning invents science fiction; Natalie Dormer overhears a murder; more…

Sheila Hancock climbs a mountain; Saara Chaudry becomes a boy; more…

Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen read a book.

Saoirse Ronan has trouble on her honeymoon; Laetitia Dosch has trouble with everything; plus, documentaries about women navigating personal and political strife.

Elisabeth Moss, Saoirse Ronan, Mare Winningham, and Annette Bening take on Chekhov; Gemma Arterton runs away from her family; and more…

A thriller about a real-life female Indian spy, a documentary about a Saudi woman who fights religious extremism, and more…

Julie Cohen and Betsy West direct a documentary biography of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, among a slew of other very limited releases.

Charlize Theron cannot cope with her newborn; Amy Schumer cannot believe her “new” body; and more…

There are no new movies opening in wide release in the US today that are written or directed by women, and none about women. In limited release, Juliette Binoche, Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, and Alia Shawkat are looking for love, with varying degrees of success.

There are no movies directed by or written by women opening in the UK this week. And there’s only one about a woman… though the representation of its female protagonist is superb and insightful.