Where Are the Women? The Transporter Refuelled
Appears to believe that if you put a gun in a woman’s hand, it’s not exploitive to also treat her like a sex toy and a decorative object.
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Where Are the Women? Hitman: Agent 47
If only the (male) director had resisted treating the female coprotagonist as a decorative object, this movie could have remained in the green.
Where Are the Women? Barely Lethal
A teenaged girl gets to be smart and strong, lost and confused, heroic and vulnerable as she chases what she wants out of life. Hooray.
Where Are the Women? Straight Outta Compton
Women make only brief appearances, most frequently as anonymous sexual playthings for men, rewards for their success and fame.
Where Are the Women? We Are Your Friends
Oh, there are lots of women onscreen. They are silent, and gyrate slowly at poolside or stripper-pole-side…
Where Are the Women? No Escape
The only girls and women present in this story are the daughters and wife of the male coprotagonist, who are defined solely via their relationship to him.
Where Are the Women? Sinister 2
Like many horror films, this one features a woman as part of its ensemble. But it misses opportunities to bring in more women with significant roles.
Where Are the Women? Vacation
The only scene in which women are not present to make men feel better about themselves is one in which they make a woman feel worse about herself.
Where Are the Women? Trainwreck
The female protagonist is messed up, not very nice, and definitely not pursuing romance. Is she pursuing sex? Sure…
Where Are the Women? Ten Thousand Saints
A young woman is reduced to little more than a vessel for an unborn child, and an object for feelings by the male protagonist.
