women s rights movies page 2

Rise of the Wahine (2014)
5 / 10

Documentary

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female...

The King's Daughters (2000)
4.9 / 10

Drama, History, Romance

Late 17th Century: Anne de Grandcamp and Lucie de Fontenelle, two little girls from Normandy, arrive at the Saint-Cyr school founded by Madame de...

Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day (2021)
8 / 10

History, Documentary

Celebrate International Women’s Day with this brand new inspiring film from LETTERS LIVE. In “LETTERS LIVE from the Archive: International...

For Neda (2010)
6.9 / 10

Documentary

On June 20, 2009, Neda Agha-Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran during the turmoil that followed the Iranian presidential contest....

Whina (2022)
8.667 / 10

Drama, History

Biopic about the life of Whina Cooper, an activist who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of fellow Māori women.

Breaking the News (2023)
10 / 10

Documentary

A group of women and non-binary journalists, bucking the white male status quo, launch The 19th*—a digital news startup that asks who has been...

Underplayed (2020)
6 / 10

Documentary, Music

Filmed over the summer festival season, Stacey Lee’s uplifting documentary examines gender inequality in the electronic dance music scene.

Exit (2017)
7 / 10

Documentary

The film accompanies two women who have left the Jewish ultra-orthdox community. While Sara is still struggling with the consequences of her pullout,...

Saudi Women's Driving School (2019)
7.2 / 10

Documentary

An unprecedented access to a number of Saudi women in the capital city of Riyadh as they embrace the freedom that comes from being behind the...

Die Unbeugsamen (2021)
7.2 / 10

Documentary

"Die Unbeugsamen" ("The Indomitable") is the story of women's struggle against sexual discrimination and for inclusion in the democratic process in...

La plaça del diamant (1982)
6.6 / 10

Drama

Colometa is an average housewife with two children to care for in the late 1930's, as the Spanish Civil War is starting and her husband goes off to...

De Zitting (2022)
6.7 / 10

TV Movie, Drama

A popular prime minister candidate and a well-known thriller book writer face each other in court after she accuses him of sexual abuse just before...

No Job For a Woman (2011)
0 / 10

Documentary

Martha Gellhorn, Ruth Cowan, Dickey Chappelle: Three tenacious journalists who forged legendary reputations as war correspondents during a time when...

A Matter of Sex (1984)
7.5 / 10

Drama, TV Movie

Dramatization of the true story of the so-called Willmar Eight, a group of Minnesota bank workers who braved freezing conditions whilst picketing...

You'll Have the Sky: The Life and Work of Anne Morrow Lindbergh (2016)
0 / 10

History, Documentary

A film portrayal of a pioneering aviator and best-selling author whose extraordinary public life had a deep impact on her inner world.

Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
4.9 / 10

Comedy, Family, Romance

Dinah Sheldon is a student at an exclusive girl's school who starts campaigning for women's rights. Her minister father and her boyfriend Tom Wade do...

Geek Girls (2017)
6 / 10

Documentary

When filmmaker Gina Hara sets out to explore the hidden half of nerd culture, she struggles through unexpected resistance. Welcome to the world of...

Angélica (2016)
4.7 / 10

Drama

Angélica has spent her whole life escaping from her mixed racial identity, but a family crisis forces her to return to Puerto Rico and rethink her...

Fragments (2023)
8 / 10

Documentary

The Prostitution Monologues (2022)
0 / 10

Documentary

Diana, Ilana, Rona, Shelly, Rucha and Liat openly speak about their life in prostitution: from the initial lure, through learning the rules, to...