Best Woman Director Movies

2016 • Rating 8.4 • animation, drama, romance

Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?

Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Family, Teens

Plot: High School, Friendship, Suicide, Suicide Attempt, Deaf, Bullying, Coming Of Age, School, Based On Manga, Adult Animation

Time: Year 2016, 2010S, 2016-09-17

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yuuki, Kensho Ono, Yuki Kaneko, Yui Ishikawa

2026 • Rating 8.1 • drama, history

On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious botany department, confronting the sexism of both professors and peers. In 1972, amidst counterculture movements, a reserved student finds his attention captured by a fellow housemate and the geranium plant she studies. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong secures the help of a renowned botanist for an experiment on the old ginkgo tree.

Genre: Drama, History

Style:

Audience: Date Night

Plot: Tree, 1970S, Female Protagonist, Woman Director, Botanical Garden, University Town, 1900S, Covid 19, Nonlinear Narrative, 2020S

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-15

Place: France, Germany, Hungary, China, Belgium

Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Léa Seydoux, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Sylvester Groth, Yun Huang

2001 • Rating 7.8 • animation, comedy, fantasy

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Family

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Princess, Based On Novel Or Book, Magic, Fairy Tale, Donkey, Liberation, Lordship, Prince, Castle, Villain

Time: Year 2001, 2000S, 2001-05-18

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Peter Dennis

2026 • Rating 6.5 • romance, drama

Tragedy strikes when Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine Earnshaw, a woman from a wealthy family in 18th-century England.

Genre: Romance, Drama

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Dying And Death, Infidelity, Based On Novel Or Book, Forbidden Love, Grief, Orphan, Period Drama, Biting, Sexual Sadism, Kinky

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-11

Place: United States Of America, United Kingdom, English

Cast: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Alison Oliver, Shazad Latif, Martin Clunes

2008 • Rating 6.3 • family, action, adventure

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

Genre: Family, Action, Adventure, Comedy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Car Race, Loss Of Loved One, Chimp, Family, Duringcreditsstinger, Woman Director, Live Action Remake, Based On Tv Series, Euphoric, Speed Racer Is A Young And Brilliant Racing Driver

Time: Year 2008, 2000S, 2008-05-07

Place: United States Of America, Japanese, English

Cast: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Benno Fürmann

2026 • Rating 6.2 • science fiction, horror, fantasy

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Chicago, Illinois, New York City, Prostitute, Based On Novel Or Book, Musical, Mad Scientist, Niagara Falls, Murder, Loneliness, Police Corruption

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-04

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Jeannie Berlin, Annette Bening

2014 • Rating 5.9 • thriller, crime, drama

Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery but at what price?

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Counterfeiting, Woman Director, Two Brothers Barely Scrape By As Their Father Continues To Gamble And Drink Away The Money They Do Bring Home, They Hatch A Plan For A Robbery But At What Price

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, 2014-10-24

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Rebecca Romijn, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Luke Kleintank, Jordan Dunn, Tobin Bell, Gbenga Akinnagbe