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- DirectorTara SubkoffStarsSadie SeelertHaley MurphyBridget McGarrySix preadolescent girls face a night of terror when the compulsive addiction of an online social media game turns a moment of cyber bullying into a night of insanity.
- DirectorMomoko AndôStarsSakura AndôMiyoko AsadaBengalSawa Yamagishi worked as a nursing-care helper. The family of an old man asked Sawa to sleep with him.
- DirectorBrea GrantStarsAngela BettisJulianne DowlerTom DeTrinisBodies start to pile up when a drug-user nurse and her cousin try to find a replacement kidney for an organ trafficker.
- DirectorNancy SavocaStarsRosie PerezMarianne Jean-BaptistePatti LuPoneGrace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both.
- DirectorAnne FletcherStarsKatherine HeiglJames MarsdenMalin AkermanAfter serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.
- DirectorBetty ThomasStarsSandra BullockViggo MortensenDominic WestA big-city newspaper columnist is forced to enter a drug and alcohol rehab center after ruining her sister's wedding and crashing a stolen limousine.
- DirectorApril MullenStarsKatharine IsabelleChristopher LloydTim DoironA young woman comes to in a roadside diner with no idea where she is or how she got there. Split between two timelines, she gets taken on a violent journey as she seeks out the person responsible for her lover's death.
- DirectorJill CultonTodd WildermanStarsChloe BennetAlbert TsaiTenzing Norgay TrainorThree teenagers must help a Yeti return to his family while avoiding a wealthy man and a zoologist who want him for their own needs.
- DirectorJulie TaymorStarsEvan Rachel WoodJim SturgessJoe AndersonThe music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
- CreatorNick AntoscaMichelle DeanStarsPatricia ArquetteJoey KingAnnaSophia RobbDee Dee Blanchard is overprotective of her daughter, Gypsy, who is trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her mother. Gypsy's quest for independence opens up a Pandora's box of secrets, which ultimately leads to murder.
- DirectorAnne FontaineStarsNaomi WattsRobin WrightXavier SamuelA pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other's sons.
- DirectorRachel TunnardStarsJodie WhittakerLorraine AshbourneBrett GoldsteinAnna (Jodie Whittaker) is comfortable living in her mom's garden shed making funny videos all day, but as she approaches 30, she starts feeling the pressure to move on and "grow up" without compromising her youthful spirit.
- StarsSarah GadonEdward HolcroftRebecca LiddiardGrace, an Irish immigrant in 19th-century Canada, is convicted of the murder of her employer. However, things take a different turn when a psychiatrist arrives to analyze her mental state.
- DirectorJenny GageTom BettertonStarsDusty Rose RyanDelia CunninghamLena M.Shot over a three-year period with unparalleled intimacy and access, ALL THIS PANIC is a feature length documentary that takes an intimate look at the interior lives of a group of teenage girls as they come of age in Brooklyn. A potent mix of vivid portraiture and vérité, we follow the girls as they navigate the ephemeral and fleeting transition between childhood and adulthood.
- DirectorTaylor SwiftStarsSadie SinkDylan O'BrienTaylor SwiftA man and a young woman who fall in love, but slowly drift apart in time. Based on Taylor Swift's song 'All Too Well'.
- DirectorKatie HolmesStarsKatie HolmesStefania LaVie OwenEve LindleyA mother struggles to make a better life for her daughter.
- DirectorSarah RotellaStarsNatasha NegovanlisElise BaumanJustin GerhardA film about growing apart when growing up. Two best friends relationship strains when one deals with her newfound sexuality and the other with breaking up with her long term boyfriend.
- DirectorNahnatchka KhanStarsAli WongRandall ParkJames SaitoEveryone assumed that Sasha and Marcus would wind up together, except for Sasha and Marcus. Reconnecting after 15 years, the two start to wonder--maybe?
- DirectorMira NairStarsHilary SwankRichard GereEwan McGregorA look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
- DirectorAndrea ArnoldStarsSasha LaneShia LaBeoufRiley KeoughA teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.
- DirectorJen SoskaSylvia SoskaStarsKatharine IsabelleAntonio CupoTristan RiskThe allure of easy money sends Mary Mason, a medical student, into the world of underground surgeries which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so-called "freakish" clients.
- DirectorJessica HausnerStarsChristian FriedelBirte SchnöinkStephan GrossmannBerlin, the Romantic Era. Young poet Heinrich wishes to conquer the inevitability of death through love, yet is unable to convince his skeptical cousin Marie to join him in a suicide pact. It is whilst coming to terms with this refusal, ineffably distressed by his cousin's insensitivity to the depth of his feelings, that Heinrich meets Henriette, the wife of a business acquaintance. Heinrich's subsequent offer to the beguiling young woman at first holds scant appeal, that is until Henriette discovers she is suffering from a terminal illness
- DirectorRomola GaraiStarsCarla JuriAlec SecareanuImelda StauntonAn ex-soldier, living homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for her, he cannot ignore his suspicion that something sinister is going on.
- DirectorAmy SchumerStarsAmy SchumerKim CarameleThree minutes into her set, Amy Schumer claims that all good comedians have a "leather special," where they wear all leather and regret it later in their careers--this is hers. Amy muses on love, life, dating, and womanhood in her first Netflix comedy special.
- DirectorJane CampionStarsKerry FoxAlexia KeoghKaren FergussonJanet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Explore Janet's discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim.
- DirectorVanessa FilhoStarsMarion CotillardAyline Aksoy-EtaixAlban LenoirOne day, Marlene suddenly chooses to abandon her daughter for a man she has just met during yet another night of excess. Elli must confront her mother's demons to get her back.
- DirectorRebecca MillerStarsMiranda RhyneCharlotte Eve BlytheAnna ThomsonRebecca Miller's riveting drama examines how two sisters cope with their mother's mental illness.
- DirectorYolande DuLuartStarsAngela DavisJane FondaGeorge JacksonDocumentary about former Black Panther.
- DirectorVivian QuStarsVicky ChenMeijun ZhouKe ShiIn a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are sexually assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she chooses to keep silence.
- DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsGeorgia GroomeAaron Taylor-JohnsonKaren TaylorThe story centers on a 14-year-old girl who keeps a diary about the ups and downs of being a teenager, including the things she learns about kissing.
- DirectorIsabel CoixetStarsSophie TurnerClaire ForlaniRhys IfansA teenager finds her perfect life upended when she's stalked by a mysterious doppelganger who has her eyes set on assuming her identity.
- DirectorDesiree AkhavanStarsDesiree AkhavanRebecca HendersonHalley FeifferShirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities. Being without a cliché to hold onto can be a lonely experience.
- DirectorElizabeth Allen RosenbaumStarsEmma RobertsJoJoSara PaxtonTwo teenage girls discover a mermaid in their beach club's swimming pool.
- DirectorMaria SadowskaStarsPiotr AdamczykMagdalena BoczarskaKarolina GruszkaMichalina Wislocka, the most famous and recognized sexologist of communist Poland, fights for the right to publish her book, which will change the sex life of Polish people forever.
- DirectorKitty GreenStarsJulia GarnerOwen HollandJon OrsiniA searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
- DirectorMati DiopStarsMame Bineta SaneAmadou MbowTraoreIn a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
- DirectorAthina Rachel TsangariStarsAriane LabedVangelis MourikisEvangelia RandouStuck in her boring factory town, twenty-three-year-old Marina is at the mercy of both her father's impending death and her distaste for other humans.
- DirectorLéa MysiusStarsNoée AbitaLaure CalamyJuan Cano13-year-old Ava learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected, and she confronts the problem in her own way.
- DirectorSarah PolleyStarsJulie ChristieMichael MurphyGordon PinsentA man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
- DirectorHelene HegemannStarsJasna Fritzi BauerArly JoverMavie HörbigerMifti, age 16, lives in Berlin with a cast of characters including her half-siblings; their wealthy, self-involved father; and her junkie friend Ophelia. As she mourns her recently-deceased mother, she begins to develop an obsession with Alice, an enigmatic and much older white-collar criminal.
- DirectorSara BlecherStarsFulu MugovhaniO.C. UkejeNthati MosheshIn a community vibrant with migrants from across the African Continent, against the backdrop of unspoken love, a young woman tries to navigate a path for herself. But in this world, everything keeps shifting--everything except the one thing that actually needs to change. Ayanda and the Mechanic is a coming-of-age story of a 21-year-old Afro-hipsters who embarks on a journey of self-discovery trying to keep her father's memory alive, when she's thrown into a world of greasy overalls, gender stereotypes, and abandoned vintage cars in need of a young woman's re-inventive touch who tries to reclaim what would've been, what could've been.
- DirectorJennifer KentStarsEssie DavisNoah WisemanDaniel HenshallA single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
- DirectorShannon MurphyStarsEliza ScanlenMichelle LottersToby WallaceMilla, a seriously ill teenager, falls in love with a drug dealer, Moses, her parents' worst nightmare.
- DirectorLeslye HeadlandStarsKirsten DunstIsla FisherLizzy CaplanThree friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.
- DirectorAna Lily AmirpourStarsSuki WaterhouseJason MomoaJayda FinkIn a desert dystopia, a young woman is kidnapped by cannibals.
- DirectorRachel LangStarsSalomé RichardClaude GensacLazare GousseauCharts the trials and tribulations of Ana, a free-spirited 26 year-old returning home to Strasbourg for the summer after living abroad for long enough to feel out of place everywhere.
- DirectorSandra GoldbacherStarsEmma WatsonYasmin PaigeLucy BoyntonIn 1930s London, three orphan girls are adopted by their great uncle, who is an eccentric paleontologist, and his niece.
- DirectorZoe Lister-JonesStarsZoe Lister-JonesAdam PallyFred ArmisenA couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.
- DirectorJim GableBarbra StreisandStarsBarbra StreisandStephanie 'Stevvi' AlexanderAlec BaldwinBarbra Streisand's film concert event finds the legend joined by a roster of special guests, as she takes audiences on a journey of her life's work, like a stroll down memory lane with a good friend.
- DirectorNatalia LeiteStarsDianna AgronPaz de la HuertaChris ZylkaA young girl in Nevada becomes romantically involved with a female drifter who introduces her to a life of stripping, drugs, and metaphysical experiences that teach her what happens when real life catches up with dark fantasy.
- DirectorLaura SchroederStarsLolita ChammahThemis PauwelsIsabelle HuppertAfter ten years abroad, Catherine returns to Luxembourg to catch up with her daughter Alba, brought up by Catherine's mother Elisabeth. She then kidnaps Alba and takes her on a trip to a lake up North.
- DirectorOmar NaimStarsToby KebbellPenelope MitchellJeff Daniel PhillipsA young woman learns her fiance has become possessed by an entity.
- DirectorRy Russo-YoungStarsZoey DeutchHalston SageCynthy WuFebruary 12 is just another day in Sam's charmed life, until it turns out to be her last. Stuck reliving her last day over and over, Sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything she's losing.
- DirectorCharlie BuhlerStarsJenna Lyng AdamsJackson DavisRyan VigilantWhen a global pandemic forces a TV actress to escape to her rural hometown, an intruder from her past proves as dangerous as the encroaching virus.
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsNicole KidmanKirsten DunstElle FanningThe unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.
- DirectorAmma AsanteStarsGugu Mbatha-RawMatthew GoodeEmily WatsonThe biracial daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in 18th century England.
- DirectorApril MullenStarsErika LinderNatalie KrillSebastian PigottAn unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
- DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsParminder NagraKeira KnightleyJonathan Rhys MeyersTwo ambitious girls, despite their parents' wishes, have their hearts set on careers in professional football.
- DirectorCate ShortlandStarsTeresa PalmerMax RiemeltMatthias HabichA passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist awakens in a Berlin apartment one morning and is unable to leave.
- DirectorDelphine de ViganStarsLaurence ArnéEric ElmosninoDidier BezaceEmma thinks she's inadequate sexually and she decides to improve her skills.
- DirectorNora EphronStarsNicole KidmanWill FerrellShirley MacLaineThinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic sitcom Bewitched (1964).
- DirectorGina Prince-BythewoodStarsGugu Mbatha-RawNate ParkerMinnie DriverThe pressures of fame have superstar singer Noni on the edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to help her find the courage to develop her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsSandra BullockTrevante RhodesJohn MalkovichFive years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
- DirectorCathy YanStarsMargot RobbieRosie PerezMary Elizabeth WinsteadAfter splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroines Black Canary, Huntress, and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.
- DirectorAshley AvisStarsKate WinsletMackenzie FoyIain GlenA wild horse and a teenage girl forge an unbreakable bond which keeps them connected for a lifetime.
- DirectorEmmanuel AdjeiIbra AkeBlitz BazawuleStarsBeyoncéTina KnowlesJay-ZVisual album from Beyoncé inspired by 'The Lion King'.
- DirectorJodie FosterStarsRosemarie DeWittBrenna HardingOwen TeagueAfter nearly losing her daughter, a mother invests in a new technology that allows her to keep track of her.
- DirectorAnne SewitskyStarsMiley CyrusAngourie RiceMadison DavenportA lonely teenager yearns to connect with her favorite pop star - whose charmed existence isn't quite as rosy as it appears...
- DirectorKatie AseltonStarsKatie AseltonLake BellKate BosworthThree childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls' weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.
- DirectorCate ShortlandStarsScarlett JohanssonFlorence PughDavid HarbourNatasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
- DirectorCaroline SuhStarsReila PostBlackpinkKim JisooChart the meteoric rise of the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK in director Caroline Suh's documentary.
- DirectorAmelia MosesStarsLee MarshallLauren BeattyAris TyrosDuring a winter getaway at an isolated cabin, a self-destructive young woman becomes convinced that her best friend is stealing her blood.
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKatie ChangIsrael BroussardEmma WatsonInspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.
- DirectorKay CannonStarsLeslie MannJohn CenaIke BarinholtzThree parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night.
- DirectorSophia CacciolaMichael J. EpsteinStarsChloé CunhaMary WidowSeth Chatfield2000 years after the Vampire Bathor has established the village of Bathory, superstition and religious violence take over as the men and women battle for control.
- DirectorAmelia MosesStarsLauren BeattyGreg BrykKatharine King SoGrey is an indie singer who is having visions that she is a wolf. When she gets an invitation to work with notorious music producer Vaughn Daniels at his remote studio in the woods she begins to find out who she really is.
- DirectorBridget Savage ColeDanielle KrudyStarsDavid CoffinDavid PridemoreAdam Wolf MayersonMary Beth and Priscilla Connolly attempt to cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, the sisters must go deep into the criminal underbelly of their hometown, uncovering the town's darkest secrets.
- DirectorLisa BrühlmannStarsLuna WedlerZoë Pastelle HolthuizenRegula GrauwillerAn outwardly normal teenage girl faces overwhelming body transformations that put the very nature of her existence into question.
- DirectorElvira LindStarsLaura DernOhad NaharinOr SchraiberA love story portraying the dilemmas and inevitable consequences of ambition. It is a film about a woman's fight for independence, trying to succeed with her own art in the extremely competitive world of dance.
- DirectorInês OliveiraStarsPaula GarciaAissatu IndjaiLuana QuadeSofia lives a strangely isolated life in the old apartment gathering dust where she grew up in Lisbon. Mariama arrives from Guinea-Bissau, having been hired by Sofias mother to help take care of the house and also her son. But where is he, this son who never shows his face? It is the appearance of Bobô, Mariama's younger sister, who awakens in Sofia the desire to take a stand and to get out of her shell. Behind a resolute smile, Mariama is in fear for young Bobô, about to undergo female genital mutilation by the hands of their grandmother. The forced cohabitation between Sofia and Mariana makes them confront their own private ghosts. BOBÔ is without doubt a film from a strong female perspective, not aiming the tangible but the trascendental. The film tackles universal questions such as death, the order of the world, the unnameable.
- DirectorKathleen HepburnElle-Máijá TailfeathersStarsViolet NelsonElle-Máijá TailfeathersCharlie HannahAfter a chance encounter on the street, a woman tries to encourage a pregnant domestic abuse victim to seek help.
- DirectorAlexandra DeanStarsHedy LamarrMel BrooksJennifer HomThe life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
- DirectorIsabel CoixetStarsEmily MortimerBill NighyHunter TremayneEngland 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.
- DirectorOlivia WildeStarsKaitlyn DeverBeanie FeldsteinJessica WilliamsOn the eve of their high-school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsJennifer TillyGina GershonJoe PantolianoTough ex-con Corky and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caesar.
- DirectorMitzi PeironeStarsMadeline BrewerKurt AffairImogen WaterhouseTwo wanted women decide to rob their wealthy psychotic friend who lives in the fantasy world they created as children; to take the money they have to take part in a deadly perverse game of make believe.
- DirectorMark AndrewsBrenda ChapmanSteve PurcellStarsKelly MacdonaldBilly ConnollyEmma ThompsonDetermined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
- DirectorNora TwomeyStarsSaara ChaudrySoma ChhayaNoorin GulamgausIn 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
- DirectorMadeleine SamiJackie van BeekStarsMadeleine SamiJackie van BeekJames RollestonFor the right price, BFFs Jen and Mel will ruthlessly end any romance. But when one grows a conscience, it threatens to derail their relationship.
- DirectorSarah GavronStarsTannishtha ChatterjeeSatish KaushikChristopher SimpsonIn 1980s London, Nazneem, a young Bangladeshi woman, feels her soul is quietly dying in her arranged marriage, until the day hot-headed Karim comes knocking at her door.
- DirectorSharon MaguireStarsRenée ZellwegerColin FirthHugh GrantBridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
- DirectorMarion VernouxStarsFanny ArdantLaurent LafittePatrick ChesnaisCaroline has retired and realizes that this new freedom is synonymous with boredom. Especially when she receives a membership to her neighborhood's senior club - Reluctant at first, she nevertheless decides to take the plunge.
- DirectorNatalie KrinskyStarsGeraldine ViswanathanDacre MontgomeryUtkarsh AmbudkarAfter a break-up, a young woman decides to start a gallery where people can leave trinkets from past relationships.
- DirectorTanya WexlerStarsZoey DeutchJai CourtneyJudy GreerIn the underworld of debt-collecting, homegrown hustler Peg Dahl will do anything to escape Buffalo, NY.
- DirectorFran Rubel KuzuiStarsKristy SwansonDonald SutherlandPaul ReubensFlighty teenage girl Buffy Summers learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.
- DirectorJosephine DeckerStarsSarah SmallIsolde Chae-LawrenceCharlie HewsonAt a Balkan folk song and dance camp in the woods of Mendocino, California, Sarah reunites with her old friend Isolde and with a song she learned years before about dragons who entwine themselves in women's hair and carry them off through the forest, burning it as they go. When Sarah pursues a romance with a new camper Steph, the nights of sensual secrets and singing with Isolde come to an abrupt end. Sarah and Steph explore a simple attraction, but in Sarah's dreams, women spin their wild hair and Isolde darkly approaches. When reality and fantasy collide, Sarah finds that the dragons she's visioning may be inside her.
- DirectorNatasha LyonneStarsMaya RudolphFred ArmisenGreta LeeCabiria, Charity, Chastity follows Chastity (Maya Rudolph), on a surreal journey through a parallel plane, as she realizes that in order to face her future, she must first reconcile her Vaudevillian past.
- DirectorNisha GanatraStarsHeather GrahamDavid SutcliffeTaye DiggsA travel writer (Graham) who begrudgingly assumes control of her father's wedding magazine finds the new experience might just change her take on love.
- DirectorLaura DernBryce Dallas HowardBonnie HuntStarsJennifer HudsonSarah HylandMelissa LeoLike its first breast cancer-themed installment, Call Me Crazy aka Five 2/Five More will feature five short films featuring A-list talent both in front and behind the camera. The sequel will address mental illness. Directors include Laura Dern, Bonnie Hunt, Ashley Judd and Bryce Dallas Howard.