The Best 'Little White Lies's 100 Great Movies By Female Directors' Movies

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American Psycho 2000, 101 min.

Mary Harron • Starring: Christian Bale, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Black Comedy • Comedy Thriller

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Big 1988, 104 min.

Penny Marshall • Starring: Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins, Jared Rushton

Comedy • Coming-of-Age • Fantasy Comedy

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Lost in Translation 2003, 102 min.

Sofia Coppola • Starring: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi

Comedy Drama • Comedy of Manners • Drama

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Wayne's World 1992, 94 min.

Penelope Spheeris • Starring: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe

Absurd Comedy • Based-on-Television • Buddy Film

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Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975, 201 min.

Chantal Akerman • Starring: Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck

Avant-garde / Experimental • Drama • Female-Directed Film

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Meshes of the Afternoon 1943, 14 min.

Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid • Starring: Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid

Avant-garde / Experimental • Fantasy • Female-Directed Film

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Winter's Bone 2010, 100 min.

Debra Granik • Starring: Kevin Breznahan, John Hawkes, Jennifer Lawrence

Detective Film • Drama • Family Drama

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Harlan County U.S.A. 1976, 103 min.

Barbara Kopple • Starring: John Corcoran, John O'Leary, Norman Yarborough

Americana • Biography • Documentary

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An Education 2009, 95 min.

Lone Scherfig • Starring: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Olivia Williams

Coming-of-Age • Drama • Female-Directed Film

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The Ascent 1977, 111 min.

Larisa Shepitko • Starring: Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Sergei Yakovlev

Anti-War Film • Drama • Female-Directed Film

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Selma 2014, 128 min.

Ava DuVernay • Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson

Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Drama

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The Adventures of Prince Achmed 1926, 66 min.

Lotte Reiniger

Adventure • Animation • Fairy Tales and Legends

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The Babadook 2014, 95 min.

Jennifer Kent • Starring: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall

Female-Directed Film • Haunted House Film • Horror

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Strange Days 1995, 145 min.

Kathryn Bigelow • Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis

Cyberpunk / Tech Noir • Dystopian Film • Female-Directed Film

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Fish Tank 2009, 123 min.

Andrea Arnold • Starring: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing

Coming-of-Age • Drama • Female-Directed Film

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Boys Don't Cry 1999, 90 min.

Kimberly Peirce • Starring: Matt McGrath, Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny

Based-on-a-True-Story • Crime • Cross-Dressing / Gender-Bending

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Ravenous 1999, 100 min.

Antonia Bird • Starring: Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeremy Davies

Black Comedy • Cannibal Film • Costume Horror

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Clueless 1995, 97 min.

Amy Heckerling • Starring: Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Comedy of Manners • Comedy

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Me and You and Everyone We Know 2005, 91 min.

Miranda July • Starring: Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff, Carlie Westerman

Comedy Drama • Comedy of Manners • Female-Directed Film

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Billy Madison 1995, 89 min.

Tamra Davis • Starring: Adam Sandler, Bradley Whitford, Josh Mostel

Comedy • Farce • Female-Directed Film

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The Best 'Little White Lies's 100 Great Movies By Female Directors' Movies

American Psycho https://www.flickchart.com/movie/951626A780 2000, 101 min.

Big https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C68C6CEE63 1988, 104 min.

Lost in Translation https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CD3F611CF5 2003, 102 min.

Wayne's World https://www.flickchart.com/movie/0F03C1B084 1992, 94 min.

Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles https://www.flickchart.com/movie/EDA0904CC2 1975, 201 min.

Meshes of the Afternoon https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8F00E91577 1943, 14 min.

Winter's Bone https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AE16F94946 2010, 100 min.

Harlan County U.S.A. https://www.flickchart.com/movie/542FC05B1C 1976, 103 min.

An Education https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AA46C8AC05 2009, 95 min.

The Ascent https://www.flickchart.com/movie/FC4230F0F4 1977, 111 min.

Selma https://www.flickchart.com/movie/FBEAC15A64 2014, 128 min.

The Adventures of Prince Achmed https://www.flickchart.com/movie/192C93F393 1926, 66 min.

The Babadook https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E0A6B2E09B 2014, 95 min.

Strange Days https://www.flickchart.com/movie/44A67CB9B2 1995, 145 min.

Fish Tank https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A485295EA0 2009, 123 min.

Boys Don't Cry https://www.flickchart.com/movie/4BD98005D2 1999, 90 min.

Ravenous https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6E565F51DD 1999, 100 min.

Clueless https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D9CA484240 1995, 97 min.

Me and You and Everyone We Know https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B80E4D856D 2005, 91 min.

Billy Madison https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1A426ED627 1995, 89 min.

Movies by Decadefrom this Chart

American Psycho 2000, 101 min.

Big 1988, 104 min.

Lost in Translation 2003, 102 min.

Wayne's World 1992, 94 min.

Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975, 201 min.

Meshes of the Afternoon 1943, 14 min.

Winter's Bone 2010, 100 min.

Harlan County U.S.A. 1976, 103 min.

An Education 2009, 95 min.

The Ascent 1977, 111 min.

Selma 2014, 128 min.

The Adventures of Prince Achmed 1926, 66 min.

The Babadook 2014, 95 min.

Strange Days 1995, 145 min.

Fish Tank 2009, 123 min.

Boys Don't Cry 1999, 90 min.

Ravenous 1999, 100 min.

Clueless 1995, 97 min.

Me and You and Everyone We Know 2005, 91 min.

Billy Madison 1995, 89 min.

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