Top 50 Films Directed by Women (Part 2 of 2)
...Continued from Part 1, here is 25 - 1 in the Top Films Directed by Women List as compiled in September 2021:
25. A Silent Voice
Director: Naoko Yamada
Writers: Yoshitoki Oima, Reiko Yoshida, Kiyoshi Shigematsu Stars: Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yûki
Year of release: 2016
24. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Director: Chantal Akerman
Writer: Chantal Akerman Stars: Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck
Year of release: 1975
23. Zero Dark Thirty
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writer: Mark Boal
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt
Year of release: 2012
22. Vagabond
Director: Agnès Varda
Writer: Agnès Varda
Stars: Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Stéphane Freiss
Year of release: 1985
21. Wonder Woman
Director: Patty Jenkins
Writers: Allan Heinberg, Zack Snyder, Jason Fuchs
Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright
Year of release: 2017
Budget: $149,000,000 (estimated)
20. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Director: Cathy Yan
Writers: Christina Hodson, Paul Dini, Bruce Timm
Stars: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Year of release: 2020
Budget: $84,500,000 (estimated)
19. The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writer: Mark Boal
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty
Year of release: 2008
Budget: $15,000,000 (estimated)
18. Promising Young Woman
Director: Emerald Fennell
Writer: Emerald Fennell
Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie
Year of release: 2020
17. Daisies
Director: Vera Chytilová
Writers: Vera Chytilová, Pavel Jurácek, Ester Krumbachová
Stars: Ivana Karbanová, Jitka Cerhová, Marie Cesková
Year of release: 1966
16. Raw
Director: Julia Ducournau
Writer: Julia Ducournau
Stars: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella
Year of release: 2016
15. Beau Travail
Director: Claire Denis
Writers: Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Herman Melville
Stars: Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin
Year of release: 1999
14. The Piano
Director: Jane Campion
Writer: Jane Campion
Stars: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill
Year of release: 1993
13. We Need To Talk About Kevin
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Writers: Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear, Lionel Shriver
Stars: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller
Year of release: 2011
12. Clueless
Director: Amy Heckerling
Writer: Amy Heckerling
Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd
Year of release: 1995
11. Point Break
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writers: Rick King, W. Peter Iliff Stars: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty
Year of release: 1991
10. The Farewell
Director: Lulu Wang
Writer: Lulu Wang Stars: Shuzhen Zhao, Awkwafina, X Mayo
Year of release: 2019
9. You Were Never Really Here
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Writers: Lynne Ramsay, Jonathan Ames Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov
Year of release: 2017
8. Nomadland
Director: Chloé Zhao
Writers:Chloé Zhao, Jessica Bruder Stars: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May
Year of release: 2020
7. The Matrix
Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Writers: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
Year of release: 1999
6. Little Women
Director: Greta Gerwig
Writers: Greta Gerwig, Louisa May Alcott Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh
Year of release: 2019
5. Cléo from 5 to 7
Director: Agnès Varda
Writer: Agnès Varda Stars: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray
Year of release: 1962
4. American Psycho
Director: Mary Harron
Writers: Bret Easton Ellis, Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner
Stars: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas
Year of release: 2000
3. Lost in Translation
Director: Sofia Coppola
Writer: Sofia Coppola
Stars: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi
Year of release: 2000
2. Lady Bird
Director: Greta Gerwig
Writer: Greta Gerwig
Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts
Year of release: 2017
1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Director: Céline Sciamma
Writer: Céline Sciamma
Stars: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami
Year of release: 2019
Thank you for reading! What would you submit as your Top 5? Do you think this is a good representation of the best films directed by women? Please share any thoughts or feedback on this list with me on social media @missenscenefilm!