The 25 Best Movies Directed by Women, Ranked

by Julia Hays, for Metacritic – July 27, 2017

With this week's release of Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit, we’re looking back at the best female-helmed films of the 21st century.

From eye-opening documentaries to political thrillers and romance, a generation of women, including Bigelow, Sofia Coppola, Ava Duvernay and more, have brought viewers rarely-told stories from a unique point of view.

These are the greatest films coming from this talented crop of filmmakers, ranked by Metascore.

20 of 26 photo by The Cinema Guild

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A Parisian widower and transit operator must learn to face life alone as his adult daughter falls in love and moves on.

“You can live in a movie like this.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Directed by Claire Denis

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