The 25 Best Movies Directed by Women, Ranked
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.
Epic Indian story The Ramayana is depicted in this animated film accompanied by archival tracks by 1930s American jazz singer Annette Hanshaw. The film also features parallels to the artist’s personal life.
“It is astonishingly original.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Directed by Nina Paley
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