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.
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photo by Anchor Bay Entertainment
This Academy Award-winning documentary follows journalist Glenn Greenwald to Hong Kong and Russia as he interviews Edward Snowden about the NSA spying scandal.
“The year's most riveting documentary.” —Claudia Puig, USA Today
Directed by Laura Poitras
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