Another movie post, and this time, because it’s Women’s Month, we’re celebrating women in movies. Here’s a list of great movies, telling the stories of women, both new and classic, real and fictional, but all worth a visit to the cinema or the video store.
The Colour Purple (1985)
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others, over four decades. (154 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery
He Named Me Malala (2015 Documentary)
A look at the events leading up to the Taliban’s attack on Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls’ education followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations. (88 mins.)
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Stars: Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor Pekai Yousafzai, Khushal Yousafzai
The Beguiled (2017)
At a girls’ school in Virginia during the Civil War, where the young women have been sheltered from the outside world, a wounded Union soldier is taken in. Soon, the house is taken over with sexual tension, rivalries, and an unexpected turn of events. (93 mins.)
Director: Sofia Coppola
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Colin Farrell
The Shallows (2016)
A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills. (86 mins.)
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Stars: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Angelo Josue Lozano Corzo, Joseph Salas
Joy (2015)
Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty. (124 mins.)
Director: David O. Russell
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramírez
For more movies like these, go to IMDB.
