7.7The Color Purple
The Color Purple
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her ...
5.9Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin
A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
7.1Whale Rider
Whale Rider
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe ...
6.8Muriel's Wedding
Muriel's Wedding
A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.
7.0Howards End
Howards End
A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes ...
6.0Down with Love
Down with Love
In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.
6.5Working Girl
Working Girl
Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, ...
7.9Dangal
Dangal
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains ...
7.3Becoming Jane
Becoming Jane
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
7.2The Hours
The Hours
"The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. ...
7.4Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
5.6Lavender
Lavender
A photographer struggling with memory loss discovers her pictures may indicate something sinister is hitting close to home.
6.8Pope Joan
Pope Joan
A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.