Female-Centric Films
by voyeur_vision | created - 04 May 2013 | updated - 11 Feb 2016 | Public- Female protagonists
- More girls than guys
- Focused on girl-girl relationships
- Minimal male participation
- Minimal male pining
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1. Mean Girls (2004)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Jonathan Bennett, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey
Votes: 435,043 | Gross: $86.06M
2. Bitch Hug (2012)
101 min | Drama
Kristin counts down the days to her high school graduation, when she'll finally get to leave her small town and her manipulative sister behind, for the New York of her dreams. Everything is... See full summary »
Director: Andreas Öhman | Stars: Linda Molin, Fanny Ketter, Mathilda von Essen, Adam Lundgren
Votes: 1,055
Kristin moves in with Andrea and they become BFFs. Andrea has an older brother that Kristin could crush on yada yada, but she doesn't. No male pining. Focus is strictly on the girls. :)
3. Bridesmaids (I) (2011)
R | 125 min | Comedy
Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Terry Crews
Votes: 309,141 | Gross: $169.11M
4. Cracks (I) (2009)
R | 104 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite boarding school.
Director: Jordan Scott | Stars: Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots
Votes: 21,099 | Gross: $0.02M
All-girl boarding school.
5. Foxfire (1996)
R | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Legs Sadovsky gets four other high school girls to think for themselves and react to a teacher's sexual harassment, which gets them suspended. They bond, and rebel, at an abandoned house.
Director: Annette Haywood-Carter | Stars: Hedy Burress, Angelina Jolie, Jenny Lewis, Jenny Shimizu
Votes: 9,750 | Gross: $0.26M
Group of girls bond after attacking a teacher-- mainly female protagonist Maddy and Legs (Angelina Jolie).
6. Girl, Interrupted (1999)
R | 127 min | Biography, Drama
A directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There, she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 211,264 | Gross: $28.87M
Female mental ward.
7. Hanna (2011)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A sixteen-year-old girl who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana, Vicky Krieps
Votes: 206,842 | Gross: $40.26M
8. Jack & Diane (2012)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Diane's feelings for Jack -- the girl she met over the summer -- begin to manifest themselves in terrifying ways when she learns that her friend will soon be moving away.
Director: Bradley Rust Gray | Stars: Riley Keough, Juno Temple, Kylie Minogue, Jackson Ning
Votes: 3,195 | Gross: $0.00M
Two girls meet and develop a romantic relationship.
9. She Monkeys (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Sport
Two adolescent girls on an equine acrobatics team form an intimate friendship that becomes threatened by their competitive nature.
Director: Lisa Aschan | Stars: Mathilda Paradeiser, Linda Molin, Isabella Lindquist, Sergej Merkusjev
Votes: 2,405
10. Room in Rome (2010)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Romance
A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for two young and recently acquainted women to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.
Director: Julio Medem | Stars: Elena Anaya, Natasha Yarovenko, Enrico Lo Verso, Najwa Nimri
Votes: 26,198
Two women spend the night in a hotel room.
11. Thirteen (2003)
R | 100 min | Drama
A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, Vanessa Hudgens
Votes: 97,996 | Gross: $4.60M
Tracy has a girl crush on Evie and follows her around, tries to impress her, etc.
12. The Ward (2010)
R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Laura-Leigh
Votes: 44,874
Female mental ward.
13. The Joy Luck Club (1993)
R | 139 min | Drama
The life histories of four East Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other.
Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin
Votes: 18,232 | Gross: $32.86M
Mothers and daughters reflect on their lives.
14. The Guest House (2012)
Not Rated | 82 min | Romance
Before leaving for college, a recently dumped goth girl's life changes forever when she falls in love with a smart and professional college grad who is staying in the family's guest house.
Director: Michael Baumgarten | Stars: Ruth Reynolds, Madeline Merritt, Tom McCafferty, Jake Parker
Votes: 1,600
Girl bonds with female house guest.
15. Loving Annabelle (2006)
Not Rated | 77 min | Drama, Romance
The intelligent Annabelle starts in an elite Catholic girls' boarding high school after being expelled from the previous 2 schools. She's open about being lesbian. She's attracted to her teacher, Simone.
Director: Katherine Brooks | Stars: Erin Kelly, Diane Gaidry, Laura Breckenridge, Michelle Horn
Votes: 13,476 | Gross: $1.10M
All-girl boarding school.
16. Black Swan (2010)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder
Votes: 824,463 | Gross: $106.95M
17. My Summer of Love (2004)
R | 86 min | Drama, Romance
In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. Over the summer season, the two young women discover they have much to teach one another, and much to explore together.
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski | Stars: Natalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine, Dean Andrews
Votes: 21,780 | Gross: $0.99M
Two girls meet and spend the summer together.
18. Bachelorette (2012)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.
Director: Leslye Headland | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden
Votes: 48,852 | Gross: $0.45M
Follows 3 bridesmaids in the hectic lead up to their friend's wedding.
19. Precious (II) (2009)
R | 110 min | Drama
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey
Votes: 116,232 | Gross: $47.57M
Precious enrols in an all-female class, has a special relationship with her female teacher, and a tense one with her mother.
20. The Runaways (2010)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.
Director: Floria Sigismondi | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve
Votes: 50,938 | Gross: $3.57M
Follows a girl band, but mainly the relationship between Joan (Kristen Stewart) and Cherie (Dakota Fanning).
21. Martyrs (2008)
R | 99 min | Horror
A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.
Director: Pascal Laugier | Stars: Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, Catherine Bégin, Robert Toupin
Votes: 106,387
Lucie (Mylene Jampanoi) is insane. Anna loves and tries to look after her.
22. Spring Breakdown (2009)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Three women vacation together at a popular travel destination for college co-eds on spring break.
Director: Ryan Shiraki | Stars: Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, Rachel Dratch, Amber Tamblyn
Votes: 4,824
Three friends go to Spring Break.
23. Water Lilies (2007)
85 min | Drama, Romance
After meeting at a local pool over their summer break, a love triangle forms between three adolescent girls, which proves difficult to sustain as they each desire the love of another.
Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adèle Haenel, Warren Jacquin
Votes: 13,450 | Gross: $0.08M
Focuses on relationship between two girls.
24. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
R | 99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent
Votes: 67,399 | Gross: $3.05M
Pauline (Melanie Lynskey) befriends new student Juliet (Kate Winslet) and they become BFFs.
25. Chloe (2009)
R | 96 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Suspecting her husband of infidelity, gynecologist Dr. Catherine Stewart hires an escort named Chloe in order to test his faithfulness. Soon, the relationships between all three intensify.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Max Thieriot
Votes: 77,837 | Gross: $3.07M
Focuses on the relationship between Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried's characters.
26. The Quiet (2005)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Following the unexpected death of her father, a deaf teenager moves in with her godparents, where she discovers the cruel behaviour of their daughter may be indicative of a dark secret within the family.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Camilla Belle, Elisha Cuthbert, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan
Votes: 17,531 | Gross: $0.38M
Dot (Camilla Belle) moves in with cousin Nina (Elisha Cuthbert). Movie focuses on the tension between them and Dot's observations of Nina's life.
27. Show Me Love (1998)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.
Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Erica Carlson, Mathias Rust
Votes: 55,396 | Gross: $0.17M
Agnes has a crush on Elin, who wants to hang out with Agnes, but feels judged by others.
28. Muriel's Wedding (1994)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee
Votes: 41,724 | Gross: $15.19M
Follows Muriel who ditches her old girlfriends and gets a new one.
29. Now and Then (1995)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Christina Ricci, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Thora Birch
Votes: 32,414 | Gross: $27.40M
Four best friends recall their childhood together.
30. Madeline (1998)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Stars: Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones, Ben Daniels
Votes: 8,041 | Gross: $29.77M
All-girl boarding school.
31. The Parent Trap (1998)
PG | 128 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix
Votes: 154,812 | Gross: $66.31M
Separated twin sisters meet for the first time and get to know each other.
32. Jennifer's Body (2009)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Horror
A newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody, Johnny Simmons
Votes: 151,197 | Gross: $16.20M
Focuses on the relationship between Jennifer (Megan Fox) and BFF Needy (Amanda Seyfried).
33. The L Word (I) (2004–2009)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Romance
Follows the lives and loves of a small, close-knit group of lesbian women living in Los Angeles as well as the friends and family members that either support or loathe them.
Stars: Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner
Votes: 28,745
TV series following the lives of lesbians.
34. The Real L Word (2010–2012)
TV-MA | Reality-TV
A nine episode one-hour series that follows a group of real-life Los Angeles lesbians as they go about their daily lives, at work and play.
Stars: Whitney Mixter, Kacy Boccumini, Kelsey Grace Chavarria, Alyssa Morgan
Votes: 1,230
'The L Word' spin off. Follows the lives of real-life lesbians.
35. Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars and quickly discovers the realities of life-changing prison time.
Stars: Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning, Emma Myles
Votes: 320,118
Women's prison.
36. Bare (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl in Nevada becomes romantically involved with a female drifter who introduces her to a life of stripping, drugs, and metaphysical experiences that teach her what happens when real life catches up with dark fantasy.
Director: Natalia Leite | Stars: Dianna Agron, Paz de la Huerta, Chris Zylka, Louisa Krause
Votes: 2,534
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