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Netflix
82
7.6
/2980/
76
/127/
75
/35/
3.9
/9081/
100
/23/
87
/16/
cc age 15+

To Kill a Tiger (2023)
Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.
poster
80
7.4
/4084/
73
/80/
72
/101/
3.8
/2941/
80
/10/
84
/52/
83
/23/

Ladybird Ladybird (1994)
Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually sees her chance for happiness, but her history still haunts her.
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The Roku Channel
79
7.7
/3593/
76
/55/
73
/62/
3.8
/1462/
89
/19/
91
/135/

The King of Masks (1995)
Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy loner aching for a male descendent to learn his rare and dying art.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
7.1
/550/
78
/35/
82
/5/
3.6
/1026/
94
/47/
83
/3/
73
/13/
cc age 13+

My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021)
Overlooked by history, Pauli Murray was a legal trailblazer whose ideas influenced RBG's fight for gender equality and Thurgood Marshall's landmark civil rights arguments. Featuring never-before-seen footage and audio recordings, a portrait of Murray's impact as a non-binary Black luminary: lawyer, activist, poet, and priest who transformed our world.
poster
78
7.2
/28388/
72
/1016/
70
/727/
3.7
/49906/
94
/222/
76
/87/
81
/43/
cc age 17+

A Fantastic Woman (2017)
Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.
poster
Hulu
76
7.6
/15562/
77
/799/
75
/303/
3.8
/27161/
93
/179/
78
/297/
71
/32/
cc age 10+

RBG (2018)
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.
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Netflix
73
7.1
/41942/
76
/2358/
73
/1106/
3.5
/59500/
72
/269/
76
/446/
59
/40/
cc age 12+

On the Basis of Sex (2018)
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
poster
70
6.6
/1331/
67
/50/
67
/15/
3.6
/4182/
97
/98/
57
/6/
76
/18/

Shayda (2023)
Shayda, a young Iranian woman living in Australia, finds refuge in a women’s shelter with her 6-year-old daughter, Mona. Having fled her husband, Hossein, and filed for divorce, Shayda struggles to maintain normalcy for Mona. Buoyed by the approach of Nowruz, she tries to forge a fresh start with new and unfettered freedoms. But when a judge grants Hossein visitation rights, he reenters their life, stoking Shayda’s fear that he’ll attempt to take Mona back to Iran.
poster
Kanopy
67
7.9
/12479/
79
/713/
75
/207/
3.0
/4112/
17
/6/
92
/444/
cc age 15+

The Red Pill (2016)
When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Chronicling Cassie Jaye’s journey exploring an alternate perspective on gender equality, power and privilege.
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Amazon Prime Video
66
6.4
/4098/
55
/69/
58
/45/
3.2
/2704/
69
/103/
61
/87/
70
/28/
cc age 17+

Personal Velocity (2002)
In a series of three vignettes, three women in turn struggle to free themselves from the men who restrict their personal freedom.
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Hoopla
54
6.2
/9596/
66
/370/
62
/228/
3.1
/4722/
28
/18/
54
/191/

The Associate (1996)
Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.
poster
74
43
7.7
/2533/
75
/23/
64
/21/
3.5
/952/
88
/38/

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women (2005)
A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...
poster
78
41
7.5
/328/
65
/9/
66
/5/
100
/5/
88
/45/

One Minute to Nine (2007)
One Minute to Nine (also known as "Every F---ing Day of My Life") chronicles Wendy Maldonado's last five days of freedom before she and her son were sentenced for the manslaughter of her husband, and the years of domestic abuse the family experienced prior to his death.
poster
46
28
4.7
/2130/
52
/102/
52
/38/
2.7
/523/
29
/59/

The Skulls III (2004)
A young college co-ed tries joining the elite, all-male, secret society, the Skulls, and in so doing, she uncovers some unscrupulous methods used by some of the members to get what they want.
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Kanopy
78
27
7.9
/372/
60
/10/
64
/9/
4.0
/827/
91
/11/
94
/2/

Domestic Violence (2001)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE shows the Tampa, Florida police responding to domestic violence calls and the work of The Spring, the principal shelter in Tampa for women and children. Sequences with the police include police response, intervention, and attempted resolution of domestic violence calls. Sequences at the shelter include intake interviews, individual counseling sessions, anger management training, group therapy, staff meetings, conversations among clients and between clients and staff, and school activities, therapy, and counseling for children at the shelter.
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Kanopy
63
25
6.1
/599/
58
/27/
56
/16/
3.4
/507/
90
/10/
46
/1/

Ukraine Is Not a Brothel (2013)
Ukraine's topless feminist sensation Femen has created a media frenzy across Europe, but before they take the world by storm, these bold and beautiful women must confront the dark and perverse forces that power their organisation.
poster
73
16
7.4
/549/
69
/18/
68
/8/
3.5
/366/
84
/12/

It’s a Girl! (2012)
In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls are missing in the world today because of this so-called “gendercide”. The film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of brave mothers fighting to save their daughters’ lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths towards change, while collectively lamenting the lack of any truly effective action against this injustice.
poster
The Roku Channel
60
11
6.2
/666/
70
/11/
70
/10/
41
/7/

Dangerous Intentions (1995)
A man stalks his wife and child when they leave for an abused women's shelter.
poster
The Roku Channel
61
8
7.2
/412/
63
/11/
57
/10/
54
/2/

Florence Nightingale (1985)
This is the fact-based story of an aristocratic woman who defies Victorian society to reform hospital sanitation and to define the nursing profession as it is known today. After volunteering to travel to Scutari to care for the wounded soldiers, who are victims of the Crimean war, she finds herself very unwelcome and faces great opposition for her new way of thinking. However through her selfless acts of caring, she quickly becomes known as 'The Lady with the Lamp', the caring nurse whose shadow soldiers kiss.
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Kanopy
?
7.3
/17/

Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America (2010)
Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of this compelling exploration of gender violence. As Kim and her daughters flee to a domestic violence shelter, we follow the harrowing struggles in a single-parenting survivor's quest to find work, housing and peace of mind. This multi-level narrative also examines the causes of domestic violence and solutions that have evolved to stop it.
poster
?
10
/2/

Die Macht der Männer ist die Geduld der Frauen (1978)
For many years, market woman Addi has been helplessly exposed to the ever-increasing aggression of her husband Max. His physical and emotional abuse has become part of her everyday life, from which she cannot find a way out. Due to her economic dependence on Max and the passivity of those around her, every attempt to escape leads her back to her husband. When Addi accidentally learns of the existence of a women's shelter, this is her long-awaited escape from violence and she flees to the facility with her son. Strengthened by the solidarity among the women, she founds a shared flat with others in order to regain her long-suppressed freedom. Director Cristina Perincioli had the story developed and acted out by residents of Germany's first women's shelter in West Berlin.
poster
?
6.5
/50/
83
/3/

Behind the Rage: America's Domestic Violence (2022)
In America, most female homicide victims are killed by their current or former partner and one in 4 women experience domestic violence or abuse. In this special documentary for ITV's acclaimed Exposure strand, the Bafta and Emmy-winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan asks a simple question : is it possible to reduce these endemic levels of male violence? In search of an answer, she hears heartfelt testimonies from survivors and victims’ families, and gets vital insights from social workers and psychologists who work with violent men. And she speaks to those whose voices are rarely heard in conversations about domestic violence yet hold the key to stopping it: the perpetrators themselves.
poster
75
?
7.7
/173/
65
/5/
88
/9/

Japan's Secret Shame (2018)
The story of Shiori Ito, the woman who shocked Japan with a public allegation of rape in a country where sex crimes are rarely discussed.
poster
?
7.1
/17/
70
/1/
100
/1/

Searching for the Animal (2017)
Harassment, kidnapping, isolation, submission, hunger, humiliation, infidelity, psychological manipulation and incest are some of the themes that are the focus of this documentary based on true stories and the work of natural actors who suffered abuse and are marked by abandonment. Made during the filming of "La mujer del animal" by Victor Gaviria.
poster
?
8.0
/29/
77
/4/

Strong Female Lead (2021)
One in three Australian women experience discrimination or harassment in the workplace. Australia’s first and only female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, was one of them. In Australia, politics is a toxic place for women. Strong Female lead examines Australia’s struggle with women and power when a strong female takes the lead
poster
?
6.8
/29/
70
/1/
27
/4/

Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (2016)
An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.
poster
73
?
7.8
/220/
76
/10/
69
/9/
3.7
/254/

Dying to Divorce (2021)
As rates of femicide and domestic abuse soar in Turkey and democratic rights for women are increasingly eroded, a lawyer and her clients bravely risk everything for their freedom by standing up to the government and putting violent men behind bars.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
?
6.9
/128/
65
/4/
60
/1/
88
/2/

The Perfect Victim (2012)
For over thirty years, three women have languished in Missouri State prison under unjust sentences for killing their abusive husbands. Denied the opportunity to enter the abuse into evidence, each of the women represents a system broken by outdated and media-sensationalized stereotypes. When a greater understanding of the "battered" syndrome change legal practices in 2000, Missouri's Governor crafts a new law demanding the parole board reevaluate each woman's case.
poster
?
6.1
/25/
10
/1/
47
/3/

The Female Response (1973)
An exploration of female sexuality
poster
Kanopy
67
?
7.4
/142/
70
/1/
52
/6/
3.7
/309/

Domestic Violence 2 (2002)
The opening scene in this film is of an arrest in Hillsborough County Florida where a woman has scratched her husband while he was trying to restrain her from getting back in her car and leaving after an argument. The officers explain that she has committed a battery and thereby earned herself an inescapable arrest and overnight stay in jail because by law they have no discretion. This sets the stage for two hours of court proceedings before three different judges, each trying to apply the Florida domestic violence laws.
poster
88
?
8.4
/38/
95
/4/
100
/2/
3.8
/301/

The Feminist on Cellblock Y (2018)
A convicted felon builds a feminist movement from behind bars at an all-male prison in Soledad, California.
poster
The Roku Channel
60
?
5.8
/468/
66
/6/
58
/5/

Shameful Secrets (1993)
A woman and her children seemingly live the idyllic suburban dream, but unbeknownst to their neighbors and friends, the kids are being brutally abused by their father who is unable to control his temper.
poster
?
6.6
/21/
65
/2/
61
/5/

She's a Punk Rocker UK (2010)
A documentary by and about women who were involved in the birth of punk.
poster
Kanopy
70
?
7.1
/169/
67
/7/
71
/8/
3.6
/287/

Missing Young Woman (2001)
This gripping documentary investigates the disappearance of young women from assembly plants that line the Mexican-American border.
poster
55
?
7.0
/103/
57
/4/
40
/7/

Not All Dads Pee Standing Up (1998)
Not All Dads Pee Standing Up is about Zoe and Dan who love one another. They live cheerfully with Simon, their multi year old child, close to Bruges.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
5.0
/526/
66
/8/
39
/9/
41
/4/

A Lover's Revenge (2005)
In Philadelphia, the psychologist Dr. Liz Manners is the host of the WLOR Talk Radio Show giving advices about relationships to her audience. When she suggests to her listener Sara Jane to leave her abusive and obsessive husband Kyle Lundstrom, Sara runs away home chased by Kyle and is hit by a car, immediately dying. The psychopath Kyle decides to use his money to destroy Dr. Manners' life, and assuming the fake identity of the investor James, he meets her husband Rob and poisons her marriage
poster
?
7.4
/41/
10
/2/

Too Big for the World (2016)
Irene, soon 50 years old and a mother of three, has a life long dream to be the biggest bodybuilder in the world but the biggest competitions in the world are now removing female bodybuilding. Too big for the world is a film about discrimination and society's fear of strong and muscular women.
poster
Kanopy
58
?
6.9
/234/
62
/8/
45
/7/

I Am FEMEN (2014)
Oxana is a woman, a fighter, an artist. As a teenager, her passion for iconography almost inspires her to join a convent, but in the end she decides to devote her talents to the Femen movement. With Anna, Inna and Sasha, she founds the famous feminist group which protests against the regime and which will see her leave her homeland, Ukraine, and travel all over Europe. Driven by a creative zeal and a desire to change the world, Oxana allows us a glimpse into her world and her personality, which is as unassuming, mesmerising and vibrant as her passionate artworks.
poster
53
?
5.4
/415/
52
/7/
2.7
/316/

The Wall (2008)
For the young and fearless Setareh, there are no walls or boundaries she cannot overcome. Determined to provide for her family, Setareh takes a job as a bike rider in a theme park, following the tracks of her late father. When she becomes the first female to ride around 'The Wall', a wooden cylinder-shaped structure, the authorities intervene to prevent her from taking her rightful place on the wall of fame. With the successful show on the verge of being cancelled, Setareh struggles for her voice to be heard. An adventurous philosophical debate into gender equality.


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