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Kanopy
88
7.9
/94117/
79
/3604/
78
/2225/
4.3
/282556/
99
/230/
92
/197/
93
/40/
cc age 16+

Shoplifters (2018)
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.6
/18430/
76
/660/
75
/402/
4.1
/72346/
100
/10/
86
/416/
80
/6/

Lady Snowblood (1973)
Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge.
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Kanopy
79
7.0
/11489/
70
/543/
69
/349/
3.8
/29953/
99
/159/
70
/48/
85
/36/

Ash Is Purest White (2018)
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
7.6
/10514/
76
/307/
73
/241/
3.8
/22975/
96
/25/
91
/219/
69
/23/

Butterfly (1999)
The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.
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Kanopy
77
7.3
/17847/
72
/507/
70
/462/
3.8
/32452/
96
/110/
79
/67/
91
/25/

Taxi (2015)
A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their views while being interviewed by the driver who is no one else but the director Jafar Panahi himself. His camera placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio captures the spirit of Iranian society through this comedic and dramatic drive…
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Hulu
73
6.6
/2235/
67
/164/
64
/149/
3.5
/8865/
93
/54/
82
/13/
68
/9/

The Origin of Evil (2022)
In a luxurious seaside villa, a modest young woman finds herself in the company of a strange family : an unknown and wealthy father, his extravagant wife, his daughter, an ambitious woman, a rebellious teenager, and their creepy maid.
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Fandango at Home Free
72
7.6
/272590/
74
/4083/
74
/3302/
3.6
/133404/
63
/201/
79
/10215/
58
/38/
cc age 17+

The Reader (2008)
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.
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Netflix
75
68
7.2
/7789/
73
/509/
68
/258/
3.7
/10095/
88
/25/
82
/13/
73
/4/
cc age 16+

The Endless Trench (2019)
A small village in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, 1936. Higinio and Rosa have been married only for a few months when the Civil War breaks out. Higinio, being afraid of possible reprisals from the rebel faction, decides to use a hole dug in his own house as a temporary hideout.
poster
65
6.3
/259060/
69
/18590/
70
/8652/
3.4
/891899/
69
/361/
47
/2014/
61
/50/
cc age 13+

Ocean's Eight (2018)
Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
poster
64
6.1
/1203/
62
/13/
53
/17/
3.3
/407/
67
/12/
68
/14/

In the Mood (1987)
When 15-year-old Sonny Wisecarver has an affair with his older neighbor Francine and then runs off to marry her, a stern judge has the union annulled. Then, when Sonny finds himself before the same judge after getting involved with another woman in her 20s, the publicity from this case makes him the object of affection for millions of young women
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Starz
64
7.1
/29964/
71
/1031/
68
/561/
3.3
/10192/
61
/145/
68
/640/
60
/32/
cc age 15+

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
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Kanopy
63
6.5
/5800/
65
/121/
62
/121/
3.2
/1830/
64
/80/
46
/122/
63
/21/

Love Crime (2010)
In the sterile setting of a powerful multinational, a ruthless corporate executive and her ambitious protégée bare their claws in a vicious battle for supremacy.
poster
62
60
6.5
/13294/
65
/264/
62
/256/
3.2
/9106/
71
/14/
49
/135/
64
/10/

The Paradine Case (1947)
In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband. Though happily married, Keane becomes infatuated with his enigmatic client and convinced of her innocence. His obsession clouds his judgment as he builds a defense implicating her servant, André Latour—an act that leads to devastating consequences both in court and at home.
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Amazon Prime Video
64
57
5.8
/3434/
63
/136/
56
/78/
3.1
/3820/
100
/7/
50
/82/

The Big Doll House (1971)
Female prisoners in a Philippine jail are being subjected to sadistic torture. Five of the women -- along with the help of two men -- plot an escape.
poster
70
55
7.5
/2299/
74
/124/
66
/66/
3.8
/3871/
59

The Heifer (1985)
During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.
poster
70
50
7.1
/3558/
66
/106/
66
/85/
3.7
/5285/
74
/12/

Ay, Carmela! (1990)
During the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in the front lines, they make their way to Valencia, accidentally entering enemy land and falling prisoner.
poster
70
46
6.9
/1516/
70
/64/
67
/96/
3.7
/11914/

The Rapture (2023)
Lydia, a midwife very invested in her work, is in the middle of a breakup.
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The Roku Channel
70
46
6.9
/2317/
67
/62/
63
/63/
3.6
/1982/
83
/17/

Freedomfighters (1996)
At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group. Maria joins the group and eventually goes to the front. The women's group faces the problems of fighting not only the nationalists, but also factions on the left seeking to impose a more traditional military structure.
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Amazon Prime Video
57
40
6.0
/3198/
57
/50/
54
/27/
3.0
/975/
63
/16/
50
/64/

Princess Caraboo (1994)
Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it is understood that the woman is a princess from a far away land. She is then welcomed by a family of haughty aristocrats that only wants to heighten their prestige. However, the local reporter is not at all convinced she is what she claims to be and investigates. Is Caraboo really a princess?
poster
64
40
6.5
/1781/
65
/81/
61
/60/
3.4
/5240/
62
/12/

Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
Akemi is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang Akemi slashes the eyes of an opponent and a black cat appears, to lap the blood from the gushing wound. The cat along with the eye-victim go on to pursue Akemi’s gang in revenge, leaving a trail of dead Yakuza girls, their dragon tattoos skinned from their bodies.
poster
49
39
5.0
/2827/
53
/108/
50
/67/
2.9
/1600/
63
/8/
42
/27/
30
/6/

Chained Heat (1983)
Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after driving drunk and killing a man. The prison turns out to be brimming with decadence, corruption and sleaze, where the other female inmates are sadistic crack-selling lesbian rapists and the guards and warden are no better.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
55
35
6.2
/2326/
57
/59/
58
/47/
3.0
/687/
41
/71/

Affinity (2008)
A grieving upper class woman becomes a "Lady Visitor" at Millbank prison, hoping to escape her troubles and be a guiding figure in the lives of the female prisoners. Of all her friendships with prisoners, she is most fascinated by Selina - a medium.
poster
61
34
5.9
/2303/
64
/63/
59
/136/
2.9
/4977/
67
/1/

Two Friends (2015)
Mona, a prisoner on work release, meets Clément, a shy actor. Desperate to impress Mona, Clément recruits his extroverted friend, Abel, to help. When Mona becomes more interested in Abel, it sets off a conflict between the two friends. Meanwhile, Mona attempts to keep her past hidden.
poster
76
32
7.2
/994/
70
/45/
67
/31/
3.6
/2343/
100
/1/

Bicycles Are for the Summer (1984)
In Madrid, the family of Don Luis, his wife Dolores and their children, Manolita and Luisito, share the daily life of the Civil War with their maid and neighbours. Despite having failed his exams, Luisito wants his father to buy him a bicycle. However, the situation forces them to delay the purchase and the delay, like the war itself, is to last much longer than expected.
poster
Kanopy
54
31
6.0
/1607/
59
/64/
54
/112/
2.7
/3761/
38
/8/
60
/2/

Orphan (2017)
A young woman moves to Paris and has a brush with disaster. Grown-up at last, an accomplished woman thought she was safe from her own past. Gradually, these characters come together to form a single heroine.
poster
64
30
6.4
/283/
61
/85/
66
/16/
3.4
/2501/

The Good Manners (2025)
In a Valencian village, during the postwar period, Ana tries to get ahead with her family; the civil war has opened a deep wound in all of them, especially in her brother-in-law, Antonio. Ana tries to heal that wound with stews, secrets and silences, but when Isabel, newly married to Antonio, comes to the family, Ana’s attention and care will be worth little or nothing: the sacrifice does not always have its reward.
poster
67
30
6.7
/1099/
66
/29/
69
/120/
3.4
/614/

Giovanna's Father (2008)
Michele Casali is a middle-class professor in Fascist Italy who teaches at the same high school attended by his only daughter, Giovanna. A shy and sensitive girl, her insecurities are only magnified by Michele's overprotectiveness—reaching a point of no return.
poster
65
28
6.7
/1804/
67
/38/
63
/23/
3.4
/804/
62
/14/

Soldiers of Salamina (2003)
Professor Lola Sánchez investigates the truth behind the events experienced by Rafael Sánchez Mazas, one of the founders of the Falange Española party, during the Spanish Civil War.
poster
73
27
8.0
/455/
73
/8/
75
/15/
3.7
/538/
67
/75/

To Die in Madrid (1963)
Morir en Madrid brings together several papers on the Spanish Civil War and integrates capturing different points of view, intended to represent the continuity of the suffering of the Spanish during the Franco regime. The death of Federico Garcia Lorca, Guernica, the defense of Madrid, the International Brigades, are some of the items comprised in this document.
poster
64
25
6.8
/1299/
61
/16/
63
/18/
3.6
/975/
56
/12/

Frisco Jenny (1933)
Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After giving birth, she decides to place her child in the custody of a wealthy married couple. Years later, thanks to the protection of a corrupt politician, she becomes the main "madame" of San Francisco, in addition to participating in various illegal activities.
poster
64
24
6.6
/989/
63
/12/
58
/44/
3.5
/472/

La Menace (1977)
Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has made pregnant, and Dominique is hysterical. She first threatens suicide, then shows up at a meeting of Savin and Julie. Dominique tries everything she can think of to break Savin and Julie apart, to no avail. Frustrated in her efforts, she jumps off a cliff and dies. Savin insists that he and Julie lie to the police about the encounter, although Dominique's death was a suicide and therefore they had no direct hand in it. Detective Waldeck investigates Dominique's death.
poster
68
22
6.4
/219/
90
/1/
62
/21/
3.4
/213/
60

Madonnas (2007)
A portrait of Rita, who claims that her mother was never a mother for her. Rita gives birth to her own five children and forces her mother to take the role of a mother.
poster
MGM Plus
32
12
3.3
/920/
41
/39/
35
/32/
2.5
/547/
5
/8/

Savage Island (1985)
Women who have been captured and sold as slave labor to a South American emerald mine hatch a plan for revolution and revenge.
poster
57
10
6.6
/786/
60
/8/
49
/14/
3.3
/237/
46
/3/

Wicked as They Come (1956)
A ruthless woman takes advantage of gullible men to climb up the social ladder.
poster
59
9
6.1
/388/
58
/8/
55
/2/
3.2
/653/

Dovecote (2024)
As 'Dovecote' unfolds, it invites viewers to ponder these profound questions and contemplate the intricacies of human existence. Are we truly free when liberated from external constraints, or is freedom a state of mind that transcends the boundaries of our physical reality?
poster
?
50
/1/

Branded (2024)
A woman struggles with the isolation of being confined as a prisoner in a war-torn country.
poster
?
6.9
/37/

Over the Sky of Azerbaijan (2013)
During the Spanish Civil War, more than 500 young Spanish pilots went through the Russian Aviation School in Kirovabad, former capital of the current Republic of Azerbaijan. Once the Spanish war was over, some of them remained in Soviet territory and continued their fight against Fascism on the side of the Russian army.
poster
?
6.4
/32/
60
/1/

I Give My Love (1934)
After accidentally killing her no-good husband, Judy makes her true love promise not to tell her small son about his imprisoned mother. She is released ten years later...
poster
?
6.7
/97/
25
/2/
30
/2/

All Doors Were Closed (1990)
Nil spends years in jail and is being tortured during September 12 junta period and alienates the new life after she is released.
poster
Kanopy
?
7.1
/63/
48
/2/

Spain in Two Trenches (2016)
The extraordinary and moving story of the convulsive years of the Spanish Civil War (1935-1939) is explained as never seen before. Thanks to the latest digital techniques, this first-of-its-kind production in Spain has restored and colored over 150,000 spectacular frames and sequences in order to depict the great tragedy to take place in Spain. It was three years of fighting, destruction and death, which transformed the country forever and led up to the Second World War.
poster
?
70
/1/

Almas sin fronteras: La historia de la Brigada Abraham Lincoln (2006)
N/A
poster
?
7.7
/54/
57
/3/

No Pasaran, Souvenir Album (2003)
As a child, the filmmaker had found with his grandparents an incomplete series of postcards photographed in his family's village at the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939. Twenty years later, he went in search of the missing cards.
poster
79
?
7.5
/22/
83
/13/

Las cartas perdidas (2022)
N/A
poster
?
8.1
/13/
75
/2/

Los Canadienses (1976)
This feature documentary profiles the brave Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939. To save Spain's constitutionally elected government from the threat of a fascist dictatorship (which eventually prevailed), over 40,000 volunteers from around the world fought in Spain, and 1200 of those were the Canadians of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion. More than half of them never returned. This respectful, emotional and historically rich film is committed to the memory of those who truly believed in the cause of the Spanish Republic.
poster
66
?
6.5
/114/
60
/1/
73
/2/

Stanbrook (2020)
Spain, March 1939. The war is dying down. At the Port of Alicante thousands of people are piling, waiting for the arrival of ships that will carry them to exile. Moored, the freighter Stanbrook is witnessing the desperation.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
?
6.5
/334/
56
/9/
80
/2/
62
/2/

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage (1991)
This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely accused for a crime she did not commit (drug dealing), arrested and locked up behind bars.
poster
58
?
6.0
/173/
52
/4/
64
/6/

The Girl in the Air (1992)
Who would have expected Brigitte to marry a prisoner with a long sentence in the first place? In this romantic action movie, that is only the first in a long line of surprising actions by the young woman. Somehow, she manages to get hooked to the young prisoner before realizing that he'll be locked up for another three or four decades. She decides that this is much too long to wait to spend time with her sweetheart and decides to learn how to fly a helicopter. Why? So she can fly in and take him out of his prison yard, which is exactly what she does, thrilling romantics all over France and seriously upsetting the authorities. This award-winning film is based on a true incident from 1986.
poster
?
5.8
/26/
10
/1/
38
/8/

La diosa del puerto (1990)
After being convicted of killing her rapist, a woman gives birth to a baby in jail. Regrettable accidents cause her to lose contact with her son. Twenty years later...


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