In honor of Women’s History Month, I thought I’d come up with a list of my favorite movies directed by, written by, or starring women. Why not books, you say? I’m an equal opportunity lover of all things artistic. Plus, I talk about books A LOT so I’m switching it up here.<\/p>\n
These are in no particular order:<\/p>\n
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Big, Penny Marshall<\/em><\/p>\n A League of Their Own, Penny Marshall<\/em><\/p>\n Brave, Brenda Chapman <\/em><\/p>\n Sleepless in Seattle, Nora Ephron<\/em><\/p>\n Clueless, Amy Heckerling <\/em><\/p>\n Boys Don’t Cry, Kimberly Peirce <\/em><\/p>\n You’ve Got Mail, Nora Ephron<\/em><\/p>\n Prince of Egypt, Brenda Chapman<\/em><\/p>\n Bridget Jones’s Diary, Sharon Maguire<\/em><\/p>\n Bent it Like Beckham, Gurinder Chadha<\/em><\/p>\n The Matrix, Wachowski Siblings<\/em><\/p>\n Zero Dark Thirty, Katherine Bigelow<\/em><\/p>\n Selma, Ava DuVernay<\/em><\/p>\n Clueless, Amy Heckerling<\/em><\/p>\n Erin Brockovich, Susannah Grant<\/em><\/p>\n Interview With A Vampire, Anne Rice<\/em><\/p>\n Mean Girls, Tina Fey<\/em><\/p>\n Thelma and Louise, Callie Khouri<\/em><\/p>\n When Harry Met Sally, Nora Ephron<\/em><\/p>\n Letters From Iwo Jima, Iris Yamashita <\/em><\/p>\n Shutter Island, Laeta Kalogridis<\/em><\/p>\n Mrs. Doubtfire, Leslie Dixon<\/em><\/p>\n Legally Blonde, Karen McCullah & Kristen Smith<\/em><\/p>\n Juno, Diablo Cody<\/em><\/p>\n Bridesmaids, Melissa McCarthy, Kristin Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Ellie Kemper<\/em><\/p>\n Bend it Like Beckham, Kiera Knightly, Parminder Nagra<\/em><\/p>\n The Help, Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Allison Janney<\/em><\/p>\n Precious, Gabourey Sidibe<\/em><\/p>\n Girl, Interrupted, Wynona Rider, Angelina Jolie, Brittany Murphy<\/em><\/p>\n Black Swan, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis<\/em><\/p>\n Easy A, Emma Stone<\/em><\/p>\n Imagine Me and You, Piper Perabo, Lena Headey<\/em><\/p>\n Legally Blonde, Reese Witherspoon <\/em><\/p>\n Winter’s Bone, Jennifer Lawrence<\/em><\/p>\n GI Jane, Demi Moore<\/em><\/p>\n The Color Purple, Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg<\/em><\/p>\n Kill Bill (1 and 2), Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu<\/em><\/p>\n Pitch Perfect, Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Elizabeth Banks<\/em><\/p>\n The Devil Wears Prada, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep<\/em><\/p>\n Mean Girls, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Lizzy Caplan <\/em><\/p>\n Carol, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara<\/em><\/p>\n The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence<\/em><\/p>\n Mad Max: Fury Road, Charlize Theron, Zoe Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whitle<\/em><\/p>\n Charlie’s Angels, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu<\/em><\/p>\n Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Daisy Ridley<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some of these (a lot, actually) overlap categories, but I didn’t include them in each section. I placed them in the category for which I most like the representation, or at least, I tried to because for some I like in overlapping categories as well. I could have included WAY more accomplished women on this list but I tried to be selective.<\/p>\n There are so many talented ladies out there developing incredible stories for the big screen or portraying women in such varied and heartfelt ways. But this list needs to get bigger! There need to be more films written by, directed by, and starring women. Since these are only my favorites, if you have any suggestions, feel free to leave a comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In honor of Women’s History Month, I thought I’d come up with a list of my favorite movies directed by, written by, or starring women. Why not books, you say? I’m an equal opportunity lover of all things artistic. Plus, I talk about books A LOT so I’m switching it up here. 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