This Women’s History Month, support women writers and directors who have produced incredible stories. Whether you’re looking for dramas, rom-coms, or a feel-good story, we’ve compiled a selection of films made by women that are worth the watch!

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Clemency (2019)
Director: Chinonye Chukwu
Genre: Drama

About (Hulu): Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams (Alfre Woodard). As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Director: Céline Sciamma
Genre: Romance/Drama

About (Hulu): In 18th century France a young painter, Marianne (Noémie Merlant), is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse (Adèle Haenel). Day by day, the two women become closer as they share Héloïse’s last moments of freedom before the impending wedding.

Little Women (2019)
Director: Greta Gerwig
Genre: Romance/Drama

About (Hulu): Four sisters come of age in America during the aftermath of the Civil War.

American Psycho (2000)
Director: Mary Harron
Genre: Horror/Dark Comedy

About (Amazon): A successful young stockbroker finds the only real way to enjoy the trappings of his good fortune is to feed his unquenchable thirst for murder.

Nomadland (2020)
Director: Chloé Zhao
Genre: Drama

About (Hulu): Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. 

Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Director: Agnès Varda
Genre: Drama

About (HBO Max): A spoiled and beautiful young pop singer wanders across Paris while awaiting the results of a medical test that may show she has cancer.

Divines (2016)
Director: Uda Benyamina
Genre: Drama

About (Netflix): A shrewd teenager and her wisecracking best friend plan to get rich or die trying by following in the footsteps of a flashy female drug dealer.

Whip It (2009)
Director: Drew Barrymore
Genre: Comedy/Drama

About (Hulu): Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut about a small-town Texas girl who comes of age in the bone-jarring world of women’s roller derby.

Eve’s Bayou (1997)
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Genre: Drama

About (Hulu): When a young girl catches her dad in a compromising situation with a local woman, her subsequent revelations tear her family apart.

Always Be My Maybe (2019)
Director: Nahnatchka Khan
Genre: Romantic comedy

About (Netflix): Reunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction but struggle to adapt to each other’s worlds.

Someone Great (2019)
Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Genre: Romantic comedy

About (Netflix): On the heels of a blindsiding breakup, music journalist Jenny braces for a new beginning — and one last adventure with her closest friends. 

Love & Basketball (2000)
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Genre: Romance/Drama

About (HBO Max): Next-door neighbors as kids, Quincy and Monica fall in love as teens and find that they share an all-consuming interest in basketball.

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Genre: Drama

About (Hulu): A 14-year-old girl and her best friend are taken in by a kind-hearted beekeeper and her sisters in this adaptation of the best-seller.

First Match (2018)
Director: Olivia Newman
Genre: Drama

About (Netflix): A tenacious high school girl raised in foster homes tries to reconnect with her ex-con father by joining a boys wrestling team.

The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
Directors: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn
Genre: Drama

About (Netflix): After a traumatic event, two Indigenous women in Vancouver are brought together and form a deep bond despite leading different lives.

Something New (2006)
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Genre: Romantic comedy

About (Amazon): Kenya McQueen (Sanaa Lathan) thought she had it all: a successful career, good friends and family. There was just one thing she didn’t have under control: her love life. All that changes when she meets sexy, free-spirited Brian Kelly (Simon Baker). But when her ideal man (Blair Underwood) arrives on the scene, Kenya must decide between the relationship everyone expects and the romance no one expected.

American Honey (2016)
Director: Andrea Arnold
Genre: Romance/Drama

About (Netflix): A teenage girl leaves her dull life in Oklahoma to join a raucous band of travelling magazine sellers on an alcohol-, drug-, and sex-filled road trip.

The Breadwinner (2017)
Director: Nora Twomey
Genre: Animated drama

About (YouTube): Parvana is an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom – and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents as she embarks on a quest to find her father and reunite her family.

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Genre: Psychological thriller

About (Tubi): In this suspenseful and gripping psychological thriller, a mother contends for years with the increasing malevolence of her first-born child, Kevin.

Daughters of the Dust (1991)
Director: Julie Dash
Genre: Indie/Drama

About (Criterion): In 1902, a multigenerational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina—former West African slaves who carried on many of their ancestors’ Yoruba traditions—struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from their roots.

Lost In Translation (2003)
Director: Sofia Coppola
Genre: Romance/Drama

About (Amazon): A seen-better-days American actor and a newly married woman meet in Tokyo and spend an increasingly intimate week together in the colorful city.

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Genre: Comedy

About (Disney+): Instead of wanting to be like her older sister, who is preparing to be a traditional Indian wife, young Jess dreams of playing soccer professionally, like her hero David Beckham! Eventually, her family must decide whether or not to let Jess chase her dream – and a soccer ball – in this insightful romantic comedy.

Obvious Child (2014)
Director: Gillian Robespierre
Genre: Romantic comedy

About (Amazon): An aspiring comedian is unapologetically herself on stage. But when she winds up unexpectedly pregnant after a one-night stand, she is forced to face the uncomfortable realities of independent womanhood for the first time.

Lovesong (2016)
Director: So Yong Kim
Genre: Drama

About (Netflix): Best friends Sarah and Mindy share an unexpected moment while on a road trip. Years later, the two struggle to reconnect before a wedding.

Little (2019)
Director: Tina Gordon
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy

About (YouTube): Jordan Sanders (Regina Hall), a take-no-prisoners tech mogul, wakes up one morning in the body of her 13-year-old self (Marsai Martin) right before a do-or-die presentation. Her beleaguered assistant April (Issa Rae) is the only one in on the secret that her daily tormentor is now trapped in an awkward tween body, just as everything is on the line.

Atlantics (2019)
Director: Mati Diop
Genre: Romance/Drama

About (Netflix): Arranged to marry a rich man, young Ada is crushed when her true love goes missing at sea during a migration attempt — until a miracle reunites them.

The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Genre: Romantic comedy

About (Amazon): Cheryl Dunye’s debut feature is as controversial as it is sexy and funny. Cheryl is a twenty-something black lesbian working as a clerk in a video store while struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards.