⚠️ women centric movies - Top 47
by Kaatil29 | created - 25 Sep 2022 | updated - 2 weeks ago | PublicList doesn't include movies i haven't watched
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1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
R | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan
Votes: 533,374 | Gross: $72.86M
2. Mulholland Drive (2001)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 383,971 | Gross: $7.22M
3. Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tanu and Manu's marriage collapses. What happens when Manu meets Tanu's lookalike Kusum - and when Tanu returns?
Director: Aanand L. Rai | Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Madhavan, Jimmy Shergill, Deepak Dobriyal
Votes: 29,702
4. Hereditary (2018)
R | 127 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff
Votes: 378,380 | Gross: $44.07M
5. Poor Things (2023)
R | 141 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef
Votes: 252,147
6. Mother India (1957)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, she always sticks to her own moral code.
Director: Mehboob Khan | Stars: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raaj Kumar
Votes: 9,856
7. Kahaani (2012)
Not Rated | 122 min | Mystery, Thriller
A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.
Director: Sujoy Ghosh | Stars: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Indraneil Sengupta, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Votes: 65,910 | Gross: $1.04M
8. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Approved | 137 min | Drama, Horror
A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer
Votes: 235,282
9. Jab We Met (2007)
Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A depressed wealthy businessman finds his life changing after he meets a spunky and care-free young woman.
Director: Imtiaz Ali | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Tarun Arora, Dara Singh Randhawa
Votes: 58,837 | Gross: $0.41M
10. Bulbbul (2020)
TV-MA | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A man returns home after years to find his brother's child bride now grown up and abandoned, and his ancestral village plagued by mysterious deaths.
Director: Anvita Dutt | Stars: Triptii Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Rahul Bose, Parambrata Chattopadhyay
Votes: 14,401
11. Chandni Bar (2001)
Not Rated | 150 min | Crime, Drama
A displaced woman is forced to become a beer-bar dancer, and sire children of a gangster.
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar | Stars: Tabu, Atul Kulkarni, Rajpal Naurang Yadav, Shri Vallabh Vyas
Votes: 2,793
12. Queen (2013)
Not Rated | 146 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A Delhi girl from a traditional family sets out on a solo honeymoon after her marriage gets cancelled.
Director: Vikas Bahl | Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao, Lisa Haydon, Jeffrey Ho
Votes: 68,349 | Gross: $1.43M
13. Nil Battey Sannata (2015)
100 min | Drama, Family
A story about a single woman (a Mom) and dreams on her Daughter.
Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari | Stars: Swara Bhasker, Riya Shukla, Ratna Pathak Shah, Pankaj Tripathi
Votes: 8,092
14. Missing (I) (2023)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After her mother goes missing, a young woman tries to find her from home, using tools available to her online.
Directors: Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick | Stars: Tim Griffin, Ava Zaria Lee, Nia Long, Kimberly Cheng
Votes: 58,785
15. English Vinglish (2012)
Not Rated | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A quiet, sweet tempered housewife endures small slights from her well-educated husband and daughter every day because of her inability to speak and understand English.
Director: Gauri Shinde | Stars: Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou, Priya Anand
Votes: 39,603 | Gross: $1.67M
16. Mimi (I) (2021)
TV-14 | 132 min | Comedy, Drama
Mimi is introduced by Bhanu to an American couple as a surrogate in exchange for Rs 2 million. She decides to have the baby even when they change their mind and tells her parent that Bhanu is the father.
Directors: Rajesh Bhatia, Laxman Utekar | Stars: Kriti Sanon, Evelyn Edwards, Pankaj Tripathi, Sai Tamhankar
Votes: 43,213
17. Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway (2023)
TV-MA | 144 min | Biography, Drama
An immigrant Indian mother's battle against the Norwegian foster care system and local legal machinery to win back the custody of her children.
Director: Ashima Chibber | Stars: Rani Mukerji, Jim Sarbh, Bodhisattwa Majumdar, Saswati Guhathakurta
Votes: 9,785
18. Laapataa Ladies (2023)
122 min | Comedy, Drama
The misadventures of two young brides who get lost from the same train. From mistaken identities to laugh-out-aloud escapades, the ensuing chaos guarantees laughter galore and heartwarming moments.
Director: Kiran Rao | Stars: Nitanshi Goel, Sparsh Srivastav, Savita Malviya, Khusbhoo Chowbidkar
Votes: 9,407
19. Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020)
TV-14 | 112 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Inspired by the life of a fearless young officer who made history by becoming the first Indian female Air Force officer to fly in a combat zone during the 1999 Kargil War
Directors: ALi Khan AK, Sharan Sharma | Stars: Janhvi Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Angad Bedi, Manav Vij
Votes: 35,569
20. Side Effects (I) (2013)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Votes: 197,163 | Gross: $32.17M
21. Bandit Queen (1994)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Raghubir Yadav
Votes: 5,318 | Gross: $0.40M
22. Chameli (2003)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
On a rainy night, when an investment banker's car breaks down in the red light district, he takes shelter where he meets and later befriends a prostitute.
Director: Sudhir Mishra | Stars: Kareena Kapoor, Rahul Bose, Rinke Khanna, Yashpal Sharma
Votes: 2,500
23. Dangal (2016)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.
Director: Nitesh Tiwari | Stars: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra
Votes: 210,835 | Gross: $12.39M
24. Dear Zindagi (2016)
Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, Romance
Kaira is a budding cinematographer in search of a perfect life. Her encounter with Jug, an unconventional thinker, helps her gain a new perspective on life. She discovers that happiness is all about finding comfort in life's imperfections.
Director: Gauri Shinde | Stars: Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Ali Zafar
Votes: 43,603 | Gross: $1.40M
25. Then Came You (2018)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A hypochondriac working as an airport baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list.
Director: Peter Hutchings | Stars: Asa Butterfield, Maisie Williams, Nina Dobrev, Ken Jeong
Votes: 13,808
26. Midsommar (2019)
R | 148 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper
Votes: 403,614 | Gross: $27.33M
27. The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015)
R | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.
Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Julian Richings
Votes: 301,066 | Gross: $25.14M
28. Gangster (2006)
Not Rated | 123 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Simran, who relocates to Seoul, is distraught when Daya, a gangster, re-enters her life. She has to make a choice between him and her lover Akash, who is a singer at an Indian restaurant.
Director: Anurag Basu | Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Shiney Ahuja, Emraan Hashmi, Gulshan Grover
Votes: 6,674
29. Sarbjit (2016)
Not Rated | 131 min | Biography, Drama
Biopic of Sarabjit Singh, a farmer residing at Bhikiwind, Punjab, near the Indo-Pak border, crossed the border after having a couple of drinks. However, he was mistaken to be an Indian spy and was sentenced with capital punishment.
Director: Omung Kumar | Stars: Randeep Hooda, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Richa Chadha, Darshan Kumaar
Votes: 5,501
30. Parineeta (2005)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
The lifelong romance between Lolita (Balan) and Shekar (Khan) is upset by the arrival of another man.
Director: Pradeep Sarkar | Stars: Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Dia Mirza
Votes: 9,595 | Gross: $0.80M
31. Lajja (2001)
Not Rated | 202 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The lives of four women from different places are the victims of male chauvinism and marital abuse. They decide to fight for their rights and dignity against the social norms and injustice.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Ajay Devgn
Votes: 2,913 | Gross: $0.38M
32. Mardaani 2 (2019)
Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A 21-year old boy Sunny has a penchant for sexually assaulting and killing girls. He's locked horns with top cop Shivani Shivaji Roy. Will she nab him?
Director: Gopi Puthran | Stars: Rani Mukerji, Shruti Bapna, Sunny Hinduja, Jisshu Sengupta
Votes: 10,335
33. Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)
TV-MA | 152 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn in.
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Stars: Alia Bhatt, Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz, Indira Tiwari
Votes: 61,889
34. Merry Christmas (2024)
144 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two strangers meet on a fateful Christmas Eve. A night of delirious romance turns into a nightmare. Revealing anything more would be a crime.
Director: Sriram Raghavan | Stars: Katrina Kaif, Vijay Sethupathi, Tinnu Anand, Pari Sharma
Votes: 25,508
35. Little Women (1994)
PG | 115 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America.
Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes
Votes: 63,611 | Gross: $50.08M
36. Good Luck Jerry (2022)
148 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The film is the official remake of Tamil movie Kolamaavu Kokila, which tells the story of an innocent girl who gets pulled into the notorious world of cocaine smuggling.
Director: Siddharth Sen | Stars: Janhvi Kapoor, Jaswant Dalal, Deepak Dobriyal, Nazibur Rahman Yeamin
Votes: 5,841
37. Jalsa (2022)
126 min | Drama, Thriller
It tells the story of a celebrated journalist and her cook and their conflict.
Director: Suresh Triveni | Stars: Vidya Balan, Shefali Shah, Rohini Hattangadi, Vidhatri Bandi
Votes: 6,942
38. Sherni (2021)
131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An upright Forest Officer who strives for balance in a world of man-animal conflict while she also seeks her true calling in a hostile environment.
Director: Amit Masurkar | Stars: Vidya Balan, Vijay Raaz, Brijendra Kala, Sharat Saxena
Votes: 11,556
39. The Favourite (2018)
R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult
Votes: 233,656 | Gross: $34.37M
40. No Hard Feelings (2023)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
On the brink of losing her home, Maddie finds an intriguing job listing: helicopter parents looking for someone to bring their introverted 19-year-old son out of his shell before college. She has one summer to make him a man or die trying.
Director: Gene Stupnitsky | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti, Matthew Broderick
Votes: 159,941
41. Raaz (2002)
Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, Horror, Musical
Sanjana and Aditya decide to give their marriage one last chance. They plan a holiday in Ooty, but they don't know that a strange figure is waiting for them to come.
Director: Vikram Bhatt | Stars: Dino Morea, Bipasha Basu, Malini Sharma, Ashutosh Rana
Votes: 4,094
42. Anaarkali of Aarah (2017)
113 min | Drama
A village dancer is harassed by a local politician and is ridiculed by the police, but ends up plotting revenge to clear her name.
Director: Avinash Das | Stars: Pankaj Tripathi, Swara Bhasker, Sanjay Mishra, Mayur More
Votes: 2,002
43. The Dirty Picture (2011)
Not Rated | 145 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The love story between an actress and a director, inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.
Director: Milan Luthria | Stars: Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 10,411
44. Akira (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Thriller
A gripping action thriller about a college girl Akira, who has grown up with the ideals of being self reliant. Her life spirals out of control when she becomes unwittingly involved in a crime involving four corrupt police officers.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Sonakshi Sinha, Anurag Kashyap, Konkona Sen Sharma, Nandu Madhav
Votes: 4,403 | Gross: $0.21M
45. Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024)
141 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Aryan is not able to find a perfect life partner. He meets a perfect girl, Sifra, during an official assignment in the US and falls in love with her only to discover later that it's an impossible love story.
Directors: Amit Joshi, Aradhana Sah | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Dharmendra, Dimple Kapadia
Votes: 47,892
46. It Follows (2014)
R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
Director: David Robert Mitchell | Stars: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe
Votes: 269,114 | Gross: $14.67M
47. The Babadook (2014)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Director: Jennifer Kent | Stars: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney
Votes: 247,366 | Gross: $0.92M
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