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1. Shameless (2011–2021)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

A scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.

Stars: Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy, Ethan Cutkosky, Jeremy Allen White

Votes: 285,521

2. Carrie (1976)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery

Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, John Travolta

Votes: 206,715 | Gross: $33.80M

3. Capernaum (2018)

R | 126 min | Drama

While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.

Director: Nadine Labaki | Stars: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawsar Al Haddad

Votes: 105,432 | Gross: $1.66M

4. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.

Director: Kelly Fremon Craig | Stars: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Benny Safdie

Votes: 27,463

5. Movie 43 (2013)

R | 94 min | Comedy

A series of interconnected short films follows a washed-up producer as he pitches insane story lines featuring some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

Directors: Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Brett Ratner, Jonathan van Tulleken, Bob Odenkirk | Stars: Emma Stone, Stephen Merchant, Richard Gere, Liev Schreiber

Votes: 112,316 | Gross: $8.83M

6. A Cure for Wellness (2016)

R | 146 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps, but soon suspects that the spa's treatments are not what they seem.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, Ivo Nandi

Votes: 109,647 | Gross: $8.11M

7. Veronica (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 105 min | Horror, Mystery

Madrid, 1991. A teen girl finds herself besieged by an evil supernatural force after she played Ouija with two classmates.

Director: Paco Plaza | Stars: Sandra Escacena, Bruna González, Claudia Placer, Iván Chavero

Votes: 47,578

8. Gretel & Hansel (2020)

PG-13 | 87 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

Director: Oz Perkins | Stars: Sophia Lillis, Samuel Leakey, Alice Krige, Jessica De Gouw

Votes: 34,043 | Gross: $15.35M

9. Cuties (2020)

TV-MA | 96 min | Drama

Eleven-year-old Amy starts to rebel against her conservative family's traditions when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew.

Director: Maïmouna Doucouré | Stars: Fathia Youssouf, Médina El Aidi-Azouni, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas

Votes: 32,585

10. Mutt (2023)

87 min | Drama

Within the space of 24 hours, Feña is swept through the extremes of human emotion when people who seemed to disappear when he transitioned are suddenly back in his life.

Director: Vuk Lungulov-Klotz | Stars: Lio Mehiel, Cole Doman, MiMi Ryder, Alejandro Goic

Votes: 937

11. Carrie (2002 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Carrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both her classmates and her domineering, religious mother.

Director: David Carson | Stars: Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson, Rena Sofer, Kandyse McClure

Votes: 11,465

12. Blue My Mind (2017)

97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An outwardly normal teenage girl faces overwhelming body transformations that put the very nature of her existence into question.

Director: Lisa Brühlmann | Stars: Luna Wedler, Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen, Regula Grauwiller, Georg Scharegg

Votes: 3,449

13. Sex Ed (2014)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Romance

Eddie lands his first teaching gig at an inner city middle school and finds his highly pubescent pupils are receiving no form of sexual education. Eddie isn't really equipped to teach them...he's not exactly experienced romantically.

Director: Isaac Feder | Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Lorenza Izzo, Kevin Balmore, Retta

Votes: 5,677

14. Towelhead (2007)

R | 124 min | Drama

A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War.

Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Peter Macdissi, Chris Messina

Votes: 12,053 | Gross: $0.37M

15. Take Me to the River (2015)

Not Rated | 84 min | Drama

A Californian teenager's plan to come out at his Nebraskan family reunion gets derailed when a bloodstain on his young cousin's dress makes him the unwitting suspect of abuse.

Director: Matt Sobel | Stars: Logan Miller, Robin Weigert, Josh Hamilton, Richard Schiff

Votes: 2,723

16. Blaze (2022)

101 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

After accidentally witnessing a violent crime, a young girl is left catatonic with shock, and struggles to make sense of what she saw, ultimately finding renewal in the inestimable world of her own imagination.

Director: Del Kathryn Barton | Stars: Simon Baker, Josh Lawson, Morgan Davies, Will McDonald

Votes: 1,037

17. The Bélier Family (2014)

106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A girl, who lives with her deaf parents, discovers that she has the gift of singing.

Director: Éric Lartigau | Stars: Karin Viard, François Damiens, Eric Elmosnino, Louane Emera

Votes: 29,850

18. Reckless Summer (2021 TV Movie)

109 min | Drama, Romance

15-year-old Solange lives in a little town in the French Alps. When her parents get divorced, she discovers her femininity and has her first sexual experiences.

Director: Rodolphe Tissot | Stars: Louisiane Gouverneur, Vincent Deniard, Sarah Suco, Aymeric Fougeron

Votes: 373

19. Lady of the Camelias (1981)

115 min | Drama, Romance

A young girl from the provinces, comes to Paris with one goal: to become a part of the rich bourgeoisie. To achieve this she will use her unique beauty and charm.

Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Gian Maria Volontè, Bruno Ganz, Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Votes: 719

20. 100 Vaginas (2019 TV Movie)

47 min | Documentary

A bold, feminist film about how the vagina has shaped our view of the world and the shame around female sexuality. Women from 19 to 77 years old talk about puberty, menstruation, birth, ... See full summary »

Director: Jenny Ash | Star: Laura Dodsworth

Votes: 319

21. Little Tickles (2018)

103 min | Comedy, Drama

Odette is a 8-yr-old girl who loves to dance and draw. Once she has become an adult, Odette realizes she was abused, and immerses herself body and soul in her career as a dancer while trying to deal with her past.

Directors: Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer | Stars: Andréa Bescond, Karin Viard, Clovis Cornillac, Pierre Deladonchamps

Votes: 1,685

22. Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost (2013)

109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Umber Singh is a Sikh who loses everything during the separation of India in 1947 and is forced to leave his homeland. He obsessively wishes for a male heir. When his fourth daughter is born, he decides to wage a fight against destiny.

Director: Anup Singh | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Tisca Chopra, Tillotama Shome, Rasika Dugal

Votes: 1,020

23. Niña errante (2018)

TV-MA | 82 min | Drama

A girl meets her three older stepsisters for the first time following the death of their father and embarks on a life-changing road trip.

Director: Rubén Mendoza | Stars: Lina Sanchez Calderon, Loren Paz Jara, Sofía Paz Jara, Maria Camila Mejia

Votes: 267

24. Mima (1991)

84 min | Crime, Drama

Mima and her Italian family live in France. When her grandfather is killed, she discovers that they have a long-running family feud with the mafia.

Director: Philomène Esposito | Stars: Virginie Ledoyen, Nino Manfredi, Margarita Lozano, Vittoria Scognamiglio

Votes: 126

25. The Silences of the Palace (1994)

116 min | Drama

As she grows up, Alia (the daughter of housemaid Khedija) learns the secrets of the peaceful palace where she and her mother live.

Director: Moufida Tlatli | Stars: Hind Sabri, Ghalya Lacroix, Nejia Ouerghi, Amel Hedhili

Votes: 1,107

26. Early Spring (1986)

90 min | Drama

From Tove Ditlevsen's book about a young girl named Ester and her family and friends in a rough area of Copenhagen in the 1930s.

Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen | Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Louise Fribo, Carl Quist Møller, Vigga Bro

Votes: 488

27. Holger & Vilde (2010)

27 min | Short

Holger & Vilde are fiends from school. Their summer plans separate them and they make new friends. Can their friendship survive the summer, and the influx of new friends?

Director: Erik Green Petersson | Stars: Marcus Karlsson, Sara Svedberg, Ebba Hultkvist Stragne, Sanna Krepper

Votes: 43

28. Alba (2016)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Family

Alba, an 11 year old girl, has to move to her father's house due to her mother's illness. She barely knows him and sharing time with him at home feels weird. Both are shy, both feel lonely but they can't find a way to approach each other.

Director: Ana Cristina Barragán | Stars: Macarena Arias, Pablo Aguirre Andrade, Amaia Merino, Isabel Borja

Votes: 479

29. The Summer of All My Parents (2016)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

Two sisters, Laura 14 and Joséphine 18, spend July with their mother and August with their father. During the summer decisions are taken, secrets are revealed and relationships change.

Director: Diastème | Stars: Luna Lou, Pascale Arbillot, Alma Jodorowsky, Patrick Chesnais

Votes: 262

30. The Boogeywoman (2019)

17 min | Short, Thriller

In the fever of her first period, a curious teenager is drawn to her small town's local legend, only to find that the "Boogeywoman" is flesh and blood--the mother she never had.

Director: Erica Scoggins | Stars: Amélie Hoeferle, Katherine Morgan, John Henry Ward, Keenan R. Carter

Votes: 100

31. First Period (2013)

TV-MA | 100 min | Comedy

An uproarious cross-dressing comedy, First Period follows a new girl and an outcast as the most awkward girls in high school. Together, they set out to take over the annual talent contest and win over the whole school.

Director: Charlie Vaughn | Stars: Brandon Alexander III, Dudley Beene, Lauren Rose Lewis, Michael Turchin

Votes: 674

32. Princesita (2017)

71 min | Drama

A 12-year-old girl is part of a sect led by Miguel, in order to procreate his heir, but Miguel's plans will begin to get complicated when the girl enters school and falls in love with a classmate.

Director: Marialy Rivas | Stars: Sara Caballero, Marcelo Alonso, María Gracia Omegna, Nathalia Acevedo

Votes: 171

33. Halam Geldi (2013)

100 min | Drama

Does not just tell a story in the Greek village of Northern Cyprus, where the sounds of the Ezan is accompanied by the church bells, it also underlines a tradition in Anatolia; the drama of child brides.

Director: Erhan Kozan | Stars: Miray Akay, Melisa Celayir, Tunç Oral, Melis Kara

Votes: 968

34. Mamá, mamá, mamá (2020)

65 min | Drama

A veil of sadness lies over the oppressively hot summer days. Cleo dives into daydreams with her cousins, the girls share secret signs and rituals. Flowing gently, in impressionistic images... See full summary »

Director: Sol Berruezo Pichon-Rivière | Stars: Agustina Milstein, Chloé Cherchyk, Camila Zolezzi, Matilde Creimer Chiabrando

Votes: 298

35. Panna Nikt (1996)

98 min | Drama

A devout Catholic peasant girl is corrupted by two new friends when her family moves to the city. An allegory of traditional Polish values under threat from materialism and decadence in the post-Communist era.

Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Anna Wielgucka, Anna Mucha, Anna Powierza, Stanislawa Celinska

Votes: 489

36. Sexy Thing (2006)

14 min | Short

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Director: Denie Pentecost | Stars: Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Layla Trace, Catherine McClements, Chris Vance

Votes: 119

37. The Little Death (2014)

20 min | Short, Drama

12-year-old Julia is on a budget weekend cruise with her father. Late at night Julia gets her first period and her father has disappeared. Making her way through the ship's nightlife Julia sees an adult world she's never known about.

Director: Simon Tillaas | Stars: Mia Rudfloen, Endre Hellestveit, Maria Erwolter, Otto Garli

Votes: 20

38. Sola a los 40 (2023)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A 44-year-old widow tries to find new romance despite the jealous opposition of her daughter.

Director: Ángel Muñiz | Stars: Lumy Lizardo, Iana Ramirez, Luis del Valle, María Tavárez

39. Alicia (1994)

8 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror

After her first menstruation, Alicia is kidnapped and led by fly-men to a dirty and unhealthy underworld ruled by a disgusting being.

Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Ana Luna, Elena Luna, Pedro Antonio Segura, Daniel Montblanc

Votes: 346

40. Molly Grows Up (1953)

16 min | Short, Drama

Molly anxiously awaits her first sign of menstruation, which means that she'll be able to date and go dancing. The school nurse explains exactly what menstruation is to her, by using diagrams.

Director: Charles Larrance | Stars: Betsy Hawkins, Wendy Larrance, Jane Taylor, Joe Miksak

Votes: 78

41. El regreso (2013)

107 min | Documentary, Drama

El Regreso is a documentary student film, which tells the story of a Wayuu girl who escapes the massacre in Portete (Colombia).

Director: Patricia Ortega | Star: Laureano Olivares

Votes: 20

42. Sebae

Short | Post-production

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Director: Jackie Lee | Stars: Alyx Lee, Kang Kim, Alyssa Kim, Miju Kim Pascual

43. Clumsy Little Acts of Tenderness (2015)

9 min | Short, Comedy

A weekend dad wants to show love and care for his daughter but ends up for a surprise.

Director: Miia Tervo | Stars: Kati Vainionpää, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Pirjo Lonka, Stig

Votes: 90

44. Gone with the River (2015)

104 min | Drama

Dauna dared to be different. She faced the ancestral practices of her culture and she paid the price. She made decisions which made herself suffer and others as well. Without giving up ... See full summary »

Director: Mario Crespo | Stars: Freddy D'Elia, Pedro González, Eddie Gómez, Yordana Medrano

Votes: 48

45. The Shock Syndrome (2015)

Short, Comedy

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Director: Tina Carbone | Stars: Raymond Allaire, Jaclyn Jasgur, Kody Klein, Joseph Snyder-Kloos

46. Adam (2021 TV Movie)

58 min | Drama

Adam is a young trans man from Egypt seeking asylum in the UK. He looks back at his life in Egypt, where he was misunderstood and forced to live as a woman.

Directors: Cora Bissett, Louise Lockwood | Stars: Adam Kashmiry, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Stephen McCole, Myriam Acharki

47. Death and Tampon Taxes (2015)

10 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

A single, widowed father finds that helping his 12-year-old daughter deal with her first period may be the most difficult thing he'll ever have to do.

Director: Lorenzo Monti | Stars: Daniel Asher Smith, Chiara D'Ambrosio, Jodie Cannell, Daniel Swinton

48. Mensen (2020– )

Talk-Show

Girls talking about their experience with menstruation.

Stars: Tamanna Agnihotri, Ulrikke Falch, Tinashe Williamson, Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen

49. The Queen's Gambit (2020)
Episode: Exchanges (2020)

TV-MA | 65 min | Drama

Suddenly plunged into a confusing new life in suburbia, teenage Beth studies her high school classmates and hatches a plan to enter a chess tournament.

Director: Scott Frank | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Marielle Heller, Moses Ingram

Votes: 11,524

50. Brockmire (2017–2020)
Episode: Double Header (2020)

TV-MA | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Jules tries to win Beth's approval of The relationship she and Brockmire are trying to rekindle, but they don't get along until Jules takes Beth u set her wing as a drinking buddy. Jim is ... See full summary »

Director: Maurice Marable | Stars: Hank Azaria, Amanda Peet, Katie Finneran, Reina Hardesty

Votes: 100