Notable Female Ensemble films - Part 1
If you compare male and female ensemble movies, you will notice that there is a wide gap in quantity. Research says there is only a small percentage of Hollywood movies with female protagonists. But there are even less movies centred on a GROUP of women. A lot of people like me enjoy watching movies about a group of women and it can sometimes be hard for us to search for them so here's a list of movies to make it easier for them.
This list contains some noteworthy films (at least according to me) that are mainly about a group of women and these can be of any language. Some films in this list have not be seen by me and some are yet to be released.
These films can be feature films or direct-to-video (Barbie movies) but not short films.
Sequels of movies are excluded. 'Ghostbusters'(2016) is a reboot.
This list contains some noteworthy films (at least according to me) that are mainly about a group of women and these can be of any language. Some films in this list have not be seen by me and some are yet to be released.
These films can be feature films or direct-to-video (Barbie movies) but not short films.
Sequels of movies are excluded. 'Ghostbusters'(2016) is a reboot.
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- DirectorPaul FeigStarsMelissa McCarthyKristen WiigKate McKinnonFollowing a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.It is rather rare to see 4 conventionally unattractive women (though that is arguable) go on an action-packed adventure, but this one achieves it.
- DirectorDeniz Gamze ErgüvenStarsGünes SensoyDoga Zeynep DogusluTugba SungurogluWhen five orphan girls are seen innocently playing with boys on a beach, their scandalized conservative guardians confine them while forced marriages are arranged.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsKristen WiigMaya RudolphRose ByrneCompetition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.
- DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsHaruka AyaseMasami NagasawaKahoThree sisters live together in Kamakura. When their father - absent for 15 years - dies, they travel to the countryside for his funeral and meet their half-sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu, they invite her to live with them.I haven't seen this film but it's in the list judging by the story and the cast.
- DirectorTate TaylorStarsViola DavisEmma StoneOctavia SpencerAn aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
- DirectorJason MooreStarsAnna KendrickBrittany SnowRebel WilsonBeca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.I haven't seen this film but it's in the list judging by the story and the cast.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsNorma ShearerJoan CrawfordRosalind RussellA study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women.I haven't seen this film but it's in the list judging by the story and the cast. I have watched the 2008 remake which I certainly liked. You might also like to see it.
- DirectorPan NalinStarsAmy MagheraRajshri DeshpandePavleen GujralA photographer invites her closest friends to vacation at her family's home in Goa in celebration of her upcoming marriage.I haven't seen this film but it's in the list judging by the story and the cast.
- DirectorWhit StillmanStarsGreta GerwigAdam BrodyLio TiptonA trio of girls set out to change the male-dominated environment of the Seven Oaks college campus, and to rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge and low standards of every kind.My all-time favourite film!
- DirectorGillian ArmstrongStarsSusan SarandonWinona RyderKirsten DunstJo struggles for independence and sometimes clashes with her beloved mother and sisters Meg, Amy and Beth. She also contends with their cranky Aunt March, their impulsive neighbor Laurie and kindly linguistics professor Friedrich Bhaer.I haven't seen this film but it's in the list judging by the story and the cast.
You can also check out the 1933 version. - DirectorGreg RichardsonStarsKelly SheridanCatherine O'HaraNicole OliverThe widowed King Randolph enlists the help of his cousin to teach his daughters the proper royal etiquette. Instead, she bans all dancing in the palace. Can the twelve dancing princesses save the kingdom with their late mother's gift?
- DirectorWilliam LauStarsKelly SheridanTim CurryKira TozerIt's "all for one and one for all" in this action-filled adventure as Barbie stars as Corinne (Kelly Sheridan), a young country girl headed to Paris to pursue her big dream - to become a Musketeer.
- DirectorWayne BlairStarsChris O'DowdDeborah MailmanJessica MauboyIn 1968, four talented young Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertains the US troops in Vietnam.Don't be mislead by the thumbnail. The man at the centre of the poster is not the main character. He is Dave (Chris O'Dowd), the talent scout who discovers the girl group 'The Sapphires'.
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsGlenn CloseFrances McDormandPauline CollinsA group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II use music to relieve their misery.I haven't seen this film but it's in the list judging by the story and the cast.
- DirectorBertrand BonelloStarsNoémie LvovskyHafsia HerziCéline SalletteAt an elegant Parisian bordello at the dawn of the 20th century exists a cloistered world of pleasure, pain, hope, rivalries--and, most of all, slavery.I haven't seen this film but it's in the list judging by the story and the cast.
This period film is set in a brothel, so reading the Parents Guide before watching the film is advised.
I found out about this film through the website clothesonfilm.com which did an article on the film's costumes. - DirectorKen KwapisStarsAmber TamblynAlexis BledelAmerica FerreraFour best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly.
- DirectorLucky McKeeStarsLauren BirkellAgnes BrucknerJane GilchristSet in 1965 New England, a troubled girl encounters mysterious happenings in the woods surrounding an isolated girls school that she was sent to by her disinterested parents.One of my favourite horror films.
- DirectorsMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsDeborah KerrDavid FarrarFlora RobsonA group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.A 1947 film by my favourite directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It's largely about 5 nuns even though 2 men play a big part in the story.
- DirectorsDelphine CoulinMuriel CoulinStarsLouise GrinbergJuliette DarcheRoxane DuranWhen a rebellious teenager finds out that she is already eight weeks pregnant, she forms a pact with sixteen of her classmates to get pregnant simultaneously, raise their children together, and most of all, be in charge of their lives.I haven't seen this film but it's in the list judging by the story and the cast.
You can also check out 'The Pregnancy Pact' inspired by a true story just like this was. - DirectorKatja von GarnierStarsHilary SwankMargo MartindaleAnjelica HustonA little known, yet integral piece of American history: based on the lives of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, two young radical women who were instrumental in getting women the right to vote in America.I haven't seen this film but it's in the list judging by the story and the cast.
- DirectorKyran KellyStarsKelly SheridanKazumi EvansClaire Margaret CorlettAt a fun-filled riding academy in the Alps, Barbie and her sisters go on the vacation of a lifetime and Barbie finds the horse of her dreams.
- DirectorMark BaldoStarsDiana KaarinaJennifer WarisRachel DranceWith big plans and Christmas just around the corner, Barbie and her sisters pack their suitcases to visit Aunt Millie; but, instead, they wind up in a snow-capped and super-festive little town. Is this going to be the best Christmas ever?
- DirectorMark WatersStarsLindsay LohanJonathan BennettRachel McAdamsCady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
- DirectorHarmony KorineStarsVanessa HudgensSelena GomezAshley BensonFour college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.I haven't seen this film but it's in the list judging by the story and the cast.
- DirectorCorey YuenStarsJaime PresslyDevon AokiSarah CarterThe world's best fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. There, four female rival fighters will have to work together to uncover the secret that the organizer of the tournament is trying to hide.
