Riot Grrrl
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1. Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Melonie Diaz, Ana Mercedes, Cecile Rivore, Marisa Ramirez
Votes: 3,025 | Gross: $0.02M
2. Acid Test (2021)
103 min | Drama
Set in 1992 and based on true events that follow a Latina teen's tumble through self-discovery into adulthood.
Director: Jennifer Waldo | Stars: Juliana Destefano, Brian Thornton, Mia Ruiz, Reece Everett Ryan
Votes: 84
3. Kelly & Cal (2014)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
An ex punk rocker who recently became a suburban homemaker/mom befriends a recently paralyzed high-school boy in a wheelchair.
Director: Jen McGowan | Stars: Juliette Lewis, Jonny Weston, Josh Hopkins, Cybill Shepherd
Votes: 2,220 | Gross: $0.01M
4. The Punk Singer (2013)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.
Director: Sini Anderson | Stars: Kathleen Hanna, Carrie Brownstein, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett
Votes: 3,085 | Gross: $0.12M
5. Dirty Girls (2000)
18 min | Documentary, Short
An amateur filmmaker interviews a group of nonconformist teenagers derided by their peers as "dirty girls".
Director: Michael Lucid | Stars: Carly Ritter, Lauren White, Amber Willat, Harper Willat
Votes: 68
6. Slaves to the Underground (1997)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Two female band mates put their own romantic relationship and music in jeopardy when a love triangle with a former boyfriend ensues between them.
Director: Kristine Peterson | Stars: Molly Gross, Jason Bortz, Marisa Ryan, Bob Neuwirth
Votes: 323
7. Girls to the Front! (2019)
Short, Comedy, Drama
Emma, Rachel, and April make up Dude Purse, an all girl punk band who find themselves preparing for their first gig. The girls find their friendship tested, when Emma's former nemesis (and ... See full summary »
Director: Erin Richardson | Stars: William Agnew, Temitope Akinterinwa, Joy Bernus, Robyn Bond
8. Don't Need You (2005 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short, Music
"don't need you" is a documentary film that tells the story of the origins of Riot Grrrl in the American independent music scene of the 1990s, and how this feminist movement evolved into a ... See full summary »
Director: Kerri Koch | Stars: Mark Andersen, Dasha Bikceem, Bratmobile, Sharon Cheslow
Votes: 110
9. She's Real (Worse than Queer) (1997 Video)
51 min | Documentary, Music
A document of the riot grrrl and queercore scene in the 1990s.
Director: Lucy Thane | Stars: Ayana, Gee Bag, Miriam Basilio, Jody Bleyle
Votes: 9
10. I Was a Teenage Feminist (2005)
PG | 62 min | Documentary
When did feminism become a bad word? Why is it that young independent, progressive women in today's society feel uncomfortable identifying with the F-word? Join filmmaker Therese Shechter ... See full summary »
Director: Therese Shechter | Stars: Elaine Alvarez, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Therese Shechter
Votes: 27
12. Faça Você Mesma (2020)
72 min | Documentary
The documentary presents relics of the Riot Girrrl scene in Brazil that landed in São Paulo through cassette tape coming from the US state of Washington, where the movement was born.
Director: Leticia Marques
13. Queercore: How To Punk A Revolution (2017)
TV-MA | 83 min | Documentary
A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society's disapproval of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender communities.
Director: Yony Leyser | Stars: John Waters, Bruce La Bruce, Beth Ditto, Kim Gordon
Votes: 275
14. Not Bad for a Girl (1995)
90 min | Documentary, Music
'Not Bad for a Girl' is a documentary on women musicians of the 1990s from the indie rock music genre, grunge and riot grrrl.
Director: Lisa Rose Apramian | Stars: Lisa Rose Apramian, Donita Sparks, Jennifer Finch, Andrea Kusten
Votes: 55
15. Don't Need You (2005 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short, Music
"don't need you" is a documentary film that tells the story of the origins of Riot Grrrl in the American independent music scene of the 1990s, and how this feminist movement evolved into a ... See full summary »
Director: Kerri Koch | Stars: Mark Andersen, Dasha Bikceem, Bratmobile, Sharon Cheslow
Votes: 110
16. All Over Me (1997)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Claude and Ellen are best friends who live in a not-so-nice area of New York. They're involved in the subculture of '90s youth, complete with drugs, live music, and homophobia. All is ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Sichel | Stars: Alison Folland, Tara Subkoff, Cole Hauser, Wilson Cruz
Votes: 3,454 | Gross: $0.15M
17. Lost Grrrls: Riot Grrrl in Los Angeles (2015)
Documentary
Every book and documentary about riot grrrl has left out the Los Angeles scene. Then and now riot grrrl in L.A. breaks many of the racial and musical stereotypes that have been accepted about riot grrrl.
Director: Vega Darling | Stars: Chris Pee, Madigan Shive, Chelsea Starr, Jang Lee
18. Babes in Toyland (1986 TV Movie)
G | 96 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young girl wakes up in the realm of Toyland, where she teams up with her family and friends to overthrow the evil villain, Barnaby.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Richard Mulligan, Eileen Brennan, Keanu Reeves
Votes: 3,986
19. Grrrl Love and Revolution: Riot Grrrl NYC (2011)
42 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Documents the underground feminist punk movement 'Riot Grrrl', a network of bands and fanzines that called for 'grrrl love' and 'grrrl empowerment' and whose fiery rhetoric and ... See full summary »
Votes: 23
20. Moxie (I) (2021)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
Director: Amy Poehler | Stars: Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai, Alycia Pascual-Pena, Nico Hiraga
Votes: 28,740
21. Smithereens (1982)
R | 93 min | Drama, Music
A talent-challenged girl tries to promote herself to stardom in New York's waning punk music world.
Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Susan Berman, Brad Rijn, Richard Hell, Nada Despotovich
Votes: 2,634
22. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The media and disaffected teens mistake the acerbic rants of an obnoxious teenage punk rocker as a rallying cry for the women of America, launching her and her talentless group to national stardom.
Director: Lou Adler | Stars: Peter Donat, Diane Lane, Marin Kanter, Laura Dern
Votes: 3,049
23. Tank Girl (1995)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A girl is among the few survivors of a dystopian Earth. Riding a war tank, she fights against the tyranny of a mega-corporation that dominates the remaining potable water supply of the planet.
Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Lori Petty, Ice-T, Naomi Watts, Don Harvey
Votes: 34,790 | Gross: $4.06M
24. Not Bad for a Girl (1995)
90 min | Documentary, Music
'Not Bad for a Girl' is a documentary on women musicians of the 1990s from the indie rock music genre, grunge and riot grrrl.
Director: Lisa Rose Apramian | Stars: Lisa Rose Apramian, Donita Sparks, Jennifer Finch, Andrea Kusten
Votes: 55
25. Foxfire (1996)
R | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Legs Sadovsky gets four other high school girls to think for themselves and react to a teacher's sexual harassment, which gets them suspended. They bond, and rebel, at an abandoned house.
Director: Annette Haywood-Carter | Stars: Hedy Burress, Angelina Jolie, Jenny Lewis, Jenny Shimizu
Votes: 9,753 | Gross: $0.26M
26. Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1996)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Romance
Plot is centered around a young woman who works as a movie theatre employee who wrestles with coming of age. Death, puberty, sex and friendships are the themes.
Director: Sarah Jacobson | Stars: Lisa Gerstein, Chris Enright, Greg Cruikshank, Beth Allen
Votes: 440 | Gross: $0.03M
27. Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021)
96 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.
Directors: Celeste Bell, Paul Sng | Stars: Celeste Bell, Poly Styrene, X-Ray Spex, Hazel Emmons
Votes: 719
28. We Are the Best! (2013)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Music
Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band -- despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead.
Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin, Liv LeMoyne, Johan Liljemark
Votes: 11,328 | Gross: $0.18M
29. Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Follows the court case of three members of the Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot after their performance in a Russian Orthodox cathedral.
Directors: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin | Stars: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Mariya Alyokhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Andrey Tolokonnikov
Votes: 2,030
30. Rebel Dykes (2021)
89 min | Documentary
REBEL DYKES is a full-length documentary about the explosion that happened when punk met feminism, told through the lives of a gang of lesbians in the riotous London of the 1980s.
Directors: Harri Shanahan, Siân A. Williams | Stars: Indigo Azidahaka, Karen Fisch
Votes: 266
31. Act & Punishment (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Young actionist artists Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samutsevich decide to separate from the well-known actionist group Voina. They feel pressure of male participants of the group. ... See full summary »
Director: Yevgeni Mitta | Stars: Mariya Alyokhina, Alexander Cheparukhin, Ekaterina Dyogot', Boris Groys
Votes: 21
32. Afro-Punk (2003)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Music
Afro-Punk explores race identity within the punk scene. More than your everyday "Behind the Music" or typical "black history month" documentary, this film tackles hard questions, covering ... See full summary »
Director: James Spooner | Stars: Ralph Darden, Matt Davis, Maya Glick, Mariko Jones
Votes: 271
33. Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary (2003)
80 min | Documentary
Director: Tracy Flannigan | Stars: Slade Bellum, Lynn Breedlove, Silas Howard, Leslie Mah
Votes: 33
34. Times Square (1980)
R | 111 min | Drama, Music
Two ill-matched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have New York City by its ears.
Director: Allan Moyle | Stars: Tim Curry, Trini Alvarado, Robin Johnson, Peter Coffield
Votes: 1,987 | Gross: $1.40M
35. The Runaways (2010)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.
Director: Floria Sigismondi | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve
Votes: 50,959 | Gross: $3.57M
36. Bad Reputation (2018)
R | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.
Director: Kevin Kerslake | Stars: Joan Jett, David Bowie, Evelyn McDonnell, Don Bolles
Votes: 1,446 | Gross: $0.15M
37. L7: Pretend We're Dead (2016)
87 min | Documentary, Music
A real time journey witnessing the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of the fierce feminist pioneers of American grunge punk: L7.
Director: Sarah Price | Stars: L7, Donita Sparks, Demetra Plakas, Suzi Gardner
Votes: 515
38. The Gits (2005)
TV-14 | 82 min | Documentary
The story of the promising, underground Seattle band, The Gits. Fronted by charismatic vocalist, Mia Zapata, and poised to explode onto the national music scene, a stranger came in and took it all away. A decade later, the legacy lives on.
Director: Kerri O'Kane | Stars: Valerie M. Agnew, Scott Benson, Tim Bradshaw, Elizabeth F. Davis
Votes: 359
39. Breaking Glass (1980)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Musical
A rock singer is determined to rise to the top of the profession, letting nothing stand in the way of that goal.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Phil Daniels, Hazel O'Connor, Jon Finch, Jonathan Pryce
Votes: 1,543
40. A Band Called Death (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on the 1970s punk trio Death, and their new-found popularity decades after they disbanded.
Directors: Mark Christopher Covino, Jeff Howlett | Stars: Bobby Hackney, David Hackney, Dannis Hackney, Robbie Duncan
Votes: 4,005 | Gross: $0.13M
42. Los Punks: We Are All We Have (2016)
79 min | Documentary, Music
Los Punks: We Are All We Have is an intimate documentary about the teens and young adults who find meaning in the thriving punk rock scene in the backyards of South Central and East Los Angeles.
Director: Angela Boatwright | Stars: John Alvarado, Gary Alvarez, Nacho Corrupted, April Desmadre
Votes: 203
43. Punk in Africa (2012)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, History, Music
Three chords, three countries, one revolution...PUNK IN AFRICA is the story of the multiracial punk movement within the recent political and social upheavals experienced in three Southern ... See full summary »
Directors: Keith Jones, Deon Maas | Stars: Paulo Chibanga, Michael Fleck, Ivan Kadey, Ruben Rose
Votes: 167
44. Vulveeta (2022)
93 min | Comedy
The riot grrrl movement is back-or maybe it never went away? New-ager and former frontwoman of the 90s band Vulveeta, Grrrilda Beausoleil is getting the band back together in time for her ... See full summary »
Director: Maria Breaux | Stars: J Aguilar, Dakota Billops-Breaux, Maria Breaux, Lynnee Breedlove
Votes: 5
45. No Alternative Girls (1994 Video)
6 min | Short, Drama
Director: Tamra Davis | Stars: Julie Cafritz, Jill Cunniff, Niki Elliott, Gabby Glaser
Votes: 32
46. Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style (2014 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Music
Today, we see a new style of feminism springing up everywhere - young, provocative and radical. To get their message across, these women have decided to rely on rock music! While the Pussy ... See full summary »
Director: Sonia Gonzalez | Star: Lexie Kendrick
47. I Was a Teenage Serial Killer (1993)
Unrated | 27 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
Mary was a good girl until she decides to kill all the "sexist pigs". She of course encounters many of which, and enjoys killing them.
Director: Sarah Jacobson | Stars: Kristin Bree Calabrese, Phil Calabrese, Corey, Ed
Votes: 352
48. We Are Lady Parts (2021– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy, Music
A look at the highs and lows of the band members that make up a Muslim female punk band, Lady Parts, as seen through the eyes of Amina Hussein, a geeky PhD student who is recruited to be their unlikely lead guitarist.
Stars: Lucie Shorthouse, Anjana Vasan, Sarah Kameela Impey, Faith Omole
Votes: 5,240
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