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FEMINIST POPCORN FILM ARCHIVE
New movies are added to the archive as episodes are released.
The Babadook2014
Written and Directed by Jennifer Kent
Starring Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman
A widowed mother and her young son are haunted by a malicious storybook come to life.
Featured in Episode 9: Horror
Bend It Like Beckham 2002
Written and Directed by Gurinder Chadha
Co-written by Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra
Starring Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley
A young woman struggles to balance her passion for soccer with her family's cultural expectations.
Featured in Episode 3: For Love of the Game
BLACK SWAN 2010
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Written by Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, and John McLaughlin
Starring Natalie Portman
A professional ballerina struggles to perfect her performance as the Swan Queen in Swan Lake.
Featured in Episode 9: Horror
The BReadwinner 2017
Directed by Nora Twomey
Screenplay by Anita Doron and Deborah Ellis
Based on the novel by Deborah Ellis
Starring Saara Chaudry
A girl living in Kabul Afghanistan under Taliban control disguises herself as a boy in order to feed her family.
Featured in Episode 15: Girls Will Be Boys
Bring It On 2000
Directed by Peyton Reed
Written by Jessica Bendinger
Starring Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union, and Eliza Dushku
Two rival cheerleading captains go head to head at the National Championship.
Featured in Episode 3: For Love of the Game
CARRIE 1976
Directed by Brian De Palma
Screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen
Based on the novel by Stephen King
Starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie
A high schooler from an abusive home navigates being bullied at school, while developing telekinetic abilities.
Featured in Episode 8: Fierce Witches
THE CRAFT1996
Directed by Andrew Fleming
Written by Peter Filardi and Andrew Fleming
Starring Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk,
Neve Campbell, and Rachel True
The new girl in school is taken in by a clique of outcast girls who practice witchcraft.
Featured in Episode 8: Fierce Witches
The Devil Wears Prada 2006
Directed by David Frankel
Written by Aline Brosh McKenna
Based on the book by Lauren Weisberger
Starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway
A young woman becomes the personal assistant to the editor in chief of a high fashion magazine.
Featured in Episode 4: Unconventional Mentors
THe Fits 1997
Written and Directed by Anna Rose Holmer
Additional Story by Saela Davis and Lisa Kjerulff
Starring Royalty Hightower
A young "tomboy" joins her local dance team, where the members are experiencing mysterious seizure-like episodes.
Featured in Episode 14: Body of a Girl
THE HANDMAIDEN 2016
Written and Directed by Park Chan-wook
Co-Written by Chung Seo-kyung
Based on the novel 'Fingersmith' by Sarah Waters
Starring Kim Min-hee and Kim Tae-ri
A Korean woman goes to work as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, in a secret plot to defraud her.
Featured in Episode 11: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
THE Hunger GameS SERIES: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and MockingJay- Parts 1 & 2 2012-2015
Directed by Gary Ross and Francis Lawrence
Screenplays by Suzanne Collins, Gary Ross, Billy Ray, Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt, Peter Craig, and Danny Strong
Based on the book series by Suzanne Collins
Starring Jennifer Lawrence
Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised fight to the death.
Featured in Episode 13:
Remember Who The Real Enemy Is
LADY BIRD2017
Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig
Starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf
A high school senior desperate to leave her hometown struggles to find common ground with her mother.
Featured in Episode 2: Coming of Age
A League of Their Own1992
Directed by Penny Marshall
Screenplay by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel
Based on the story by Kim Wilson and Kelly Candaele
Starring Geena Davis and Lori Petty
Two sisters are recruited to join the first professional baseball league for women.
Featured in Episode 3: For Love of the Game
MA Vie En Rose 1997
Written and Directed by Alain Berliner
Co-written by Chris Vander Stappen
Starring Georges Du Fresne
A young transgender girl struggles to be accepted by her family and community.
Featured in Episode 14: Body of a Girl
MEAN GIRLS2004
Directed by Mark Waters
Written by Tina Fey
Based on the book 'Queen Bees and Wannabees' by Rosalind Wiseman
Starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams
A new girl navigates the jungle of high school cliques.
Featured in Episode 11: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
The Miracle Worker 1962
Directed by Arthur Penn
Written by William Gibson
Adapted from their stage play
Based on The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
Starring Ann Bancroft and Patty Duke
A blind and deafmute girl learns to communicate from her young teacher.
Featured in Episode 4: Unconventional Mentors
Mulan 1998
Directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft
Screenplay by Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, Raymond Singer, and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer
With a Story by Robert D. San Souci
Based on 'The Ballad of Hua Mulan'
Starring Ming-Na Wen and Lea Salonga
A young woman in Han Dynasty China takes her father's place in a war against an invading army.
Featured in Episode 15: Girls Will Be Boys
NOTES on A Scandal 2006
Directed by Richard Eyre
Screenplay by Patrick Marber
Based on the novel by Zoe Heller
Starring Dame Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett
A veteran high school teacher befriends the new art teacher at her school, and becomes the keeper of a dangerous secret.
Featured in Episode 11: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
OKJA2017
Written and Directed by Bong Joon Ho
Co-written by Jon Ronson
Starring Seohyun An and Tilda Swinton
A young girl embarks on a quest to rescue her best friend, a genetically modified SuperPig.
Featured in Episode 7: The Young Hero's Journey
Pan's Labyrinth2006
Written and Directed by Guillermo Del Toro
Starring Ivana Baquero, Maribel Verdu, and Sergi Lopez
A young girl growing up in the fascist aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, escapes into the dark fantasy world of fauns and fairies.
Featured in Episode 7: The Young Hero's Journey
PERSEPOLIS2007
Written and Directed by Marjane Satrapi
and Vincent Paronnaud
Based on the Graphic Novel by Marjane Satrapi
Starring Chiara Mastroianni
A woman reflects on her childhood in Tehran and Vienna, against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution.
Featured in Episode 2: Coming of Age
Pieces of April 2003
Written and Directed by Peter Hedges
Starring Katie Holmes and Patricia Clarkson
A young New York woman prepares Thanksgiving dinner for her estranged family.
Featured in Episode 10: Tradition and Family
Real Women Have Curves 2002
Directed by Patricia Cardoso
Screenplay by Josefina López and George LaVoo
Based on the play by Josefina López
Starring America Ferrera
A teenage girl, in the summer between high school and college, goes to work at her sister’s textile factory.
Featured in Episode 14: Body of a Girl
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion 1997
Directed by David Mirkin
Written by Robin Schiff, based on her play
'Ladies Room'
Starring Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow
Two inseparable friends prepare to attend their ten year high school reunion.
Featured in Episode 5: Best Friends
Soul Mate 2016
Directed by Derek Tsang
Written by Wing-Sum Lam, Yuan Li, Yi-meng Xu, and Nan Wu
Starring Dongyu Zhou and Sandra Ma
A chronicle of the eighteen year friendship of two women from childhood to adulthood, made complicated by first love.
Featured in Episode 5: Best Friends
Tangerine2015
Written and Directed by Sean Baker
Starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor
A single day's journey of two transgender sex workers through the streets of Hollywood on Christmas Eve.
Featured in Episode 5: Best Friends
Thelma 2015
Written and Directed by Joachim Trier
Co-Written by Eskil Vogt
Starring Eili Harboe
A religious college freshman tries to suppress her burgeoning sexuality, as well as her mysterious psychokinetic fits.
Featured in Episode 9: Horror
Thelma & Louise 1991
Directed by Ridley Scott
Written by Callie Khouri
Starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon
Two best friends set out on a weekend roadtrip that spins out of control.
Featured in Episode 16 (Season One Finale): Let's Keep Going!
THIRTEEN2003
Directed by Catherine Hardwick
Written by Nikki Reed and Catherine Hardwick
Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, and Nikki Reed
A troubled middle schooler's life changes when she befriends the coolest girl in school.
Featured in Episode 2: Coming of Age
Titanic1997
Written and Directed by James Cameron
Starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio
An old woman recounts her experience on the ill-fated RMS Titanic.
Featured in Episode 12: The "I'm So Cold, Jack!" Epic Winter Titanic Spectacular
Uptown Girls 2003
Directed by Boaz Yakin
Written by Julia Dahl, Mo Ogrodnik, Lisa Davidowitz, and Allison Jacobs
Starring Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning
The bankrupt daughter of a rock and roll legend becomes a nanny to a wealthy, neurotic child.
Featured in Episode 4: Unconventional Mentors
Wadjda 2012
Written and Directed by Haifaa al-Mansour
Starring Waad Mohammed
A girl growing up in Saudi Arabia enters a Quran reciting competition in order to win the money she needs to buy a bicycle.
Featured in Episode 10: Tradition and Family
WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE 1995
Written and Directed by Todd Solondz
Starring Heather Matarazzo
A young girl experiences all the trials of seventh grade in suburban New Jersey.
Featured in Episode 7: The Young Hero's Journey
Whale Rider 2002
Written and Directed by Niki Caro
Based on the novel by Witi Ihimaera
Starring Keisha Castle-Hughes
A Maori girl fights to prove her worthiness to become the chief of her tribe.
Featured in Episode 10: Tradition and Family
The WITCH2015
Written and directed by Robert Eggers
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, and Kate Dickie
A young woman and her Puritan family are banished to the wilderness of 1630's New England, where they contend with dark forces in the woods.
Featured in Episode 8: Fierce Witches
Yentl 1983
Written and Directed by Barbra Streisand
Co-Written by Jack Rosenthal
Based on the story 'Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy' by Isaac Bashevis-Singer
Starring Barbra Streisand
A Jewish woman disguises herself as a Yeshiva boy in order to study Talmud.