Indie Outlook's 180 Essential Films by Female Directors

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Film critic Matt Fagerholm, assistant editor at RogerEbert.com, decided to compensate for the extreme lack of female directors being nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards by curating a list of 180 essential films directed by women.

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  1. 5 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 88 -

    Little Miss Sunshine

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 72 -

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 29 -

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 53 -

    Frozen

    2013, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 116 -

    Persepolis

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 31 -

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 10 -

    The Babadook

    2014, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 83 -

    Lady Bird

    2017, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 34 -

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  11. 155 -1

    Toni Erdmann

    2016, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 98 -

    Meshes of the Afternoon

    1943, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 175 -1

    Winter's Bone

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 30 -

    Cloud Atlas

    2012, in 1 top list Check
  15. 156 -1

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 50 -

    Fish Tank

    2009, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 18 -

    Boys Don't Cry

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 110 -

    Orlando

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 100 -

    Mustang

    2015, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 144 -1

    Stories We Tell

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 43 -

    An Education

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  22. 99 -

    Monster

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 60 -

    A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 162 -1

    Wadjda

    2012, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 6 -

    American Splendor

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 123 -

    Ratcatcher

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 167 -1

    Wendy and Lucy

    2008, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 28 -

    Citizenfour

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 86 -

    A League of Their Own

    1992, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 165 -1

    Wayne's World

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 119 -

    The Prince of Egypt

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 130 -

    Salaam Bombay!

    1988, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 169 -1

    Whale Rider

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 48 -

    À ma soeur!

    2001 — a.k.a. Fat Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 133 -

    Pasqualino Settebellezze

    1975 — a.k.a. Seven Beauties, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 179 -1

    You've Got Mail

    1998, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 52 -

    Frida

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 103 -

    Il portiere di notte

    1974 — a.k.a. The Night Porter, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 14 -

    Bend It Like Beckham

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 35 -

    Dance, Girl, Dance

    1940, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 65 -

    The Heartbreak Kid

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 20 -

    Bright Star

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 1 -

    Efter brylluppet

    2006 — a.k.a. After the Wedding, in 1 top list Check
  44. 113 -

    Pariah

    2011, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 36 -

    Daughters of the Dust

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  46. 89 -

    Little Women

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 56 -

    Gett

    2014, in 1 top list Check
  48. 25 -

    Children of a Lesser God

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 173 -1

    White Material

    2009, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 96 -

    Me and You and Everyone We Know

    2005, in 5 top lists Check
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