Comics-Related Movies Directed by Women
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1. Father of Four (1953)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Family
Denmarks most popular film family is ready. Ole has some problems at school and Søs feels like she has to take action, but her actions doesn't come without consequences
Director: Alice O'Fredericks | Stars: Birgitte Price, Ole Neumann, Ib Schønberg, Rudi Hansen
Votes: 580
+ 7 sequels
2. They Were Eleven (1986)
91 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Cosmo Academy has set a test for ten of its applicants to survive on a spaceship for 2 months. But there is an eleventh member aboard.
Directors: Satoshi Dezaki, Tsuneo Tominaga | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Michiko Kawai, Hideyuki Tanaka, Toshio Furukawa
Votes: 649
3. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Each night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throwing Slumberland and Nemo himself into danger.
Directors: Masami Hata, Masanori Hata, William T. Hurtz | Stars: Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois, Danny Mann
Votes: 8,272 | Gross: $1.37M
4. Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose (1993)
TV-14 | 61 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Fiore, an old friend from Mamoru's lonely childhood who couldn't survive on Earth, returns with flowers he promised Mamoru. But, the evil flower Kisenian overpowered Fiore's weak mind and ... See full summary »
Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara | Stars: Kotono Mitsuishi, Tôru Furuya, Michie Tomizawa, Aya Hisakawa
Votes: 2,861
5. Elles ne pensent qu'à ça... (1994)
95 min | Comedy
Arrived in New York, Margaux went to the bedside of her daughter Jess, who tried to commit suicide. She lives with Vic, who no longer satisfies her sexually. His ex, his father and his best friend, reappear soon in the life of Jess.
Director: Charlotte Dubreuil | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Carole Laure, Bernard Le Coq, Roland Blanche
Votes: 86
6. Rakusho! Hyper Doll (1995 Video)
Unrated | 80 min | Animation, Comedy
Disguised as schoolgirls, 2 superheroines would rather goof off instead of saving the Earth from gigantic monsters.
Stars: Mayumi Izuka, Heidi Lenhart, Yukana, Mitsuaki Madono
Votes: 76
7. 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: 34,784 | Gross: $4.06M
8. For Better or for Worse: A Storm in April (1996 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation, Family
Directors: Lynn Johnston, Lee Williams | Stars: Abby Hagyard, Terrence Scammell, Vik Sahay, Angelina Boivin
Votes: 8
9. Eva & Adam - Fyra födelsedagar och ett fiasko (2001)
100 min | Family, Romance
Eva and Adam are 14 and have been together for three years, but Eva is slowly invaded by new thoughts.
Director: Catti Edfeldt | Stars: Ellen Fjæstad, Carl-Robert Holmer-Kårell, Ulrika Bergman, Pablo Martinez
Votes: 1,811
10. Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Music
A girl group find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy to deliver subliminal messages through popular music.
Directors: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan | Stars: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Alan Cumming
Votes: 24,936 | Gross: $14.25M
11. American Splendor (2003)
R | 101 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Shari Springer Berman, Harvey Pekar, Chris Ambrose
Votes: 52,377 | Gross: $6.00M
12. Tenshi (2005)
117 min | Fantasy, Romance
One day, an angel materializes before Kato's eyes. While the angel seems like an average girl with a passion for gin and lime, she sports a pair of big white wings. Only lonely-hearted ... See full summary »
Director: Mayumi Miyasaka | Stars: Kyôko Fukada, Shigeru Izumiya, Akemi Kobayashi, Ei Morisako
Votes: 158
13. Le démon de midi (2005)
90 min | Comedy
Anne Cestac accepts the obvious: her husband Julien, in his forties, has fallen madly in love with another woman. Annoyed, Anne sets out to find potential lovers.
Director: Marie-Pascale Osterrieth | Stars: Michèle Bernier, Simon Abkarian, Mathis Arguillère, Hiam Abbass
Votes: 139
14. SaiKano: Another Love Song (2005– )
64 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Every weapon must have a prototype. For the ultimate weapon, career soldier Lt. Mizuki is that prototype. As she comes to the limit of her powers as a weapon, she must watch the unfolding of Chise's growth into the final weapon.
Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Shin'ichirô Miki, Kishô Taniyama, Fumiko Orikasa
Votes: 16
15. Open Season (2006)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear, finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.
Directors: Roger Allers, Jill Culton, Anthony Stacchi | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Martin Lawrence, Debra Messing, Gary Sinise
Votes: 105,755 | Gross: $85.11M
16. Sakuran (2006)
111 min | Drama, History
A young girl is sold into a red-light district brothel and tries to adapt to life as an oiran (courtesan).
Director: Mika Ninagawa | Stars: Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shîna, Yoshino Kimura, Hiroki Narimiya
Votes: 2,144
17. Ultra (2006 TV Movie)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
A single superhero juggles her crime-fighting career with the demands of her active social life.
Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Lena Headey, Claudio Chiodo, Richard Coyle, Neil Davison
Votes: 76
18. Piano no mori (2007)
101 min | Animation, Drama, Family
The son of a prostitute and the son of a professional musician develop a bond of friendship through their love of playing the piano.
Director: Masayuki Kojima | Stars: Aya Ueto, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Amano, Mayuko Fukuda
Votes: 1,749
19. Persepolis (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Danielle Darrieux
Votes: 100,209 | Gross: $4.45M
20. Superman/Doomsday (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When LexCorps accidentally unleash a murderous creature, Doomsday, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s.
Directors: Lauren Montgomery, Bruce Timm, Brandon Vietti | Stars: Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, James Marsters, John DiMaggio
Votes: 23,522
21. Punisher: War Zone (2008)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Frank Castle, known as the Punisher, ruthlessly demolishes organized crime, but it starts an even bigger war.
Director: Lexi Alexander | Stars: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz, Doug Hutchison
Votes: 67,179 | Gross: $8.05M
22. Speed Racer (2008)
PG | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.
Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, Nicholas Elia
Votes: 78,467 | Gross: $43.95M
23. Green Lantern: First Flight (2009 Video)
PG-13 | 77 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Test pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, The Green Lantern Corps.
Director: Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Victor Garber, Tricia Helfer, Michael Madsen
Votes: 17,686
24. Wonder Woman (2009 Video)
PG-13 | 74 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A modern man's trespass of the island of the Amazons enables an imprisoned war god to escape and Princess Diana wins the responsibility to recapture him.
Director: Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina, Rosario Dawson
Votes: 18,790
25. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A good version of Lex Luthor from a parallel Earth comes to the Justice League's dimension for help to fight their evil counterparts.
Directors: Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery | Stars: William Baldwin, Mark Harmon, Chris Noth, Gina Torres
Votes: 29,058
26. Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010 Video)
PG-13 | 78 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Batman discovers a mysterious teen-aged girl with super-human powers and a connection to Superman. When the girl comes to the attention of Darkseid, the evil overlord of Apokolips, events take a decidedly dangerous turn.
Director: Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Andre Braugher, Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg
Votes: 28,716
27. Batman: Year One (2011 Video)
PG-13 | 64 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A wealthy playboy and a Chicago cop both return to Gotham City where their lives will intersect in unexpected ways.
Directors: Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Ben McKenzie, Eliza Dushku, Jon Polito
Votes: 38,111
28. Chicken with Plums (2011)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.
Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros, Golshifteh Farahani
Votes: 9,975 | Gross: $0.25M
29. Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011 Video)
PG | 84 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal Jordan prepares new recruit Arisia for the coming conflict by relating stories of the first Green Lantern and several of Hal's comrades.
Directors: Christopher Berkeley, Lauren Montgomery, Jay Oliva | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Jason Isaacs, Elisabeth Moss, Henry Rollins
Votes: 14,869
30. K-On! The Movie (2011)
TV-14 | 110 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In this continuation of the K-On anime, the girls from the band "After School Tea Time" go on a trip to London.
Director: Naoko Yamada | Stars: Aki Toyosaki, Yôko Hikasa, Satomi Satô, Minako Kotobuki
Votes: 2,266
31. Helter Skelter (2012)
Unrated | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Top star Lilico undergoes multiple cosmetic surgeries to her entire body. As her surgeries show side effect.
Director: Mika Ninagawa | Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Nao Ômori, Shinobu Terajima, Gô Ayano
Votes: 3,329
32. Justice League: Doom (2012 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.
Director: Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg, Nathan Fillion
Votes: 36,923
33. Saint Young Men: The Movie (2012)
90 min | Animation, Comedy
Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha vacation on Earth as roommates in a Tokyo apartment.
Director: Noriko Takao | Stars: Gen Hoshino, Mirai Moriyama
Votes: 901
34. Aya of Yop City (2013)
84 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Love stories in Yopougon, a neighborhood of the Ivory Coast capital.
Directors: Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie | Stars: Aïssa Maïga, Tella Kpomahou, Tatiana Rojo, Jacky Ido
Votes: 387
35. The Hunters (2013 TV Movie)
PG | 85 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A family of archeologists hunt down artifacts from fairy tales that have been hidden around the globe.
Director: Nisha Ganatra | Stars: Victor Garber, Michelle Forbes, Alexa PenaVega, Robbie Amell
Votes: 4,390
36. Joséphine (2013)
88 min | Comedy, Romance
Josephine doesn't like her job and keeps on having relationships without a future. Her sister and parents keep pushing her to find a good husband. To shut them up, she creates a handsome ... See full summary »
Director: Agnès Obadia | Stars: Marilou Berry, Mehdi Nebbou, Bérengère Krief, Amelle Chahbi
Votes: 1,535
37. Lulu femme nue (2013)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Following a botched job interview, Lulu decides not to return home, leaving her husband and their three children in the lurch. She premeditated nothing; it all happened quite simply. She ... See full summary »
Director: Sólveig Anspach | Stars: Karin Viard, Bouli Lanners, Claude Gensac, Pascal Demolon
Votes: 873
38. Gemma Bovery (2014)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After moving to the French countryside with her husband, the British beauty Gemma Bovery draws the attention of a local baker who finds in the moving couple a resemblance to the heroes of Madame Bovary.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Isabelle Candelier
Votes: 6,872 | Gross: $0.19M
39. She Makes Comics (2014)
70 min | Documentary
This documentary is about the women and their important role in the comic book industry. It includes numerous interviews with icons like Kelly Sue DeConnick, Karen Berger and Jenette Kahn.
Director: Marisa Stotter | Stars: Janelle Asselin, Karen Berger, Christina Blanch, Shelly Bond
Votes: 132
40. The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.
Director: Marielle Heller | Stars: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Meloni
Votes: 33,570 | Gross: $1.48M
41. Bamse and the Witch's Daughter (2016)
65 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a greedy businessman discovers that there is gold underneath a dam, he decides to demolish the dam and claim the gold for himself, and tricks a witch's young daughter to help him in order to keep Bamse from stopping him.
Directors: Christian Ryltenius, Maria Blom | Stars: Dennis Storhøi, Peter Haber, Jonas Karlsson, Leif Andrée
Votes: 344
42. DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016 Video)
Not Rated | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
It's up to Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl and Bumblebee at Super Hero High to stop Dark Opal from stealing their valued possessions to form the ultimate weapon.
Director: Cecilia Aranovich | Stars: Yvette Nicole Brown, Dean Cain, Greg Cipes, Jessica DiCicco
Votes: 827
43. Gekijouban Tantei opera Mirukî Hômuzu: Gyakushuu no Mirukî Hômuzu (2016)
70 min | Animation
Director: Makoto Moriwaki
Votes: 15
44. Joséphine, Pregnant & Fabulous (2016)
94 min | Comedy
Joséphine and Gilles are totally in love. Everything is perfect. Until she discovers that she's pregnant! Now Joséphine will need to handle with the sudden desires, sex during the pregnancy, ginecologist and much more.
Director: Marilou Berry | Stars: Marilou Berry, Mehdi Nebbou, Medi Sadoun, Sarah Suco
Votes: 782
45. Polina (2016)
108 min | Drama
A young girl studies classical ballet. As a young woman she turns to modern dance and choreography.
Directors: Valérie Müller, Angelin Preljocaj | Stars: Anastasia Shevtsova, Veronika Zhovnytska, Juliette Binoche, Aleksey Guskov
Votes: 1,974 | Gross: $0.17M
46. Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues (2016)
Not Rated | 74 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
To pay back her blood debt to a valiant king, Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, agrees to lead his doomed army to their certain death against the invading plague-ridden forces of Dark Annisia, Sonja's blood sister who's gone mad.
Director: Brian Ward | Stars: Misty Lee, Shannon Kingston, Rebecca Strom, Scott McNeil
Votes: 288
47. A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
Not Rated | 130 min | Animation, Drama
A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.
Directors: Taichi Ishidate, Naoko Yamada | Stars: Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yûki, Kenshô Ono
Votes: 101,393
48. DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games (2017 Video)
Not Rated | 77 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Facing off against Korguar Academy and the Female Furies, can the Super Hero High team bring home the championship? Let the games and the action begin!
Director: Cecilia Aranovich | Stars: Yvette Nicole Brown, Greg Cipes, Hiromi Dames, Jessica DiCicco
Votes: 533
49. Gekijouban Puripara: Mînna de kagayake! Kirarin sutâ raibu! (2017)
57 min | Animation
Director: Makoto Moriwaki | Star: Reina Ueda
50. Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (2017)
R | 108 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.
Director: Angela Robinson | Stars: Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, Connie Britton
Votes: 28,655 | Gross: $1.59M
51. Wendy (I) (2017)
91 min | Adventure, Family
Former horse riding champion Wendy refuses to go back on a horse after an accident. When she encounters Dixie, a stallion who was sold to a slaughterhouse, her perspective begins to change.
Director: Dagmar Seume | Stars: Jule Hermann, Jasmin Gerat, Benjamin Sadler, Julius Hotz
Votes: 165
52. Wonder Woman (2017)
PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.
Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Lucy Davis
Votes: 699,855 | Gross: $412.56M
53. DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis (2018 Video)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Siren steals the Book of Legends in order to locate the Trident of Atlantis and rule the entire ocean.
Directors: Cecilia Aranovich, Ian Hamilton | Stars: Yvette Nicole Brown, Greg Cipes, Teala Dunn, Anais Fairweather
Votes: 623
54. LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Super-villain High (2018)
Not Rated | 78 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The girls discover a new high school, but soon realize that the school is for supervillains. Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Supergirl, Batgirl, Katana, and Bumblebee come together ... See full summary »
Director: Elsa Garagarza | Stars: Yvette Nicole Brown, Greg Cipes, Hiromi Dames, John DiMaggio
Votes: 474
55. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)
Not Rated | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Escaping war, an immortal girl blessed with Eternal Youth finds a lone surviving infant and decides to raise him as her son.
Directors: Masakazu Hashimoto, Jong Heo, Tadashi Hiramatsu, Tatsuyuki Nagai, Mari Okada, Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Manaka Iwami, Miyu Irino, Yôko Hikasa, Hiroaki Hirata
Votes: 8,406
56. Captain Marvel (2019)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law
Votes: 610,989 | Gross: $426.83M
57. The Kitchen (2019)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The wives of New York gangsters in Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands' rackets after they're locked up in prison.
Director: Andrea Berloff | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson
Votes: 22,977 | Gross: $12.05M
58. Birds of Prey (2020)
R | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroines Black Canary, Huntress, and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.
Director: Cathy Yan | Stars: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett
Votes: 264,785 | Gross: $84.16M
59. Radioactive (2019)
PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The incredible true story of Marie Sklodowska-Curie and her Nobel Prize-winning work that changed the world.
Director: Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Rosamund Pike, Yvette Feuer, Mirjam Novak, Ralph Berkin
Votes: 21,741
60. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Diana must contend with a work colleague, and with a businessman whose desire for extreme wealth sends the world down a path of destruction, after an ancient artifact that grants wishes goes missing.
Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal
Votes: 291,864 | Gross: $46.37M
61. Black Widow (2021)
PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz
Votes: 426,391 | Gross: $183.65M
62. Cowboy Ninja Viking
Action, Adventure, Comedy | Announced
A government program turns Duncan, a man who suffers from multiple personality disorder, into a super-soldier with the attributes of a cowboy, a ninja, and a Viking.
Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: Chris Pratt, Priyanka Chopra Jonas
63. Eternals (2021)
PG-13 | 156 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The saga of the Eternals, a race of immortal beings who lived on Earth and shaped its history and civilizations.
Director: Chloé Zhao | Stars: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek
Votes: 386,348 | Gross: $164.87M
64. Lumberjanes
Animation, Action, Adventure | Announced
Five young female friends battle supernatural forces at summer camp.
65. The Old Guard (2020)
R | 125 min | Action, Thriller
A covert team of immortal mercenaries is suddenly exposed and must now fight to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member is discovered.
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood | Stars: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari
Votes: 183,783
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