Documentary (Feminist/Female)
by langedenise-62866 | created - 18 Jul 2021 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicDocumentaries that have a female as the leading role or the topic is female/feministic
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1. Better Left Unsaid (2021)
91 min | Documentary
Better Left Unsaid (BLU) is a documentary that offers a nuanced take on political extremism. A message that is the furthest thing from flowery, and a necessary evaluation on the cross-roads the West is now facing.
Directors: Desh Amila, Curt Jaimungal | Stars: Daniel Bonevac, Noam Chomsky, Janice Fiamengo, David Haskell
Votes: 194
2. From the East (1993)
107 min | Documentary
A look at life in Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Director: Chantal Akerman | Star: Natalia Chakhovskaia
Votes: 950
3. Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018)
TV-14 | 94 min | Documentary
Hollywood media mogul Harvey Weinstein becomes a catalyst for the MeToo Movement. Contains testimonials from those who knew him well such as Hillary Clinton, Emma Thompson, Heather Kerr, Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan, Uma Thurman and more!
Director: Jordan Hill | Stars: Harvey Weinstein, Marc Malkin, Ashley Pearson, Angelique Jackson
Votes: 210
4. Hope Village (2020)
62 min | Documentary
The documentary follows Lucy Hall, the founder of one of the nation's most successful women's treatment facilities, as she shares her story of generational addiction to help Georgia families.
Director: Ri-Karlo Handy | Stars: Princess Elmore, Amie Kieffer, Kelsey L. Thomas
5. Leaving Africa (2015)
84 min | Documentary, Drama
Finnish Riitta, 66 and Kata from Uganda, 63 are closest of friends and together they are running sexual health and gender equality education in Uganda. Riitta has been in Uganda for 27 ... See full summary »
Director: Iiris Härmä | Stars: Riitta Kujala, Catherine Othieno, Daizy Kimbowa
Votes: 40
6. Whores' Glory (2011)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary
An examination of the lives, needs, troubles, and hopes of prostitutes in Thailand, Bangladesh, and Mexico.
Director: Michael Glawogger | Stars: Emma, Ning, Toh, Wat
Votes: 5,120 | Gross: $0.03M
7. Sisters on Track (2021)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, Sport
A coming of age story about hope, belonging, and the metaphorical and literal sisterhood of young athletes Tai, Rainn, and Brooke Sheppard living in New York.
Directors: Tone Grøttjord-Glenne, Corinne van der Borch | Stars: Tai Sheppard, Rainn Sheppard, Brooke Sheppard
Votes: 235
8. LFG (2021)
TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary, Sport
It is a no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's ongoing fight for equal pay.
Directors: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix | Stars: Rachel Maddow, Jessica McDonald, Sam Mewis, Kelley O'Hara
Votes: 952
9. Everybody Street (2013)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Everybody Street" highlights the lives and work of New York's iconic street photographers and the unparalleled city that has inspired them for decades.
Director: Cheryl Dunn | Stars: Boogie, Martha Cooper, Bruce Davidson, Elliott Erwitt
Votes: 932
10. Rebel Hearts (2021)
99 min | Documentary
A look at Los Angeles's Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, nuns who challenged the patriarchal conventions of the Catholic Church 50 years ago and are still taking a stand today.
Director: Pedro Kos | Stars: Anita Caspary, Helen Kelley, Corita Kent, Pat Reif
Votes: 167
11. Streetwise (1984)
91 min | Documentary, Drama
Gritty documentary that looks at the lives of teenagers living on the streets of Seattle.
Director: Martin Bell | Stars: Annie, Eddie, Antoine, Erica
Votes: 2,962 | Gross: $0.01M
12. The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)
64 min | Documentary, Music
A recital becomes part of the French culture; 25 years later the performers return to the village where it was first launched.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Agnès Varda, Michel Legrand, Jacques Perrin
Votes: 532
13. How to Lose Your Virginity (2013)
67 min | Documentary, Comedy, News
It has launched both purity balls and porn franchises, defines a young woman's morality-but has no medical definition. Enter the magical world of virginity, where a white wedding dress can ... See full summary »
Director: Therese Shechter | Stars: Abiola Abrams, Hanne Blank, Lena Chen, Heather Corrina
Votes: 71
14. Is She or Isn't He? (2010)
71 min | Documentary, Drama
The intimate story of a self-proclaimed 'fat hairy woman with a penis' and her 5-year search to find love and acceptance. Growing up as a small town boy who seems more like a girl, Graham ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Pemberton
Votes: 49
15. Gather (2020)
74 min | Documentary
An intimate portrait of a growing movement amongst Indigenous Americans to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through food sovereignty.
Director: Sanjay Rawal | Stars: Kris Bergen, Chucky Carpenter, Twila Cassadore, Kristtoffher Chee
Votes: 260
16. Purdah (2018)
71 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
The inspiring story of a young Indian Muslim woman who trades her burka for dreams of playing on the Mumbai Senior Women's Cricket Team and how the harsh realities for women in her country ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Guy
Votes: 326
17. Queen Mimi (2015)
TV-PG | 75 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Forced onto the streets in her 50s, Marie found "home" at a Santa Monica laundromat. Taking shelter there for 20 years, Mimi's passion for pink, and living without looking back, has taken her from homelessness to Hollywood's red carpets.
Director: Yaniv Rokah | Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Renée Zellweger, Yaniv Rokah, Graham McTavish
Votes: 614
18. Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland (2018)
TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary
An investigation into what happened to activist Sandra Bland, who died in police custody after a routine traffic stop.
Directors: Kate Davis, David Heilbroner | Stars: Sandra Bland, Shavon Bland, Hannah Bonner, Joe Booker
Votes: 750
19. Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram (2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary
The story of the freed female hostages of Boko Haram, detailing their lives in captivity and since their release.
Director: Gemma Atwal
Votes: 281
20. On the Record (2020)
TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary
A former hip hop executive decides whether to make public her rape by one of the most powerful men in the music industry.
Directors: Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering | Stars: Sil Lai Abrams, Joe Biden, Tarana Burke, Kimberle Crenshaw
Votes: 993
21. Wait for Your Laugh (2017)
85 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Rose Marie, the untold story of fame, love, tragedy and 90 years of American entertainment through the eyes of the woman who did it all.
Director: Jason Wise | Stars: Rose Marie, Peter Marshall, Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke
Votes: 600 | Gross: $0.02M
22. Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream (2012)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Filmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the fact that the 400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 150 million people in the bottom 50 percent of the population.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Paul Piff, Anne Rueth, Colin Dunkley
Votes: 1,389
23. Hunger Ward (2020)
TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary, Short, War
Filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two female health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the ... See full summary »
Director: Skye Fitzgerald | Stars: Aida Alsadeeq, Omeima Essa Salem Abdullah, Mekkia Mahdi, Abeer Otham Thaneb
Votes: 807
24. Woman in Motion (2019)
96 min | Documentary, Biography
Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first Black, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.
Director: Todd Thompson | Stars: Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Michael Dorn
Votes: 399
25. Ahead of the Curve (2020)
98 min | Documentary
AHEAD OF THE CURVE chronicles the outrageous adventures of Franco Stevens, the woman who started the most successful lesbian magazine in the world in the '90s, and her journey to understand what queer women need today.
Directors: Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow | Stars: Franco Stevens, Melissa Etheridge, Jewelle Gomez, Lea DeLaria
Votes: 157
26. Not Carol (2019)
TV-14 | 80 min | Documentary
NOT CAROL examines the scourge of postpartum psychosis through the tragic prism of the Carol Coronado murder case. In a judicial system riddled with archaic laws and chronic ... See full summary »
Directors: Eamon Harrington, John Watkin
Votes: 130
27. Killing Us Softly (1979)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Jean Kilbourne lectures an audience about the misogynistic portrayal of women in advertising and its role in shaping women's self-image.
Directors: Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich | Star: Jean Kilbourne
Votes: 66
28. The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
TV-14 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime
The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Elizabeth Holmes, Dan Ariely, Roger Parloff
Votes: 15,207
29. Half the Picture (2018)
TV-PG | 94 min | Documentary
A documentary about discriminatory hiring practices concerning women directors in Hollywood, and an inspiring conversation with those who have succeeded against all odds.
Director: Amy Adrion | Stars: Ava DuVernay, Brenda Chapman, Caroline Libresco, Catherine Hardwicke
Votes: 279 | Gross: $0.02M
30. Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness (2012)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, War
"Beyond Right & Wrong" looks at areas of conflict around the world and asks what it takes to forgive, and what it takes to ask for forgiveness under the most difficult of circumstances. ... See full summary »
Directors: Lekha Singh, Roger Spottiswoode
Votes: 47
31. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
TV-14 | 106 min | Documentary
Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all the way to the Vatican.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Terry Kohut, Gary Smith, Pat Kuehn
Votes: 4,086
32. Out & Around (2015)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Adventure
Inspired to seek out stories of hope, a lesbian couple decides to leave behind their successful careers and life in San Francisco to embark on a year-long journey to find the international ... See full summary »
Directors: Lauren Fash, Ryan Suffern | Stars: Jennifer Chang, Abbie Cornish, Lisa Dazols, Manvendra Singh Gohil
Votes: 45
33. Who Killed Jane Doe? (2016–2018)
Documentary, Crime
Behind the discovery of every "Jane Doe" lie two stories: the story of the detectives puzzling together her identity, and the story of her family that has now lost her forever. This series ... See full summary »
Stars: Kevin Conway, Simone Policano, Chaz Riddle, Alexander Barnett
Votes: 108
34. 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
35. Indianara (2019)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
Indianara fights for the survival of transgender people in Brazil and braces up for one last battle.
Directors: Marcelo Barbosa, Aude Chevalier-Beaumel | Stars: Indianara Siqueira, Wescla Vasconcelos, Biancka Fernandes, Jair Bolsonaro
Votes: 345
36. Bombshells and Dollies (2020)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Feature length Documentary on the Contemporary Pinup Girl Lifestyle and The Miss Viva Las Vegas Pinup Contest - 'Celebrating every woman's right to total body acceptance, to be self-confident and to be gorgeous!'
Director: Daniel Halperin | Stars: Dita Von Teese, Cherry Dollface, Angelique Noire, Tom Ingram
Votes: 73
37. Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built (2020)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
In an era when gender discrimination in sports was the norm, Coach Selvig built a “house” of inclusion and empowerment at the University of Montana by recruiting female athletes from ranches, farms and Native reservations.
Directors: Jonathan Cipiti, Megan Harrington | Stars: Trish Olsen Duce, Jud Heathcote, Barbara Malia Kipp, Annette Whitaker Rocheleau
Votes: 30
38. I Was Lorena Bobbitt (2020 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 97 min | Drama
An immigrant bride to a battered wife into an unlikely media sensation.
Director: Danishka Esterhazy | Stars: Jorja Cadence, Niamh Wilson, Patrice Goodman, Luke Humphrey
Votes: 348
39. Private Violence (2014)
TV-14 | 80 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Oklahoma Cop Deanna was kidnapped by Robbie, her estranged husband, and beaten in the cab of his truck over a harrowing four-day journey. They were pulled over by police and she was taken ... See full summary »
Director: Cynthia Hill | Stars: Kit Gruelle, Deanna Walters, Stacy Cox, Kimlani Ford
Votes: 285
40. Support the Girls (2018)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
The general manager at a highway-side ''sports bar with curves" has her incurable optimism and faith in her girls, her customers and herself tested over the course of a long, strange day.
Director: Andrew Bujalski | Stars: Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, Dylan Gelula, Zoe Graham
Votes: 8,314 | Gross: $0.13M
41. American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
TV-MA | 83 min | Documentary, Crime
In 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappear in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.
Director: Jenny Popplewell | Stars: Nickole Atkinson, Jim Benemann, Luke Epple, Mark Jamieson
Votes: 32,758
42. Women in Rock (1980)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Music
The essence of the punk movement through performances & interviews of some of punk rock's most important bands, including interviews and performances.
Director: Wolfgang Büld | Stars: Viv Albertine, Beate Bartel, Budgie, Gudrun Gut
Votes: 176
43. Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines (2012)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, Fantasy, History
The history of fictional female heroes in Western media from Wonder Woman's creation onward.
Director: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan | Stars: Lynda Carter, Jane Espenson, Michelle Frank, Kathleen Hanna
Votes: 203
44.
Storyville (1997– )
Episode:
India's Daughter
(2015)
63 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and death of Jyoti Singh, an Indian medical student whose violation and murder by gang rapists exposed the violent misogyny of Indian society.
Director: Leslee Udwin | Stars: Asha Devi, Badri Singh, Satendra, Mukesh Singh
Votes: 2,224
45. Half the Sky (2012)
Not Rated | 224 min | Documentary
HALF THE SKY is a passionate call-to-arms, urging us not only to bear witness to the plight of the world's women, but to help to transform their oppression into opportunity. Our future is in the hands of women everywhere.
Director: Maro Chermayeff | Stars: America Ferrera, Nicholas Kristof, Diane Lane, Dipti Mehta
Votes: 283
46. Freeheld (2007)
Not Rated | 39 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
In the last weeks of her life, Lieutenant Laurel Hester has one goal - to leave her hard-earned pension to her life partner Stacie. Without it, Stacie will lose their house. For once the law is not on Laurel's side. Time is running out.
Director: Cynthia Wade | Stars: Laurel Hester, Stacie Andree, Dane B. Wells, Steven Goldstein
Votes: 363
47. Speak Out: I Had an Abortion (2005)
Documentary
Director: Gillian Aldrich | Stars: Sally Aldrich, Byllye Avery, Marion Banzhaf, Rosalyn Baxandall
Votes: 22
48. 93Queen (2018)
90 min | Documentary
A group of tenacious Hasidic women in Brooklyn take matters into their own hands to change their own community from within, smashing the community patriarchy by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City.
Director: Paula Eiselt | Stars: Amy Ackerman, Hadassah Ellis, Ailin Elyasi, Faigy Freier
Votes: 143 | Gross: $0.07M
49. The Girl on the Bridge (2020)
91 min | Documentary
Documentary following a suicide-survivor who has become an advocate for suicidal young people as she makes a web series about a friend who took her own life.
Director: Leanne Pooley | Star: Jazz Thornton
Votes: 97
50. Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)
TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Crime
In this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsy Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event.
Director: Erin Lee Carr | Stars: Jessica Thomas, Jim Arnott, David Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard
Votes: 11,908
51. Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014)
TV-14 | 98 min | Documentary, Crime
A small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremiah Zagar | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Nicole Kidman, Helen Hunt, Matt Dillon
Votes: 1,083
52. Strip Down, Rise Up (2021)
R | 112 min | Documentary
Academy Award Nominated director Michèle Ohayon's Verite film follows women of all ages and ethnic backgrounds who heal trauma and body image shame through sensual dance and daring pole dance artistry.
Director: Michèle Ohayon | Stars: Keith Ballinger, Amy Bond, Jenyne Butterfly, Genellyn Driver
Votes: 738
53. Genderation (2021)
88 min | Documentary
20 years after Gendernauts, Monika Treut seeks out the pioneers of the transgender movement back then to find out how their lives and their activism have evolved, how they have grown into ... See full summary »
Director: Monika Treut | Stars: Annie Sprinkle, Beth Stephens, Stafford, Sandy Stone
Votes: 53
54. The Gender Games
Drama | Announced
Writer and activist Juno Dawson recounts her transition into womanhood.
55. Small Small Thing (2013)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Drama
A look at the high profile case of Liberian Olivia Zinnah, who died in 2012 of complications from a rape that occurred when she was just 7 years old.
Director: Jessica Vale | Stars: Leymah Gbowee, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Louis Johnson, Dannetha Sampson
Votes: 66
56. The Exhibition (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
An artist faces public outrage as she struggles to mount a large-scale exhibition of paintings based on a police poster of missing women, 26 of whom are found murdered on a serial killer's farm.
Director: Damon Vignale | Stars: Pamela Masik, Kim Rossmo
Votes: 49
57. Save My Seoul (2017)
TV-14 | 61 min | Documentary, Drama
Save My Seoul follows two Korean-American brothers as they discover rampant prostitution and sex trafficking in Seoul, South Korea. With the use of hidden cameras and access to pimps, johns... See full summary »
Director: Jason Y. Lee | Stars: Edward Young Lee, Jason Y. Lee
Votes: 116
58. Generation Baby Buster (2012)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Documentary feature following one woman's quest to uncover why her biological clock hasn't started ticking, before she runs out of time. Armed with insight from those that write and think ... See full summary »
Director: Terra Renton
Votes: 22
59. Unraveling Athena: The Champions of Women's Tennis (2019)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Unraveling Athena is a feature documentary that chronicles the journey that Women Tennis Champions pass through - from small child with a large racket, to ranked player, and ultimately to ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Amat | Stars: Katrina Adams, Stacey Allaster, Tracy Austin, Victoria Azarenka
Votes: 60
60. Surviving Jeffrey Epstein (2020)
TV-14 | 197 min | Documentary
Epstein, a multimillionaire businessman, is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking underage girls.
Stars: Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Daniel Bates, Sigrid McCawley, Chauntae Davies
Votes: 300
61. Overseas (2019)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
The question of domestic slavery in our globalized world, while emphasizing those women's determination, sisterhood and the strategies they find to face the obstacles that awaits them in the near future.
Director: Sung-a Yoon | Stars: Wela Mae C. Bunda, Mary Beth C. Campo, Hilda D. Coronel, Marivic L. Dumaguit
Votes: 450
62. She Is the Ocean (2018)
101 min | Documentary
Explore the lives of nine women from around the world who share a passion for the ocean.
Director: Inna Blokhina | Stars: Anna Bader, Jeannie Chesser, Sylvia Earle, Coco Ho
Votes: 98
63. Netizens (2018)
96 min | Documentary
After their lives are overturned by vicious online harassment, three women seek justice from the internet.
Director: Cynthia Lowen | Stars: Carrie Goldberg, Anita Sarkeesian, Soraya Chemaly, Danielle Keats Citron
Votes: 119
64. Underplayed (2020)
87 min | Documentary
Filmed over the summer festival season, Underplayed presents a portrait of the current status of the gender, ethnic, and sexuality equality issues in dance music.
Director: Stacey Lee | Stars: Anna Lunoe, Nervo, Nightwave, Rezz
Votes: 124
65. Hysterical (2021)
TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary
Hysterical is an honest and hilarious backstage pass into the lives of some of stand-up comedy's most boundary-breaking women, exploring the hard-fought journey to become the voices of their generation and their gender.
Director: Andrea Blaugrund Nevins | Stars: Sherri Shepherd, Amy Schumer, Ali Wong, Iliza Shlesinger
Votes: 522
66. Groomed (I) (2021)
84 min | Documentary, Biography
Gwen van de Pas returns to her hometown in search of answers about the man who sexually abused her as a child.
Director: Gwen van de Pas | Stars: Gwen van de Pas, Ingeborg Ansing, Michael Beers, Dave Coyne
Votes: 164
67. Entre nos mains (2010)
TV-G | 88 min | Documentary, Musical
When confronted with their lingerie factory (Starissima) going bankrupt, the employees attempt to take it over by forming a cooperative. Soon questions about fundamental economic and social... See full summary »
Director: Mariana Otero
Votes: 73
68. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
Unrated | 98 min | Documentary
Kirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Kirby Dick, Kimberly Peirce, Darren Aronofsky, Atom Egoyan
Votes: 28,626 | Gross: $0.30M
69. Why Did You Kill Me? (2021)
TV-MA | 83 min | Documentary, Crime
The line between justice and revenge blurs when a devastated family uses social media to track down the people who killed 24-year-old Crystal Theobald.
Director: Fredrick Munk | Stars: Belinda Lane, Justin Theobald, Jaimie, Crystal Theobald
Votes: 4,782
70. Liyana (2017)
77 min | Documentary, Animation
Five children in Swaziland dive into their imaginations to create an original African tale about a girl on a dangerous quest.
Directors: Aaron Kopp, Amanda Kopp | Star: Gcina Mhlophe
Votes: 392 | Gross: $0.04M
71. The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, History
Mrs. Recy Taylor was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, she spoke up and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and legions of women.
Director: Nancy Buirski | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Recy Taylor, Robert Corbitt, Alma Daniels
Votes: 666
72. Finding Yingying (2020)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
After a young Chinese student goes missing on an American university campus, her family travels to the U.S. for the first time, hoping to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
Director: Jiayan 'Jenny' Shi | Stars: Brendt Christensen, Yingying Zhang
Votes: 202
73. Louis Theroux: Selling Sex (2020 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Meet women in UK, legally providing sexual services, either to make a living or to supplement their income, potentially earning hundreds of pounds per hour.
Director: Joshua Baker | Stars: Louis Theroux, Victoria, Ashleigh, Georgina
Votes: 703
74. Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (2018)
78 min | Documentary
The never-before-told story of Suzanne Mitchell, the fiercely-loyal den mother of the original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
Director: Dana Adam Shapiro | Stars: Cindy Bennett, Muhammad Ali, Vonciel Baker, Tami Barber
Votes: 258
75. Sex, Drugs & Bicycles (2020)
86 min | Documentary
The documentary that answers the question: is having month-long double paid vacations, no fear of homelessness, and universal health care the nightmare we've been warned about? The answer may surprise you.
Director: Jonathan Blank | Stars: Fink, Arjan Roskam, David Sedaris, Marianne Thieme
Votes: 1,136
76. Beyond the Opposite Sex (2018 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 89 min | Documentary
A transgender man and woman face the challenges of maintaining relationships,
Directors: Emily Abt, Bruce Hensel
Votes: 97
77. Pornocratie: Les nouvelles multinationales du sexe (2017 TV Movie)
77 min | Documentary
The wonders of internet has made the shady industry of pornography rich, but is now in death cramps due to the piracy ruining the market, and forcing the participants to perform more extreme sex.
Director: Ovidie | Stars: Alissiya, Leyla Bentho, Grégory Dorcel, Márton Fülöp
Votes: 926
78. Sex and Broadcasting (2014)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
SEX AND BROADCASTING is a feature length documentary about New Jersey's WFMU, the world's strangest and most unique radio station, and one man's attempt to keep it alive in the face of ... See full summary »
Director: Tim K. Smith | Stars: Dave Abramson, Bruce Bennett, Bronwyn Bishop, Pseu Braun
Votes: 150
79. Tiny Shoulders, Rethinking Barbie (2018)
91 min | Documentary
Barbie, the most popular doll ever created is a fashion icon and a target for feminists. This features new footage, access to Barbie's biggest reinvention, and examines 60 years of women through the lens of an 11.5-inch plastic doll.
Director: Andrea Blaugrund Nevins | Stars: Richard Dickson, Kristina Duncan, Michelle Chidoni, Kim Culmone
Votes: 390
80. The Love Goddesses (1965)
87 min | Documentary
This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' ... See full summary »
Director: Saul J. Turell | Stars: Carl King, Agnes Ayres, Theda Bara, Brigitte Bardot
Votes: 723
81. Voices Beyond the Wall: Twelve Love Poems from the Murder Capital of the World (2017)
89 min | Documentary
RESCUED FROM THE STREETS OF SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS, MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, ORPHANED GIRLS FIND THEIR VOICES IN POETRY AS THEY HEAL TRAUMAS OF THEIR PAST AND PREPARE TO TRANSITION INTO AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE.
Director: Brad Coley
Votes: 10
82. Finding Sally (2020)
78 min | Documentary
A personal investigation into the mysterious life of the director's Aunt Sally, an Ethiopian aristocrat-turned-communist-rebel who disappeared after the revolution that lead to the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie.
Director: Tamara Mariam Dawit | Stars: Tsehai Tesfamichael, Abrehet Asefa, Tamara Mariam Dawit, Kibre Dawit
Votes: 83
83. 100 Vaginas (2019 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary
A bold, feminist film about how the vagina has shaped our view of the world and the shame around female sexuality. Women from 19 to 77 years old talk about puberty, menstruation, birth, ... See full summary »
Director: Jenny Ash | Star: Laura Dodsworth
Votes: 319
84. Woman (2019)
G | 105 min | Documentary
WOMAN is a worldwide project giving voice to 2000 women in 50 different countries.
Directors: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Anastasia Mikova | Stars: Norma Bastidas, Gabriela Melgoza, Shantel Nasir, Aleksandra Orbeck-Nilssen
Votes: 928
85. Inside Deep Throat (2005)
NC-17 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dennis Hopper, Gerard Damiano
Votes: 7,036 | Gross: $0.65M
86. Reversing Roe (2018)
TV-14 | 99 min | Documentary
A deep historical look at one of the most controversial issues of our time, highlighting the abortion debate from various points along the ideological spectrum in a winding story of abortion in America.
Directors: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg | Stars: Donna Howard, John Seago, Brigitte Amiri, Troy Newman
Votes: 1,817
87. Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)
86 min | Documentary
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? takes aim at our current culture revealing all too vividly the urgent need for continued change.
Director: Johanna Demetrakas | Stars: Bella Abzug, Laurie Anderson, Phyllis Chesler, Judy Chicago
Votes: 2,478
88. 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
89. Feminist: Stories from Women's Liberation (2013)
64 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This is the story of the women's liberation movement from 1963-1970. In 2004 a woman whispered to me 'Are you a feminist?' She was embarrassed to ask me. I tried explaining to her that it ... See full summary »
Director: Jennifer Hall Lee
Votes: 13
90. Derby Crazy Love (2013)
64 min | Documentary
Derby Crazy Love takes viewers inside the adrenaline-filled world of women's roller derby. Meet Smack Daddy, Suzy Hotrod, Bonnie Thunders, Raw Heidi, Kamikaze Kitten, Iron Wench and other ... See full summary »
Directors: Maya Gallus, Justine Pimlott
Votes: 18
91. 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
92. The Heretics (2009)
95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Heretics uncovers the inside story of a pivotal force in the "second wave" of the Women's Movement. Director Joan Braderman, who followed her dream of becoming a filmmaker to New York ... See full summary »
Director: Joan Braderman | Stars: Emma Amos, Ida Applebroog, Patsy Beckert, Joan Braderman
Votes: 25
93. 9 to 5: Days in Porn (2008)
Not Rated | 113 min | Documentary
9to5 - Days in Porn focuses on the people behind a controversial and multi-billion dollar industry "The Adult Entertainment industry". It depicts their stories, each one different, ... See full summary »
Director: Jens Hoffmann | Stars: Otto Bauer, Audrey Hollander, Belladonna, Jim Powers
Votes: 2,213
94. The Education of Shelby Knox (2005)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
A 15-year-old girl's transformation from conservative Southern Baptist to liberal Christian and ardent feminist parallels her fight for sex education and gay rights in Lubbock, Texas.
Directors: Marion Lipschutz, Rose Rosenblatt | Stars: Yvonne Caudillo, Shelby Knox, Rene Maquilleur, Amanda Noble
Votes: 443
95. 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
96. The Naked Feminist (2004)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
Provocative, enlightening and revealing, The Naked Feminist challenges the myths surrounding women in the porn industry while exploring preconceived notions of control, pleasure and exploitation.
Director: Louisa Achille | Stars: Marilyn Chambers, Veronica Hart, Nina Hartley, Kylie Ireland
Votes: 53
97. Sois belle et tais-toi! (1981)
115 min | Documentary
Famous actresses talk about their role in the movie industry, and the demand to "be beautiful and shut up".
Director: Delphine Seyrig | Stars: Delphine Seyrig, Jill Clayburgh, Marie Dubois, Delia Salvi
Votes: 298
98. Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising's Image of Women (2010)
46 min | Documentary
Jean Kilbourne discusses the representation of women in advertisements.
Director: Sut Jhally | Star: Jean Kilbourne
Votes: 249
99. Town Bloody Hall (1979)
88 min | Documentary
Infamously macho author Norman Mailer shares a 1971 NYC panel with an audience of intellectual women and famous feminists receiving a lively critique revealing the sophisticated political, literary discourse of early Women's Lib movement.
Directors: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer, Diana Trilling, Jacqueline Ceballos
Votes: 404
100. With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade (1979)
45 min | Documentary, History
From December 1936 to February 1937 members of the United Auto Workers organized a sit-down strike inside the General Motors Fisher Body 1 and 2 plants in Flint, Michigan. They ultimately ... See full summary »
Director: Lorraine Gray
Votes: 74
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