Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "gender-discrimination"

1. Bombshell (I) (2019)

R | 109 min | Biography, Drama

A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow

Votes: 127,183

2. Prime Suspect (1991)

TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.

Stars: Helen Mirren, John Benfield, Tom Bell, Craig Fairbrass

Votes: 9,263

3. On the Basis of Sex (2018)

PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama

The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.

Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston

Votes: 38,422 | Gross: $24.62M

4. Prime Suspect: Tennison (2017)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Prime Suspect 1973 tells the story of 22-year-old Jane Tennison's first days in the police force, in which she endured flagrant sexism before being thrown in at the deep end with a murder enquiry.

Stars: Alun Armstrong, Andrew Brooke, Blake Harrison, Daniel Ezra

Votes: 3,688

5. A Fantastic Woman (2017)

R | 104 min | Drama

Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.

Director: Sebastián Lelio | Stars: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim

Votes: 27,311 | Gross: $2.02M

6. The Red Pill (2016)

TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary

The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"

Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay

Votes: 12,060

7. The Associate (1996)

PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy

A comedy about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to break and Laurel Ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously she has to work for an older white man or be one.

Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly

Votes: 9,103 | Gross: $12.77M

8. RBG (2018)

PG | 98 min | Documentary, Biography

The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.

Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West | Stars: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ann Kittner, Harryette Helsel, Nina Totenberg

Votes: 15,087 | Gross: $14.02M

9. Ukraine Is Not a Brothel (2013)

Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, News

Ukraine's topless feminist sensation Femen has created a media frenzy across Europe, but before they take the world by storm, these bold and beautiful women must confront the dark and perverse forces that power their organisation.

Director: Kitty Green | Stars: Inna Shevchenko, Sasha Shevchenko, Anna Hutsol, Oksana Shachko

Votes: 541

10. Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women (2003)

99 min | Drama

A disturbing saga about male chauvinism and mistreatment of women in India.

Director: Manish Jha | Stars: Tulip Joshi, Sudhir Pandey, Sushant Singh, Aditya Srivastav

Votes: 2,263

11. The King of Masks (1995)

91 min | Drama

In a remote area of China, in the 1930s, a street performer named Wang practices the change-mask opera art of bian lian. Seeking to pass his art, Wang buys what he believes to be an orphan boy, but quickly learns his new disciple's secret.

Director: Tian-Ming Wu | Stars: Xu Zhu, Renying Zhou, Zhigang Zhao, Li Chen

Votes: 3,476 | Gross: $1.10M

12. The Skulls III (2004 Video)

PG-13 | 102 min | Thriller

A young college co-ed tries joining the elite, all-male, secret society, the Skulls, and in so doing, she uncovers some unscrupulous methods used by some of the members to get what they want.

Director: J. Miles Dale | Stars: Clare Kramer, Bryce Johnson, Barry Bostwick, Steve Braun

Votes: 2,031

13. Flight to You (2022–2023)

45 min | Drama, Romance

An ambitious female pilot, Cheng Xiao, struggles to work with her strict airline captain, Gu Nan Ting. Her dream is to be the captain but she fights gender discrimination in aviation. They eventually grow to value and love each other.

Stars: C.T. / Gao Mingyu Evans, Songyun Tan, Chang Liu, Kai Wang

Votes: 35

14. Florence Nightingale (1985 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Family

The fact-based story of the pioneer of nursing, known as "the Lady with the Lamp".

Director: Daryl Duke | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Claire Bloom, Timothy Dalton, Timothy West

Votes: 369

15. Too Big for the World (2016)

87 min | Documentary

Irene, soon 50 years old and a mother of three, has a life long dream to be the biggest bodybuilder in the world but the biggest competitions in the world are now removing female ... See full summary »

Directors: Hanna Aneröd, Renzo Aneröd | Stars: Irene Andersen, Bob Arnold, Eva Birath, Andreas Cahling

Votes: 39

16. Not All Dads Pee Standing Up (1998 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

The story of Zoe and Dan, two women who love one another. They live cheerfully with Simon, their multi year old child, close to Bruges in Belgium.

Director: Dominique Baron | Stars: Natacha Lindinger, Carole Richert, Marina Vlady, Corentin Mardaga

Votes: 96

17. My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021)

PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary

A look at the life and ideas of Pauli Murray, a non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet who influenced both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall.

Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West | Stars: Patricia Bell-Scott, Pauli Murray, Dolores Chandler, Brittney Cooper

Votes: 503

18. I Am Femen (2014)

95 min | Documentary

A revealing look at FEMEN--the topless female activists who fight corrupt and patriarchal political systems in Kyiv and all across Europe--as well as a portrait of the group's creative backbone, the bewitching Oksana Shachko.

Director: Alain Margot | Stars: Oksana Shachko, Anna Hutsol, Inna Shevchenko, Sasha Shevchenko

Votes: 225

19. The Female Response (1973)

R | 89 min | Drama

A newspaper columnist with firm ideas about feminine freedoms, Marjorie is fired by her editor for expressing her libertarian views in her column.

Director: Tim Kincaid | Stars: Raina Barrett, Jacque Lynn Colton, Michaela Hope, Jennifer Welles

Votes: 16

20. It's a Girl! (2012)

Not Rated | 64 min | Documentary

Every year in India and China, millions of babies are killed, neglected or abandoned simply because they are girls.

Director: Evan Grae Davis

Votes: 535

21. Eagles and Youngster (2018– )

TV-14 | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

It's about Zhang Baoqing, a young man who came a long way to Dongbei and tried to find the cure for his teacher, but found himself might already involved in something very dangerous that seemed to connect to the mysterious sky hole.

Stars: Karry Wang, Vicky Chen, Yiyi Jiang, Xiaowei Ye

Votes: 74

22. The Wall (2008)

90 min | Drama, Thriller

A Man which does acrobatic with motorcycle, dies during an action. His children, Setareh and Shahab, decide to continue his work on "wall of death".

Director: Mohammad Ali Talebi | Stars: Mohammad Ali Dashti, Golshifteh Farahani, Azita Hajian, Mohammad Kasebi

Votes: 394

23. Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (2016)

130 min | Documentary, History

An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.

Director: Bahman Maghsoudlou | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Katayun Amir Ebrahimi, Mary Apick, Pouri Baneai

Votes: 20

24. Ghetto Bred (2018)

109 min | Comedy

A dogged female cab driver who is trying to fit in a male dominated profession is faced with relationships demand from the overbearing motor park Chairman and three others.

Director: Kingsley Iweru | Stars: Eniola Badmus, Ushbebe Comedian, Jide Kosoko, Nedu

25. We Believe: The Best Men Can Be (2019 Video)

2 min | Short, News

In this Gillette advertisement, men and boys are encouraged to take a stand against bullying and sexual harassment.

Director: Kim Gehrig | Star: Ana Kasparian

Votes: 87

26. We're Alive (1974)

Not Rated | 49 min | Documentary, Crime

The women prisoners of the California Institution for Women share their perspectives and experiences on the complexities of life under incarceration.

Directors: Michie Gleason, Christine Lesiak, Kathy Levitt

Votes: 31

27. Progressive Feminism through James Bond (2015 Video)

14 min | Short, Biography, History

As one of pop-culture's oldest and most iconic movie characters, James Bond has both illustrated and influenced western culture for over 50 years. "Progressive Feminism through James Bond" ... See full summary »

Star: Eric J. Mosley

28. Strong Female Lead (2021)

78 min | Documentary

One in three Australian women experience discrimination or harassment in the workplace. Australia's first and only female prime minister, Julia Gillard, was one of them.

Director: Tosca Looby | Star: Julia Gillard

Votes: 26

29. She's a Punk Rocker UK (2010)

59 min | Documentary, Music

A documentary by and about punk rock women.

Director: Zillah Minx | Stars: Gaye Advert, Nettie Baker, Julie Burchill, Caroline Coon

Votes: 19

30. The Unlovable James Bond (2016 Video)

12 min | Documentary, Short, History

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Stars: Hannah Hamad, Maryam d'Abo, Daniela Bianchi, Pierce Brosnan

31. Varahram (2018)

6 min | Short, Drama

A short film about a little girl who wants to play with other kids in their alley and play with ball but her mother prevents her even she locks the door to keep the girl inside the home, then other kids wants to play with her.

Director: Mahdi Kamrani | Star: Taravat Khademi

32. Bloggs' Boots (1986)

22 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

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Director: Andrew Ellis | Stars: Tony Allison, Ken Bromilow, Hedley Cullen, Ken Goodlet

33. Culture Wars: Silicon Valley's Obsession with Diversity Hiring (2017 Video)

9 min | Short, News

In the wake of the James Damore/Google memo, Dave Cullen (aka Computing Forever) disputes the value of diversity hiring and affirmative action.

Stars: Dave Cullen, Dave Rubin, James Damore

34. Art for Social Change: Silent No More - Louise Pentz: A Voice for Social Change (2015)

27 min | Documentary, Short

Silence gives consent; Nova Scotia ceramist Louise Pentz found her voice through her sculpture which calls attention to the many injustices faced by women world-wide due to social, political, religious or family circumstance.

Directors: Grace Butland, Andrea Vandenboer

35. The Dana Show (2017– )
Episode dated 20 February 2020 (2020 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

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Star: Dana Loesch

36. Two Sentence Horror Stories (2017–2022)
Episode: Elliot (2021)

TV-14 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A transmasculine student endures merciless bullying in his high school until a mysterious janitor offers the teen a way to take care of his bullies once and for all.

Director: Chase Joynt | Stars: James Goldman, Janet Kidder, David James Lewis, Elise Shak

Votes: 232

37. Suits (2011–2019)
Episode: Zane vs. Zane (2013)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama

Rachel's father becomes the defense attorney in a gender discrimination lawsuit being prosecuted by Pearson Hardman, and Louis wages war against the new associate hired by Harvey.

Director: Nicole Kassell | Stars: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle

Votes: 2,749

38. PBS Space Time (2015– )
Episode: Noether's Theorem and The Symmetries of Reality (2018)

13 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

Emmy Noether's theorem is one of the most fundamental principles of physics. It states that any conserved quantity has an corresponding physical symmetry and, likewise, and symmetry has a conserved quantity.

Star: Matthew O'Dowd

39. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Topsy Turvy World: Parts 13-14 (1962)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Topsy Turvy World" Part 13, Fractured Fairy Tales "The Little Man in the Boat", Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties "Trading Paces", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Topsy Turvy World" Part 14.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 15