Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "menstrual-cramps"

1. Sixteen Candles (1984)

PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.

Director: John Hughes | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling

Votes: 126,835 | Gross: $23.69M

2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

R | 122 min | Drama, Romance

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino

Votes: 110,219 | Gross: $3.76M

3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Flighty teenage girl Buffy Summers learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.

Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui | Stars: Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer

Votes: 49,602 | Gross: $16.62M

4. Ginger Snaps (2000)

Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.

Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers

Votes: 52,466 | Gross: $0.00M

5. Real Life (1979)

PG | 99 min | Comedy

A film crew sets out to record a year in the life of an average family, but things quickly start going wrong.

Director: Albert Brooks | Stars: Dick Haynes, Albert Brooks, Matthew Tobin, J.A. Preston

Votes: 3,866

6. Grandma (2015)

R | 79 min | Comedy, Drama

A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter.

Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer

Votes: 16,954 | Gross: $6.98M

7. Appassionata (1974)

96 min | Drama

A married dentist gets embroiled in a sexual affair with his teenage daughter's best friend. Meanwhile, his wife's mental health is deteriorating, and his daughter is desperate for an affair of her own.

Director: Gianluigi Calderone | Stars: Gabriele Ferzetti, Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi, Ninetto Davoli

Votes: 895

8. Girl Flu. (2016)

92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.

Director: Dorie Barton | Stars: Katee Sackhoff, Jade Pettyjohn, Jeremy Sisto, Heather Matarazzo

Votes: 532

9. End-O (2019)

15 min | Short, Comedy

Jaq wants to have sex. But her Endometriosis is out to sabotage her with chronic pain and unpredictable bleeding - at the very worst time.

Director: Alice Seabright | Stars: Adil Akram, Chike Chan, Sophia Di Martino, Bart Edwards

Votes: 97

10. Endo Unbroken

10 min | Documentary, Short | Completed

Through the lens of a young woman battling endometriosis, this meditative documentary explores the lessons of resilience and surrender that can accompany living with the insidious chronic disease affecting 190-million women worldwide.

Director: Mana Bennett | Star: Sita Rose Bennett

11. Ghazaal (2019)

15 min | Short, Drama

A 13-year-old Afghan refugee hustles around in a refugee camp when she experiences her period but has no access to sanitary napkins.

Director: Ragini Bhasin | Stars: Ghazaal Khirandesh, Farid Khirandesh, Bilaal Khirandesh, Nasrad

Votes: 23

12. Hitham (2019)

Short, Drama

A prostitute, on her menstrual periods, finds refuge inside a temple, and there she meets the GOD. What will follow sums up the story of the short film. Hitham.

Director: Vishnulal Sudha | Stars: Ajayaraj, Biju James, Geethu Tresa Jose, Laxmi Prakash

13. Naturally... a Girl (1973)

14 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

The process of menstruation is explained in this short by the Johnson and Johnson Company through skits, vignettes and animation. Also included are comments by both young girls and young ... See full summary »

Votes: 16

14. Bashful Beaver (2012)

2 min | Short, Comedy

Sam Elliott promotes menstrual cramp pills called Bashful Beaver.

Director: David Flora | Star: David Flora

15. Mensen (2020– )

Talk-Show

Girls talking about their experience with menstruation.

Stars: Tamanna Agnihotri, Ulrikke Falch, Tinashe Williamson, Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen

16. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: Rules of the Game (1991)

Drama

With Forrest away on a weekend hunting trip, womanhood takes aim at Francie, who feels utterly alone; while worries about an errant arrow dog John Morgan.

Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

Votes: 7

17. Braceface (2001–2006)
Episode: The Worst First Date Ever. Period (2001)

TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Sharon's first date with Alden turns into a disaster when she helps out at his family's restaurant and then has her first period.

Director: Charles E. Bastien | Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Dan Petronijevic, Vince Corazza, Peter Oldring

Votes: 29

18. Doggystyle (2018–2022)
Episode: Fuldmånebløder (2019)

19 min | Short, Drama

Asta is in pain from her period and stays home from work. Maja lures Asta into the woods, to conduct a "cocoa ceremony".

Director: Anna Emma Haudal | Stars: Patrick Baurichter, Miri Ann Beuschel, Jeppe Ellegaard Marling, Rosemarie Mosbæk

Votes: 11

19. Don't Look Deeper (2020)
Episode: Jailbreak (2020)

TV-MA | 8 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

Rylium CEO Noah is informed of an intimacy breach with one of their "emBeds", and decides to send his brother Abel to take care of it. Meanwhile, Aisha seeks Levi's help to test the limits of what she's capable of.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Helena Howard, Don Cheadle, Emily Mortimer, Bevin Bru

Votes: 40

20. Institute of Human Anatomy (2019– )
Episode: What Ibuprofen Does to the Body (2021)

16 min | Documentary

Ibuprofen is an NSAID that reduces pain, inflammation and fever by suppressing Cyclooxygenase, COX, enzymes and hence prostaglandins. This is beneficial for reducing prostaglandin induced ... See full summary »

Star: Jonathan Bennion

21. The Knick (2014–2015)
Episode: Whiplash (2015)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, History

Thack experiments with the use of electricity on the brain of a morphine addict. Bertie seeks Dr Edwards' help in finding a treatment for his mother's laryngeal cancer.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Clive Owen, André Holland, Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance

Votes: 869

22. Anne with an E (2017–2019)
Episode: Tightly Knotted to a Similar String (2017)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Family

Anne is allowed to ask her best friend Diana over for afternoon tea, things start to go wrong when she looks for the Raspberry Cordial.

Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson, Dalila Bela

Votes: 2,225

23. Dickinson (2019–2021)
Episode: Wild Nights (2019)

TV-14 | 28 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Emily and Austin throw a party, and their mutual love for Sue causes tension.

Director: Lynn Shelton | Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, Toby Huss, Adrian Enscoe, Anna Baryshnikov

Votes: 816

24. Take My Brother Away (2018– )
Episode: Episode 10 (2018)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A forehead zit marks Miao's entry into puberty (and the approach of her first period) on the very day of Fen's date with Yu Le at the beach.

Director: Qing Han | Stars: Joseph Zeng, Qian Sun, Xudong Wang, Xiao-Yu Lu