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  1. I’ll start! Anything by Sophia Coppola. I loved Bling Ring, Marie Antoinette, Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation. Every movie I’ve seen by her speaks to me as a woman in a way that’s hard to describe especially to men.

  3. Primer, cause in my family, women are math and tech nerds and like picking apart the details of movies.

  5. For me, its always been Bridgett Jones’ Diary. Just the first one. Her views on life, dating and work all align with how I was feeling in my 20s/ early 30s. Her character and friendships seemed to mirror my own on so many levels as a younger woman. I have watched the more recent films, and I don’t feel that way about any of the others.

  6. Hatching – the way it presents generational trauma passed from mother to daughter in a monster metaphor is really relatable.

    Portrait of a Lady on Fire – it’s conversation on queerness in art and how we view it

    Carrie – Carrie Whites isolation and rage

    Heusera: The Bone Woman – its depiction of the pressure of heteronormativity on women.

    Dirty Dancing – the idea of outgrowing your parents wants and how to rectify that not only with them but with yourself

    Not a film, but a tv show: Yellowjackets – trauma and rage and hiding your inner demons and how those things manifest in your adult life.

    I dealt with a lot of anger as a kid/teen due in large part to the worlds I was trapped and I think that’s a more universal issue for women than we want to let on. Anything with those themes or similar themes speak to me.

  7. Steel Magnolias. The women’s personalities and relationships are so archetypical. At different points in my life I identify with different characters in the film. Identified with Julia Roberts when she was a young woman wanting to get married and settle down and have children. Related to Sally Fields when she lost her daughter because it just broke my heart. I ugly cry every time. I related to Dolly Parton. I related to Daryl Hannah. And I’ve turned into Weezy.

  8. Ex Machina, Poor Things, and Sweeney Todd have all reminded me of experiences I’ve had where men thought they got to control me.

  9. Lady Bird, Little Women, Sophia Coppola films, and The Worst Person in the World.

  10. Frances Ha. Perfect for those feelings of being lost, uncertain or like you’re failing in your 20s, 30s.
    Spoiler, you’re not gals 🩷

  11. Poor Things for sure. In the sense of growing up, discovering yourself, and not just settling for the things men tell you that you need.

  12. Definitely How to Make an American Quilt. I love the female camaraderie. And Fried Green Tomatoes for the same reason.

  13. Hear me out .. last night in soho perfectly captures the beauty and idealism of girlhood as well as the horrors of womanhood. Plus I love Anya Taylor Joy!

  18. Little Women (1997 & 2019) – I can see myself in Jo. And that attic monologue in the 2019 adaptation really gets me up to this day. The last part where Jo admits she’s lonely, it’s something people (me) find it hard to say out loud.

    Barbie (2023) – America Ferrera monologue on being a woman. Enough said. Cried at the cinema when I watched it. Thank you, Greta Gerwig.

    The Proposal (2009) – Unlike Sandra’s character, I do have a support system [family & friends]. But it’s the borderline hyper-independence that’s holding us back. It’s good to be focused on career and life goals. Being a strong independent woman gets us there, gets things done and it’s scary opening to someone and be vulnerable around them. “There’s a reason why I’ve been alone all this time. I’m comfortable that way.” Also, finding love regardless of your age and what phase in life you are in despite society normalizing/dictating us women our timelines – get married by age 25, have kids by age 30, be successful by age 40, etch.

  19. – Barbie

    – Thelma and Louise

    – Steel Magnolias

    – Fried Green Tomatoes

    – Beaches

    – Legally Blonde

    – Promising Young Woman

    – Now and Then

  20. Stella Got Her Groove Back… I’m going through a divorce also and finding myself again!

  22. Un été çomme ca by Denis Côte gave me such a special kind of feeling seen. I remember watching it with my friend after he let me choose and being blown away.

  24. Nymphomaniac (pt 1 and pt 2) – at the end, once she’s told this old man her entire vulnerable story, he still tries to take advantage of her. No matter how much you explain yourself to a man, he will put that aside to get what he wants by violating you (that can be emotional or physical). And I hate to talk this way, but I’ve yet to meet a man who does not behave this way.

  25. Jeanne Dielman. A quiet, slow burn dedicated to being a woman, especially a certain type of woman that I find myself growing into. And every other Chantal Ackerman movie. RIP to that genius. Really hope some else here is familiar.

  26. Under the Tuscan Sun reminded me to be myself again after my divorce

    Ex Machina and Poor Things to laugh at men that think they have control of me

    Everything Everywhere All at Once for one’s influence on people

  27. Pearl, because of the monologue she does really resonates with me.

    “What if this is right where I belong? I’m a failure. I’m not pretty or naturally pleasant, or friendly. I’m not smart, or funny, or confident.”

    The entire thing feels like I could’ve said it about myself too

  31. I would have to say Legally Blonde. It may seem cliché but I genuinely love that movie. Especially when it comes to Elle. She went through a breakup, an identity crisis, and still came out feeling more confident and ready to kick ass. I honestly just love her character, and I wish more movies had a main character as confident in themselves like Elle. As a woman it’s really reassuring to see a female character so powerful and confidant

  33. Enough…. Believing the wolf in sheep’s clothing is the greatest thing to ever happen to you but really he’s just an abusive, self centered, lying piece of shit.

  38. The Barbie movie. It made some good points. I hate being told that I need to smile more. I hate being told that I’m being dramatic, hysterical, unlady like when speaking up for myself because according to them I should just take it with a smile and be happy for someone else making decisions for me because they don’t think my delicate state can take it. I hate that guys think they can just talk over me but if I try it I’m rude. I don’t need a man to be happy or feel complete. No means no. It doesn’t mean do the opposite. Or pester me trying to change my mind.

  39. Practical Magic ( perfect movie in every way, I want that house!) Barbie, First Wives Club (no idea but loved it since I first saw it at 10).

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