Films for women: We stream these films for World Women's Day on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+
For decades male protagonists saved and dominated the world of cinema, in recent years (finally) strong, feminineThe canvas. Luckily, because we are only too happy to let ourselves be made by femalerole modelsinspire, not only, but also onWorld Women's Day! Because onNetflix,Amazon PrimeandDisney+There are some films that celebrate femininity in all its facets. Ready for onewith strongFemale figures? Then invite your girls and take a look at our ultimate watch list for the Women's Day Bingemarathon!
Disclaimer: Since the legal situation with licensed titles changes again and again, it may be that not all films are still available on the streaming platform.
“The Six Triple Eight” (2024)
In this drama, the true history of Batallion 6.888 in World War II is retired: In this delegation, over 800 black and Latin American women ensured that post was sent and distributed at the front at the end of the war. Despite the adverse and racist circumstances, the women managed to sort and deliver 17 million letters to sort and deliver - and thus to raise the morals of the Allied troops.
Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey can be seen in Tyler Perry's empoically value Netflix film in the leading roles.
“Leave the World Behind” (2023)
In this post -apocalyptic thriller, two women focus: Julia Roberts plays Amanda Sandford, and Myha'la Herrold plays Ruth Scott. The two have different backgrounds and have to put up with one thing: the world goes down.
Actually, Amanda (Julia Roberts) and her husband Clay (Ethan Hawke) Only spend a quiet weekend with your family - outside of New York. But then you hear how it knocks on the door: the actual tenants Ruth and George need the place to sleep, since the electricity has failed all over New York - cell phones, TV and the Internet no longer work. Although nobody really trusts each other, they have to be there for each other when the world gradually gets out of joint.
“Nola Darling” (1986)
The Romcom “Nola Darling” or “She's Gotta have it” in the original is a film by and with Spike Lee, which has defined an entire genre and as the first film of theNew Black Cinemaapplies. The young woman from Brooklyn, Nola Darling, is serious about her independence: she has three relationships and gets everyone who wants. Why should she choose?
Nola meets both with the good -hearted Jamie (Tommy Redmond Hicks), who would like to marry her, as well as with intellectual but childish Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee) as well as with the good -looking but imagined Greer Childs (John Canada Terrell). However, when the three suddenly meet and share their thoughts to Nola, their life changes suddenly. But actually she doesn't want to give up her independence.Trigger warning:A rape is presented in the film and used as an action element. Spike Lee himself said in 2014 that he regretted that he had shot this scene. Nevertheless, it is worth seeing the film as a product of its time.
“Do Revenge” (2022)
“Do Revenge” is a pastel -colored ice candy in which a pretty nicely nasty surprise is hidden. Women are not only one -dimensional aesthetic beings, but multifaceted, complex and sometimes a bit evil. Why is the black comedy women so well? This may sometimes be because there is also a woman behind the camera and the script.Jennifer Kaytin Robinsonis responsible for the fact that we are a little more in our everyone, the wonderful, have fallen in love.
She plays Eleanor, the new one at the high school, who, together with the former IT girl Drea Torres (Camilla Mendes), canceled a plan to take revenge on its ex-partners. Drea was actually with the school's most popular boy until suddenly the sex tape from Drea was released. She assumes that he was - and swears revenge. Eleanor also wants to take revenge on her ex-girlfriend because she outed and offended her at the time. So they plan to help each other by sneaking into the life of ex-boyfriend: sneaking inside and looking for dark secrets. But what happens if the two themselves lead secrets with them?
“Feminists - what did you think” (2018)
The first wave of theWomen's movementAs we all learned in school lessons, started in the 19th century. But hardly anyone talks about the second big stage in the fight for equality and female power: the Netflix documentary“Feminists - what did you think”illuminates a series of women's fates - by Jane Fonda via Lily Tomlin or photographer Cynthia Macadams - who were committed to the fight for women's rights in the 1970s.
The learning of emotional documentation: As much as has happened, the fight is far from being fought. But with united forces and a large portionFemale Empowermentwe can do it. Side by side.
“Juanita” (2019)
Juanita (Alfre Woodard) - mother of triple and nurse - has it in the same nameFeature filmfull. Life must have more to offer than a hamster wheel made of mother role and work. Spontaneously, she throws her complete life overboard within a day and embarks on a journey across the United States. On the way, she not only gets the acquaintance with exciting new people, but also finds the solution to the question of what she really wants from life.
“Old braids” (2018)
Violet Jones (Saana Lathan) is this one woman in the circle of friends who has everything under control: top job, top look, top friend-apparently. Because the latter imagined Violet very differently. Gaaanz differently. It was clear to her that she would soon get the question of all questions. But instead of a ring, your boyfriend gives you a dog and lets you see that marriage is not an issue for him at first.
Violet begins in deeply injured in"Old braids"to question your previous life. She is supported by Will, the owner of her regular hairdressing salon, and his daughter Zoe. Both show her new perspectives and convince you - in a figurative and in the truest sense of the word - to finally cut old braids.
“Step Sisters” (2018)
Fancy a carefree comedy à laWith a tough protagonist? Here We Go: Actually, it couldn't go better for Jamilah (Megalyn Echikunwoke): Not only will she soon studies at the renowned Harvard University Jura, she is also the chair of her African American student connection, figurehead of her step dance crew and also has an excellent connection to the study dean ... actually.
Because after a competing (and mostly white) connection on the campus has come into disrepute due to a spicy party video, Jamilah should restore the image of the girls-otherwise she will lose her place of study. Outsch - Jamilah device in“Step Sisters”Between the fronts. Chaos is inevitable ...
The best films with strong female figures on Amazon Prime
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“Bottoms” (2023)
A strong female figure does not necessarily have to do everything right or must not lose or do something embarrassing. Sometimes “strong woman” also stands for two teenagers who found a fight club so that they can lose their virginity to cheerleaders. Correctly heard.
The two lesbian friends PJ (Rachel Sennot) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri) are not particularly popular. Nevertheless, they would like to lose their virginity before they graduated - of course, preferably to the two most beautiful cheerleaders in the school: Isabel (Havana Rose Liu) and Brittany (Kaia Gerber). PJ and Josie found the Fight Club to get out of an embarrassing situation - and to impress the two girls. But the situation quickly gets out of control when the school's most popular girls suddenly beat each other.
“The color purple” (1985)
The novel“The color purple”is a true feminist masterpiece, and also the film from 1985Oprah WinfreyandWhoopi GoldbergYou must have seen in the main roles. In the film, not only the discrimination against women is treated, but a special focus onWomen of ColorLayed - by playing the film in the southern states in 1909. Whoopi Goldberg plays the young Celie that you only have to fight through years of humiliation before finding her own way as a strong woman.
Celie is only 14 years old at the beginning of the film and lives with her stepfather, of whom she is already pregnant for the second time. Like the other, he also sells this child after birth. When a friendly farmer becomes aware of Celie and her sister, her stepfather Celie sells to the farmer. Celie becomes lethargic and lets the agony of marriage endure.
In the course of history, she is always at the part of it and has to decide whether she fits or goes her own way.Is not a straight line that is steadily pointing up - Celie has to cope with a lot of injustice and prefers to give in a few times. But she remains strong and finds her happiness.
“My hours with Leo” (2022)
Why have we never seen a sex scene with Emma Thompson? The answer is very simple. Because Hollywood has always put women in a drawer and Emma Thompson was not “sexy” enough for the old white gentlemen, like the actress. But that is now the end. In “My hours with Leo” or in the English original“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”,it is plenty of sex. Because you can still have it in old age!
The 55-year-old Nancy(Emma Thompson)Has only had bad experiences with sex in her life. That should change now. She gets a sex worker who is supposed to get her ... well ... Leo Grande is a sex worker and self -proclaimed sex therapist and tries to help Nancy get her first orgasm. However, the matter is a bit difficult becauseAfter eternal, does not just come from overnight. But slowly a curious friendship and love work between the widow and the sex worker, which helps Nancy to learn to love himself.
“Winter’s Bone” (2010)
Beforeas Katniss Everdeen inAgainst the upper class, she was REE in “Winter's Bone”. Ree () Lives with her family in the Ozarks in the state of Missouri. Her father was arrested because he cooked Crystal Meth. However, when he comes up with probation, however, he does not return to the dilapidated courtyard to his family, but picks up a mortgage on the house for the deposit and disappears without a trace. Because the minor REE and her two siblings threaten homelessness in the event of the attachment, Ree is looking for her father.
Between meth kitchens in the hinterland and the booting stalls, in which forgotten members of society live, they whirl up a lot of dust-and thus puts itself in danger more than once. But Ree does not let up and wants to prove that her father does not simply run away, but has happened to him, because this is the only way to secure her future and siblings.
“Winter's Bone” is a hard drama that shows the even tougher everyday life of small circmine, drug dealers and criminals in the Ozarks. The tone is rough, family relationships are broken and the future is dark. Only REE wants to escape, have something better for themselves and their siblings and don't just believe that their father has forgotten her.was nominated for an Oscar for the presentation of the brave young woman.
“Bombshell - the end of silence” (2019)
“Bombshell”is a drama with a real star cast:,andMargot Robbiewant in the drama, around the true scandal about Fox News boss Roger Ailes, dailySexual harassment at the workplaceno longer accept. Apparently too powerful to be brought to fall, they still fight your boss in the boss to put an end to his toxic attitude towards women.
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Films with strong female figures on Disney+
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"Why ... we don't kill the boss?" (1980)
Strong female figures in the 1980s? But clear. You certainly know the song “Nine to Five” from Dolly Parton, but also did you know that there is an entire film? And that is pretty emphasis.
Dorale (Dolly Parton), Violet (Lily Tomlin) and Judy (Jane Fonda) are fed up with being treated by their disgusting, disgusting, coffee -drinking, incompetent, sex -obsessed and dictatorial boss like dirt. The summit? Her boss spreads a rumor that he has slept with the married doralee and does not give Violet her deserved. Now of course you ask yourself the question: "Why ... do we not kill the boss?" However, the whole thing does not go according to plan - and ultimately you have to kidnap it. How does business run without your boss? Actually pretty good, they state. But what happens when his wife comes back from vacation?
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (2022)
There Marvel movie“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”is not only an incredibly touching tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, but also a story of strong black women who hold together in times of grief. There are a number of strong women in the second part of “Black Panther”. Queen Ramonda(Angela Bassett),Shuri(Letitia Wright),Okoye(Dani and Gurira),Nakia(Lupita Nyong'o)UND is Williams(Dominique Thorne)All examples of black excellence in all their female diversity are - and we love it.
In “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, an entire country is in mourning. After King T'Challa's death, Wakanda has to reorganize herself. In addition, you get further external threats. The American military wants more vibranium than the people from Wakanda are willing to give. In your search for more vibranium outside of Wakanda you will meet a new sub-water empire, Talcon, in which the rare metal can also be found. Her ruler Namor wants to take revenge on all revenge that the Americans have found Talcon. Unfortunately, this also includes Wakanda. How will Königign Ramonda act? And who will be the new Black Panther?
“Alien” (1979) and “Aliens” (1986)
There is almost certainly no cooler astronaut as a lieutenant Ellen Ripley. In a total of four parts, she takes on a hideous creature on foreign planets that only wants one thing: kill. In part 1, Ripley and her team with the Nostromo spaceship are back to Earth on the way from a distant planet when they reach an emergency call signal. They follow this and find the first alien (and an alien egg colony) and experience what gray really means: the alien does not say what it wants, but uses people as a landlord and then develops into a being through which acidity flows instead of blood. In “Alien” it takes up Ripley in a legendary duel with the creature - just to be confronted with her in “Aliens”. \
"Aliens" is, some say: R, one of the three best films ever. Ripley wandered completely new ups and depths of space horror in a good two hours of play. And this time Ripley, a toughest being in space, not only himself and her crew to protect yourself and her crew from an acid, always hungry pack, but also a little girl. Never before or after that someone has served casual heavy guns with flame thrower and child on their arms.
At “Alien”, Ridley headed “Gladiator” Scott director, at “Aliens” the “Titanic” and “Avatar” mastermind James Cameron. Wetraum horror will never get better. Popular Opinion: “Aliens 3” and “Alien Resurrection” unfortunately cannot keep up with their predecessors.
“Battle of the Sexes - against every rule” (2017)
And another film after: In 1973 the former tennis champion Bobby Riggs calls for the reigning number 1 of women's tennis,Billie Jean(Grandios played by), to the tennis battle. Rigg's sexist motives: The ex-professional wants to prove that tennis is a male domain.
Billie Jean is not intimidated and confidently climbs into the ring or on the centre court. Millions of spectators hung on the television at the time to see the unequal duo. The match still applies today, on the"Battle of the Sexes - against every rule"based onMilestone in historyequality.
"Harn Figures - Unrecognized Heroines" (2016)
Everyone knows the names Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Buzz Aldrin (OK, at least Neil Armstrong). The three are considered the pioneers of space travel, but rightly so? What few know: The three mathematicians were about their successKatherine Johnson(Taraji Penda Henson),Dorothy Vaughn(Octavia Spencer) undMary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) significantly involved. Without you and your groundbreaking calculations, a trip to space would not have been possible. The only question is: where are your names in the history books? In“Hidden Figures”The natural scientists are finally right.
“Black Widow” (2021)
It took a long time (Thank You, Corona - Not) until we Natasha Romanoffs alias() admired the first solo adventure. In 2021 it was finally time. After their tragic end in“Avengers: Endgame”we were able to look forward to a resurrection of the dark superhero - a trip to Natasha's past made it possible. Because as we know is behind all the villains and superhero: a tragic story inside - there is“Black Widow”Of course no exception.
A small outlook? After all, she can look back on a dysfunctional family history, an escape across the world and a past as a spy and contract killer at the KGB before saving the world more than once as a superhero ..
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“Cruella” (2021)
Let's stay when traveling into the past and human abysses: Disney recently dedicated one of his most legendary and eccentric villain figures to his own film: none other than(Emma Stone). Because the anti-heroine also looks like “Black Widow”“Cruella”back to a more than problematic childhood.
After the death of her mother, the little cruella (or as she was still called: Estella) joins a group of street children who stays afloat thanks to petty criminal activities. After years on the street, Cruella dreams of a career in the fashion industry as a young woman in the London in the 1970s. And it seems to offer an opportunity to rise to London's higher circles and at the same time commit revenge on the death of her mother. Conclusion: Crime comedy meets Disney confetti party and. Convinced? Yes, we too.
“The Hate U Give” (2019)
Starr Carter is 16 years old and lives between two worlds as a black teenager: she lives in a socially weak black area, but goes to a school with manywhiteStudent: inside. Starr and her friend Khalil would like to have nothing to do with the violence with which they grew up - but it is not so easy: When they are controlled by the police on their way home, a police officer Khalil shoots, and rigid world breaks down.
When Starr is asked first on TV and then in front of a jury, her identity is kept secret. However, she is a brave young woman and blackens the gait who has her neighborhood firmly under control. When the policeman, who shot Khalil, is not convicted, demonstrations and protests occur in Starr's neighborhood. Starr begins to speak to the demos - much to the displeasure of somewhiteFriend: inside at your school. Starr rests up in the coming-of-age drama because she has to do it and because she no longer wants to live with gait and police brutality. Under no circumstances.
“Charm” (2021)
Since the weather is currently a bit dreary and dark, we reward ourselves for World Women's Day with a particularly colorful film fireworks including charismatic heroine:- By the way Disney's 60th aftermath - tells the story about a magical house that is inhabited by a Colombian family with supernatural powers. Only Mirabel did not receive magic power at her birth, which is why she is treated extremely negligently by her grandmother.
But in the end it comes as it has to come with Disney: Mirabel is of all places in"Charm"To save the fate of her loved ones and thus become a true heroine without tricks and magic.
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“Quene of Kater” (2016)
Maybe hastriggered a true chess hype, but there have been long beforeA female (and real) chess heroine: Phiona grows in Katwe, one of the poorest slums in Ugandas. Here most children can only dream of schooling. Instead, they have to work too young to contribute to the maintenance of their family. Not a place to connect with bretting games, let alone linked to chess.
But as fate wants it, Phiona ends up in Robert Katende's soup kitchen. The good -natured man teaches her to play chess. Phiona proves to be a great talent and, despite all obstacles, becomes the great hope of Uganda at the age of 15.
The best films with strong female figures on Sky Go and WoW
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“Barbie” (2023)
OneShould now be a feminist icon? At least Margot Robbie tries that with her role of stereotypical barbie in the film. She looks perfect - but when she comes into contact with the patriarchy, she realizes that it is not that easy for women in the real world.
But from the front: Barbie () lives in the perfect barbie country where women rule and everything is beautiful and perfect-and the Kens are still there. However, when she realizes that something is wrong with her, she has to go into the real world to find the girl who plays with her and has these sad thoughts. Together with Ken () she opens up in the real world. While she realizes that barbies do not have the women as empowered as they imagined, Ken realizes that men have much better in the real world than in Barbie-Land. The knowledge could perhaps mean the downfall for the barbie universe.
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” (2022)
Being a strong female figure does not mean that you always act perfectly. Evelyn Wang(Michelle Yeoh)In “everything everywhere all at once” is by no means a perfect heroine. Just as little as her daughter Joy(Stephanie Hsu). But they are complexFigures that act strongly in their own context. And this context is quite chaotic in the sci-fi family drama of “Everything Everywhere”.
Evelyn is a Chinese immigratin in the United States who for a life with her husband Waymond(Ke Huy Quan)everything left behind. Now she has a laundromat and a daughter - although the former deals a lot more. And then suddenly a trip to the tax office becomes a trip through the multiverse when Evelyn learns that it may be the last rescue for the future of all humanity. A chaotic journey begins, at the end of which it turns out that love and nicity is the answer to everything.
“Promising Young Woman” (2021)
not only caused a sensation as part of the 2021 Oscar ceremony-we find. Admittedly: the fabric around Cassie (Carey Mulligan), who have a revenge campaign against the often smalleredRape Cultureleads, is not a light tobac, but (or maybe because of it) but an absolute must-see.
During the day, Cassie is an adult aborted who lives with her parents again and apparently has no ambitions to change this. At night, however, she gives men who try to use drunk women sexually, a lesson. The mix offComedy, drama and thrilleris a real emotional roller coaster ride, during which you can hardly choose between laughter, crying and eye.
