15 Women-Directed Movies To Watch On Netflix This Month

Do it for Women's History Month but also for the art!

1. The Invitation (2015)

Gamechanger Films

The director: Karyn Kusama

The premise:

Will and Eden lost a child a few years ago and divorced. Eden then remarries and hosts a dinner party, inviting Will and his new partner to their luxurious home out in the middle of nowhere. Things get very tense and very dicey, fast.

2. Dumplin'

Netflix

The director: Anne Fletcher

The premise:

An overweight girl, who is also the daughter of an former beauty queen, enters in a beauty contest as a form of protest. When other girls begin to do the same, the girls realize they have the power to seriously shake things up in their small Texan town.

3. XX

XYZ Films

The directors: Roxanne Benjamin, Annie Clark, Karyn Kusama and Jovanka Vuckovic

The premise:

XX is a horror anthology in four parts, presenting some seriously spooky stories drawn from a uniquely female point of view.

4. 3 Generations

Bigh Beach Films

The director: Gaby Dellal

The premise:

This film follows the stories of three generations within a family, starting with Ray, who is a transgender teenager beginning his gender transition. Meanwhile, his mother has to find Ray's biological father to obtain legal consent to allow their child's transition, while Dolly, Ray's lesbian grandmother, grapples with the fact that she now has a grandson instead of a granddaughter.

5. Tallulah

Netflix

The director: Sian Heder

The premise:

Tallulah is an independent girl who's had a tough life. She runs into an alcoholic mother who gives Tallulah a baby to take care of. Lu (as her friends call her) decides she can't leave the baby with the mother and actually takes the baby on, embarking on a journey where she explores unconventional ideas of motherhood and belonging.

6. Buster's Mal Heart

Well Go USA Entertainment

The director: Sarah Adina Smith

The premise:

A fugitive on the run recounts the mysterious events that got him into his current situation — but he's not entirely sure what's memory and what's just in his head.

7. Lovesong (2016)

Strand Releasing

The director: So Yong Kim

The premise:

Sarah takes an impromptu trip with her best friend Mindy, but after the two get intimate during their travels, Mindy leaves abruptly. Then, after three years of silence, Mindy invites Sarah to her wedding, and the two reconnect.

8. City of God

Miramax

The directors: Kátia Lund, along with Fernando Meirelles

The premise:

Based on a true story, this Brazilian film focuses on the violent turf war between two gangs in Rio de Janeiro. Set in the '60s and narrated in a non-linear order, this film has since been heralded as an international critical success.

9. On Body and Soul

Inforg-M&M Film Kft

The director: Ildikó Enyedi

The premise:

Maria begins her new job, and since she's very shy, she stays away from everyone and keeps to herself. Endre is one of her colleagues, who also shares said antisocial behavior, but they start getting to know each other... not in person, but through their dreams.

10. Raw

Petit Film

The director: Julia Ducournau

The premise:

Justine, a lifelong vegetarian, begins veterinary school, where her sister has also been studying for a couple of years. Upon entering, she becomes the victim of a hazing ritual that involves eating meat. From that moment on, her cravings begin to get pretty twisted — and she begins to lose the ability to control them.

11. 6 Balloons

Netflix

The director: Marja-Lewis Ryan

The premise:

Katie is organizing a surprise party for her boyfriend, but in the process, she discovers that her brother Seth is abusing drugs again. She tries to take him to rehab but instead spends a night helping him care for his daughter, while Seth deals with withdrawal.

12. Frida

Lions Gate Entertainment

The director: Julie Taymor

The premise:

This film covers the life of Frida Kahlo and portrays both her most important moments as an artist and as a person who must deal with the aftermath of a horrific accident for the rest of her life.

13. First They Killed My Father

Netflix

The director: Angelina Jolie

The premise:

Set in 1975 and inspired by a true story, the film follows the story of Ung, a 7-year-old girl in Cambodia, who is forced to be trained as a soldier while her brothers are sent to forced labor camps during the Khmer Rouge regime.

14. Revenge

Rézo Films

The director: Coralie Fargeat

The premise:

Jennifer is invited by her lover to his luxurious home, but what she doesn't know is that the man has two partners lying in wait to attack her. After being left for dead, she then embarks on a journey to exact revenge against those who betrayed her.

15. Miss You Already

Entertainment One

The director: Catherine Hardwicke

The premise:

Milly and Jess have been friends since they were kids, and even though their lives turned out differently, they remained very close. But it's all put to the test when Milly is diagnosed with breast cancer and needs her friend more than ever. Meanwhile, Jess becomes pregnant, and has to navigate her own insecurities as well.

This post was translated from Spanish.