Letterboxd's Women Directors: The Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films

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LAST UPDATE: April 2024

Ranked by average user rating. The list was extracted thanks to here and here. This was not possible without the curation of these megalists. It will be updated monthly.

[Please note: Ágnes Hranitzky co-directed Werckmeister Harmonies and The Turin Horse with her husband Béla Tarr. Read more below the eligibility rules.]

An official list progress project on all-time stats pages for Pro and Patron users. Expanded from a top 100 to a top 250 on September 26th, 2022, on the list's 3-year anniversary.

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ELIGIBILITY RULES:

• This list counts female co-directors, even if uncredited. The developers are working towards co-directors getting their credit listed on main pages.
• Includes cis, transgender and female-identifying directors.
• Films must be feature-length (45+ minutes), with a theatrical and/or festival release.
• Documentaries of any kind, short films, theater/stage, TV movies, TV series or miniseries, and episodes are excluded.
• There is a 1,000 minimum ratings threshold.

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  1. 15 +1

    Koe no katachi

    2016 — a.k.a. A Silent Voice: The Movie, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 30 -

    Chibusa yo eien nare

    1955 — a.k.a. The Eternal Breasts, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 52 -2

    Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina...

    1973 — a.k.a. Love & Anarchy, in 1 top list Check
  4. 66 +1

    Saving Face

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  5. 85 -4

    The Heartbreak Kid

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 86 -4

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 87 -4

    Frágil Como o Mundo

    2001 — a.k.a. Fragile as the World, in 1 top list Check
  8. 97 +1

    Slumdog Millionaire

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 104 +1

    Orlando

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 105 +11

    Terra Estrangeira

    1995 — a.k.a. Foreign Land, in 1 top list Check
  11. 114 -1

    Mädchen in Uniform

    1931, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 127 -1

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 131 +9

    Bangalore Days

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 163 -1

    The Virgin Suicides

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 172 -1

    Beautiful Thing

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  16. 181 -5

    Head Over Heels

    1979 — a.k.a. Chilly Scenes of Winter, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 189 -2

    Little Women

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 197 -2

    Kirschblüten - Hanami

    2008 — a.k.a. Cherry Blossoms, in 1 top list Check
  19. 202 +2

    Desert Hearts

    1985, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 211 -1

    Mississippi Masala

    1991, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 213 -2

    Tsuki wa noborinu

    1955 — a.k.a. The Moon Has Risen, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 220 -2

    Dogfight

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  23. 229 -3

    A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 239 -3

    Vendredi soir

    2002 — a.k.a. Friday Night, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 242 -9

    Chou tin dik tong wah

    1987 — a.k.a. An Autumn's Tale, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 24, 2024 by Chilton; source