Written by Abbey Bender, Cath Clarke, Phil de Semlyen, Tomris Laffly, Helen O'Hara, Joshua Rothkopf & Anna Smith.
While these films weren’t all directed by women, they all say something about the female experience in a way that deserves praise and respect – then, now and in our hopefully more equitable future. (Shout out to Alice Guy-Blaché.) In compiling our list of the 100 greatest feminist films of all-time, we’ve looked back over a century or so. Here’s the truth, though: while they haven’t always received the recognition they deserve – and have had to put up with tremendous amounts of crap – brilliant women have been involved in movie-making since cinema began. But in the wake of #MeToo, there are signs of cracks appearing in the glass ceiling, from the recent Oscar triumphs of Jane Campion, Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland and the Michelle Yeoh-powered Everything Everywhere All At Once to Greta Gerwig’s subversive take on Barbie. Make no mistake, it’s still a boy’s town. Little by little, women-driven storytelling is gaining traction in Hollywood.
