Recommend some films for my 14 year old and me about empowering women please

[pastypirate]

If we enjoyed (and had brilliant discussions about) Suffragette and Hidden Figures what else would we like?

Dd1 is really enjoying this kind of thing and seems very inspired.

Brooklyn also

also some comedies

Pitch perfect

Bridesmaids

Sister act

clueless

I must say my idol as a teen was Scarlett O'Hara. I think she's one of the most amazing literary characters and Vivienne Leigh's performance in Gone with the Wind is in my view the best performance by a female actress ever, so even though the film is controversial, it features one of the most amazing and strong female characters of all time.

Also She Devil with Meryl Streep is a brilliant film about female empowerment. I absolutely loved it as a teen.

Goodness some of these films are pretty dated and ‘heavy’ for a 14 year old… keep it light!

I’d recommend both Legally Blonde films because it is totally about self esteem, independence and female empowerment but also doesn’t undermine femininity. And they’re funny.

And the Pitch Perfect trilogy which is about team work and accepting your strengths and weaknesses (and forgiving and celebrating other women theirs). And they’re funny.

Silkwood

Teens are not incapable of watching serious films. My teen prefers them to nonsensical teen dramas.

Joy
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

They're both true stories

the accused (depending on how old she is)

Absolutely not for a 14 year old.

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.
"Towanda"!!!

Amazing film that I need to watch again soon. Kathy Bates is wonderful in it.

Nappily ever after on Netflix

9 to 5 is wonderful. I love that Dolly Parton can be a feminist icon in heels, make up and bouffant hair.

Moana is young, but girl stands up to the men and saves the day.

Beaches shows female friendship well and has a very young Mayim Bialik.

Sister act is very female driven. They all learn from each other, improve the community and fight the baddies!

CODA fits your criteria, but after watching I was left wishing it was more of a story with deaf people at the centre, not the hearing child's life.

Oh and Alien / Aliens. The saga gets sillier as it goes on, but Ripley is wonderful.

Mildred Pierce

His Girl Friday

All about Eve

How to marry a millionaire

Johnny Guitar

Riding in cars with boys

eta the book is better than the film

Precious? Are you seriously serious? I've read the book and seen the film it's utterly horrific. Hard pass. And Silence of the Lambs.

Little Women (2019)

The Help
Made in Dagenham
Suffragette
Erin Brokovich
legally Blonde (more lightheaded than the others but great storyline)

Oh gosh! What's the one about the women who did the maths which made the mood landings happen!

Hidden figures!

Pretty In Pink

Girl most likely.

Steel magnolias -
Friendship and lifting women up

Pride and Prejudice

Preferably with zombies

I third or fourth A Small Light which is on Disney. Miep Gies - what a legend.

Erin Brokovich, Legally Blonde, Joy, Ten Things I hate about you, Easy A (I love Emma Stone).

Happy Death Day - like a murder mystery version of Groundhog Day.

Agree Little Women
The series Lessons in Chemistry
If she likes a bit of Marvel then the Agent Carter series