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.

Any Jodie Foster film-some are 18 though. Maybe not Taxi Driver! And Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (JF had a minor part) is a great film about a working class woman who battles through with strength of character.

Sarah Connor - Terminator series.

Can't believe noone's mentioned On The Basis of Sex - the ruth bader-ginsberg bio pic. Amazing film about an incredible woman
(Apologies if someone has mentioned and i missed it)

Made in Dagenham - true story about women fighting for equal rights.

A Call to Spy

Just googled it's on bbc2 soon. I'll check see if it's on iplayer? It's to pay for on prime.

True story about some of the amazingly brave and brilliant women in SOE during WW2

Bit retro but what about educating Rita and Shirley valentine? Might be a bit old for your DD though! Old as in dated and old as in sex scenes/talk

I was thinking about this already I agree x

I also recommend Queen of Katwe, amazing film. My DCs loved it, early teens.

Another recommendation is Catherine Called Birdy - amazing film with Bella Ramsey, Billie Piper and Andrew Scott. Seen it twice with the kids, could watch it again.

Dd1 watched this on her din she loved it.

Both dds watch little women over and over and I've caught dp in there with them sobbing!

Misbehaviour- a group of women disrupt beauty pageants

Call Jane - women in the 60s who set up an underground abortion centre

Mrs America - a mini series about a group of feminists and a group of very not feminists!

Thank you - Misbehaviour sounds right up my street. We enjoyed Dumplin'. It's all about the doing womaning wrong deconstruction theme for me ❤️

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Not necessarily about empowering women but about minority communities I suppose

Also Do Revenge, has Maya Hawke in it, really fun but some good messages in there.
Sarah Connor in Terminator 2 was total inspo for me as a teen.
Private Benjamin with Goldie Hawn.
I loved Wild, the book is great.
Veronica Mars the series.

Not sure if it quite fits the brief but a film my sister and I loved watching together when we were younger was Me Without You with Michelle Williams and Anna Friel in.

We gave started Mjsbehaviour tonight. Both dds glued. Thank you all so much x

Just popping back to recommend Mjsbehaviour. It was amazing and I sobbed at the end. Dds both really enjoyed it and felt like an important watch. Really appreciate this thread x

@pastypirate what is it I can't find it?

Female Ghostbusters movie

I love this film it didn't get great reviews so went back to a male cast I don't think the female cast was given a chance, anyway it's a funny silly film with great characters worth a watch.

Portrait of a lady on fire
Ammonite

Wild with Reese Witherspoon

Since you're reviving the thread... just thinking the Bletchley Park mystery series would fit great. Some distinct echoes of Hidden Figures!

Also, for movie classics, has anyone mentioned Adam's Rib, with Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy as married lawyers squaring off on the same case? Simply brilliant.

Misbehaviour it's on Disney+ at the moment.