In the history of mankind, injustice against women has been constantly manifested. This collection contains films-series about strong women who have changed not only their lives. Some of the films tell about unusual girls and women who broke old traditions and opposed prejudices. Many independent journalists have been able to publicize a number of criminal acts against women. The viewer is given the opportunity to watch and evaluate an extensive list of unlawful acts and attacks against women that are still encountered in modern reality.
Scandal (Bombshell) 2020
- Genre: Drama, Biography
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.3, IMDb - 6.8
- Megyn Kelly has been accused by Donald Trump supporters for embarrassing questions in a TV interview.
- The plot is based on a real story of the publication of sexual harassment by the leadership of the Fox News television channel. This was the beginning of the Mee too movement.
In detail
Twenty years of excellence as Fox News CEO Roger Isles ended in firing after being accused of harassment by host Gretchen Carlson. This led to the "domino effect" - after her accusations were brought forward by Kayla Pospisil and Megyn Kelly. The latter began her own investigation to find out how many more girls suffered from the chief womanizer.
Flock (La jauría) 2020
- Genre: Thriller, Drama
- Rating: IMDb - 6.6
- Actor Alberto Guerra starred in the film "Uncontrollable" about political violence.
- The plot tells the story of a gender crime committed against one of the active participants, condemning violence at school.
The action of the picture immerses the audience in the confrontation between local feminists and teachers of the Catholic school. At the center of the scandal is a schoolteacher who practices student abuse. Blanca Ibarra, a 17-year-old schoolgirl, disappears during a peaceful protest. A couple of hours later, unknown persons in social networks post a video of her rape. The police begin their investigation and contact the participants in the private chat "Pack".
Revenge haute couture (The Dressmaker) 2015
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.2, IMDb - 7.1
- Director Jocelyn Moorhouse is filming Stateless, a series about prejudice against refugees from third world countries.
- In the center of the plot is the girl's desire to clear her name and find out the truth about a terrible event that happened 25 years ago.
Glamorous blonde Tilly Dunnage returns to her native land, the Australian town of Dungatar, after a long absence. She spent all these years in Europe, mastering the basics of fashion cutting. In early childhood, something terrible happened to her, which forced the then young girl to flee. She gradually adapts, making useful acquaintances with local fashionistas, sewing European outfits for them. But her real purpose of coming is to find out the truth and take revenge on those guilty of her forced wanderings.
Unforgotten (2015-2018)
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.1, IMDb - 8.2
- In 2017, filming material was released on DVD along with 4 seasons.
- The main character works as a police detective and investigates archival cases. High-ranking officials are trying to hide a secret about one of them.
The film begins with the discovery of the corpse of a man with traces of violent death. The murder happened over 20 years ago, but there are no forgotten crimes. A woman detective with a strong character takes on the case with her colleagues. They have to shake up a bunch of old documentation, find and interview witnesses. But among them are very influential persons. The detectives are under tremendous pressure, but they still manage to find and bring the true criminals to the dock.
Desert Flower 2009
- Genre: Drama, Biography
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 8.0, IMDb - 7.4
- The film won the 2010 German Film Awards for Outstanding Feature Film.
- The storyline follows the difficult fate of a Somali girl forced to flee from domestic violence.
Behind her successful career as a fashion model in Europe lies the dramatic fate of a refugee from Somalia. Already at the age of three, she underwent a circumcision procedure, and later she was going to be married off as a teenager. The elderly chosen one already had 3 wives at that time. Not wanting to put up with coercion, the girl escapes to London, lives with her uncle and works at McDonald’s. There she is noticed by the famous photographer Terence Donovan. Thanks to him, the girl opened the doors to the modeling business for herself.
Secret City 2016-2019
- Genre: thriller, detective
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.3, IMDb - 7.4
- Journalist Chris Ullmann appears in the first episode as a guest. And in the next seasons - in the role of himself.
- The plot is based on a journalistic investigation of a young employee of a political publication, who decided to investigate the causes of the mysterious death and did not back down after the pressure on her.
The series takes place simultaneously in Canberra, the capital of Australia, and in Beijing, the capital of China. Six months ago, an Australian activist committed self-immolation in China, demanding freedom for Tibet. And in Australia, a young journalist Harriet accidentally finds herself at the river, from where the local police removed the body of a drowned man with a ripped belly. Harriet gets involved in an investigation that will lead her to an insidious conspiracy of interstate proportions.
Unbelievable 2019
- Genre: detective, crime
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.7, IMDb - 8.4
- The journalists told about this real event in the 581st episode of the radio program "Anatomy of Doubt".
- Impassive detectives come to the rescue of a girl who has suffered from a rapist to whitewash her reputation. Despite pressure and threats, they will go public.
Having turned to the police with a statement about rape, the teenage girl does not find support from the authorities and society. Militiamen said they did not find any evidence to support the girl's words. After a while, the police again receive similar statements. The detectives get down to business, who discover that there are much more such crimes.
Gentleman Jack 2019
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.9, IMDb - 8.2
- Anne Lister's diaries were used in the 1994 film Skirt Through History.
- The series is based on real events, mentioned in the diaries of Ann Lister, who fought for her free views and beliefs.
More about season 2
The action of the series takes viewers to the UK in the early 19th century. Returning to the family estate in West Yorkshire, the main character begins to rebuild her usual life in her own way. Having appeared in the role of the "white crow", the English aristocrat Anne Lister does not pay any attention to the censure of society. She behaves like a typical man, which is manifested in an increased interest in the female sex. For which he gets the nickname "Gentleman Jack".
Jean Seberg's Dangerous Role 2019
- Genre: Thriller, Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.8, IMDb - 5.6
- The film was screened for the first time at the 2019 Venice Film Festival out of competition.
- The story centers on the FBI's pursuit of actress Jean Seberg in the late 1960s for her association with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.
In detail
The main character lives in Paris with her husband and son. She has 2 successful roles in Europe behind her, but she dreams of acting in Hollywood. Soon, the family moves to Los Angeles, where Gene gets to know the leader of the Black Panther Party. They have a whirlwind romance, and later Jean is imbued with revolutionary ideas and begins to sponsor this semi-underground organization. They became interested in the FBI and began active surveillance of the actress, which grew into political persecution.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 8.2, IMDb - 8.2
- The film won 2 Oscars - Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.
- The plot tells the story of a strong-spirited mother, who entered into a fight with local police officers who were unsuccessfully investigating the reasons for the murder of her daughter.
Six months have passed since the rape and brutal murder of the girl Angela Hayes. The police investigation has reached an impasse and, in order to make the case public, the mother of the murdered woman rents 3 billboards on the road leading from their house to the small provincial town of Ebbing in Missouri. On them, she places critical remarks about the police chief. Of course, this did not remain without his attention, and the police begin to persecute the heartbroken woman.
Seven Sisters 2017
- Genre: sci-fi, action
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.6, IMDb - 6.9
- The film was released overseas under the title "What Happened to Monday".
- The plot of the film tells about interesting events in the future, where childbirth is taken under control. 7 sisters enter into an unequal fight for their rights.
The action of the picture takes viewers into an overpopulated future. Families are allowed to have only one child, the rest of the "extra" children are taken by the "Distribution Bureau" and placed in a cryosleep. In one family, 7 twin girls are born at once, their mother dies in childbirth, and grandfather Terrence is involved in raising. He hides from the authorities the very fact of the birth of 7 sisters, having established a strict rule - girls go out on the street once a week. Each girl has her own day, corresponding to the day of the week. Everything was fine until Monday left home and returned.
Working moms (Workin 'Moms) 2017-2020
- Genre: Comedy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.4, IMDb - 7.5
- Katherine Reitman and Philip Sternberg, playing a married couple, are married in real life.
- The picture reveals the complex world of relationships between women who are forced to combine career and family. 4 girlfriends work together to overcome numerous social problems.
In detail
A film-series about strong women who changed their lives. In the center of the plot is a story about unusual girls and women trying to be independent. Viewers are invited to look at the life of 4 mothers, each with their own list of problems. Kate can't make the right choice. Anna is trying to solve family problems. Frankie is committed to overcoming relationship discomfort. And Jenny is constantly doing reckless things.
Erin Brockovich 2000
- Genre: Drama, Biography
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.8, IMDb - 7.3
- Julia Roberts won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role as Erin.
- The film is based on a real story of the confrontation between an energy corporation and a human rights activist who defended the residents of the town of Hinckley in California.
The plot follows a female lawyer who has achieved success as a legal assistant. She single-handedly manages to force the leaders of an energy company to resign, accused of contaminating the city's water supply. As a result of the litigation initiated by the main character, hundreds of residents with cancer received compensation from the corporation that violated their rights.
North Country 2005
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.6, IMDb - 7.3
- Real bailiffs took part in the filming of the film.
- In the center of the plot is a film story about the first trial in the United States about sexual harassment, where the heroine managed to file a lawsuit and win the trial.
After the divorce, the main character Jody returns to her hometown in Minnesota with her two children. The only place where it was possible to earn money to support the family was a local mine. Jody gets a job there and from the very first days is faced with humiliating demands. She finds herself in the position of a hostage of circumstances, who lost everything, but did not despair. Not wanting to put up, the heroine files a lawsuit to protect her part and the right to work on an equal basis with men. Ultimately she wins.
Roofless, Outlaw (Sans toit ni loi) 1985
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.2, IMDb - 7.7
- In 1986, actress Sandrine Bonner was awarded the Cesar Film Award for Best Actress.
- The plot revolves around the tragic life of Mona's girl, who changed her boring job in Paris to vagrancy and loneliness.
The foreign film begins with the discovery of a dead woman in a gutter on the southern coast of France. The police open a case and establish that it was a vagrant named Mona, who is furiously defending her right to such a life. Finding out the details, detectives interview everyone with whom the deceased has met in recent months. Among them were both sympathizers and villains who took the opportunity to hurt Mona.
Suffragette 2015
- Genre: Drama, Biography
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.9, IMDb - 6.9
- Mood Watts is a collective image compiled from biographies of real activists.
- The plot of the picture is based on real events that took place in Great Britain at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Women began to actively fight for granting them voting rights.
Originally from the UK, the women's rights movement (suffrage) initially adopted a non-violent method of advocating for rights. Peaceful actions and literary agitation had no effect, so some of the active participants decided to act differently. A girl named Mood Watts falls into one of these radical cells. Using the example of a young activist of a social movement, the viewer will learn what sacrifices British women made in order to achieve recognition of their equality.
Lucy 2014
- Genre: Action, Science Fiction
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.7, IMDb - 6.4
- The idea of the film is borrowed from the work of R. Heinlein "Stranger in a Strange Land".
- The plot tells about a tragic accident that brought the girl Lucy into the hands of the drug mafia. Thanks to the newfound strength, she manages to punish the offenders.
An exciting action movie about a girl with super-abilities begins with the arrival of the heroine named Lucy in Taiwan. One of her friends offers her to earn extra money by transporting a closed case. The unsuspecting Lucy finds herself in the hands of the Korean mafia, which forces her to transport drugs by placing them in her stomach. And one day the bag of drugs breaks. As a result, the girl turns into the most dangerous creature on the planet.
Million Dollar Baby 2004
- Genre: Drama, Sports
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 8.1, IMDb - 8.1
- The film received 4 Oscars.
- The plot tells about the persistence of a girl who decided to make a career in professional boxing. Despite her prejudices, she manages to achieve the impossible, but at a very high cost.
The main character of the picture Maggie Fitzgerald works as a waitress in a bar. She has a cherished dream - to become a professional boxer. In the boxing section, run by Frank Dunn, she gets rejected. Maggie shows the persistence of female warriors and trains hard. Seeing such a sense of purpose, Frank changes his mind and begin to train her. Her career is skyrocketing.
Eat Pray Love (2010)
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.8, IMDb - 5.8
- Julia Roberts, who played the lead role, was paid $ 10 million.
- According to the plot, the heroine tries to understand herself and her true desires in order to find the long-awaited happiness. To do this, she will have to go through painful trials.
While vacationing in Bali, the successful writer Elizabeth receives valuable advice from a local healer. After returning home, she realizes that she would like a different fate and decides on a difficult and painful divorce. Going on a journey, the heroine learns to enjoy the places she visits. In Italy she likes the local cuisine, in India she enjoys learning the inner philosophy, and in Indonesia she is looking for true love.
Coco Avant Chanel 2009
- Genre: Drama, Biography
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.4, IMDb - 6.7
- In 2010, the film received an Oscar for Best Costume Design.
- The storyline tells about the youth of Gabrielle Chanel and the formation of her strong-willed character, which allowed the heroine to achieve popularity in the fashion world.
The inmate of an orphanage works as a saleswoman in a clothing boutique. After work, the girl moonlights in a cabaret, performing under the stage name Coco. One evening she is noticed by Baron Etienne Balsan, with whom she falls in love and moves with him to Paris. Striving for independence, the heroine constantly experiments with tailoring and soon opens a small shop of women's hats. This served as a powerful impetus towards building their own fashion empire.
Working Girl (1988)
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.3, IMDb - 6.8
- The film won an Oscar for Best Song.
- The plot tells about the insistence of a simple secretary in an effort to achieve a promotion. She has to not only convey the original idea to the management, but also whitewash her own name, discredited by the cunning boss.
A bright and memorable picture will complement the collection of series of films about strong women who changed their own lives. We are talking about unusual girls and women striving to become independent. The viewer is invited to see the clever secretary, who, thanks to the occasion, was included in the list of leaders for the next important meeting. There she learns that her boss has appropriated her innovative idea. The appearance of a rival with a broken leg confuses all the cards, but the heroine manages to restore justice and find love.
Films about women who have achieved success
