Monday is International Women's Day, a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women in every field and every walk of life. Female directors used to be a rare breed, but that is quickly changing. Here is list of upcoming movies helmed by women, compiled byThePlaylist.net.
Don’t Worry Darling
Director:Olivia Wilde(Booksmart)
Cast:Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Gemma Chan, Nick Kroll
Synopsis: A dissatisfied 1950s housewife uncovers a disturbing secret.
Release Date: TBD.
How It Ends
Directors:Zoe Lister-Jones(The Craft: Legacy) andDarylWein(Lola Versus)
Cast:Zoe Lister-Jones, Cailee Spaeny, Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen, Helen Hunt, Lamorne Morris, Nick Kroll
Synopsis: A woman teams up with her younger self to try and reconcile with her friends and family – and make it to an epic party – before the world ends.
Release Date: Debuts at Sundance at the end of January.
Land
Director:Robin Wright
Cast:Robin Wright, Demián Bichir, Kim Dickens
Synopsis: After a terrible tragedy, a woman retreats to the forest in the Rocky Mountains.
Release Date: Premieres at Sundance, then opens in theaters February 12 via Focus Features
The Last Letter From Your Lover
Director:Augustine Frizzell(Never Goin’ Back)
Cast:Felicity Jones, Shailene Woodley, Callum Turner
Synopsis: A young woman discovers a series of letters between star-crossed lovers and becomes obsessed with learning more about them and their relationship.
Release Date:TBD, via Netflix.
The Lost Daughter
Director:MaggieGyllenhaal
Cast:Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Mescal, Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Synopsis: When a woman becomes obsessed with another woman and her daughter while on holiday, her own memories of early motherhood come rushing back.
Release Date: TBD.
Mayday
Director:KarenCinorre
Cast:Grace Van Patten, Mia Goth, Havana Rose Liu, Soko, Théodore Pellerin, Juliette Lewis
Synopsis: When Ana is transported to a land of endless war, she joins a legion of female soldiers, only to realize she might not be the killer they want her to be.
Release Date: Debuts at Sundance at the end of January.
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
Director:Ana Lily Amirpour(A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,The Bad Batch)
Cast:Kate Hudson, Craig Robinson, Ed Skrein, Jeon Jong-seo, Evan Whitten
Synopsis: A girl with unusual powers escapes from a mental asylum and tries to make it on her own in New Orleans.
Release Date: TBD.
Moxie
Director:Amy Poehler
Cast:Josephine Langford, Marcia Gay Harden, Clark Gregg, Ike Barinholtz
Synopsis: A Texas teenager organizes a feminist revolution at her high school.
Release Date: March 3, via Netflix.
My Zoe
Director:Julie Delpy(2 Days in Paris)
Cast:Julie Delpy, Gemma Arterton, Daniel Brühl, Richard Armitage
Synopsis: After tragedy strikes, a devoted mother and geneticist seeks the help of a world-renowned fertility physician.
Release Date: In theaters February 26.
Passing
Director:Rebecca Hall
Cast:Ruth Negga, Tessa Thompson, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp
Synopsis: Two mixed-race friends reunite in adulthood and become entangled in one another’s lives.
ReleaseDate: Debuts at Sundance at the end of January.
Pink Skies Ahead
Director:Kelly Oxford
Cast:Jessica Barden, Rosa Salazar, Odeya Rush, Marcia Gay Harden, Lewis Pullman, Henry Winkler, Mary J. Blige
Synopsis: A young woman in denial about her anxiety disorder moves back in with her parents.
ReleaseDate: TBD via MTV Films.
The Power of the Dog
Director:Jane Campion(“Bright Star,” “The Piano”)
Cast:Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Thomasin McKenzie, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Synopsis: A pair of brothers who own a large ranch in Montana are pitted against each other when one of them gets married.
ReleaseDate: TBD, but Netflix promised a 2021 release back in 2019, so let’s assume they’ll make that promise!
Red, White and Water
Director:Lila Neugebauer
Cast:Jennifer Lawrence, Samira Wiley, Brian Tyree Henry
Synopsis: A U.S. soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.
ReleaseDate: TBD.
Reminiscence
Director:LisaJoy(“Westworld”)
Cast:Rebecca Ferguson, Hugh Jackman, Thandie Newton
Synopsis: The life of a rugged veteran who offers clients the ability to relive any memory they desire is irrevocably altered when he meets a mysterious woman.
ReleaseDate: In theaters and on HBO Max April 16.
Respect
Director:LieslTommy
Cast:Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Tate Donovan, Mary J. Blige
Synopsis: This biographical drama chronicles the life of legendary songstressArethaFranklin.
ReleaseDate: In theaters Aug. 13, via United Artists Releasing.
SaintMaud
Director:Rose Glass
Cast:Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight
Synopsis: A hospice worker and recent convert to Roman Catholicism becomes obsessed with one of her patients.
ReleaseDate: TBD via A24.
The World to Come
Director:MonaFastvold(“The Sleepwalker”)
Cast:Vanessa Kirby, Katherine Waterston, Christopher Abbott, Casey Affleck
Synopsis: Two married women fall in love on the American east coast frontier.
ReleaseDate: Screens at Sundance and opens in theaters on February 12 via Bleecker Street Films.
Zola
Director: Janicza Bravo (“Lemon”)
Cast:Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, Ari’el Stachel, Colman Domingo
Synopsis: A stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.
ReleaseDate: In theaters June 30 via A24.