Here are the exceptional films put forth by women directors. The best movies directed by women in 2020 not only have a unique voice, they span across all genres. From thoughtful documentaries to tense dramas and continuting on to action-packed thrill rides that are sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats. But which of these female directed films is the best of 2020? That's up to you to decide with your votes.
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The Assistant is a 2020 American Drama film directed by Kitty Green. Jane (Julia Garner) is a recent graduate that begins working at a film production company as she slowly understands the shady ...more
Nomadland is a 2020 American drama film directed by Chloé Zhao, based on the 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder. After losing everything ...more
Dick Johnson Is Dead is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Kirsten Johnson. Johnson involves her father (Dick Johnson), who is suffering from dementia, in a series of imaginative enactments ...more
One Night in Miami is a 2020 American drama film directed by Regina King. Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), and Same Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) meet one ...more
On the Rocks is a 2020 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. A father (Bill Murray) and daughter (Rashida Jones) team up to tail her suspicious husband (Marlon Wayans). ...more
The 40-Year-Old Version is a 2020 American comedy directed by Radha Blank. Radha (Radha Blank) is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. Reinventing herself ...more
Never Rarely Sometimes Always is a 2020 American and British drama film directed by Eliza Hittman. Two teenage cousins from Pennsylvania (Sidney Flanigan and Talia Ryder) embark on a journey to New ...more
Promising Young Woman is a 2020 American black comedy thriller film directed by Emerald Fennell. After a mysterious traumatic event, a cunning, young woman named Cassie (Carey Mulligan) lives a ...more
First Cow is an 2020 American drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt, based on the novel The Half Life by Jonathan Raymond. A cook (John Magaro) travels west to join up with fur trappers but team up ...more
Happiest Season is a 2020 American romantic comedy directed by Clea DuVall. A young woman (Kristen Stewart) plans to propose to her girlfriend (Mackenzie Davis) while at her family's annual holiday ...more
A group of mercenaries, all centuries-old immortals with the ablity to heal themselves, discover someone is onto their secret, and they must fight to protect their freedom. ...more
Emma. is a 2020 British comedy-drama film directed by Autumn de Wilde, based on the 1815 novel by Jane Austen. In 1800s England, a well meaning but selfish young woman (Anya Taylor-Joy) meddles in ...more
Yes, God, Yes is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Karen Maine. A Catholic girl finds herself having tempting thoughts after an AOL chat turns unexpectedly racy. ...more
Audrey is a 2020 documentary film directed by Helena Coan. An intimate look at Audrey Hepburn's life, with access to never-before-seen footage from her family's personal collection, providing an ...more
Black Beauty is a 2020 drama film directed by Ashley Avis, based on the 1877 novel of the same name by Anna Sewell. A wild horse and a teenage girl forge an unbreakable bond which keeps them ...more
Godmothered is a 2020 American fantasy comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire. In a magical world known as The Motherland, a young fairy godmother-in-training discovers that her profession as fairy ...more
To the Stars is a 2019 American drama film directed by Martha Stephens. Under small town scrutiny, a withdrawn farmer's daughter forges an intimate friendship with a worldly but reckless new girl in ...more
I'm Your Woman is an 2020 American drama film, directed by Julia Hart. In the 1970s, a woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his business partners, sending her and her baby on a ...more
Farewell Amor is a 2020 American drama film directed by Ekwa Msangi. After a 17 year separation, an Angolan immigrant is joined in the U.S. by his wife and teenage daughter. Now absolute strangers ...more
Work It is a 2020 American jukebox dance comedy film directed by Laura Terruso. When a high school senior's admission to the college of her dreams depends on her performance at a dance competition, ...more
Cuties (aka Mignonnes) is a 2020 French coming-of-age drama film directed by Maïmouna Doucouré. A Senegalese-French girl with a traditional Muslim upbringing is caught between traditional values and ...more
Kajillionaire is a 2020 American crime comedy-drama film, written and directed by Miranda July. A close-knit family of con artists have their lives turned upside down when they charm a stranger to ...more
Wander Darkly is a 2020 American drama film directed by Tara Miele. New parents, Adrienne and Matteo are forced to revisit painful memories as they face a new trauma. ...more
