Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "liberated-woman"

1. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, History

A female sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of Melbourne in the late 1920s, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit.

Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings

Votes: 17,728

2. The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023– )

TV-MA | 42 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Forbidden from practicing law, a woman prepares an appeal to overturn the court's decision in this true story of Lidia Poët, Italy's first female lawyer.

Stars: Matilda De Angelis, Eduardo Scarpetta, Pier Luigi Pasino, Sinéad Thornhill

Votes: 7,794

3. From Straight A's to XXX (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Biography, Drama

In order to pay her college tuition, a young woman turns to the adult film industry and must balance her personal life with a new life as porn star Belle Knox.

Director: Vanessa Parise | Stars: Haley Pullos, Sasha Clements, Judd Nelson, Jessica Lu

Votes: 1,827

4. The Names of Love (2010)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young, extroverted left-wing activist who sleeps with her political opponents to convert them to her cause is successful until she meets her match.

Director: Michel Leclerc | Stars: Sara Forestier, Jacques Gamblin, Zinedine Soualem, Carole Franck

Votes: 8,229 | Gross: $0.51M

5. Love in the Afternoon (1972)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Though he has an adoring wife, a bourgeois man is still tempted to pursue other women.

Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Bernard Verley, Zouzou, Françoise Verley, Daniel Ceccaldi

Votes: 9,348

6. Ema (2019)

R | 107 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart.

Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Mariana Di Girólamo, Gael García Bernal, Santiago Cabrera, Paola Giannini

Votes: 9,265

7. Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On (2017)

TV-MA | 280 min | Documentary

Personal stories reveal how the intersection of sex, technology and intimate relationships is rewiring us in fundamental ways.

Stars: James Rhine, Lauren Phillips, Kylie Quinn, Kleio Valentien

Votes: 2,377

8. The Sex Awards (2014 TV Special)

TV-MA | 72 min | Adult, News

Who will be crowned the first Porn Star of the Year? In the first fan-voted award show to be shown on television this behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the major porn stars provides ... See full summary »

Director: Doug Fresh | Stars: Jessica Drake, Veruca James, Penny Pax, Asa Akira

Votes: 168

9. Alvin Purple (1973)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

Waterbed salesman Alvin consults a psychiatrist about his irresistibilty to women.

Director: Tim Burstall | Stars: Graeme Blundell, Abigail, Lynette Curran, Christine Amor

Votes: 664

10. The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The rather eccentric (especially in her thinking) author of "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" becomes involved with a much younger, and married man, to the dismay of those close to her.

Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Helen Mirren, Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, Peter Fonda

Votes: 1,652

11. The Married Woman (2021– )

30 min | Drama, Romance

A wife, a mom, a teacher, a homemaker, she's played all the roles, but what about being true to herself? Being Astha? Be a part of Astha's journey as she breaks boundaries, set by society, to find herself.

Stars: Ridhi Dogra, Monica Dogra, Suhaas Ahuja, Imaaduddin Shah

Votes: 11,813

12. The Black Marble (1980)

PG | 113 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A romantic comedy which explores the pressures on police officers.

Director: Harold Becker | Stars: Robert Foxworth, Paula Prentiss, Harry Dean Stanton, Barbara Babcock

Votes: 903

13. Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)

M/PG | 108 min | Comedy, Romance

Carla Campbell receives maintenance payment from three former soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of her daughter, Gia.

Director: Melvin Frank | Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers, Peter Lawford

Votes: 1,869

14. A Sunday in the Country (1984)

G | 90 min | Drama

An elderly painter whose son visits with his family on the weekends, is also surprised by a visit from his still-single daughter.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Louis Ducreux, Michel Aumont, Sabine Azéma, Geneviève Mnich

Votes: 3,130 | Gross: $2.41M

15. Full Moon in Paris (1984)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Louise is a suburban young interior decorator divided between a boyfriend, a lover (who is married) and the wish of having some fulfillment and some balance in her life. A change to reach ... See full summary »

Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Pascale Ogier, Tchéky Karyo, Fabrice Luchini, Virginie Thévenet

Votes: 5,392 | Gross: $0.01M

16. Mostly Sunny (2016)

TV-MA | 83 min | Documentary

Mostly Sunny is a documentary that tells the remarkable story of Sunny Leone, the Canadian-born, American-bred adult film star who is pursuing her dreams of Bollywood stardom.

Director: Dilip Mehta | Stars: Sunny Leone, Daniel Weber, Sundeep Vohra, Kiran Bedi

Votes: 771

17. La visita (2021)

78 min | Drama

Alicia and Enrique are a young married couple whose relationship is compromised Carlota, Alicia's friend from the past, comes to live with them.

Director: Ana Mancera | Stars: Ivana De Maria, Fiona Osio, Mariano Palacios, Adriana Llabres

Votes: 60

18. Becoming Belle Knox (2014)

Documentary, Short

Miriam Weeks is an 18-year-old college student attending Duke University. She is also Belle Knox, America's newest top adult-film actress, and she uses her income as a porn star to pay her tuition. This is her story.

Director: Phillip Van | Stars: Nina Hartley, Ron Jeremy, Belle Knox, Mia Malkova

Votes: 25

19. Neigh Means Yes (1991)

58 min | Drama

Yuu is living with her Ryusei horse on the edge of the sea. One day, a young researcher and three artists arrive and they disturb Yuu's quasi-telepathic relation with a horse.

Director: Hisayasu Satô | Stars: Yukinojô, Mineo Sugiura, Rie Asai, Kôichi Imaizumi

Votes: 65

20. The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)

Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Romance

A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.

Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner, Gail Patrick

Votes: 1,044

21. Illicit (1931)

Unrated | 79 min | Drama, Romance

A young couple lives together out of wedlock, but they find that they're ahead of their time.

Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, James Rennie, Ricardo Cortez, Natalie Moorhead

Votes: 1,167

22. Le septième juré (1962)

90 min | Crime, Drama

In a moment of madness a respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened.

Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Bernard Blier, Danièle Delorme, Maurice Biraud, Jacques Riberolles

Votes: 965

23. The New Eve (1999)

94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Camille is having the time of her life, enjoying all that Paris' decadent nightlife has to offer a young single woman. She parties all night with sexual abandon, then stumbles home at dawn,... See full summary »

Director: Catherine Corsini | Stars: Karin Viard, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Catherine Frot, Sergi López

Votes: 658

24. Education of a Co-Ed (2006)

TV-MA | Drama

Tracy, a stunning but naive young coed, is about to receive the kind of education that can't be learned from reading and writing. With the instruction of her gorgeous professor, Jane, Tracy... See full summary »

Director: Francis Locke | Stars: Rachel Elizabeth, Alana Evans, Angelica S, Rich Heartsome

25. I Love You All (1980)

105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A woman invites all four men she loved in her life for the dinner of New Year's Eve at the same time and unites them all in her house. In sentimental flashbacks they recall the former times.

Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gérard Depardieu, Serge Gainsbourg

Votes: 530

26. The Adult Entertainment Expo (2007 TV Movie)

Documentary, Action

Coverage of the 2007 Adult Entertainment Exposition, a convention for the adult entertainment industry.

Director: Jesse Selwyn | Stars: Kami Andrews, Lisa Ann, Cody Bangs, Cynthia Boris

Votes: 14

27. Porca società (1978)

90 min | Crime, Drama

Paulo joins a student protest, where he meets the socialist Michela. She has been separated from her husband. Paul is intrigued and spiritually attracted by the new political movement. Peaceful demonstrations keep turning into riots.

Director: Luigi Russo | Stars: Saverio Marconi, Mirella D'Angelo, Luciano Bartoli, Sofia Dionisio

Votes: 23

28. Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1996)

Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary focusing on the life of novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, the author of the bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and originator of the Objectivist philosophy.

Director: Michael Paxton | Stars: Sharon Gless, Michael S. Berliner, Harry Binswanger, Sylvia Bokor

Votes: 649 | Gross: $0.21M

29. Fight Like a Woman (2018)

Short, Action

When local boxer, Lanie Ray, goes head to head with crowd favorite, Ricky Louis, the fight is about much more than throwing the winning punch.

Director: Taya Calder-Mason | Stars: Matthew Clarke, Paul Antony Rogers, Taya Calder-Mason, Brenton Prince

30. Sex en gros (1971)

83 min | Documentary

The aftermath of the summer of pornography 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Live-show-clubs close down. Young Christians protest against the lack of morals.

Director: Nils Vest | Stars: Bodil Joensen, Jens Theander, Peter Theander

Votes: 12

31. Footsteps in the Sand (1939)

Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A murder case sparks a sensationalist press frenzy as it becomes clear that the killer only strikes when there is a full moon.

Director: Paul L. Stein | Stars: Joan Marion, Raymond Massey, Elliott Mason, Walter Hudd

Votes: 56

32. La viuda del capitán Estrada (1991)

102 min | Drama

Madrid, 1947. In an isolated Spain during the years after World War II, Luisa, the attractive widow of Captain Estrada, refuses to live according to the social norms that repressed and ... See full summary »

Director: José Luis Cuerda | Stars: Anna Galiena, Sergi Mateu, Nacho Martínez, Chema Mazo

Votes: 53

33. Our Bodies, Our Minds (2001)

Not Rated | 67 min | Documentary

Our Bodies, Our Minds is about feminists who work as prostitutes, exotic dancers, and in other areas of the adult entertainment industry. How can these women be feminists, you ask? That's ... See full summary »

Director: Rebecca M. Alvin | Stars: Priscilla Alexander, Nina Hartley, Carol Leigh, Carol Queen

Votes: 21

34. Red Hot Carpet (2007 TV Special)

23 min

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Director: Timothy E. Sabo | Stars: Monique Alexander, Criss Angel, Julia Ann, Marco Banderas

35. Understanding Our World: An Interview with Ayn Rand (1961 TV Movie)

30 min | Documentary

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Stars: James V. McConnell, Ayn Rand

Votes: 20

36. The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998–2000)
Episode: Speedy Death (1998)

TV-14 | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

The "notorious" Mrs Adela Bradley stops off at her ex-husband's funeral on her way to her goddaughter's engagement party, little suspecting that she will soon be attending the funeral of one of the guests.

Director: Audrey Cooke | Stars: John Alderton, Simeon Andrews, Lynda Baron, Tom Butcher

Votes: 367

37. Coming Up (2003–2013)
Episode: Re-ignited (2003)

24 min | Drama

All Nige wants is to be a father. Unfortunately his girlfriend is not ready, so she breaks up with him. Not one to dwell on lost love, Nige uses Friends Reunited to track down an old flame ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Sen | Stars: Rainer Wiseman, Kirsty Dillon, Danielle Tarento, David Armand

Votes: 8

38. The Jerry Springer Show (1991–2018)
Episode: I Slept with 251 Men in 10 Hours! (1995)

TV-14 | Comedy, Talk-Show

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Stars: Jerry Springer, Annabel Chong, Ron Jeremy, Sinnamon Love

39. The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998–2000)
Episode: Death at the Opera (2000)

TV-14 | 60 min | Mystery, Thriller

Mrs Bradley revisits her alma mater and during a school performance of the Mikado, one of the lead singers is murdered.

Director: James Hawes | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Roy Barraclough, Elaine Claxton, Peter Davison

Votes: 175

40. The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998–2000)
Episode: Laurels Are Poison (2000)

TV-14 | 60 min | Mystery, Thriller

While visiting an old friend, Mrs. Bradley investigates the poisoning of the cook. And the strange behaviour of her friends.

Director: Martin Hutchings | Stars: Stuart Bunce, Michele Dotrice, Neil Dudgeon, Michael Fox

Votes: 138

41. The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998–2000)
Episode: The Rising of the Moon (2000)

TV-14 | 60 min | Mystery, Thriller

A police inspector, and admirer of Mrs Bradley invites her to investigate the murder of a member of a traveling circus troupe.

Director: Martin Hutchings | Stars: Richard Baglow, James Baglow, Kenneth Colley, Peter Davison

Votes: 137

42. SexTV (1998–2008)
Episode: Annabel Chong/Coming Attractions (Tupper-Sex) (1998)

TV-MA | Documentary

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Director: Brad Brough | Stars: John T. Bone, Annabel Chong, Michael J. Cox, Dick James

Votes: 16

43. The Mike Wallace Interview (1957–1960)
Episode: Ayn Rand (1959)

Talk-Show

Mike Wallace interviews Ayn Rand on her self-made philosophy, which Wallace calls Randism, but which Rand herself prefers to call Objectivism.

Director: Max Miller | Stars: Mike Wallace, Ayn Rand

Votes: 19

44. A Whole New Ballgame (1995)
Episode: Brett's Beef (1995)

TV-PG | Comedy

Brett is challenged on air to mix it up in the ring by a woman after his on air jabs demeaning female pugilists.

Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Julia Campbell, Richard Kind, Kari Coleman

45. The Tyra Banks Show (2005–2011)
Episode: Teens in the Sex Trade (2007)

TV-PG | Talk-Show

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Stars: Tyra Banks, Ian Preston Cinnamon, Sasha Grey, Drew Pinsky

46. Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2010)

TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Romance

Mrs. Hughes is reunited with an old beau, now a widower proposing marriage, and the Countess hires Matthew Crawley to see if the will can be broken and disagrees with his mother on a diagnosis.

Director: Brian Kelly | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter

Votes: 2,374

47. Prohibition (2011)
Episode: A Nation of Hypocrites (2011)

TV-PG | 105 min | Documentary, History

With gangsters terrorizing the public and profiting from the sale of alcohol, many citizens believed Prohibition was unsuccessful, which led to its repeal.

Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Pete Hamill, Jonathan Eig, Michael Lerner

Votes: 173

48. The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode: The Choice (2012)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History

Cesare goes to Forli to convince Catherina Sforza to pledge allegiance to the Pope while the Pontiff tries to find a way to buy off Cardinal Savarona.

Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Joanne Whalley

Votes: 571

49. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Stroll on the Wild Side: Part 1 (2012)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a demure, engaged librarian, who led a double life as a prostitute in a local saloon, is found strangled, Anna Fulford, still on the run from the Black Hand, helps Murdoch in his murder investigation.

Director: Michael DeCarlo | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Georgina Reilly

Votes: 323

50. CNBC Documentaries (2003– )
Episode: Porn: Business of Pleasure (2009)

Unrated | 60 min | Documentary, News

CNBC takes a behind the scenes look at the Porn Industry and examines challenges facing the industry including censorship and the competition from free online porn. It also looks at the ... See full summary »

Stars: Melissa Lee, Steve Hirsch, Sasha Grey, Steven Soderbergh

Votes: 36