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Poll: Bridging the Gender Gap: Best Films from Women Directors
The Critics Choice nominations were announced recently and Angelina Jolie and Ava DuVernay were nominated as best director, a historic first, as no more than one woman had been nominated in any given year before. In a male-dominated industry, women have traditionally been shut out from directing movies and receiving recognition when they did. But standing on the shoulders of trailblazing female directors such as Alice Guy-Blaché and Dorothy Arzner, more and more women are at the helm. According to Metacritic, the following are the most critically acclaimed films directed by women; which do you think is the best?
(Documentaries, films after 2010, and films made before meta-scores were given are not included.)
Make Your Choice
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After the Wedding (2006)
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American Splendor (2003)
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An Education (2009)
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Away from Her (2006)
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Beau Travail (1999)
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Boys Don't Cry (1999)
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Bright Star (2009)
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Chaos (2001)
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City of God (2002)
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Eve's Bayou (1997)
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Fish Tank (2009)
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Frozen River (2008)
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The Headless Woman (2008)
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How I Killed My Father (2001)
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The Hurt Locker (2008)
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Innocence (2004)
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The Intruder (2004)
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The Kids Are All Right (2010)
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
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Little Women (1994)
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Look at Me (2004)
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Lost in Translation (2003)
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The Namesake (2006)
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Old Joy (2006)
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Persepolis (2007)
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The Piano (1993)
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The Savages (2007)
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The Secret of Kells (2009)
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Set Me Free (1999)
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Shrek (2001)
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Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
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Wendy and Lucy (2008)
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Whale Rider (2002)
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Winter's Bone (2010)
