#52FilmsByWomen - 23rd batch of 52 films Directed by Women

Peter Dinklage in She Came To Me (2023)

Here's the 23rd batch of #52FilmsByWomen watched since taking the pledge in 2016. This blog covers films watched between March - July 2025 directed/co-directed by women. This collection of 52 includes 2 documentaries, 40 full length fiction films (inc TV movies), 1 TV series and 9 short films.

Read about films: 1 – 52, 53 - 104, 105 - 156, 157 - 208, 209 - 260, 261 - 312, 313 - 365, 366 - 417, 418 - 469, 470 - 521, 522 - 573, 574 - 625, 626 - 677, 678 - 729, 730 - 781, 782 - 833, 834 - 885, 886 - 937, 938 - 989, 990 - 1041, 1042 - 1093 and 1094 - 1145.

Or check out my letterboxd list of all those watched for this #52FilmsbyWomen pledge.

From the new-to-me full-length fiction films, my Top 10 were:

The Fallout (2021, Megan Park) Fast Color (2018, Julia Hart) She Came to Me (2023, Rebecca Miller) Violet (2021, Justine Bateman) Under the Skin (1997, Carine Adler) Love and Anarchy (1973, Lina Wertmüller) Maggie’s Plan (2015, Rebecca Miller) The Basilisks (1963, Lina Wertmüller) You Are Not Me (2023, Marisa Crespo, Moisés Romera) A Christmas Carol (2000, Catherine Morshead)

I only watched two documentaries in this batch, but can certainly recommend:

Documenteur (1981, Agnès Varda)

From the short films, my top 5 were:

A Single Life (2014, Joris Oprins, Marieke Blaauw, Job Roggeveen) Bob’s Birthday (1993, Alison Snowden, David Fine) Hold On (2016, Charlotte Scott-Wilson) Getting It Over With (1977, Amy Heckerling) You can read reviews of all these films on my letterboxd.

Films 1146 - 1197

1146. The Fallout (2021, Megan Park)

1147. Queen of Hearts (2019, May el-Toukhy)

1148. Fast Color (2018, Julia Hart)

1149. Patsy & Loretta (2019, Callie Khouri)

1150. She Came to Me (2023, Rebecca Miller)

1151. Miss Austen (2025, Aisling Walsh)

1152. Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone (2017, Alex Huston Fischer, Rachel Wolther)

1153. Swept Away (1974, Lina Wertmüller)

1154. Violet (2021, Justine Bateman)

1155. The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005, Rebecca Miller)

1156. Under the Skin (1997, Carine Adler)

1157. Petite Maman (2021, Céline Sciamma)

1158. Love and Anarchy (1973, Lina Wertmüller)

1159. Maggie’s Plan (2015, Rebecca Miller)

1160. The Basilisks (1963, Lina Wertmüller)

1161. Irish Wish (2024, Janeen Damian)

1162. After.Life (2009, Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo)

1163. You Are Not Me (2023, Marisa Crespo, Moisés Romera)

1164. Blood Feud (1978, Lina Wertmüller)

1165. Documenteur (1981, Agnès Varda)

1166. Daisies (1966, Věra Chytilová)

1167. Redemption in Cherry Springs (2021, Letia Clouston)

1168. One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2024, Shannon Kohli)

1169. Where the Sun Always Shines (2023, Rosie Baldwin)

1170. Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart (2016, Lynne Stopkewich)

1171. Johnny Dangerously (1984, Amy Heckerling)

1172. National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985, Amy Heckerling)

1173. Getting It Over With (1977, Amy Heckerling)

1174. Today We Live (1937, Ralph Bond, Ruby Grierson)

1175. Woman of the Hour (2023, Anna Kendrick)

1176. Mistletoe Murders: Peril of the Belles (2024, Sherry White)

1177. Mistletoe Murders: Death of a Humbug (2024, Melanie Orr)

1178. MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill (2021, Catherine Cyran)

1179. A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994, Joanna Romersa)

1180. A Christmas Carol (2000, Catherine Morshead)

1181. McDonald & Dodds: A Wilderness of Mirrors (2020, Laura Scrivano)

1182. Two Legs…Three Widows…And a Near Miss (1977, Joan Duff)

1183. McDonald & Dodds: We Need To Talk About Doreen (2021, Rebecca Rycroft)

1184. Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994, Jun Falkenstein, Joanna Romersa)

1185. The Uninvited (2024, Nadia Conners)

1186. A Single Life (2014, Joris Oprins, Marieke Blaauw, Job Roggeveen)

1187. Hold On (2016, Charlotte Scott-Wilson)

1188. Falling Leaves (1912, Alice Guy-Blaché)

1189. I Remember You (2015, Claudia Sparrow)

1190. McDonald & Dodds: Clouds Across the Moon (2022, Sasha Ransome)

1191. McDonald & Dodds: Jinxy Sings the Blues (2024, Samantha Harrie)

1192. Wanda (1970, Barbara Loden)

1193. Lady Bird (2017, Greta Gerwig)

1194. Clueless (1995, Amy Heckerling)

1195. Bob’s Birthday (1993, Alison Snowden, David Fine)

1196. Walter (2015, Anna Mastro)

1197. Lou-Lou Lives Here (2005, Hazel Grian)