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Any female directed movies in the top 250?

posted 8 years ago by filmmagnet
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Can't think of one unless you count The Matrix where the brothers are now the sisters but they weren't at the time. Otherwise the highest I can think of is The Piano (7.6).One movie in the top 250 comes to mind based on a book by a female (Gone Girl) and I can think of one definite chick (Amelie). Can't really expect a lot of estrogen on the list given the demographic of IMDb voters. It'd be interesting to see a top 250 as determined by female voters to see how different it was but I suspect it would still be largely the same with most of the same films rated highly by both. I'm a guy by the way, I was just thinking of the top 250 and challenging myself to find a female directed movie in there and failed.

[–] Hassan_Scarborough 8 years ago

Lost in Translation.

[–] loofapotato 8 years ago

Based on worldwide Box Office takes.

9. Jennifer Lee (co-directed) - 'Frozen' grossed $1.2 billion worldwide in 2013.

40. Kelly Asbury - 'Shrek 2' grossed $919 million worldwide in 2004.

68. Angela Jolie (co-directed) - 'Maleficent' grossed nearly $760 million worldwide in 2014.

78. Lilly & Lana Wachowski (co-directed) - 'The Matrix Reloaded' grossed $742 million worldwide in 2003.

95. Jennifer Yuh nelson - 'Kung Fu Panda 2' grossed $665 million worldwide in 2011.

113. Phyllida Lloyd - 'Mamma Mia!' grossed $609 million worldwide in 2008.

127. Sam Taylor-Johnson - 'Fifty Shades of Grey' grossed $571 million worldwide in 2015.

142. Brenda Chapman - 'Brave' grossed $540 million worldwide in 2012.

151. Jennifer Yuh Helson - 'Kung Fu Panda 3' grossed $519 million worldwide in 2016.

167. Vicky Jensen (co-directed) - 'Shrek' grossed $484 million worldwide in 2001.

183. Lilly & Lana Wachowski (co-directed) - 'The Matrix' grossed $463 million worldwide in 1999.

197. Betty Thomas - 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel' grossed $443 million worldwide in 2011.

209. Lilly & Lana Wachowski (co-directed) - 'The Matrix Revolutions' grossed $427 million worldwide in 2003.

236. Catherine Hardwicke - 'Twilight' grossed $393 million in 2008.

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257. Nancy Meyers - 'What Women Want' grossed $374 million domestic in 2000.

272. Vicky Jensen (co-directed) - 'Shark Tale' grossed $367 million worldwide in 2004.

303. Mimi Meyers - 'Deep Impact' grossed $349 million worldwide in 1998.

353. Anne Fletcher - 'The Proposal' grossed $317 million worldwide in 2009.

392. Amy Heckerling - 'Look Who's Talking' grossed $97 million worldwide in 1989.

398. Betty Thomas - 'Doctor Dolittle' grossed $294 million worldwide in 1998.

414. Elizabeth Banks - 'Pitch Perfect 2' grossed nearly $288 million worldwide in 2015.

483. Nora Ephron - 'You've Got Mail' grossed $20 million worldwide in 1998.

554. Nora Ephron - 'Sleepless in Seattle' grossed $227 million worldwidein 1993.

582. Brenda Chapman - 'The Prince of Egypt' grossed $218 million worldwide in 1998.

*Off the list
Penny Marshall - 'Big' grossed $151.7 million worldwide in 1988.
Penny Marshall - 'A League of Their Own' $132 million worldwide in 1992.

Sources
http://www.thewrap.com/15-highest-grossing-movies-directed-by-women/
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Director&p=.htm

[–] m-slovak79 8 years ago

The #1 female directed movie is easily...

Point Break (1991) ; which is within my Top 69 movies in general.

that movie should easily be within the Top 250 in my mind.

p.s. in fact, there is only 210 movies i gave a 7 or higher out of the 2,000+ total movies i have seen. there is probably very little else within my Top 210 movies that are directed by a female.

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[–] aHardNightsDay 8 years ago

Slumdog millionaire co-directed by a woman??

[–] jcoc_ap204 8 years ago

The Hurt Locker was there for a while.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 8 years ago

Can't think of any offhand.