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Rental > Girl-centric: 40 Films to Rent
- Black Widow (2021)
- Dir. Cate Shortland
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour…
- Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow gets deserved time in the spotlight in this belated, but very much welcomed, Marvel movie.
Set before the events…
- Birds of Prey (Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)) (2020)
- Dir. Cathy Yan
Feat. Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez…
- Margot Robbie returns as the edgy anti–hero Harley Quinn in this follow–up to the DC Comics adaptation SUICIDE SQUAD. Full of wickedly…
- Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
- Dir. Patty Jenkins
Feat. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig…
- Israeli actress Gal Gadot is as charismatic as ever in this sequel to the 2017 DC Comics hit WONDER WOMAN, with Patty Jenkins (MONSTER) returning as…
- Booksmart (2019)
- Dir. Olivia Wilde
Feat. Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein
- Sensational directorial debut for actor Olivia Wilde, who transforms the High School coming–of–age comedy into a riotous celebration of…
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Dir. Anna Campion, Ryan Fleck
Feat. Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn…
- Thoroughly enjoyable entry into the bloated Marvel Franchise, notable for being the first one to be female–led and female co–directed.…
- Emma (2019)
- Dir. Autumn de Wilde
Feat. Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner…
- Adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen novel, from a screenplay by New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton. Lead actress Anna Taylor–Joy is wickedly…
- Little Women (2019)
- Dir. Greta Gerwig
Feat. Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh…
- The director of LADY BIRD turns her attention to a classic text in the coming–of–age genre, the oft–filmed story based on the novel…
- Poms (2019)
- Dir. Zara Hayes
Feat. Diane Keaton, Jackie Weaver, Pam Grier…
- Delightful and energetic ensemble comedy set in a picture–perfect retirement community near Phoenix, Arizona, where residents form the Sun City…
- A Simple Favour (2018)
- Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding…
- Featuring a knowing cocktail of far–fetched twists and betrayals, secrets and revelations, this stylish post–modern film noir stars Anna…
- A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
- Dir. Ava DuVernay
Feat. Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Storm Reid…
- High–pitched Disney fantasy that follows a young woman and friends through space in search of her missing father who is held in the clutches of…
- Breaker Upperers, The (2018)
- Dir. Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek
Feat. Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek, James Rolleston…
- Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek write, direct and star in this frisky and flat–out hilarious Kiwi comedy as heart–burned pals who form…
- Favourite, The (2018)
- Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone
- A viciously witty tragi–comedy from Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, set in early 18th century England where a frail Queen Anne allows her close…
- Maiden (2018)
- Dir. Alex Holmes
- Documentary about the all–female crew of the Maiden, who won the 1989–1990 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race against all odds,…
- Ocean's 8 (Ocean's Eight) (2018)
- Dir. Gary Ross
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway…
- A star–studded ensemble cast deliver a slick heist caper in the vein of previous installments. A team of crooks go for a 150 million dollar…
- Roma (2018)
- Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira
- Another masterclass in storytelling from Mexican maestro Alfonso Cuarón, about a year in the life of a middle–class family's maid in Mexico…
- Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
- Dir. Mark Cousins
- Mark Cousin's follows up his ground–breaking THE STORY OF FILM series with this equally–lauded celebration of women in film, with…
- Atomic Blonde (2017)
- Dir. David Leitch
Feat. Charlize Theron, James McAvoy
- Pulpy, neon–lit thriller from the makers of JOHN WICK with a remarkable performance from Charlize Theron, giving real emotional depth to a…
- Lady Bird (Ladybird) (2017)
- Dir. Greta Gerwig
Feat. Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts…
- Sublime coming–of–age drama which marks the writing and directing debut of formidable indie talent Greta Gerwig, who draws upon her own…
- Their Finest (2017)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy…
- Charming, rousing WWII romance starring Gemma Arterton as a greenhorn screenwriter who joins a makeshift cast and crew to make a film to lift British…
- Wonder Woman (2017)
- Dir. Patty Jenkins
Feat. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright…
- Israeli actress Gal Gadot dazzles as the charismatic warrior princess who must leave her mythical island paradise and sail into WWI–embattled…
- Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
- Dir. Sharon Maguire
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey…
- A belated and rather witty third screen outing for Helen Fielding's comic heroine, with Renee Zellweger returning as the beleaguered Bridget, now 43,…
- Eagle Huntress, The (2016)
- A 13–year–old nomadic Mongolian girl breaks a 2,000 year–old gender barrier to follow her father and train hunting eagles in this…
- Ghostbusters (2016)
- Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon…
- Proving they're not always a "bridesmaid", Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig headline this riotous girl–powered reboot of the eighties comedy…
- Girl on the Train, The (2016)
- Dir. Tate Taylor
Feat. Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson…
- Adapted of the best–selling novel by Paula Hawkins (and transposed from its British setting to America), the mystery unravels for Emily Blunt…
- Hidden Figures (2016)
- Dir. Theodore Melfi
Feat. Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe…
- Inspirational story of a team of African–American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space…
- Jackie (2016)
- Dir. Pablo Larrain
Feat. Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig…
- A portrait of Jackie Kennedy following the assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy. Natalie Portman provides an intimate and sensitive portrayal…
- Moana (2016)
- Dir. John Musker, Ron Clements
Feat. Aulii Cravalho, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Jemaine Clement…
- An epic CGI Disney adventure about a Polynesian girl who sets sail on a daring ocean voyage to find a home for her people.
Features Kiwi voice…
- Neon Demon, The (2016)
- Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Feat. Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Jena Malone…
- An aspiring model moves to Los Angeles where her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty–obsessed women and exploitative…
- Raw (Grave) (2016)
- Dir. Julia Ducournau
Feat. Garance Marillier , Ella Rumpf
- A bright young veterinary student and ardent vegetarian is unexpectedly subjected to a series of cruel hazing rituals in her first week at college,…
- Dressmaker, The (2015)
- Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth…
- Kate Winslet cuts a dashing figure (and a true–blue Aussie accent) as a talented dressmaker who returns home from Paris to the tiny isolated…
- Spy (2015)
- Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law…
- Melissa McCarthy's third outing for the dir. of BRIDESMAIDS comes up roses in this frequently side–splitting James Bond spoof that doubles as a…
- Frozen (2013)
- Dir. Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Feat. Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff…
- Phenomenally successful Disney animated fairytale musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen', about the quest to free a kingdom from…
- Pitch Perfect (2012)
- Dir. Jason Moore
Feat. Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Brittany Snow…
- New girl on campus Anna Kendrick joins an all–female a cappella group determined to win the male–dominated national competition in this…
- An Education (2009)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina…
- An assured and alluring coming–of–age drama set in swinging sixties London (1961 in fact), with teenage ingenue Carey Mulligan falling in…
- Kill Bill - Vol. 1 (2003)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox…
- A blunt revenge picture souped up as an over–the–top homage to 70s ‘grindhouse’ flicks, this “fourth film by Quentin Tarantino”…
- Dragon Inn (New Dragon Gate Inn) (1992)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung (Kar-fai)…
- Gory Ming Dynasty–set epic in which forces of good and evil clash swords over the fate of feudal China. An extravagant climax, featuring…
- Orlando (1992)
- Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Majestic interpretation of Virginia Woolf's 'unfilmable' novel salutes the work of Greenaway and gives Tilda Swinton the role of a lifetime, not to…
- Losing Ground (1982)
- Dir. Kathleen Collins
Feat. Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones
- Noted as the first feature–length drama directed by a black American woman since the 1920s – a semi–autobiographical story of a…
- Chalk Garden, The (1964)
- Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, John Mills…
- British melodrama based on the eccentric stage play by Enid Bagnold, with Hayley Mills playing a rebellious teenager who meets her match in governess…
- All About Eve (1950)
- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders…
- Bette Davis is in her element as ageing Broadway star Margot Channing, under threat of the hidden menace of an ambitious young actress. A scathing…