Movies

Films recommended for women navigating midlife and beyond.

Driving Miss Daisy

Dir. Bruce Beresford · PG · 99 min

An elderly Jewish widow in Atlanta and her Black chauffeur build an unlikely friendship that deepens over 25 years. Jessica Tandy won the Best Actress…
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Hidden Figures

Dir. Theodore Melfi · PG · 127 min

The true story of three Black women mathematicians at NASA whose calculations made the first American space missions possible. A joyful, inspiring portrait of brilliance,…
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Shirley

Dir. John Ridley · PG-13 · 118 min

Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm in an account of her trailblazing 1972 run for the Democratic presidential nomination — the first Black candidate, and…
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The Joy Luck Club

Dir. Wayne Wang · R · 139 min

Based on Amy Tan’s landmark novel, four Chinese-American women and their mothers explore the complex bonds between generations. A profoundly moving portrait of women’s lives…
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The Woman King

Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood · PG-13 · 135 min

Viola Davis commands the screen as Nanisca, general of the Agojie — the all-female warrior unit that defended the West African kingdom of Dahomey in…
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