What are the best feminist films of the past 40 years?”
What qualifies a movie as feminist is certainly debatable. I think the qualities should include an accurate representation of women and their roles and responsibilities — and hopefully that some of these roles break stereotypes. The book Reel Women may help too. Here’s a few from each decade to get you started. 2000s Bend it Like Beckham Run Lola Run Whale Rider 1990s Thelma & Louise Living Out Loud Muriel’s Wedding Elizabeth If These Walls Could Talk (both) 1980s Alien Terms of Endearment The Color Purple Silkwood Gloria 1970s The Goodbye Girl Looking for Mr. Goodbar Norma Rae Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore Swept Away Klute 1960s Bonnie & Clyde Breakfast at Tiffany’s The Graduate The Sound of Music Additionally, Mildred Pierce from 1945 is amazing and explores a very complex female character.
