Film Theory
Feminist Film Theory
Analysis of gender representation, the male gaze, and women's experiences in cinema
15
Total Films
9
Primary Examples
4.8
Avg Arcplot Score
1950-2023
Year Range
Primary - Central to the film's identity
Secondary - Notable influence
Reference - Touches on theme
Primary Examples(9)
4.6
Alien
1979 • Ridley Scott
Ripley as final girl subverting gender expectations
3.3
Aliens
1986 • James Cameron
Maternal warrior; subverted masculinity
4.8
All About Eve
1950 • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Women competing in male-dominated industry
6.7
Barbie
2023 • Greta Gerwig
Deconstruction of gender and patriarchy
2.8
Gone Girl
2014 • David Fincher
Cool girl monologue; gender performance
5.9
Little Women
2019 • Greta Gerwig
Women's ambition and constraint
4.6
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 • George Miller
Furiosa's feminist liberation
5.8
The Color Purple
1985 • Steven Spielberg
Women's solidarity and survival
5.2
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 • Jonathan Demme
Clarice navigating male-dominated world
Secondary Influences(6)
7.1
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 • Hayao Miyazaki
Female hero and pacifist
4.4
Death Proof
2007 • Quentin Tarantino
Women reclaiming agency from predator
4.6
The Post
2017 • Steven Spielberg
Woman leading institution
4.1
Jackie Brown
1997 • Quentin Tarantino
Middle-aged Black woman as protagonist
3.8
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 • Quentin Tarantino
Female revenge narrative
4.3
Last Night in Soho
2021 • Edgar Wright
Women's exploitation in entertainment