Female-directed movies debuting in 2018 - Some of 2018's most eagerly awaited movies have been directed by women. 'Lady Bird,' by Greta Gerwig was nominated for five Oscars, but there are many others coming out this year. 'A Wrinkle in Time,' directed by Ava DuVernay for Disney, is hotly anticipated and 'Sister,' by singer-songwriter Sia is one to watch.

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'Lady Bird' - Greta Gerwig was the fifth woman in history to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Director. 'Lady Bird' was also nominated for Best Film, Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan) and Best Supporting Actress (Laurie Metcalf). Unfortunately, none of the awards went home with Gertwig or her cast this year.

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'Lady Bird' - The story follows a teenage girl who wants to get out of Sacramento, California. If you haven't seen it yet, it is worth catching up on.

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'A Wrinkle in Time' - Ava DuVernay is behind this fantasy Disney film. At the last 49th NAACP Image Awards, the director won the award for Entertainer of the Year. She also produced 'Selma' (2014) and the documentary '13th' (2016).

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'A Wrinkle in Time' - The movie has a cast of big names, including Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon. It tells the story of two siblings who search for their missing father, a scientist who was involved in a mysterious project for the government.

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'Mudbound' - Dee Rees is the director of this movie, which received three Oscar nominations. These included Best Supporting Actress for Mary J. Blige and Best Writing Adapted Screenplay for Rees herself. Unfortunately, no statuettes went home with Rees or her team.

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'Mudbound' - The film tells the story of two soldiers who return home to Mississippi after the end of the World War II. Their families are caught up in a wider struggle of social hierarchy and racism.

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'Sister' - The talented singer-songwriter Sia directed and co-wrote the script for this film.

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'Sister' - 'Sister' is a musical drama that follows the journey of a drug trafficker and his autistic sister. Kate Hudson plays the starring role and shaved her head for the part.

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'On the Basis of Sex' - Mimi Leder, director of 'The Peacemaker' (1997) and 'Deep Impact' (1998), was also responsible for series 'The Leftovers' and 'Shameless.'

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'On the Basis of Sex' - Felicity Jones plays Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to be named an American Supreme Court Justice. The movie shows her fight for gender rights. Better timing for this film would be impossible!

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'You Were Never Really Here' - Scottish producer Lynne Ramsey achieved the impossible when she entered this movie for a Palme d'Or in 2017, without even showing the judging panel a final version of it. Ramsey said that, at the time, she was still editing the material.

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'You Were Never Really Here' - This blood-thirsty thriller by Ramsey, who is famous for 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' (2011), is about a hired assassin (Joaquin Phoenix) whose secret weapon is a special type of hammer.

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'Mary Queen of Scots' - Josie Rourke directed this epic drama about Mary Stuart, who tries to dethrone her cousin, Elizabeth I.

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'Mary Queen of Scots' - The historical drama stars two actresses who recently competed for the Oscar for Best Actress: Margot Robbie plays Queen Elizabeth I, and Saoirse Ronan plays her jealous Scottish cousin, Mary Stuart.

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'The Party' - British director Sally Potter will lead this black comedy about a woman throwing a dinner party for close friends to celebrate her recent promotion.

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'The Party' - The pleasant evening takes a turn for the serious when her husband makes a shocking announcement, leading the others to also reveal unexpected things.

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'The Nightingale' - Australian Jennifer Kent, director of the acclaimed 'The Babadook' (2014), is currently making her next movie, a thriller about a young Irish woman who witnesses the brutal murder of her husband. The story is set in Tasmania in 1825.

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'The Nightingale' - A woman decides to take vengance into her own hands and goes on a journey, accompanied by an indigenous man. The cast includes Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, and Damon Herriman.

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'Ophelia' - Claire McCarthy's reinterpretation of 'Hamlet' by is told from a woman's perspective.

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'Ophelia' - Daisy Ridley plays the main character, alongside Naomi Watts and Clive Owen. The movie first premiered at the Sundance Festival.

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'The Land of Steady Habits' - American director Nicole Holofcener is known for her movies 'Friends with Money' (2006), 'Please Give' (2010), and 'Enough Said' (2013).

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'The Land of Steady Habits' - Her new movie tells the story of a man suffering a mid-life crisis who decides to live in an unusual way. Ben Mendelsohn takes the lead.

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'Galveston' - French director Mélanie Laurent, known for her role in 'Inglorious Basterds' (2009), has just signed to direct her third film.

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'Galveston' - The drama tells the story of a dying murderer who returns to his birth place with a plan for revenge. Elle Fanning stars.

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'The Darkest Minds' - Jennifer Yuh Nelson directs this sci-fi thriller about an apocalyptic world where a pandemic kills off most of the children and adolescents. The survivors develop supernatural powers.

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'The Darkest Minds' - Amandla Stenberg plays Ruby, one of the survivors of the pandemic who manages to escape from the government.

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Female-directed movies debuting in 2018

This year has a host of options from talented women.

07/03/18 | StarsInsider

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Some of 2018's most eagerly awaited movies have been directed by women. 'Lady Bird,' by Greta Gerwig was nominated for five Oscars, but there are many others coming out this year. 'A Wrinkle in Time,' directed by Ava DuVernay for Disney, is hotly anticipated and 'Sister,' by singer-songwriter Sia is one to watch.