Highest-Rated Movies about 'Sexism', Sort by Popularity

Double Dare (2003), The Circle (2000), Bluebeard (2009), Heat and Dust (1983), The Magdalene Sisters (2002), Moolaadé (2004), Bandit Queen (1994), The Cave (2019) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Sexism movies.

#17. The Battle of the Sexes (2013)

Storyline: It was a match made in heaven: she was the darling of American tennis, an outspoken activist against sexism in sport and society; he was the charismatic, fast talking, hustling chauvinist showman. Yet their unlikely 'courtship', in the midst of a social revolution, captured the imaginations of people around the world, empowered a generation, and changed sport forever.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: tennis player, man, woman, confident, cool, positive, powerful ...

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#19. Half the Picture (2018)

Storyline: HALF THE PICTURE is a documentary about the dismal number of women directors working in Hollywood, using the current EEOC investigation into discriminatory hiring practices as a framework to talk to successful women directors about their career paths, struggles, inspiration and hopes for the future.

Plot Keywords: director, woman, activist, executive, passionate, positive, powerful ...

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#20. The Enforcer (1976)

Storyline: Picking up three years after the events in Magnum Force (1973), a threatening terrorist group called "The People's Revolutionary Strike Force" declare war on the city of San Francisco and demand a ransom to be paid, otherwise they plan to blow the city apart. While Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is in limbo following his unorthodox method during a robbery, he's sent to dispatch the terrorist group, by playing their game by being dirtier than ever. But this time, he has a new partner, Inspector Kate Moore (Tyne Daly), which might prove the task to be somewhat more difficult than ever, unless the two can work together.

Plot Keywords: dirty harry callahan, policewoman, mayor, terrorist, partner, vietnam vet, unrestrained ...

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#23. Women Art Revolution (2010)

Storyline: Through intimate interviews, provocative art, and rare, historical film and video footage, this feature documentary reveals how art addressing political consequences of discrimination and violence, the Feminist Art Revolution radically transformed the art and culture of our times.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: activist, feminist, artist, dancer, filmmaker, yoko ono, passionate ...

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#24. Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

Storyline: Million Dollar Mermaid tells the story of Australian swimming sensation Annette Kellerman, who overcame childhood polio to go on and achieve fame as a professional swimmer and film star in the early decades of the 20th century. At the same time, she scandalized the world by wearing a one-piece bathing suit on public beaches long before the style was accepted in polite company, and made waves in other ways as well. The story was a perfect vehicle decades later to showcase the star quality of Esther Williams in the 1950s, and Kellerman's moniker was picked up by Life Magazine when it named Ms. Williams the "Million Dollar Mermaid" herself.—Tedosan

Plot Keywords: dancer, swimmer, father, charming, gutsy, inspiring, spirited ...

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#25. The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)

Storyline: In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men object to her at first, she soon charms them all, especially the handsome young head of the company. Their romance gets sidetracked when she becomes involved in the Women's Suffrage movement.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

Plot Keywords: suffragette, boyfriend, coworker, boss, aunt, artist, lighthearted ...

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#26. Up Goes Maisie (1946)

Storyline: In the ninth entry of this ten-film series, Maisie (Ann Sothern) graduates from business college and disguises herself as a spinsterish frump in order (based on eight past experiences) to keep wolfish prospective employees in line. She gets a job with Joseph Morton (George Murphy) who, with some other returning vets, has perfected an automatically-controlled helicopter. A double-crossing tycoon tries to beat the boys out of their invention, but Maisie discovers the plot and all ends well, but not before Maisie finds herself piloting the helicopter through downtown Los Angeles to a landing in the Pasadena Rose Bowl.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: inventor, boss, young woman, beautiful woman, tycoon, secretary, lighthearted ...

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#27. Certain Women (2016)

Storyline: Certain Women drops us into a handful of intersecting lives across Montana. A lawyer (Laura Dern) tries to defuse a hostage situation and calm her disgruntled client (Jared Harris), who feels slighted by a workers' compensation settlement. A married couple (Michelle Williams and James Le Gros) breaks ground on a new home but exposes marital fissures when they try to persuade an elderly man to sell his stockpile of sandstone. A ranch hand (Lily Gladstone) forms an attachment to a young lawyer (Kristen Stewart), who inadvertently finds herself teaching a twice-weekly adult education class, four hours from her home.

Plot Keywords: lawyer, client, wife, husband, law student, ranch hand, brooding ...

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#28. The Associate (1996)

Storyline: Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.—rcs0411@yahoo.com

Plot Keywords: investment banker, protégé, boss, secretary, hilarious, inspiring, new york city ...

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#29. Woman Hater (1949)

Storyline: Lord Terence Datchett is a "confirmed bachelor" who doesn't really have much use for women. He meets up with a French movie star, Colette Marly, and takes a dislike to her, especially when it seems that she is deliberately trying to ruin his evening. He reads that the fetching Miss Marly is "bored" with men and, suspecting that it is a publicity stunt on her part, pretends to be a real-estate agent trying to sell her his country estate, all the while planning to "expose" her. Complications ensue.—frankfob2@yahoo.com

Plot Keywords: actress, lord, sexist, amusing, lighthearted, london, restaurant ...

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#30. The Locked Door (1929)

Storyline: While Ann and the son of her boss are out on a ship, the son, Frank makes advances towards her. Whilst fighting him off, the ship's raided and the passengers herded ashore. Almost 2 years later, Ann's celebrating her anniversary to when her sister-in-law announces she's in love - and it turns out to be Frank. Ann decides to save her husband's sister from a fate worse than death,—Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>

Plot Keywords: secretary, lawyer, womanizer, sister-in-law, son, father, melodramatic ...

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