The Midwife (2017), His Girl Friday (1940), The Soft Skin (1964), Adam's Rib (1949), Miss Sloane (2016), Woman of the Year (1942), No Highway in the Sky (1951), Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Career Woman movies.
Storyline: The work of a progressive female psychiatrist and her colleague at a mental hospital is threatened by the arrival of a conservative new supervisor, who disapproves of both her methods and the fact that she is a woman in a "man's field."
Plot Keywords: psychological, doctor, nurse, romance, career woman, sexism, 1930s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: drama, comedy, romance, musical, song and dance, workplace, fashion ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: On the surface, Clara Barron seems to have it all: a job as an OB-GYN; a great house in LA; and a loving family. But, the one thing Clara doesn't have figured out is her love life. Pressured by a family wedding in Mexico, Clara asks a co-worker to pose as her boyfriend for the weekend festivities,- only to be caught by surprise when her ex- boyfriend (and family favorite) suddenly shows up after disappearing from her life completely. Torn, Clara must decide between going back to the past or open her heart to new and unexpected possibilities.—Pantelion Films
Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, romantic, family, mexican, doctor, relationships ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Using Helen Gurley Brown's book as a jump off point, we follow the adventures of a supermarket tabloid editor as he tries to parlay an interview with the author of the book into headlines and sales. Of course, a romantic entanglement ensues.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, 1960s, love, marriage, single life, career woman ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Judith Nelson quit her medical studies to marry. Years later, her husband, a physician, divorces her to be with another doctor. Deeply frustrated, she now lives alone in her luxury apartment in New York, looking for a new meaning for her life. Pat Francato, the janitor and lift-boy, has a troubled life himself: Gambling debts and the tragic death of his daughter took away all his spirit. One day, he and Judith meet in the right mood and a fragile friendship starts to grow. They can help each other to get on their feet again. But one false move could destroy everything they built so carefully.—Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>
Plot Keywords: drama, comedy, romance, female, midlife crisis, divorce, new york ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Journalist Torchy Blane and her fiance Lt. Steve McBride are trying to solve the murder of Tim Torgson, who was killed right before Torchy's eyes.—Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
Plot Keywords: comedy, detective, mystery, female lead, journalist, witty, 1930s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Madeleine Damien is the fashion editor of a slick Manhattan magazine by day and a lively party girl by night. Unfortunately, the pressures of her job, including kowtowing to a hefty advertiser, and her bad luck with men are driving her to a breakdown. She seeks the help of a psychiatrist, and under his orders, quits her job and moves into a smaller flat under a new identity. She becomes interested in painting and a handsome neighbor. He soon finds out about her past when an ex-suitor implicates her in a murder.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: film noir, crime, drama, mystery, romance, female lead, moral dilemma ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Not yet 30, Lola controls her personal life with the same ruthless efficiency she uses to optimize profits in her job as a high-powered business consultant. No one knows about her older sister Conny or her family's history of mental illness. But when a tragic event forces Conny back into Lola's life and her secrets begin to unravel, Lola's grip on reality seems to slips away.
Plot Keywords: psychological thriller, mental illness, female protagonist, suspense, family secret, career woman, mental breakdown ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Max Wharton, 39, is the editor of the New York Bulletin -- or he was, until he announces that he's quitting to join the army. Robert Gow, who owns the paper, is furious. But Wharton wants more than anything to be close to the war. And his wife, Polly, wants to be close to him. And so she finishes up her latest movie script, and follows her husband to live near the barracks. She lives in a bungalow with no shower, lights that you have to turn on and off from the outside, a refrigerator that makes a hideous noise when she's lucky (that means it's working), moths and other niceties. Meanwhile, Max, studying hard for his exams, is starting to believe the saw that you can't teach an old dog new tricks.—J. Spurlin
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, world war ii, marriage, journalist, growth, family ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A Danish woman, Ida (Trine Dyrholm), who has just finished her cancer treatments, walks in on her suffering husband in bed with his young co-worker. She travels alone to their daughter's wedding, which is to take place in Italy, but meets the father of the groom, Philip (Pierce Brosnan), and immediately makes a bad first impression. At the seaside villa where Philip once lived with his wife, conflicts arise not least between the soon-to-be newlyweds. But first impressions fade, and Ida may find her chance for another life.
Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, danish film, family, marriage, divorce, midlife crisis ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: On her 43rd birthday, Bridget Jones is awoken by her mother who reminds her that her time to have children is running out. She goes to attend the funeral of Daniel Cleaver, who is presumed dead after a plane crash. While there, she sees her ex, Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and his new wife. They bump into one another somewhat awkwardly and then go their separate ways..
Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, romantic comedy, sequel, british film, female lead, urban life ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Becky (Rachel McAdams) is a hard-working morning TV show producer, or at least she was until she got fired. Desperate to get a job, she finally gets an interview with Jerry (Jeff Goldblum) - who is desperate to hire a producer for the struggling show "Daybreak". Becky accepts the job and it proves to be more difficult than even she might be able to handle. She has to fire the sexist co-host, then try to convince egotistical news reporter, Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford), to take the job, and then try and get him to actually do the job, properly. And she has to do this while falling for handsome Adam (Patrick Wilson), and trying to save the show from plummeting ratings. Will Becky be able to hold on to her dream job and her sanity?
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, workplace, journalism, female lead, inspirational, light comedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1941 Texans suddenly rise from subsistence to wealth when they strike oil. With money comes the problem of how to spend it. Lucy Gallant, a New York socialite fleeing a humiliating tragedy, accidentally fetches up in Texas and creates her future by showing their wives how to dress tastefully, and very expensively. Her dress shop becomes bigger and more successful, but her love life is a blank despite the attentions of a cattle rancher who wants her to give up her career and marry him. Lucy's independence is too important for her to say yes, but when the US enters the war the two of them are separated. He returns still wanting to marry her, but what does Lucy want?
Plot Keywords: romance, drama, female lead, western, fashion, business, independent woman ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Jan Stewart, a new teacher at The Oaks, a boys' boarding school, becomes instructor and mother-figure to a class of twelve. She must overcome the disapproval of Joe Hargrave, head of the lower school, who has misgivings about Jan's inexperience.—Diana Hamilton <hamilton@gl.umbc.edu>
Plot Keywords: drama, comedy, romance, female lead, school, teacher, students ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Sassy Dixie Daisy is the hot new attraction at a former opera house that's been turned into a burlesque theater. She's popular with the customers, although not with Lolita La Verne, a stuck-up diva who was hoping she'd get the top spot. Also complicating matters is the return of the Princess Nirvena, the show's former star who once had a fling with the boss. When the Princess blackmails her way into the top spot, Dixie is none too pleased. When both Lolita and the Princess are murdered, Dixie becomes a prime suspect. She then sets up a trap to nail the real killer.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, film noir, mystery, crime, murder, 1940s ...
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