Celebrate Women's History Month with these films, shows, and documentaries!

The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete First Season
The Powerpuff Girls | Season 1
In the city of Townsville, the frustrated Professor Utonium is gathering all the ingredients to make a perfect little girl (sugar, spice, and everything nice). But when his lab assistant, a monkey named Jojo, causes the accidental addition of Chemical X to the mix, the Professor ends up with not one but 3 perfect, powerful little girls. It soon becomes obvious that Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup are not normal girls, they have superpowers and have not yet learned to control. The girls are treated like outcasts because they have inadvertently wrecked Townsville in a superpowered game of tag. To win the hearts of the people of Townsville, the girls are tricked into making a deal with Jojo who plans to take over Townsville. As the girls foil this threat and defeat an army of superpowered monkeys, the Powerpuff Girls learn that with great power comes great responsibility. 
 
Rating: TV-PG
Year: 1998
Language: 
English
Language Note: Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Sailor Moon Season 1, Part 1
Usagi Tsukino is a cheerful fourteen-year-old schoolgirl who often finds herself in unwanted trouble. One day, she saves a talking cat named Luna from some mean kids, and her life is changed forever. Luna gives Usagi a magic brooch that transforms her into Sailor Moon, defender of love and justice! Now Usagi must work with Luna to find the other Sailor Guardians and the Moon Princess, whose Legendary Silver Crystal is Earth's only hope against the dark forces of the evil Queen Beryl!
 
Rating: TV-PG
Year: 1992
Language: 
English, Japanese
Language Note: English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.
The Princess Diaries
Your basic Cinderella makeover story with a fresh and affectionate twist. Mia is a frizzy-haired, glasses-wearing 15-year-old girl whose two highest ambitions are to become invisible and to get a few kisses from an attractive school heartthrob. She is stunned and horrified when her coolly continental grandmother shows up and informs her that she's the crown princess of the European principality Genovia. Soon enough, Mia has to undertake "princess lessons" (and a makeover) from her queenly grandmother, and eventually she blossoms into a confident, radiant girl.
 
Rating: G
Year: 2001
Language: English
Language Note: English or dubbed French dialogue, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Marvels / (Ac3 Dol Dub Sub) by Marvel
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever by Ryan Coogler
The Marvels
DVD | Blu-Ray
Carol Danvers gets her powers entwined with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.
 
Rating: PG-13
Year: 2023
Language: English, French, Spanish
Language Note: English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English described video.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M'Baku, Okoye, and the Dora Milaje, fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.
 
Rating: PG-13
Year: 2022
Language: English, Spanish
Language Note: English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.
Ghostbusters
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
 
Rating: PG-13
Year: 2016
Language: 
English, Spanish
Language Note: English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish or English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.

Ocean's 8 by Gary Ross
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.
 
Rating: R
Year: 2020
Language: English, French, Spanish
Language Note: English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; English described video.
Hustlers
The film follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. The film is inspired by the article published by New York Magazine entitled 'The Hustlers at Scores' written by Jessica Pressler.
 
Rating: R
Year: 2019
Language: English, Spanish
Language Note: English or Spanish audio; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing; described video.
Ocean's 8
Debbie Ocean gathers a crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala.
 
Rating: PG-13
Year: 2018
Language: English

Remember the Titans by Denzel Washington
Fried Green Tomatoes by Jessica Tandy
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias is an American comedy-drama television film directed by Kenny Leon that premiered at Lifetime Network on October 7, 2012. It is the remake of 1989 film of the same name. The new film stars an all-African American cast.
 
Rating: TV-PG
Year: 2012
Language: English
Language Note: Closed-captioned.
Fried Green Tomatoes
A chance encounter in a nursing home leads to an unexpected friendship between a dowdy housewife and a spry octagenarian who tells her the story of a fiercely independent woman half a century ago, inspiring the housewife to change her life, often with hilarious results.
 
Rating: PG-13
Years: 1991
Language: 
English
Language Note: Closed captioned. In English, Spanish, French ; subtitles in Spanish and French.
The Farewell
DVD | Streaming on Kanopy
The film follows a Chinese American woman named Billi, who learns her grandmother (referred to as Nai Nai) has only a short while left to live. Wishing to see Nai Nai before she dies but also not wanting to reveal her fatal illness to her, Billi's family uses an impromptu wedding as a pretense to gather in their hometown. Throughout the preparation for the wedding, Billi struggles with conflicted feelings about her family's deception and whether she should reveal the truth to Nai Nai.
 
Rating: PG
Year: 2019
Language: English
Language Note: English audio; English, Spanish subtitles; Mandarin, English SDH.

Little Women
Writer-director Greta Gerwig has crafted a film that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott and unfolds as the author's alter ego, Jo March reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig's take, the beloved story of the March sisters, four young women each determined to live life on her own terms, is both timeless and timely.
 
Rating: PG
Year: 2020
Language: English, French, Spanish
Language Note: English, French or Spanish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed-captioned.
Waiting to Exhale
Four friends (Savannah, Robin, Bernadine, and Gloria) living in Phoenix get together frequently to support one another and listen to each other vent about life and love. They each want to be in a romantic relationship, but they each have difficulties finding a good man for different reasons.
 
Rating: R
Year: 1995
Language: English
Language Note: Closed-captioned. In English Dolby surround, English 5.1 surround, French Dolby surround with optional subtitles in Spanish.
Now and Then
Four childhood friends gather together to prepare for the birth of Chrissey's baby. They wonder how the girls they were at twelve years could possibly have become the women they are now.
 
Rating: PG-13
Year: 1995
Language: English
Language Note: English; with English subtitles; closed-captioned.

Thelma & Louise by Ridley Scott
Joy Ride
The hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, Lolo's eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.
 
Rating: R
Years: 2023
Language: English, French, Spanish
Language Note: English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English described video.
Girls Trip
When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.
 
Rating: R
Year: 2017
Language: English
Language Note: English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Thelma & Louise
DVD | Blu-Ray
Two women, a turquoise Thunderbird, the ride of a lifetime. With this pop-culture landmark, screenwriter Callie Khouri and action auteur Ridley Scott rewrote the rules of the road movie, telling the story of two best friends who find themselves transformed into accidental fugitives during a weekend getaway gone wrong leading them on a high-speed Southwest odyssey as they elude police and discover freedom on their terms.
 
Rating: R
Year: 1991
Language: English, French, Spanish
Language Note: English (5.1 surround), French or Spanish (stereo. surround) dialogue, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese subtitles. Closed-captioned.

The First Wives Club
Three mid-life Manhattanites have more than a longtime friendship in common. After years of helping their hubbies climb the corporate ladder of success, each has been dumped for a newer, curvier model. The trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts--in the wallet!
 
Rating: PG
Year: 1996
Language: English, Spanish
Language Note: Closed captioned. In English, with optional subtitles in Spanish.
Crazy Rich Asians
A native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country's wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors.
 
Rating: PG-13
Year: 2018
Language: English, French, Spanish
Language Note: English, French or Spanish dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.
Bridesmaids
Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she'll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you'll go for someone you love.
 
Rating: R
Year: 2011
Language: English, French, Spanish
Language Note: English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles ; Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Josie and the Pussycats by Harry Elfont
Pitch Perfect
Arriving at her new college, Beca finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together. When Beca leads this a cappella singing group out of their traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies into all-new mash-ups, they fight to climb their way to the top of college music competitions.
 
Rating: PG-13
Year: 2012
Language: English
Language Note: English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Josie and the Pussycats
Hot newcomers Josie, Melody, and Val are three small-town musicians with big dreams but little future. Then fate gives the Pussycats the chance of a lifetime when band manager Wyatt of MegaRecords signs them overnight to an awesome recording contract. Suddenly, Josie and the Pussycats are living life in the fast lane with sold-out concerts, a number one single, and global stardom. But it's not all limousines and private jets. The Pussycats soon discover they're being played like pawns in an evil plot by the record label's maniacal CEO Fiona to control the youth of America.
 
Rating: PG-13
Year: 2001
Language: English
Language Note: English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Mamma Mia!
20 year old Sophie is preparing to marry at her mother's hotel on a Greek island. She has a carefree life, a loving fiancee, and great friends. She is only missing one thing: a father. By reading her mother's diary she discovers that she has three possible fathers. Sophie secretly invites all three men to the wedding in a desperate bid to discover which of them is her father. But not all goes according to plan. Now, old loves are re-kindled, new loves are formed, and Sophie risks everything to discover the true identity of her father.
 
Rating: PG-13
Year: 2008
Language: English, French, Spanish
Language Note: English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Bottoms
Two girls, PJ and Josie, start a fight club as a way to lose their virginity to cheerleaders. And their bizarre plan works! The fight club gains traction, and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But PJ and Josie find themselves in over their heads and in need of a way out before their plan is exposed. 
 
Rating: R
Years: 2023
Language: English
Language Note: 
English dialogue; English subtitles.
Skate Kitchen
Camille is an introverted eighteen-year-old skateboarder who lives on Long Island with her single mother. She discovers "The Skate Kitchen", a subculture of girls whose lives revolve around skating, and bravely seeks them out. The rambunctious big-city girls quickly adopt the naive Camille as part of their gang. However, she soon learns the complexity of friendship when she befriends a boy (Smith) from a rival group of skaters.
 
Rating: R
Years: 2018
Language: English
Booksmart
Told from a wildly original, fresh, and modern perspective, this is an unfiltered comedy about high school best friends and the bonds they create that last a lifetime. Capturing the spirit of the times, it is a coming-of-age story for a new generation.
 
Rating: R
Year: 2019
Language: English
Language Note: English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.

Bring It on by Peyton Reed
Set It Off by F. Gary Gray
Real Women Have Curves
The summer after Ana's high school graduation is a turning point in her life. She has to decide whether to go to college and experience life, or stay home, get married and work at her sister's struggling garment factory.
 
Rating: PG-13
Years: 2002
Language: English
Language Note: Soundtrack in English and Spanish; subtitles in English, Spanish or French.
Bring it On
The Toro cheerleading squad has spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to land them the national championship torphy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain, Torrance, the Toros' road to cheer glory stumbles when she discovers their perfectly choreographed routines were stolen from a rival squad. Now the squad must scramble to find a new routine to compete in this year's competition.
 
Rating: PG-13
Years: 2000
Language: English
Language Note: 
Closed captioned. In English or French with French subtitles.
Set it Off
Four poor black women try to get some payback from the social system which has abused them by a staging a series of bank robberies.
 
Rating: R
Year: 1996
Language: English
Language Note: In English with optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.

Nana: The Complete Collection
Gilmore Girls: Seasons 1 - 4 by Lauren Graham
Nana
It was an accidental meeting. Two strangers on a train, with nothing in common. Besides being girls of a similar age, both journeying to start new phases in their lives, and sharing the same given name, that is. Nana Komatsu, moving to be closer to her boyfriend, may be too innocent to make it on her own. Aspiring musician Nana Osaki is well-versed in scrabbling her way back up after life kicks her in the teeth. But Osaki has never experienced the warmth of family that Komatsu exudes, so while they seem as different as the symbols for Yin and Yang, they also balance each other. That's what the best of friendships do. Through good times and bad, this is the story of that friendship, and of two girls who discover that they share far more than just the same name.
 
Rating: TV-MA
Years: 2006
Language: English, Japanese
Language Note: 
English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.
Xena: Warrior Princess
Season 1
Xena is a smart, tough, and fearless fighter who travels the dangerous roads of ancient Greece, defending the innocent from the forces of darkness and seeking redemption for her cruel misdeeds of the past. Along for the adventures is her devoted friend Gabrielle, a compassionate girl who hopes to be a warrior one day.
 
Rating: Not Rated
Years: 1995
Language: English
Language Note: 
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Gilmore Girls
Season 1
Lorelai and Rory are a mother and daughter who are sharing life's ups and downs in a small town in Connecticut. This heartfelt, humorous drama appeals to young and old alike with its blend of traditional family issues and hip attitude.
 
Rating: Not Rated
Years: 2000
Language: English
Language Note: 
Closed-captioned.

Sex and the City: The Complete Collection by Sarah Jessica Parker
Sex and the City
Season 1
Four career women navigate life in NYC. Carrie writes about relationships, Charlotte runs an art gallery, Miranda practices law, and Samantha excels in PR. Each brings unique views on love, work, and friendship.
 
Rating: TV-MA
Years: 1998
Language: English, French, Spanish
Language Note: 
English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Grace & Frankie
Season 1 | Season 2
For as long as they can recall, Grace and Frankie have been rivals. Their one-upmanship comes crashing to a halt, however, when they learn that their husbands have fallen in love with each other and want to get married. As everything around the ladies is coming apart, the only thing they can really rely on is each other.
 
Rating: TV-MA
Years: 2015
Language: English
Language Note: 
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
The L Word
Season 1
Follows the lives and loves of a small, close-knit group of lesbian women living in Los Angeles as well as the friends and family members that either support or loathe them.
 
Rating: TV-MA
Years: 2004
Language: English
Language Note: 
Dialogue in English with optional soundtrack in Spanish; closed-captioned.

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This March, celebrate Women’s History Month with a collection of films that shine a spotlight on trailblazing women, both on screen and behind the camera. Discover stories that highlight the achievements, resilience, and creativity of women across history. From thought-provoking dramas to inspiring documentaries, explore titles directed by women, narratives centered on extraordinary women, and films featuring unforgettable performances that bring their stories to life. Whether you’re looking to be inspired, educated, or simply entertained, this collection offers a powerful celebration of women’s voices and experiences.
 
 
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