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Movies Like The madwoman and the feminist

If you liked The madwoman and the feminist (2022), a movie directed by Sandra Gallego, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

    Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)

    ★ 6.9/10

    In the winter of 2011, after a controversial election, Vladimir Putin was reinstalled as president of Russia. In response, hundreds of thousands of citizens rose up all over the country to challenge the legitimacy of…

  2. 2Hot Milk

    Hot Milk (2025)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Rose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to consult with the shamanic Dr. Gomez, a physician who could possibly hold the cure to Rose’s mystery illness, which has left her bound to a…

  3. 3The Glorias

    The Glorias (2020)

    ★ 6.5/10

    An equal rights crusader, journalist and activist: Gloria Steinem embodies these and more. From her role in the revolutionary women's rights movement to her travels throughout the U.S. and around the world, Steinem has…

  4. 4Ladies First

    Ladies First (2026)

    ★ 6/10

    An arrogant but charismatic ladies' man finds his life of money, power and casual flings upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women.

  5. 5Someone Like You...

    Someone Like You... (2001)

    ★ 6/10

    Jane Goodale has everything going for her. She's a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive producer Ray. But when the relationship goes terribly awry, Jane…

  6. 6Synecdoche, New York

    Synecdoche, New York (2008)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

  7. 7Fedora

    Fedora (1978)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement, only to discover the horrifying truth behind her success.

  8. 8Working Girls

    Working Girls (1987)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.

  9. 9Tootsie

    Tootsie (1982)

    ★ 7.2/10

    When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.

  10. 10Hands of Stone

    Hands of Stone (2016)

    ★ 6.6/10

    The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

  11. 11Coffee and Cigarettes

    Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)

    ★ 6.9/10

    An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

  12. 12Suffragette

    Suffragette (2015)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.

  13. 13The Red Pill

    The Red Pill (2016)

    ★ 7.5/10

    When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Chronicling Cassie Jaye’s journey exploring an alternate…

  14. 14Flamin' Hot

    Flamin' Hot (2023)

    ★ 8/10

    The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and…

  15. 15The Knack... and How to Get It

    The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)

    ★ 6/10

    A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help…

  16. 16Down with Love

    Down with Love (2003)

    ★ 6.1/10

    In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.

  17. 17Barbie

    Barbie (2023)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living…

  18. 18The Stepford Wives

    The Stepford Wives (1975)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Joanna Eberhart comes to the town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.

  19. 19Poison for the Fairies

    Poison for the Fairies (1986)

    ★ 7.8/10

    In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her…

  20. 20Caprice

    Caprice (1986)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A girl finds herself inside a fashion magazine – Joanna Hogg's graduation piece at the National Film and Television School starring a then unknown Tilda Swinton.

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