Dada Debaser's Fave Films Directed by Women

Following on from the recent Doris Wishman post, I figured it was high time to share some fave films helmed by the ladies. 

Excluded any films which were co-directed (knowingly, or otherwise) with a man; which ruled out bonafide classics like Humanoids from the Deep (1980). Kept it to one film per director, otherwise Kathryn Bigelow would dominate this list. 

Fave Films Directed by Women:

Bad Girls Go to Hell (Doris Wishman, 1965)

Terminal Island (Stephanie Rothman, 1973)

The Night Porter (Liliana Cavani, 1974)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Amy Heckerling, 1982)

Slumber Party Massacre (Amy Holden Jones, 1982)

Desperately Seeking Susan (Susan Seidelman, 1985)

The Boys Next Door (Penelope Spheeris, 1985)

Streetwalkin' (Joan Freeman, 1985)

Stripped to Kill (Kat Shea, 1987)

Big (Penny Marshall, 1988)

Celia (Ann Turner, 1989)

Pet Sematary (Mary Lambert, 1989)

Slumber Party Massacre III (Sally Mattison, 1990)

Point Break (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)

Ravenous (Antonia Bird, 1999)

American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000)

Punisher: War Zone (Lexi Alexander, 2008)

We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lynne Ramsay, 2011)

American Mary (Jenn Soska & Sylvia Soska, 2012)

Kiss of the Damned (Xen Cassavetes, 2013)

The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014)

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Ana Lily Amirpour, 2014)

The Invitation (Karyn Kusama, 2015)

Revenge (Coralie Fargeat, 2017)

Censor (Prano Bailey-Bond, 2021)

Hatching (Hannah Bergholm, 2022)

If you're wondering why your favourite Jane Campion or Julia Ducournau film isn't listed here, then Toto, I have a feeling you're not on MUBI anymore.