Film Theme: Women's Friendship

1.

Sex and the City

American TV series

Overview: Sex and the City is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. It is an adaptation of Candace Bushnell's 1997 book of the same name. The series premiered in the ...

Release date: 6 June 1998

Director: Michael Patrick King, Allen Coulter

Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, David Eigenberg, Chris Noth

Producer: Michael Patrick King, Jane Raab

Writer: Candace Bushnell, Darren Star

Four female New Yorkers gossip about their sex lives (or lack thereof) and find new ways to deal with being a woman in the '90s.

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Television shows filmed in New York City 92T

1990s American sex comedy television series 3T

1990s American LGBT-related comedy television series 11T

2.

Friends

American sitcom

Overview: Friends is an American television sitcom, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer ...

Release date: 22 September 1994

Director: Gary Halvorson, Kevin Bright

Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer

Producer: Kevin Bright, David Crane

Writer: David Crane, Marta Kauffman

When Monica's high school friend (Rachel) re-enters her life, she sets off on a series of humorous and entertaining events involving Monica's ...

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Salary controversies in television 11T

Television shows set in Manhattan 53T

Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series 273T

3.

Desperate Housewives

American comedy-drama TV series

Overview: Desperate Housewives is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from ...

Release date: 3 October 2004

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Mystery

Director: David Grossman, Larry Shaw

Cast: Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, Ricardo Chavira, Brenda Strong

Producer: Marc Cherry, Stephanie Hagen

Writer: Marc Cherry, Jason Ganzel

Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood, after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.

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Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series 208T

2000s American romantic comedy television series 33T

2010s American romantic comedy television series 49T

4.

The L Word

American-Canadian television series

Overview: The L Word is an American-Canadian co-production television drama that aired on Showtime from January 18, 2004 to March 8, 2009. The series follows an ensemble cast of friends who live in West Hollywood ...

Release date: 18 January 2004

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Rose Troche, Angela Robinson

Cast: Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner, Katherine Moennig, Pam Grier

Producer: Ilene Chaiken, Rose Lam

Writer: Michele Abbott, Ilene Chaiken

Follows the lives and loves of a small, close-knit group of lesbians living in Los Angeles as well as the friends and family members that either support ...

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2000s Canadian LGBT-related drama television series 10T

2000s Canadian LGBT-related television series 40T

2000s American black television series 5T

5.

I Love Lucy

American television sitcom

Overview: I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes spanning six seasons. The show starred Lucille Ball ...

Release date: 15 October 1951

Genre: Comedy, Family

Director: William Asher, James V. Kern

Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Joseph A. Mayer, Michael Mayer

Producer: Desi Arnaz, Jess Oppenheimer

Writer: Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Davis

A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star along with her bandleader husband and gets herself in the strangest situations.

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Television shows set in Manhattan 37T

Latino sitcoms 44T

1950s American sitcoms 102T

6.

Stick It

2006 film by Jessica Bendinger

Overview: Stick It is a 2006 American teen comedy-drama film starring Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, and Vanessa Lengies. It was written and directed by Jessica Bendinger, writer of Bring It On; the film marks her ...

Release date: 21 April 2006

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport

Director: Jessica Bendinger

Cast: Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, Vanessa Lengies, Nikki SooHoo, Maddy Curley, Kellan Lutz

Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum

Writer: Jessica Bendinger

After a run-in with the law, Haley Graham (

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2000s English-language films 4,263T

2000s sports comedy-drama films 36T

American sports comedy-drama films 71T

7.

Steel Magnolias

1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross

Overview: Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Academy Award winners Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, and Olympia Dukakis with Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, and ...

Release date: 5 November 1989

Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy

Director: Herbert Ross

Cast: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts

Producer: Ray Stark, Andrew Stone

Writer: Robert Harling

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship ...

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Films produced by Ray Stark 28T

1980s American films 3,406T

1980s buddy comedy-drama films 19T

8.

Jennifer's Body

2009 film by Karyn Kusama

Overview: Jennifer's Body is a 2009 American supernatural horror black comedy film written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama. The film stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, and Adam Brody ...

Release date: 10 September 2009

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy

Director: Karyn Kusama

Cast: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, Sal Cortez, Ryan Levine

Producer: Diablo Cody, Daniel Dubiecki

Writer: Diablo Cody

A newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?

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2000s English-language films 2,268T

American rape and revenge films 117T

Films about human sacrifice 23T

9.

Charlie's Angels

2000 film directed by McG

Overview: Charlie's Angels is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by McG, and written by Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, and John August. It is the first installment in the Charlie's Angels film series, a continuation ...

Release date: 22 October 2000

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Director: McG

Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Kelly Lynch

Producer: Drew Barrymore, Joseph M. Caracciolo

Writer: Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon

Three women, detectives with a mysterious boss, retrieve stolen voice-ID software, using martial arts, tech skills, and sex appeal.

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2000s English-language films 2,274T

2000 action comedy films 11T

Films produced by Drew Barrymore 5T

10.

A League of Their Own

1992 film by Penny Marshall

Overview: A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Directed by Penny Marshall ...

Release date: 1 July 1992

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport

Director: Penny Marshall

Cast: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Megan Cavanagh

Producer: Elliot Abbott, Ronnie D. Clemmer

Writer: Kim Wilson, Kelly Candaele

Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.

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1990s English-language films 2,203T

American sports comedy-drama films 69T

1990s sports comedy-drama films 16T

11.

Bridesmaids

2011 film by Paul Feig

Overview: Bridesmaids is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Paul Feig, written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, and produced by Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, and Clayton Townsend. The plot centers on Annie (Wiig) ...

Release date: 28 April 2011

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Paul Feig

Cast: Kristen Wiig, Terry Crews, Maya Rudolph, Tom Yi, Elaine Kao, Fritz Gordon

Producer: Judd Apatow, Paul Feig

Writer: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo

Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef ...

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Films produced by Clayton Townsend 22T

2010s English-language films 5,220T

Films about weddings in the United States 34T

12.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

American television series

Overview: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (also known simply as Mary Tyler Moore) is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and starring actress and namesake Mary Tyler Moore. The show ...

Release date: 19 September 1970

Genre: Comedy

Director: Jay Sandrich, Peter Baldwin

Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Gavin MacLeod, Edward Asner, Ted Knight, Valerie Harper, Georgia Engel

Producer: James L. Brooks, Allan Burns

Writer: James L. Brooks, Allan Burns

The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.

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1970s American workplace comedy television series 27T

1970s American sitcoms 197T

Feminist television 126T

13.

Designing Women

American sitcom television program

Overview: Designing Women is an American television sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that aired on CBS between September 29, 1986 and May 24, 1993, producing seven seasons and 163 episodes. It was a joint ...

Release date: 29 September 1986

Genre: Comedy

Director: David Trainer, David Steinberg

Cast: Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor, Jean Smart, Delta Burke, Alice Ghostley

Producer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Harry Thomason

Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Pamela Norris

Outspoken feminist Julia Sugarbaker runs a design firm out of her Atlanta home, along with her shallow ex-beauty queen sister...

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American English-language television shows 9,863T

1980s American multi-camera sitcoms 121T

1990s American multi-camera sitcoms 228T

14.

Alice

American sitcom television series

Overview: Alice is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from August 31, 1976, to March 19, 1985. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin ...

Release date: 31 August 1976

Genre: Comedy

Director: Marc Daniels, William Asher

Cast: Linda Lavin, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland, Philip McKeon, Polly Holliday, Celia Weston

Producer: Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Davis

Writer: Robert Getchell, Bob Fisher

A greasy-spoon diner in Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this long-running series. The title character...

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Live action television shows based on films 322T

1970s American workplace comedy television series 32T

1980s American workplace comedy television series 45T

15.

Waiting to Exhale

1995 film by Forest Whitaker

Overview: Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 American romance film directed by Forest Whitaker (in his feature film directorial debut) and starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett. The film was adapted from the 1992 ...

Release date: 22 December 1995

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Forest Whitaker

Cast: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, Gregory Hines, Dennis Haysbert

Producer: Ron Bass, Caron K

Writer: Terry McMillan, Ron Bass

Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with men.

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1990s English-language films 3,885T

1995 directorial debut films 93T

1995 comedy films 209T

16.

Thelma & Louise

1991 drama movie directed by Ridley Scott

Overview: Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American female buddy road film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, two friends who embark on a ...

Release date: 24 May 1991

Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Ridley Scott

Cast: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Stephen Tobolowsky

Producer: Mimi Polk Gitlin, Callie Khouri

Writer: Callie Khouri

Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for ...

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1990s English-language films 2,208T

American adventure comedy-drama films 37T

American crime comedy-drama films 119T

17.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

2008 film directed by Sanaa Hamri

Overview: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is a 2008 American comedy-drama film and a sequel to the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The original cast (Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake ...

Release date: 6 August 2008

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Sanaa Hamri

Cast: Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Rachel Nichols, Tom Wisdom

Producer: Debra Martin Chase, Yolanda T. Cochran

Writer: Elizabeth Chandler, Ann Brashares

Four college freshmen and best friends find that it may take more than a shared pair of jeans to help them stay in touch as their lives go in different ...

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2000s buddy comedy-drama films 15T

American buddy comedy-drama films 61T

2000s English-language films 4,261T

18.

The Hottie & the Nottie

2008 American film

Overview: The Hottie and The Nottie (stylized as The Hottie & The Nottie) is a 2008 American romantic comedy film starring Paris Hilton, Joel David Moore, and Christine Lakin. Written by Heidi Ferrer and directed ...

Release date: 8 February 2008

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Tom Putnam

Cast: Paris Hilton, Joel David Moore, Christine Lakin, Johann Urb, Adam Kulbersh, The Greg Wilson

Producer: Kenneth Burke, Craig Chapman

Writer: Heidi Ferrer

Nate moves to L.A. to track down Cristabel, the woman he's been in love with since childhood, only to discover that his plan to woo her only has one ...

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Golden Raspberry Award winning films 242T

Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

2008 independent films 132T

19.

The Family That Preys

2008 American film

Overview: The Family That Preys is a 2008 American comedy-drama film, written, produced, and directed by Tyler Perry. The screenplay focuses on two families, one wealthy and the other working class, whose lives ...

Release date: 12 September 2008

Genre: Drama

Director: Tyler Perry

Cast: Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan, Rockmond Dunbar, KaDee Strickland, Cole Hauser, Taraji P. Henson

Producer: Tim Andrew, Roger M. Bobb

Writer: Tyler Perry

Two families from different walks of life learn to work together.

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Films about the upper class 57T

Films scored by Aaron Zigman 60T

2008 comedy-drama films 76T

20.

The Devil Wears Prada

2006 film directed by David Frankel

Overview: The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. The screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, is based on Lauren Weisberger's 2003 ...