Best Female Lead movies of 2016

Actors : Piera Degli Esposti, Diane Dassigny, Dominique Frot, Antony Hickling,
Directors : Jean-François Laguionie,

Louise, an old lady, finds herself stranded in a seaside resort after the last train of the holiday season has left the station. But far from panicking, the fearless Louise decides to stay,...

Actors : Sahar Dolatshahi, Ali Mosaffa, Alireza Aghakhani, Setareh Pesyani,
Directors : Behnam Behzadi,

With fascinating insights into everyday life in Tehran, the film portrays the 'inversion" of a woman, and her mutiny against male domination.

Actors : Katja Riemann, Claudia Eisinger, Laura Tonke, Barbara Schöne,
Directors : Laura Lackmann,

Karo has lots of psychological Problems, 105 minutes of it.

Actors : Heidi Toini, Christian Bujeau, Bente Børsum, Rolf Kristian Larsen,
Directors : Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken,

An elderly woman has secluded herself in her remote home in the French countryside, when a young foreign couple on vacation suddenly intrudes on her isolated life.

Actors : Joel Basman, Roxane Duran, Carla Juri, Albrecht Schuch,
Directors : Christian Schwochow,

The life and career of the breakthrough German painter, Paula Modersohn-Becker.

Actors : Geert Van Rampelberg, Alexandra Lamy, Catherine Aymerie, Barbara Sarafian,
Directors : Christophe Van Rompaey,

Vincent (17) wants to commit suicide as to take a stand against the problems of the world today. His giddy French aunt makes it her mission to save him. Only she's not without problems herself..

Actors : Eduardo Valdarnini, Eleonora Danco, Micaela Ramazzotti, Paola Cortellesi,
Directors : Cristina Comencini,

Lucia and Maria are two best friends, who have known each other from the beginning of their life, but have very different tastes and behaviors. Lucia is done with men, Maria, on the ...

Actors : Peter Ho, Ruby Lin, Wang Ji, Mr. Black,
Directors : Zao Wang,

Liu Chenchen, a free-spirited young woman, rebels against her wealthy family and elopes with her boyfriend to join a cruise-bond treasure hunt. But what began as an innocent game with ...

Actors : David Schütter, Cro, Peri Baumeister, Marc Benjamin,
Directors : Martin Schreier,

Dawid, Vanessa and Ludwig are the finalists at a pitch-competition for a movie about the German Rap phenomenon CRO. As the three youngsters work out their extraordinary film ideas, they must fight through unexpected personal challenges.

Actors : Chloe East, Ashley Liao, Emma Rayne Lyle, Eva Bella,
Directors : Ali Scher,

Jessica Darling's older sister gives her the "IT List," a checklist on how to navigate the middle school popularity hierarchy. The instructions appear simple enough to follow, but like life, nothing is as easy as it seems.

Actors : Linnea Quigley, Adam Ahlbrandt, Kacie Marie, J.D. Brown,
Directors : Adam Ahlbrandt,

In 1987, a group of film students go scout an abandoned resort in the Pennsylvania wilderness, becoming real victims in another film.

Actors : T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, Jake Thomas, Amber Rose, Clayton Snyder,
Directors : Candice T. Cain,

Two college students, Danny and Sarah, are strangers until they wake up together after a night of partying. Told in reverse time order, the story follows what happened the night before.

Actors : Amelia Brantley, Caroline Lassetter, Bryson Holl, Taylor Buckley,
Directors : Robert Conway,

In pursuit of buried treasure, a group of fortune hunters unearth an ancient demonic summoning stone that holds a terrible curse and awakens a timeless evil, the Krampus. After centuries of...

Actors : Mária Gindert, Bálint Sótonyi, Angéla Stefanovics, Miklós B. Székely,
Directors : Benedek Fliegauf,

A mother seeks out her estranged father in the aftermath of her mother's death.

Actors : Colin Critchley, Cait Bliss, Dave Klasko, Jason Martin,
Directors : Erlingur Thoroddsen,

A simple night of babysitting takes a horrifying turn when Helen realizes the boogeyman really is in little Lucas' closet.

Actors : Laura Birn, Johannes Holopainen, Lauri Tilkanen, Santeri Helinheimo Mäntylä,
Directors : Alli Haapasalo,

In 1980's Helsinki, a city about to burst with young energy and rebellion, two young writers determined to conquer the world fall madly in love. For Inka, the love affair puts everything in...

Actors : Gillian Chung, Karen Mok, Yan Tang, Jing Wu,
Directors : Jeffrey Lau,

The third chapter of the cult-classic fantasy saga : A Chinese Odyssey.

Actors : Alma Jodorowsky, Patrick Chesnais, Pascale Arbillot, Luna Lou,
Directors : Diastème,

Two sisters, Laura 14 and Joséphine 18, spend July with their mother and August with their father. During the summer decisions are taken, secrets are revealed and relationships change.

Actors : John Lee Ames, Scott Broderick, Scott Bailey, Fiona Gubelmann,
Directors : Craig Moss,

A 911 operator is fired after mistaking a real murder for a prank call. After that, and feeling guilt, she works to find the killer before there is another victim. On her path to find the killer she discovered more about her self

Actors : Konstantin Yushkevich, Anna Chipovskaya, Ilya Lyubimov, Pyotr Fyodorov,
Directors : Renat Davletyarov,

Contemporary Russia. Sasha, a beautiful, young photographer, finds her lover, a successful artist, murdered. The police suspect her and the killers want to silence her. She goes on the run from all as she tries to solve this mystery.