Best Female Lead movies of 2017

Actors : Anjelica Huston, Damien Bonnard, Esther Garrel, Lindsay Burdge,
Directors : Nathan Silver,

Gina, an American flight attendant, falls in with a Parisian bartender on a layover only to find herself tangled in a web of deception, delusion and unrequited amour fou.

Actors : Bridget Everett, Toni Collette, Molly Shannon, Katie Aselton,
Directors : Alethea Jones,

Four moms whose only common ground is their kids' preschool class, decide to get together for a harmless "fun mom dinner."

Actors : Pilou Asbæk, Joe Cole, Kirsten Dunst, Steph DuVall,

A haunted young woman spirals in the wake of profound loss, torn between her fractured emotional state and the reality-altering effects of a potent cannabinoid drug.

Actors : Tsisia Qumsishvili, Merab Ninidze, Berta Khapava, Ia Shugliashvili,

In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents' home and ...

Actors : Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar, Samia Muriel Chancrin,
Directors : Fatih Akin,

Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.

Actors : Christie Burke, Jesse Moss, Rebecca Olson, Jenn Griffin,
Directors : Brandon Christensen,

Mary, a new mother, gives birth to twins, but only one of them is alive. While taking care of her living child, Adam, she suspects that something, a supernatural entity, has chosen him and ...

Actors : José María Yazpik, Karla Souza, Alejandro Camacho, Ben O'Toole,
Directors : Catalina Aguilar Mastretta,

A successful and single career woman asks her co-worker to pose as her boyfriend at a family wedding back home in Mexico. Her situation gets complicated when her ex shows up at the ceremony.

Actors : J.K. Simmons, Emile Hirsch, Meta Golding, Analeigh Tipton,
Directors : Gavin Wiesen,

A workaholic father who attempts to visit his daughter during a layover in LA, only to discover that she's disappeared, is forced to team up with her awkward ex-boyfriend to find her over the course of one transformative night.

Actors : Lillian Blankenship, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Javier Bardem,
Directors : Fernando León de Aranoa,

A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Actors : Brandon Mychal Smith, Michael Chernus, Juno Temple, Melissa Leo,
Directors : Tommy O'Haver,

The life of Madelyn Murray O'Hair, the outspoken activist and founder of American Atheists.

Actors : Min-hee Kim, Seong-kun Mun, Jae-yeong Jeong, Young-hwa Seo,
Directors : Sang-soo Hong,

An actress wanders around a seaside town, pondering her relationship with a married man.

Actors : Maika Monroe, Jennifer Garner, Justin Kirk, Cody Fern,

When the situation at her idyllic Palos Verdes home turns volatile, young Medina attempts to surf her way to happiness.

Actors : Philippe Katerine, Xavier Beauvois, Josiane Balasko, Juliette Binoche,
Directors : Claire Denis,

Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.

Actors : Thomas Gioria, Léa Drucker, Mathilde Auneveux, Denis Ménochet,
Directors : Xavier Legrand,

A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre.

Actors : Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric, Aurore Clément, Vincent Peirani,
Directors : Mathieu Amalric,

A director wants to make a biopic about the female singer Barbara.

Actors : Vasilina Makovtseva, Valeriu Andriutã, Liya Akhedzhakova, Boris Kamorzin,
Directors : Sergei Loznitsa,

A woman lives in a small village in Russia. One day she receives the parcel she sent to her husband, serving a sentence in prison. Confused and angered, she sets out to find why her package was returned to sender.

Actors : Arly Jover, Oliver Polak, Imaani Brown, Jasna Fritzi Bauer,
Directors : Helene Hegemann,

Mifti, age 16, lives in Berlin with a cast of characters including her half-siblings; their rich, self-involved father; and her junkie friend Ophelia. As she mourns her recently deceased ...

Actors : Dianna Agron, Shawn Ashmore, Jared Abrahamson, Rachelle Lefevre,
Directors : Scooter Corkle,

A woman with a troubled past sets out to find her missing brother.

Actors : Hana Sugisaki, Fumiyo Kohinata, Yûki Amami, Ryûnosuke Kamiki,
Directors : Hiromasa Yonebayashi,

Based on "The Little Broomstick" by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers.

Actors : Le Geng, Meijun Zhou, Vicky Chen, Ke Shi,
Directors : Vivian Qu,

In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are sexually assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she chooses to keep silence.