Best Female Lead movies

Actors : Kurt Russell, Cher, Meryl Streep, Craig T. Nelson,
Directors : Mike Nichols,

A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant.

Actors : Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac, Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy,
Directors : Madonna,

The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.

Actors : Ari'el Stachel, Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun,
Directors : Janicza Bravo,

A stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.

Actors : William B. Davis, Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie,
Directors : Pascal Laugier,

When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.

Actors : Lucas Bond, Tom Courtenay, Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton,
Directors : Jessica Swale,

During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.

Actors : Alice Lowe, Kate Dickie, Gemma Whelan, Jo Hartley,
Directors : Alice Lowe,

Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way.

Actors : Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas, Michael Keaton, Amerie,
Directors : Forest Whitaker,

The first daughter of the U.S. President heads off to college where she falls for a graduate student with a secret agenda.

Actors : Denise Richards, Allison Janney, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst,
Directors : Michael Patrick Jann,

A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win.

Actors : Oprah Winfrey, Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Bruno Campos,

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

Actors : Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Chandler Williams, Glenn Close,
Directors : Chris Terrio,

Spanning twenty-four hours, Heights follows five New Yorkers challenged to choose their destiny before the sun comes up the next day.

Actors : Alba Rohrwacher, Sam Louwyck, Maria Alexandra Lungu, Sabine Timoteo,
Directors : Alice Rohrwacher,

A family of beekeepers living in the Tuscan countryside finds their household disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenage boy and a reality TV show intent on showcasing the family.

Actors : Sonia Manzano, Carlease Burke, Jillian Bell, June Squibb,
Directors : Sharon Maguire,

A young and unskilled fairy godmother ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored.

Actors : Murilo Benício, Harold Perrineau, Mark Feuerstein, Penélope Cruz,
Directors : Fina Torres,

Brazilian chef Isabella Oliveira moves to San Francisco when her husband, frustrated by her motion sickness, cheats on her.

Actors : Rooney Mara, Ruby Stokes, David Shields, Ben Mendelsohn,
Directors : Benedict Andrews,

A woman confronts an older man, her former neighbour, to find out why he abandoned her after they had a sexual relationship when she was thirteen.

Actors : Rich Sommer, Eddie Marsan, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Dynevor,
Directors : Chloe Domont,

An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement.

Actors : Julian Barratt, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Gwendoline Christie,
Directors : Peter Strickland,

In Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences..

Actors : Christina Milian, Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder, Rick Gonzalez,
Directors : Jim Sonzero,

When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.

Actors : Mary Steenburgen, Chloë Grace Moretz, James Marsden, James Caan,
Directors : Isao Takahata,

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her - but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.

Actors : Julianne Moore, Trevor Morgan, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern,
Directors : Jane Anderson,

In order to support her ten children, Evelyn Ryan enters a commercial jingle-writing contest.

Actors : Raúl Castillo, Maika Monroe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
Directors : Michelle Garza Cervera,

An upscale suburban mom brings a new nanny, Polly Murphy, into her home, only to discover she is not the person she claims to be.