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 : Ellen Page, Callum Keith Rennie, Max Minghella, Evan Rachel Wood,
Directors : Patricia Rozema,

After a massive power outage, two sisters learn to survive on their own in their isolated woodland home.

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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.

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 : Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio,
Directors : Donald Petrie,

Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in the Connecticut town of Mystic.

Actors : Katie Holmes, Michael Keaton, Marc Blucas, 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 : 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 : 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 : Sam Elliott, Tessa Thompson, Ashley Jensen, Justin Theroux,
Directors : Charlie Bean,

The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.

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 : Mary Steenburgen, Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, James Marsden,
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.