Here’s another list: this one of 2018 movies written and/or directed by women. I gathered these titles from a variety of sources, including Indiewire, Refinery 29, womenandhollywood.com, Bazaar, Sundance.org, and Film School Rejects. As with my 2017 list, this one is by no means complete and for at least a dozen movies, I could not find release dates/months. They are listed as TBD for now, but I’ll update* this list throughout the year as more information is available and/or corrections need to be made. I’ve also created a version of this list on letterboxd.
*last updated 8/15/18
January
- Blame Writer & Dir. Quinn Shephard
- Dead Pigs Writer & Dir. Cathy Yan
- Freak Show Dir. Trudie Styler
- Holiday Writer & Dir. Isabella Eklöf
- I Think We’re Alone Now Writer & Dir. Reed Morano
- In Between Writer & Dir. Maysaloun Hamoud (my review)
- My Art Writer & Dir. Laurie Simmons
- Ophelia Dir. Claire McCarthy Writer: Semi Chellas
- The Strange Ones Co-Dirs. Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein
- Vazante Writer & Dir. Daniela Thomas
February
- Becks Co-Dirs. Daniel Powell and Elizabeth Rorbaugh Writers: Rebecca Drysdale, Daniel Powell and Elizabeth Rorbaugh
- The Boy Downstairs Writer & Dir. Sophie Brooks
- Euphoria Writer & Dir. Lisa Langseth
- The Female Brain Writer & Dir. Whitney Cummings
- Half Magic Writer & Dir. Heather Graham
- Irreplaceable You Dir. Stephanie Laing Writer: Bess Wohl
- The Party Writer & Dir. Sally Potter
March
- Dear Dictator Co-Dirs. & Writers Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse
- Furlough Dir. Laurie Collyer
- Madame Writer & Dir. Amanda Sthers
- Mary Magdalene Writers: Helen Edmunson and Philippa Goslett
- Outside In Writer & Dir. Lynn Shelton, Writers Jay Duplass and Lynn Shelton
- Revenge Writer & Dir. Coralie Fargeat
- What They Had Writer & Dir. Elizabeth Chomko
- A Wrinkle in Time Dir. Ava DuVernay Writer: Jennifer Lee, based on the novel by Madeleine L’Engle
April
- All About Nina* Writer & Dir. Eva Vives
- All These Small Moments* Writer & Dir. Melissa B. Miller-Costanzo
- Amateurs* Dir. Gabriela Pichler
- 6 Balloons Writer & Dir. Marja-Lewis Ryan
- Blockers Dir. Kay Cannon
- Braid* Writer & Dir. Mitzi Peirone
- Cargo* Writer & Dir. Yolanda Ramke
- Daughter of Mine* Dir. Laura Bispuri
- Dude Dir. Olivia Milch Writers: Olivia Milch and Kendall McKinnon
- Egg* Dir. Marianna Palka Writer: Risa Mickenberg
- The Elephant and the Butterfly* Writer & Dir. Amélie van Elmbt
- I Feel Pretty Co-Dirs and Writers Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein
- Kings Writer & Dir. Deniz Gamze Ergüven
- Lemonade* Writer & Dir. Ioana Uricaru
- Little Pink House Writer & Dir. Courtney Balaker
- Little Woods* Writer & Dir. Nia DaCosta
- M* Writer & Dir. Sara Forestier
- Mapplethorpe* Writer & Dir. Ondi Timoner
- The Night Eats the World* Dir. Dominique Rocher
- O.G.* Dir. Madeleine Sackler
- The Party’s Just Beginning* Writer & Dir. Karen Gillan
- The Rider Writer & Dir. Chloé Zhao
- Slut in a Good Way* Dir. Sophie Lorain Writer: Catherine Léger
- State Like Sleep* Writer & Dir. Meredith Danluck
- Untogether* Writer & Dir. Emma Forrest
- Virgins* Writer & Dir. Keren Ben Rafael
- You Were Never Really Here Writer & Dir. Lynne Ramsay
- Zama Dir. Lucrecia Martel
- 20 Weeks Writer & Dir. Leena Pendarkar
*Included in Tribeca Film Festival
May
- The Desert Bride Writers & Co-Dirs: Cecilia Atan, Valeria Pivato
- Let The Sun Shine In Dir. Claire Denis Writers: Christine Angot and Claire Denis
- Life of the Party Co-Writer: Melissa McCarthy
- Mary Shelley Writer & Dir. Haifaa Al-Mansour
- Summer 1993 Writer & Dir. Carla Simon
- Tully Writer: Diablo Cody
June
- Are You Glad I’m Here* Dir. Noor Gharzeddine
- Birds Without Feathers* Dir. Wendy McColm Writers: Lenae Day & Wendy McColm
- Boundaries Writer & Dir. Shana Fest
- Ice Cream* Dir. Saba Riazi
- Leave No Trace Writer & Dir. Debra Granik
- Life Is Fare* Writer & Dir. Sephora Woldu
- Nancy Writer & Dir. Christina Choe
- Ocean’s 8 Writers: Olivia Milch and Gary Ross
- Set It Up Dir. Claire Scanlon Writer: Katie Silberman (Netflix Original)
- Social Animals Writer & Dir Theresa Bennett
- The Tale Writer & Dir. Jennifer Fox (HBO Films)
- Woman Walks Ahead Dir. Susanna White
- The Year of Spectacular Men Dir. Lea Thomson Writer: Madelyn Deutch
*Included in Brooklyn Film Festival
July
- The Spy Who Dumped Me Dir. Susanna Fogel Writers: Susanna Fogel & David Iserson
August
- The Bookshop Writer & Dir. Isabel Coixet, based on a novel by Penelope Fitzgerald
- Juliet, Naked Writer: Evgenia Peretz, Jim Taylor, and Tamara Jenkins
- The Little Stranger Writer: Lucinda Coxon, based on a novel by Sarah Waters
- Madeline’s Madeline Writer & Director: Josephine Decker
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post Writer & Dir. Desiree Akhavan
- Never Goin’ Back Writer & Dir. Augustine Frizzell
- The Nightingale Writer & Dir. Jennifer Kent
- Skate Kitchen Writer & Dir. Crystal Moselle
- The Wife Writer Jane Anderson, based on a novel by Meg Wolitzer
- To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Dir. Susan Johnson Writers: Sofia Alvarez based on a novel by Jenny Han
September
- Colette Writers: Richard Glatzer and Rebecca Lenkiewicz
- The Darkest Minds Dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson Writer: Alexandra Braxon
- High Life Dir. Claire Denis Writers: Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Nick Laird, & Zadie Smith
- The Land of Steady Habits Writer & Dir Nicole Holofcenter (Netflix Original)
- Little Women Writer & Dir. Claire Niederpruem based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott
- Private Life Writer & Dir. Tamara Jenkins (Netflix Original)
- Rafiki Dir. Wanuri Kahiu Writers: Wanuri Kahiu and Jenna Cato Bass
- Sierra Burgess is a Loser Writer: Lindsey Beer
- A Simple Favor Writers: Jessica Sharzer based on a novel by Darcey Bell
- White Rabbit Writers: Vivian Bang and Daryl Wein
October
- Can You Ever Forgive Me? Dir. Marielle Heller Writer: Nicole Holofcenter, based on the memoir by Lee Israel
- Fugue Dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska Writer: Gabriela Muskala
- The Kindergarten Teacher Writer & Dir. Sara Colangelo
- Venom Writer: Kelly Marcel
- What They Had Writer & Dir. Elizabeth Chomko
- Wildlife Writer Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano
November
- Widows Writer: Gillian Flynn
- Mary Queen of Scots Dir. Josie Rourke
- On The Basis of Sex Dir. Mimi Leder
December
- Birdbox Dir. Susanne Bier
- Destroyer Dir. Karyn Kusama
Release TBD
- Dumplin’ Dir. Anne Fletcher Writer: Kristin Hahn, based on a novel by Julie Murphy
- Maya Writer & Dir. Mia Hansen Love
- Party of the Century Writers and Co-Dirs. Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
- Secrets from the Russian Tea Room Dir. Lone Scherfig
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle Dir. Stacie Passon, based on the Shirley Jackson novel
- Where Hands Touch Writer & Dir. Amma Asante
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