Welcome back to the second annual Lights, Camera, Women! Mega Challenge — my clumsy attempt at creating an expansive, female-centred challenge to deepen my exploration of women in film and whittle down my humongous watchlist.
The rules are simple: unless specific instructions are provided (e.g., a list, a crew position, etc.), all picks should be either directed by a woman (preferably), written by a woman, or feature a central female performance.
The main part includes 65 prompts, with another 35 as a bonus if you're up for even more.
Tag your lists and logs with "lcw2026" (lists | reviews).
Previous year: 2025
Progress: 12/100
Participants: evilchachouuu | Chariot_Choogle | Alex
Categories & Prompts:
WOMEN BEHIND THE CAMERA
1. Female Director
2.…
Welcome back to the second annual Lights, Camera, Women! Mega Challenge — my clumsy attempt at creating an expansive, female-centred challenge to deepen my exploration of women in film and whittle down my humongous watchlist.
The rules are simple: unless specific instructions are provided (e.g., a list, a crew position, etc.), all picks should be either directed by a woman (preferably), written by a woman, or feature a central female performance.
The main part includes 65 prompts, with another 35 as a bonus if you're up for even more.
Tag your lists and logs with "lcw2026" (lists | reviews).
Previous year: 2025
Progress: 12/100
Participants: evilchachouuu | Chariot_Choogle | Alex
Categories & Prompts:
WOMEN BEHIND THE CAMERA
1. Female Director
2. Female Writer
☑️ 3. Female Producer
4. Female Cinematographer
5. Female Editor
6. Female Composer
WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD
7. Non-English Speaking Film
8. Britain and Ireland
☑️ 9. France
10. Germany
11. Italy
12. Scandinavia
☑️ 13. Spain
14. Eastern Europe
15. Other European (excluding those mentioned)
16. Japan
☑️ 17. South Korea
18. India
19. Other Asian (excluding those mentioned)
20. Australia & New Zealand
21. Africa
22. Middle East
23. Latin America and the Caribbean
24. Canada
25. Indigenous Cinema
WOMEN ACROSS GENRE
26. Action / Adventure
27. Animation
28. Biopic
☑️ 29. Comedy
☑️ 30. Coming-of-age
31. Crime / Mystery / Thriller
32. Documentary
33. Fantasy
34. Historical or Period Drama
35. Horror
36. Romance / Musical
37. Sci-Fi
38. Short Film
39. Sports
DECADES OF WOMEN
40. 1920s-30s-40s
41. 1950s-60s
42. 1970s
43. 1980s
44. 1990s
45. 2000s
☑️ 46. 2010s
47. 2020s
THE BEST OF WOMEN'S CINEMA
☑️ 48. Women Directors: The Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films
49. BBC's 100 greatest films directed by women
50. IndieWire's All-Time Greatest Films Directed by Women
51. The female gaze: 100 overlooked films directed by women
52. Asian Women Directors: The Official Top 100 Narrative Feature Films
53. TimeOut's 100 Best Feminist Movies Of All Time
54. autostraddle's 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
55. Official Highest Rated Horror Films Directed by Women
LETTERBOXD COMMUNITY PICKS
56. quiet little female character studies by mary
57. “Good For Her” Cinematic Universe by claira curtis
58. b-movies for the GIRLS by annie
59. “female rage” but show some representation for women of color, too by 𝐜𝔢𝐜𝒆
60. Black Female Directors/Black Female Writers by ❤︎Kaila❤︎
61. ୭ definition of girly classics 🎀 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ by liza
62. The Feminine Grotesque🥀 by Angelica Jade Bastién🪼🌷
63. The Ethereal Feminine by Devon
64. 🦸🏿♀️Girls/Women Winning & It’s Fucking Awesome by Sin ✊🏿
65. Girl Gangs, Bands, Teams, Friends, Sisters, Lovers & Cliques by Anni Raasu
EXTRA MILE
66. Abortion
67. Activism / Politics
68. Ageing
69. Cheerleaders
70. Female Friendship and Sisterhood
71. Female Desire, Pleasure and Sensuality
72. Female Monsters
73. Female Obsession
74. Femme Fatale
75. Loneliness and Alienation
76. Mental Health
77. Motherhood / Daughterhood
78. Nuns and Religion
79. Nursing and Medicine
80. Race and Ethnicity
81. Queer Experience
82. Sex Work
☑️ 83. Sexual Violence and Gender-Based Abuse
84. Taboo Relationships
85. Vampires
86. Western
87. Witchcraft
88. Women and Disability
89. Women and War
☑️ 90. Women in Art and Literature
91. Women In Charge
92. Women in Crime
93. Women in Education
94. Women in Journalism
95. Women in Law Enforcement
96. Women in Music
☑️ 97. Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
☑️ 98. Women in the Military
99. Women in the Workplace
100. Women on the Road
Tips:
1. If you can't find a dedicated list, you can use tags to help you find films with specific female crew members, themes etc.
e.g. letterboxd.com/tag/woman-composer/films/
Just remember to double check your choices before picking any film as tags are not always accurate.
2. If you have an extensive watchlist, you can use the function "Show films in watchlist" with any list to only see the films you have watchlisted.
Reference Lists:
Directed by Women by thaizy
Written by Women by aobh
Stuff by women, about women by Meagan
Girls on Film by Tara
Directed by Japanese women by Giulia
Films with Female Composers by Dani Pinto
Women in Westerns by Willow Maclay
Taboo Affairs by Miriam
Indigenous cinema by ElNapalmo
Age Gaps & Controversial Relationships by Lady Layana
Sapphic Women Of Colour Watchlist by sapphicsummers
The Ultimate Femme Fatale List by Lari The Villain
Lesbian Vampire Master List by girlsgutsgiallo
Essential Feminist Films (worldwide) by Bruna Léo
Women in Sports by Clara
Cheerleaders by Allegra Beatrix
Women’s Rights by SIFF
Over 100 Narrative Feature Films Directed by Arab Women by Arab Film & Media Institute