As of June 8, 2026. Curated by Mihir Nanda, extracted from here. This list ranks narrative feature films by Asian women directors or co-directors by average member rating.
Changes from the latest update:
In:
Summer Snow (at #33)
Even If This Love Disappears Tonight (at #54)
Out:
Moving On (was #99)
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (was #100)
Eligibility Rules:
• There is a 1,000 ratings minimum threshold.
• Includes female directors of south, east and central Asian heritage, regardless of where they were born, or the country they make their films in.
• Women co-directors, transgender directors and gender expansive directors are included, even if uncredited. For example, Slumdog Millionaire is included due to Loveleen Tandan’s co-director credit.…
As of June 8, 2026. Curated by Mihir Nanda, extracted from here. This list ranks narrative feature films by Asian women directors or co-directors by average member rating.
Changes from the latest update:
In:
Summer Snow (at #33)
Even If This Love Disappears Tonight (at #54)
Out:
Moving On (was #99)
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (was #100)
Eligibility Rules:
• There is a 1,000 ratings minimum threshold.
• Includes female directors of south, east and central Asian heritage, regardless of where they were born, or the country they make their films in.
• Women co-directors, transgender directors and gender expansive directors are included, even if uncredited. For example, Slumdog Millionaire is included due to Loveleen Tandan’s co-director credit.
• Films must be feature-length (more than 40 minutes long) with a festival premiere, theatrical distribution, or professional streaming release.
• This list excludes: documentaries of any kind, DTV films, self-released web videos, recap or recut films, theatre or stage shows, TV series, specials or episodes. TV movies are included.
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