Gender Roles Movies

Twelve-year-old Marta wants to be a footballer like her idol, Italy striker Barbara Bonansea. Her classmates reject her and her father forbids it;...

When Algie Allmore asks to marry Clarice, the young woman's father gives him one year to prove that he's a man.

In a conservative Armenian family a 16 years old Karine dreams to become a veterinarian, but her family, especially her father, who is a well-known...

A reinterpretation of the Greek legend of Penelope, ”the most faithful of wives”, who waited 20 years for her husband Odysseus to return...

Directed by Solveig Hoogesteijn, Macu, the Policeman's Woman (1987) is a Venezuelan crime drama based on a true story. The film follows Macu, a young...

The animated story of the Hardibars and Mushamels—whimsical clay creatures who discover that gender stereotypes are not always accurate or...

A powerful documentary about the lives of teens and young adults as seen through the gender lens. Approaching society's ideas and ideals of gender...

Janey arrives at a silent retreat in the middle of the woods for rehabilitation, only to discover that the men who run it aren't afraid to show her...

A young man and woman on their first date with the traditional sex roles reversed. The woman calls for the man and seduces him. This non-explicit...

An independent Australian horror/drama that explores the societal norms that break down among a small group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world....

Olle works as maître d' and hopes to buy a hotel with money he borrowed. When his creditor dies Olle gets tricked by his lawyer and has to pay...

The story of two young single mothers who join forces to make a new kind of family unit for themselves and their children.

An Irish Traveler father struggles to raise his son, who has darker secrets than most.

The Same Difference is a documentary about lesbians who discriminate against other lesbians! The Same Difference, through a series of lesbian women...

Too often dismissed, young dads across the UK are quietly redefining fatherhood. Joe Swash meets four men breaking stigmas and showing what it truly...

This documentary goes back to the turn of the century to show how women shaped the nation’s history.

When director Sharon Shattuck's father came out as transgender, Sharon was in the awkward throes of middle school. As the Shattucks reunite to plan...

Is this form male or female? do these rags shape a girl or boy? The body and its expression are tortured for answers.

On what seems to be just another ordinary day, a man is exposed to sexism and sexual violence in a society ruled by women.