Netflix shared a list of 15 great movies with strong female leads you can stream right now
"She's Gotta Have It" (1986)
Netflix description: "A free-spirited woman can't choose between a trio of ill-suited suitors: relationship-minded Jamie, shallow male model Greer and bike messenger Mars."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%
"Boys on the Side" (1995)
Netflix description: "Looking to jump-start her career, a lesbian nightclub singer accompanies a woman with AIDS on a cross-country drive from New York to Los Angeles."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 73%
"Cruel Intentions" (1999)
Netflix description: "Quenching a thirst for dangerous games, a promiscuous teen challenges her stepbrother to deflower their headmaster's daughter before summer ends."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 48%
"Amélie" (2001)
Netflix description: "When impish Amélie finds a long-hidden trove of toys behind a baseboard in her apartment, she's inspired to return the items to their original owner."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 89%
"Frances Ha" (2013)
Netflix description: "Determined to make it as a modern dancer in New York, a young woman pursues her unlikely goal with more enthusiasm than natural talent."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%
"The Babadook" (2014)
Netflix description: "Sam's frequent tantrums turn sinister when a creepy children's book mysteriously appears in his room, and he asks his mother, 'Do you want to die?'"
Rotten Tomatoes score: 98%
"Big Eyes" (2014)
Netflix description: "This biopic tells the story of Margaret Keane, the American painter who was known for her pop art paintings of children with large doe eyes."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 72%
"Girlhood" (2014)
Netflix description: "Disillusioned with life at school and at home, a cynical teenager drops out, joins a gang and begins an arduous search for independence."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 96%
"Iris" (2014)
Netflix description: "Albert Maysles focuses on a fashion legend, who at 93 is still at the top of her game, choosing dresses, advising models and haggling with buyers."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 98%
"Carol" (2015)
Netflix description: "A wealthy married woman and a female department store clerk begin a forbidden affair in the 1950s that leads to both heartache and liberating joy."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 95%
"Tangerine" (2015)
Netflix description: "Fresh out of a stint in jail, transgender prostitute Sin-Dee and her pal Alexandra hit the crazy streets of LA to get revenge on her fickle pimp."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%
"Queen of Katwe" (2016)
Netflix description: "Bolstered by a devoted mentor, 9-year-old Ugandan girl Phiona Mutesi takes aim at becoming a chess champion in this drama based on a true story."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%
"Tallulah" (2016)
Netflix description: "While searching for her ex-boyfriend, a young drifter impulsively kidnaps a baby from a neglectful mother and pretends the child is her own."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%
"To the Bone" (2017)
Netflix description: "Ellen, a 20-year-old with anorexia nervosa, goes on a harrowing, sometimes funny journey of self-discovery at a group home run by an unusual doctor."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 68%
"Seeing Allred" (2018)
Netflix description: "Explore the public and private sides of feminist firebrand attorney Gloria Allred, who's battled some of the biggest names in politics and business."
Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%
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