Best Female Lead movies of 2000s

Actors : Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Adrien Brody, Simon Baker,
Directors : Charles Shyer,

In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.

Actors : Soraya Omar-Scego, Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh, Awa Saïd Darar, Roun Daher Aïnan,
Directors : Sherry Hormann,

The autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 3, sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN ...

Actors : Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano, Pablo Rosso,

A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.

Actors : Bai Ling, Byung-hun Lee, Kyoko Hasegawa, Pauline Lau,

An Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors.

Actors : Matt Smith, Peter Wight, Eva Green, Lesley Manville,
Directors : Benedek Fliegauf,

A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.

Actors : Liam Aiken, Vincent Perez, Garrett Strommen, Kim Basinger,
Directors : Hugh Hudson,

Kuki, a divorced Italian socialite, changes her life after a serious car crash. She accepts a marriage proposal from Paolo Gallmann, a man she doesn't know well, and she moves to Kenya with...

Actors : Jennifer Syme, Greg Freitas, Gaye Pope, Naomi Watts,
Directors : Scott Coffey,

A hilarious comic portrait of a young woman's struggle for integrity, happiness and a Hollywood acting career.

Actors : Jennifer Beals, Francis Renaud, Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline,
Directors : Caroline Bottaro,

Middle-aged chambermaid Hélène's newfound obsession with the game of chess leads her to seek the tutelage of a reclusive American expat, transforming both of their ho-hum lives in the ...

Actors : Grégoire Colin, Anne Parillaud, Ashley Wanninger, Roxane Mesquida,
Directors : Catherine Breillat,

A director struggles to film a difficult, intimate sex scene between two actors who happen to hate each other.

Actors : Herman Osorio, Jay Hernandez, Kirsten Dunst, Bruce Davison,
Directors : John Stockwell,

At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from an affluent neighborhood.

Actors : Susan Sarandon, Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan,
Directors : Peter Jackson,

Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.

Actors : Micaela Nevárez, Mariana Cordero, Llum Barrera, Candela Peña,
Directors : Fernando León de Aranoa,

Friendship and love in the world of prostitution in Madrid.

Actors : Tatsuya Mihashi, Kyoko Fukada, Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima,
Directors : Takeshi Kitano,

Three stories of never-ending love.

Actors : Richard E. Grant, Reese Witherspoon, James McAvoy, Christina Ricci,
Directors : Mark Palansky,

A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will accept her as one of their own."

Actors : Merab Ninidze, Juliane Köhler, Matthias Habich, Sidede Onyulo,
Directors : Caroline Link,

A German Jewish refugee family moves to and adjusts to a farm life in 1930s Kenya.

Actors : Famke Janssen, Noah Emmerich, Ann Magnuson, Jon Favreau,
Directors : Valerie Breiman,

When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. ...

Actors : Morjana Alaoui, Catherine Bégin, Robert Toupin, Mylène Jampanoï,
Directors : Pascal Laugier,

A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

Actors : Shabnam Toloui, Arita Shahrzad, Pegah Ferydoni, Orsolya Tóth,

Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.

Actors : Julianne Moore, Gael García Bernal, Yûsuke Iseya, Mark Ruffalo,
Directors : Fernando Meirelles,

A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.

Actors : Imelda Staunton, Andie MacDowell, Anna Chancellor, Kenny Doughty,
Directors : John McKay,

Three female friends behave badly.