Best Female Lead movies of 2023

Actors : Nico Santos, Luke Grimes, Blythe Danner, Ellie Kemper,
Directors : Vicky Wight,

Helen signs up for a wilderness survival course, a year after getting divorced. She discovers through this experience that sometimes, you have to get really lost in order to find yourself.

Actors : Parvesh Cheena, Daisy Ridley, Ayanna Berkshire, Marcia DeBonis, Dave Merheje, Jeb Berrier,
Directors : Rachel Lambert,

Fran, who likes to think about dying, makes the new guy at work laugh, which leads to dating and more, now the only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

Actors : Timothy Spall, Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Hugh Skinner,
Directors : Thea Sharrock,

When people in Littlehampton start receiving scandalous and obscene letters, suspicion immediately falls on fiery Rose, who might lose the custody of her daughter. A group of women set out to solve the mystery.

Actors : Jay Ali, Dianna Agron, Melora Hardin, Grace Porter,
Directors : Alexis Jacknow,

A woman enrolls in a clinical trial to try and fix her seemingly broken biological clock after friends, family, and society pressures her to have children.

Actors : Sam Heughan, Sofia Barclay, Céline Dion, Priyanka Chopra Jonas,
Directors : Jim Strouse,

A young woman tries to ease the pain of her fiancé's death by sending romantic texts to his old cell phone number, and forms a connection with the man the number has been reassigned to.

Actors : David Mattle, Zach Gilford, Briella Guiza, Alisha Wainwright, Amanda Crew, Carlos Santos,
Directors : Roxanne Benjamin,

A family takes a weekend trip with longtime friends and their two young children, but, they suspect something supernatural when the kids behave strangely after disappearing into the woods overnight.

Actors : Susan Sarandon, William H. Macy, Diane Keaton, Richard Gere,
Directors : Michael Jacobs,

Michelle and Allen are in a relationship. They decide to invite their parents to finally meet about marriage. Turns out, the parents already know one another well, which leads to some differing opinions about marriage.

Actors : Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Isabella Rossellini,
Directors : Susanna Fogel,

When Margot, a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn't live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts. A razor-sharp exploration of the horrors of dating.

Actors : Bryony Hannah, Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Eddie Marsan, Sam Riley,
Directors : Karim Aïnouz,

Follows Queen Catherine Parr and Henry VIII's marriage.

Actors : Vic Kuligoski, Kiah McKirnan, Christopher Lowell, Taylor Kinkead, Melanie Liburd, Sasha Kuznetsov, Casimere Jollette, Avery Holliday,
Directors : Jennifer Reeder,

Jonny, a wild and impulsive teenage girl living precariously in a town where young women continue to go missing, and the power she's forced to unlock to survive.

Actors : Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan,
Directors : Atlee,

A high-octane action thriller which outlines the emotional journey of a man who is set to rectify the wrongs in the society.

Actors : Maggie Smith, Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Agnes O'Casey,
Directors : Thaddeus O'Sullivan,

There's just one dream for the women of Ballygar to taste freedom: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes.

Actors : Angela Chen, Serena Hu, Olivier Rabourdin, Léa Drucker,
Directors : Catherine Breillat,

Follows Anne, a brilliant lawyer who lives with her husband Pierre and their daughters. Anne gradually engages in a passionate relationship with Theo, Pierre's son from a previous marriage, putting her career and family life in danger.

Actors : Jena Malone, Steffan Cennydd, Janet Suzman, Danny Huston, Will Keen, Ian Pirie,
Directors : Christopher Smith,

After the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church's account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about herself.

Actors : Scott Cohen, Babak Tafti, David Arnow, Joanna Arnow, Phillip Andry, Parish Bradley,
Directors : Joanna Arnow,

A mosaic-style comedy following the life of a woman as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family.

Actors : Adèle Exarchopoulos, Manon Bresch, Mélanie Laurent,
Directors : Mélanie Laurent,

Tired of the risks involved in a life of crime, two expert thieves and best friends recruit feisty Sam to assist them with one last job before they move to a new, and less stressful, line of work.

Actors : Nat Wolff, Lucy Hale, John Gallagher Jr.,
Directors : Peter Hutchings,

Two romantic burnouts meet at a wedding and almost hook up in the coatroom before putting the brakes on. They agree to exchange candid confessions about their pasts on the off chance that this might be the real thing.

Actors : Sophie Lowe, Louisa Krause,
Directors : Maximilian Erlenwein,

Two sisters go diving at a beautiful, remote location. One of the sisters is struck by a rock, leaving her trapped 28 meters below. With dangerously low levels of oxygen and cold temperatures, it is up to her sister to fight for her life.

Actors : Jason Biggs, Brandy Norwood, Heather Graham,
Directors : Mary Lambert,

Friendships are put to the ultimate test over a boastful holiday newsletter.

Actors : Yara Shahidi, Bette Midler, Odessa A'zion, Ron Livingston,
Directors : Trish Sie,

Corinne convinces Jane, a shy, talented baker, to bring cakes to bars, to help her build confidence. But when Corinne receives a life-altering diagnosis, the pair faces a challenge unlike anything they've experienced before.