Best Female Lead movies of 2023

Actors : Mark Strong, Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Ben Barnes,
Directors : Anand Tucker,

The Critic is a story of ambition, blackmail and desire with a dazzling anti-hero at its dark heart. A whodunnit wrapped in a Faustian pact which winds tighter and tighter. Patrick Marber adapted the script from Anthony Quinn's novel.

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

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

Actors : Ben Feldman, Rachael Leigh Cook, Missi Pyle, Scott Ly,
Directors : Steven K. Tsuchida,

An executive goes through an unexpected breakup, then accepting an assignment to go undercover and learn about the tourist industry in Vietnam.

Actors : Nia Vardalos, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, John Corbett,
Directors : Nia Vardalos,

After travelling to Greece for a family reunion, a woman attempts to locate her deceased father's childhood friends.

Actors : Keith Powers, Gabrielle Union, Gina Torres, La La Anthony,
Directors : Numa Perrier,

After a high-profile firing, Jenna's fashion career comeback hits a snag when she falls for a charming, much younger coworker - who happens to be her boss's son. As sparks fly, Jenna must decide if she'll risk it all on a secret romance.

Actors : Beyoncé, Diana Ross, Blue Ivy Carter,
Directors : Beyoncé, Mark Ritchie,

Beyoncé in performance at her record-breaking RENAISSANCE World Tour, and the creative mastermind behind it.

Actors : Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Fanny Leander Bornedal, Kim Bodnia,
Directors : Ole Bornedal,

Martin's daughter, Emma, takes up a night watch job to find out what happened to her parents almost thirty years ago. A meeting with Wörmer in his cell pulls the serial killer out of his coma and sets in motion a chain of fateful events.

Actors : Alistair Sewell, Ana Scotney, Ben Whishaw, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Englert, Dasha Nekrasova,
Directors : Alice Englert,

The film is a dark comedy about Lucy (Connelly), a former child actress who seeks enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon (Whishaw) while she also navigates the close yet ...

Actors : Amir El-Masry, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Mia Wasikowska, Elsa Zylberstein, Sam Hoare,
Directors : Jessica Hausner,

A teacher takes a job at an elite school and forms a strong bond with five students - a relationship that eventually takes a dangerous turn.

Actors : Chloe Coleman, Chris Evans, Emily Blunt, Catherine O'Hara,
Directors : David Yates,

Liza dreams of a better life for her and her daughter so she gets a job at a bankrupt pharmacy and Liza's guts catapult the company and her into the high life not knowing that she will soon be in the middle of a criminal conspiracy.

Actors : Moussa Sow, Binta Racine Sy, Mamadou Diallo, Khady Mane,
Directors : Ramata-Toulaye Sy,

A young couple in Senegal must contend with the disapproval of their remote village.

Actors : Payman Maadi, Faithe Herman, Edi Gathegi, Judy Greer,
Directors : Jared Moshe,

Since losing her husband, Sophie has struggled to manage grief, a full-time job, and parenting her devastated daughter, but when a former physicist reveals a secret time-bending machine, Sophie will be faced with an impossible choice.

Actors : Anders Holm, Natalia Boneta, Jon Rudnitsky, Monica Barbaro,
Directors : Jonah Feingold,

At Midnight is a romantic comedy about two people who have made the "safe" choice not to fall in love.

Actors : Sidharth Malhotra, Zachary Coffin, Parmeet Sethi, Rashmika Mandanna, Ashwath Bhatt, Zakir Hussain,
Directors : Shantanu Bagchi,

In the 1970s, an undercover Indian spy takes on a deadly mission to expose a covert nuclear weapons program in the heart of Pakistan.

Actors : Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Hari Nef, Rad Pereira, Gayle Rankin,
Directors : Stewart Thorndike,

A group of friends go to a hotel for a weekend getaway and soon discover that women do bad things here.

Actors : Elijah Wood, Peter Dinklage, Jane Levy,
Directors : Macon Blair,

A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: The Toxic Avenger.

Actors : Zoe Chao, Missi Pyle, Anthony Mackie, Geoff Stults, Natalie Morales,
Directors : Kristian Mercado,

Adrift in their broken-down space shuttle with little hope of rescue, two astronauts argue over whether they're better off spending their remaining days as friends or something more.

Actors : Cooper Hoffman, Rafael Casal, Philip Ettinger, Laura Linney,
Directors : Ethan Hawke,

Follows the life of writer Flannery O'Connor while she was struggling to publish her first novel.

Actors : Hilary Swank, Dilone, Olivia Cooke, Jack Reynor,
Directors : Miles Joris-Peyrafitte,

After the murder of her estranged son, a journalist forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down those responsible. Together, they confront a world of drugs and corruption in the underbelly of a small city.

Actors : Alex Abbad, Hinata Hiiragi, Marsha Timothy, Sakura Andô, Soya Kurokawa, Anantya Kirana, Eita Nagayama,
Directors : Hirokazu Koreeda, Rako Prijanto,

Alana and Rabin, two friends who were kidnapped by a monster. With no other choice, they had to fight by any means necessary.