" I aboveboard just love her graphic symbol , and I like more movies had a main character as confident in themselves as Elle . "

There are so many great movies out there that speak to women on a deep level. There are coming-of-age stories that help us navigate the messy world of adolescence and adulthood. There arehorror moviesthat allow us to explore our deepest fears. There are inspirational movies that remind us of our strength and resilience. And there are dark dramas that help us process the complexities of life. Many movies out there make many women feel seen and heard.

Reddit user,u/Michael_Michelle_Jposed thequestion, “What movie(s) speak to you as a woman and why?”

Here are some of the movies that have resonated with women:

1.Steel Magnolias(1989)

2.Legally Blonde(2001)

3.Black Swan(2010)

4.Gone Girl(2014)

5.Hatching(2022)

6.Bridget Jones’s Diary(2001)

7.Pearl(2022)

8.Poor Things(2023)

9.White Chicks(2004)

10.Little Women(2019)

11.Barbie(2023)

12.Uptown Girls(2003)

13.The Virgin Suicides(1999)

14.Interstellar(2014)

15.Nymphomaniac(2013)

16.The Witch(2015)

17.Everything, Everywhere, All at Once(2022)

18.Blue Jasmine(2013)

19.Pride and Prejudice(2005)

20.Hidden Figures(2016)

21.Mona Lisa Smile(2003)

22.Erin Brockovich(2000)

23.North Country(2005)

24.He’s Just Not That Into You(2009)

25.Brittany Runs a Marathon(2019)

26.Rosemary’s Baby(1968)

27.Jennifer’s Body(2009)

28.Ladybird(2017)

29.Chicago(2002)

30.Moana(2016)

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Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, and Shirley MacLaine posing together, each wearing casual and stylish outfits

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Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods walks confidently in a stylish pink dress while people around her stare, scene from "Legally Blonde"

Natalie Portman as Nina in Black Swan, in a spotlight dancing gracefully alone on a dark stage. She wears a knee-length, tulle ballet dress and pointe shoes

Rosamund Pike as Amy Dunne in Gone Girl is partially submerged in a bathtub, with only her head and shoulders visible above the water. She has a pensive expression.

Tinja, played by Siiri Solalinna, looks slightly to the side with a concerned expression. A blurred, ornate mirror and vase are in the background

Renée Zellweger reads a red book in a kitchen wearing a white bathrobe, a scene from "Bridget Jones's Diary"

Mia Goth as Pearl has a somber expression and is looking downward.

Emma Stone as Bella Baxter has long dark hair and a serious expression looking away from the camera.

Marcus (Marlon Wayans) and Kevin Copeland (Shawn Wayans), dressed as two women with long blonde hair and open-mouthed expressions are standing outside with greenery in the background

Florence Pugh as Amy March, wearing period clothing and a bonnet sits in a horse-drawn carriage, looking back over her shoulder with a gentle smile as an older woman sits beside her

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in the Barbie movie, screaming and driving a convertible on a desert road.

Brittany Murphy, wearing a hat, looks surprised while seated and talking to an older man in an office.

Kirsten Dunst looking ahead with a serious expression in a close-up shot in The Virgin Suicides

Matthew McConaughey in a spacesuit, looking intense, from a scene in the movie "Interstellar"

Two women are looking somber in the film Nymphomaniac.

Anya Taylor-Joy wearing historical clothing, with a bonnet and a simple dress, gazes seriously at the camera with a soft-lit background

Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang looks distressed in a hallway with photos on the wall.

Cate Blanchett as Jasmine stands in a shower with water running, looking down with a solemn expression.

Keira Knightley gazing thoughtfully against a cloudy sky backdrop in Pride and Prejudice

Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson, and Janelle Monáe are in a car. Taraji Henson is in the backseat, with Octavia Spencer driving and Janelle Monáe in the front passenger seat

Julia Stiles, wearing a vintage-style hat, looks intently at something off-frame. Another person is blurred in the foreground.

Julia Roberts in a scene from the film "Erin Brockovich," angrily talking in an office setting with city buildings visible through the windows behind her

Charlize Theron as Josey Aimes with short, wavy hair and a serious expression, seen in a close-up shot in North Country.

Ginnifer Goodwin smiles brightly at a man in the scene from the movie "He's Just Not That Into You"

Jillian Bell as Brittany Forgler is lying in bed, resting her head on her hand and looking contemplative. A glass of water, a book, and a phone are on the bedside table nearby.

Mia Farrow as Rosemary Woodhouse is sitting down and looking across the kitchen.

Megan Fox as Jennifer Check holds a phone to her ear and sticks out her tongue, touching it with a lighter flame.

Saoirse Ronan sits at a desk wearing a white shirt and dark vest, talking to an unseen person in a room with office furniture in the background

Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly is singing passionately. She's wearing a black strappy dress with lace details.

Moana and Maui stand on a boat in the ocean, looking ahead. Moana wears a red dress with tribal patterns, and Maui has long curly hair and tribal tattoos