Cultural depictions of American women

From the Rough

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 6.6

The coach of a women's swim team parlays her success into an opportunity to build her school's men's golf team.

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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2022 IMDB Rating: 6.6

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom...

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Mommie Dearest

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Renowned actress Joan Crawford, at the height of her career, adopts two orphans — Christina and Christopher — to fill the lonely gap in her personal life. However, as her professional and romantic rel...

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The Runaways

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 6.5

Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for The Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female ro...

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Dangerous Minds

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1995 IMDB Rating: 6.5

Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must...

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The Other Side of the Mountain

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 6.4

One year before the Olympics, Jill Kinmont, an 18-year-old skiing champion, suffers a fall during competition and is left paralyzed. With her life now completely altered, she undergoes an exhausting f...

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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1994 IMDB Rating: 6.4

Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.

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Full Out

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 6.3

Based on the true life story of California gymnast Ariana Berlin. As she zoned in on her Olympic goals, 14 year old Ariana Berlin's life took a sharp turn when she was involved in a debilitating car a...

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