Movies Similar to The Housewife

Audition(1980)

A young woman grapples with the decision of following her dream of an acting career or marrying and having babies with the man she loves.

The Long Walk: Towards Gender Equality in Politics

Gender inequality is a global issue that affects women's participation in politics, education, and the workforce. While women have made progress in politics, they are still underrepresented in leadership positions.

Me and the Mosque(2005)

Using original animation, archival footage and personal interviews, this full-length documentary portrays the multiple relationships Canadian Muslim women entertain with Islam’s place of worship, the mosque. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. In North America, a large number of converts are women. Many are drawn to the religion because of its emphasis on social justice and spiritual equality between the sexes. Yet, many mosques force women to pray behind barriers, separate from men, and some do not even permit women to enter the building. Exploring all sides of the issue, the film examines the space – both physical and social – granted to women in mosques across the country.

The Storm(2021)

Global pandemics are like prairie thunderstorms. Full of terror and havoc, they eventually pass. Bringing a new baby into the world can also feel like a storm.

Woman Is My Last Name(2022)

This visual poetry is a celebration of the full spectrum of womanhood, from the complex vulnerability to the hidden power.

Time Sights(2004)

The encounter can never happen between a man in the past (tense) and a girl in the present (tense) in the garden of times.

Land of the Heads(2009)

Emile is an unhappy little vampire, doing a job he detests, in a world plunged into perpetual gloom. He serves a despotic mistress who loathes wrinkles, in the most extreme way.

The Silent Route(2024)

The Bathhouse(2013)

At the end of the workday, the women of the city head to the bathhouse.

Behind the Looking Glass(2024)

Behind The Looking Glass is a film about the lives of women whose partners have or want to ‘transition’. While we hear a great deal of “stunning and brave” stories of men, there is a deadly silence when it comes to the stories of the wives or partners. This film will be the first of its kind in collecting such experiences of women from around the world.

This Land is a Woman(2025)

Inspired by the poem Hamza by the great Palestinian poet Fadwa Tuqan, compares and connects the mystery of the fertility of the Palestinian land to the mysterious power of it's women.

Fire in the Heart(2023)

In Aix-en-Provence, feminist slogans dot the walls of the city. This is the work of "Les colleuses". Their goal: to claim their place in the public space, and to denounce patriarchal violences. For a month, we follow young Ameline and her friends. They tell us about their process, the reasons for their commitment, their doubts and their hopes.

Mama Micra(2024)

The mother of animation director Rebecca Blöcher didn’t want to live an ordinary life. She wanted “something more,” she explains in this stop-motion film. The people around her didn’t understand—in a letter written in 1968, a girlfriend criticizes her for going out on her own and making men jealous, while advising her to dress in a more “feminine” way and to join a cooking course. Blöcher’s mother brushed aside the advice. Years later still, she divorced her husband and stepped into the big wide world.

Homebound(2022)

Through first person narration, Tari reveals personal stories related to her decision to work in Taiwan, her strained family relationships, the risks involved in working abroad and the traps she has fallen into.

Rewinding Dominoes(2025)

In her attempt to escape her past, Huiju relocated to the UK over 11 months ago. However, even after moving to a new country, she found that her nightmares from Korea continued to haunt her. Determined to move forward, she made the decision to confront her memories head-on in a very contemporary way, using dating apps to push the boundaries she had set due to her sexual trauma.

Expectations(1993)

Five Female Persuasions(1992)

Our hero inadvertently earns the favor of a woman after suffering frustration in a campaign to win her heart.

Of All the Things(2025)

Of All The Things is a narrative short inspired by real lived experiences. The film was made with the support of the hoarding community to ensure authenticity, it is designed to visualise the unseen emotional impact hoarding behaviours can have on the relationship between family members. This is a story about connection, not just a condition. Produced by Kino Bino Studios with funding from the BFI Network. Developing a compassionate dialogue around hoarding.

Gender Equality(2004)

A pictogram of a woman in a toilet comes out to the outside world and reproduces herself. She tries to enter all male-oriented pictograms such as exit signs, elevator signboards and traffic lights.

Saudi Women's Driving School(2019)

An unprecedented access to a number of Saudi women in the capital city of Riyadh as they embrace the freedom that comes from being behind the wheel.The Saudi Women’s Driving School is said to be the world's largest driving school, which caters exclusively to women since the ban on female drivers was lifted in 2017.