Jungle Raiders (1985)

Inuit girls use their Inuit tradition to hunt down alien monsters, enough said.

Netflix's new thriller Apex, starring Charlize Theron, puts a twist on survival horror. Despite its setting in the beautiful- yet-dangerous Australian wilderness, Apex is not a movie about man vs. nature. Instead, it’s woman vs. man. While checking out the title card and its unpretentious Netflix release might lead viewers to believe Apex is just another celebrity project churned out of the streaming machine, Apex - whether by luck or by intention - is a consistently harrowing film about the reality of being a woman in a public space. 

In 'Little Boxes," an interracial family moves to an all-white town where they face the judgement of others who have never been exposed to people of color before.

This list was made with the intention of celebrating comedic craft and a love of seeing more women of colour and newcomers on the scene.

April, a professional dancer, reluctantly trains a group of girls at a dance school for the dance competition.