I compiled a list of horror, science fiction, action, and thriller films directed by women that are set for release in 2019. Not all the films have release dates yet, so please check the IMDB pages for more updates.
I’m sure there are more genre films by women coming out this year, please let me know and I’ll either do a new post or update this one. If you’re a woman who directed or wrote a film coming out this year – regardless of genre or running time – definitely let me know and I’ll be happy to include it.
Update, 1/18: I created a list on Letterboxd for this. Find and like it here.
Rust Creek — directed by Jen McGowan
Drama, Thriller | 4 January 2019
An overachieving college student gets lost on her way to a job interview. A wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the Kentucky forest. The woman must defend herself against the harsh elements and a band of ruthless outlaws. She is forced into an uneasy alliance with a strange loner who has unknown intentions.
Loophole — directed by Jenni Ivers
Sci-Fi | 8 January 2019
The future of humanity hangs in the balance, as both sides race against time to find the bloodline of Judas Iscariot. When Lexi Smith, a simple college student, finds herself in the middle of an all-out spiritual war, she is forced to trust a complete stranger. Kidnapped, rescued, then in hiding, she knows she has to act, but will she have enough time to save humanity?
Close — directed by Vicky Jewson
Action, Thriller | 18 January 2019
A bodyguard and counter-terrorism expert Sam takes a job protecting Zoe a rich young heiress. Neither party is keen on the arrangement until a violent kidnap forces them to go on the run.
The Lodge — co-directed by Veronika Franz
Drama, Horror, Thriller | 25 January 2019
A soon-to-be-stepmom is snowed in with her fiance’s two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations finally begin to thaw between the trio, strange and frightening events threaten to summon psychological demons from her strict religious childhood.
The Rhythm Section — directed by Reed Morano
Action, Mystery, Thriller | 22 February 2019
A woman seeks revenge against those who orchestrated a plane crash that killed her family.
Captain Marvel – Co-Directed by Anna Boden
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 8 March 2019
Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
Fast Color – Directed by Julia Hart
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 29 March 2019
A woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.
Rabid — directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska
Horror, Sci-Fi | 25 March 2019
What happens when you realize that to achieve your dreams you have to live a nightmare? Rose is a quiet, demure, unassuming woman in her looks and actions. Her dream is to become a famous designer in the fashion world, but a terrible accident leaves Rose scarred beyond recognition. She seeks out a radical untested stem cell treatment. The treatment is nothing short of a miracle and wallflower Rose turns into the belle of the ball. It all seems to good to be true. She is now everything she wanted to be. But everything in life comes at a price and this new found perfect life is no exception.
High Life — directed by Claire Denis
Adventure, Drama, Horror | 12 April 2019
A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.
The Kitchen — directed by Andrea Berloff
Action, Crime, Drama | 20 September 2019
The wives of New York gangsters in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands’ rackets after they’re locked up in prison.
The Bay of Silence — directed by Paula van der Oest
Thriller
Will believes his wife Rosalind is innocent of their son’s suspected murder, only to discover the devastating truth behind her past links her to another unsolved crime.
Passing — directed by Rebecca Hall
Thriller
“Passing” follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities. .
Relic — directed by Natalie Erika James.
Drama, Horror
A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family’s home.
Warning — directed by Agata Alexander
Sci-Fi, Thriller
Loneliness, death and the meaning of life, explored through vastly separate lives colliding in interweaving short stories set in future Earth.
Paradise Hills — directed by Alice Waddington
A mysterious boarding school perfectly reforms wayward girls to fit their surroundings’ exact desires.
The Turning — directed by Floria Sigismondi
A young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of their parents. A modern take on Henry James’ novella “The Turn of the Screw”.