When the Patriarchy’s Bringing You Down…

HERE ARE 17 MOVIES TO WATCH >

In 2016, we hope to say that we live in a more progressive world devoid of sexism, racism, ableism and other forms of discrimination; however, there are always those moments that remind us we are far from the just world we so often dream of.

They usually happen just when we are trying to have our Beyonce moment of fully embracing our feminism, only to have it interrupted by some idiot mentioning that women are not at equal to men. These debates, though necessary, can get tiring and annoying, so here are a list of the best movies to watch when the patriarchy’s weighing on your feminism.

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