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2016 Sees Record Number Of Female-Led Films

New data confirms that, of the top 100 films released in 2016, women starred in a record-high 29 percent of them, with more representation in ensemble casts and more speaking roles overall. What do you think?

Lynne Darcy • Cow Brander

“It’s just so encouraging to see that more studios are taking on the huge risk of hiring women.”

Lynne Darcy • Cow Brander

Griff Bettner • Trapeze Repairman

“All the more impressive since they make up, what, 18 percent of the population?”

Griff Bettner • Trapeze Repairman

Roger Lubbock • Twig Snapper

“Those kinds of movies just aren’t for me.”

Roger Lubbock • Twig Snapper