The following is a list of female directors who have directed, or are in the process of directing, a film based on comics (including comic books, comic strips, manga, and graphic novels). The films include direct-to-video as well as theatrical releases, and may be live action, animated, anime, or a combination thereof.
Released Director Film Based on Type Release date Marguerite Abouet Aya of Yop City Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie animated July 17, 2013 Zoya Akhtar The Archies Archie Andrews by John L. Goldwater, Bob Montana, and Vic Bloom live action December 7, 2023 Lexi Alexander Punisher: War Zone Punisher by Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr., and Ross Andru live action December 5, 2008 Sólveig Anspach Lulu in the Nude Lulu femme nue by Étienne Davodeau live action January 22, 2014 Cecilia Aranovich DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year DC Super Hero Girls by Lisa Yee, Shea Fontana, and Aria Moffly animated August 23, 2016 DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games May 23, 2017 DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis July 22, 2018 Upi Avianto Sri Asih Gundala by Harya "Hasmi" Suraminata live action November 17, 2022 M. J. Bassett Red Sonja Red Sonja by Dynamite EntertainmentRed Sonja Comics live action August 13, 2025 Andrea Berloff The Kitchen The Kitchen by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle live action August 9, 2019 Marilou Berry Joséphine, Pregnant & Fabulous Joséphine by Pénélope Bagieu live action February 10, 2016 Maria Blom Bamse and the Witch's Daughter Bamse by Rune Andréasson animated December 25, 2016 Anna Boden Captain Marvel Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel by Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, and Stan Lee live action March 8, 2019 Charlotte Le Bon Falcon Lake A Sister by Bastien Vivès live action May 18, 2022"Le premier film de Charlotte Le Bon, Falcon Lake, sélectionné à Cannes". Ici Radio-Canada, April 19, 2022. S. J. Clarkson Madame Web Madame Web by Dennis O'Neil and John Romita Jr. live action February 14, 2024 Caroline Cowan Eva & Adam Eva & Adam by Johan Unenge and Måns Gahrton live action August 27, 2021 Jill Culton Open Season In the Bleachers by Steve Moore animated September 29, 2006 Nia DaCosta The Marvels Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel by Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, and Stan Lee live action November 10, 2023 Charlotte Dubreuil Women Only Think That... Women Have Only One Thing on Their Minds by Georges Wolinski live action March 16, 1994 Catti Edfeldt Eva & Adam – Four Birthdays and a Fiasco Eva & Adam by Johan Unenge and Måns Gahrton live action January 19, 2001 Yngvild Sve Flikke Ninjababy Fallteknikk by Inga H Sætre live action January 18, 2021 Anne Fontaine Gemma Bovery Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmonds live action September 10, 2014 Nisha Ganatra The Hunters Mirror Mirror by Joshua Williamson live action October 25, 2013 Elsa Garagarza Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High DC Super Hero Girls by Lisa Yee, Shea Fontana, and Aria Moffly animated May 15, 2018 Kosaka Harume Sailor Moon R: The Movie Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi animated December 5, 1993 Marielle Heller The Diary of a Teenage Girl The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner live action August 7, 2015 Carolina Hellsgård Ever After Endzeit by Olivia Vieweg live action September 7, 2018 Atsuko Ishizuka Piano no Mori Piano no Mori by Makoto Isshiki animated July 21, 2007 Patty Jenkins Wonder Woman Wonder Woman by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter live action June 2, 2017 Wonder Woman 1984 December 25, 2020 Lynn Johnston For Better or For Worse: A Storm in April For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston animated April 1, 1997 Deborah Kaplan Josie and the Pussycats Josie and the Pussycats by Dan DeCarlo live action April 11, 2001 Mitsuko Kase They Were Eleven They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio animated November 1, 1986 Bats & Terry Bats & Terry by Yasuichi Oshima March 14, 1987 She, the Ultimate Weapon: Another Love Song Saikano by Shin Takahashi September 21, 2005 Chiaki Kon Junjō Romantica Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance by Shungiku Nakamura animated December 20, 2012 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Part 1 Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi January 8, 2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Part 2 February 11, 2021 Mélanie Laurent Wingwomen La Grande Odalisque by Jérôme Mulot, Florent Ruppert, and Bastien Vivès live action November 1, 2023 Blandine Lenoir Juliette in Spring Juliette, the Ghosts Return in the Spring by Camille Jourdy live action June 12, 2024 Murielle Magellan The Blank Page The Blank Page by Pénélope Bagieu and Boulet live action August 24, 2022 Victoria Mahoney The Old Guard 2 Old Guard by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández live action July 2, 2025 Kelly Marcel Venom: The Last Dance Venom by Todd McFarlane and David Michelinie live action October 25, 2024 Rie Matsumoto King of the Restaurant of Kings Blood Blockade Battlefront by Yasuhiro Nightow animated June 3, 2016 Mayumi Miyasaka Tenshi Angel Nest by Erica Sakurazawa live action January 21, 2006 Lauren Montgomery Superman: Doomsday The Death of Superman by Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson, and Roger Stern animated September 18, 2007 Wonder Woman Wonder Woman by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter March 3, 2009 Green Lantern: First Flight Hal Jordan by John Broome and Gil Kane July 28, 2009 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths JLA: Earth 2 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely February 23, 2010 Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Superman/Batman by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness September 28, 2010 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Hal Jordan by John Broome and Gil Kane June 7, 2011 Batman: Year One Batman: Year One by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli October 18, 2011 Catwoman Catwoman by Bill Finger and Bob Kane October 18, 2011 Justice League: Doom JLA: Tower of Babel by Mark Waid and John Kalisz February 28, 2012 Makoto Moriwaki High School! Kimengumi Movie High School! Kimengumi by Motoei Shinzawa animated July 12, 1986 Those Obnoxious Aliens: Date with a Spirit Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi June 21, 1991 Rakusho! Hyper Doll Hyper Doll by Shimpei Itoh November 25, 1995 Alternative One: Opera Kobayashi and the Five Paintings Tantei Opera Milky Holmes by Bushiroad August 25, 2012 Alternative Two: Opera Kobayashi and the Raven of the Empty Sky January 9, 2013 Valérie Müller Polina Polina by Bastien Vivès live action November 16, 2016 Mika Ninagawa Sakuran Sakuran by Moyoco Anno live action February 24, 2007 Helter Skelter Helter Skelter by Kyoko Okazaki July 14, 2012 xxxHolic xxxHolic by Clamp April 29, 2022 Alice O'Fredericks Father of Four Far til fire by Kaj Engholm and Olav Hast live action November 2, 1953 Father of Four in the Snow November 1, 1954 Father of Four in the Country November 7, 1955 Father of Four in the City November 12, 1956 Father of Four and Uncle Sofus November 25, 1957 Father of Four and the Wolf Cubs November 10, 1958 Father of Four on Bornholm December 26, 1959 Father of Four with Full Music December 15, 1961 Agnès Obadia Joséphine Joséphine by Pénélope Bagieu live action June 19, 2013 Marie-Pascale Osterrieth The Demon Stirs Le Démon de midi by Florence Cestac live action June 22, 2005 Keiko Oyamada Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Little Nemo by Winsor McCay animated July 15, 1989 Gina Prince-Bythewood The Old Guard Old Guard by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández live action July 10, 2020 Noémie Saglio Natacha (Almost) a Flight Attendant Natacha by François Walthéry and Roland Goossens live action April 2, 2025 Marjane Satrapi Persepolis Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi animated June 27, 2007 Chicken with Plums Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi live action October 26, 2011 Radioactive Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss September 14, 2019 Kiyoko Sayama Angel Sanctuary Angel Sanctuary by Kaori Yuki animated August 25, 2000 Dagmar Seume Wendy – The Film Wendy by DC Thomson and Egmont Ehapa live action January 26, 2017 Cate Shortland Black Widow Black Widow by Stan Lee, Don Rico, and Don Heck live action July 9, 2021 Gail Simone Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues Red Sonja by Dynamite Entertainment animated August 2, 2016 Shari Springer Berman American Splendor American Splendor and Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar, Robert Crumb, Gary Dumm, Frank Stack, and Joyce Brabner live action August 15, 2003 Noriko Takao Saint Young Men Saint Young Men by Hikaru Nakamura animated May 10, 2013 Saint Oniisan August 23, 2013 Rachel Talalay Tank Girl Tank Girl by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin live action March 31, 1995 The Wachowskis Speed Racer Mach GoGoGo by Tatsuo Yoshida live action May 9, 2008 Naoko Yamada K-On! The Movie K-On! by Kakifly animated December 3, 2011 A Silent Voice A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima September 17, 2016 Cathy Yan Birds of Prey Birds of Prey by Jordan B. Gorfinkel and Chuck Dixon live action February 7, 2020 Chloé Zhao Eternals Eternals by Jack Kirby live action November 5, 2021
See also List of comic-based television episodes directed by women List of LGBT-related films directed by women List of films directed by women Women's cinema List of lesbian filmmakers List of films based on manga List of American superhero films List of films based on comics List of films based on English-language comics List of films based on French-language comics List of films based on Marvel Comics publications List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films Sony's Spider-Man Universe List of unproduced film projects based on Marvel Comics List of unproduced films based on Marvel Comics imprints publications List of films based on DC Comics publications DC Extended Universe List of unproduced DC Comics projects List of unproduced films based on DC Comics imprints List of television series and films based on Dark Horse Comics publications List of unproduced Dark Horse projects List of television series and films based on Harvey Comics publications List of television series and films based on Archie Comics publications List of television series and films based on Image Comics publications List of unproduced Image Comics projects
Notes The Wachowskis have since announced publicly their transition as trans women, with Larry/Lana in 2008 and Andy/Lilly in 2016. M. J. Bassett has since announced publicly their transition as a trans woman in 2017.
References
External links Movies Based on Comics Directed by Women and Comics-Related Movies Directed by Women on IMDb Goddesses of the galaxy: women directors take over the blockbuster universe on The Guardian 'Wonder Woman' Is a Milestone, But It Shouldn't Be on The Hollywood Reporter Every Studio Film Directed By Female Filmmakers Coming Out in 2019 and 2020 on IndieWire