But, maybe capitalism and its subsequent marketing- and optics-driven tactics don't woo you. But Women's Day looks different for different women. For you, this day is all about TLC - making a cup of hot coffee, soaking in the space that you have built for yourself, and indulging in self-care. And if you resonate with the latter (like the writer on the other side of this story), I suggest throwing in some television time - not simply binge-watching shows you've not caught up with - but content that suits the mood.

In the last decade, there's been a massive uptick in female-centric movies - some even made by women directors and worked on by women writers - which highlight our battles with sexism, social injustice, and our achievements. There isn't a better day than today to watch content starring some very strong female leads about women who have had to fight to prove a point. Here are the best five binge-worthy movies that you can watch today and forever when you need a reminder about the wonders of simply being a woman.

On The Basis of Sex (2018)
Starring: Felicity Jones

Why You Should Watch It:The biographical drama outlines the early life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a lawyer and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and deep dives into a seminal case which launched her career as a frontrunner of gender equality. In the '50s, despite graduating at the top of her class from both Harvard and Columbia Law School, she found it difficult to land a job in law firms, and had to resort to teaching. The movie's focus shifts to her fight against gender-based stereotypes that affect both men and women when she comes across a tax case involving a single man and sole caregiver.
Scoop (2024)
Starring: Gillian Anderson

Why You Should Watch It: There could not be a more opportune time than now to watch Scoop - which dramatises the behind-the-scenes story of the BBC journalists who secured the explosive 2019 with former Prince Andrew interview about his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The movie brilliantly captures the sheer genius of journalist Emily Maitlis whose tough line of questioning ultimately got Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to admit his friendship with Epstein . Since airing on TV on November 16, 2019, the interview has become the royal family's most talked-about scandal in recent times and garnered major public backlash.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Starring: Frances McDormand

Why You Should Watch It:A movie which won Frances McDormand her second Oscar award for Best Actress, it follows the story of Milred Hayes, a mother grieving the rape and murder of her daughter. When months pass with no action from the local authorities, she takes matters into her own hands by renting three billboards with messages, "Raped while dying," "And still no arrests?," and "How come, Chief Willoughby?" Unafraid of taking on the police, the movie highlights a woman's perseverance for finding the truth and justice.

She Said (2022)
Starring: Carrey Mulligan and Zoey Kazan

Why You Should Watch It: Remember Hollywood's #MeToo Movement? She said dramatises the work of two journalists, Meghan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, of a leading American newspaper, whose investigation into producer Harvey Weinstein against sexual abuse allegations ignited the movement. Through survivor testimonies and persistent reporting, they uncover a pattern of misconduct, NDAs, and hush-money settlements. The piece they published in October 2017, coupled with complaints from women, led to the media mogul's arrest in 2018, and started conversations of accountability in the movie-making business and treatment of women in the same.

Promising Young Woman (2020)
Starring: Carrey Mulligan

Why You Should Watch It:Before Emerald Fennell made the lukewarm adaptation of "Wuthering Heights", she made the critically-acclaimed film, Promising Young Woman. The movie follows Cassandra Thomas, a young woman haunted by her best friend's assault, the inability of persons-in-charge to take action, and her eventual death. She works as a barista but leads a double life, pretending to be drunk and confronting predatory men to exposes their behaviour while secretly plotting revenge against those responsible. The plot twists in the end will make you gasp - and so will the commentary on rape culture in society and Carrey Mulligan's performance as a grieving friend.