Ranked by average rating. The list was extracted thanks to Mihir Nanda for sourcing additional eligible films.

It will be updated on a monthly basis and is an official list progress project on all-time stats pages for Pro and Patron . (See all films that have entered and a version with popular films only.)

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ELIGIBILITY RULES:

• This list counts female co-directors, even if uncredited. The developers are considering a design change so that they can be credited on the main page instead of just the crew tab.
• Includes cis, transgender and female-identifying directors. Trans women are women, no examples necessary.
• Films must be feature-length (more than 40 minutes), with a theatrical and/or festival release.
• Documentaries of any kind, short films, theater/stage, TV movies, TV series or miniseries, and episodes are excluded.
• There is a 1,000 minimum ratings threshold.

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NOTABLE INCLUSIONS:

• The #1 on the list, City of God was co-directed by Kátia Lund. However, Lund was snubbed for the Academy Award while only Fernando Meirelles was nominated due to their rules about director teams. Meirelles and Lund worked together closely, directing the short Golden Gate in 2001 together as a test run for City of God. They then collaborated on the City of Men TV series adapted from City of God where she directed four episodes.
• Werckmeister Harmonies and The Turin Horse were co-directed by Béla Tarr's wife and editor Ágnes Hranitzky. The credit developed because of the extent Hranitzky had to be on set to assist Tarr with the timings of his long takes in order to match other shots. She edited all his films since 1981 but the credit only began in 2000. I am not mistaking Béla to be a woman.
• Slumdog Millionaire is co-directed by Loveleen Tandan. While she did not receive an Oscar nomination, she does get a title card right after Danny Boyle.

See also, The ‘Official’ List Network on Letterboxd.