Who doesn't like a good must-watch movie list?

This one, compiled by Film Fatales, a collective of female film directors based in NYC, names 58 films directed by women that are necessary viewing for all filmmakers and cinephiles looking to expand their knowledge about the craft of filmmaking. The lists are separated into two categories: recent films and ones that inspired the work of those in Film Fatales. Check them out below, and continue on to see my "top" 10:

Recent Women-Directed Films That Everyone Should See

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night by Ana Lily Amirpour

A Teacher by Hannah Fidell

Advantageous by Jennifer Phang

Apartment Troubles by Jess Weixler & Jennifer Prediger

Appropriate Behavior by Desiree Akhavan

Belle by Amma Asante

Beyond the Lights by Gina Prince-Bythewood

Caught by Maggie Kiley

Concussion by Stacie Passon

Diary of a Teenage Girl by Marielle Heller

Honeytrap by Rebecca Johnson

I Believe in Unicorns by Leah Meyerhoff

It Felt Like Love by Eliza Hittman

Kelly & Cal by Jen McGowan

Little Accidents by Sara Colangelo

Lucky Them by Megan Griffiths

Obvious Child by Gillian Robespierre

Pariah by Dee Rees

Selma by Ava Duvernay

She’s Lost Control by Anja Marquardt

Sleeping with Other People by Leslye Headland

Stray Dog by Debra Granik

The Midnight Swim by Sarah Adina Smith

There Is A New World Somewhere by Li Lu

Vessel by Diana Whitten

Your Sister’s Sister by Lynn Shelton

Women-Directed Films That Inspired the Work of Film Fatales

American Psycho by Mary Harron

Beau Travail by Claire Denis

Boys Don’t Cry by Kimberly Peirce

But I’m a Cheerleader by Jamie Babbit

Cleo from 5 to 7 by Agnes Varda

Daisies by Vera Chytilova

Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash

Down to the Bone by Debra Granik

Fat Girl by Catherine Breillat

Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold

Gas Food Lodging by Allison Anders

Go Fish by Rose Troche

High Art by Lisa Cholodenko

In A Better World by Susanne Bier

Jesus Son by Alison Maclean

La Cienega by Lucrecia Martel

Me and You and Everyone You Know by Miranda July

Monsoon Wedding by Mira Nair

Monster by Patty Jenkins

Near Dark by Kathryn Bigelow

Ratcatcher by Lynne Ramsay

Salaam Bombay by Mira Nair

Stories We Tell by Sarah Polley

Suburbia by Penelope Spheeris

Sweetie by Jane Campion

The Arbor by Andrea Dunbar

Thirteen by Catherine Hardwicke

Vagabond by Agnes Varda

Variety by Bette Gordon

Virgin Suicides by Sofia Coppola

Wadjda by Haifaa al-Mansour

Wendy and Lucy by Kelly Reichardt

This list of films and directors only scratches the surface of the contribution women have made to cinema. I encourage you to discover more on your own if you haven't already. Here is my own list of personal favorites and ones I consider especially important/entertaining/awesome:

Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles by Chantal Akerman (my favorite non-French New Wave movie of all time)

Lovely & Amazing by Nicole Holofcener

An Education by Lone Scherfig

The Babadook by Jennifer Kent

American Splendor by Shari Springer Berman

Tiny Furniture by Lena Dunham

Winter's Bone by Debra Granik

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Frozen River by Courtney Hunt

Wayne's World by Penelope Spheeris (Duh!)

In light of the ACLU's petition asking the government to inquire about Hollywood's hiring practices, it seems as though people are starting to pay more attention to the issues women face in the industry. Which is great, because -- damn -- it's 2015 and I'm too stuck in my ways to pull a passion for sandwich-making and gender specificity out of my ass. (Though I do make bomb PB&Js.)

Who are some of your favorite female directors and/or films made by women? Let us know in the comments!