Fearless Females 4-Movie Collection

Four-disc set includes: Elizabeth (1998)She overcame the intrigues of her half-sister to escape the executioner and ascend to the throne of England, and was forced to ignore the dictates of her heart to keep her crown. Cate Blanchett is superb in the title role in this lush biodrama that looks at the early years of Elizabeth I's reign. Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, and Kathy Burke also star. 124 min. C/Rtg: R Mary, Queen Of Scots (2018)Impressive historical opus offers a striking depiction of 16th-century Scots regent Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan) and her tense rivalry with threatened first cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), from the newly widowed Mary's return from France through the political turbulence of her unions with Darnley (Jack Lowden) and Bothwell (Martin Compston) to her years of imprisonment in England. David Tennant, Joe Alwyn, Guy Pearce, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Gemma Chan also star. 124 min. C/Rtg: R On The Basis Of Sex (2018)By the early '70s, law professor Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) was all too familiar, in spite of her academic excellence, with professional hurdles stemming from her gender. She was steered to the case of a taxpayer denied an elder care write-off because he was an unmarried man-and Mimi Leder's engrossing biopic chronicles the first steps in the future Supreme Court Justice's path of tireless advocacy against sexual discrimination. Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston co-star. 120 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Harriet (2019)Born into slavery as Araminta Ross, the woman who would come to be known as Harriet Tubman is the subject of this powerful historical drama. After escaping to Philadelphia in 1849, Harriet (Cynthia Erivo) repeatedly put her own life in jeopardy as she helped other slaves make their way to freedom as part of the Underground Railroad. Leslie Odom, Jr., Joe Alwyn, Jennifer Nettles, Vanessa Bell Calloway, and Janelle Monáe also star. 125 min. C/Rtg: PG-13