The Women

The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.

2008-09-12 | en

True Beauty: Before

Reina is bullied for her appearance and drops out. She encounters makeup and transforms into a "goddess," which changes her life. However, a classmate discovers her secret bare face, which leads to unexpected challenges.

2025-03-20 | ja

True Beauty: After

Reina is bullied for her appearance and drops out. She encounters makeup and transforms into a "goddess," which changes her life. However, a classmate discovers her secret bare face, which leads to unexpected challenges.

2025-05-01 | ja

Shallow Hal

After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.

2001-11-01 | en

Miss Congeniality

When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female Agent at the office, she's chosen to go undercover as the contestant from New Jersey.

2000-12-22 | en

Don't Tell Her It's Me

Gus is a fat cartoonist that recently won a battle against cancer, which explains his baldness. But he is also lonely. Therefore, his caring sister tries to set him up with suitable woman. But to do so, she must turn him into an irresistible man. When he falls in love with Emily, Gus takes the identity of a mysterious biker from New Zealand.

1990-09-21 | en

Miss India America

Lily is a winner, but when her boyfriend leaves her for a vapid beauty pageant queen, she gets the notion that winning the Miss India America title would bring him back. Since Lily is perfect in everything else she does, it should be a cinch...or so she thinks. The pageant world isn't just pretty smiles and high heels, and her main competition, Sonia, gives her a run for her money.

2016-03-24 | en

Bald

The heartwarming tale of how the baldest man in the world accidentally started a moon-worshipping cult in a working men's club in Wales.

2021-11-18 | en

The Ugly Stepsister

In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, and she will go to any length to catch the prince’s eye.

2025-03-07 | no

Lavenza

When Lavenza, a 19th-century noblewoman, overhears her husband complaining about her looks, she turns herself into his ideal wife by thrifting the body parts from all the women he desires.

2024-10-03 | en

Supervenus

An update of our classic human anatomy.

2014-02-01 | fr

The Bald Future

In this funny and inventive animation, Paul Cabon shows us that you can come to terms with going bald, but that you don’t have to like it.

2016-11-03 | fr

COMPLEXion

"COMPLEXion is a documentary that aims to unpack the hegemony of skin color globally and challenge the archaic notions that exist surrounding it. Our mission is to defy toxic beauty standards through raw human stories."

2023-03-01 | en

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image

A documentary about body image and the industry leaders challenging society's unrealistic and dangerous standards of beauty.

2017-06-22 | en

Crowned Species

A journalistic investigation, built not on rumors and assumptions, but on direct evidence, revealing the true mechanisms of podium coronations. Hidden camera footage of negotiations with the owners of the largest national beauty contests and an attempt to answer the question of why these people are not yet in prison. Famous people on the jury are not a guarantee of fair judging. Irrefutable evidence of the corruption of the so-called “stars” who elect the next Miss and Mrs. The collection and subsequent theft of funds for charity is a side business of the owners of fraudulent shows. What actually awaits the titled Misses after purchasing the prize? And what do children's beauty pageants turn out to be like for young participants?

2013-04-12 | ru

Blue Sunshine

At a party, someone goes insane and murders three women. Falsely accused of the brutal killings, Jerry is on the run. More bizarre homicides continue with alarming frequency all over town. Trying to clear his name, Jerry discovers the shocking truth...people are losing their hair and turning into violent psychopaths and the connection may be some LSD all the murderers took a decade before.

1977-12-02 | en

Lalin

She tells Lalin's journey from Thailand to Japan. With the opportunity to study abroad, she flees to Sapporo, where no one knows her and can live under a new identity. Posing as a modern beauty, she becomes an idol on the internet and on social media platforms. The reality is that Lalin hides his face every day with a mask, hiding from the world and striving for self-acceptance.

2015-08-30 | th

Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy Headed People

An animated satire on the question of self-image for African American women living in a society where beautiful hair is viewed as hair that blows in the wind and lets you be free. Lively tunes and witty narration accompany a quick-paced inventory of relaxers, gels, and curlers. This short film has become essential for discussions of racism, African American cinema, and empowerment.

1984-01-01 | en

Uglies

In a futuristic dystopia with enforced beauty standards, a teen awaiting mandatory cosmetic surgery embarks on a journey to find her missing friend.

2024-09-12 | en

Beau

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