At an all-female seminary in the Israeli holy city of Safed, brilliant Naomi (Ania Bukstein) befriends rebellious Michelle (Michal Shtamler), but their friendship is tested when they meet a sickly Frenchwoman named Anouk (Fanny Ardant) who needs their help. Risking expulsion, Naomi and Michelle embark on a journey of self-discovery as they secretly study kabbalistic texts, learning cleansing rituals that will aid the mysterious Anouk.

After a jailbreak, five women -- four hardened felons and a wrongly convicted victim -- go on the run, crossing paths with hippies, bikers and other characters while making their way to the cash one of the escapees buried before going to the slammer. Directed by Stephen C. Apostolof, this campy cult film stars Jabie Abercrombe, Talie Cochrane, Dona Desmond, Margie Lanier and 1960s porn queen Rene Bond.

When New Yorker Alex (Andrea Marcellus) goes to South Carolina for her sister Jeannie's (Desi Lydic) wedding, she doesn't want her bigoted family to know about her black, Jewish fiancé -- so instead, they arrive at the conclusion that Alex is gay. Alex decides that the misunderstanding is better than the truth, but when Jeannie visits her in New York, Alex has trouble maintaining the lie in this entertaining comedy of errors.

Her mother (Sally Kirkland) won't quit hounding her to find a man and her brother (Jere Burns) won't forgive her mistakes, but everything changes for Los Angeles matchmaker Scarlet Zabrinksi (Susan Priver) when homeless actress Sabrina Fisser (Musetta Vander) crashes into her car -- and into her life. Scarlet takes Sabrina in for a night, but the short stay turns long, and the free-spirited actress pushes Scarlet into an emotional whirlwind.

An esteemed young poetry teacher at a Catholic boarding school (Diane Gaidry) risks everything when she engages in a feverish affair with a female student (Erin Kelly) in this controversial story of forbidden love. Directed by Katherine Brooks and co-starring Ilene Graff, this passionate yet sensitive romance explores the complexity of an unconventional relationship in the face of rigid traditionalism.

When an injury ends her career as a gymnast, Jane (Dreya Weber) falls back into lackluster job and a passionless marriage. That is, until she begins work on an aerial act with another beautiful gymnast (Addie Yungmee) and feels the stirrings of unexpected love. But can the women's act and relationship survive their powerful newfound attraction? This insightful and moving drama also stars Andrew Ableson and John Lee Ames.

Director Pawel Pawlikowski's BAFTA award-winning film juxtaposes the secret longings of two very different young women: the smart Mona (Natalie Press), who's deeply bored and tired of the poverty of her everyday life, and the rich Tamsin (Emily Blunt), who's long ceased to be impressed with her well-heeled life. When their worlds collide unexpectedly, they sense an immediate attraction, but can their unusual friendship survive their differences?

Dark deeds and intrigue abound when petty thief Sue Trinder (Sally Hawkins) helps con man Richard Rivers (Rupert Evans) defraud a wealthy heiress, Maud Lilly (Elaine Cassidy), of her inheritance. But Sue's plans are thwarted when she falls in love with Maud. The tale twists as the young women are separated but come to realize the strength of their passion for each other in this BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters Booker's novel.

Dutiful daughter Wil (Michelle Krusied) sidesteps her mother's (Joan Chen) attempts to marry her off in Alice Wu's romantic comedy set in New York. At 28, Wil's the old maid of her traditional Chinese family, so there's no way she can tell them about her budding romance with Vivian (Lynn Chen). But there's no avoiding mom's meddling matchmaking when she shows up on Wil's doorstep looking for a place to stay.

Jessica (Jennifer Westfeldt) is a single, straight, successful New York journalist who, like most of her female friends, has had a history of dating (male) creeps. But when she answers an intriguing personal ad from Helen (Heather Juergensen), Jessica finds herself intensely drawn to her. As Jessica explores this new side of her sexuality, the two begin a friendship that ultimately leads to romance.

A serial killer stalks the residents of a sleepy town, videotaping each of his victims before he goes in for the kill. He also documents the murder itself and then sends the tape to the next unlucky person on his list. A young reporter named Jessie St. Claire (Rachael Leigh Cook) steps in to try to crack the case, but as she begins picking up clues, she makes a horrifying discovery: a tape of the most recent murder in her mailbox.

American International Pictures crosses its highly successful women-in-prison genre with the 1950s classic The Defiant Ones for another drive-in hit filmed, as usual, in the Philippines. Exploitation queen Pam Grier and Margaret Markov have the title roles; chained together, they bust out of a Manila hellhole and go on the lam disguised as nuns. Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs) co-wrote the script.

Andy and Larry Wachowski made their directorial debut with this crime-thriller. Gina Gershon stars as a handywoman who crosses paths with a gangster's moll (Jennifer Tilly) and likes what she sees. Before you can say, "Unhook my brassiere," they decide to filch $2 million and hit the road together. But Tilly's beau (Joe Pantoliano) isn't keen on giving up his money or his girl.

In a women's prison, a new inmate (Erica Gavin) falls in with a tough band of sex-starved chicks (Roberta Collins, Ella Reid and Rainbeux Smith) who shower together, fight and perform satirical skits. When they incur the wrath of the prison's sadistic, wheelchair-bound warden (Barbara Steele), the girls are tortured with electroshock therapy. Now, the only thing they want is revenge. Oscar winner Jonathan Demme directs this stylish and sexy romp.

Mariel Hemingway stars in this action thriller as Sgt. Maj. Lynn Delaney, a Secret Service agent charged with protecting the vice president (played by David Keith) against a band of bloodthirsty guerillas when his plane crashes near a remote South American island. Led by a madman mercenary (David Millbern), the rogue unit kidnaps the veep, and it's up to Delaney and a beautiful press secretary (Jill Bennett) to save his life.

Peer pressure stinks, especially for "plain Jane" Alicia Glazer (Mia Kirshner), who works hard to be accepted by Colby University campus's ruling clique -- made up of big tease Hadley (Meredith Monroe), bulimic Julianne (Rachel True) and hose monster Sydney (Dominique Swain). It's a case of being careful what you wish for 'cause it just might come true.