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List of strong female character movies

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 6.6
 216K
Enola Holmes (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story: While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
Style: detective, costume drama, period piece, suspense, romantic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot: sherlock holmes, strong female lead, victorian england, feminism, amateur detective, female detective, female protagonist, teenage protagonist, private detective, fight, runaway teen, obsessive quest ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 2020s, edwardian era, future
Place: london, england, scotland yard
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 7.4
 4K
Wolfblood (2012)
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Being a teenager is hard enough. Being a Wolfblood teenager is ten times more complicated. 14 year old Maddy loves her abilities - heightened senses, being faster, stronger and more graceful - but hates the secrets that come with them.
Style: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: supernatural, werewolf, high school, supernatural ability, teenage love, friendship, teenage life, danger, youth, wolf, young heroes, classmate ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: england
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 7.4
 14K
The Mantis (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Jeanne Deber, known as "La Mante", the famous serial murderer who terrorized France more than 20 years ago, is forced by the police to come out of isolation to track down her copycat. She agrees to collaborate on one condition: to have ...
Style: suspense, atmospheric, detective, surprise ending, dark ...
Plot: serial killer, investigation, whodunit, murder investigation, haunted by the past, killings, strong female character, maniac, sociopath, murder mystery, murder, prison ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france
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 6.9
 19K
Bitten (2014)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Elena Micheals thought she left the world of supernatural behind when she left Stonehaven behind 'for good this time' she thought. Until the night she got the mysterious call from her pack leader asking her to come back. So now she is ...
Style: exciting, supernatural thriller, serious, tense, dread ...
Audience: teens
Plot: werewolf, supernatural, danger, wolf, double life, transformation, female protagonist, strong female character, self defense, female werewolf, blood, secret identity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, new york, toronto ontario canada
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The Rebel Princess (2021)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Wang Xuan and Xiao Qi strike a deal for the sake of power. They marry first before falling in love and join hands to protect their homeland. She is a woman who is no less than any man while he rose from humble beginnings. The imperial family has ...
Style: thrilling, tense, captivating
Plot: palace intrigue, power struggle, strong female character, royal family, ambition, royalty, fight for supremacy, political intrigue, empire, husband wife relationship, affair, male female relationship ...
Place: china
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Battle of the Sexes (2017)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Style: semi serious, captivating, uplifting, art house, retro ...
Audience: family friendly, chick flick
Plot: tennis, battle of the sexes, sexism, tennis player, gender equality, lesbian love, woman, lesbianism, lgbtq, hotel, winning, lgbt ...
Time: year 1973, year 1972, year 2017, 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles
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 7.6
 374K
Moana (2016)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
Style: fairy tale, exciting, touching, entertaining, colorful ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: ocean, magic, girl, disney princess, island, happy ending, mythology, destiny, good versus evil, friendship, giant crab, little girl ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s
Place: polynesia, pacific ocean, fictional island, oceania, new zealand
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 6.7
 83K
Jackie (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, France, Chile, China, Germany, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Style: period piece, emotional, heartbreaking, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: president, first lady, american history, assassination, kennedy assassination, u.s. president, loss of husband, biopic, grief, widow, depression, visceral ...
Time: 60s, year 2016, 2010s, 90s, year 1963
Place: usa, washington d.c., austin texas, dallas texas, america ...
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
Style: entertaining, intense, epic, visually stunning, serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: superhero, time travel, mutant, heroes, good versus evil, supernatural ability, superhuman powers, changing the past or future, time loop, superhuman, transformation, danger ...
Time: year 2014, future, 2010s, near future, 20th century ...
Place: usa, paris france, china, new york, moscow russia ...
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 6.4
 3K
On My Way (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Deneuve plays sassy grandmother Cathy who takes to the road after being betrayed by her lover and learning her business is on the verge of bankruptcy on the same day. During a weeklong odyssey across France, she spends time with a grandson she ...
Style: road movie, realistic, touching, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot: strong female character, elderly, on the road, parents and children, strong female lead, countryside, aging, mother daughter conflict, coming of age, mother daughter relationship, breakup, senior citizen ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, brittany
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Princess Mononoke (1997)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Ainu tribe, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to ...
Style: anime, stylized, atmospheric, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot: wolf, human animal relationship, nature, friendship, mythology, forest, human spirit, moral ambiguity, good versus evil, princess, life & death, talking animal ...
Time: 16th century, near future, 20th century, 90s, year 1997 ...
Place: japan, asia
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Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, Canada, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does ...
Style: futuristic, exciting, captivating, suspense, enigmatic ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot: cyberpunk, female protagonist, cyborgs, distopia, strong female lead, post apocalypse, female warrior, danger, tough girl, woman fights a man, martial arts, adaptation ...
Time: future, near future, 2010s, year 2019
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Steel Magnolias (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: This heart wrenching drama is about a beauty shop, in Louisana owned by Truvy, and the tragedies of all of her clients.
Style: touching, sentimental, sad, inspirational, emotional ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot: female friendship, friendship, small town, best friend, family relations, southern belle, wedding, strong female character, love, parents and children, loss of daughter, diabetic ...
Time: 80s, year 1989, 20th century, 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa, southern usa
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Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The film is a sequel to Tanu Weds Manu (2011), in which stars Kangana Ranaut (Tanu) and R. Madhavan (Manu) reprise their roles from the original. Tanu and Manu's marriage collapses. What happens when Manu meets Tanu's lookalike Kusum - and ...
Style: realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, funny ...
Plot: strong female character, husband wife reunion, midlife crisis, marital separation, dysfunctional marriage, boredom, love at first sight, rejection, lookalikes, fall in love, redemption, forgiveness ...
Time: year 2015
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The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
Style: stylized, harsh, intense, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, old west, duel, gunfight, gunslinger, female protagonist, lone hero, vengeance, strong female character, strong female lead, justice, destiny ...
Time: 90s, 1800s, 19th century, victorian era
Place: yuma arizona, arizona, tucson arizona, sonora, mexico
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 5.9
 69K
Domino (2005)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The daughter of actor, Laurence Harvey turns away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.
Style: stylized, surreal, harsh, bad ending, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: bounty hunter, lifestyle, strong female character, fbi, twists and turns, violence, mentor, drug, strong female lead, gangster, woman, lap dance ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, las vegas, usa, afghanistan
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 6.9
 18K
Britannia (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: An epic drama set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army – determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia - a mysterious land ruled by warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the powerful forces of ...
Style: sexy, disturbing, suspenseful, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: druid, roman empire, celtic, bow and arrow, soldier, power, enemy, tribe, female warrior, ancient rome, roman soldier, women ...
Time: 1st century, 1940s, middle ages
Place: britain
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The Great Queen Seondeok (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Queen Seondeok is a 2009 South Korean historical drama, starring Lee Yo-won, Go Hyun-jung, Uhm Tae-woong, Park Ye-jin, Kim Nam-gil and Yoo Seung-ho. It chronicles the life of Queen Seondeok of Silla. It aired on MBC from May 25 to December 22, 2009 ...
Style: epic, sageuk, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot: power struggle, political intrigue, royal family, queen, murder, prophecy, political leader, cross dressing, palace, empire, rise to power, sword fight ...
Time: medieval times, 7th century, ancient times
Place: korea
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 8.4
 758K
Aliens (1986)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story, all contact is ...
Style: scary, futuristic, suspense, space horror, exciting ...
Audience: chick flick, kids, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: alien, space travel, strong female character, space, survival, female warrior, outer space, creature, space and aliens, human versus alien, monster, deadly creature ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1986, 22nd century
Place: space western
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.
Style: touching, romantic, uplifting, sincere, period piece ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: world war two, writers, german occupation, marriage proposal, letter, nazi occupation, fiance fiancee relationship, friendship, strong female character, german soldier, nazi, female writer ...
Time: 1940s, post world war two, year 1941, year 1946
Place: england, london
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 6.4
 5K
Ma Ma (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In the aftermath of a tragedy a woman, Magda, reacts with a surge of newfound life that engulfs her circle of family and friends.
Style: touching, sincere, sad, ambiguous ending, compassionate
Plot: doctor patient relationship, breast cancer, strong female character, female protagonist, friendship, widower, husband wife relationship, pregnancy, chemotherapy, love, homosexuality, mother son relationship ...
Place: spain, siberia
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 7.0
 118K
Maverick (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win some, tries to collect a few debts, and ...
Style: exciting, humorous, funny, light, hilarious ...
Audience: family outing, boys' night
Plot: gambling, poker, cons and scams, twists and turns, gambler, unlikely partners, card playing, robbery, strong female character, wild west, con men, heist ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, ancient times, victorian era
Place: oregon, america, persia, mississippi, louisiana ...
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 8.1
 490K
The Help (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story: Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's ...
Style: touching, inspirational, thought provoking, uplifting, feel good ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teens, kids, date night ...
Plot: racism, friendship, discrimination, civil rights, writers, women, maid, master and servant, human spirit, life is a bitch, racial segregation, racial issues ...
Time: 60s, 2010s, year 2011, 1900s, 50s ...
Place: mississippi, usa, america, africa, southern usa
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Sultan of My Heart (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey, Russia
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story: Mahmud brings Anna to his palace to teach his children French. The Russian ambassador also sends him there with the pressure to 'spy on his country'.
Style: touching, sincere, captivating, emotional, tense ...
Plot: sultan, female teacher, society, love and romance, strong female character, parent child relationship, espionage, palace intrigue, male female relationship, couple relations, relationships, love triangle ...
Time: 18th century, 1800s, 19th century
Place: turkey, ottoman empire
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Here's My Plan (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A girl believes her whole life has been miserable. She dreams of revenge on people who are responsible for her misery.
Style: mindfuck, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot: strong female character, female protagonist, revenge, teenager, childhood trauma, dysfunctional family, fight, double life, betrayal, brutality, escape, small town ...
Place: south korea
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The Rational Life (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Shen Ruo Xin is a thirty-something professional who decides to take a stand against unfair societal expectations At her workplace she finds herself drawn to two different men - one her trusted, younger assistant, the other her bachelor boss. ...
Style: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing, dorama ...
Plot: strong female character, male female relationship, co worker co worker relationship, employer employee relationship, boss secretary relationship, love triangle, romantic triangle, star crossed lovers, social problems, ambitious woman, love affair, relationship problems ...
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The Blessed Girl (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: In a mysterious and unknown continent named "Suchuan", there are many beautiful legends of mythology. A catastrophe caused the gods to fall, and Suchuan was thrown into chaos. After many years, the young monarch Yuan Yi ascends to the ...
Style: dramatic, entertaining, captivating, enigmatic, historical drama ...
Plot: supernatural power, strong female character, fantasy world, single father, monarchy, father daughter relationship, uncover truth, mother and daughter, mysterious past, past, secret past, learning the truth
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She Would Never Know (2021)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: It is an office romance about female senior who doesn’t want to catch feelings for younger men and male junior who are handsome, sexy and has a straightforward style.
Style: dorama, romantic, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot: strong female character, workplace, business, employer employee relationship, love affair, love interest, romantic relationship, couple relations, cosmetics, love story, male female relationship, coworker ...
Place: korea
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 7.5
 275
Undercover (2021)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: “Undercover” depicts the story of Han Jung Hyun, who has been hiding his identity for a long time, and Choi Yeon Soo, a human rights lawyer who becomes the first head of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to fight for ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: strong female character, lawyer, doubts and hesitations, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, doubt, suspect, family problems, attorney, suspicion, husband wife relationship ...
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The Sword and The Brocade (2021)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Set during the Ming Dynasty, the story revolves around the romance between General Xu Lingyi and the concubine's daughter Shiyiniang that starts from an arranged marriage. Despite being born with a low status, Luo Shiyiniang is extremely ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, historical drama
Plot: chinese history, strong female character, harem, palace intrigue, royalty, strong female lead, social problems, life is a bitch, relationships, kingdom, women's rights, male female relationship ...
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