Assertive woman movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant assertive woman movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, suspense, independent film, erotic and sexy films and TV shows about / with assertive woman, strong female lead, strong female character, love, female protagonist, female nudity, bare chested male, love and romance, kiss and violence plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as assertive woman: Flack (2019), Promising Young Woman (2020), My Summer Prince (2016), M.F.A. (2017), Elle (2016), The Finest Hours (2016), The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999), The Wrong Mommy (2019), 7 Women (1965), Matador (1986).

List of assertive woman movies

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Flack (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Robyn, the sharp and witty publicity maven, is an expert at her craft but a complete self-saboteur when it comes to her personal life. Robyn’s work as a crisis PR strategist is fast-paced and unpredictable, as she counsels high-profile ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: sex scandal, disorder, female protagonist, artists and showbiz, rivalry, ambition, moral dilemma, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friendship, society, adaptation, life philosophy ...
Place: london
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Promising Young Woman (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A young woman haunted by a tragedy in her past takes revenge on the predatory men unlucky enough to cross her path.
Style: disturbing, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Audience: adult
Plot: revenge, rape, rape and revenge, revenge from beyond the grave, medical school, feminist, unpunished crime, violence, death of friend, chauvinism, sexual predator, oral sex ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: ohio, nebraska, new york
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.
Style: fairy tale, visually appealing, feel good, sincere, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night ...
Plot: christmas, children, holiday, rise to the top, meaning of life, grandfather granddaughter relationship, friends in love, inventions and discoveries, fight for justice, magic, desperation, dream ...
Time: victorian era, 2020s
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My Summer Prince (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When a prince, and heir to the throne, finds himself in some hot water for his partying ways, the royal family decides to hire a top notch PR consultant to work with him.
Style: romantic, lyrical, entertaining, feel good, light ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: royalty, prince, crown prince, public relations, unlikely couple, deception, social differences, male female relationship, fall in love, culture clash, impersonating, love story ...
Place: idaho
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 7K
M.F.A. (2017)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free- all the while fueling a vivid thesis exhibition.
Style: crying, detective, suspense, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: femme fatale, revenge, rape, art student, vigilante, art class, murder, party, rape and revenge, police investigation, female psychopath, suicide ...
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 7.1
 71K
Elle (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 130 min.
Story: When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and ...
Style: disturbing, art house, erotic, psychological, intense ...
Plot: rape, sexual abuse, rape and revenge, strong female character, cat, death of mother, bare breasts, revenge, female protagonist, masturbation, perversion, video game ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 90s
Place: france, paris france
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The Finest Hours (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, scenic, breathtaking ...
Audience: family friendly, boys' night
Plot: survival, natural disaster, ocean, disaster, shipwreck, forces of nature, storm at sea, coast guard, courage, daring rescue, sinking ship, fisherman ...
Time: 1950s, year 2016, 20th century, year 1952, year 1951 ...
Place: new england, boston, massachusetts, usa
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The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The rather eccentric (especially in her thinking) author of "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" becomes involved with a much younger, and married man... to the dismay of those close to her.
Style: political, independent film, captivating, sentimental, sexual ...
Plot: writers, philosopher, infidelity, individualism, libertarian, russian woman, art, biopic, bookstore, marriage, psychologist, poet ...
Time: 50s, 1940s, 1950s, 70s, 60s ...
Place: california, manhattan new york city, new york, los angeles
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The Wrong Mommy (2019)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After receiving a promotion and more responsibility at work, Melanie decides to hire Phoebe as her personal assistant. Smart and cunning, Phoebe has an ulterior motive for taking the job and a twisted plan for revenge involving Melanie's mother.
Style: suspense, realistic, suspenseful, tense
Plot: sociopathy, female antagonist, obsession, mother daughter relationship, manipulative woman, assertive woman, ambitious woman, nanny, strong female character, lie, manipulation, hypocritical woman ...
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 3K
7 Women (1965)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In a mission in China in 1935, Agatha Andrews is a rigid missionary beset by Mongolian bandits led by Warlord chief Tunga Khan. With her are her assistant Jane Argent, staff members Emma Clark, Miss Russell and Miss Binns, head of the British ...
Style: atmospheric, realistic, serious, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: warlord, female doctor, doctor, mission, religions or cults, power relations, society, danger, rivalry, war refugee, life is a bitch, faith ...
Time: 20th century, year 1966, 1930s, year 1935, 60s
Place: china, mongolia, asia
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link ...
Style: futuristic, dieselpunk, stylized, surreal, exciting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: steampunk, robot, heroic mission, alternate reality, mad scientist, airplane, transformation, alternate history, danger, save the world, aviation, kidnapping ...
Time: future, 1930s, year 2004, 2000s, year 1939 ...
Place: new york, himalaya, manhattan new york city, nepal, new york state ...
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 13K
Matador (1986)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other.
Style: disturbing, erotic, psychological, controversial, sexy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: serial killer, murder, obsession, necrophilia, character study, investigation, psychology, femme fatale, sex, dangerous attraction, sexual relations, crimes of passion ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe, valencia spain
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 6.9
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Shame (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Asta Cadell, a lawyer traveling through the Australian Outback on holiday, stops in a small Western Australian town after her motorcycle breaks down and shacks up with Tim Curtis, the local mechanic, while fixing it. She then becomes involved in ...
Style: neo noir, crying, detective, tension, independent film
Plot: rape of a girl, rape, motorcycle, rape and revenge, badass female lead, feminist, biker, australian outback, societal hypocrisy, gang rape, female protagonist, town ...
Place: australia
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Assault on Devil's Island (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When one of Mike McBride's men goes rogue and takes a group of gymnasts hostage to Devil's Island in exchange for the return of drug lord Carlos Gallindo, the SEALS face their most perilous assignment yet.
Style: sexy, cliffhanger, fast, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female warrior, woman fights a man, dominant woman, hostage, wrestler, wrestling, island, kidnapping, danger, betrayal, race against time, woman hits a man ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: caribbean, washington d.c., seattle, miami, france
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The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story: 17-year-old Cyril is funny, smart and an all-round good guy. Just his somewhat overlarge nose spoils the picture. On a school trip to Berlin with Roxy, a stunning new classmate, Cyril is not the only one taken with her. Benno, the class Casanova has ...
Style: captivating, humorous, sincere, touching, light ...
Plot: school bully, high school life, teenage girl, teenage boy, teenage love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, friends, misfit, youth, healing, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: berlin germany
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Office Christmas Party (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 105 min.
Story: When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand.
Style: funny, entertaining, humorous, hilarious, feel good ...
Plot: christmas, christmas party, wild party, holiday, workplace, debauchery, office, stupidity, cocaine, ceo, farce, party ...
Time: year 2016, future
Place: chicago
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Below Her Mouth (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
Style: erotic, sexy, sensual, romantic, psychological ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, erotica, lesbian sex, lesbian couple, lesbianism, lesbian lover, lesbian romance, love affair, lesbian interest ...
Place: indiana
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 1K
Side Effects (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: America! Built on a better pill. Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs. Legally, that is. Karly is a pharmaceutical sales representative. She sells pills to doctors. She makes lots of money. She has a company car. She has a nice fat ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, witty, clever
Plot: public health, corporate crime, ambition, introspection, fighting the system, love affair, workplace, boss and employee, obsession, dishonesty, society, rise and fall ...
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The Ugly Truth (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an ...
Style: romantic, feel good, sexy, funny, romantic comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot: love story, relationships, battle of the sexes, opposites attract, love and romance, womanizer, workplace, looking for love, office romance, sex aid, enemies to lovers, flirting ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: san francisco, sacramento california, los angeles
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 6.2
 51K
Sydney White (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
Style: teen, feel good, romantic, cute, romantic comedy ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, kids, family outing, date night ...
Plot: college, sorority, popularity, high school, youth, fall in love, student life, cheerleading, college life, rivalry, society, friendship ...
Time: 2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place: usa
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The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Based on the story of Franca Viola and Filippo Melodia. In Sicily, as a Mafia boss leaves for prison, he advises Vito, a young man who's his potential successor, to marry a virtuous and poor woman. Vito's eye settles on Francesca, only 15, ...
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: forced marriage, marriage, mafia, rape, cosa nostra, erotica, italian mafia, police, infidelity, women, brawl, heart attack ...
Time: 70s
Place: italy, sicily
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Cutthroat Island (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Italy, Germany, France
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete ...
Style: exciting, breathtaking, light, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night, kids
Plot: pirate, treasure hunt, swashbuckler, island, ship, female protagonist, pirate ship, sword fight, treasure, adventurer, treasure map, heroine ...
Time: 17th century
Place: caribbean, fictional island
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And God Created Woman (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In this variation on director Vadim's own, more acclaimed Et Dieu Créa La Femme (1956, the same title in French), the vamp Robin Shea marries charming carpenter Billy Moran, only to get out of prison, but soon decides to seduce James Tiernan, ...
Style: sexy, realistic, intense, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: couples, prison, female protagonist, marriage of convenience, femme fatale, love and romance, infidelity, sexual relations, opposites attract, unlikely couple, rise to the top, love triangle ...
Time: 80s
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Girl (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Andrea Marr is a bright, straight-A, mature, 18-year-old high school senior on the verge of womanhood who decides to abandon her sheltered, boring lifestyle and her bookish friend Darcy for a look into the local rock and roll scene as a groupie to ...
Style: realistic, touching, sentimental, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, high school, musician's life, innocence lost, groupie, young lovers, best friend, lifestyle, teenage life, teenage love, music band, suburbs ...
Time: 90s
Place: seattle, usa, portland oregon
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 1K
Knots (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A male-centric take on contemporary relationships, where three guy friends look for love and commitment.
Style: sexy, sex comedy, humorous, light, romantic ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: looking for sex, womanizer, love triangle, bisexual woman, lifestyle, love affair, adultery, infidelity, lesbian sex, best friend, lesbian, sleaze ...
Place: new york, usa
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The Glitter Dome (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Al Mackey and Marty are homicide cops in Hollywood and hot on the trail of the murderer of a movie mogul that was moonlighting by making child porno pictures. Willie is one of several suspects with motive, opportunity and the evil means to carry out ...
Style: surprise ending, twist ending, neo noir
Plot: hollywood, police, dream, alcoholic, police raid, police investigation, police interrogation, lesbian couple, taunting, pet cat, hospital, flirting ...
Time: 80s
Place: los angeles
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Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: A sculptor hires young college girls to take care of his elderly mother and his supposedly insane sister, both of whom live in the old family mansion with him.
Style: suspense, spooky, slasher, psychotronic, psychological thriller ...
Plot: mental disorder, aging, sad ending, hagsploitation, sculptor, insane, alcoholic mother, family secret, bicycle, alcoholic, dark secret, female student ...
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Madeleine (2003)
Genre: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The story follows the lives of two girls living together and their separate love lives as they struggle to find and maintain their new relationships. The movie mainly focuses on pretty girl Lee Hee-Jin (Shin Min-a). Hee-Jin is a hair stylist working ...
Style: touching, suspense, romantic, romantic comedy
Plot: young adult, friendship, writers, jealousy, mother daughter relationship, fall in love, grownups, childhood love, ex boyfriend, baker, first kiss, rock band ...
Place: seoul
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The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: As the English and French soldiers battle for control of the American colonies in the 18th century, the settlers and native Americans are forced to take sides. Cora and her sister Alice unwittingly walk into trouble but are reluctantly saved by ...
Style: epic, exciting, period piece, costume drama, historical drama ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly
Plot: native american, indians, american indian, wilderness, army, colonial america, war, colonialism, freedom, fight scenes, american history, revenge ...
Time: 18th century, middle ages, georgian era, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place: persia, usa
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 5.4
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Strange Love (1997)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: Two explorations of the Lolita complex. Sushiaki Karasawa, a young teacher at a Tokyo high school, becomes infatuated with Yoshida Chizuru, a 19-year-old student who appears in a shampoo commercial. She realizes he's attracted to her, so she ...
Style: anime, seinen, erotic, adult animation, ecchi ...
Plot: lgbt, hidden identity, high school life, erotica, jealousy, model, female nudity, teacher student relationship, high school, basketball, groupie, schoolgirl ...
Place: tokyo
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