Tough girl movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant tough girl movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, suspenseful, surprise ending, suspense, entertaining and serious films and TV shows about / with tough girl, violence, female protagonist, strong female lead, gun, female warrior, murder, martial arts, death and fight plots mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as tough girl: Becky (2020), Nikita (2010), Black Widow (2021), Taking Lives (2004), Barely Lethal (2015), Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Colombiana (2011), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), In the Blood (2014), Tomb Raider (2018).
Best films
New films
| Dune: Part Two (2024) | 8.4 | |
| The Killer (2024) | 5.7 | |
| The Union (2024) | 5.5 | |
| Carjackers (2025) | 5.0 | |
| G20 (2025) | 5.1 |
List of tough girl movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Marking the 75th anniversary of his birth, Shotaro Ishinomori's classic spy heroine manga "009-1" has been adapted into a live-action motion picture for the first time ever.
Style:
anime
Plot:
spy, female assassin, cyborgs, female martial artist, dystopian future, female warrior, tough girl, superhero, surrealism, murder, hand to hand combat, fistfight ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
30K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.
Style:
bloody, suspense, psychological thriller, surreal, dark ...
Plot:
home invasion, tough girl, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, escaped prisoner, girl heroine, widower, anger, blood, teenage protagonist, loss of mother, girl dog relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
atlanta georgia
Is relevant?
56K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Nikita will stop at nothing to expose and destroy Division, the secret U.S. agency who trained her as a spy and assassin.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
strong female lead, female killer, hitman, spy, tough girl, female spy, female assassin, mole, secret government organization, woman with a gun, femdom, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
472K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Natasha Romanoff, on the run from the government following her disobedience to the Sokovia Accords and for aiding Steve Rogers, finds herself on her own and is forced to deal with some of the red in her ledger.
Style:
suspense, saga, anamorphic, epic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
female spy, female assassin, female agent, heroes, female protagonist, superheroine, superhero, one woman army, strong female lead, heroine, master warrior, spy ...
Time:
2010s, future, year 2016, 90s, year 1995 ...
Place:
morocco, budapest, ohio, russia, cuba
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101K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is ...
Style:
psychological thriller, twist ending, surprise ending, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, twists and turns, psychopath, murder investigation, murder mystery, dangerous attraction, fatal attraction, tough girl, female agent, strong female character, police investigation, strong female lead ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, 80s, year 1983, 21st century
Place:
usa, canada, montreal, pennsylvania
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded.
Style:
teen, exciting, entertaining, ironic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
teenager, youth, high school, female spy, teenage life, female agent, tough girl, danger, adolescence, undercover, school, assassin ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, moscow russia, usa, chechnya
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
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, action adventure, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, female protagonist, cyborgs, distopia, post apocalypse, female warrior, tough girl, adaptation, martial arts, woman fights a man, bounty hunter, danger ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2019, 2010s
Is relevant?
114K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK, Mexico, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, teen, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, hitman, female assassin, vengeance, assassin, female killer, strong female lead, vigilantism, vigilante, female protagonist, haunted by the past, kick-butt women ...
Time:
year 2011, year 1992, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
colombia, chicago, latin america, south america, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations. When they discover ...
Style:
sexy, entertaining, romantic, exciting, action comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, kids, girls' night, boys' night ...
Plot:
secret agent, hitman, spy, secret identity, secret service, couples, battle of the sexes, cia, strong female lead, female killer, tough girl, female assassin ...
Time:
year 2005, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, iran, italy, coney island brooklyn new york city, new york ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
one woman army, female martial artist, martial arts, tough girl, female vigilante, female killer, missing person, woman kills a man, vigilante, kick-butt women, vengeance, danger ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
puerto rico, south america, dominican republic, caribbean
Is relevant?
240K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
Style:
exciting, saga, captivating, action adventure, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, jungle, strong female character, treasure hunt, rescue, tough girl, peril, female fighter, tomb, chase, coming of age, legend ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s
Place:
hong kong, fictional island, east asia, asia, britain ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.
Style:
humorous, exciting, freeze frame, perverse, psychotronic ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, date night, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, superhero, anti heroine, female warrior, tough girl, one woman army, revenge, female assassin, superhero team, superheroine, chase, woman fights a man ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, sicily, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Vicki Ellis, the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, is desperately sought after by young women competing to be Miss America for one reason; she can turn any girl into a winner. But when she gets paired with the beautiful but ...
Style:
light, funny, humorous, entertaining, feel good
Plot:
tough girl, femininity, beauty queen, tomboy, lifestyle change, female protagonist, mentor, contests and competitions, character change, female partner, save the day, strong female presence ...
Is relevant?
48K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jill Parrish is trying to rebuild her life after surviving a terrifying kidnapping attempt. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to move in with her. ...
Style:
psychological, twist ending, suspenseful, tricky, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
kidnapping, serial killer, missing person, woman in danger, twists and turns, tough girl, haunted by the past, revenge, police investigation, paranoia, danger, vigilante ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Super soldier Max Guevera tries to live a normal life in post-apocalyptic Seattle while eluding capture by government agents from the covert biotech facility she escaped from as a child and searching for her genetically-enhanced brothers and sisters ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, stylized, suspenseful, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, pre-teens
Plot:
female protagonist, secret government organization, super soldier, genetic engineering, strong female lead, tough girl, female martial artist, superhuman powers, cyberpunk, dystopia, double life, hidden identity ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s
Place:
usa, seattle, washington d.c.
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Offbeat sword-and-sandals comedy-adventure about three unlikely heroines (Doon Mackichan, Fiona Allen and Sally Phillips) who set out to thwart a Roman invasion and save Celtic Britain in their own unique and outrageous style.
Style:
sexy, humorous, not serious, captivating, spoof ...
Plot:
female warrior, daring rescue, heroic mission, rivalry, danger, save the day, escapades, roman empire, medieval, seduction, sex, voyeur ...
Time:
year 2004, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
england, europe
Is relevant?
530K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.
Style:
realistic, brutal, harsh, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
revenge, cia, drug cartel, drug smuggling, hitman, brutality, fbi, fbi agent, black ops, cia agent, vigilantism, murder ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, texas, tucson arizona, arizona ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be ...
Style:
visually appealing, visually stunning, road movie, apocalyptic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, car, desert, apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, chase, on the run, dystopia, car chase, distopia, tough guy ...
Time:
future, year 2015, year 2016, near future, distant future ...
Place:
australia, los angeles
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29K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a young heiress. After an attempted kidnapping puts both of their lives in danger, they must flee.
Style:
perverse, suspense, disturbing, psychological, sincere ...
Plot:
heiress, female protagonist, bodyguard, female bodyguard, strong female character, one woman army, female warrior, strong female lead, tough girl, female executive, mother daughter relationship, kidnapping ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
morocco, england, sudan, africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City.
Style:
exciting, funny, adult animation, bloody, brutal ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
villain, superhero, female protagonist, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, eccentricity, super villain, superheroine, anti heroine, tough girl, supernatural ability, henchman, super villainess ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Is relevant?
107K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, USA, Canada, Russia, Serbia, Guadeloupe
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
Style:
suspense, action thriller, satanic, period piece, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female spy, female assassin, spy, female protagonist, female agent, cia agent, one woman army, murder, double agent, russian spy, assassin, female killer ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, 90s, 80s, year 1985 ...
Place:
paris france, moscow russia, russia, bahamas, milan italy ...
Is relevant?
18K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with ...
Style:
tense, suspense, perverse, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female warrior, violence, female assassin, female protagonist, conspiracy, tough girl, woman with a gun, female killer, hand to hand combat, one woman army, robbery, bank ...
Place:
cape town south africa, washington d.c.
Is relevant?
130K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A great student, avid gamer, and voracious fan-fic scribe, Kamala Khan has a special affinity for Super Heroes, particularly Captain Marvel. However, she struggles to fit in at home and at school — that is, until she gets super powers like the ...
Style:
exciting, psychotronic, tense, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
superhero, heroes, tough girl, martial arts, teenage superhero, chase, secret identity, villain, coming of age, supernatural power, revenge, rescue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, north america
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20K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After she betrays a powerful mob boss, a woman matches wits and weaponry with a legion of killers who are out to collect the bounty on the heads of her and her family.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female assassin, yakuza, tough girl, female warrior, strong female lead, sex slave, vigilante, woman kills a man, gangster, female protagonist, german shepherd, gang rape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
4K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight
sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend
their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, erotic, art house, touching ...
Plot:
beach, teenage girl, summer vacation, first love, coping, nudism, female nudity, nightmare, female pubic hair, underage sex, tough girl, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong, Canada, India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, cerebral, suspense, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
cyberpunk, cyborgs, artificial intelligence, female protagonist, robot, technology, distopia, hacker, dystopia, tough girl, androids, chase ...
Time:
future, year 2017, near future, 2010s, year 2011
Place:
tokyo, japan
Is relevant?
574K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Taiwan, Canada, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Style:
futuristic, intellectual, surreal, philosophical, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
supernatural, intelligence, superhuman powers, brain capacity, tough girl, experimental drug, supernatural ability, telekinesis, transformation, consciousness, telepathy, human brain ...
Time:
year 2014, future, stone age, 2010s, 1900s ...
Place:
france, new york, paris france, berlin germany, rome italy ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
A director's cut version of the final two episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess. A dead woman from Xena's past sends a monk to ask the warrior princess for help. Xena and Gabrielle travel to the far land of Japa, which Xena visited a long ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, captivating, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
female warrior, tough girl, strong female lead, heroine, mythology, female wrestler, good versus evil, friendship, girl power, warrior, sword and sorcery, combat ...
Place:
greece, ancient greece
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After being held in a coma-like state for fifteen years, vampire Selene learns that she has a fourteen-year-old vampire/Lycan hybrid daughter named Nissa, and when she finds her, they must stop BioCom from creating super Lycans that will kill them ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, action packed, saga ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
vampire, werewolf, fantasy world, tough girl, immortality, supernatural, supernatural power, female warrior, one woman army, monster, survival, badass female lead ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2012
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
Style:
intense, perverse, exciting, saga, action adventure ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
vigilante, chase, fight, assassination, hitman, tough girl, military, corruption, lone hero, military police, female soldier, prison escape ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
afghanistan, new orleans, north america, alabama, washington d.c.
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