Female warrior movies and TV shows – page 4
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A Mexican master leads a Christ figure and other disciples to a mountain of immortal wise men. The scandal of the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, writer/director Alejandro Jodorowsky's flood of sacrilegious imagery and existential symbolism in The ...
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, avant garde, atmospheric, mind bending ...
Plot:
satire, trippy, alchemist, enlightenment, surrealism, hermaphrodite, sex, spiritual journey, sex scene, absurdism, hippopotamus, lsd ...
Time:
year 1973, 70s, 20th century
Place:
mexico, south america, latin america, peru
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. There's just one problem - he's in love with a beautiful princess, Snow White. Now, joined by seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, humorous, cute, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
snow white, good versus evil, palace, female protagonist, evil queen, fall in love, imaginary kingdom, chase, spell, princess, prince, magic ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012
Place:
persia
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA, South Africa, Ireland
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of ...
Style:
period piece, exciting, dramatic, tense, harsh ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female warrior, military training, female soldier, slave trade, fight, hypocrisy, warrior, military, soldier, battles, woman, women ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, victorian era, 2020s, 1800s ...
Place:
africa, west africa, atlantic ocean
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343K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, War
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A tomboyish girl disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against the invading Huns. With help from wise-cracking dragon Mushu, Mulan just might save her country -- and win the heart of handsome Captain Li ...
Style:
feel good, light, touching, captivating, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
female protagonist, female warrior, cross dressing, human spirit, princess, heroine, friendship, dragon, good versus evil, sexism, impersonating, gender disguise ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 6th century, 5th century
Place:
china, ancient china, asia
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26K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Netherlands, UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch
Style:
serious, stylized, suspenseful, tense, saga ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens, boys' night ...
Plot:
teenage girl, superheroine, superhero, female protagonist, female superhero, tough girl, villainess, teenage superheroine, girl heroine, female warrior, blonde girl, blonde ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
illinois, new york, chicago
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43K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Columbian and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, action thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female agent, female protagonist, female spy, woman with a gun, female assassin, kick-butt women, female bonding, female warrior, mission, fight, spy, undercover ...
Time:
2020s, future
Place:
montmartre paris, berlin germany, shanghai, langley virginia, paris france ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
So-hwi is a martial arts prodigy and college student. Realizing that her superhuman strength is holding back her love life, she decides to quit martial arts to pursue handsome hockey player Joon-mo. But Joon-mo is in love with an older woman, and ...
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, captivating, romantic comedy
Plot:
female warrior, martial arts, magic, warrior, romantic triangle, female protagonist, love triangle, male female relationship, love story, clan, family relations, love interest ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. ...
Style:
grindhouse, suspenseful, exciting, melancholic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, vengeance, female killer, rape and revenge, murder, female protagonist, vigilante, female assassin, childbirth, blood, assassination ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1973, turn of the century, 1880s ...
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set in a future-world vision of Tokyo where the police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the "cutter" demographic, this is the story of samurai-sword-wielding Ruka ...
Style:
splatter, futuristic, surreal, erotic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
body horror, dark humor, female warrior, cyberpunk, sex, strong female lead, supernatural, fighting crime, perversion, samurai, oral sex, conspiracy ...
Time:
year 2008, year 2016, future, near future
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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299K
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Hungary
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, dark, scary, futuristic ...
Audience:
teens, manly, kids, boys' night
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, werewolf, immortality, supernatural romance, goth, creature, monster, transformation, vampire bite, female vampire, supernatural ability ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 15th century, 21st century
Place:
budapest
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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 ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Brazil, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In Brazil, Akemi finds out that she's the heiress to the Yakuza empire. Just after that, her destiny enters a spiral of violence and mystery, where a gaijin (foreigner) who's been protecting her all this time, Shirô, may have been ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, tense, perverse
Plot:
female warrior, yakuza, female fighter, female protagonist, female yakuza, japanese mafia, fight, criminal, heiress, mafia, legacy, protector ...
Place:
japan, sao paulo, brazil, sao paulo brazil, osaka japan, brazil
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Sweden, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, dark, satanic, saga ...
Plot:
vampire, werewolf, fight scenes, strong female lead, betrayal, female protagonist, dark hero, vampire human love, female warrior, regeneration, female vampire, showdown ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, year 2016
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An aspiring avant-garde composer rapes a fashion model. When she takes him to court, she's slut-shamed by the defense and the man is exonerated. But justice will be served.
Style:
grindhouse, sexual, slasher, disturbing, action thriller ...
Plot:
rape, rape and revenge, female nudity, vigilante, sexual abuse, rape victim, fashion model, female warrior, nudity, vigilantism, teenage rape, fashion ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This intense action-thriller unfolds in real time as two embattled souls fight for their lives. Gary Oldman stars as a vicious crime boss out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier ...
Style:
psychotronic, suspense, tense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
female warrior, delivery man, ex special forces, one against many, black ops, dark heroine, crime boss, femme fatale, revenge, one woman army, badass female lead, mystery woman ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
washington d.c., new york, london, manhattan new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
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188K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, ...
Style:
action comedy, buddy comedy, humorous, detective, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
women, misfit partners, fbi, policewoman, police investigation, female protagonist, police detective, sarcasm, friendship, foe turned friend, buddy cop, female warrior ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, new york
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young girl rises from the ashes of tragedy to become the most feared warrior woman of all time: the She-Devil with a Sword.
Style:
heroic, epic fantasy, psychotronic, independent film, surprise ending
Plot:
female fighter, female warrior, sword and sorcery, female protagonist, tough girl, orphan, sorcery, female fight, leader, tyrant, power, kidnapping ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The breakout of the war shatters the world of a young student, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, forcing her to enlist in the army in 1941. The maiden turns out to be a natural-born sniper, her impressive skill and prowess make her stand out among men and women ...
Style:
dramatic, rough, realistic, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
sniper, world war two, female soldier, female protagonist, nazi, wartime, female warrior, wartime life, enemy, world war, weapons, battles ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
soviet union, ukraine, usa, chicago, odessa ukraine ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Russia, 1917, WWI. This is the story of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917.
Style:
captivating, tense
Plot:
female warrior, female soldier, battles, girl heroine, military, frontline, great war, bravery, showdown, manhood, courage, heroine ...
Time:
edwardian era, year 1917, 1910s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The continuing escapades of the Suicide Squad.
Style:
entertaining, funny, visually stunning, perverse, saga ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
superhero, supernatural ability, fight scenes, violence, super villain, female warrior, final battle, giant monster, graphic violence, alien parasite, villain turns good, evil genius ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., south america, america, louisiana
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in a near future, technology-reliant society that pits man against killing machines. Against this backdrop an elite army unit is helicoptered to a remote, off-the-grid island training facility. What starts out as a simple training exercise for ...
Style:
futuristic, intense, suspense, minimal cast, surprise ending ...
Plot:
robot, killer robot, man versus machine, computer program, military, female warrior, cyborgs, cyberpunk, battles, rescue, laboratory, death ...
Time:
near future, future
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Godannar is an anime series created and directed by Yasuchika Nagaoka. The first season aired in Japan from October 1 to December 24, 2003 on AT-X. A second season later aired from April 5 to June 29, 2004. Both seasons were licensed by ADV Films ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, exciting, humorous, ecchi ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
female warrior, heroes, space and aliens, imaginary, love and romance, evil alien, escapades, danger, battles, alien encounter, fall in love, androids and robots ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. ...
Style:
gothic, light, spooky, suspenseful, mysterious ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
vampire, high school, supernatural, female protagonist, superhuman powers, supernatural ability, chosen one, vampire slayer, coming of age, strong female lead, vampire human love, teenager ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 20th century, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 ...
Style:
anime, philosophical, exciting, rough, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, androids and robots, anti heroine, female spy, hacker, artificial intelligence, female warrior, cyberspace, ghost in the shell, policewoman, female police officer, science runs amok ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
japan, east asia, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei ...
Style:
exciting, cult classic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, revenge, contract killer, hired killer, killer, professional killer, assassin, chase, female warrior, asian man white woman relationship, on the run ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 80s
Place:
china, los angeles, hong kong, asia, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of ...
Style:
sitcom, retro, fast, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
spy, female warrior, espionage, kickass women, secret agent, undercover, woman with a gun, covert operation, superhero, villain, james bond spoof, wartime ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, britain, europe
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The film's plot follows that of the game closely. Nariko, a member of an ancient tribe who have guarded an ancient magical sword for thousands of years, is charged with bringing the sword to its destined wielder, a deity reincarnated who will ...
Style:
computer animated, adult animation, exciting, anime, captivating ...
Plot:
master warrior, battles, female warrior, vengeance, wizards and magicians, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, danger, escapades, heroes, imaginary ...
Time:
year 2014
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969, produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. The ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, eurospy
Plot:
female warrior, paranormal activity, occult, espionage, monster, secret agent, superhuman powers, agent, alien encounter, life turned upside down, imaginary, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
himalaya, china
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11K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Every six years, an ancient order of jiu-jitsu fighters joins forces to battle a vicious race of alien invaders. But when a celebrated war hero goes down in defeat, the fate of the planet and mankind hangs in the balance.
Style:
light, stylized, intense, exciting, perverse ...
Plot:
martial arts, female warrior, nunchaku, chosen one, mission, martial artist, battles, alien invasion, chase, heroes, danger, escapades ...
Place:
burma
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Genre: Action, Horror, War
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.
Style:
minimal cast, captivating, tense, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
female pilot, strong female lead, breast feeding, world war two, female warrior, female soldier, gremlin, aerial combat, creature, fake identity, profanity, navigator ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943
Place:
new zealand
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