Female protagonist movies and TV shows – page 4
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the title character, a student who progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective ...
Style:
witty, neo noir, detective, offbeat, cliffhanger ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
youth, investigation, amateur detective, female detective, friendship, female protagonist, private investigator, student, private detective, danger, parents and children, strong female lead ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, southern california, seattle
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the curtain goes up, she emerges as the glamorous and talented Hannah Montana. Having the "Best of Both Worlds" is a complicated proposition, ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, sitcom, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
teenage life, teenage girl, high school, female protagonist, secret identity, double life, friendship, love and romance, music, musician's life, teenager, siblings relations ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
tennessee, malibu california, usa
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216K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf are going far in the forest to know the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom.
Style:
fairy tale, 3d animation, touching, feel good, anime ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot:
disney princess, princess, magic, female protagonist, magical, sister sister relationship, autumn, kingdom, ice, sister, love and romance, castle ...
Time:
year 2019, 1840s, 19th century
Place:
scandinavia
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475K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently ...
Style:
fairy tale, feel good, computer animated, 3d animation, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
princess, witch, coming of age, mother daughter relationship, bravery, happy ending, female protagonist, rebellious daughter, archery, feminism, archer, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
middle ages, 10th century, year 2012, 2010s, medieval times
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, europe
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132K
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she's resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat -- and she's eager to use her new skills ... as a ...
Style:
exciting, saga, action packed, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, female protagonist, transformation, tough girl, superhuman powers, female fighter, superheroine, vigilantism, vigilante, masked superhero, woman with a gun, imaginary ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
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230K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Style:
horror comedy, scary, suspense, brutal, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
game, rite, satanic cult, hide and seek, ritual, wedding, pursuit, family curse, fiancee, murder, woman kills a man, twists and turns ...
Time:
2010s, year 1989, year 2019, 80s
Place:
illinois, canada
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.
Style:
3d animation, adult animation, demonic, suspense, action comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
girl group, supernatural, pop music, female protagonist, demon, demon hunter, singing, dance, concert, hunter, boy band, spirit ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In a Kentucky orphanage in the 1950s, a young girl discovers an astonishing talent for chess while struggling with addiction.
Style:
period piece, psychological, captivating, tense, historical drama ...
Plot:
chess, genius, addiction, coming of age, female protagonist, prodigy, child prodigy, competition, champion, girl power, adoptive mother, girl ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 50s, 2020s, 20th century
Place:
europe, usa, kentucky, las vegas, paris france ...
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41K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Marcella is shocked to the core of her being when her husband Jason leaves her unexpectedly, confessing he no longer loves her. Heartbroken, Marcella returns to the Met’s Murder Squad. Ten years ago Marcella gave up her fast-tracked police career ...
Style:
crime drama, captivating, enigmatic, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
female protagonist, serial killer, police, female detective, murder, homicide detective, british police, plastic bag over head, female police officer, female police detective, murder investigation, husband leaves wife ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
london
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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: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish ...
Style:
atmospheric, cult classic, dark, gothic, creepy ...
Plot:
carnival, afterlife, female protagonist, ghost, supernatural, car accident, surrealism, nervous breakdown, american horror, boarding house, spirit, coffee ...
Time:
year 1962
Place:
salt lake city utah, utah, usa, kansas
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Style:
emotional, depressing, touching, sad, bad ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
boxing, underdog, female boxer, female protagonist, determination, mentor protege relationship, athlete's life, female athlete, boxing trainer, strong female character, euthanasia, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, europe, london, las vegas ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Eight-year-old Nelly has just lost her beloved grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods where her mother used to play and where she built the fort Nelly has ...
Style:
talky, psychological, captivating, disturbing, sincere ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
forest, friendship, death of grandmother, female protagonist, magic realism, mother daughter relationship, female friendship, pyramid, female bonding, lake, father daughter relationship, little girl ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
Style:
realistic, erotic, semi serious, sincere, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian couple, sexual activity, gays and lesbians, sapphic, lesbianism, lesbian love, female protagonist, nude women, cafe ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, indiana, idaho, usa, california
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135K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
The true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.
Style:
detective, serious, saga, crime drama, social ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, violence, murder mystery, rape, rape victim, female protagonist, female detective, psychopath, teenage rape, true crime, criminal, women ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
colorado
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Carmen Sandiego returns in this series that follows her new international capers as well as past escapades that led to her becoming a super thief.
Style:
captivating, suspense, exciting, adult animation, anime ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
master thief, deception, interpol, orphan, female criminal, female protagonist, thief, fight, justice, fighting crime, travel, criminal as protagonist ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A once abused woman, Sadie, devotes herself to ridding victims of their domestic abusers while hunting down the husband she must kill to truly be free.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
violence, domestic violence, vigilante, female protagonist, revenge, vengeance, vigilantism, female secret agent, deliberate cruelty, woman, strong female lead, pain ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, new york state
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66K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.
Style:
psychological, social, indie film, heartfelt, cult classic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
motherhood, depression, mother, female protagonist, plot twist, nanny, baby, marriage, sister in law, baby girl, parents and children, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, year 1977, 1950s, 80s, 50s
Place:
usa, new york, portland oregon, saudi arabia, phoenix arizona ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Major Crimes explores how the American justice system approaches the art of the deals as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor heads up a special squad within the LAPD ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, detective, tense
Plot:
law enforcement, homicide detective, police detective, female protagonist, female detective, policewoman, coworker, investigator, murder investigation, murder, lapd, interrogation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert determined to protecting him - and a forest fire threatening to consume them all. Download : ...
Style:
perverse, captivating, suspense, cult classic, cliffhanger ...
Plot:
female protagonist, strong female lead, murder witness, runaway, forest fire, female warrior, survival, home invasion, murder, wilderness, fire brigade, assassin ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
montana, florida
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41K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Switzerland, UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA agent Alice Racine is forced to live in London as a caseworker. Her mentor unexpectedly calls her back into action when the CIA discovers that another ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, rough, cult classic ...
Plot:
terrorism, spy, biohazard, female warrior, rogue agent, cia agent, virus, female protagonist, female spy, cia, biological warfare, terrorist ...
Time:
future, year 2017, 2010s, year 2012
Place:
london, paris france, moscow russia, big ben london, tower bridge london ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France, Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn't fully understand, Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather ...
Style:
gothic, disturbing, horrifying, serious, splatter ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
nightmare, occult, female protagonist, ghost town, mysterious place, ghost, hallucination, missing person, supernatural, amusement park, alternate reality, zombie ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
west virginia, portland oregon, seattle
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197K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Style:
feel good, touching, sweet, uplifting, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, toddlers, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, nanny, female protagonist, imagination, mischievous children, kite, child's point of view, child, brother sister relationship, literary, dance, dog ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century, 1910s, 1930s
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, europe, britain ...
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118K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, tense, suspenseful, fairy tale ...
Plot:
dragon, revenge, female protagonist, sacrifice, prince, king, arranged marriage, kingdom, cave, wedding, human sacrifice, queen ...
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241K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, sleeping with anyone who dares to stand too close, squeezing money from wherever she can, rejecting anyone who tries to help ...
Style:
funny, dark comedy, sitcom, raunchy comedy, absurd ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
sister sister relationship, female friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, sexual humor, female protagonist, sexuality, dark humor, promiscuity, women, single woman, bisexual, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london
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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: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Golden Girls is an American sitcom, created by Susan Harris, that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
old woman, female protagonist, widow, senior citizen, sicilian, friendship, elderly, group of friends, dating, southern belle, sarcasm, stupidity ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
florida, sicily, miami, atlanta georgia, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Italy, Germany, USA, Canada
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:
breathtaking, exciting, light, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, pirate ship, swashbuckler, island, ship, female protagonist, treasure map, sword fight, adventurer, treasure, betrayal ...
Time:
17th century, 18th century
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, jamaica
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124K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, mind bending, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lesbian, strong female lead, female protagonist, sapphic, strong female character, shooting, danger, lesbianism, clone, heroine, conspiracy, uncover truth ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, new york
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
İntikam is a Turkish series broadcast on Kanal D. It is a licensed adaptation of Revenge and is jointly produced by Disney and In D house Productions, the production wing of Kanal D.
Style:
realistic, captivating, suspenseful, twisted, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
strong female character, high society, vengeance, female protagonist, hidden identity, deception, haunted by the past, revenge, family drama, husband wife relationship, twists and turns, false accusation ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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