Best Movies with Female Protagonist of 2024
This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Movies with Female Protagonist of 2024" contains films with the following parameters. Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, independent film and tense. Plot: female protagonist, friendship, death, mother daughter relationship, survival, flashback, murder, violence, escape and deception. Genre: Drama, Comedy and Action. Country: USA, UK and France.
Best Movies with Female Protagonist of 2024
TOP Movies: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Damsel (2024), Atlas (2024), Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Inside Out 2 (2024), Azrael (2024), MaXXXine (2024), The Wild Robot (2024), The Idea of You (2024), Thelma (2024), The First Omen (2024), Young Woman and the Sea (2024), The Substance (2024), Blink Twice (2024), Mothers' Instinct (2024), Timestalker (2024), Malu (2024), The Last Showgirl (2024), On Falling (2024), Emmanuelle (2024).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two ...
Style:
visually stunning, exciting, apocalyptic, suspenseful, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, girls' night, adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, desert, female protagonist, mad max, distopia, mother daughter relationship, chase, wasteland, kidnapped girl, warrior, revenge, loss of mother ...
Time:
future
Place:
oceania, australia
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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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59K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A brilliant counterterrorism analyst with a deep distrust of AI discovers it might be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry.
Style:
exciting, captivating, thrilling, psychotronic, tense ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, mission, military, female protagonist, battles, soldier, fight, spacecraft, robot, combat, intergalactic, escape ...
Time:
future
Place:
los angeles, space western
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This is a follow-up to the comedy Beetlejuice (1988), about a ghost who's recruited to help haunt a house.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, dark fantasy, gothic, surprise ending ...
Plot:
halloween, ghost, surrealism, mother daughter relationship, haunted house, female protagonist, artist, train, mansion, priest, funeral, frenchman ...
Time:
2020s, middle ages, 21st century
Place:
connecticut, new england, new york
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244K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, ...
Style:
3d animation, computer animated, feel good, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
joy, puberty, coming of age, anxiety, anger, teenager, 13 year old, sadness, mind, friendship, memory, fear ...
Place:
san francisco, california
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Genre: Action, Horror
Country: USA, Estonia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, religious horror, silent, psychological horror ...
Plot:
human sacrifice, female protagonist, folk horror, mute character, religious fanaticism, ritual sacrifice, survival horror, problem, imprisonment, wilderness, isolated community, moral ambiguity ...
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84K
Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: USA, UK, New Zealand
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
Style:
slasher horror, slasher, captivating, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder mystery, fame, serial killer, hollywood, whodunit, video store, actress, aspiring actress, porn industry, father daughter relationship, female protagonist, private detective ...
Time:
year 1985, year 1959, 80s, 1950s
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A robot — ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an ...
Style:
computer animated, 3d animation, feel good, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
robot, talking robot, stranded on an island, island, skunk, motherhood, anthropomorphism, orphan, goose, nature, wildlife, wilderness survival ...
Time:
future
Place:
north america
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. When Solène must step in to chaperone her teenage daughter's trip to the ...
Style:
thrilling, romantic, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
boy band, passionate kiss, older woman younger man relationship, older woman younger man, age difference, single mother, 40 year old, tattooed man, sexual attraction, asking someone out on a date, age-gap relationship, singer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
southern california, south of france, manhattan new york city, new york, chicago ...
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27K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, entertaining, satirical, absurd ...
Plot:
grandmother grandson relationship, female protagonist, elderly woman, scam, elderly man, con artists, grandmother, cons and scams, satire, elderly, aging, escapades ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA, Italy, Serbia, Canada
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
Style:
religious horror
Plot:
antichrist, satanism, nun, orphanage, satanist, supernatural horror, female protagonist, priest, catholicism, photograph, spider, twins ...
Time:
70s, year 1971
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Hungary, Italy, UK, France
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal ...
Style:
motivational, powerful, inspirational
Plot:
sister, swimming, skinny dipping, competition, male nudity, based on real people, swimmer, women in sport, biopic, pride, wedding, new york yankees ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, year 1914
Place:
english channel, new jersey, paris france, england, coney island brooklyn new york city ...
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402K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, France
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
Style:
atmospheric, dark comedy, grim, psychological horror, absurd ...
Plot:
experimental drug, fountain of youth, body horror, celebrity, drug, disfigurement, female monster, dark secret, narcissism, moral dilemma, rivalry, fight to the death ...
Place:
california, los angeles
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125K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. But despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne, ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, dark comedy, psychological horror ...
Plot:
rape, rape victim, island, murder mystery, rape and revenge, swimming pool, snake, billionaire, sexual abuse, violence, hallucinogenic drug, erased memory ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Belgium, France, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbors who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
paranoia, grief, female protagonist, neighbor neighbor relationship, death of child, tragic event, motherhood, guilt, problem, relationships, family problems, death of son ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A karmic journey that sees the hapless heroine Agnes reincarnated every time she makes the same mistake: falling in love with the wrong man.
Style:
independent film, black comedy, emotional, melancholic, poignant ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, reincarnation, fate, doomed love, self discovery, destiny, bittersweet, tragic romance, obsession, retribution, women, star crossed lovers ...
Time:
victorian era, 60s, 1840s, 18th century, 80s ...
Is relevant?
465
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Malu — a mercurial, unemployed actress living with her conservative mother in a precarious house in a Rio de Janeiro slum — tries to deal with her strained relationship with her own adult daughter while surviving on memories of her glorious ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, psychological, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, character study, motherhood, family drama, poverty, family problems, family relations, social problems, relationship problems, kids and family, problem ...
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, a glamorous showgirl must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the community she has built as she plans her next act.
Style:
poignant, sentimental, feel good
Plot:
female protagonist, showgirl, mother daughter relationship, glamour, showbiz, nostalgia, character study, aging, entertainment industry, legacy, acceptance, identity crisis ...
Place:
las vegas, nevada
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Portugal
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Aurora, a Portuguese migrant, works as an order picker in a warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caught between the walls of a huge distribution centre and the solitude of her own room, Aurora tries to seize every opportunity to resist the alienation ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, reflective ...
Plot:
female protagonist, character study, alienation, warehouse, isolation, migrant worker, loneliness, workplace situations, life is a bitch, workplace, identity crisis, social realism ...
Place:
edinburgh scotland, portugal
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Emmanuelle, a quality controller for a luxury hotel brand, arrives in Hong Kong to evaluate a hotel run by Margot, having been tasked with finding a good reason to sack her. Searching for a lost pleasure, she has numeral sensual experiences inside ...
Style:
erotic, romantic drama
Plot:
steamy romance, female protagonist, nudity, female orgasm, female nudity, female sexuality, threesome, desire, oral sex, girl, woman, storm ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
hong kong, bangkok thailand
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Aza confronts her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
teenager, teenage girl, mental illness, love, female protagonist, life, friends, friendship, teenage protagonist, love affair, adolescence, lifestyle ...
Place:
indianapolis indiana
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After the pharmacy in her small town is robbed, a girl who still lives at home with her parents takes matters into her own hands to solve the crime, while at the same time trying to get over her ex-boyfriend and become more of an adult.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, semi serious, psychological, romantic drama ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, pharmacy, amateur sleuth, coming of age, sleuth, uncover truth, crime investigation, grownups, private investigation, crime solving, amateur detective ...
Is relevant?
21K
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What ...
Style:
manga, emotional, melancholic, shoujo, shounen ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
drawing, friendship, female protagonist, coming of age, slice of life, high school life, personal growth, self discovery, youth, rivalry, bittersweet, collaboration ...
Place:
japan
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113K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Forced to confront revelations about her past, paramedic Cassandra Webb forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...if they can all survive a deadly present.
Style:
captivating, psychological, anime, psychological thriller, psychotronic ...
Plot:
spider, superheroine, superhero, multiverse, spider man, accident, birth, cat, taxi, baby, cobweb, female protagonist ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 1973, 70s, year 2003 ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, new jersey, south africa, grand central station manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
4K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: China
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Le Ying has stayed at home for many years doing nothing. After graduating from college and working for a period of time, Le Ying chose to withdraw from society and not held contact with her social circle. This was the best way she believed to ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, realistic, inspirational
Plot:
boxing, female protagonist, self discovery, boxing match, boxer, coach, gym, empowerment, female empowerment, introspection, antisocial behavior, athlete's life ...
Is relevant?
218K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of connections to occult practices, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless ...
Style:
psychological horror, suspenseful, dread, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
serial killer, occult, sociopath, sadistic psychopath, fbi, satanism, black magic, devil worship, supernatural horror, murder, female investigator, crime spree ...
Time:
year 1974, 90s, 70s, 20th century, year 1995 ...
Place:
oregon
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast. Now 29 and after more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona attempts to ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, independent film
Plot:
addiction, young woman, troubled past, alcoholic, skinny dipping, female protagonist, island, confronting the past, tragic past, life is a bitch, homecoming, religion ...
Place:
scotland
Is relevant?
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Olivia and her friends go on a vacation. After Olivia nearly drowns with a slit wrist in her bathtub after her fiancé's funeral, her friends suspect that she tried to kill herself, but she believes someone attacked her.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
suicide attempt, female protagonist, trauma, grief, mental health, bereavement, secret, suicide, problem, mourning, post traumatic stress, isolation ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, History
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An arrogant queen becomes a fugitive in her own land after being overthrown by a charismatic revolutionary and must face hardship and danger as she embarks on a voyage to win back her throne.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, satirical, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
queen, medieval, revolution, fugitive, female protagonist, throne, castle, power struggle, monarchy, rebellion, heir to the throne, royal family ...
Is relevant?
224K
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
This is the story of how Elphaba becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, and it involves love, loss, hatred, envy and an unwillingness to accept anything that is different.
Style:
fairy tale, absurd, sinister, crying, powerful ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
bullying, wizard of oz, witch, magic, feminism, abuse of power, talking animal, prejudice, based on broadway musical, dancing, rebellion, fighting the system ...
Place:
new york
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