Best Movies with Female Protagonist of 2025
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Best Movies with Female Protagonist of 2025
TOP Movies: KPop Demon Hunters (2025), M3GAN 2.0 (2025), Ash (2025), The Electric State (2025), Companion (2025), If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), The Ugly Stepsister (2025), Red Sonja (2025), After the Hunt (2025), Ballerina (2025), Zootopia 2 (2025), Hello Beautiful (2025), Hedda (2025), Ella McCay (2025), Oh. What. Fun. (2025), The Testament of Ann Lee (2025), Eternity (2025), Sorry, Baby (2025), Mayfly (2025), Is This Thing On? (2025).
List of Best Movies
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
Is relevant?
48K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, New Zealand, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After the underlying tech for M3GAN is stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia, M3GAN's creator Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN and give her a few upgrades, ...
Style:
cyber, satirical, slasher horror, dramatic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
robot, artificial intelligence, doll, evil doll, female android, hacking, female protagonist, female robot, dancing, kidnapping, technology, murder ...
Place:
california, san francisco
Is relevant?
16K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A woman wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed. Her investigation into what happened sets in motion a terrifying chain of events.
Style:
absurd, cynical, art house, psychological horror, crying ...
Plot:
cosmic horror, trapped in space, female protagonist, arthouse horror, memory loss, alien possession, space station, spaceship, body horror, violent death, alien parasite, infected ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In a retro-futuristic past, orphaned teenager Michelle traverses the American West with an eccentric drifter and a sweet but mysterious robot in search of her younger brother.
Style:
adult animation, crying, retro, depressing
Plot:
dystopia, brother sister relationship, artificial intelligence, missing brother, missing person, foster home, cycling, albert einstein, weapons, battles, giant robot, female protagonist ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, year 1997, year 1992, 20th century
Place:
new mexico, seattle, st. louis missouri
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167K
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves ...
Style:
psychological thriller, reflective, inspirational, sincere, meditative ...
Plot:
robot human relationship, plot twist, humanoid robot, implanted memory, supermarket, sex doll, police officer killed, lake, isolated place, isolated house, technology, gay ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
Style:
tense, dark, suspense, bleak, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
female protagonist, absent husband, therapist, child illness, character study, emotional breakdown, missing person, trauma, mental health, isolation, betrayal, paranoia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: Norway, Denmark, Romania, Poland, Sweden
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, and she will go to any length to catch the prince’s eye.
Style:
satirical, horror comedy, psychological horror, independent film, fairy tale ...
Plot:
body horror, satire, female protagonist, sexual attraction, body mutilation, cosmetic surgery, cocaine, teenage girl, loss of father, sex, sexual euphemism, sex scene ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
eastern europe
Is relevant?
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: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A college professor finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation against one of her colleagues, and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come to light.
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological thriller, f word
Plot:
sexual assault, drinking, teacher, secret, mentor protege relationship, philosophy, generation gap, husband wife relationship, university, psychiatrist, student, morality ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
yale university
Is relevant?
138K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
Style:
ambiguous ending, biting, surprise ending, neo noir, f word
Plot:
teacher student relationship, assassin, secret society, ballerina, tattoo, female protagonist, extreme violence, female assassin, vengeance, betrayal, target practice, mountain ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
germany, austria, prague, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down.
Style:
3d animation, neo noir, buddy comedy, computer animated, surprise ending ...
Plot:
fox, anthropomorphic animal, furry, rabbit, animal, snake, guinea pig, police officer, zebra, rhinoceros, bear, metropolis ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
australia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Hello Beautiful is a powerful and emotionally charged film that delves into the harrowing yet transformative journey of Willow, a successful model whose life is shattered by a devastating breast cancer diagnosis. Based on Christine Handy's ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, heartfelt, medical drama, tear jerker ...
Plot:
transformation, cancer, female protagonist, resilience, breast cancer, biopic, empowerment, identity, self discovery, survival, women, personal growth ...
Is relevant?
4K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Hedda Gabler finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone around her ...
Style:
art house, detective, period drama, f word
Plot:
husband wife relationship, tragedy, female protagonist, manipulation, repression, character study, adaptation, literary, betrayal, passion, moral ambiguity, claustrophobia ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor.
Style:
dramatic, inspirational, crying, political drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, ambition, female politician, personal growth, public service, female empowerment, coming of age, office politics, family secret, woman, politics, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
year 1995, year 1986, year 2008
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Claire Clauster is the glue that holds her chaotic, lovable family together at the holidays. But this year, after planning a special outing for them, they make a crucial mistake and leave her home alone. Fed up and feeling under appreciated, she ...
Style:
twist ending, black comedy, freeze frame
Plot:
christmas, female protagonist, winter, christmas eve, missing person, family bonds, family drama, family conflict, personal growth, domestic drama, female empowerment, heartwarming ...
Place:
houston texas, texas
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
religious leader, biopic, female protagonist, spirituality, spiritual awakening, female nudity, historical epic, female empowerment, prophecy, sacrifice, pilgrimage, male nudity ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century
Place:
manchester
Is relevant?
37K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, poignant, melancholic, existential ...
Plot:
afterlife, first love, love triangle, memory, grief, soul mate, loss, regret, second chance, longing, moral dilemma, bittersweet ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Spain, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.
Style:
independent film, hilarious, absurd, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Plot:
rape, sex scene, rape victim, professor, sexual assault, cat, female friendship, lesbian, lesbian friend, female professor, graduate student, flashback ...
Place:
new england, massachusetts
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Emilia is a teenager with the ability to see people who are about to die shine. Always lonely and focused on the future, she is faced with reality when she sees a schoolmate shine, at the same time that she begins a love relationship with Renata, ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
lgbtq, lgbt, self discovery, female protagonist, supernatural ability, lesbian relationship, mortality, coming of age, problem, relationships, life is a bitch, love affair ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and ...
Style:
emotional, indie film, romantic drama, melancholic, satirical ...
Plot:
marriage crisis, stand up comedy, intimate, identity, bittersweet, sacrifice, self discovery, urban, male protagonist, female protagonist, friendship, writers ...
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on a true life story of Nicole Beverly and her children surviving and overcoming domestic violence.
Style:
emotional, non fiction, inspirational, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
domestic violence, survivor, resilience, biopic, female protagonist, empowerment, motherhood, courage, children, trauma, family drama, escape ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In a nation where educating girls is seen as rebellion, a visionary woman dares to teach young minds to dream. When their innovation draws global attention, their success sparks hope—and opposition. As threats loom and sacrifices are made, their ...
Style:
emotional, uplifting, tension, educational, political drama
Plot:
courage, female protagonist, education, social justice, inspiration, human rights, empowerment, teacher, activism, resistance, hopes, oppression ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.
Style:
buddy comedy, hilarious, epic fantasy, psychotronic, tropical ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
alien, villain, friendship, girl, child, disguise, child protagonist, dysfunctional family, good versus evil, alien civilization, female bully, rescue from drowning ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
oceania, hawaii
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In an attempt to avenge her daughter's death, Irene Kelly travels parallel universes, killing her daughter's murderer over and over again. She grows addicted to the revenge streak, putting her own humanity in jeopardy.
Style:
intense, dark, philosophical, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
multiverse, revenge, alternate reality, parallel world, addiction, grief, time loop, rehearsal, mother love, trauma, female protagonist, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
near future
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden, UK, Turkey
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, art house, independent film, psychological ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, family drama, sisterhood, memory, estranged father, reconciliation, legacy, family secret, sibling rivalry, intimate, stage actress ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France, Latvia
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Growing up in an environment torn apart by violence and alcohol, a young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer.
Style:
reflective, intense, non-linear
Plot:
alcoholism, coming of age, female protagonist, personal growth, resilience, mental health, soul searching, escape, domestic violence, literary, university, bittersweet ...
Time:
90s
Place:
poetic realism
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When Lainy's plan to settle down and start a family falls apart, she puts on a fake baby bump, tells a lie — and accidentally falls for her dream guy.
Style:
romantic comedy, heartfelt, feel good, lighthearted, romantic drama ...
Plot:
deception, dating, misunderstanding, female protagonist, pretend relationship, meet cute, friendship, companionship, urban, female empowerment, wooing, slice of life ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In an effort to land the guy she's been pining after since grade school, Abby hires a local stripper named Santa Monica to teach her everything she needs to know about confidence and sex.
Style:
sensual, romantic comedy, lighthearted
Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, friendship, empowerment, personal growth, female bonding, coming of age, female empowerment, self esteem, sexual exploration, dating, intimate ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Described as an 'epic environmental horror' film. Plot TBA.
Style:
dark comedy, psychological horror, atmospheric, bleak, grim ...
Plot:
mental illness, postpartum depression, sexless marriage, car accident, emotional breakdown, hallucination, psychosis, isolation, desolation, character study, slow burn, claustrophobia ...
Place:
montana
Is relevant?
10K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
Style:
intense, mind bending, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
survival, claustrophobia, female protagonist, isolation, mature, violence, paranoia, supernatural, home invasion, body horror, slow burn, cat and mouse ...
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