The action movie market is generally dominated by males, while female characters are limited to damsel in distress or minor supporting roles. Well, this scenario has changed bit by bit over the years. More and more women are taking the lead in action films, proving that female audiences deserve representation in the genre as well.
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Since the iconic Ellen Ripley played by Sigourney Weaver in 1979’s Alien: The 8th Passenger, many actresses have inspired notable roles on the silver screen over the years. Check out 10 action movies with female protagonists to watch below.
10. Nuclear
MI6 undercover agent Lorraine Broughton is tasked with investigating the murder of an officer and recovering a lost roster of double agents in Berlin during the Cold War. The sheriff of the area, David Percival, will help him on his quest, where he must use all his assassin skills to win this confrontation between spies.
Released in August 2017, the film stars Charlize Theron and James McAvoy. It is currently available on Amazon Prime Video and GloboPlay, and is available to rent on YouTube, Google Play and Apple TV.
9. Kate
Cautious assassin Kate is on a mission to kill a member of the Yakuza, but something goes wrong and she is poisoned. Now, he has 24 hours to take revenge on his enemies as his body is rapidly deteriorating.
The 2021 film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Kate, Miku Patricia Martino as Annie, and Woody Harrelson as Varrick. It is currently available on Netflix.
8. Birds of Prey: Harley Quinn and Her Glorious Redemption
In Birds of Prey, Harley Quinn joins Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to form an unlikely group of women to save Gotham City from the hands of the dreaded Black Mask, who is wreaking havoc on the city.
Premiering in Brazilian cinemas in February 2020, the film stars our dear Margot Robbie as Ellerquina, and also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, and Ewan McGregor. The film is available on Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max, and is available to rent on YouTube, Google Play Movies, and Apple TV.
7. Where is Monday?
The year is 2073 and the world is plagued by a lack of natural resources and overpopulation. For each couple, only one child is allowed, but to one father’s dismay, seven twin sisters are born. So that they are not forced to remain confined in a cryogenic environment until the world is stable again, the way out is for all sisters to have the same identity.
Each is named after a day of the week and can be released on the day corresponding to its name. The women live in secret until one of them, the other, mysteriously disappears. The 2020 film stars Noomi Rapace, Willem Dafoe, Glenn Close and Clara Reed. It is currently available on Netflix.
6. Tomb Raider: The Beginning
Lara Croft’s father, an eccentric adventurer, mysteriously disappeared years ago. To find him, Lara travels to what was supposed to be her father’s final destination, searching for a legendary tomb on a mysterious island off the coast of Japan.
Now the hero needs all the skills and dexterity to embark on a journey full of mysteries and dangers.
Premiering in 2018, the action-adventure film stars Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, and Hannah John Kamen. It is currently available to rent on Amazon Prime Video and on YouTube, Google Play and Apple TV.
5. Professional
Ana is a hitman who was raised and trained by the legendary assassin Moody. When she is brutally murdered by her enemies, Anna swears revenge. She joins forces with Rembrandt and goes after the men who killed the only man she considered family.
The film was slated to release in 2021 and features a massive ensemble cast including Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Keaton, and Maggie Q. The film is currently available on Telecine, and is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play and Apple TV. ,
4. Tomorrow’s Vigilante: Ghost in the Shell
In the post-2029 world, it is already possible to improve the human body with technology, thus creating cyborgs. In this world, Major Mira Killian’s brain was transplanted into a fully cybernetic body.
He has been inducted into the Section 9 Police Department to fight crime. But in the midst of an important investigation, her system begins to reveal a loophole that allows her to remember fragments of memories from when she was still human.
The film is based on the manga of the same name, which is releasing in 2017. It stars none other than Scarlett Johansson and stars Michael Pitt and Johan Philipp Asbeck. It is available to rent on Globo Play and on Google Play, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.
3. Lady King
Based on a true story, the plot takes place around 1800 and involves General Naniska of a group of warrior women called the Agoji, who were trained to defend the kingdom of Dahomey in Africa. Together they fight to protect their land and people from enemies, colonists and slave traders.
Released in 2022, it stars Viola Davis as the unbeatable Naniska, and features performances from Thuso Mbedu and Lashana Lynch. It is currently available to rent on HBO Max and on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play and Apple TV.
2. Kill Bill
After waking up from a four-year coma, the former assassin known only as Bride seeks revenge on Bill, her former lover and boss, and his Deadly Vipers’ assassin squad, after they tried to kill her on her wedding day. Tried while she was inside. Bed. pregnant. She won’t stop until she’s done with everyone involved.
Kill Bill has two volumes, the first was released in 2003 and the second in 2004. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, it stars David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, and Uma Thurman. , and Chiaki Kuriyama. The films are currently available on Amazon Prime Video Premium.
1. Hunter: Hunt
In 1719, Naru, a young Comanche warrior, fights to protect her people from colonists and an alien creature that possesses a highly advanced technological arsenal and hunts humans for sport. Armed with her primitive weapons, she tests all her skills in this brutal and terrifying battle.
The film was released in 2022 and starred Amber Midthunder, Dane Degligro, and Michelle Thrush. It is currently available on Star+.
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