Strong Female Character
"strong female character" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Closer
Synopsis:
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
Starring:
J.K. Simmons,
Raymond Cruz,
Jon Tenney
#2
Bungo Stray Dogs
Synopsis:
Atsushi Nakajima was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Osamu Dazai, and he and his partner Kunikida are members of a very special detective agency. They have supernatural powers and deal with cases that are too dangerous for the police or …
Starring:
Mamoru Miyano,
Yuto Uemura,
Sumire Morohoshi
Plot:
literature,
detective,
supernatural,
rivalry,
mafia,
tiger,
based on manga,
organization,
anime animation,
supernatural ability
...
#3
Little House on the Prairie
Synopsis:
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.
Starring:
Melissa Gilbert,
Dean Butler,
Karen Grassle
Plot:
period drama,
family,
wild west,
pioneers,
19th century,
1870s,
1880s,
historical drama,
pioneer,
little girl
...
#4
Bleach
Synopsis:
For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil.
Starring:
Noriaki Sugiyama,
Masakazu Morita,
Shin-ichiro Miki
#5
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Synopsis:
An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.
Starring:
Emma Thompson,
Lashana Lynch,
Stephen Graham
Plot:
circus,
library,
corruption,
child abuse,
magic,
hero,
genius,
school,
singing,
remake
...
#6
X-Men
Synopsis:
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
Starring:
James Marsden,
Ray Park,
Ian McKellen
#7
X2
Synopsis:
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses—Magneto and Mystique—to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
Starring:
James Marsden,
Ian McKellen,
Hugh Jackman
#8
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Synopsis:
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Shirley MacLaine,
Manolo Fábregas
#9
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Synopsis:
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura P…
Starring:
Heather Graham,
Miguel Ferrer,
Ray Wise
#10
The Witches
Synopsis:
A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?
Starring:
Anjelica Huston,
Jane Horrocks,
Rowan Atkinson
#11
The Silence of the Lambs
Synopsis:
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
Starring:
Anthony Heald,
Tracey Walter,
Anthony Hopkins
#12
The Quick and the Dead
Synopsis:
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
Starring:
Keith David,
Lance Henriksen,
Pat Hingle
Plot:
female gunfighter,
arizona,
revenge,
street shootout,
showdown,
gun duel,
panties,
saved from hanging,
dark heroine,
girl power
...
#13
The Net
Synopsis:
Angela Bennett is a freelance software engineer who lives in a world of computer technology. When a cyber friend asks Bennett to debug a new game, she inadvertently becomes involved in a conspiracy that will soon turn her life upside down and make her the target of an assassination.
Starring:
L. Scott Caldwell,
Sandra Bullock,
Dennis Miller
#14
Thelma & Louise
Synopsis:
Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times.
Starring:
Brad Pitt,
Christopher McDonald,
Geena Davis
#15
The Lady Vanishes
Synopsis:
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and…
Starring:
Paul Lukas,
Michael Redgrave,
May Whitty
#16
The Jackal
Synopsis:
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.
Starring:
J.K. Simmons,
Bruce Willis,
Jack Black
#17
Taxi 2
Synopsis:
A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.
Starring:
Marion Cotillard,
Samy Naceri,
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
#18
Taking Lives
Synopsis:
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.
Starring:
Tchéky Karyo,
Paul Dano,
Justin Chatwin
#19
Strange Days
Synopsis:
In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the help of bodyguard Mace, he starts to investigate and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of murder, blackmail and intrigue. Can the pair live to see the new millennium?
Starring:
William Fichtner,
Vincent D'Onofrio,
Angela Bassett
#20
Shanghai Knights
Synopsis:
The dynamic duo of Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon return for another crazy adventure. This time, they're in London to avenge the murder of Chon's father, but end up on an even bigger case. Chon's sister is there to do the same, but instead unearths a plot to kill the royal family. No one believes her, though, and it's up to Chon and Roy (who has romance on his mind) to prove her right.
Starring:
Aidan Gillen,
Anna-Louise Plowman,
Owen Wilson