Strong Female Lead
"strong female lead" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Jawan
Synopsis:
An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with his past, and that leads him to an unexpected reunion.
Starring:
Deepika Padukone,
Shah Rukh Khan,
Nayanthara
#2
Ahsoka
Synopsis:
Former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
Starring:
Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
Ray Stevenson,
David Tennant
#3
Special Ops: Lioness
Synopsis:
Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program, is tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.
Starring:
Jill Wagner,
LaMonica Garrett,
Zoe Saldaña
#4
Land of Desire
Synopsis:
When her husband is killed in a land grabbing attempt, Aline takes charge of cultivating his land and protecting his family. Facing the powerful Antonio La Selva, responsible for the death of her husband and the largest landowner in the region, Aline is determined to keep possession of her land and invest in its production. However, she didn't expect that she would fall in love with Daniel, son o…
Starring:
Cauã Reymond,
Barbara Reis,
Johnny Massaro
#5
Cardcaptor Sakura
Synopsis:
Sakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book they had been sealed in for years. She is then tasked with retrieving those cards in order to avoid an unknown catastrophe from befalling the world.
Starring:
Tomokazu Seki,
Aya Hisakawa,
Megumi Ogata
Plot:
friendship,
magic,
elementary school,
romance,
coming of age,
based on manga,
magic book,
cards,
school,
shoujo
...
#6
The Woman King
Synopsis:
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.
Starring:
Hero Fiennes Tiffin,
Viola Davis,
Lashana Lynch
#7
The Mother
Synopsis:
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
Starring:
Jennifer Lopez,
Omari Hardwick,
Gael García Bernal
Plot:
female protagonist,
assassin,
daughter,
danger,
fight,
one person army action,
children,
child,
escape,
martial arts action
...
#8
Never Give Up
Synopsis:
Sol is a hardworking woman who has the chance to work as a backing vocalist for a funk singer and return to dancing, as she did in her youth. Torn between family pressure and passion for the stage, she must face the judgment of her church's members and conflicts with her family. The new chance will make her reconnect with her past in many ways, leading her to find her great youth love.
Starring:
José Loreto,
Bella Campos,
Sheron Menezes
#9
Twister
Synopsis:
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.
Starring:
Bill Paxton,
Cary Elwes,
Alan Ruck
#10
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
#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
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
#17
Scream 2
Synopsis:
Two years after the terrifying events that occurred in Woodsboro, Sidney is now attending Windsor College in Cincinnati, and Gale Weathers' best selling book on Sidney's life has now been made into a major motion picture. When two college students are killed in a theatre while watching the new film 'Stab', Sidney knows deep down that history is repeating itself.
Starring:
David Arquette,
Courteney Cox,
Jerry O'Connell
#18
Paper Moon
Synopsis:
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl—who may or may not be his daughter—and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Starring:
Noble Willingham,
Tatum O'Neal,
Randy Quaid
Plot:
amusement park,
bible,
con man,
carnival,
great depression,
little girl,
adult child bonding,
door to door,
con artist,
1930s
...
#19
Panic Room
Synopsis:
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
Starring:
Dwight Yoakam,
Forest Whitaker,
Jared Leto
Plot:
panic,
panic room,
cat and mouse,
secret room,
female protagonist,
diabetic,
safe room,
containment,
hitchcockian,
deception
...
#20
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Synopsis:
Lara Croft ventures to an underwater temple in search of the mythological Pandora's Box but, after securing it, it is promptly stolen by the villainous leader of a Chinese crime syndicate. Lara must recover the box before the syndicate's evil mastermind uses it to construct a weapon of catastrophic capabilities.
Starring:
Gerard Butler,
Djimon Hounsou,
Til Schweiger