Top Female Hero Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Arden Cho

May Hong

Ji-young Yoo

Ahn Hyo-seop

KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

8.0 3.0K votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: PG

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.

Plot: double life, loyalty, supernatural, musical, female friendship, female protagonist, demon, self-doubt, ...

Place: south korea

Cast

Letizia Ciampa

Perla Liberatori

Ilaria Latini

Gemma Donati

Winx Club (2004) TV Show

8.0 546 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Family

Country: Italy, United States of America

Seasons: 8

Episodes: 208

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: In a magical universe, witches, warriors begin fighting in the name of good .vs. evil! At a magic school, five teenage girls are selected to defend the universe with their magic.

Plot: magic, fairy, friendship, female protagonist, parallel world, magical girl, fantasy

Cast

Adelaide Kane

Will Kemp

Dan Jeannotte

Megan Follows

Reign (2013) TV Show

8.0 882 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 78

Audience: TV-14

Story: Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.

Plot: europe, queen, arranged marriage, castle, royal family, based on true story, female protagonist, historical fiction, ...

Time: 16th century

Place: france

Cast

Uma Thurman

Lucy Liu

Vivica A. Fox

Daryl Hannah

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

8.0 19.1K votes

Genre: Action, Crime

Country: United States of America

Duration: 111 min.

Audience: R

Story: An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

Plot: martial arts, kung fu, sword, yakuza, sword fight, revenge, vigilante, female yakuza, ...

Place: japan

Cast

Sophia Lillis

Wyatt Oleff

Sofia Bryant

Kathleen Rose Perkins

I Am Not Okay with This (2020) TV Show

8.0 2.0K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 7

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.

Style: nostalgic

Plot: adolescence, diary, friendship, supernatural, based on comic, romance, dark comedy, coming of age, ...

Cast

Moe Kahara

Yuichi Nakamura

Natsuki Hanae

Kenji Nomura

Undead Unluck (2023) TV Show

8.0 141 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Andy, a Negator with the ability "Undead," has been long in search for someone with the ability to give him a 'real death.' Fuko Izumo brings misfortune to those around her due to her ability "Unluck." The two decide to join the Union, an organization which aims to control and protect the world from unidentified phenomena. The two uncover the mystery of the world as they search for the "greatest death ever."

Plot: secret organization, supernatural, undead, female protagonist, based on manga, super power, ecchi, shounen, ...

Cast

Mia Sinclair Jenness

Alyson Hannigan

Rob Riggle

Christine Baranski

Fancy Nancy (2018) TV Show

8.0 35 votes

Genre: Animation, Family

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 123

Audience: TV-Y

Story: Meet Nancy Clancy, a high-spirited young girl whose imagination and enthusiasm for all that is exquisite transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary – from her vast vocabulary to her creative and elaborate attire.

Plot: friendship, female protagonist, family, 3d animation

Time: 2010s

Cast

Clint Eastwood

Hilary Swank

Morgan Freeman

Jay Baruchel

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

8.0 10.4K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America, Switzerland

Duration: 132 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.

Plot: dying and death, transporter, strong woman, stroke of fate, advancement, sports, fight, suicide attempt, ...

DC Super Hero Girls (2019) TV Show

7.9 184 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 78

Audience: TV-PG

Story: The world may know them as Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl, but not-so-typical teenagers Diana, Kara and Barbara, alongside their Super Hero friends have much more to deal with than just protecting Metropolis from some of the most sinister school-aged Super-Villains. After all, being teens is tough enough, what with school, friends, family and the chaos that comes with managing a social life. But add super powers and a secret identity to the mix, and things can get a lot more complicated.

Plot: hero, villain, superhero, based on comic, female protagonist, heroine, supervillain

Cast

Atsuko Tanaka

Akio Otsuka

Iemasa Kayumi

Koichi Yamadera

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

7.9 3.9K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan, United Kingdom

Duration: 83 min.

Audience: NR

Story: In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

Style: philosophical, intense

Plot: android, man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), computer virus, cyborg, dystopia, implantat, fugitive, ...

Cast

Ming-Na Wen

Eddie Murphy

BD Wong

Miguel Ferrer

Mulan (1998)

7.9 10.5K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 88 min.

Audience: G

Story: When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, brutal training, and the risk of execution if discovered, she must decide who she truly is— and what she’s willing to fight for.

Plot: princess, daughter, homeland, villain, musical, sexism, training, cricket, ...

Place: china

Cast

Natalie Portman

Hugo Weaving

Stephen Rea

Stephen Fry

V for Vendetta (2006)

7.9 15.7K votes

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: Germany, United Kingdom

Duration: 132 min.

Audience: R

Story: In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

Plot: government, detective, revolution, dystopia, fascism, fascist, chancellor, based on comic, ...

Gilmore Girls (2000) TV Show

7.9 1.3K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 7

Episodes: 153

Audience: TV-14

Story: Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.

Plot: grandparent grandchild relationship, small town, coffee, private school, ambition, middle class, high school, love, ...

Cast

Nanoka Hara

Hokuto Matsumura

Eri Fukatsu

Shota Sometani

Suzume (2022)

7.9 1.8K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama

Country: Japan

Duration: 122 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.

Plot: magic, door, natural disaster, calamity, travel, teenage girl, female protagonist, shrine, ...

Cast

Fernanda Torres

Fernanda Montenegro

Selton Mello

Valentina Herszage

I'm Still Here (2024)

7.9 1.1K votes

Genre: Drama, History

Country: Brazil, France

Duration: 138 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

Style: nostalgic, realistic

Plot: mother, beach, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, based on true story, anti-communism, sao paulo, brazil, ...

Time: 1970s, 1990s, 2010s

Place: rio de janeiro

Cast

Sandra Oh

Jodie Comer

Fiona Shaw

Kim Bodnia

Killing Eve (2018) TV Show

7.9 1.5K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 32

Audience: TV-14

Story: A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.

Style: psychological

Plot: london, england, based on novel or book, obsession, psychopath, female protagonist, female assassin, lgbt, ...

Cast

Uma Thurman

David Carradine

Daryl Hannah

Michael Madsen

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

7.9 15.2K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 136 min.

Audience: R

Story: The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.

Plot: daughter, martial arts, kung fu, showdown, right and justice, rage and hate, sibling relationship, swordplay, ...

Cast

Mireille Enos

Joel Kinnaman

Gregg Henry

Joan Allen

The Killing (2011) TV Show

7.8 883 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 44

Audience: TV-MA

Story: The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.

Plot: detective, child murder, mayor, seattle, washington, female protagonist, drugs, police detective, ...

Good Girls (2018) TV Show

7.8 697 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 50

Audience: TV-14

Story: Three "good girl" suburban wives and mothers suddenly find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe and risk everything to take their power back.

Plot: money laundering, housewife, female protagonist, cartel

The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent (2021) TV Show

7.8 121 votes

Genre: Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: Sei, a 20-year-old office worker, is whisked away to a whole new world. Unfortunately for Sei, the ritual that summoned her—meant to produce a "Saint" who would banish the dark magic—brought two people over instead of one. And everyone prefers the second girl over Sei?! But this is just fine by Sei, who leaves the royal palace to set up shop making potions and cosmetics with her newfound magic. Business is booming, and this might not be such a bad life, after all...as long as her supposed Sainthood doesn't come back to haunt her.

Plot: medicine, magic, romance, slice of life, female protagonist, shoujo, summons, anime, ...

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