Top Female Hero Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Kelly Marie Tran

Awkwafina

Gemma Chan

Alan Tudyk

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

7.8 7.3K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation

Country: United States of America

Duration: 107 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people.

Plot: kung fu, sword, warrior woman, female protagonist, dragon, vietnamese, south asian, warrior, ...

Cast

Rose McIver

David Anders

Robert Buckley

Malcolm Goodwin

iZombie (2015) TV Show

7.8 2.9K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 71

Audience: TV-14

Story: A medical student who becomes a zombie joins a Coroner's Office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity. But every brain she eats, she also inherits their memories and must now solve their deaths with help from the Medical examiner and a police detective.

Plot: seattle, washington, based on comic, morgue, female protagonist, zombie, based on graphic novel, coroner, ...

Cast

Ginnifer Goodwin

Jason Bateman

Idris Elba

Jenny Slate

Zootopia (2016)

7.8 18.3K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 109 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.

Plot: sheep, allegory, lion, hippopotamus, cartoon, villain, bullying, polar bear, ...

Cast

Eva Noblezada

Simon Pegg

Jane Fonda

Whoopi Goldberg

Luck (2022)

7.8 2.0K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Country: Spain, United States of America

Duration: 105 min.

Audience: G

Story: Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.

Plot: superstition, bad luck, leprechaun, computer animation, female protagonist, calm, 3d animation

Cast

Debby Ryan

Dallas Roberts

Kimmy Shields

Christopher Gorham

Insatiable (2018) TV Show

7.8 1.7K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 22

Audience: TV-MA

Story: A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.

Plot: beauty contest, high school, bullying, revenge, murder, dark comedy, pageant, teenage girl, ...

Cast

Nicole Wallace

Gabriel Guevara

Marta Hazas

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My Fault (2023)

7.7 4.1K votes

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Country: Spain

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Noah must leave her city, boyfriend, and friends to move into William Leister's mansion, the flashy and wealthy husband of her mother Rafaela. As a proud and independent 17 year old, Noah resists living in a mansion surrounded by luxury. However, it is there where she meets Nick, her new stepbrother, and the clash of their strong personalities becomes evident from the very beginning.

Plot: first time, forbidden love, stepbrother, female protagonist, underage sex, stepsister, disturbed, based on young adult novel, ...

Snow White with the Red Hair (2015) TV Show

7.7 115 votes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: Shirayuki was a young girl born with unique apple-red hair. She meets a famous but foolish Prince Raji, who falls in love with her at first sight and orders her to become his concubine. With nowhere else to go, Shirayuki cuts her hair and escapes to a neighboring country. While traversing through the forests, she meets a young boy, Zen, who helps her after she boldly cures his wounds but then gets poisoned by an apple given to Shirayuki. Meanwhile, Prince Raji sends out henchmen to search for her. What will happen to Shirayuki? What is Zen's true character? A refreshing fantasy story between an optimistic heroine and a prince who constantly stays on her watch.

Plot: pharmacist, work, romance, female protagonist, based on manga, royal court, shoujo, anime, ...

Time: medieval

Cast

Hajar Brown

Nicole Wallace

Irene Ferreiro

Alba Planas

SKAM España (2018) TV Show

7.7 504 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: Spain

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 39

Audience: TV-14

Story: The series accompanies a group of 16-year-olds on the journey of their life following their day to day in real time. Dependence on social media, how they face sex, love and ruptures, religion, the search of their identity and the need to fit in.

Plot: female protagonist, lgbt, teenage romance, teen drama, gay theme, spanish, sapphic, teenager

Place: spain

From the New World (2012) TV Show

7.7 121 votes

Genre: Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 25

Audience: TV-14

Story: Born into a world 1000 years in our future, Saki and her friends live in utopia. Not only is their idyllic community overflowing with resources, but technology is obsolete, thanks to a magical power that grants the ability to materialize anything. However, when Saki discovers a lost artifact, the facade is shattered! Faced with a startling truth about their town, Saki and her companions face dangers they never knew existed, and their choices may change the fate of everyone.

Style: psychological

Plot: love triangle, based on novel or book, slavery, dystopia, cult, coming of age, school, religion, ...

Cast

Keeley Hawes

Philip Glenister

Dean Andrews

Marshall Lancaster

Ashes to Ashes (2008) TV Show

7.7 117 votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: United Kingdom

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in 1981, where she finds herself in familiar company.

Plot: london, england, planet mars, time travel, police, sequel, female protagonist, police detective, ...

Time: 1980s

Cast

Anjelica Bette Fellini

Maddie Phillips

Kadeem Hardison

Virginia Williams

Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020) TV Show

7.7 371 votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Audience: TV-MA

Story: After joining forces with a veteran bounty hunter, sixteen-year-old fraternal twin sisters Sterling and Blair dive into the world of bail skipping baddies while still navigating the high stakes of teenage love and sex.

Plot: bounty hunter, bisexuality, high school, teenage girl, religion, female protagonist, twins, teen drama, ...

Cast

Natalie Portman

Mila Kunis

Vincent Cassel

Barbara Hershey

Black Swan (2010)

7.7 15.7K votes

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: R

Story: A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

Plot: new york city, dance, nightmare, obsession, insanity, paranoia, hallucination, ballet dancer, ...

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Mustang (2015)

7.7 1.5K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Turkey, France

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.

Plot: sibling relationship, arranged marriage, sexism, run away, sexual violence, teenage girl, gang, female protagonist, ...

Place: turkey

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Michael Biehn

Linda Hamilton

Paul Winfield

The Terminator (1984)

7.7 14.8K votes

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: R

Story: In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

Plot: man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), saving the world, laser gun, cyborg, killer robot, shotgun, rebel, ...

Cast

Ramy Youssef

7.6 5.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction

Country: Ireland, United Kingdom

Duration: 141 min.

Audience: R

Story: Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Plot: ship, london, england, experiment, paris, france, based on novel or book, obsession, ...

Cast

Amy Adams

Jeremy Renner

Forest Whitaker

Michael Stuhlbarg

Arrival (2016)

7.6 19.5K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

Plot: spacecraft, extraterrestrial technology, loss, time, alien, language, female protagonist, scientist, ...

Cast

Nicole Kidman

Alakina Mann

James Bentley

Fionnula Flanagan

The Others (2001)

7.6 7.3K votes

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Country: Spain, United States of America

Duration: 101 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.

Plot: nightmare, suicide attempt, shotgun, servant, cemetery, nanny, haunted house, channel islands, ...

Time: world war ii, 1940s

Cast

Kelly Sheridan

Catherine O'Hara

Christopher Gaze

Nicole Oliver

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)

7.6 1.3K votes

Genre: Animation, Family

Country: Canada, United States of America

Duration: 83 min.

Audience: G

Story: King Randolph sends for his cousin, Duchess Rowena, to help turn his daughters, Princess Genevieve and her eleven sisters, into royal material. But the Duchess strips the sisters of their fun, including their favorite pastime: dancing. When all hope may be lost, the sisters discover a secret passageway to a magical land where they can dance the night away.

Plot: princess, dance, sibling relationship, magic, ballet, based on toy, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, ...

Cast

Lily Collins

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

Ashley Park

Lucas Bravo

Emily in Paris (2020) TV Show

7.6 1.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 50

Audience: TV-MA

Story: New passions. New fashions. New Emily? A plucky American marketing whiz spreads her wings in life and love after landing her dream job in Paris.

Plot: paris, france, marketing, friendship, love, romcom, female protagonist, american abroad, ...

Cast

Asami Seto

Mamoru Miyano

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Chihayafuru (2011) TV Show

7.6 67 votes

Genre: Animation, Drama

Country: Japan

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 74

Audience: TV-14

Story: Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high school, Chihaya still plays karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.

Plot: competition, card game, strong woman, training, high school, growing up, romance, slice of life, ...

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