Top Female Hero Movies & TV Shows

Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse (2012) TV Show

7.6 433 votes

Genre: Animation, Family

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 7

Episodes: 110

Audience: TV-Y

Story: The series is set as a reality TV-esque show following Barbie, her sisters and her friends in the day-to-day activities that take place in the Dreamhouse and surrounding areas. Much of the humor in the show derives from parodying and lampooning both the traditional reality TV format and the Barbie franchise itself.

Plot: house, female protagonist, breaking the fourth wall, 3d animation

Impulse (2018) TV Show

7.6 303 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Canada

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 20

Story: 16-year-old Henry Coles is an outsider in her new town of Reston, New York. With a major chip on her shoulder and no friends, she remains withdrawn and isolated, but everything changes when a traumatic encounter with a classmate triggers something deep within Henry— unleashing a power she cannot control.

Plot: autism, trauma, teleportation, high school, female protagonist, sexual assault, hidden powers, superhuman abilities, ...

Cast

Stephanie Beatriz

Maru00eda Cecilia Botero

John Leguizamo

Diane Guerrero

Encanto (2021)

7.6 10.3K votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: PG

Story: The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

Plot: strong woman, magic, sadness, immigration, supernatural, beauty, musical, big family, ...

Place: colombia

Cast

Lucy Lawless

Renu00e9e O'Connor

Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) TV Show

7.6 1.4K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 134

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.

Plot: martial arts, mythology, greek mythology, anti hero, strong woman, warrior woman, black magic, friendship, ...

Cast

Winona Ryder

Angelina Jolie

Clea DuVall

Brittany Murphy

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

7.6 4.2K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 127 min.

Audience: R

Story: Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.

Plot: based on novel or book, escape, suicide attempt, identity, insanity, female friendship, based on true story, borderline personality disorder, ...

Time: 1960s

Cast

Haruka Ayase

Masami Nagasawa

Kaho

Suzu Hirose

Our Little Sister (2015)

7.6 565 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Japan

Duration: 127 min.

Audience: PG

Story: After the death of their estranged father, 3 adult sisters invite their teenaged half-sister to live with them.

Plot: funeral, family relationships, slice of life, female protagonist, based on manga, sibling, seaside town, half sister, ...

Place: japan

Dark Angel (2000) TV Show

7.5 510 votes

Genre: Action, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 42

Audience: TV-14

Story: Super soldier Max Guevera tries to live a normal life in post-apocalyptic Seattle while eluding capture by government agents from the covert biotech facility she escaped from as a child and searching for her genetically-enhanced brothers and sisters who have dispersed after escape.

Plot: washington dc, usa, martial arts, strong woman, post-apocalyptic future, dystopia, secret government organization, superhuman, ...

Cast

Michael Nyqvist

Noomi Rapace

Lena Endre

Sven-Bertil Taube

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

7.5 3.3K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: Denmark, Germany

Duration: 152 min.

Audience: R

Story: Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece

Plot: journalist, island, bondage, rape, strong woman, hacker, based on novel or book, nazi, ...

Cast

Emily Rose

Lucas Bryant

Eric Balfour

Haven (2010) TV Show

7.5 515 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: Canada, United States of America

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 78

Audience: TV-14

Story: FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.

Plot: detective, based on novel or book, small town, fbi, police, supernatural, paranormal, maine, ...

Place: new england

Cast

Felicity Jones

Diego Luna

Alan Tudyk

Donnie Yen

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

7.5 16.5K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 133 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

Plot: rebellion, spacecraft, rebel, space battle, space travel, prequel, female protagonist, space western, ...

Cast

Jenna Ortega

Maddie Ziegler

Niles Fitch

Will Ropp

The Fallout (2021)

7.5 1.3K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: R

Story: In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.

Plot: high school, trauma, coming of age, female protagonist, teenage daughter, school shooting, woman director, generation z, ...

Cast

Krysten Ritter

Rachael Taylor

Eka Darville

Benjamin Walker

Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015) TV Show

7.5 2.6K votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 39

Audience: TV-MA

Story: After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

Plot: detective, mind control, superhero, based on comic, female protagonist, super power, private detective, marvel cinematic universe (mcu), ...

Cast

Tina Fey

Alec Baldwin

Tracy Morgan

Jane Krakowski

30 Rock (2006) TV Show

7.5 822 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 7

Episodes: 138

Audience: TV-14

Story: Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: new york city, writing, parody, female protagonist, writer, sketch comedy, employer employee relationship, sitcom, ...

Cast

Melanie Lynskey

Tawny Cypress

Sophie Nu00e9lisse

Jasmin Savoy Brown

Yellowjackets (2021) TV Show

7.4 985 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: Canada, United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 29

Audience: TV-MA

Story: This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.

Plot: women's football (soccer), wilderness, stranded, flashback, survival, female protagonist, psychological thriller, lgbt, ...

Time: 1990s

Damages (2007) TV Show

7.4 238 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 59

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Hewes & Associates and begins an independent career.

Plot: murder, lawyer, trial, female protagonist, psychological thriller, woman lawyer, ruthless, legal drama

Cast

Azul Guaita

Franco Masini

Sergio Mayer Mori

Andrea Chaparro

Rebelde (2022) TV Show

7.4 457 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: Argentina

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 16

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Head back to Elite Way School as a new generation of students hope to win the Battle of the Bands.

Plot: dancing, secret society, school, female protagonist, singing, lgbt, reboot, teen drama, ...

Poker Face (2023) TV Show

7.4 515 votes

Genre: Crime, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 22

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Follow Charlie Cale, a woman with an extraordinary ability to tell when someone is lying, as she hits the road and, at every stop, encounters a new cast of characters and crimes she can't help but solve.

Plot: road trip, female protagonist, whodunit, american, criminal investigation, lie detection, lying, somber, ...

Cast

Julia Roberts

Albert Finney

Aaron Eckhart

Marg Helgenberger

Erin Brockovich (2000)

7.4 3.7K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 131 min.

Audience: R

Story: A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.

Plot: biography, based on true story, female protagonist, single mother, water pollution, environmental law, legal drama, corporate negligence

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence

Josh Hutcherson

Liam Hemsworth

Woody Harrelson

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

7.4 18.5K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 146 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the Capitol prepares a new and deadly challenge that will change the future of the nation forever.

Plot: rebellion, based on novel or book, propaganda, dystopia, uprising, sequel, president, survival, ...

Cast

Abbi Jacobson

Lucy Montgomery

Nat Faxon

Tress MacNeille

Disenchantment (2018) TV Show

7.4 1.3K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 50

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Set in a ruined medieval city called Dreamland, Disenchantment follows the grubby adventures of a hard-drinking princess, her feisty elf companion and her personal demon.

Style: absurd

Plot: elves, fairy tale, kingdom, princess, female protagonist, demon, adult animation, fantasy world, ...

Time: medieval

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