🏷 Discover The Best Female Warrior Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

13 titles with this tag

Empowering Women on Screen: Uncovering the Best Movies and TV Shows Featuring Female Warriors

Get ready to be inspired by the strength and bravery of female warriors on the big and small screens. From ancient legends to modern-day heroines, we've curated a list of the best movies and TV shows that showcase women's power and resilience. Discover the epic stories, memorable characters, and stunning performances that will leave you in awe.

Cast

Alba Baptista

Thekla Reuten

Lorena Andrea

Kristina Tonteri-Young

Warrior Nun (2020) TV Show

7.9 1.3K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Spain, United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 18

Audience: TV-MA

Story: After waking up in a morgue, an orphaned teen discovers she now possesses superpowers as the chosen Halo-Bearer for a secret sect of demon-hunting nuns.

Plot: angel, vatican (holy see), pope, nun, supernatural, religion, battle, super power, ...

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

Lindsay LaVanchy

Louis Ozawa

Rick Gonzalez

Michael Biehn

Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

7.8 1.2K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 85 min.

Audience: R

Story: While three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent: the ultimate killer of killers.

Plot: predator, katana, harpoon, pilot, cryogenics, vikings (norsemen), death of father, anthology, ...

Time: world war ii

Place: florida, japan

Cast

Viola Davis

Thuso Mbedu

Lashana Lynch

Sheila Atim

The Woman King (2022)

7.6 2.4K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, History

Country: Canada, United States of America

Duration: 135 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: 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.

Plot: africa, arranged marriage, warrior woman, based on true story, slave trade, duringcreditsstinger, woman director, military unit, ...

Time: 19th century

Place: west africa

Cast

David Morrissey

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Zou00eb Wanamaker

Stanley Weber

Britannia (2018) TV Show

6.9 226 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United Kingdom

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 27

Audience: TV-MA

Story: An epic drama set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army – determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia - a mysterious land ruled by warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the powerful forces of the underworld. Or so they say.

Plot: druid, roman army, roman britain, female warrior, celts, britannia

Time: 1st century

Cast

Henry Golding

Andrew Koji

Haruka Abe

u00darsula Corberu00f3

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021)

6.4 1.7K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure

Country: Canada, Japan

Duration: 121 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.

Plot: prequel, ninja, based on cartoon, based on toy, spin off, origin of hero, gi joe, female fighter, ...

Cast

Sofia Boutella

Djimon Hounsou

Ed Skrein

Michiel Huisman

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)

6.2 2.6K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 134 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for survival.

Plot: rebellion, space war, space, female protagonist, militarism, space opera, family values, authoritarianism, ...

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

Cast

Donnie Yen

Michelle Yeoh

Jason Scott Lee

Natasha Liu Bordizzo

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)

6.2 725 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

Country: China, United States of America

Duration: 100 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

Plot: martial arts, kung fu, based on novel or book, sword, warlord, sequel, wuxia, female warrior

Time: 18th century

Cast

John Boyega

Scott Eastwood

Cailee Spaeny

Jing Tian

Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

6.1 5.4K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 111 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

Plot: mind control, race against time, army, monster, artificial intelligence (a.i.), saving the world, cadet, military officer, ...

Place: japan

Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018)

5.9 319 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: The Scorpion King teams up with a female warrior named Tala, who is the sister of The Nubian King. Together they search for a legendary relic known as The Book of Souls, which will allow them to put an end to an evil warlord.

Plot: warlord, sister, sequel, prequel, spin off, relic, female warrior

Cast

Anthony Mackie

Aiysha Hart

Sami Bouajila

Sharlto Copley

Desert Warrior (2026)

5.7 23 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, History

Country: United States of America, Saudi Arabia

Duration: 127 min.

Audience: R

Story: In 7th-century Arabia, Princess Hind becomes a warrior to defy the ruthless Emperor Kisra. Forged into a warrior and aided by legendary bandit Hanzala, Hind unites warring tribes for a last stand—the historic Battle of Dhi Qar—that will change history.

Plot: princess, emperor, concubine, fugitive, period drama, desert, bandit, historical drama, ...

Time: 7th century

Place: saudi arabia

Cast

Matilda Lutz

Robert Sheehan

Wallis Day

Luke Pasqualino

Red Sonja (2025)

5.7 256 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Country: United States of America, Bulgaria

Duration: 111 min.

Audience: R

Story: A young girl rises from the ashes of tragedy to become the most feared warrior woman of all time: the She-Devil with a Sword.

Style: absurd

Plot: monster, swordplay, villainess, queen, talisman, based on comic, high fantasy, female warrior, ...

Cast

Zach Cohen

Susanne Gschwendtner

👤

Davina Kevelson

David Lavenski

Another World (2014)

3.7 71 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Israel

Duration: 100 min.

Audience: 15

Story: The movie is a post-apocalyptic horror/science fiction film. the setting is in a near post apocalyptic future where a biological warfare program goes wrong, and turns most of humanity to mindless, murderous creatures.

Plot: zombie, brutality, biological warfare, female warrior