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Strong Female Lead Action Movies

Name: Strong Female Lead Action Movies
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Action films with strong female leads — women kicking ass and taking names.

Strong Female Lead Action Movies — 22 entries in the movies category, sortable by Title, Year, Director. Every row is ranked by community votes, giving you a crowd-sourced perspective you won't find on Wikipedia or IMDb.

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Title↕	Year↕	Director↕	IMDB Rating↕	Genre↕	Country↕	Runtime (min)↕	Overview↕
Aliens	1986	James Cameron	8	Action, Thriller, Science Fiction	United States of America	137	Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
Ghost in the Shell	1995	Mamoru Oshii	7.9	Action, Animation, Science Fiction	Japan	83	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 cyberneticall...
Raya and the Last Dragon	2021	Don Hall	7.8	Animation, Family, Fantasy, Action, Adventure	United States of America	107	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 legend...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	2016	Gareth Edwards	7.5	Action, Adventure, Science Fiction	United States of America	133	A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	2013	Francis Lawrence	7.4	Adventure, Action, Science Fiction	United States of America	146	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 n...
Ballerina	2025	Len Wiseman	7.3	Action, Thriller, Crime	United States of America	125	Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
The Hunger Games	2012	Gary Ross	7.2	Science Fiction, Adventure, Action, Thriller	United States of America	142	In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.
Wonder Woman	2017	Patty Jenkins	7.2	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	United States of America	141	An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
Alita: Battle Angel	2019	Robert Rodriguez	7.2	Action, Science Fiction, Adventure	United States of America	122	When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2	2015	Francis Lawrence	6.9	Action, Adventure, Science Fiction	Germany	137	As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront President Snow. Joined by a team of trusted allies, she navigates deadly traps, shifting loyalties, and the heavy cost of rebellion, determined to bring...
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)	2020	Cathy Yan	6.9	Action, Crime	United States of America	109	Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
Civil War	2024	Alex Garland	6.8	War, Action, Drama	Finland	109	In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.
Heart of Stone	2023	Tom Harper	6.7	Action, Crime, Thriller	United States of America	122	An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable — and dangerous — weapon.
Hanna	2011	Joe Wright	6.6	Action, Thriller, Adventure	Germany	111	Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys across Europe, eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative. As she nea...
The Long Kiss Goodnight	1996	Renny Harlin	6.6	Crime, Action, Mystery, Thriller	United States of America	121	Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private in...
Jolt	2021	Tanya Wexler	6.5	Action, Thriller, Crime	Bulgaria	91	A bouncer with an anger management problem goes on a furious and resentful rampage after the murder of a friend.
Tomb Raider	2018	Roar Uthaug	6.4	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	Japan	118	Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
Charlie's Angels	2019	Elizabeth Banks	6.4	Action, Adventure, Comedy	United States of America	118	Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issue, if not it could be turned into a dangerous weapon. But when the cutting edge technology is pus...
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire	2023	Zack Snyder	6.2	Science Fiction, Action, Adventure	United States of America	134	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.
Kidnap	2017	Luis Prieto	6.2	Action, Thriller	United Kingdom	95	A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
Ghost in the Shell	2017	Rupert Sanders	6.1	Science Fiction, Drama, Action	China	107	In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver	2024	Zack Snyder	6.1	Science Fiction, Action, Adventure	United States of America	121	The rebels gear up for battle against the ruthless forces of the Motherworld as unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge — and legends are made.

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