Top 10 Action Movies Featuring a Female Lead
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For this list, we’re taking a look at the badass female leads and co-leads in live-action films who prove that espionage and swordplay is not just a man’s game.
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No Angelina Jolie for Tomb Raider? Salt?
@icantplaygames4134
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly why not her
Tomb Raider. Angelina Jolie. You can't talk action heroines without even MENTIONING her
@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme
3 жыл бұрын
And entrampent
@vintuitive7627
Жыл бұрын
There’s actually at least 60 other lead action women before these movies. This is just the short cliff notes version
Milla Jovovich is the perfect one in terms of physical and voice
@hanakalidi4958
3 жыл бұрын
FRR
@aliciacampbell3410
3 жыл бұрын
Yes so true she is a total badass love her
You forgot a lot!!! The Fifth Element, Columbiana, The Professional, The Matrix series, Aeon Flux, Lucy and The Tomb Raider series!!!
@ShinyBusterBaby
8 жыл бұрын
And The Divergent series!!!
@numperpickel
8 жыл бұрын
Well,its Top 10 Movies and Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions, Aeon Flux, Lucy and the Tomb Raider Movies dont deserve to be mentioned here... Salt would have been a better choice,if you want to see Angelina Jolie on the list, since its an ok movie. Or maybe " The Long Kiss Goodnight ".
@ramakrishna7919
7 жыл бұрын
hi . i want to know one movie name. in my childwood watched the trailer in tv .3 ladies action movie .its not charles angels. in that trailer one lady ride bike and another one ride horse and other jeep i think. fight with the flammable villain
@amahunter
7 жыл бұрын
Resident Evil
@WallahHabibi2023
5 жыл бұрын
For me Columbiana is the best Zoe saldana killed it
Scarlett Johansson's Lucy?
Ellen Ripley is forever the queen!
Geena Davis was a badass in The Long Kiss Goodnight.
Atomic blonde.. Girl in the spider's web Salt Tomb raider Resident evil
Mulan, enough said.
How about Geena Davis from A Long Kiss Goodnight? And how could you leave out Selene from Underworld?
@jeffreylebowski3203
5 жыл бұрын
Geena Davis was so cool in her action-spy movie! really underrated!
@akankshashukla2829
3 жыл бұрын
And how about resident evil..
Seriously no Resident Evil?
@ShinyBusterBaby
8 жыл бұрын
The showed Resident Evil!!!
@emmagemma895
8 жыл бұрын
+ShinyBusterBaby I know they showed a clip in the beginning but it was not on the list👍 That was my point.
@Sci-Fi-Punisher
8 жыл бұрын
And Underworld
@douglasmonroe7417
8 жыл бұрын
If You're talking about the movies, then you should know that critics hated the movies because they weren't respecting the source materials which happens to be the games. Alice wasn't even in the games. So why would you want it to make the list?
@LukeKetchum7003
5 жыл бұрын
That franchise did one thing right. Depicted strong, smart, encouraging and badass female characters.
Foxy Brown, Coffy and Jackie Brown are just so good, Pam Grier should be on the list not a honorable mention instead of Lawrence or McCarthy.
That push-up! 1:03 😍😍😍
the should make a second part and add the fifth element, matrix ,tombraider, charlie's angels, resident evil ,underworld, salt
Trinity from Matrix, Colombiana, Gina Davbis from The Long Kiss of Goodnight did deserve to be there. And Gina Carano I don't think is only a honorable mention, but much more, for the realism of her action.
Who's keep watching in 2020 after getting bored of carona virus
@sujatachokhangrai8782
4 жыл бұрын
Aly Khalifa mehhh 😅😅😅
@alykhalifa262
4 жыл бұрын
Sujata Rai now days our activities like same No difference Same situation Going On around the world😝
@sujatachokhangrai8782
4 жыл бұрын
Aly Khalifa which one do u advice not from above mentioned ?? Done with most of it which are above...
@alykhalifa262
4 жыл бұрын
Sujata Rai Uh Talk about Movies suggest ? Actually I can't watch dis whole video just have pause Inculde comments But My side to suggest Uh watch (In the blood Female Lead Role play (Gina Carano)
@sujatachokhangrai8782
4 жыл бұрын
Sure thing I will after I complete watching “Colombiana”. 👌👍👍😃
maybe make another top ten female lead badasses? like Salt, The Fifth Element, Underworld, Tomb Raider, Domino, Aeon Flux, etc, etc . . . ? many more female badassery could've been here that was a HUGE oversight.
I agree with the top 10 list of the female action leads in movies. They thrill me all the way.
What about our Lisbeth Salander AKA girl with the dragon tattoo?? An unconventional action hero.
I heard so much good about Spy. I should probably watch it
@Broad_Cas_t
8 жыл бұрын
You should, it's hilarious! :)
@Sci-Fi-Punisher
8 жыл бұрын
It's so good! And I don't even like Feig/McCartney films.
@Cassandra6
8 жыл бұрын
It's so hilarious!
@cinnsuamongar
7 жыл бұрын
I watched Spy. I thought it was great. I laughed like crazy. It's my favorite James Bond movie.
How did resident evil not make this list? Milla Jovovich did such an amazing job it spawned 6 movies!
@glenieryperalta8112
7 жыл бұрын
Tabitha Doby where can i watch resident evil?
I love how many of those movies are from the last few years! Things are really progressing.
@kristin123a
8 жыл бұрын
Except that this video has to be posted on some female-channel, and not on the main one.
@ida305
7 жыл бұрын
ingrify oh man, didn't notice that..
@chuckfarson5594
6 жыл бұрын
Ida Danzig yea..in the wrong direction....these female lead role movies are the epitome of suspending your beliefs for entertainment....not only are action movies unbelievable already...but when you implement a 90lbs. Woman into the lead role and She's doing flips and lifting men up in the air and hip tossing 220lbs men...yea...ive lost complete and total faith in Hollywood knowing what a good action movie is about.
@wyldchyleradiolive3787
6 жыл бұрын
Ida Danzig agree
The Long Kiss Goodnight though... :l
sharon stone in "the quick and the dead? angelina jolie in "tomb raider, salt, mr & mrs smith" demi moore in "gi jane" soirse ronin in "hanna" kate beckinsale in "underworld"
10. The Terminator 9. Wonder Woman 8. Spy 7. Leon: The Professional 6. Mad Max: Fury Road 5. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 4. Aliens 3. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 1. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
@poihpioakarp8845
Жыл бұрын
@Papa none come to mind at the moment Got any recommendations?
cool action movies with a female lead that came out after this video was posted: -Atomic Blonde (2017) -Wonder Woman (2017) -Charlie's Angels (2019) -Ocean's 8 (2018) although the last one is not really an action movie. But all the women in it are very badass. As for the first one, it's personally my all-times favourite movies and it's kind of complex if you don't pay attention. Wonder Woman is absolutely fabulous. And Charlie's Angels is not the best but I still enjoyed watching it
@jslwowbapsjxbabaoc9308
4 жыл бұрын
TQVM
@jslwowbapsjxbabaoc9308
4 жыл бұрын
Any others movie that u know?
Did you really forgot Trinitiy from Matrix?
@jameshowe8688
8 жыл бұрын
not a lead role
@theLGf
8 жыл бұрын
how is mad max and edge of tomorrow on the list then. tom cruise and tom hardy are leads there
@margaridagrilo5188
8 жыл бұрын
but trinity does not outshine neo, which happens in both mad max and edge of tomorrow
@danielbasantes4023
8 жыл бұрын
+james howe they did say cost leads but im not sure.
@Woodsmoke22
8 жыл бұрын
She got too soppy and dopey in the last two films.
10. Edge of Tomorrow (Emily Blunt) 9. La Femme Nikita (Anne Parillaud) 8. Spy (Melissa McCarthy) 7. The Hunger Games Catching Fire (Jennifer Lawrence) 6. Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens (Daisy ) 5. Mad Max Fury Road (Charlize Theron) 4. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Michelloe Yeoh) 3. Kill Bill franchise (Uma Thurman) 2. Terminator 2 (Linda Halmilton) Honorable Mentions - Hanna - Haywire - Foxy Brown - Chocolate - Wanted 1. Aliens (Sigourney Weaver)
@pubgqueenmalayalam7785
3 жыл бұрын
🔥
@missy2543
10 ай бұрын
6&7 are a joke
I knew Alien, the Terminator, and Kill Bill will be here and I wasn't disappointed
Resident Evil starring Milla Jovovich. Underworld starring Kate Beckinsale. Tomb Raider starring Angelina Jolie. Aliens starring Sigourney Weaver. The Hunger Games starring Jennifer Lawrence. Kill Bill starring Uma Thurman. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon starring Zhang Ziyi.
No Elizabeth Swann from the Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy? She managed to kick some major Pirate ass in it, not to mention she became one of the strongest fighters out of them all.
@wyldchyleradiolive3787
6 жыл бұрын
Stephanie A. Lowry agree
@TheToledoTrumpton
6 жыл бұрын
She doesn't qualify, because as far as women are concerned, a strong female lead doesn't exist unless all the strong male leads are removed from the movie also.
@geoffreyedwards7495
5 жыл бұрын
The movie is about Captain Jack Sparrow bitch. That'd be like me saying Richard Gere was the star instead of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.
Unpopular opinion but my favorite action film with a female lead is Sucker Punch
No mention of Columbiana? Wtf?
@logicallyawesome4965
8 жыл бұрын
ikr that movie was good
@GGSLM
8 жыл бұрын
The film is called Colombiana, not Columbiana and the country's name is Colombia, not Columbia, so stop misspelling the fucking name.
@starryeyed27
8 жыл бұрын
GGSLM did someone piss in your Cheerios today? Jfc
@Haven161
8 жыл бұрын
+Infinitty lol it's a thing for us Colombian people that always annoys us. Some are more passionate about it though. XD
@GGSLM
8 жыл бұрын
Haven161 Jajajaja. You're right... Maybe I overreacted a little.
Good list, but where was Lara Croft? She's badass AF
What's the betting that Ellen Ripley is No. 1?
@opinionsarelikea55holes20
8 жыл бұрын
alien might be. Ellen Ripley won't. read the title
Umm where the fuck is Geena Davis in a Long Kiss Goodnight. Charli Baltimore was the best!
@tonidevine4083
6 жыл бұрын
Taylor Suarez right! Probably the best ever or at least one of them
Cool list!
It is so cool to see women kicking butt in movies. Especially when the guys don't expect it! ..lol
I actually clicked cuz Rey is the thumbnail
@alcatrazguardian5706
8 жыл бұрын
same 🐺
Tomb raider should have made the top list
the Divergent Series Shaileen Woodley's Character
@zaynabhijou5995
4 жыл бұрын
yeaa she's a badaassss
I love how Michael biehn played the companion to #2 and #1
Geena Davis in The Long Kiss Goodnight should be on this list.
It's not an action movie but in the peplum category you could add Rachel Weisz playing Hypatie in Agora : she's smart, brave, and leads the movie (without a romance story, which is very rare even nowadays)
@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme
3 жыл бұрын
And entrapment
@danaarmas956
11 ай бұрын
Tom's Accent is stole The Show... Yess Charlize totally Nailed it
It was nice you mentioned her in the honorable mentions but seriously not a single Pam Grier movie made it to the top 10!?!?! No Coffee or anything??
Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu
Great video n.n We Could make This list longer with characters like: Tris Prior (Divergent Series), Alice (Resident Evil franchise), Cassie Sullivan (The 5th Wave), Hit-Girl (Kick-Ass franchise), Black Widow (MCU), Raven (X-Men franchise), Melanie Stryder (The Host),....
@chretiencastillo8432
8 жыл бұрын
They forgot Angelina Jolie in salt
@andreaarce9590
8 жыл бұрын
You're so right
@valkyrie1331
8 жыл бұрын
I agree with all of your choices except tris prior. Shaliene Woodley was a TERRIBLE casting choice for her in the movie
@linaaviles803
7 жыл бұрын
I agree with all except for Tris, she was not a good female character. She was basically a Bella that fights.
These kick ass women are my favorites : Evelyn Salt ( Salt ) Wonder Woman ( Wonder Woman ) Catwoman ( Batman Returns ) Furiosia ( Mad Max : Fury Road ) Cataleya ( Colombiana ) Violet Song ( Ultraviolet ) Nikita ( La Femme Nikita ) Mei ( House of Flying Daggers ) Shu Lien , played by Michelle Yeoh ( Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ) Hannah Heller ( Hannah )
Wow....talk about lack of diversity. We really need to see more Latina/Black/Asian female action stars.
@toreswe
8 жыл бұрын
Well, if Watchmojo has been Chinese instead of Canadian, I'm sure there would be a lot more Asian actresses in the list.
@TheRepty818
8 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty disappointed not a single Pam Grier movie made the top 10.
@Tragicalful
8 жыл бұрын
I'm disappointed not even Colombiana is on the list.
@MilieNopeNotHere
8 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same. There's barely any movies with Asian leads in general so when Scarlet Johanson was cast as the lead in freaking Ghost In The Shell I was pretty annoyed. Finally a movie where the lead is 100% supposed to be Asian (Japanese) aaaand they cast a white girl........
@TheRepty818
8 жыл бұрын
Emilie F The also did that in Dr. Strange and the Last Airbender. But what's even worse is that movie 21 is based on a true story and they still cast a white actor to play and asian person's part.
As long as Ripley and Sarah are top 2 I'm good 🤷🏾♂️😂😂
Add Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman to the list.
*doesn't see movie wanted to see in video* *looks in comments to see if anyone else mentioned it* *comments missing movie* Tomb Raider?
NO UNDERWORLD OR RESIDENT EVIL??? WTF!!! Those are some of the the best Female lead Franchises EVERRR!!! I seriously thought they'd be 4th and 5th because Duh! They're AWESOME!!!!!
No Lara Croft? Really?
I mostly agree with your list and the girl I'm adding came after this video but Dafne Keen X-23 in Logan would kick all of their ass's possibly with the exception of Uma Thurman's Bride.
What about Divergent's Tris Prior?
@rosebookfan7677
8 жыл бұрын
Totally ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
@jensencastro9951
8 жыл бұрын
Suck list, so many missed much badass.
@wyldchyleradiolive3787
6 жыл бұрын
Sydni Nelson agree
every single day I like to see different movie
Where is Lara Croft from Tomb Raider?!
Ripley rules! :)
Underworld, Resident Evil and the Divergent series should've got an honorable mention. I know those franchises are far from great, but this list wasn't made to discuss quality right?
Tris Prior deserves to be in the top 5 or the honorable mentions!!!!
Action films: Catwoman, Kick-Ass, Agent Carter, Anna, Hanna, Nikita (French and US version), Kill Bill, Colombiana, Captain Marvel, The Old Guard (Theron again), Red Sparrows, Hunger Games, The 355, Atomic Blonde, Charlie's Angels, Resident Evil and, of course, Arya Stark in Game of Thrones. Did agree your No1 was spot on: 'Aliens'
Geena Davis in a League of Their Own, Katherine Hepburn in African Queen.
I sorta agree but I do think that Tomb Rider, Professional or Fifth Element should be there too and that Bride should be on top spot.
you forgot alice , resident evil movies
HAHAH who else went to see the movies and came back I finished the first one lol
❤️Salt & Colombiana❤️
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
interesting list, i am sure many others could have made it and i'm sure we could all agree or disagree but OVERALL, having female leads are just totally awesome and nearly all always makes the movies just that better: - Aya Ueto as Azumi in the movies "Azumi 1 & 2" - Milla Jovovich as Leeloo in the movie "Fifth Element" - Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy in TV series of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" - Jessica Alba as Max Guevera in theTV serie "Dark Angel" - Milla Jovovich as Alice in the movies Resident Evils - Milla Jovovich as Violet in the movie "Ultraviolet" - Chloe Moretz as Mindy in the action movie "Kickass!" - Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan in the TV series "Smallville" - even sidekick chicks can be badasses - Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian in the TV series "24" - another sidekick character, proved more than capable of holding her own and then some. - Tara Strong as Raven in the animated series "Teen Titans" - even the darkness of side characters can be very enlightening. - Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg in the TV series "Buffy the Vampire" - another sidekick who nearly altered reality with her passions. - Michelle Rodriguez as Letty in "Fast and Furious" - Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in "The Silence of the Lambs" - Grace Park as Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii on "Battlestar Galactica" - Annika Hansen as Seven of Nine on "Star Trek: Voyager" - Kandyse McClure as Officer Anastasia Dualla on "Battlestar Galactica" - Stephanie Jacobsen as Kendra Shaw on "Battlestar Galactica" - Charlize Theron as Æon Flux in "Æon Flux" - Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow in the "Avengers & Captain America" movies These are movies and shows i enjoyed watching because of the strong female roles in them. None are in any order, just a list of other female badasses :)
why is hunger games only #7??? smh.
bro adding "Hanna" there just made this video ao b much better
There was never any other for the number one spot. The legendary Ripley.
I'm a bit upset that the Charlie's Angles aren't on this list ir even in the honorable mentions.
Lara Croft? Or just me :/
*Tomb Raider!!!* Alicia Vikander (2018) or angelina jolie
are you kidding spy and catching fire is there but where is alice resident evil, selena underworld and trinity of matrix!!!!
The Descent.
surprised about no Fifth Element
Where's Tris Prior from Divergent?😠
@rebbyberard8150
8 жыл бұрын
hell.
@tanishajuneja7820
8 жыл бұрын
Good question
@eloramaxwell7020
8 жыл бұрын
At the very bottom of the list.
@ShanYalesTale
8 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you! I love Tris. I can't understand why not even an honorable mention.
@rosebookfan7677
8 жыл бұрын
YEAH!!! She deserves to be in the top 5 or at least in the honorable mentions😡😡😡
Selene from Underworld!
DIVERGENT
@bulaluigi
8 жыл бұрын
oh yeah they're still making those movies huh
@toreswe
8 жыл бұрын
No.
@missx5472
8 жыл бұрын
fuck that shit
@toreswe
8 жыл бұрын
***** That movie was some heavy shit
@plottwist3364
8 жыл бұрын
Sub -par Hunger games dystopian movie Nope
A lot of people seem to forget that the video is called Top 10... When they point out what is missing they fail to mention what should be removed!
Msmojo,you need to make another Top 10 Action Movies With A Female Lead to make up for the films you missed,which have been listed in the comments.Please do so and give everyone what they want to see!
Alien better be on this - Ellen Ripley is ma HERO
Emily Blunt Sounds Like Gemma Chan as Victoria in Blue Iguana
No Hit-Girl?
I was hoping to see the Korean movie Assassination Jung Ji Hyun is a great action star
@georgefrank3090
8 жыл бұрын
i dont think its as good to be on the list but i am a Jun Jihyun fan :)
Divergent? Insurgent? Allegiant? :( :( :(
A list idea is top 10 actors who have been in only one animated movie. And yes sequels and prequels do count.
In the Blood (2014) Wasn't bad either: A trained fighter (Gina Carano) puts her deadly skills to work after her husband (Cam Gigandet) vanishes during their Caribbean honeymoon.
Shocked Divergent isn't even an honorable mention. And why the entire Kill Bill franchise, but only one Hunger Games movie out of four?
I kinda love the movie "True Lies" but I guess Helen played by Jamie Lee Curtis isn't necessarily the lead of that movie
@HighHeelKnight
8 жыл бұрын
She would qualify. The list said it can be a lead or co-lead. "True Lies" was just about as much the wife's story as it was Schwarzenegger's character.
Why didn't they just say Hunger Games franchise? All of the movies show her physicality, toughness and action hero awesomeness.
Do one on Lilly Singh (iisuperwomanii)
RED SONJA AND colombia ............you missed a few.
Thanks for Sigourney Weaver in the list, but Gina Carano and Yanin Vismistananda, debieron have a place in this list, and not a mention honor
@charlesneely
7 жыл бұрын
Laura Marcela Pulido Avendaño she forgot the movie Colombiana with Zoe Saldana from Star Trek
Sarah and Ripley are much better and more realistic role model than Mary Sue from Force Awakens.
No mention of Underworld's Selene? Why not?
Good for Melissa M
And no mention of Tris Prior from the Divergent series?