The 'Problem' with 'Strong' Women in Movies
The 'Problem' with 'Strong' Women in Movies
Or... the problem with Jennifer Lawrence
What Are You Whining About
Are women discriminated against in the movie industry? Yes.
Are men discriminated against in the movie industry? Yes.
Animals are discriminated against in the movie industry.
Welcome to the real world. People here won’t like you and they will discriminate based on whatever they want. Which is fine, they’re allowed to. It’s not your world. Your feelings don’t matter.
You can be the best actress ever, but if you’re a narcissistic bitch on set then no one will want to work with you. It will also come across in your performance and people won’t want to watch you. No one cares how you look when your job is to act. The clue is in the title; actress.
You’re not employed as a whore to sell your body. Unless you’re a washed up actress who only came to popularity from a plagiarised movie franchise… cough.
Emma Watson is the Problem
First up we have clueless whinging airhead, Emma Watson. Famed for playing the role of Hermione Granger in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies. That’s all she’s done. Even the ginger guy went on to make some very good movies like ‘Moonwalkers’ (2015). Meanwhile Watson is continually overlooked and falls deeper into obscurity everyday, because?
Depends who you ask. People who watch movies will say she’s unlikable and can’t act. Watson would say it’s discrimination. Conveniently forgetting that she’s earnt millions, never having to work again, from being an overrated child actress cast in a hugely successful plagiarised movie franchise. What a coincidence!
For the clueless out there; Joanne Rowling plaguarised the works of Nancy Stouffer to create the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise.
While living off benefits, being too lazy to work. Rowling is a despicable person.
Watson should be grateful to have lucked in to such a role and move on in life. But no, she instead passes the days by prattling off moronic comments to Z-rated media outlets:
“It's something they're not used to, and they don't like that ... Anything that deviates from the norm is difficult to accept. I think if you've been used to watching characters that look like, sound like, think like you, and then you see someone [unexpected] up on the screen, you go, ‘Well, that's a girl, she doesn't look like me. I want it to look like me so that I can project myself onto the character’.” - Emma Watson, Romper.com, 2017
Sorry to have to break it to you luv, but most men don’t look like Vin Diesel. Or want to. We watch his movies because he can act, is cast in the right roles (mostly), knows what makes a good movie, looks great and is a decent person in real life. We don’t see ourselves as Diesel, we see him as a person to hang out with or be emulated, not necessarily physically. He’s a hero. That’s a good thing to aspire to in life. More so than whoring yourself for money and attention.
Being a decent person is worth a lot more than people may think. Keanu Reeves has always been joked of as a cardboard cutout actor. So why are his movies, on the whole, so successful? He’s renowned for being one of the nicest guys in Hollywood. One of the very few to have ever existed. That comes across in his performances. He doesn’t need to act like a good guy, he is one. Which makes his acting more natural and enjoyable to watch.
Emma Watson was hired purely as paedo bait in the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise. A lack of education, with a failure to reinvent herself afterwards, has created yet another entitled Hollywood brat. She’s subsequently accepted roles which don’t match her personality or stature. Her name is used to sell a movie, not her ‘talent’.
She can’t do action movies because she’s too small and has no physique. Her voice is patronising and cold, her expression distant and vacant. What role can she play that people want to see? She’s an extra, deluded that she’s a lead. Welcome to life. It’s one big disappointment.
Blessed with the body of a prepubescent boy, the face of a young Margaret Thatcher and the acting ability of that rock crushing machine towards the end of ‘Con-Air’ (1997), it’s hard to imagine why her presence doesn’t draw in the crowds! Once she aged out of the paedo bait program, her acting career was finished. Watson could have continued as a writer or director, if she had the talent. Nothing she’s done or said has indicated that she does. Instead, she blames everyone else for her failure to adapt to an ever changing industry.
It’s not that men can’t relate to female roles. We don’t like Emma Watson. But having been groomed by Hollywood, her ego can’t accept that. She was in hugely successful movie franchise as a kid, its success all down to her!
No. The marketing team and their child manipulation tactics were key to that children’s franchise being so popular. The actors were good, but equally was everything else; special effects, sets, music, script, extras. Daniel Radcliffe obviously stole the show, he is Harry Potter.
However Hermione Granger was such a generic character that she could have been played by anyone. Watson was only praised and rewarded by the production team to keep her in the series. Switching actors between movies is rather jarring and can alienate the audience.
Meg Ryan. Goldie Hawn. Radha Mitchell. Sigourney Weaver. Kate Beckinsale. Danielle Harris…
Action, adventure, horror, romance. Men will watch any genre with any woman. So long as she can act, is cast in the right role and isn’t an airhead hired solely for her looks or to push an agenda.
Jennifer Lawrence is the Problem
There is another type of person I’d like to cover. Aside from child actresses with delusions of grandeur, there’s a more problematic issue with failed actresses today. A section which could simply be titled; ‘Whores’.
The current thing is Jennifer Lawrence. You may remember her from ‘The Hunger Games’ franchise and only ‘The Hunger Games’ franchise. She’s attempted numerous roles since, each falling flat. Why?
She doesn’t come across as a likable person. Lawrence was alright in ‘The Hunger Games’. It wasn’t a tough role and required little experience; a young girl goes to fight, survives, fights some more, there’s a boy and that’s your 4 movie deal. It’s estimated she ‘earnt’ around $41,000,000 for all 4 films. That’s a disgustingly obscene amount of money for such little work.
Once these franchises conclude, 1-hit wonder actresses are thrown on to the open market. Here they’re forced to deal with our long time friend; reality. You made a good movie, be proud. It doesn’t mean people want to see you in more.
Traditionally, women make more of an impact in romantic comedies. Action movies appeal more to boys, while drama and romance attracts girls. Both sexes can appreciate a good romantic comedy though, but there’s a catch. They have to be good. It’s shockingly hard to pull off.
The woman can’t be a slut because it alienates men, weirdly. Women edge towards skank behaviour as though it’s empowering. It is not. Men don’t want to be with trash and women want to be liked. Acting like a slut is an easy way to get attention but is damaging in the long term.
Comedic aspects also have to be balanced across the sexes. Too many dead baby jokes and women will walk out. But a good romantic comedy will make an actress’ career. It’s very rare for a male star to be commercially successful after a romantic comedy. They may have a brief jump in popularity, but it will taint their action credentials and that’s where male actors make their money.
Jennifer Lawrence has nice proportions and can deliver a plausible line, but that’s it. Her face is plastic, lifeless, devoid of emotion. She can cry reasonably well. How often is that going to be needed? Her form is wooden and stiff, not knowing what it should do in a scene. Her mannerisms are… non-existent.
The gravelly 2 pack a day smokers voice isn’t a deal breaker, though you’re always left wondering why she doesn’t cough and clear her throat.
Jennifer Lawrence is style over substance. You can look good, but if you can’t act then you’re worthless as an actress. Even in something as simple as a romantic comedy. A common technique for masking this lack of talent in such movies is by ‘chimping’. Grinning like an idiot. See former White House Bobblehead press secretary Jen Psaki for reference.
Deliver your line, contort your face to mimic something resembling a smile and hold it for as long as possible. This method works particularly well for actresses with naturally miserable faces like Jennifer Lawrence. We’re so used to seeing them moody that when they smile, we naturally smile back. This works exceptionally well in cinemas around groups of dent heads or particularly low IQ people. Just ask yourself; why am I smiling at this? You’ll find you often cease immediately.
While Lawrence’s career was at rock bottom, it just so happened that nude pictures of her were ‘leaked’. What are the odds! A young, fading Hollywood starlet had nude pictures of herself stolen and leaked. I don’t believe it!
No, really. I don’t believe it.
As with Winona Ryder’s career being reinvigorated after getting caught shoplifting, Lawrence was suddenly thrust back in to the spotlight she craves so much. Able to play the victim card for sympathy. Winning.
Then Lawrence’s career petered out once again, as people lost interest in the woefully forgettable ‘talent’. Well, what next?
Lawrence has recently released a ‘romantic comedy’ titled ‘No Hard Feelings’ (2023). For transparency, I haven’t seen this widescreen abortion. Never will. I couldn’t even power through the trailer and immediately mind-wiped it. As did everyone else.
Predicting this lack of interest and in a bid to rejuvenate the decimated ego of an unlikable 1-hit wonder actress, a special scene was written in for Lawrence. Apparently she’s abandoned what little dignity she had left, taking the stunning and brave move to appear naked. Such talent!
A desperate move not seen since Sharon Stone flashed her vagina in ‘Basic Instinct’ (1992). What did it add to the story? Nothing. It caused quite a stir though. As has the degeneracy of Lawrence. Her box office disaster of a vanity project is now on the must see list of incel perverts far and wide. There’s no depth Hollywood won’t sink to for profit. Although they are close to imploding, like an ineptly designed carbon fiber submersible.
But wait, there’s more! The first result which came up for a search of “jennifer lawrence is a whore” was for a film titled ‘Red Sparrow’ (2018). I had not heard of it. Thought not a fan of Lawrence, I like to think I’m at least aware most films exist. Doesn’t sound like I have missed out on much, as the depravity in this “spy thriller” is so grotesque that reviewers widely panned it as a “sexsploitation” movie. I guess that’s the fault of men too?
In 10 to 15 years from now, Lawrence will commence a media tour citing how this is all the fault of men; her career failure and nudity. It’s the only way men will watch a female lead! Men only ever think about sex. Then explain why ‘Silent Hill’ (2006), which had zero nudity, polled so well with male audiences? How many times did ‘Captain Janeway’ get naked in ‘Star Trek Voyager’?
We didn’t ask her to get naked, Hollywood perverts did. She choose to get naked because she’s a Hollywood pervert. We won’t watch the movie because she’s unlikable and we don’t want to see her naked.
It’s the literal definition of a whore; selling sexual services for money. Although In Lawrence’s case it’s for attention, which is worse. She has more money than anyone could ever need and it’s not enough. She needs attention. Without talent, there’s only one way to get it. I would wager there are lingering daddy issues with her too.
Men have zero respect for these failed actresses who resort to whoring themselves out, whether it be for money or attention. We don’t want to see them. They are the problem.
Sandra Bullock isn’t the Problem
How to explain Bullock? She is not well liked by men. Given a choice, no man willingly wants to watch a Sandra Bullock movie. Even the ones with Keanu Reeves are to be avoided. Why? Well it’s hard to understand if you’re not a guy.
Bullock has this perpetual air of smug superiority. She’s tall, thin, athletic, has a nice face, nice voice and is above average at acting. However, there’s something offensive about her which women don’t pick up on. Bullock is that girl who comes up to you at a party, starts a conversation and won’t take the hint that you’re not interested in anything she has to say. She rambles on and on, expecting you to engage her in conversation because she’s so interesting. Is it overconfidence?
She’s played every character from computer hacker to bus driver and undercover police officer. The role is redundant. It’s not a strong woman vibe she puts out, it’s an annoying person vibe. Perhaps women misinterpret that as strength or think it’s what being strong means? Being so annoying that people act hostile towards you?
Her acting always feels forced. As though she’s not right for the role, any role. She tries but is never convincing. You feel like you’re watching Sandra Bullock and not the character she’s paid to portray.
Perhaps it’s because she’s taken on so many diverse roles? Maybe when we look at her, we envisage all those characters and it subconsciously confuses us? Who is she meant to be? It’s the opposite problem of a 1-hit wonder; a dilution of talent. Bullock is taking on too many roles, correctly pushing herself as an actress, which negatively impacts the suspension of disbelief.
Nothing wrong with being cast as a stereotype. It means you’re a good actress! There’s also nothing wrong with being a 1-hit wonder, so long as you accept that’s all you are.
The great thing about Sandra Bullock is… she doesn’t appear to care. She’s not putting out scores of interviews whining over why men don’t like her, proclaiming she should be next in line to play Iron-Man. Her mentality appears to be; some people like me, some people don’t. That’s a great attitude to have. Especially when your movies are commercially successful and you keep getting work. She’s a good actress, there’s just something about here men don’t like.
So even though I’m not a fan of Bullock as an actress, I’ll agree she has great talent. If only something could be done about that irritating aura which shrouds every role. I’ve seen the majority of her movies and they weren’t terrible, but I wouldn’t want to watch them again. Whereas I would happily watch ‘Alien’ (1979) every day for a month if asked to. I’d sit through any Meg Ryan movie and not complain.
That’s the difference between a professional actress and a professional victim.
Re-Things
Then we have the, female, insulting practice of remaking films to replace men with women. Men don’t care about this. They really don’t. We just ignore the films and watch something else. As you should with everything in life.
It’s women who suffer because what does this say about them? That they should be more like men? Males are the pinnacle of evolution and achievement? There are no strong female characters worth emulating? Girls should abandon all female traits like caring and beauty to become mediocre fighters? Embrace what makes you a female and it will translate better on the big screen.
Gender swapping films always bomb because men and women are different. They think different, react different, men are stronger and faster. Women can… dance, colour coordinate clothes and do creative things. A woman can not take on the role of someone like James Bond. They would travel to the Middle East and be arrested for not having a male escort. She would happen upon a male assassin and be floored by the first punch. It’s a ridiculous premise.
There’s a suspension of disbelief which viewers need to buy in to. This is erased when the wrong actor, gender in this case, is cast for the wrong role. Vin Diesel and George Clooney would not work in ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ (1991) or ‘Steel Magnolias’ (1989). It’s funny to muse over, but would be a box office disaster. Not to mention career ending. Diesel almost lost his with <that family film which shall not be named>.
Narratives and characters need to be so drastically changed for gender reversal that these, remakes/reboots/re-whatevers, are no longer the same film and will be negatively reviewed as such. Computer graphics and action sequences don’t make good films, actors and story do. No one wants a female James Bond or a male Ripley. These films will always fail at the box office.
Let’s take ‘Hellraiser’ (1987) as an example which should be relatable for everyone. Who was the main character? Pinhead. A male demon-type person with pins in his head, as you do. Who was hero? Heroine. The first 3 ‘Hellraiser’ films were all led by multiple strong, female heroines fighting demons. Beating them.
…until the franchise was rebooted with ‘Hellraiser’ (2022). Where Pinhead was replaced with female Pinhead (Femhead). That’s not being hyperbolic either. It’s the same character but played by a woman. How insulting is that to girls?
Not to men. Again, none of us watched ‘Hellraiser’ (2022) because it looked shit. Imagine yourself in a creative meeting for a multi-billion dollar movie studio. You and your 20+ strong team of mentally deficient creative arts college graduates, have been tasked with creating a female-centric movie franchise. Endless money and ‘talent’ are at your disposal.
The best idea you can muster is to take a well-established, much beloved, male character and simply replace him with a woman. Are women just tokens? Do they mean so little that they’re not worth the effort of moderate thought to create a new character?
All gender swapping in ‘Hellraiser’ (2022) did was destroy a franchise which already had become quite a joke. It didn’t empower women, it demeaned the previous female heroines. It’s not enough to have women as heroines, they need to be the heroines, the villains and every male role in the film. Empowerment!
‘I Spit On Your Grave’ (2010) is a painful reboot of ‘I Spit On Your Grave’ (1978). The movies are quite similar on the surface. A woman goes to a remote cabin where she’s raped by a group of men, survives and proceeds to murder her attackers. A female empowerment movie, right?
Not quite. The 1978 iteration is a lecture on how women should act and that men will take advantage of them. We follow an overly flirtatious girl who dresses provocatively and doesn’t hide her sexual nature. This riles up a local group of rednecks who rape her, let her go, chase her down, rape her until she bleeds, let her go, wait in her house where they <no spoilers> and leave her with one of the guys who is tasked with killing her. It’s a revenge story with underlying message to girls; have some self respect.
Meanwhile the 2010 version plays solely on the woman being a victim. She does nothing wrong, dresses reasonably well, doesn’t sunbathe in her underwear or flirt with the rednecks. The most promiscuous thing she does is excitedly kiss a guy on the cheek when he fixes her toilet (?). Because of this action she gets raped, just the once, runs away, jumps off a bridge and presumably sets about getting revenge.
I turned off after the bridge scene. The film was pathetic compared to the original, I’d rather watch that and I don’t ever want to see it again. Watching women being raped, beaten and tortured isn’t something anyone which should have ever been committed to film.
All the tension, drama, incitement and morale guidance were removed for the sake of female ‘empowerment’. She did nothing wrong! Men are just evil! Yeah, we know, but where’s the story? Stripping out the 1978 elements left a mediocre shell of a narrative. The only reason for doing so, that I can fathom, is to push an agenda.
I’m struggling to think of a good remake or reboot featuring a female lead. Or a male lead, for the sake of equality. It doesn’t mean one doesn’t exist. I have a collection of over 8,000 movies, so if I can’t think of one that should imply how rare they are.
Re-films are a risky investment because they must be superior, yet stay true to what made fans hold the original in such high regards. A direct clone will be negatively reviewed as such. Too many changes to story or characters, will also result in negative reviews. People are fickle.
It’s safer to simply never remake or reboot anything. Viewers and fans are far more forgiving if if they see the words prequel or sequel, even if it’s not really.
The Better Option
What’s a better option? Make a new character. Play on strong female characteristic of empathy and caring. Let’s go back to ‘Hellraiser’ (2022). Perhaps a girl finds a way to eliminate or free Pinhead, but it means her taking his place? Not literally swapping with him but becoming a unique demon. She can have new powers, looks and motives.
It’s not like there aren’t any strong female characters throughout 6,000 years of documented history worth emulating either. Read a book. Learn history. Think of unique scenarios that person could get in to.
It’s that simple.
I used to think it was ignorance, but it’s delusion. A humiliating lack of real world experience. It all comes back to the suspension of disbelief. There are certain aspects of a movie which we have to accept as fiction. They detract from the story, but only if you’re particularly anal. Things such as travelling across London in 30 minutes, when in reality it would take 2 hours. Or hacking a password with a random number generator on a mobile phone. Scenarios can be dumb at times but you understand that it’s technically possible.
Modern movie makers have never been punched in the face. Because after such an event, man or woman, you understand why women can’t be in fighting roles. The force which staggers a guy would easily knock a woman out, if not worse. A woman punching a guy in the face, with all her strength, would be laughed off. The only way these scenes work is if the woman has a weapon and the man does not. Which is very rare because? Equality! Women are just as strong as men! They aren’t.
When a ‘strong woman’ in a movie means physically able to beat up a man, disbelief becomes impossibility and the narrative collapses. Superhero movies are an exception, though the casting is often horrific.
Gal Gadot should never have been cast in ‘Wonder Woman’ (2017). In the comics Wonder Woman is portrayed as having a muscled yet feminine figure. Gadot is painfully thin and wiry. Whether it’s anorexia, cocaine or some other drugs, she looks stupid lifting vehicles and fighting men literally 5 times her size. Even in the realms of magic, there are limits to what is believable.
If you want some examples of believable female superheroes; Kate Beckinsale in ‘Underworld’ (2003) and Jennifer Garner in ‘Elektra’ (2005). Good looking girls, athletic builds, strong but not ludicrously so and believable in their roles. Plus they’re great actresses.
Action movies are hit and miss. Women are light and agile, which makes for high intensity sequences. They can launch off objects and perform gymnastic feats that men can’t, unless using wires or bad computer graphics. A man would run rings around a woman in a foot chase though. Any woman. Assuming a similar level of training. Maybe design a chase scene that incorporates both speed and agility, which evens the playing field?
Women can fire guns almost as well as men. There are stabilisation issues with heavier weapons and larger calibers. Maybe their dexterity and reloading speed would be slower? I’ve seen articles about eyesight and distance gauging being less accurate with women, I wasn’t convinced. Colour blindness is far rarer in women if that means anything?
These films are usually let down by final fight scenes, which are the natural conclusion to action movies. Gun fights rarely provide satisfactory endings as they’re impersonal. There needs to be a trading of blows, the losing and gaining of an upper hand. ‘Heat’ (1995) worked well due to the pair bonding after their climactic shootout.
Emotional connection takes a time and skill to develop within a 90 minute window and most movie makers today don’t seem capable. Instead, we’re forced to endure over the top action sequences and comical feats of physical prowess only possible with CG. Infantile tactics to distract audience from a lack of substance.
There are many great movies out there and most can be found on eBay for less than a tub of popcorn. Don’t watch a movie just because it’s new. There is almost 100 years worth of movies out there. I guarantee you haven’t seen half of them. Go explore.
The End
Both sexes have their strengths and weaknesses. Film makers need to accept that fact for their movies to succeed. Straight gender swapping will always fail. Stories need to be adapted for the new gender, at which point you may as well write a new completely new film.
Men want to see women in all types of movies. It’s something different. But it must be done right. With appropriate choreography, setting, physical characteristics, pacing, drama and factoring in the abilities of the gender being portrayed. Which seems to be a nearly impossible task.
I’ll leave you with a collection of movies I’ve recalled while writing this article. All of which prominently feature talented actresses, whether in a lead or supporting role. It’s not a complete list, just movies which came to me.
Off the top of my head…
Good Movies with Strong Female Leads
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Organised By Year
All About Eve (1950)
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
Bad Girls Go to Hell (1965)
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Carrie (1976)
- Fuck the remake
Demon Seed (1977)
Alien (1979)
9 to 5 (1980)
Private Benjamin (1980)
- Anything with Goldie Hawn
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Watch out for Johnny Depp too
Supergirl (1984)
- It’s good for a laugh, she looks like Supergirl and it’s better than the modern crap
Aliens (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Hellraiser II - Hellbound (1988)
When Harry met Sally (1989)
- One of the greatest romance movies ever made
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Alien³ (1992)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Hellraiser III - Hell on Earth (1992)
- The first 3 movies all had strong female leads, huh!
Single White Female (1992)
- The one with the roommate
Clueless (1995)
- Come on!
Cutthroat Island (1995)
- Lady pirate
Hackers (1995)
- Hack Angelina Jolie!
Species (1995)
The Net (1995)
- Computer girl does comical things
Scream (1996)
- One of the best horror movies ever made
The Craft (1996)
The First Wives Club (1996)
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
- Sleeper assassin
G.I. Jane (1997)
- Tough to sit through, almost a femcel movie
Mimic (1997)
Halloween H20 - 20 Years Later (1998)
- Jamie Lee Curtis fights back
Practical Magic (1998)
Species II (1998)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
The Cell (2000)
- Could have been so much more with a better actress
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Legally Blonde (2001)
- Reese Withershhhpoon and Luke Wilson!
Mimic 2 (2001)
- Femcel at times but power through it
The Hole (2001)
- Crazy schoolgirls
American Psycho II: All American Girl
- Clues in the title
Resident Evil (2002)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
- Only because of the excellent cast
Underworld (2003)
Blade 3 - Trinity (2004)
- Bad movie but lots of good female characters
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Species III (2004)
Elektra (2005)
- Wasn’t a fan but Jennifer Garner held it together
Single White Female 2: The Psycho (2005)
- Yes, there was a sequel you didn’t watch
The Descent (2005)
- Cave exploring girls versus monsters
Pulse (2006)
- Unusually good remake
Silent Hill (2006)
- Every Radha Mitchell movie, she’s perfect for any role in any genre
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)
Species: The Awakening (2007)
Doomsday (2008)
- No, that’s not Kate Beckinsale
Jennifer's Body (2009)
Night at the Museum - Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
- Remember Amelia Earhart? I declare she was co-lead
The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
Whiteout (2009)
- U.S. Marshall hunting a killer in Antarctica
Hatchet II (2010)
- Danielle Harris is the last of the horror heroines
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
The Thing (2011)
- Not a great remake but Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a fantastic actress
American Mary (2012)
- Med student who really needs money (terrible title)
Excision (2012)
- Odd
Outpost - Black Sun (2012)
- Second in the series, this time led by a hardcore girl
- Love this movie
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)
- No Radha, but Adelaide Clemens is excellent
Underworld: Awakening (2012)
Hatchet III (2013)
- Awkward that Danielle Harris wasn’t in the original
88 (2015)
- Katharine Isabelle, your opinion is overruled
Night of the Living Deb (2015)
- Shut up, I like it
Return to Sender (2015)
- Don’t mess with crazy girls
The Abandoned (2015)
- Security guard in a spooky building
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
- Not my kind of thing but I appreciate the talent
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
Split (2016)
The Limehouse Golem (2016)
- She was co-lead
47 Meters Down (2017)
- Bit boring but something different
Charismata (2017)
- Sort of supernatural police drama psychological horror
Underworld: Blood Wars (2017)
Tomb Raider (2018)
47 Meters Down Uncaged (2019)
- Bit less boring than the original
Notable Movies with Strong Female Support
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Organised By Year
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
- Just an excuse to show Raquel Welch's nearly naked
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Karen Allen!
The Terminator (1984)
- Sarah Connor wasn’t the lead
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- Sarah Connor still wasn’t the lead
Basic Instinct (1992)
- A vagina, how quaint
Batman Returns (1992)
- Meow
True Lies (1994)
- She becomes an agent at the end!
Alien Resurrection (1997)
- I don’t see Ripley as the lead in this one
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
- Saffron Burrows should be in way more movies
Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of The Black Pearl (2003)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
- Sarah Connor wasn’t even in it, but female Terminator was
Lord of the Rings - Return of the King (2003)
- The lovely Miranda Otto
Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
- She even returned for the sequel!
Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean - At Worlds End (2007)
Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army (2008)
- Not great but fiery girl and white girl are well acted
The Tortured (2010)
- She did a lot of the torturing
Crawlspace (2012)
- 2 films of the same name were released in the same year…
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
- I’ll add any film with Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Wonder Woman (2017)
Movies with Strong Females… for Girls
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Organised By Year
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Mermaids (1990)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
Miss Congeniality (2000)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
13 Going on 30 (2004)
- Tentatively putting this under the girls section
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Mean Girls (2004)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
SJW, Social Engineering, Whore and Femcel Propaganda to Avoid
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Organised By Year
Barbarella (1968)
- Slutty space lady (1960's faux-feminism destroying the image of women)
Catwoman (2004)
- Utter shit
Hard Candy (2005)
- A mentally deranged girl played by Ellen Page... lol
Sex and the City (2008)
- Being a whore isn’t empowering or praiseworthy, you should be ashamed of yourself
Eat Prey Love (2010)
- How not to be a woman
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
- They made a sequel to this shit
Gravity (2013)
- Infuriatingly drab pseudo-science sci-fi
Under the Skin (2013)
- An unlikeable, short, dumpy girl getting naked for attention because she can’t act
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
- Unwatchable
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
- Killed the franchise
Underwater (2020)
- She’s basically a man who cries in a ball at every opportunity
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
This article was written by a 40 year old white guy. Who watches lots of movies. All movies, any movies, regardless of if the lead is a girl.
…and knows more about films, Hollywood and female leads than failed female leads making Hollywood films.