Filmy o silné ženské přítomnosti
In honor of Women’s History Month, take time to watch one or several movies about strong women you can stream on Netflix right now. From surefire 2020 Oscar nominees like “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” to action movies starring Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Garner, the streamer has something for everyone. You can even find powerful documentaries about legendary figures like Michelle Obama and Joan Didion. We found 24 films subscribers can and should watch tonight or all month to celebrate strong women.
Read our picks below:
Ženy 20. století (2016)
The story of a teenage boy, his mother and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979. Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning star in Mike Mills’ highly acclaimed character study.
A true story of survival, as a young couple’s chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. Shailene Woodley is largely on her own as a woman at sea, trying to find a way home.
Jessica Chastain plays a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival in this Netflix original thriller from “The Help” director Tate Taylor.
Netflix’s intimate documentary about former first lady Michelle Obama looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour.
Bird Box (2018)
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety. Sandra Bullock stars in this popular (and meme’d) horror flick.
The Dig (2021)
An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938. Carey Mulligan co-stars with Ralph Fiennes in the Netflix historical drama..
Eat Pray Love (2010)
Julia Roberts stars as a married woman who realizes how unhappy her marriage really is and that her life needs to go in a different direction, as she takes off on a round-the-world journey to find herself. Based on the popular book of the same name.
Enola Holmes (2020)
When Enola Holmes (Sherlock’s teen sister) discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she unravels a dangerous conspiracy. Millie Bobby Brown of “Stranger Things” stars in the title role.
Čtyřicetiletá verze (2020)
An unlucky New York City playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40, reinvents herself as a rapper, vacillating between the worlds of hip-hop and theater in order to find her true voice. Radha Blank wrote, directed and starred in this film many critics hailed as one of the best of 2020.
Dívka s tetováním draka (2011)
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander search for a woman missing for 40 years, navigating dangerous channels to solve the mystery. Rooney Mara earned an Oscar nomination for playing Stieg Larsson’s heroine.
Gothika (2003)
A depressed female psychiatrist wakes up as a patient in the asylum where she worked, with no memory of why she is there or what she has done. Halle Berry and Penelope Cruz star in this psychological thriller.
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
Beruška (2017)
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento. Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf earned Oscar nominations, as did writer/director Greta Gerwig, for this popular coming-of-age story.
Milující (2016)
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court’s historic 1967 decision. Ruth Negga delivers a quietly powerful performance as a woman didn’t seek to make history, but merely love who she wanted to love.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
During a recording session, tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the “Mother of the Blues.” Viola Davis stars as the blues legend in yet another thunderous performance, opposite the late Chadwick Boseman.
Uprostřed ničeho (2012)
When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, a woman drops out of medical school in order to focus on his well-being while he’s incarcerated, leading her on a journey of self-discovery in “Selma” director Ava DuVernay’s drama.
Molly’s Game (2017)
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target. Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain stars in Aaron Sorkin’s film.
The Next Karate Kid (1994)
Mr. Miyagi takes a new pupil under his wing, this time a troubled adolescent girl. How many of us discovered future two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank.
Stará garda (2020)
Charlize Theron leads a covert team of immortal mercenaries fighting to keep their identity a secret as an unexpected new member is discovered.
Peppermint (2018)
Five years after her husband and daughter are killed in a senseless act of violence, a woman (Jennifer Garner) comes back from self-imposed exile to seek revenge against those responsible and the system that let them go free.
Kousky ženy (2020)
When a young mother’s home birth ends in tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones. “The Crown” actress Vanessa Kirby’s heartbreaking performance earned rave reviews.
Princezna a žabák (2009)
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him. Anika Noni Rose voices Tiana, Disney’s first Black princess.
The Runaways (2010)
The coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways focuses on the relationship between Cherie Currie and Joan Jett, played by Dakota Fanning and Joan Jett.
Soul Surfer (2011)
How teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton overcame the odds and her own fears of returning to the water after losing her left arm in a shark attack.
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Top 10 Strong Female Leads in Movies
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They’re all about Girl Power and mojo risin’ by the hour! In this video, MsMojo counts down our picks for the Top 10 Strong Female Leads in Movies.
For this list, we’re focusing on spirited women that held down a lead role in a major motion picture. With all due respect to these actresses and their roles, we’ve excluded Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa in “Mad Max: Fury Road” and Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia in “Star Wars” since they were clearly supporting players, despite their characters’ prowess within the plot.
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Top 10 Strong Female Leads in Movies
They’re all about Girl Power and mojo risin’ by the hour! Join MsMojo as we count down our picks for Top 10 Strong Female Leads in Movies.
For this list, we’re focusing on spirited women that held down a lead role in a major motion picture. With all due respect to these actresses and their roles, we’ve excluded Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa in “Mad Max: Fury Road” and Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia in “Star Wars” since they were clearly supporting players, despite their characters’ prowess within the plot.
#10: Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen “The Hunger Games” franchise (2012-15)
Yeah, she’s got the bod, and she’s become a darling of Academy Awards voters – you’ve heard that story — but hold up a minute now, because our girl J-Law slayed as the lead in perhaps one of the more difficult film adaptations of the Young Adult genre. For both men and women to take Katniss Everdeen seriously, they had to buy into the strength of Jennifer Lawrence’s performance. Whether she was having a heart-to-heart or kicking butt in battle, Katniss always managed to convey a formidable presence with a captivating sense of humanity. Kind of like Jennifer’s character Ree in “Winter’s Bone”, but on a much bigger scale, which she had to maintain for several films.
#9: Juliette Binoche as Julie de Courcy “Three Colors: Blue” [aka “Trois couleurs: Bleu”] (1993)
In the first chapter of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s must-watch French trilogy, this lead actress looks all cute with that hair, but there’s more to discover than just her style and elegance. This woman has been through some tough times after her losing both her husband and daughter, and as the living embodiment of “liberty” – one of the three central themes of the trilogy – Juliette Binoche’s character discovers that as much as women may need some extended alone time — and Julie needs a lot – one can always find hope by embracing the human spirit.
#8: Ming-Na Wen as Fa Mulan “Mulan” (1998)
Not only did this Disney flick help jumpstart the music career of Christina Aguilera, but it also presented female viewers with a beautiful role model in the form of a gal named Fa Mulan. Ok, maybe she’s not a real person in the classical sense, but she is in theory, being based on the legendary warrior from the “Ballad of Mulan.” In the film, Mulan attains a respectable amount of grace and refinement, even if it means suiting up as a supposed male soldier and gently whoopin’ some warrior ass. Voiced by Ming-Na Wen, this Disney darling highlighted the fact that women can be tough and loveable at the same time while expressing a unique individuality that’s all their own.
#7: Uma Thurman as the Bride
“Kill Bill: Volume 1” (2003)
Much like Mulan fits the animated world of Disney, this vengeful assassin fits the turbulent world of Quentin Tarantino movies. Black Mamba is so damn badass that you might forget about the raw beauty of Uma Thurman herself. The Bride always keeps it 100 by demonstrating a fierce commitment to multitasking rather than shopping at the local mall. Who knows? Maybe she’s a girly-girl at heart, but in “Kill Bill: Vol.1,” she’s one bad mama jama that you don’t wanna get angry. At the end of the day, Black Mamba doesn’t just thrown down for the sake of throwin’ down. She lives by a code.
#6: Angela Bassett as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
“What’s Love Got to Do with It” (1993)
When you hear the name Tina Turner, most women think of those gorgeous legs and probably that piece of work named Ike. And for this film based on Tina Turner’s own autobiography, Angela Bassett stepped into the lead role and handled her business. She channeled all the feistiness and energy of Tina, and you know she looked damn good doing it as well. Given the chaos that Turner endured and the era in which the prime of her career occurred, you gotta hand it to Ms. Bassett for making us all believe that she WAS the icon — and when it was all said and done, she rightfully earned a Golden Globe.
#5: Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley “Aliens” (1986)
In the original “Alien,” Sigourney Weaver established herself as a strong female presence in cinema with the unassuming Ripley – but then came James Cameron’s sequel in which she conveyed more of a “hardened” demeanor… and who can blame Ripley after floating around for a good 57 years? In “Aliens,” Ripley put aside the notebooks and research babble in order to focus primarily on kicking alien ass. The performance marked a turning point in cinema, as Ripley marked her territory as the Queen B of modern sci-fi, likely helping to pave the way for Linda Hamilton’s reprisal of Sarah Connor in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.”
#4: Franka Potente as Lola “Run Lola Run” [aka “Lola rennt”] (1998)
Building on theoretical concepts set forth by the aforementioned Krzysztof Kieślowski and fueled by his own vision of visual chaos, director Tom Tykwer introduced us to a now-iconic female lead of modern international cinema. Hoping to earn the necessary cash to save her boyfriend’s life, Franka Potente’s Lola is given 20 minutes to navigate the streets of Berlin in a cinematic demonstration of one’s determination fighting his or her own free will, and let’s just say this: the actress’ breathtaking, yet hardened, performance propelled her right into the Jason Bourne franchise.
#3: Jessica Chastain as Maya “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012)
If you don’t know the specifics behind Kathryn Bigelow’s post 9-11 film, you’d probably think Jessica Chastain’s CIA agent was a real historical figure. While Maya is based on different personalities, the important thing to remember is what Maya represents: power, commitment and execution. She earns her money by way of intelligence and preparation. Hey, we’re not saying she’s the embodiment of humanity, all we’re saying is that Chastain’s depiction unveils a female lead that won’t bow down in the face of adversity.
#2: Susan Sarandon & Geena Davis as Louise Elizabeth Sawyer & Thelma Yvonne Dickinson
“Thelma & Louise” (1991)
For a brief moment, just throw aside the likeability factor of the two lead actresses and think about their BFF friendship: one that takes them down many literal and figurative roads. Ok, spoiler alert: some shenanigans happen in “Thelma & Louise,” and yes, Ridley Scott’s film gave us young Brad Pitt and beautiful landscapes to balance out the darkness. Sort of a feminist road movie of vengeance, “Thelma & Louise” contains enough grit and humanity to subvert itself from typical genre clichés. In the end, the dynamic bond between the two leads is the heart of the movie.
Než odhalíme náš nejlepší výběr, zde je několik čestných uznání.
• Audrey Tautou as Amélie Poulain “Amélie” [aka “Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain”] (2001)
• Zoe Saldana as Cataleya Restrepo / Valerie Phillips “Colombiana” (2011)
• Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly / Lula Mae Barnes “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961)
• Jennifer Beals as Alexander ‘Alex’ Owens “Flashdance” (1983)
• Bibi Andersson & Liv Ullman as Alma & Elisabet Vogler
“Persona” (1966)
#1: Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich
“Erin Brockovich” (2000)
Here’s the deal: Erin Brockovich doesn’t need anybody’s crap nor does she want her local community to deal with the inept practices of energy corporations. With an American icon in the titular role of Steven Soderbergh’s 2000 classic, audiences received a different side of Julia Roberts as she channeled the feisty, inquisitive spirit of her real-life subject. This resulted in a powerhouse performance in which she embodied numerous positive ideals for modern-day women already dealing with less-than-perfect lives. Redemption didn’t come easy, but as Erin Brockovich demonstrated, you can’t win unless you play the game.
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10 best movies with a female protagonist
(News4usonline) – Over the last 15 years, there has been an influx of films that have based their narratives around a female protagonist. The narrow and stale structure of movies that followed a male lead has dwindled as more stories in a variety of genres have been exclusive to women.
Now, with a large plethora of films to choose from, I have made a shortlist of some of my favorites movies that have a leading heroine from the past 40 years. I would not necessarily claim these are cinematic masterpieces (though a few come close), but these are a selected handful of movies that I have enjoyed with a strong female presence.
This is a compendium of silver screen gems that I consider to be entertaining as well as empowering that are in no particular order.
Bezradný (1995)
Before “Mean Girls” and “Eighth Grade,” there was “Clueless.” The coming-of-age comedy is a loose adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Emma” that was directed by Amy Heckerling and has become a retrospective love letter to the style of the 1990s. The movie centers around Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone), a self-absorbed, but a well-intentioned 17-year-old girl who battles through the tough terrain of the affluent suburbs of Beverly Hills. The sharp-witted humor encapsulates the movie’s tone that showcases the struggles of high school hierarchy along with the torment of teenage heartache. The film also features performances from 90s stars Stacey Dash, Breckin Meyer, Donald Fasion, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd. This witty satire of high school life should not be taken at face value but seen as an ode to life as a 90s teen that is full of slightly cynical warmth and charm.
Alien/Aliens (1979/1986)
Though this is technically two movies, “Alien” and “Aliens” are quintennial science fiction movies that have a female lead. Sigourney Weaver plays warrant officer Ellen Ripley who is a part of a crew on a commercial spaceship named the Nostromo. After being awakened from stasis by the spaceship’s computer due to a duress signal, the Nostromo is boarded by a deadly alien known as a Xenomorph that murders most of the humans on board as Ripley fights for survival in this horror thriller. “Aliens” is the sequel that plays as an action film rather than horror that is full of more Xenomorphs and heavy artillery with Weaver reprising her role as Ripley. Each film is different in tone, but each provides a powerful and meaningful heroine who has been idolized as one of the first and most notable female action stars.
Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2 (2003/2004)
Another series of films, Quentin Tarantino’s martial arts epic “Kill Bill” Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are a brutal and devastating action story about The Bride, a woman who seeks revenge from a man named Bill who attempted to assassinate her on her wedding night while pregnant with a daughter. The violent and gruesome film pays homage to the grindhouse genre that was initially given an NC-17 rating before Tarantino changed one particularly bloody sequence from color film into black and white to earn an R rating. Uma Thurman plays The Bride who is a powerful swordsman with a katana that is not shy about slicing limbs or poking eyes out. The series also has a full cast of strong antagonists played by women including Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah and Lucy Liu. Thurman is the antithesis of mundane, but one of the coolest and deadliest women to be depicted on film in the mid-2000s.
Letní léto (2019)
“Midsommar” is listed as a folk horror film that takes place in Hälsingland, Sweden and is directed by Ari Aster, the modern master of psychological horror. However, the film, though depicting horrific scenes, is more unsettling in theme as the narrative focuses on the struggles of mental health. Florence Pugh plays Dani who has become emotionally traumatized after the death of her sister and parents. Pugh is extraordinary in her role by conveying the difficult and sensitive subject of extreme depression that eventually goes unchecked as she lacks support from her boyfriend. When arriving in Hälsingland, the beautiful and vivid landscape adds to the awkward ambiance that shrouds the cult-like town that will ultimately become Dani’s source towards recovery, in this modern-day fairy tale.
Fargo (1996)
Frances McDormand has made a career of playing profound leading roles in films including “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” and “Nomadland,” but it was in “Fargo” as pregnant Minnesota police chief Marge Gunderson that earned her first Academy Award for best actress. The dark comedy directed by the Choen Brothers is about the investigation of a homicide perpetrated by a desperate car salesman who hires two criminals to kidnap his wife in order to extort money from his wealthy father-in-law. The film is an amazing ensemble piece with great character actors William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare, however, it is McDormand’s determined and peppy demeanor that shines through the coldly depressing town of Fargo.
Družičky (2011)
During the mid-2000s there was a comedy trend that was popularized by Judd Apatow who would gather an ensemble cast of comedic male actors in his films that were semi-improvised and became the standard for modern comedies at the time. In 2011, Kristen Wig and Annie Mumolo wrote the script for “Bridesmaids” that used Apatow’s Methodology, but used an all-female cast instead. The film, which also starred Wig, was nominated for Best Original Screenplay and was as boisterously crude and hilarious as its male counterpart. The rest of the ensemble cast includes Maya Rudolph, Rose Bryne, Melissa McCarthy and Elle Kemper who have become some of the most established female comedic actors of the past 15 years. What makes “Bridesmaids” a great film is that while it has some depravity, the story has a tremendous amount of heart and is relatable to any individual who has or had a best friend.
Vlastní liga (1992)
Taking place in 1943, “A League of Their Own,” is about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League organization. Directed by Penny Marshall, the film stars Genna Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell, and Tom Hanks. The movie is about the formation of a women’s baseball league after WWII threatens to shut down Major League Baseball. It is a simple, but sentimental movie as Marshall paints a beautiful picture of the 1940s that helped pave a path for more women involvement throughout all aspects of the workforce. A film that is enjoyable to watch with the whole family, the lighthearted comedy has a wonderful cast and one of the most memorable sports lines in cinematic history.
Ticho jehňat (1991)
Although only in the film for a total of 13 minutes, Anthony Hopkins won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of cannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Regardless of Hopkins’ incredible performance the film, “The Silence of the Lambs,” won five Academy Awards in total including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress Jodi Foster. Foster, who plays young FBI trainee Clarice Starling is one of the key reasons for the success of the film. Foster’s naivety plays well with the sadistic cannibalistic doctor. Clarice is seen as fragile or weak, but her resolve to catch the serial killer Buffalo Bill strengthens her character as she acquires help from Hannibal at a rough mental institution. Foster proves that intelligence is as powerful as brawn in one of the best thrillers of the 1990s if not ever.
Svět duchů (2001)
Before it was hip to be snarky as part of a subculture for trendy individuals known as ‘hipsters,” Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson introduced a new generation to the uncool outsider in the dark comedy film “Ghost World.” Based on a comic book by Daniel Clowe, the onscreen adaptation is directed by Tyler Zwigoff and is about two teenage girls in an unnamed city in America who begin to drift away after they graduate from high school. The artistic Enid played by Birch is lost in a society that she feels does not accept her who finds comfort in an older loser named Seymour played by Steve Buscemi. Enid is unconventional and expresses herself through art, music and fashion as she has arguments about specific styles of Punk rock and buying old Bollywood movies on VHS. “Ghost World” is a slow burn about finding acceptance within ourselves that is beautifully portrayed by Birch that has become relevant today as it was over 20 years ago.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Do not let the title fool you, “Max Max: Fury Road” is a movie with major female protagonists. Taking place in a post-apocalyptic future where water and fuel are scarce, Charlize Theron plays Imperator Furiosa who is the driving force and dramatic lead of the film. The theme of feminism is one of the main narratives of the movie as Furiosa demonstrates the heroic characteristics of a lead protagonist. Women play a major role in the film as The Five Wives and the Vuvalini are the central characters that help Max and Furiosa throughout their journey. Directed by George Miller in 2015, the film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director and is considered one of the greatest action films of all time. The elegantly depicted dystopia is a reminder that anyone can be a hero, regardless of gender.
Vivica A. Fox speaking at the 2017 Arizona Ultimate Women’s Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons/Wikimedia Commons
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