Movie Villainess 101
List of films and female villain characters that feature in the "Movie Villainess 101" series, as reviewed on Wordpress.
Blog:
https://actionwomanfan.wordpress.com/movie-villainess-101/
This is intended to cover a range of villainesses from blockbusters, B-movies and TV movies, and includes "villainess protagonists" in addition to female foes.
Listed in order of appearance in the series, from lowest ranked entry (#100) to highest. Many reviews include unranked honourable mentions - these are also listed in order.
Spoiler warning: Includes movies with surprise female villains.
Blog:
https://actionwomanfan.wordpress.com/movie-villainess-101/
This is intended to cover a range of villainesses from blockbusters, B-movies and TV movies, and includes "villainess protagonists" in addition to female foes.
Listed in order of appearance in the series, from lowest ranked entry (#100) to highest. Many reviews include unranked honourable mentions - these are also listed in order.
Spoiler warning: Includes movies with surprise female villains.
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- DirectorWorth KeeterStarsIan HunterC.K. BibbyBud BrowningDuncan Jax is facing his most challenging mission ever, to save the world from evil terrorists!Intro - China / Scarlet Leader (Shakti Chen)
- DirectorAnthony FankhauserStarsBrian KrauseHeather McCombNajarra TownsendA scientist, races against a deadline to place a shield between the Earth and the oncoming blast-wave from a Supernova. As well as the efforts of doom cult to sabotage the project believing it to be God's Will Course" and allow the population of the Earth to be consumed by the intense radiation in the wave.Not Ranked - Kwang Ye (Allura Lee)
- DirectorBradford MayStarsCasper Van DienAnthony Brandon WongBellamy YoungTheir vengeance is relentless, their method is ritual, their weapon is secret, and the motive is in their blood. In a heavily wooded private estate in the Malibu Hills, towering above the tumbling Pacific, millionaire CEO Kenji Takeo and his daughter, Miko, prepare for the arrival from Japan of Takeo's wife, Kumiko. But the calm of Solstice Canyon is shattered by a meticulously planned stealth attack on the Takeo home by a masked band of ninja assassins. In a flash, Takeo's guards are killed. The mansion is overtaken, Takeo is killed, and Miko is left for dead. Arriving at the bloody scene is Detective Jack Barrett who encounters Miko-the only living witness. In a state of shock, she repeats only one word like an eerie mantra: kokushibyu. In her native language, it means Black Death.Not Ranked - Kisei Shirasuna (Crystal Kwon), Kumioko (Jodi Long)
- DirectorJonathan LynnStarsEileen BrennanTim CurryMadeline KahnSix guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.Rank #100 - Ending A - Miss Scarlet (Lesley Ann Warren), Yvette (Colleen Camp).
Not Ranked - Endings B and C - Mrs Peacock (Eileen Brennan)
Not Ranked - Ending C - Mrs White (Madeleine Kahn) - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsHayden ChristensenNatalie PortmanEwan McGregorTen years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.Rank #99 - Zam Wesell (Leeanna Walsman)
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacAs a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.Not Ranked - Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie)
- DirectorRian JohnsonStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaMark HamillRey develops her abilities with the help of Luke Skywalker, as the Resistance prepares for battle against the First Order.Not Ranked - Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie)
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydCab CallowayJake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.Rank #98 - Mystery Woman (Carrie Fisher)
- DirectorRonny YuStarsRussell WongSteven Vincent LeighLisa SchrageIn Amsterdam - in the time before the legalisation of some drugs and the following growth of competition on the market - takes place a war between the Italian and Chinese mafia because of the control of the heroin market.Not Ranked - Henchwoman (Saskia van Rijswijk)
- DirectorR.J. KizerStarsMike NorrisBilly DragoChad McQueenWhen ex-Special Forces agent Matt Collins wins a survivalist competition, he becomes "the toughest man alive" - perfect fodder for perverse millionaire Danton Vachs, whose annual manhunt attracts the most vicious killers in the world.Not Ranked - Ms. Ling (Elizabeth Fong Sung)
- DirectorLawrence Hilton-JacobsStarsLawrence Hilton-JacobsNadia MarieLance LindsayLoner Jessie Palmer must piece together information from a growing body count, including the murder of his best friend, in order to bring down a corrupt U.S. Senate candidate.Not Ranked - Hector (Dorothy Herndon), Jax (Laura Vukov)
- DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosStarsSylvester StalloneBrigitte NielsenReni SantoniA tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far-reaching plans.Rank #97 - Nancy Stalk (Lee Garlington)
- DirectorCharla DriverStarsGary DanielsKen McLeodByron MannA dangerous drug lord; a renegade cop; the ultimate showdown.Not Ranked - Mei (Lydia Look)
- DirectorDarren DoaneStarsGary DanielsMichael MadsenGeorge CheungA double-dealing member of an elite group of hit men becomes the ultimate target when his organization discovers his deceit.Not Ranked - Alexandra Krystofich (Lydia Chin), Muse (Tracy Phillips)
- DirectorCraig Ross Jr.StarsDuane MartinVivica A. FoxMeagan GoodSuper fly P. I. gets bad guys the cops can't touch.Not Ranked - Tommy Wong (Miranda Kwok), Fake Venus (Meagan Good)
- DirectorGeorge ErschbamerStarsErika EleniakDavid MillbernMichael BerginA restless housewife contacts her old high school crush, but needs the help of a district attorney and eventually her husband when what was intended as an innocent reunion becomes something far more dangerous than she could have imagined.Rank #96 - Lisa Calders / Dana Declan (Juliet Landau)
- DirectorShawn TollesonStarsGreer GrammerChloe BabcookSteve BacicBest friends Samantha and Kristina go their separate ways for the first time when Kristina gets into the hottest sorority on campus. But the real separation comes when Kristina is murdered. Suspicion actually starts to center on Sam, who will now have to find the killer in order to save her life.Not Ranked - Jubilee Swan (Chloe Babcook)
- DirectorDevon DownsKenny GageStarsAshley BellTom AmandesGates McFaddenA woman begins to suspect that her therapist neighbor's offer to free treatment is not the altruistic gesture it was meant to be.Not Ranked - Cheryl Dixon (Isabella Hofmann)
- DirectorJason FurukawaStarsAnnaLynne McCordMark GhaniméGracyn ShinyeiA woman and her husband become increasingly scared as an anonymous person begins stalking their family.Not Ranked - Sarah Miller (AnnaLynne McCord)
- DirectorAnson WilliamsStarsChristopher WalkenCharlie SchlatterJosie BissettAn antisocial college student gets transferred to a new college, where he meets the popular girl in school. When she's suddenly killed, he becomes the prime suspect. While he tries to clear his name, more victims fall to the brutal killer.Rank #95 - Tally Fuller (Josie Bissett)
- DirectorMichael DeLuiseStarsTim ThomersonAnthony FinettiLaura ReedFrank Simmonetti is working as a "stringer", a photo journalist taking all the pictures he wants to. His assistants can't work with him for a long time, except the ex-cop Jack who lives in a poor suburb of L.A. Together they roam the streets for the 6-o'clock-news and find the story of their lives: a serial killer is out in the streets murdering shelterless people.Not Ranked - Sheila (Laura Reed)
- DirectorChristian I. Nyby IIStarsLoni AndersonJoe PennyJune LockhartLiz Bartlett, an ambitious reporter, is the central nerve in a killing spree in this spine-chilling mystery. Secretly wishing that her business associate Jerry Caper were dead, Liz's hidden desire becomes a reality when he is brutally murdered. Dan Walker, a top-notch investigative reporter, is assigned to the case and becomes intrigued by the pretty, though troubled, reporter.Not Ranked - Winifred Rogers (June Lockhart)
- DirectorBrad BirdStarsTom CruiseJeremy RennerSimon PeggThe IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name.Rank #94 - Sabine Moreau (Léa Seydoux)
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsTom CruiseJon VoightEmmanuelle BéartAn American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.Not Ranked - Claire (Emmanuelle Béart)
Not Ranked - Max (Vanessa Redgrave) - DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseHenry CavillVing RhamesEthan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.Not Ranked - The White Widow (Vanessa Kirby)