The best action movies featuring strong women

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

For years, action has been seen as a male-dominated film genre. But with movies like 'Wonder Women' (2017) breaking box-office records, and 'Kill Bill' (2003) remaining a cinema classic, there's no doubt that women also excel in action films. And they're showing no signs of slowing down!

Check out this gallery to read up on action movies featuring strong female leads. 

'Alien' (1979)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

In 1979, Sigourney Weaver opened the door for women in action as Ripley, who managed to survive an encounter with the scariest monster of all time.

'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

Angelina Jolie was truly amazing as Lara Croft. She did a great job taking the video game character to the big screen, which resulted in a franchise.

'Wonder Woman' (2017)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman was perfect casting. Not only did the film break box-office records, it also redefined women in the superhero genre.

'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

With Daisy Ridley as Rey and Carrie Fisher as General Leia, this film was led by women. And female fans of the franchise could not be happier!

'The Hunger Games' (2012)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

Jennifer Lawrence played a strong female protagonist as Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games franchise. Not only did she save herself, she also saved everyone around her.

'Captain Marvel' (2019)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

Who can forget Brie Larson's epic role as a former Air Force pilot turned superhero? 'Captain Marvel' is a fun film with a strong female lead all will admire.

'Underworld' (2003)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

Kate Beckinsale played a vampire trying to save her family's legacy in the Underworld franchise. It went on to last five movies. Not bad at all!

'Atomic Blonde' (2017)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

Set before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Charlize Theron plays a brilliant and vicious elite spy who's tasked with taking down an espionage ring in the German capital.

'Wanted' (2008)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

No stranger to action films, Angelina Jolie stars as a member of a secret assassin society who takes a young man under her wing as her mentee.

'Charlie's Angels' (2000)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

Sure, there have been many reboots, but this version from 2001 was truly iconic. Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore, and Cameron Diaz made for box-office gold.

'Salt' (2010)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

In this thriller, Angelina Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, a CIA operative who must go on the run in order to try and clear her name after she's accused of being a Russian spy.

'Sicario' (2015)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

In this action thriller, Emily Blunt plays an FBI agent who gets mixed up in a dangerous operation in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, while fighting the war on drugs.

'Annihilation' (2018)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

'Annihilation' doesn't only give use one female lead, but five! Starring Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, and Tessa Thompson, they all play a team of scientists and military personnel who investigate a rapidly-spreading alien presence.

'Colombiana' (2011)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

In 'Colombiana,' Zoe Saldana plays the ferocious Cataleya, a woman who seeks revenge against a Colombian drug lord for killing her family.

'The Protégé' (2021)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

Maggie Q stars as Anna, the world's most skilled contract killer after being rescued by a legendary assassin as a child. After her mentor is brutally murdered, she goes after revenge.

'Miss Bala' (2011)

'Alien' (1979), 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), 'Wonder Woman' (2017), 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' (2015), 'The Hunger Games' (2012), 'Captain Marvel' (2019), 'Underworld' (2003), 'Atomic Blonde' (2017), 'Wanted' (2008), 'Charlie's Angels' (2000), 'Salt' (2010), 'Sicario' (2015), 'Annihilation' (2018), 'Colombiana' (2011), 'The Protégé' (2021), 'Miss Bala' (2011)

Stephanie Sigman stars as a young woman who gets caught in a cartel’s dealings in Mexico. She becomes a tough fighter who yearns to break free from the world of crime.

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