Female Action Heroes

Dynamic portrayals of female characters wielding weapons in action-packed scenes, set against gritty urban backdrops, featuring a blend of stylish and tactical outfits.

HANNAH QUINLIVAN in SKYSCRAPER (2018), directed by RAWSON MARSHALL THURBER. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

CHARLIZE THERON in AEON FLUX (2005), directed by KARYN KUSAMA.

HANNAH QUINLIVAN in SKYSCRAPER (2018), directed by RAWSON MARSHALL THURBER. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

KATE BECKINSALE in UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING (2012), directed by BJÖRN STEIN and MANS MARLIND.

ANAIS DEMOUSTIER in NOVEMBER (2022) -Original title: NOVEMBRE-, directed by CEDRIC JIMENEZ.

SAMARA WEAVING in SNAKE EYES (2021) -Original title: SNAKE EYES: G. I. JOE ORIGINS-, directed by ROBERT SCHWENTKE.

JESSICA BIEL in BLADE TRINITY (2004) -Original title: BLADE: TRINITY-, directed by DAVID S. GOYER.

MILLA JOVOVICH in MONSTER HUNTER (2020), directed by PAUL W. S. ANDERSON.

NORA ARNEZEDER in TIDES (2021), directed by TIM FEHLBAUM.

MILLA JOVOVICH in RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (2010), directed by PAUL W. S. ANDERSON. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

EMILY BROWNING in SUCKER PUNCH (2011), directed by ZACK SNYDER.

TARAJI P. HENSON in PROUD MARY (2018), directed by BABAK NAJAFI.

MILLA JOVOVICH in RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION (2007), directed by RUSSELL MULCAHY. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

BRIE LARSON in THE MARVELS (2023), directed by NIA DACOSTA.

SANDRA BULLOCK in MURDER BY NUMBERS (2002), directed by BARBET SCHROEDER.

KIM DICKENS and PATRICK FUGIT in GONE GIRL (2014), directed by DAVID FINCHER.

DEMI MOORE in CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE (2003), directed by MCG.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON in THE AVENGERS (2012), directed by JOSS WHEDON.

HAILEE STEINFELD in HAWKEYE (2021), directed by BERT & BERTIE and RHYS THOMAS.

LENA HEADEY in GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE (2021), directed by NAVOT PAPUSHADO.

REBECCA FERGUSON in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-FALLOUT (2018), directed by CHRISTOPHER MCQUARRIE.

RUBY ROSE in VANQUISH (2021), directed by GEORGE GALLO.

MILLA JOVOVICH in RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION (2007), directed by RUSSELL MULCAHY. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

JESSICA MCNAMEE in MORTAL KOMBAT (2021), directed by SIMON MCQUOID.

PEARL TUSHI in FISTFUL OF VENGEANCE (2022), directed by ROEL REINE.

ANGELINA JOLIE in TAKING LIVES (2004), directed by D. J. CARUSO.

ANA DE ARMAS in THE GRAY MAN (2022), directed by ANTHONY RUSSO and JOE RUSSO.

LAURA HARRIS in SEVERANCE (2006), directed by CHRISTOPHER SMITH.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON in AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019), directed by ANTHONY RUSSO and JOE RUSSO.

RHONA MITRA in DOOMSDAY (2008), directed by NEIL MARSHALL.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON in AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018), directed by ANTHONY RUSSO and JOE RUSSO.

CARLA GUGINO in GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE (2021), directed by NAVOT PAPUSHADO.

Original Film Title: TRAPPED. English Title: TRAPPED. Film Director: LUIS MANDOKI. Year: 2002. Stars: CHARLIZE THERON.

SOPHIE TURNER in X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (2016), directed by BRYAN SINGER.

MARGARITA LEVIEVA in IN FROM THE COLD (2022), directed by DANIEL CALPARSORO, PACO CABEZAS and AMI CANAAN MANN.

BRIDGET FONDA in POINT OF NO RETURN (1993), directed by JOHN BADHAM.

TATIANA MASLANY in ORPHAN BLACK (2013), directed by GREAME MANSON and JOHN FAWCETT. Season 3.

SOFIA BOUTELLA in SETTLERS (2021), directed by WYATT ROCKEFELLER.

ANTJE TRAUE in PANDORUM (2009), directed by CHRISTIAN ALVART. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

ANGELINA JOLIE in MR. AND MRS. SMITH (2005), directed by DOUG LIMAN.

KATE BECKINSALE in UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION (2006), directed by LEN WISEMAN.

NORA ARNEZEDER in BERSERK (2019), directed by RHYS WAKEFIELD.

Lara Croft saves the world again

DICHEN LACHMAN in DOLLHOUSE (2009), directed by JOSS WHEDON.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON in GHOST IN THE SHELL (2017), directed by RUPERT SANDERS.

MEGAN FOX in JONAH HEX (2010), directed by JIMMY HAYWARD.

ELENA KAMPOURIS in JUPITER'S LEGACY (2021), directed by CHARLOTTE BRANDSTROM and STEVEN S. DEKNIGHT.

HALLE BERRY in X-MEN (2000), directed by BRYAN SINGER.

PETER O'TOOLE and EMILIA CLARKE in TERMINATOR GENISYS (2015), directed by ALAN TAYLOR.

LUCY LIU in RISE (2007), directed by SEBASTIAN GUTIERREZ.

SASHA GREY in THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE (2009), directed by STEVEN SODERBERGH.

MILLA JOVOVICH in ULTRAVIOLET (2006), directed by KURT WIMMER.

ROSA SALAZAR in ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019), directed by ROBERT RODRIGUEZ.

MADISON ISEMAN in KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC (2023), directed by TOMASZ BAGINSKI.

KATE BECKINSALE in UNDERWORLD (2003), directed by LEN WISEMAN.

LEN WISEMAN and ANA DE ARMAS in BALLERINA (2025), directed by LEN WISEMAN.

SPLIT (2016), directed by M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN.

JACINDA BARRETT in POSEIDON (2006), directed by WOLFGANG PETERSEN.

AMBER HEARD in DRIVE ANGRY (2011), directed by PATRICK LUSSIER. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

ELKE SOMMER in ZEPPELIN (1971), directed by ETIENNE PERIER.

MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD in SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (2010), directed by EDGAR WRIGHT.

KATE BECKINSALE in UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION (2006), directed by LEN WISEMAN.

KRISTEN STEWART in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (2012), directed by RUPERT SANDERS.

EMMY ROSSUM in DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION (2009), directed by JAMES WONG.

FLORENCE PUGH in BLACK WIDOW (2020), directed by CATE SHORTLAND.

TEYONAH PARRIS in THE MARVELS (2023), directed by NIA DACOSTA.

KATE BECKINSALE and LEN WISEMAN in UNDERWORLD (2003), directed by LEN WISEMAN.

MIRIAM LEONE in DIABOLIK (2021), directed by ANTONIO MANETTI and MARCO MANETTI.

LARA FLYNN BOYLE and WILL SMITH in MEN IN BLACK II (2002), directed by BARRY SONNENFELD.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON in THE AVENGERS (2012), directed by JOSS WHEDON.

ELSA PATAKY in INTERCEPTOR (2022), directed by MATTHEW REILLY.

APRIL BOWLBY in DOOM PATROL (2019), directed by VARIOS.

DANIELLA PINEDA in COWBOY BEBOP (2021), directed by ALEX GARCIA LOPEZ and MICHAEL KATLEMAN.

ANNA KENDRICK in MR. RIGHT (2015), directed by PACO CABEZAS.

JENNIFER GARNER in ELEKTRA (2005), directed by ROB BOWMAN.

ASIA ARGENTO in LAND OF THE DEAD (2005), directed by GEORGE A. ROMERO.

MARTHA HIGAREDA in ALTERED CARBON (2018), directed by UTA BRIESEWITZ, NICK HURRAN, PETER HOAR and ALEX GRAVES.

ASIA ARGENTO in XXX (2002), directed by ROB COHEN.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END (2007), directed by GORE VERBINSKI.

FAMKE JANSSEN and HALLE BERRY in X2 (2003), directed by BRYAN SINGER.

JULIANNA MARGULIES in GHOST SHIP (2002), directed by STEVE BECK.

NAOMIE HARRIS in NINJA ASSASSIN (2009), directed by JAMES MCTEIGUE.

Lara Croft saves the world again

SCARLETT JOHANSSON in THE AVENGERS (2012), directed by JOSS WHEDON.

FALA CHEN in SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021), directed by DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON.

Original Film Title: NURSE 3-D. English Title: NURSE 3-D. Film Director: DOUGLAS AARNIOKOSKI. Year: 2013. Stars: PAZ DE LA HUERTA.

Gun woman strikes back

ANYA TAYLOR-JOY in FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (2024), directed by GEORGE MILLER.

UMA THURMAN in KILL BILL: VOL. 2 (2004), directed by QUENTIN TARANTINO.

PILAR LOPEZ DE AYALA in SOLO QUIERO CAMINAR (2008), directed by AGUSTIN DIAZ YANES.

HOLLAND RODEN in ESCAPE ROOM: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (2021), directed by ADAM ROBITEL.

MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ in THE ASSIGNMENT (2016), directed by WALTER HILL.

CHARLIZE THERON in ATOMIC BLONDE (2017), directed by DAVID LEITCH.

ELLE FANNING in THE NEON DEMON (2016), directed by NICOLAS WINDING REFN.

DIANE KRUGER in IN THE FADE (2017) -Original title: AUS DEM NICHTS-, directed by FATIH AKIN.

LUCY GRIFFITHS in CONSTANTINE (2014), directed by NEIL MARSHALL.

JESSICA BIEL in THE A-TEAM (2010), directed by JOE CARNAHAN.

ERIN MORIARTY in THE BOYS (2019), directed by STEFAN SCHWARTZ.

HALLE BERRY, HUGH JACKMAN and DANIA RAMIREZ in X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2006), directed by BRETT RATNER.

LAURA DONNELLY in WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (2022), directed by MICHAEL GIACCHINO and JAYCOB MAYA.

MARGOT ROBBIE in THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021), directed by JAMES GUNN.

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