10 Female Revenge Movies for Your Weekend Watch List

If you are in the mood for some movies with revengeful women, here are some movies for you. Here are 10 must-see powerful female revenge movies to watch on the next movie night. These are narratives of female characters who rise against the people who have wronged them.

1. Revenge (2017)

In this particular movie, a lady known as Jen is taken for a guys’ hunting trip alongside her married boyfriend. Something goes wrong when the other men attack her. Nevertheless, Jen does not surrender – on the contrary, she is not a victim but rather an active agent who struggles against the males who abuse her. It is not an easy movie to sit down and watch but it demonstrates just how strong Jen grows.

Director: Coralie Fargeat

Stars: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe

2. Ms. 45 (1981)

The history of silent women is depicted in this older movie. In the case of a single day, she gets attacked twice and she fully goes mad with anger. She begins wandering around the streets of New York at night armed with a gun and killing men as a form of avenging. It is a tale of a woman who is indecently treated until she snaps, literally.

Director: Abel Ferrara

Stars: Zoë Lund, Bogey, Albert Sinkys

3. Lady Vengeance (2005)

In this Korean film, a woman is wrongly put in jail for 13 years. Her child is taken away from her. When she gets out, she plans a big revenge against those who ruined her life. It shows how far a mother will go to make things right.

Director: Park Chan-wook

Stars: Nam-mi Kang, Jeong-Nam Choi, Hye-Sook Go

4. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

This is the first part of one rather large revenge plot. The woman known as The Bride was an assassin. Her former boss, who is a man, attempts to murder her while she is being married. She wakes up years later and immediately begins her journey to seek her revenge on him and his friends. It has quite a lot of unfolding of fights and battle scenes.

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah

5. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

In this second part, The Bride keeps hunting down the people who wronged her. She faces more challenges and we learn more about her past. The movie ends her long journey of revenge in an exciting way.

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen

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6. Audition (1999)

In this Japanese horror movie, a widower holds fake movie auditions to find a new wife. He likes one woman, but she turns out to be very different from what he thought. It’s a creepy story that shows looks can be deceiving.

Director: Takashi Miike

Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki

7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

This Swedish movie is about a tough young woman named Lisbeth who helps solve an old missing person case. She uses her computer skills and bravery to face dangerous people from her past. It shows how smart and strong Lisbeth is.

Director: Niels Arden Oplev

Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ewa Fröling

8. I Spit on Your Grave (1978)

In this controversial film, a woman is attacked by a group of men and left for dead. But she survives and hunts down each man for revenge. It’s a very violent movie that shows a woman refusing to be a victim.

Director: Meir Zarchi

Stars: Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace

9. I Spit on Your Grave (2010)

This remake tells a similar story to the 1978 version. A writer is attacked during a cabin retreat but survives to seek revenge on her attackers. It updates the original story for a new generation, but keeps its intense themes.

Director: Steven R. Monroe

Stars: Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Andrew Howard

10. High Tension (2003)

In this French horror movie, two women friends visit a farmhouse for a quiet weekend. But their peaceful trip turns into a scary fight for survival when a killer shows up. It’s a tense movie full of surprises about how far someone will go to protect a friend.