Top 10 Best Female Revenge Movies of All Time

Nothing's more satisfying than a female revenge movie. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most thrilling action, horror and crime films about a heroine exacting revenge. Our countdown includes "Promising Young Woman," "Carrie," "Revenge," and more! What's YOUR favorite female revenge movie? Let us know in the comments!
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[@cazia9]

Promising Young Woman stands out bc so many female revenge films are centred on what happens to the central character whereas PYW has the best friend seeking vengeance bc the victim is no longer there to have her own voice ; Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is similar bc she uses her pain for both her own Justice and for the forgotten women in the unsolved cases

[@K0m30ng]

Promising Young Woman was absolutely phenomenal and entertaining. It's nice to see Carey Mulligan do something very different unusual role for her to showcase more of her acting talent. This was such a different role than anything she has ever done

[@oocbaby]

Small movie yet powerful, relatable, and very realistic in past and present times. The movie is really heartbreaking even if justice is served.

[@Dhananjuly]

I loved it

[@-asraloz-]

I cried at the end omg it was so sad...

[@trinaq]

Carey Mulligan was phenomenal in "Promising Young Woman." I still maintain that she should have won "Best Actress" last year, but Frances McDormand was great as well.

[@randomreviews4278]

Not I've seen better

[@wendyodell356]

Thanks, love CM, I'll check it out ❤

[@ayngianni4865]

Thank Q Your Emperial Majesty ❣️

[@K0m30ng]

I'm so glad Carey took the role for Promising Young Woman mostly because it's a completely different role than anything she has done. After Pride and Prejudice, she and Rosamund Pike kept getting type cast by the same role in which they're good but it truly limited their skills. With Gone Girl for Pike and Promising Young Woman for Carey, both movies showcase more range and talent for both actresses. It shows that they could do dark roles too than just light-hearted ones

[@neutralman9124]

@@K0m30ng Gone Girl and I Care A Lot made me take notice of how incredible Rosamund Pike is at playing villains with depth.

[@trinaq]

"Carrie" is the most epic revenge movie ever. You will be cheering on Carrie the entire time, since her bullies were so cruel and unrelenting, and she was no longer oppressed or passive.

[@randomreviews4278]

Yep

[@VictorPerez-hg2ed]

Oh yeah totally agree Carrie is a good revenge movie an innocent young girl and with a pure innocent soul turned into a vengeful vigilante.

[@catbond7502]

I felt bad for the ones trying to do a good thing.

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Although the two remakes and the sequel aren’t as appreciated as the novel and original film, I like all five.

[@catbond7502]

@@Jeremiah_Rivers76 i did like the Chloe Martetz one.

[@FASHIONandLUST]

Honourable mention, First wives club. Don't need to swing a sword or shoot a gun for a woman to get revenge.

[@FeliciaMonetsela]

I love how Cassie in Promising Young Woman doesn't use violence to exact her revenge.

[@jrebecca0195]

Promising Young Woman was quite a mental thrill ride! Carrie was such a horror classic!

[@grahammaio9801]

The fact that you didn't include a single Pam Grier movie is absolutely criminal.

[@DorotaGabal]

Absolutely! I was expecting Foxy Brown to place somewhere highly.

[@rony41165]

How about coffy

[@tigerlilly9038]

GODDAMN CRIME. Now with that Mojo you've been ..eeeh really dropping the line on some of these lists lately. I know "everyone can't be everything to " but your lists have been egregious giving all my favorites look like me because it's all I see. *What up with that?????*

[@marvintnt1820]

Having I Spit on Your Grave as a honorable mention is weird. The movie is *not my cup of tea* but it is the mother of all female revenge movies.

[@randomreviews4278]

Excuse that should been at least in the top 5

[@vivmadmaxx66]

So true ultimate

[@catbond7502]

I saw a more recent version... it was hard to watch! It can turn my stomach just thinking about it.

[@squishymcsquisherson]

The original is GOATED!

[@oocbaby]

Totally true. At least top 10. It's very uncomfortable to watch but when she goes on the hunt, we are rooting along with her.

[@Soul-up8ru]

Beatrix's line of 'B*tch you have no future' before plucking out Elle's remaining eye still give me chills! Kill Bill is THE BEST REVENGE MOVIES EVER!

[@phoenix7hope894]

I personally like KATE (2021) starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead. She gave an incredible performance as a poisoned assassin with 24 hours to get revenge. Brutal yet thrilling!

[@nyneegardner6235]

I want to see this!!

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

She was awesome it was like big daddy and hit girl

[@onidoremc9490]

Story was average ...only action was good

[@phoebebroad1545]

Promising Young Woman is in my top three films. It deserved so much more praise

[@allister.trudel]

agreed, carey mulligan should've won best actress

[@bobbo0616]

Just saw it yesterday. AWESOME! All Oscar nominations well deserved.

[@bobbo0616]

@@allister.trudel nomadland was sooooo boring. Frances could easily win everything, kind of like the I,Tonya winner. Carey was a breath of fresh air.

[@supershmueli]

I already know Kill Bill will be top 3 and I’d be disappointed if it isn’t

[@mztweety1374]

I call it the ultimate baby mama drama lol

[@karaelizabethmartinez964]

Peppermint could relate to what any mother would if she was denied the justice her family deserved

[@oocbaby]

Idc how cliche Peppermint is...its so good. Jennifer Garner is really good in it.

[@molly_in_mke]

@@oocbaby I wouldve loved Peppermint as a series to explore what happened to her before the movie started

[@oocbaby]

@@molly_in_mke that's a good idea. It be cool to have Jennifer Garner starring in it too.

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

She was awesome basically female punisher

[@onidoremc9490]

Basically Female version of Gerald butler LAW Abiding citizen

[@marionkim9555]

Love Promising Young Woman! She's super smart. But I am surprised that Amy Dunne from Gone Girl is not on the list 😐

[@jdax21]

I know The Professional doesn't exactly fit into this category, but Natalie Portman's character planned and funded her revenge through a professional hitman. I was thinking of that movie while I was watching this list. Also, Lucy is a good revenge film in that she gets back at the men who used her as a drug mule. I like both of those movies.

[@zombieboobies]

The professional is a revenge film. Such a classic!

[@srldwg]

@@zombieboobies Agreed!

[@crunchytaco7734]

Love Lucy, such a great movie. The Professional was a beautiful movie. I always get so sad and angry when Leon dies at the end. But he does it for Matilda.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

@@zombieboobies Great movie!!

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Jean Reno was phenomenal!!

[@ginap4386]

No Gone Girl? That film was brilliant and superbly acted by Rosamund Pike. It's a fantastic revenge movie. Amy is the ultimate woman scorned. To not include it is an enormous oversight.

[@srldwg]

@TheRapper10000 I agree.

[@HorseloverFat1984]

I don't think it fits that list but I think it's Fincher's actual best movie instead of TGWTDT

[@austinlubetkin]

It’s perspective isn’t on the side of the woman

[@jaimicottrill2831]

While she is a woman scorned, she is also a sociopath who messed with multiple lives and killed a man! Her “revenge” was not in any way justified like in the other movies.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Doesn't belong on this list, she is a complete sociopath.

[@etherealbeauty_sf3799]

Personally, I've always loved "Double Jeopardy"

[@mckenziepictures]

One hidden gem is almost a revenge film, Geena Davis in "The Long Kiss Goodnight." The character Charlene Elizabeth "Charlie" Baltimore is a one-woman-killing machine in that film.

[@keetopuffs]

Charlie asking her daughter "should we get a dog?" before blowing shit up was masterclass. 😘

[@rony41165]

I don’t consider a revenge movie more of a female Jason Bourne

[@SexyButCurious]

This was such a badass movie. I remember my mom renting this movie from Blockbuster as a kid. People don't talk about this movie enough

[@QuincyDisneyVegan]

I'm quite surprised that "Extremities" (1986) starring Farrah Fawcett didn't make this list! I'll never forget seeing that when I was 10 the year it was released. Extremities was the first film I saw that effected how I felt and made me root for the victim's vengeance. "I Spit On Your Grave" (1978) was the second film to control how I felt.

[@corgeousgeorge]

Extremities was a Television movie if I recall so I guess it wouldn't count but yes I was feeling that movie and Farrah let that man HAVE. IT! She told her roommates to STFU if they didn't like what was going on. I was there for it ha ha!

[@wolfe8421]

I only saw extremities last year (at age 36!) My goodness, that film gets under your skin. It's full on and a brilliant performance by Fawcett

[@vintagegal541]

A Vigilante - Olivia Wilde made such an impact and she was spectacular.

[@Thatpinksopretty]

There is no movie better than "Kill bill" for women seeking revenge stories.

[@lenaannis8787]

Oh yes. Once a year i make sure i watch Kill Bill and never get tired of it...

[@rebeccarussell2565]

Agreed. The bloody revenge of The Bride never gets old. My favourite Tarantino film of all time

[@Mysteriuminiquitatis1998]

@@rebeccarussell2565 I agree but I also think that “death proof” doesn’t get enough praise

[@angelaholmes8888]

I really enjoyed Jennifer garner in peppermint she's such a badass 🙂💯

[@delmicortave]

Peppermint is a really great movie I love the action and the ending, it shows she is gonna be ok. I just like this type of movies

[@bkozel]

Death Proof deserved a high spot on this list.

[@Awomanontheinternet]

AGREED

[@rony41165]

Deatg proof wasnt azeevenge movie

[@Jimmersaunt]

Kill Bill-I really think of both films as the same film-is the best female revenge film ever! Uma Thurman is amazing in it and Quentin Tarantino’s direction is spot on!

[@alexfrzn4]

Kill Bill is actually ONE WHOLE film, just divided in two volumes

[@TheCrow938]

First the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo movies from Sweden are much better than the Daniel Craig one. Secondly, I know the action wasn't completed by her but Leon the Professional should be on the list.

[@MrWhitehawk67]

Definitely the original movie of The girl with the Dragon tattoo should have been referred here instead of the remake too disappointed to see that it wasn’t even mentioned After reading the girl with the dragon tattoo I realized that original movie adaptation was exactly like the book so good

[@TheCrow938]

@@MrWhitehawk67 I love the books. They were so good.

[@julesrules7297]

She-Devil was also a great revenge flick.

[@tigerlilly9038]

YES!!!! THAT WAS A GOOD COMEDY ONE!!!

[@aimeekessell5022]

I feel like Jodi Foster in The Brave One could’ve gotten an honorable mention in this category.

[@carroll11000]

One of the EARLY revenge films that ended up having a huge influence on the genre was Pam Grier in Coffy and Foxy Brown! These films had a major impact on Tarantino and Kill Bill ... all these films should be included

[@idied16]

Promising Young Woman is a movie that sticks with you because of its amazing acting, dialogue, cinematography, but most importantly it's story and twist ending. Anything that Emerald Fennell writes is an instant masterpiece in my mind.

[@bananka4905]

Stuck with me because I know of women that got raped . There is still so much of it on campus in universities..and in the military.

[@idied16]

@@bananka4905 that's what I mean by the story. It's relevance(sadly) and accurate portrayal to so many people.

[@bananka4905]

I think men need to be more protective of women like back in the day. We are strong but still need eyes on us .

[@idied16]

@@bananka4905 I think we as a society should be looking out for each other, but yeah I agree

[@bananka4905]

@@idied16 yes we definitely do need to on the lookout for each other. Young girls especially need to be in groups .. buddy buddy system at all times. Good comment

[@MargalitaBallard]

Still trying to figure out why American Mary isn't on the list. Whike it isn't as straightforward a revenge film, she DOES get her revenge in a very gruesome way!

[@bellz9113]

American Mary is phenomenal and such a new different take on revenge films. I think it was too indie & it's been awhile since it came out. I wish more people knew about it tho 😕

[@chloecoates6879]

My thoughts exactly, it should of been on this list! It's a crime that more people don't know about it. You're right about it not being a straight forward revenge film as it has so many different layers to it, but when the revenge is served, it is unlike any other!

[@slystone4892]

Number One spot is a masterpiece.

[@syd2001]

I screamed and cried when I watched Promising Young Woman it is an amazing movie

[@Filthyism]

I love most of these films. Hard candy is a personal favourite. There is so many In this genre and they're all pretty sweet. If you haven't seen "Revenge!" Give it a go. Last act of the movie is like PUBG lol. I was impressed with Peppermint and I think it's getting a sequel.

[@brunamori6421]

Im so glad Peppermint is in this list. J Garner is a great action actress. I miss Alias by the way.

[@chelseacanales8763]

Peppermint is the best female revenge.

[@chaqu6289]

Thank you MsMojo for mentioning Lady Vengeance

[@josegiron7008]

Revenge was amazing, love films that just hit you in your primal instinct to just want to see people that have done you wrong dead loved it !!!!

[@atomicjulie7216]

Have you ever seen "Lady Beware" from the 80s? Very satisfying revenge film. The revenge is bloodless, but more realistic, like anyone of us could actually manage it.

[@margiepico]

You forgot Sally Field in Eye For An Eye!!

[@oocbaby]

Totally. I forgot bout that one. It's pretty good 90s nostalgia

[@Disneygirlie]

Revenge is a dish best served cold... And these ladies know how to deliver... 😈

[@saradodson7840]

I love Promising Young Woman! And I loved Bo Burnham in it!

[@topherjones2474]

What about Enough starring J Lo? Loved that movie growing up. She kicks ass!

[@hithere-zl3qd]

1.the girl with the dragon tattoo 2.pepperment 3.hard candy 4.lady vengeance 5.the villainess 6.a vigilante 7.promising young woman 8.revenge 9.carrie 10.colombiana 11.the brave one 12.gone 13.double jeopardy 14.i spit on your grave 15.kill bill volume one

[@MichaelPaoli]

Absolutely nailed the #2 & #1 slots! Those just HAD to be the top two, and in that order. Oh, and add to the honorable mentions: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

[@anjalidevi7168]

Hard Candy has to either be on this list or at least an honorable mention. 🍬

[@jamiethal1319]

It’s number 9.

[@mikaelafox6106]

Kill Bill was, of course, a fantastic movie. It’s one of my top favorite movies. The ending for the first, imho, one sort of made most of her bloody satisfaction a moot point.

[@EpictasticJoshuaYT]

A Vigilante is really, REALLY underappreciated

[@melissaroszkowski8911]

Why not the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? The remake can't hold a candle to it

[@MargalitaBallard]

Agree 100%. I think I learned Swedish watching these films. They were AMAZING

[@28.bachthiminhtam53]

I think Ms.45 deserves to be on the nomination list, this classic film is a breath of fresh air in the female revenge movie genre through the way the female lead is built and her motivations.

[@Alex-py7pn]

Peppermint should’ve been lower on the list (that movie was AWESOME), Gone should’ve made the actual list, Kill Bill being #1 was so cliche

[@jasminesupak7220]

I always just called this genre “Good for her!”

[@DaniqueEmiliaSteinfeld]

I liked Enough too it's probably not high on everyone's list, but as someone who has gone through domestic violence I could really feel her pain. So yeah, I liked it.

[@listianocrowe]

Promising young woman and Revenge. Brilliant examples of the revenge genre!

[@fantasyprincessgirl]

Suggestion Top Ten Saddest Teen Movie Beakups but Please Include Zach and Amy from Clouds please!

[@jamalvargas6146]

A Bit Of An Obscure One But Lady Death based on the 1990's comic book with exceptional animation and a well deserved R rating it's on KZbin check it out

[@nyneegardner6235]

I absolutely adore Kill Bill and Uma Thurman's performance in it. Tarantino is one of my favorite directors. However, Pam Grier was very overlooked on this list. Her starring role/film Coffy was a revenge tale. Also the martial arts film Chocolate (though she's a child, she kicks ass!) and Firestarter with Drew Barrymore should have made the cut. Kick Ass was great!! Hard Candy is a good, very twisted film. BUT to me, it makes you wonder if he was set up or if he really was a child predator. There were a few on here that I have either heard of and haven't seen, or have not heard of at all, such as Promising Young Woman. And I'm kind of surprised that La Femme Nikita, Klute and Eye for an Eye weren't even mentioned on the list.

[@peacekeeperbabe]

…’Promising Young Woman’ is ALMOST a revenge flick. While the murderer is arrested; as an audience we have NO assurance that he will b found guilty. (What he did to Nina was on video; & he was not charged with a crime.) The systematic/societal/media response is SO overwhelming that even with bodies/videos/confessions; the response is bewilderment and true crime stories.

[@Camrynn.ol14]

Justice for Carey Mulligan she was absolutely superb in Promising Young Woman and deserved that academy award

[@Mediafan-t7j]

I haven’t watched the entirety of “Promising Young Woman” but Carey Mulligan as Cassie scared the crap out of me. She turned from being nice into complete sociopath, pulling the strings of almost anybody who denied that they watched Nina’s assault. I watched some clips of the film and Mulligan’s immaculate performance had me on edge. Carey Mulligan is such an underrated actress. Also, it’s too bad Netflix’s “Do Revenge” isn’t on this list. Both Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke gave electrifying performances as female teen sociopaths who calculate their revenge plots with terrifying smiles.

[@takashinijino2257]

My favorite is Revenge!! I watched it so many times and I still love it!!😁

[@robertgraham9331]

Yo my good people, what about the movie enough with Jennifer Lopez and the movie fire starter with Drew Barrymore, those are hard hitter revenge movies as well

[@dklounge7082]

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[@lee-qz7bd]

The Girl Most Likely To , starring Stockard Channing is a great revenge flick.

[@samgallagher5928]

Hard candy has been my favorite movie since I was 15.

[@jordanmahonytheblindworld8483]

Great list I like the fact that you included Ellen Page because I never thought of her as a bad woman or a vigilante revenge person so thank you for that

[@pennyc11]

The Vigilante is great. Carrie and Kill Bill too.

[@yumnaamjad2637]

Promising young woman was realistic most of them show unnecessary violence for the sake of catharsis that is not realistic

[@nil1978]

"The bride wore black" by François Truffaut.

[@warrenlamar9715]

Promising Young Woman was fantastic! Carrie was also very good. Is there enough revenge in Long Kiss Goodnight to make this list?

[@justineves3588]

very very great epic list I like it a lot very great job mis mojo one of my absolute favorite list ever ❤

[@TheCluelessOne022]

Lady Snowblood, the inspiration for Kill Bill!

[@jamiethal1319]

Carrie is never thought as the greatest horror movie of all time. The Exorcist almost always takes that prize.

[@Mikki220]

Two tongue in cheek ones I love are The Girl Most Likely To and She Devil.

[@ashleigh_rpg]

I actually prefer the Swedish adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo with Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander. Nothing against David Fincher, but the US adaptation was too long given the source material.

[@willmoore8708]

You forgot "The Professional" with Natalie Portman, making her debut as a young girl seeking revenge for the murder of her younger brother, oh and I guess the rest of her shitty family, with the help of a hitman named Leon. Big miss there.

[@bindihaizi]

i was revved up and ready to come to this comment section angry cuz i was sure Brave One and Double Jeopardy were gonna get snubbed cuz they arent very well known but yall didnt over look them. Nicely done :)

[@dragneatudorflorin9944]

My favourite movie based on woman revenge is for sure Enough! with Jennifer Lopez

[@angelaholmes8888]

Glad to see revenge in the top 5 it's a great revenge film 🙂👍

[@tyicepulliam]

Peppermint really was tough 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@CMHism]

Of course it was Kill Bill.

[@harsyakiarraathallah2222]

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[@angelaholmes8888]

The villainess definitely belongs on this list

[@jameswilliam2003]

It's a crime not including the volume 2 of Kill Bill. Both volumes are considered as one whole film

[@4657250]

Thank you so much for another Mojo's top 10 video, but I have to say I don't agree 100% on your picks because the following movies: (Revenge, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoos, and I Spit on Your Grave) are categorized as "Rape and Revenge" movies and they need their own list.

[@madman00774]

How are Klute and Atomic Blonde out of this list? Not even a Honorable Mention? Both of them are incredible movies and Jane Fonda and Charlize Theron are phenomenal in them.

[@TheCrow938]

Atomic Blonde wasn't about Revenge though. It was a spy thriller between opposing countries.

[@AgentAO7]

Kill Bill obviously should be on top.. I’m so glad you mentioned The Brave One, I Spit On Your Grave & Double Jeopardy.. I love those movies.. with satisfying endings..

[@hellogoodbye4061]

Had this video offered up and immediately thought "Kill Bill" is number one, bar none....was not disappointed.....yet Kill Bill was revenge against one man and his cronies whose hero picks them off one by one, while Carrie was revenge on just about everyone and everything, done in one climatic unforgettable scene.

[@Pogo4799]

The first wives club No blood, no physical violence, and a lot of laughs. The perfect pair for Kill Bill. Personally I like a lot The brave one, Mrs Jodie Foster is always marvelous. And A vigilante; with a better conduction it could be a masterpiece.

[@ricardon8869]

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched peppermint, lovedddd ittt

[@SecretWars98]

Saw She-Devil* in the comments! 🎥 Along with a few other mentions ❤️ Controversial list indeed thought to see Birds of Prey* in here at least as a mention? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@mauricegodler2740]

Should've put Extremities a 1980's revenge movie starring Farrah Fawcett

[@SexyButCurious]

Kill Bill films, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(read the books too), Promising Young Woman and Lady Vengeance are faves. Still need to watch Villainess and Revenge films.

[@Tommy-5684]

the lack of the nightingale hear is an absolute crime and honestly id put Female Prisoner Scorpion serise on as well

[@jamiethal1319]

Peppermint is getting so much love in these comments, it’s astonishing that it bombed so badly and got really bad reviews when it was released.

[@alinw-n7t]

✨The surgically removal scene from Hard Candy is my fave. ✨ (You know if you know.)

[@Ciercien]

I'm glad you put 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' on the list but the original was so much better than the American remake.

[@rony41165]

There’s a movie haywire starring Gina carano as an operative who was betrayed who got back at the ones who betrayed her.

[@kellbell1152]

I’m so glad kill is high on this list it is well deserved!

[@jamiethal1319]

I believe you mean Kill Bill.

[@kellbell1152]

@@jamiethal1319I believe you are two years late!