Top rated movies with female lead cast that have a compelling narrative

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with female lead cast and a compelling narrative! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with female lead cast and a compelling narrative, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Lou (2022)

A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their journey will test their limits and expose the dark secrets of their past.

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2022-09-23 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett

Rating

rating icon 6.539
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    refreshing change of pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    strong-willed woman
  3. Ranked #1 for
    piece de resistance

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2 Boyfriends of Christmas Past (2021)

Leading up to Christmas, marketing executive, Lauren, is visited by the ghosts of four ex-boyfriends. She must learn to open her heart or risk losing her best friend, Nate.

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2021-10-23 | Comedy / Romance

Cast

Catherine Haena Kim, Raymond Ablack

Rating

rating icon 5.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    appealing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    lack of chemistry
  3. Ranked #1 for
    guilty pleasure

Trailer

Boyfriends of Christmas Past trailer
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3 The Rhythm Section (2020)

When she discovers the plane crash that claimed the lives of her family was no accident, Stephanie Patrick enters the dark, complex world of international espionage seeking vengeance. With nothing left to lose, Stephanie transforms from victim to assassin and discovers that neither revenge nor the truth are what they appear.

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2020-01-31 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Blake Lively, Jude Law

Rating

rating icon 5.515
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    engaging directing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    zesty
  3. Ranked #2 for
    believable

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The Rhythm Section trailer
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4 Last Night in Soho (2021)

A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.

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2021-10-21 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy

Rating

rating icon 7.344
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    glamorous
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dazzling
  3. Ranked #1 for
    kaleidoscopic

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5 The Stylist (2020)

Claire is a lonely hairstylist who secretly murders and scalps her clients. When Olivia makes the well-intentioned mistake of asking Claire to style her hair for her wedding, she becomes dangerously obsessed, and her sanity starts to slip away with bloody consequences.

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2020-09-26 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant

Rating

rating icon 5.122
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    swift pace
  2. Ranked #2 for
    tight pace
  3. Ranked #2 for
    tight editing

Trailer

The Stylist trailer
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6 Enola Holmes (2020)

While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.

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2020-09-23 | Adventure / Mystery

Cast

Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill

Rating

rating icon 7.294
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    strong-willed woman
  2. Ranked #3 for
    resourceful
  3. Ranked #3 for
    broke the fourth wall

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Enola Holmes trailer
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7 Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

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2019-09-18 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel

Rating

rating icon 8.151
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unblinking
  2. Ranked #1 for
    exquisite
  3. Ranked #1 for
    breathtaking photography

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8 The Woman King (2022)

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

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2022-09-16 | Action / Drama

Cast

Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu

Rating

rating icon 7.691
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    accurate
  2. Ranked #2 for
    repackaged
  3. Ranked #2 for
    like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Trailer

The Woman King trailer
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9 Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)

A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.

Info

2020-03-13 | Drama

Cast

Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder

Rating

rating icon 7.165
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ample support
  2. Ranked #1 for
    humane
  3. Ranked #2 for
    truthful

Trailer

Never Rarely Sometimes Always trailer
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10 Hustlers (2019)

A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Info

2019-09-12 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    glitzy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    seedy topic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    red blooded male

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Hustlers trailer
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