16 Movies With Classic Damsels in Distress
The damsel in distress narrative is quite prevalent in novels, movies, TV series, and works of art, particularly the classics from previous centuries; Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Olive Oyl, Newell Convers Wyeth's The Wounded Helen, Gustave Doré's Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica, Oliver Frey's Colonel Percy Fawcett Saving a Beautiful Indian Maiden from a Ritual Sacrifice are but a few examples. This trope presents beautiful young women of a certain standing as helpless creatures in the event of a natural disaster, curse, monster, kidnapping, mugging, or any other crime. The only one who can save the lady in question is the male lead and his companions; strong, resourceful, and determined, he goes to great lengths to rescue her, and unless he's a family member, she usually rewards him with both gratitude and love. Many hit movies capitalized on that archetype. From Princess Andromeda, to Debbie Edwards, to Lois Lane, these are 16 ladies in trouble who needed saving.
avg. score: 9 of 16 (54%)
required scores: 1, 5, 7, 9, 13
