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25 Most Essential Female-Led Horror Films (Ranker)

"When people think of strong female leads, they may recall films such as 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' or perhaps 'The Hunger Games.' While those are both great examples of female action heroes, horror films with female leads are also a common thing. Since the early days of the genre, horror films and women screaming in terror have gone hand in hand. What started with "scream queens" - conventionally beautiful, terrified women who are usually rescued by men before the end of horror films - eventually turned to "final girls" or females who survive horror movie villains and live to tell the story of what happened. Like scream queens, final girls start out as damsels in distress, but modern final girls are strong enough to survive using their intelligence and brawn instead of by depending on a male to rescue them. The best female-led horror films tend to feature this new breed of final girls, as it's always exciting to see seemingly hopeless victims rescue themselves." - ranker.com
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Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
2
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
3
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
4
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
5
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
6
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
7
You're Next (2011)
You're Next (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
8
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
9
The Descent (2005)
The Descent (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
10
The Craft (1996)
The Craft (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
11
Resident Evil (2002)
Resident Evil (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   36%
12
The Conjuring Franchise (2013)
The Conjuring Franchise (2013)
13
'The Conjuring' Franchise (2013) - (2021)
'The Conjuring' Franchise (2013) - (2021)
14
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
15
Hush (2016)
Hush (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
16
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
17
Death Proof (2007)
Death Proof (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
18
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
19
Feast (2005)
Feast (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
20
Black Christmas (2019)
Black Christmas (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
21
Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)
Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
22
The Night House (2021)
The Night House (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
23
Things Heard & Seen (2021)
Things Heard & Seen (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
24
The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
25
Bloodthirsty (2020)
Bloodthirsty (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
26
Jakob's Wife (2021)
Jakob's Wife (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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