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The 20 Greatest Femme Fatales in American Cinema

"In film noir, the femme fatale would often be embodied in the form of a housewife/mistress, possessing the ability to lure men into fatal situations through her cunning sexuality, idiosyncratic tendencies and (often) underestimated intellect, all while challenging traditional gender conventions, and social constructs.
With that being said, the femme fatale has transcended beyond the film noir movement, and has become a prominent fixture in an American film industry that thrives on post-modernism and pastiche."
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Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbra Stanwick) – Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944) (1944)
Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbra Stanwick) – Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944) (1944)
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Matty Walker (Kathleen Turner) – Body Heat (1981)
Matty Walker (Kathleen Turner) – Body Heat (1981)
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Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) – Chinatown (1974)
Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) – Chinatown (1974)
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Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) – Basic Instinct (1992)
Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) – Basic Instinct (1992)
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Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) – Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) – Sunset Boulevard (1950)
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Kathie (Jane Greer) – Out of the Past (1947)
Kathie (Jane Greer) – Out of the Past (1947)
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Sherry Peatty (Marie Windsor) – the Killing (1956)
Sherry Peatty (Marie Windsor) – the Killing (1956)
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Lynn Bracken (Kim Basinger) – L.A Confidential (1997)
Lynn Bracken (Kim Basinger) – L.A Confidential (1997)
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Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) – the Last Seduction (1994)
Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) – the Last Seduction (1994)
10
Alex Forrest (Glen Close) – Fatal Attraction (1987)
Alex Forrest (Glen Close) – Fatal Attraction (1987)
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Brigid O'shaughnessy (Mary Astor) – the Maltese Falcon (1941)
Brigid O'shaughnessy (Mary Astor) – the Maltese Falcon (1941)
12
Madeleine Elster (Kim Novak) – Vertigo (1958)
Madeleine Elster (Kim Novak) – Vertigo (1958)
13
Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck) – the Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck) – the Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
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Laura (Nora Zehetner) – Brick (2005)
Laura (Nora Zehetner) – Brick (2005)
15
Mal (Marion Cotillard) – Inception (2010)
Mal (Marion Cotillard) – Inception (2010)
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Vera (Ann Savage) – Detour (1945)
Vera (Ann Savage) – Detour (1945)
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Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) – Gone Girl (2014)
Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) – Gone Girl (2014)
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Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner/Amy Irving) – Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner/Amy Irving) – Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
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Katherine Marsh (Joan Bennett) – Scarlet Street (1945)
Katherine Marsh (Joan Bennett) – Scarlet Street (1945)
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Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) – to Die for (1995)
Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) – to Die for (1995)
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