50 Most Popular Female-led Superhero Movies & TV Shows

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For decades, the superhero/comic book genre has been primarily led by male characters in movies and TV shows. However, in recent years, compelling female heroes have risen to challenge the traditional dominance of male-centric superheroes.

Works with female-led heroes have taken time to gain traction but have undeniably connected with audiences. Whether in theaters, on television or as animated characters, heroines such as Korra from The Legend of Korra, Black Widow and Ms. Marvel not only match their male counterparts but also hold significant importance for legions of fans.

To explore female-led heroes further, we aimed to discover the popularity of specific titles and examine the most beloved heroines in film and TV. We established a particular set of rules to measure this information accurately.

How did we determine popularity?

In our quest for the best super-powered heroine movies and shows, we checked out their JustWatch popularity score over the past five years. This score considers things like clicks on streaming options, adding to watchlists, and marking a movie as 'seen.' We gathered data from around the world, covering 140 countries and 40 million users per month.

Exclusions:

  • We didn't include team-up movies like The Avengers, unless the character's name is in the title (like Ant-Man and the Wasp) or there's a clear protagonist (such as Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey).
  • The main character must be a superheroine with superpowers (like Frozen's Elsa) or be in a superhero-themed movie or TV show (like Marvel's Hope van Dyne a.k.a. Wasp).

Where can I watch the top 50 superheroines in movies and TV?

In addition to finding which heroes are the most popular, JustWatch provides information about the streaming platforms where you can watch the movie or TV show. This includes major services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, just to name a few. We hope you have a great time exploring these Marvel-ous options!

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  1. Everything Everywhere All at Once

    #1

    A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

  2. The Legend of Korra

    The Legend of Korra

    2012

    #2

    Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.

  3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    #3

    A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.

  4. WandaVision

    WandaVision

    2021

    #4

    Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.

  5. Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

    2017

    #5

    An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.

  6. Fringe

    Fringe

    2008

    #6

    An F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.

  7. Ghost in the Shell

    Ghost in the Shell

    1995

    #7

    In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

  8. Mulan

    Mulan

    2020

    #8

    When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.

  9. Frozen II

    Frozen II

    2019

    #9

    Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf head far into the forest to learn the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom.

  10. Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

    #10

    Marinette and Adrien, two Parisian teenagers, are entrusted with powerful jewels in order to transform into superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir. But neither hero knows the other's true identity — or that they're classmates!

  11. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

    #11

    Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.

  12. Ant-Man and the Wasp

    #12

    Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.

  13. Supergirl

    Supergirl

    2015

    #13

    Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.

  14. Captain Marvel

    Captain Marvel

    2019

    #14

    The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

  15. Lucy

    Lucy

    2014

    #15

    A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

  16. Frozen

    Frozen

    2013

    #16

    Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.

  17. Harley Quinn

    Harley Quinn

    2019

    #17

    Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City.

  18. Charmed

    Charmed

    1998

    #18

    Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.

  19. Arcane

    Arcane

    2021

    #19

    Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.

  20. Ghost in the Shell

    Ghost in the Shell

    2017

    #20

    In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.