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Female lead?

Female Lead. Sorry it's commonplace in KDrama subreddit

Bend it Like Beckham

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Props. You didn't say something silly like She's The Man. It has Kiera? I'll watch it.

Dumplin isn't the style I'm going for. I'll check out Whip It.

I Spit On Your Grave

Mulan

Very intense. Do you have any less extreme examples? I'm not looking for a Ms45 or anything that makes me uncomfortable.

Seen it.

Heathers.

Tell me more. I've seen it on a few recommendation lists but don't know anything besides it having Winona (sp?) .

Temple Grandin

Interesting

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Lucy

Heathers is a black comedy/satire from the late 80s, not all of the humour is acceptable by today’s standards, it made Christian Slater famous and propelled Winona out of child star into more adult roles.

Idk that it’s exactly what you’re looking for though. Winona plays a popular upper middle class girl (not zero by any stretch) who throws off the shackles of popularity and takes up with the new mystery guy at school. They plot revenge on bullies but it gets out of hand.

Seen it. Didn't like the religious implications felt that was unnecessary. Fun film I guess though

If Wolf of Wall Street is one of your examples I would suggest Kick Ass

Otherwise there is Booksmart, Moxie, The Duff, Hunger Games, Mad Max Fury Road, Hidden Figures, Erin Brockovich, Jackie Brown, 9-5, A league of their own, Captain Marvel, Joy, Encanto, And if you don't mind an anthropomorphic cartoon Zootopia

Seen Hunger Games, Erin Brokovick, Mad Mad Dirty Road. Hidden Figures was great. Moxie-? Kick Ass was fun, but I don't like Nicholas Cage or Jim Carrey. Captain Marvel- ehh Booksmart- Didn't like it. A League of their own- think this is a baseball film with Tom Hanks Joy- Didn't have substance Encanto- Songs were annoying imo I don't vibe with anthromorpic stuff. Animated yes, that no.

I'm looking for a specific type of film. Another Easy A, but it can be more serious. It could be arthouse too but nothing graphic like I Spit On Your Grave or Ms45. It doesn't have to be serious or arthouse, it can be a comedy that enjoys itself like Easy A (as long as it has a heart of good), it can't play itself off as a joke.

I'm looking for a specific type of film. Another Easy A, but it can be more serious. It could be arthouse too but nothing graphic like I Spit On Your Grave or Ms45. It doesn't have to be serious or arthouse, it can be a comedy that enjoys itself like Easy A (as long as it has a heart of good), it can't play itself off as a joke.

The main character must be a female

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I'm looking for a specific type of film. Another Easy A, but it can be more serious. It could be arthouse too but nothing graphic like I Spit On Your Grave or Ms45. It doesn't have to be serious or arthouse, it can be a comedy that enjoys itself like Easy A (as long as it has a heart of good), it can't play itself off as a joke.

Rachel Leigh Cook starred in a couple.

She's All That

Josie and the Pussycats

Jennifer's Body

Tomb Raider?

Well the closest I can think of is Moxie and The Duff, unless you are willing to broaden out to things like Ladybird, Ghost World, Real Women have Curves, The Edge of Seventeen, Eighth Grade, We Are The Best, Sunny

Whale Rider (2002).

Pretty much all I can think of are revenge flicks.

Furie? Although technically, she isn't exactly a zero at the start of the film.

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I'll check it but I'm looking for films featuring 0s that do something nobody expected or believed possible

Ladybird- Didn't like it Edge of 17- Good rec Eighth Grade- Fantastic rec

I don't know anything about the following: Ghost World We are the best Sunny

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This is the kind of film I'm looking for

I'd counter your Encanto rec with Raya and the Last Dragon. It didn't have insipid music, has great, action and realization from the lead female. That is the most important thing, realization from the female MC

Recommendations such as Mulan, where a female tries to be someone they aren't but discovers that being themselves is enough are exactly what I'm looking for.

Sorry, this isn't what I'm looking for.

Because you said you wanted zero to hero I wasn't sure Raya and the Last Dragon counted since Raya starts off as a warrior princess. If that fits what you are looking for then if you haven't seen it Brave would be of a similar vein.

Since you don't know the other films you now should have plenty to watch 😉.

Ghost World

We are the best

Sunny

Didn't Raya cause the calamity of her region and her her father killed? I'd consider someone that goes from a position of power (princess or a Wayne) and brings about ruin, loses all their family, or wanders alone to count in the vein of what I'm looking for. Whilst they might be honorary in name they still have a journey of realizing their potential

The Long Kiss Goodnight

I guess I would call it more a redemption story arc than a zero to hero story arc. The reason I chose Encanto was because her character started off powerless through no fault of her own and later realises her power that she can use to help her family. So to me that is a zero to hero story arc. But if the protagonist is the cause of the problem then the act of fixing the problem is the character trying to make amends which to me is more align with a redemption story arc.

Run Lola Run one of my favorites

All the likes. This film was so much exciting and different. Do you javelin any recommendations for other films like this?

Seeing Red

The Strength of Water

Julia

Flashdance

Harsh statement, but tell us your movie suggestion now.

German films or more lead female roles?

Female lead films that capture the feel of Run Lola Run

The Craft (1996)

Hannah has some of that intensity with a different scenario

OK. Thanks for the rec