Female Rage Is Tough To Depict Accurately In Film — But Here Are 20 Movies That Did So Flawlessly

While some films can depict "female rage" in a superficial and stereotypical way, there are some movies that authentically knock it out of the park.

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So, when I saw Reddit user u/MyPrimordialSoup ask the r/AskWomen community: "What is one film you think depicts female anger accurately?" I had to share the answers. Here's a small list below.

1."Gone Girl. Specifically the 'cool girl' monologue."

—u/shymilkshakes

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2."Hidden Figures. The scene when he asks why it took so long to go to the bathroom and back."

—u/LorraineC94

"This is a masterpiece. Taraji P. Henson delivered it so incredibly well!!"

—u/GirlSailor14

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3."Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

—u/dinomiteous

"Fucking awesome movie."

—u/Doucevie

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4."There are some moments/speeches from Angela Bassett (Queen Ramonda) in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which are incredible, although rage mixed with anguish."

—u/ladysnaxalot

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5."Promising Young Woman."

—u/covert_wooper

"This has become my comfort movie recently. It’s my revenge fantasy against every man who said something horrible to me, who made me feel uncomfortable, took advantage of me, made me trust them, and betrayed that trust. Ugh, I love it."

—u/strawberrynausea

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6."I like The Break-Up. Jennifer Aniston’s character did a great job of illustrating how women can get frustrated in a relationship even when they like the guy."

—u/dont-forget-to-smile

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7."Girl, Interrupted was probably the first movie I saw that portrayed female rage and mental illness in a sympathetic light. It really stuck with me."

—u/_catsimp

"Dude, same. That movie reverse-funneled my self-image if that makes sense. Virgin Suicides hit some nails, but the screaming rebellion was really palpable in Girl, Interrupted, and I finally felt like I wasn’t the first young lady to violently lose her shit."

—u/lanieloo

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8."Set It off."

—u/NoFox1391

"The entire cast was phenomenal! Set It off was the film that first made me fall in love with Queen Latifah’s work. She has a genuine edginess to her that was front and center for that role. She brings it to everything she does in her career, but she has a balance of grace that has inspired me since childhood."

—u/Syzygy_872

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9."Steel Magnolias."

—u/throw_away5430

"When Clairee tells M’Lynn to hit Ouiser, I go from crying to laughing to crying all over again."

—u/kitkatobuildadreamon

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10."Enough. J.Lo’s performance is perfect."

—u/CapnSeabass

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11."First Wives Club, especially Diane Keaton’s character, who tried so hard to be supportive and kind and kept getting shat on by life. Her blow-ups were particularly well-deserved."

—u/princessawesomepants

"Love this movie so much. One of my favorite parts is when her daughter is showing him into the mom's office, and she taps her dad and says, 'Oh, and daddy — I’m a lesbian. A big one.'"

—u/jeannieor725

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12."Angela Bassett in Waiting to Exhale takes the cake."

—u/loftyLo

"I love her in that film!! That scene where she takes all his clothes and throws all of them in the car and just sets it on fire."

—u/Content_Pool_1391

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13."Hereditary."

—u/bingobr0nson

“'With that fucking FACE on your face' was masterfully delivered.

Obligatory I LOVE YOU, BINGO BRONSON!"

—u/NOTORIOUS_BLT

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14."Not quite rage per se, but in the scene in Princess Kaguya (a Ghibli film). After a man dies in pursuit of her hand in marriage, she breaks everything around her and runs back to her hometown in a streak of destruction across the countryside. The film is animated, and this scene is drawn with mostly strokes of thick black charcoal, and it really shows the raw emotion of anger, sorrow, and frustration. The whole scene felt like a very realistic reaction as well as an accurate portrayal of the anger inside of women."

—u/cryselephantine

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15."Thelma & Louise! Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis were amazing in the movie and perfectly cast."

—u/Every_Vanilla_3778

"This is my answer as well. The badassery of those two is legendary."

—u/bippityboppitybooboo

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16."The Dressmaker is an excellent, gorgeous film that depicts female anger and vengeance."

—u/Migraine_Megan

"Absolutely! Kate Winslet is just so good at showing grief in a realistic way!!"

—u/MyPrimordialSoup

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17."I’m gonna have to go with Ripley from the Aliens movies. She’s a calm, cool, and collected, competent female professional with a perfect amount of righteous indignation at the inhumane callousness of her corporate handlers, and that epic 'get away from her, you bitch!' mama bear instinct will always stand out to me."

—u/Moon_Gurl22

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18."G.I. Jane, when she finally tells them: 'Suck my dick!'"

—u/Granny_knows_best

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19."I like Florence Pugh’s monologue as Amy in Little Women to Teddy about being a woman at that time. I thought that was excellently done. The whole film isn’t about that. But that scene was A+."

—u/thememorist

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20."Rage comedy: Bridesmaids."

—u/manicmonday76

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