Cinderella to Wonder Woman 1984: 5 movies where women play protagonists

First Published Aug 26, 2021, 5:42 PM IST

Here are 5 movies about heroines stealing the limelight and being their own ‘heroes’. These movies, you can watch at your home on popular OTT platforms

Movies featuring women as protagonists and playing the lead roles build up confidence, trust and are a strong re-enforcer for all the viewers, especially the young ladies and lil girls, to flourish for being themselves. Here are 5 movies about heroines stealing the limelight and being their own ‘heroes’. These movies you can watch at you home on popular OTT platforms 

Black Widow: This Marvel and Agent Romanoff are back again with a new movie, Black Widow. This movie will focus on Natasha Romanoff’s past and her journey from being a girl to becoming the Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johansson. Natasha will surely give us chills down the spine with her good looks, seducing voice, on-point acting skills and highly intense action sequences. 

Cruella: The movie is running on Disney+ Hotstar. The film is directed by Craig Gillespie, starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson in lead roles. Cruella shows that not all protagonists are heroes, but some are mad and crazy to elevate our adrenaline rush. If you love comedy, drama, crime, madness, thrill, this film is a must-watch.

Wonder Woman 1984: This movie is also a must-watch that is running on Amazon Prime Video. The movie features Gal Gadot. The film has many intense action scenes and on-point dialogue delivery. This movie will make you ‘wonder’ if there is something a woman can’t do? 

Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey this film is streaming on Netflix and is the one and the only antidote to the Joker. Watching Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn is a treat and her madness is unimaginable and unparalleled. Harley Quinn is badass, crazy humour, and she takes our breath away.

Cinderella: The story has been an evergreen fairytale and has fascinated children for decades. There are multiple versions of this magical story, but this latest movie, directed by Kay Cannon, stars Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver and Billy Porter in pivotal roles, will have a twist. Cinderella will be released on September 03, 2021 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. 

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