Movie Best movie with a female as the main character...

[Captain Sensible]

Tub girl.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Double Indemnity. Was Barbara Stanwyck or Fred McMurray the lead in that?

Barbara Stanwyck although his name is listed first
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036775/

EDIT: I should mention I asked mum...

 

[DB10]

Shoot me for saying this but Erin Brockovich has got to be mentioned.

 

[Squeak]

The Ring?

 

[The Dice Man]

Contact

 

[Crosby87]

Million Dollar Baby

I'd say Clint Eastwood's character was the main protagonist. There are a lot of movies with two leads, but we're after movies with the main lead that as a woman.

Although I could be wrong. I haven't seen it in a while.

 

[TigerFan]

Shoot me for saying this but Erin Brockovich has got to be mentioned.

don't worry, it was the first one that came to mind for me

and continuing on the embarrassing theme, The First Wives Club is most certainly worthy of a mention

 

[Kooley]

puberty blues

 

[Dry Rot]

Anyone for Kathleen Turner in "Body Heat"?

And there's always the the old BF favourite "The Weatherwoman"....

 

[finbarr]

Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me
Mulholland Drive.

 

[Magpiespower]

Can't believe that nobody's mentioned...

THELMA & LOUISE

Ridley Scott's best film.

 

[Embers]

Domino

 

[Hard Ball Get]

I'd say Clint Eastwood's character was the main protagonist. There are a lot of movies with two leads, but we're after movies with the main lead that as a woman.

Since I opened the thread I'm pretty sure I know what we are after

Some good suggestions so far however a lot of them are movies with female lead roles yet the movie stinks.
Thats the problem we had. We named a few some like the ones named already but we struggled to find quality movies.

 

[Kooley]

Can't believe that nobody's mentioned...

THELMA & LOUISE

Ridley Scott's best film.

great film but i don't think it's his best.

bladerunner by a whisker

 

[Mr Eagle]

The Long Kiss Goodnight

 

[Kenny_01]

Kill Bill for me.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Long Kiss Goodnight is a good one, modern movie with a believable performance.
Elektra - Jennifer Garner is a very good leading actor.

 

[kimirocks]

Amelie. Definately one of my favourite movies, Audrey Tatou is sensational.

 

[GrayNicolls]

Million Dollar Baby for me

most pr0n would qualify as well

 

[Jumpin' Jimmy]

Deep Throat

 

[Lidge]

Here's a few more. Not every one's 'cup of tea', but most on this list would have been nominated for or won Academy Awards.

Kill Bill Vol 1 & Vol 2
Alien/s
Jackie Brown
Million Dollar Baby
Erin Brokovich
Monster
Run Lola Run
Moulin Rouge
The Hours
Sophie's Choice
The Accused
Silence of the Lambs
Norma Rae
The Colour Purple
Driving Miss Daisy
Funny Girl
Mary Poppins
The Sound of Music
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Piano
Pretty Woman
Misery
Moonstruck

 

[-VC-]

The Birds (can't believe we got four pages without mentioning this one)
Psycho (this is really a split protagonist film because Marion Crane is in every scene until she gets killed half way through)

And they've already been mentioned but they jumped in my head once I saw this thread title:
Belle de Jour
Million Dollar Baby

 

[Kooley]

my brilliant career and flirting

 

[Philzsay]

My fav's would have to be between Aliens, Kill Bill and Silence of the Lambs.

Two others I can think of that havn't been mentioned are Panic Room and
Riverwild.

Funny how they all involve the lead woman confronting or avoiding violent men (or aliens).

 

[raskolnikov]

A lot of horror movies have a female as the main character:

A Nightmare on Elm St
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Scream
Dolores Claiborne
Carrie
Misery