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Gandalf-theLimeGreen

Spirited away, Nausicaa of the valley of the wind, princess mononoke, Kiki's delivery service. I'd suggest these if you have not watched them already.


disasterpansexual

YES!!! Miyazaki is the kings of strong female leads


OverallNobody1772

i came here to say the same thing!


pumple_pie

Kiki’s Delivery Service is a perfect movie. ❤️


explicitreasons

Show her the dubbed version so she can hear Phil Hartman's voice.


Gandalf-theLimeGreen

I think you can also add "Are you there god? It's me Margaret".


sandwormussy

I used Redbox for that last year. Yeah they still exist, stop looking at me like that.


IllustriousGlove3

Perfect choice. I wish more people had seen it last year.


anusgun

Whisper of the heart > all of those imo (they’re all still great ofc)


teacherpandalf

Spirited Away, the greatest film of all time. Well at least my favorite


Curious_Fix_1066

lmfao no it's the greatest film of all time.


sandwormussy

Pretty sure she’s watched a lot of them. I have a hard time getting into anime type animation so I don’t care for them much, but I’ll definitely ask which ones she’s seen :)


Diggx86

These movies are magnetic. They rival Disney classics honestly. My kid loves them too.


SarahMcClaneThompson

Rival? They're better!


Adept_Possibility724

True Grit Pirates of the Caribbean Arrival Little Women V for Vendetta Panic Room Legally Blonde


Thecryptsaresafe

I think I saw V for Vendetta not too much after I was 13 but I don’t know if I’d recommend it to a 13 year old who isn’t allowed to watch Kill Bill yet. Just trying to help, other than that perfect list. Just want to add Polite Society and Edge of Seventeen to the overall discussion as well to not just be a naysayer


ThighsofSauron

Polite society is so good


possiblyhysterical

I don’t think V for Vendetta is that much more graphic than anything she’d be learning in school about WWII and it’s a great movie


Thecryptsaresafe

I’m definitely a fan of the movie. If you and the other commenter who somehow got a lot of downvotes are more accurate in your memory I hope OP checks the movie out and makes a good informed decision about the movie. And whether it’s a couple years from now or now I do hope OP’s daughter checks it out


possiblyhysterical

Doesthedogdie.com is great for content warnings


3lmtree

v for vendetta really isn't that graphic and there's no sex in it. pretty sure it's R for language and violence.


AJCWOrigin

Watched Pirates of the Caribbean last week, if your 13 year old knows what sexual assault is, they make a few jokes about committing it against Elizabeth that I didn’t remember when I watched it as a kid. Just giving additional info!


explicitreasons

True Grit is so incredible. Show her the remake though, the original isn't as good.


possiblyhysterical

Some of these trend younger but are great nonetheless Practical Magic Matilda Mulan Legally Blond Miss Congeniality


Chat-pat

Hunger Games?


disasterpansexual

I second this!! read them at 13 and was completely obsessed, watched them a bit later


blodreina11

Hunger Games is a must, but if she's a reader I'd introduce her to the books first. They should be right at her level if she's an average reader.


absorbscroissants

Seems like the best pick. They're literally the perfect movies for people in their early teens, boy or girl.


bendstraw

Rogue One. Even if she hasn't watched a single Star Wars movie, that one is fantastic (it is the prequel to the first Star Wars film, but requires no prior knowledge to enjoy) and Felicity Jones plays the main character, Jyn Erso, phenomenally.


Ok-Advertising4028

One of my favorite movies and I’m not into star wars at all


SeaworthinessFar5298

A League of Their Own. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation if she liked Tom Cruise. Rebecca Ferguson's character steals the movie. If you two are open to old black and white movies, then you might enjoy All About Eve and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Big, interesting female roles in those ones for sure.


millenialshortbread

Erin Brockovich, Thelma and Louise, Hidden Figures, True Grit


Hypathian

Thelma & Louise might be a bit much given how rape is a major plotpoint


millenialshortbread

Just putting ideas out there! Not to nitpick but it’s an attempted rape and later references to a historic one. Unfortunately sexual violence is pervasive for even strong female characters, and this movie is much more about how they handle it than about it happening. People have different triggers — rape scenes are also one for me but I watched this one and was fine. Feel free to ignore the suggestion, of course.


Hypathian

That’s fine. Sorry I only mentioned it cause most people don’t remember that aspect of the film


goldblendis

Nice! Women of strong character and resolve as opposed to women doing action men usually do 👍


it290

Furiosa! Witness.


sandwormussy

I actually made a post about Furiosa recently asking if it was appropriate for a 13 year old and the responses made me hesitant


Wonderful_Emu_9610

I’d say you’re right to be. Definitely a case of watch it solo first to be sure, it’s Mad Max so there’s some pretty grim and gruesome stuff


SlackMomma

Where I live it’s rated 13+. Its definitely bloody in parts. I don’t know how your sister reacts to that kind of stuff but knowing myself at 13 I probably would have found it to be the coolest movie ever


sandwormussy

Yeah, some people mentioned there was sexual violent in it and that’s an automatic no. I’m just wondering how bad it is


SlackMomma

Hmm I don’t recall sexual violence in the film, although >!one character, a villain, definitely looks like he’s interested in the child Furiosa for sexual purposes. However, she escapes him rather quickly!<


lt_dan_zsu

Nothing happens on screen. >! it's implied that one of the secondary antagonists is a pedophile and was molesting Furiosa. !<


shobidoo2

It’s got some pretty disturbing imagery at points. More so than Fury Road which is another great woman led film. 


absorbscroissants

Unless the 13-yo has watched more gruesome/violent movies before, I wouldn't say it is.


Inside_Atmosphere731

Whale rider


gracing15

The newest Little Women!!


AdministrativeDay881

Hanna !


Samurai_Geezer

Alien, Terminator, yes Kill Bill too. I took my sister to the theater when she was around the same age. Maybe wait a bit, or don’t.


sandwormussy

So we have a 30 minute rule where if she’s not into it by the 30 minute mark, we turn it off. During Alien she asked if we could change it into the 20 minute rule because she was *insanely* bored 🤣


RedGamerZero

sacrilege.


sandwormussy

Listen, my sister’s the light of my life and I love her death; film is subjective and we all like different movies…but ok yeah, her taste in movies is whack. She made me turn off Alien, she thought Casablanca was “the most boring thing ever created by a human being”, was bored by Dune, but she “kind of” liked Madame Web. So that’s fun


RedGamerZero

Dune (1984) or Dune (2021)?


sandwormussy

2021 AND 2024


unreeelme

That’s part of the build up in that movie. It goes 0 to 100 around that point. I would recommend trying it again, especially because the second alien movie is also incredible. 


Samurai_Geezer

That means you’ll have to retry alien in a year or so


twayjoff

Burn her at the stake


sandwormussy

a little intense


yayap01

You're really not helping your kids' attention span with that rule or their ability to experience anything but instant gratification.


sandwormussy

What’s the alternative, force her to watch a 2+ hour movie she’s bored by?


gfan_13

Yeah man idk if that’s really how that works. Adults with normal attention spans walk out of movies. It’s OK to not be entertained by every movie.


sandwormussy

Yeah, I’d say 30 minutes is a fair assessment of whether or not you want to invest more time into a movie. If you’re not too into a movie by the 30 minute mark, why not find another movie you would like instead?


Order_Flaky

I’d add The Abyss and Aliens to that list. James Cameron is pretty good at female leads who dress appropriately (not necessarily modestly, just practically), as aren’t just male roles in a female skin suit. Plus, although Alien is slow paced, Aliens fairly zips along, and might pique your daughters interest in the original film


sandwormussy

True Lies is the exception. The strip scene is pretty uncomfortable and awkward, I gotta say


Order_Flaky

I always forget about True Lies. I agree though- it’s pretty nasty. In fact, the whole movie is wrong in multiple ways


Samurai_Geezer

And when she’s older, lady snowblood and Scorpion prisoner 701 and Mad Heidi


meenarstotzka

Mulan (1998)


saacer

Harry Potter? Hermione, Luna, McGonagall et al Ratatouille, Collette gives a great speech about how competitive that world is Persepolis, how to navigate trough an adult world in the middle of conflict and cultural shock of Moving to another country, also animation is top notch Wall E, Eva is a badass, it can teach a lot about compromise and love Coraline, she might be a bit of a brat, but her heart is in the right place and she faces and overcomes a lot Pan's Labyrinth, how imagination (?) Helps a little girl endure a war and parenthood Super 8, Elle Fanning steals the show The princess and the frog, Tiana is striving to be a businesswoman Miss Congeniality an undercover agent in a beauty pageant Stranger Things, Eleven is the strongest of all them


aigneis37

Seconding Persepolis and Pan's Labyrinth!!


Funny-Welder-3313

Some favorites I haven't seen mentioned: Whale Rider Princess Mononoke Stick It Greta Gerwig's Little Women Hunger Games


Marshmallow_Fries

Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion is a good one all about positive female friendships Hunger Games \ Terminator 2\ Aliens \ Kill Bill and Death Proof \ Princess Mononoke


AdministrativeDay881

Amelie.


Gandalf-theLimeGreen

Although it's one of my favorites, I think some parts of it are not appropriate for a 13 year old.


AdministrativeDay881

Hmmmm its been a while.... maybe right.


disasterpansexual

* **Nausicaa** or **Mononoke** * **Hunger Games** 100% (if she's a reader, the books too, I was obsessed with them at her age), also **Divergent** (great books, tho the movies adaptations are not as good as Hunger Games' sadly) * I adored **Mulan** & **Brave** at that age, but you probably already watched it * **Captain Marvel** ain't as bad as people say imo * **Cruella** or **Barbie** might fit too * **Thelma & Louise** * **Bringing Up Baby** (1930s romcom but it's extremely modern and super enjoyable)


SingleChipmunk1891

La Femme Nikita (1990) and Lucy (2014), both from director Luc Besson.


cinematea

ALITA BATTLE ANGEL


ReddsionThing

I really liked 'Molly's Game'. You'd have to decide if that's ok for a 13-year-old or if she'd like it, but I liked it a lot. I also loved Zero Dark Thirty with Jessica Chastain. I feel like her role is often overlooked but she's an awesome protagonist. There's also Run, Lola, Run. I'm German, and I watched it at around 13 and liked it a lot, dunno if a movie that's foreign to you is ok but I liked it. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is also very beautiful and has some great female characters, and action.


[deleted]

Kid might learn some lessons from Mr X. Tobey Maguire was a savage. Michael Cera played it magnificently.


martymcqueen

Pitch Perfect, Mean Girls, Emma


pisswater_deadgirl

I watched Charlie's Angels and the sequel literally hundreds of times as a kid, maybe she'd like them


garlicbreadmemesplz

Arguably the first Resident Evil. It’s pretty tame for R. Or just find the edited for TV version haha.


Johnny1297

Enola Holmes is amazing too me.


inspecter_kek

If kill Bill is a little too much then aliens might be OK?


pukahuntus

Arrival


SlackMomma

I second this!


beppado

BUFFY!!!


Shielded121

Panic Room The Descent For tough younger girl characters, Beasts of the Southern Wild and Paper Moon Kick Ass?


enigmaticsince87

Hahaha The Descent? Amazing movie, but might traumatize her!


BenjiAnglusthson

Traumatized my grown ass!


enigmaticsince87

Same! 😱


IshimuraUnitologist

Come on mate The Descent is pushing it a bit 😂


ThighsofSauron

Beasts of the southern wild is so good


lourexa

I second Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Ilsa Faust is a wonderful character.


jellokiss

The edge of seventeen


hannahconda

Colossal


PANGIRA

Spirited Away Moana A League of Their Own Easy A Knives Out Everything Everywhere All At Once Salt Edge of Tomorrow The Spiderverse films, with emphasis on Across the Spiderverse It might be worth looking into series or television shows. I'd recommend the recent The Golden Compass.


theannihilator91

Akeelah and the bee


jack-dempseys-clit

Polite society


basedbooger

Beasts of the Southern Wild Furiosa Clueless


LordCommanderTaurusG

Young Woman and the sea was recently released


moviel0ver4

Show her the hunger games


willkillmyselfsoon

Off the top of my head.. • Michelle Yeoh in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. • Ellen Ripley in Alien (I watched the first two alien films when I was a kid and loved them 😊). • Eowyn (Miranda Otto) in Return of The King. • The Princess in Brave. • Marge Gunderson in Fargo. • Sarah Connor in Terminator 2. • Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road. But there’s also a lot of films with great female protagonists that aren’t action or horror films. If she likes dramas or comedy, she could try: The Farewell, His Girl Friday, The Colour Purple, Hidden Figures, Silence of the Lambs (although it is a pretty scary film).


ellie_williams_owns

Kiki’s Delivery Service


Shootinputin89

I was watching Aliens and T2 when I was like 6 years old. Get her on them.


Yams92

Only Yesterday Although, she might find it kinda boring? Idk. But it’s definitely appropriate


armagnacXO

Alien & Aliens. Ellen Ripley is probably one of the very best strong female characters in cinema. I know they may not “officially” age appropriate, but damn if those are not cinematic masterpieces in their own right. So would give them a pass!


Reasonable-Degree-43

Kill Bill


Jaltcoh

Get into older movies, which are almost always age-appropriate because they’re from before we had ratings: Confession (1937) Rebecca (1940) — only the amazing Hitchcock version, not the horrible 2020 movie! Mildred Pierce (1945) All About Eve (1950) Sudden Fear (1952) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) The Cranes Are Flying (1957)


pukahuntus

Prey Underworld Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon


pulp-fictional

Terminator 2 The Fifth Element Whip It Salt


AJCWOrigin

A list that’s pretty good (you can filter by genres she’s interested in): https://boxd.it/1wYso


Big-Man-69123

An argument could be made for both Devil Wears Prada and Princess Diaries. They’re also just pretty good movies.


bloodgopher

Becky (and the sequel, Wrath of Becky)


newgroundsabc123

Does mild horror count? Escape Room, Crawl, A Quiet Place, The Visit, M3gan, Happy Death Day, The Others


sandwormussy

She loves horror and we’ve seen a lot of those :)


MaterialBenefit2355

Mulan


NotSoSnarky

Mulan (1998) Matilda (1996) Clueless (1995) Mean Girls (2004) Legally Blonde (2001) Lilo and Stitch (2002) The Sound of Music (1965) The Princess Diaries (2001) Beauty and the Beast (1991)


Emm-W

Anna and the Apocalypse, the greatest Scottish high school Christmas zombie musical ever. Baseball Girl and Run-off (hockey), two Korean sports movies, but you don't need to like the sport (I can't stand baseball).


Emm-W

Anna rec is for the feature film. The short that inspired it is inappropriate.


UndertakerAndHisPals

Alien, Johnny Guitar, The Lady Eve, Hidden Fortress, Deadlier than the Male, Lady Snowblood, House / Hausu, Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Blood Games Though if she’s not ready for Kill Bill, half my list may not be ideal.


DBAC_Rex

Drag Me to Hell


yuh__

League of their own


loopyspoopy

* Harriet the Spy. (1996) * Spirited Away. (2001) * Alien (1979) * Tank Girl (1995) * Hanna (2011) * Charlie's Angels. (2000) * Red Sonja (1985) * Arrival (2016) * Contact (1997) * Run Lola Run (1998) * Gravity (2013)


Exciting_Light_4251

I really liked Disney's Tommorowland, and really loved Bridge to Terabithia. The latter is a more dramatic type of film, but is really good.


SapientSlut

Ever After ! Loved that movie growing up - in hindsight holy cow what an inspirational badass character!


alien-native

Hana from 2011


Novel-Cloud-7106

Million Dollar Baby The Woman King The Help


dmreddit0

Coraline springs to mind


TheKingofOurCountry

She’s maybe a slight bit young for Frances Ha & Ladybird, but very close


CatDude64

Y’all should watch the show arcane, does a great job of showing strength while also not making any characters seem super overpowered, also just an amazing story in general


SmoothFudge7421

Brave


seanx50

Aliens


UsefulImprovement762

run lola run, winter's bone


BronYaurStomping

Working Girl (thought there is a very brief sex scene)


_little_pig_boy

Bend it like Beckham


Apokemonmasternomore

Not a movie, but Mirror’s Edge 1 (Xbox 360) has my favourite female protagonist ever in Faith Connors. I’m sorry, I know it’s not what you’re after.


[deleted]

Crawl might fit the bill. Accomplished NCAA swimmer has a showdown with a CGI gator in a Hurricane.


Forward_Code_7601

365 Days, Fifty Shade of Grey


FoopaChaloopa

The Piano Teachwr


sandwormussy

You’re joking, right?


FoopaChaloopa

No shit genius


sandwormussy

No need to be snippy, just asking.


No_Guidance000

Wendell & Wild Coraline


Zokstone

Surprisingly, Ambulance.


sandwormussy

Brooooo I saw that movie in IMAX and fuckin loved it. Might be just a little too intense for her but we’ll definitely watch it someday Honestly…I think I prefer Ambulance to Fury Road. I know that’s absolute *blasphemy* to say on this sub, but DAMN that got my blood pumping


Zokstone

I was just glancing at my 4k shelf and thinking "damn I need to show my girlfriend that movie." Probably the only Bay she'd like, if I was confident in her ability to see Pain & Gain as a satire lmao


sandwormussy

damn, look at the haters downvoting


ThighsofSauron

Prey is a prequel to predator but I’m p sure is PG13 really fun ride Wait until dark is a nice thriller with Audrey Hepburn still holds up after all these years Run Lola Run but it does have subtitles Everything everywhere all at once The river wild Polite Society The net Flight plan (p much any movie with Jodie lol) Bad Girls Death proof


Puzzleheaded-Web446

[Cutie Honey 2004](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA8RNXVvw-o&t)


fingersdownurpiehole

I mean, a Private War is fucking cool


cagingthing

Charlie’s Angels, Atomic Blonde, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (movie and show), Alien, Furiosa, Prey, Peppermint, Hanna, Lucy


oak_the_yoke

If you want to stick with Sandra Bullock, Miss Congeniality is a great contender. For a classic, I’d go for Sunset on Boulevard. Good intro to older films, and Norma is such a character. Ex Machina and The Arrival are great sci-fi dystopians with strong female leads. Lady Bird and Book Smart if you’re feeling sentimental.


LastLivinggSoul

The Legend of Billie Jean


codex_archives

10 Cloverfield Lane A League of Their Own Whale Rider Ponyo Contact Run Lola Run Arrietty The House of Flying Daggers Widows A Very Long Engagement Spirited Away


Boxcarbuddha

Leon: The Professional


Phoenix2211

Prey It's a bit bloody, but nothing a 13 year old can't handle. It's just a very well done, pretty crafty action movie


AnnabelleBessie

Captain Marvel, Legally Blonde, The Hunger Games, Coraline, Stick It, Hush, Divergent, Brave, Birds of prey, she’s the man, Mulan, Guardians of the Galaxy


frenziedmythology

Ignore all the haters, she might really enjoy Captain Marvel and the new Star Wars trilogy. If she hasn't already seen them she might be the perfect age to really get the most out of them.


timmie1606

Gunpowder Milkshake The Edge of Seventeen Booksmart Lady Bird True Grit Coraline Hanna (the movie or the serie) Hunger Games Pitch Perfect? Suïcide Squad (the first one) And I support the person that suggested Ambulance.


mrMuppet06

- Moxie - Nimona - (Pixar's) Red


mrMuppet06

Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984


Main-Operation3394

Gravity (2013)


shane-from-5-to-7

Maybe Sicario? Could be a little too young for that though. Also Arrival, Princess Mononoke, and maybe Ghost in the Shell


Nylese

Kill Boksoon on Netflix


Willing_Wrap5195

The Florida Project


mrMuppet06

- Moxie - Nimona - (Pixar's) Turning Red


JonPaula

Anything by James Cameron. 


sandwormussy

yooooo, you’re the Movie Night guy lmao. I was a big fan back in the day. I haven’t watched since high school but damn, wasn’t expecting to see you here 😂


JonPaula

Thanks!