Favorite Final Girl Movies
My definition: A final girl movie is one where a tough female lead learns fast and kicks ass to become one of the last people standing.
Alien
Aliens
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Terminator
Terminator 2
Midsommar*
Prometheus
Romulus
Resident Evil (2002)
The Ring
Halloween
Barbarian
Resident Evil 2
Dawn of The Dead (2004)
Kill Bill Vol 1
Kill Bill Vol 2
Silent Hill
Wrong Turn
The Hunt
AVP
Mindhunters
Ghost Ship
Planet Terror
The Grudge
Ready or Not
Evil Dead (2013)
Heretic
Anaconda
Pulse
The Silence of the Lambs
Doctor Sleep
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2000)
Leatherface (2017)
Bring Her Back
Drag Me to Hell
Annihilation
The Descent
Prey
Black Christmas
Pan’s Labyrinth
Happy Death Day
Becky
Wrath of Becky
The Witch
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Cabin In The Woods
You’re Next
Psycho
Friday the 13th
Maxxxine
The Nun
Final Destination 2
Final Destination 3
Scream
Hellraiser
The Green Inferno
Descent 2
X
Sorority Row
The Hunger Games
Longlegs
Pandemic
Quarantine/[REC]*
The Evil Dead Rises
The Invasion
The Village
It Follows
Carrie
Ginger Snaps
Coraline
Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark
There’s Someone Inside Your House
No One Will Save You
Mama
The Birds
In A Violent Nature
Scary Movie 3
Oujiu
Companion
notes
*Quarantine is the American remake of [REC], while [REC] is the original Spanish film. The two movies are very similar, since Quarantine closely follows the plot and structure of [REC].
warning! Spoilers ahead
*For Midsommar: Dany doesn’t necessarily succeed in the traditional sense. She does a pretty good job of navigating the cult, but we also know that the cult is manipulating her throughout the film. So I wouldn’t say she "kicks ass" as much as she simply survives an incredibly difficult and traumatic situation.
-Madeline
