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10 Badass Female Characters That Need More Recognition

These females have great attitude and a fiery personality

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10 Badass Female Characters That Need More Recognition

There are a lot of badass female characters that are in movies. Here are some female characters that need more recognition. They have great attitudes and a lot of strength.

1. Mona Lisa Vito ("My Cousin Vinny")

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Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei) is in the movie "My Cousin Vinny." She is the finance of Vinny and is his partner throughout the case, Vinny is trying to win. Her attitude and style are amazing and she doesn't care about "talking like a lady." She's a character that is always talked down to even though she knows more than most of the characters. She shows them up with a bang.

2. Number Six ("I Am Number Four")

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Number Six (Teresa Palmer) is one of the numbers in the movie "I Am Number Four." She is strong, independent and fireproof (literally). Her character has a couple of appearances but mainly shows up at the end with one of the most badass scenes.

3. Slim Hiller ("Enough")

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Slim Hiller (Jennifer Lopez) is the main character of the 2002 movie "Enough." She is in an abusive relationship but then decides to leave it and takes her daughter with her. She ends up training herself how to fight and becomes the ultimate badass.

4. Mathilda ("Leon: The Professional")

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Mathilda (Natalie Portman) is from the film "Leon: The Professional." She is a young girl who loses everything and decides to join her neighbor in becoming an assassin. Although she doesn't do any killing of her own, she learns the rules and how to hold the weapons. Her personality and strength are what makes her such a badass and her style is iconic.

5. Marla Singer ("Fight Club")

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Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter) is in the movie "Fight Club" which is known as a cult classic. Whether or not Marla's character was a figment of the main characters head, her character's style and personality made her such a badass female character.

6. Penny Lane ("Almost Famous")

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Penny Lane (Kate Hudson) is from "Almost Famous." Her character is someone who follows bands and represents the year of 1973. Penny is a free-spirited and her carefree personality makes her such an amazing female character.

7. Alice ("Closer")

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Alice (Natalie Portman) is from the movie "Closer" and she is the mysterious girlfriend who is also a stripper. Her personality is very relatable. She tells lies to hide who she is in order to protect herself. Her style and her attitude makes her such a strong and badass female character.

8. Gillian Owens ("Practical Magic")

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Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman) is one of the Owen sisters in the movie "Practical Magic." Gillian is a witch who has great style and a badass attitude. She is carefree and wild but also very wise. Her character is badass and her strength is impeccable.

9. Luli McMullen ("Hick")

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Luli (Chloe Grace Mortez) is the main character of the movie "Hick" and is about a girl who runs away from a bad home life only to find another bad situation. Her personality is badass and her strength is amazing throughout her journey.

10. Rachel ("Coyote Ugly")

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Rachel (Bridget Moynahan) is one of the bar workers in the movie "Coyote Ugly". Her personality is full of fire and she is not someone to mess with. Although she starts off as tough towards Violet the main character, she ends up being a loyal friend as well.

All of these characters are strong and have a lot of fire and unique personalities. The movies these characters are in is worth the watch.

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