What are some films with "angry" female characters?

Thelma and Louise

Fatal Attraction
Erin Brockovich
The Brave One

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The War of the Roses

Kill Bill

Attack of the 50 ft Woman

Aliens
Serenity

Star Wars (Carrie Fisher)

The Color Purple (Both Whoopie Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey)

Kathy Bates in “Misery.” I love that film, she is the alltime best angry psycho. lol

Oh. And how could I have forgotten: Hard Candy

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Oh yes! That little girl was amazingly evil. lol

The Wizard of Oz

Monster

Single White Female?

Sarah Connor- Terminator

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Although, she has every right to be angry.

Sigourney Weaver in the Alien movies. (Can’t believe I forgot this)

This is for theater? Try Sophia’s Choice.

But, truthfully, if it’s for theater, don’t watch movies just to copy the actresses you see on screen. You won’t be feeling the emotion that you need to make the character authentic. If you watch movies—pause the movie mid-emotion and analyze WHY the actress is feeling that emotion.

For anger—think about all the different types of anger. Screaming fits is only one type. There’s also quiet anger, bottled up rage, cynicism and sarcasm, malicious anger, numbness (anger that has destroyed itself), angry despair—- anger is not just a facial expression and a vocal tone—it’s a very multilayered and complex emotion. It can motivate but it also can deaden.

Sophia’s Choice is a good movie with an angry woman who was not able to express her anger. Another multilayered angry woman is Signourey Weaver in Death and the Maiden—you want to see true anger for 2 hours, that’s the movie to watch.

Avoid just copying the mannerisms. Study the emotion itself.

thanks @linguaphile , I’m not copying, but it’s good to watch movies once in a while which has characters similar to your character. Of course they are different characters, and I live in my character rather than copying etc. I’ll watch Sophia’s Choice. and your second paragraph was really helpful!

Another good one is ”‘night, Mother.” Creepy anger.

Good luck! Let us know how this project goes!

Play Misty for Me

Mommy dearest
Sleeping Beauty
Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix

@SmashTheState I just finished Hard Candy. I couldn’t breath the whole time. Oh my gee sus.

Rosengurtle Baumgartener anyone?

Yes she’s ridiculous. I always figured she was a parody of the oft maligned, but rarely spotted feminazi. Or maybe it’s serious. It’s Poe’s law so I’m going with the alternative that I find amusing.

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane

Kill Bill. Definitely, Kill Bill.

Do not copy a monologue from a movie for a theatre class (unless this is the specific assignment).

@Jaltcoh well duh… read the question; I say I have an angry monologue. I already do. and it is from plays. it’s just nice to see actresses acting similar characters.

I was thinking “Doubt”. Hell knows no fury like an angry nun.

For humor, maybe the Bette Midler role in Ruthless People

Maureen O’Hara in The Quiet Man.

@filmfann Doubt was intense.

Girl Interrupted
Monster
Nuts

Miss Piggy from the Muppets.

Hard Candy

B’Elanna Torres

Vicky Christina Barcelona

The Witches of Eastwick

Rebecca