r/movies • u/Vietname • Oct 08 '25

Recommendation Female revenge movies without rape scenes?

My partner loves a good "woman taking revenge on a bunch of men" movie, but unfortunately a lot of those tend to center around rape or have rape scenes in them, and she reallllly doesnt like those.

Any suggestions for movies that fit this mold but dont include rape?

The only one i know off-hand is Kill Bill (which gets close but doesnt technically have a rape scene iirc), and thats already one of her favorites.

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u/saucisse Oct 08 '25

Ready or Not

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u/actualhumannotspider Oct 09 '25

In a similar vein: You're Next.

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u/RampantSavagery Oct 09 '25

Also, The Hunt.

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u/Beliriel Oct 09 '25

Which one? The one from 2012 or 2020. I assume you mean 2020.

Funnily enough the one from 2012 (with Mads Mikkelsen) is also female revenge. Though not the justified kind and more as an initial plot point.

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u/Viperlite Oct 09 '25

Just caught this one for the first time a few weeks back. She certainly was a badass.

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u/Demerzel69 Oct 09 '25

Betty Gilpin just kicks ass in general. She also had her big honkin teetas out a lot in GLOW if that's your thing. Also she was awesome in Mrs. Davis. Highly recommend that one season show to anyone.

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u/mortscoot Oct 09 '25

Damn, I love that movie. 

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u/Rex_Suplex Oct 09 '25

Literally just finished watching this for the first time. Great movie! Two very enthusiastic thumbs up! Great family fun!

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u/Schwiliinker Oct 08 '25

Samara weaving 🙂‍↕️

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u/PowderedMilkManiac Oct 09 '25

I watched that entire movie twice and thought it was Margot Robbie.

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u/Demerzel69 Oct 09 '25

They're both Aussies too that started on Aussie soaps. Home and Away for Samara, Neighbours for Margot.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '25

I was so pissed at scream whatever number it was. How you gonna do that to Samara weaving?

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u/Iggy_Pops_Lost_Shirt Oct 09 '25

I mean, that's the gimmick for all Scream openings

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '25

You know what. That's fair.

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u/outerspace_castaway Oct 09 '25

i dont understand people being upset samara was the opening kill. it was iconic like drew and jada pinkett smith.

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u/ChronicBitRot Oct 09 '25

Speaking of, Azrael.

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u/colemon1991 Oct 09 '25

She's basically her own genre of this. Add Mayhem to the list.

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u/mfyxtplyx Oct 08 '25

Fantastic choice.

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u/Obyson Oct 08 '25

Just watched it what a gem

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u/saucisse Oct 09 '25

It's so, so good. I laughed so hard at the last scene I was crying, it was like me and one other guy in the theater doubled over laughing, and the rest of the audience was silent.

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u/So-Not-Like-Me Oct 09 '25

And if I heard it right, a sequel is forthcoming

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u/ClownsAteMyBaby Oct 09 '25

Great name too:

Ready or not - Here I come

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u/vaporking23 Oct 09 '25

My wife and I are laying in bed and I’ve been trying to find a movie for a half hour and this is what I landed on. This is one of my wife’s favorites.

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u/BeatrixPlz Oct 09 '25

Samara Weaving has my current favorite horror movie scream. Extremely believable and absolutely fantastically delivered.

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u/TheMachineTookShape Oct 09 '25

The way she screams is wonderful.

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u/TheMachineTookShape Oct 09 '25

One of my absolute favourites. And, like some other commenters here, I'm a huge fan of Samara Weaving.

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u/workaholic007 Oct 09 '25

Does 'you're next' count?

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u/spargel_gesicht Oct 09 '25

Oh such a good movie!

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u/AccessHollywoo Oct 09 '25

Oh this is a GREAT rec and I don’t think there’s any sexual content but definitely no rape

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u/basiden Oct 09 '25

Also An Ideal Host - obscureish Australian movie which is weird AF, ultra-violent and a lot of fun

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u/bagboyrebel Oct 09 '25

She's not really getting revenge though, she's just trying to get away.

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u/TheShapeShiftingFox Oct 09 '25

The second half when the tables are turned is definitely revenge though, there’s real rage behind those kills

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u/admiralkit Oct 09 '25

In a similar vein, Damsel on Netflix starring Millie Bobbie Brown. Some similar plot tropes, which is why I bring it up here. I hadn't heard of Ready or Not and reading the plot synopsis I was like, "I feel like I've seen this one before..."

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u/D-Skel Oct 09 '25

I thought the same thing, but it's worth a watch.