Female action heroes are here to stay, and they're no longer just sex icons. Now, we get to watch fierce, empowered women in action, and we think that's hot!
Women-fronted films, especially in the action genre, are severely outnumbered by those of men. But things are slowly changing, and the age of female badasses dominating action movies is here! From Black Widow to Imperator Furiosa, these heroines have set the temperatures soaring with their lithe physicality and left an indelible mark on cinema. Here are our favorite action stars who walked the line between alluring and powerful and kicked their way to different kinds of women representation.