Asami ( Audition)įor a Japanese film, Audition (or Ōdishon) did incredibly well among Western viewers. Related: The 15 Best Female Anti-Heroes in Movies, Ranked 7. Some disliked Monster's portrayal of victims as villains, but when the killer is the protagonist, obviously it's going to be shown from her point of view! In Monster, director Patty Jenkins takes us through the tumultuous decade leading up to her trial.Ĭharlize Theron's performance was the focal point of praise in this empathetic crime biopic, cited as "one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema" by top critic Roger Ebert.Ĭhristina Ricci also stars as a semi-fictionalized version of Aileen's girlfriend, who is "cluelessly dim" against Aileen's unstable behavior. Aileen was arrested in 1991 and found guilty for six counts of murder. But Aileen had noble motives: she was targeting her male clients from when she was a street prostitute. Aileen Wuornos ( Monster)Ĭharlize Theron made herself unrecognizable by plucking her brows, frying her hair, and bloating out to depict real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos. It's a goose chase we tag along with, and the red herrings and ominous ending make Basic Instinct an engaging puzzle for us to solve, with Catherine at the center as she plays us all. Affairs, murderers, and crime novels that parallel reality all lead Detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) on a wild goose chase. Unclear sexualities mix with unclear motives and unclear feelings. Paul Verhoeven's neo-noir erotic thriller received mixed reviews at the time, but is now considered a milestone for queer cinema. She's the prime suspect behind her boyfriend's death, but she's even able to seduce the detective leading the homicide case. Catherine Tramell ( Basic Instinct)Ĭatherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) is a master of using her sexuality to get out of trouble. Related: The 10 Best Body Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked 9. Critics, however, adored Julia Ducournau's feature debut-and she was the second female director to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes. (Yep, you read that right!) But as silly as that sounds, Titane is actually quite serious.Īgathe Rousselle knocks it out of the park as a murderer on the run, putting herself through agony to hide her metal-baby bump.įrench cinema is king of the bizarre and avant-garde, and Titane certainly isn't to everyone's taste. Showgirl Alexia had a titanium plate fitted into her head as a kid, and she later gives birth to a baby that's half car. Titane embraces what the subgenre is about: grotesque mutilations, weird diseases, even zombification. There are tens -maybe even hundreds-of horror subgenres out there, and one of those subgenres is body horror. Related: The 15 Best Serial Killer Movies of All Time, Ranked 10. And don't forget that Quentin Tarantino wrote the screenplay, which tells you how bloody it gets. The sensationalism and questionable themes in Natural Born Killers weren't there purely for entertainment-director Oliver Stone used them to critique modern media. She had a bad childhood, so that makes up for it, right? Lewis later explained how the project was perfect for her at the time because she was going through a "nihilistic rite of passage phase." Oh, and she also murders 52 people in a killing spree. Played by Juliette Lewis (alongside Woody Harrelson), Mallory is a lovably manic redneck who beats any man who tries to touch her. Mallory Wilson Knox is technically one half of a serial killer duo, but she definitely steals the show. David Slade directs this controversial psychological thriller. Murder is never okay, but when Hayley starts prepping for a castration operation, we couldn't help but cheer. This time, he messages the wrong one.Įlliot Page was only 17 years old and a relatively new kid on the block when he gave his impressive performance as Hayley, keeping up with-and even surpassing-his co-star Patrick Wilson with his screen presence. In Hard Candy, her target is a 32-year-old photographer who uses chatrooms to flirt with teenage girls. Sure, she seems young and naïve, but she's actually a well-researched vigilante who's clamping down on sexual predators. Hayley Stark is a 14-year-old killer with a conscience. Here are our picks for the best female killers and murderers-real and fictional-throughout cinema history. Over the past few decades, we've seen more female characters take the lead in kill-heavy plots. The latest buzz around Netflix's Jeffrey Dahmer series starring Evan Peters as the notorious cannibal killer? Yeah, that says it all.īut where do women fit into all of this? From No Country for Old Men to The Silence of the Lambs, men have always been the most notorious of killers in cinema. upcomingregionalsection.cms?parentid=61017241&genere=*:* /upcomingregionalsection.Everybody loves a good serial killer (not literally, of course).
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