Female lead action movies before alien(xxxx - 1979)
by hellvair87 | created - 09 Dec 2022 | updated - 09 Dec 2022 | PublicFeminists always say that there were no female action movies in the world until Alien:
This list proves the information wrong
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1. Foxy Brown (1974)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A voluptuous vigilante takes a job as a high-class prostitute to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.
Director: Jack Hill | Stars: Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Peter Brown, Terry Carter
Votes: 12,052 | Gross: $2.46M
2. Coffy (1973)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A sexy Black nurse takes vigilante justice against inner-city drug dealers after her sister becomes their latest victim.
Director: Jack Hill | Stars: Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQui, William Elliott
Votes: 12,949
3. The Big Bird Cage (1972)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Grier and Haig are thieving mercenaries who engineer a prison break from the outside.
Director: Jack Hill | Stars: Pam Grier, Anitra Ford, Candice Roman, Teda Bracci
Votes: 3,016
4. Friday Foster (1975)
R | 90 min | Action
At Los Angeles airport, magazine photographer Friday Foster witnesses an assassination attempt against billionaire Blake Tarr and is drawn into a murky political conspiracy.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Pam Grier, Yaphet Kotto, Godfrey Cambridge, Thalmus Rasulala
Votes: 2,548
5. 'Sheba, Baby' (1975)
PG | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her father fight mobsters.
Director: William Girdler | Stars: Pam Grier, Austin Stoker, D'Urville Martin, Rudy Challenger
Votes: 1,809
6. The Arena (1974)
R | 83 min | Action, Adventure
When the Romans force a group of sex slaves to become gladiatrices, two such fighters - a Nubian dancer and a Gaulish priestess - form an alliance to lead the others in rebellion.
Director: Steve Carver | Stars: Margaret Markov, Pam Grier, Lucretia Love, Paul Muller
Votes: 2,110
7. Women in Cages (1971)
R | 81 min | Action, Crime, Drama
American women prisoners in a foreign country. Sex and action.
Director: Gerardo de Leon | Stars: Judith Brown, Roberta Collins, Jennifer Gan, Pam Grier
Votes: 1,940
8. Girl Gang (1954)
Not Rated | 63 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A sleazy gangster has a gang of young girls commit robberies and prostitution for him by getting them hooked on drugs.
Director: Robert C. Dertano | Stars: Gloria Victor, Timothy Farrell, Harry Keaton, Lou Monson
Votes: 352
9. Gun Girls (1957)
Not Rated | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A gang of teenage girls, looking for kicks and ignoring their probation officers' warnings, embark on a crime spree of robberies and burglaries.
Director: Robert C. Dertano | Stars: Eve Brent, Timothy Farrell, Jan Reeves, Jacquelyn Park
Votes: 127
10. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Comedy
Three go-go dancers holding a young girl hostage come across a crippled old man living with his two sons in the desert. After learning he's hiding a sum of cash around, the women start scheming on him.
Director: Russ Meyer | Stars: Tura Satana, Haji, Lori Williams, Ray Barlow
Votes: 16,132
11. Teenage Gang Debs (1966)
75 min | Crime
A girl from Manhattan moves into a neighborhood that is the turf of the Rebels, a female teenage gang. She quickly rises to the top of the gang and sets her sights on the leader of the neighborhood tough guys.
Director: Sande N. Johnsen | Stars: Diane Conti, Linda Gale, Eileen Dietz, Sandra Kane
Votes: 194
12. The Big Doll House (1971)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Beautiful female prisoners are abused in a Philippine prison until five of them plot an escape by taking the evil female warden hostage with reluctant help from two male fruit vendors.
Director: Jack Hill | Stars: Roberta Collins, Pam Grier, Judith Brown, Brooke Mills
Votes: 3,099 | Gross: $10.00M
13. The Female Bunch (1971)
R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a string of bad times with men, Sandy tries to kill herself. Co-waitress Libby saves her and takes her to meet some female friends of hers who live on a ranch in the desert. Grace, ... See full summary »
Director: Al Adamson | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Russ Tamblyn, Jennifer Bishop, Aleshia Brevard
Votes: 518 | Gross: $0.05M
14. The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, War
Set in the early '40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as the second World War has begun to intensify. Mamie settles down in Hawaii, hoping to start a new life. Though ... See full summary »
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Jane Russell, Richard Egan, Joan Leslie, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 982
15. Montana Belle (1952)
Passed | 82 min | Western
In Oklahoma, outlaw Belle Starr joins the Dalton gang but she causes a romantic rivalry and a rift between the gang members, especially on the eve of the planned robbery of a bank where a posse is secretly waiting in ambush.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Jane Russell, George Brent, Scott Brady, Forrest Tucker
Votes: 530
16. Foxfire (1955)
Approved | 92 min | Action, Drama, Romance
In Arizona, during the 1950s, privileged white girl Amanda Lawrence marries half-Apache mining engineer Jonathan Dartland who dreams of finding gold in an old abandoned Apache mine.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Jane Russell, Jeff Chandler, Dan Duryea, Mara Corday
Votes: 573
17. Christopher Strong (1933)
Passed | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A famous female flier and a member of Parliament drift into a potentially disastrous affair.
Director: Dorothy Arzner | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Colin Clive, Billie Burke, Helen Chandler
Votes: 1,672
18. Mother India (1957)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, she always sticks to her own moral code.
Director: Mehboob Khan | Stars: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raaj Kumar
Votes: 9,857
19. Kitten with a Whip (1964)
Approved | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rising political star faces scandal and blackmail when the young woman he tries to help turns out to be a juvenile delinquent.
Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Ann-Margret, John Forsythe, Peter Brown, Patricia Barry
Votes: 1,531
20. Modesty Blaise (1966)
119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Stylish ex-con Modesty Blaise and her partner Willie Garvin are tasked by the British Secret Service with preventing her rival Gabriel from stealing diamonds that are to be delivered to her adoptive father, a Sheikh.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Harry Andrews
Votes: 3,183
21. Duo ming quan wang (1972)
86 min | Action
Martial arts action with a Ninja prince trying to overcome the odds and gain his rightful place on the throne.
Director: Tian-Lin Wang | Stars: Ching-Ching Chang, Ming Chiang, Wu-Ren Chang, Chiu Chen
Votes: 80
22. The Unholy Rollers (1972)
R | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Behind-the-scenes like of the Roller Derby circuit... A beautiful young woman joins a Roller Derby team, but her fierce independence and competitive spirit get her into trouble.
Director: Vernon Zimmerman | Stars: Claudia Jennings, Louis Quinn, Betty Anne Rees, Roberta Collins
Votes: 773
23. Lady Snowblood (1973)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza
Votes: 16,315
24. Zankoku onna rinchi (1969)
82 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Yuji Tanno | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Annu Mari, Kiyomi Katena, Teruko Hasegawa
Votes: 8
25. Retsuden shumei tobaku (1969)
93 min | Action, Crime
A ninkyô saga featuring Matsubara who inadvertently becomes oyabun of her clan after father's death.
Director: Keiichi Ozawa | Stars: Chieko Matsubara, Meiko Kaji, Hideki Takahashi, Tatsuya Fuji
Votes: 16
26. Bakuto mujô (1969)
89 min | Action, Crime
An atypical ninkyô yakuza saga.
Director: Buichi Saitô | Stars: Chieko Matsubara, Tetsuya Watari, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Hiroko Ôgi
Votes: 11
27. Tekkaba bojô (1970)
95 min | Action, Crime
Director: Keiichi Ozawa | Stars: Chieko Matsubara, Takahiro Tamura, Meiko Kaji, Ryôhei Uchida
28. Shushô jingi: O-inochi chôdai (1969)
93 min | Action, Crime
Director: Buichi Saitô | Stars: Hiroko Ôgi, Ryô Ikebe, Meiko Kaji, Tatsuya Fuji
Votes: 6
29. Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Crime, Horror
The head of a yakuza gang is being trailed by a mysterious, vengeful blind woman.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Hoki Tokuda, Makoto Satô, Hideo Sunazuka
Votes: 1,636
30. Rising Dragon's Iron Flesh (1969)
90 min | Action, Crime
One of popular singing star Hiroko Ôgi two sword-wielding yakuza series for Nikkatsu.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Hiroko Ôgi, Akira Kobayashi, Tôru Abe, Tatsuya Fuji
Votes: 13
31. Rising Dragon's Soft Fair Skin (1969)
85 min | Action, Crime
Director: Masami Kuzû | Stars: Hiroko Ôgi, Tatsuya Fuji, Akira Kobayashi, Eiji Gô
32. Anego (1969)
88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Buichi Saitô | Stars: Hiroko Ôgi, Akira Kobayashi, Shinjirô Ebara, Eiji Gô
Votes: 16
33. Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Five freewheeling friends conjure up a plan to rob 30 million yen from a religious movement.
Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Bunjaku Han, Takeo Chii, Tatsuya Fuji
Votes: 526
34. Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss (1970)
Not Rated | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A wandering tough biker girl aids a female delinquent gang in their battles against an all-male Seiyu group over a fixed boxing match.
Director: Yasuharu Hasebe | Stars: Akiko Wada, Meiko Kaji, Kôji Wada, Tatsuya Fuji
Votes: 837
35. Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (1970)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Thriller
A street girl gang clashes with racist local gangsters after one of the girls starts dating an Afro-Japanese man.
Director: Yasuharu Hasebe | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Rikiya Yasuoka, Tatsuya Fuji, Jirô Okazaki
Votes: 886
36. Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal (1970)
Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two Japanese men help a Vietnam war deserter escape from Japan for Sweden. They plan to fund the escape by selling LSD pills. After word of the drug deal gets spread around they find themselves fending off rival gangs.
Director: Yasuharu Hasebe | Stars: Tatsuya Fuji, Noriko Kurosawa, Eiji Gô, Meiko Kaji
Votes: 425
37. Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71 (1971)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The series swansong, Beat '71, sees Kaji framed and sent to prison by her boyfriend's father and with the help of some hippies she strives to be re-united.
Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Tatsuya Fuji, Yoshio Harada, Takeo Chii
Votes: 378
38. Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She-Cat Gambler (1972)
86 min | Action, Crime
Nami (played by Meiko Kaji) returns to Tokyo to find the man who killed her father 13 years ago. On the way she saves a young woman named Hanae whose father had sold her for prostitution, ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Shin'ichi Chiba, Shingo Yamashiro, Fujio Suga
Votes: 198
39. Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972)
86 min | Action, Drama
Nami is an ex-convict who becomes a hostess to support a sick woman who bailed her out. In doing so, she gets involved in a local gangster's scheme to take over the bar she works for.
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Tatsuo Umemiya, Tsunehiko Watase, Akiko Koyama
Votes: 321
40. Switchblade Sisters (1975)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The leader of an inner-city girl gang is challenged when a new girl moves into the neighborhood.
Director: Jack Hill | Stars: Robbie Lee, Joanne Nail, Monica Gayle, Asher Brauner
Votes: 4,281 | Gross: $0.05M
41. Sister Street Fighter (1974)
R | 86 min | Action, Crime
A young martial artist is on a mission to rescue her brother who's being held captive by a sadistic drug lord.
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi | Stars: Etsuko Shihomi, Shin'ichi Chiba, Asao Uchida, Sanae Ôhori
Votes: 1,631
42. Sonny Chiba's Dragon Princess (1976)
R | 90 min | Action
Karate master Kazuma gets severely beaten and crippled by nefarious rival Nikaido. Kazuma trains his loyal daughter Yumi in the martial arts so she can exact a harsh revenge on Nikaido and his band of evil thugs.
Director: Yutaka Kohira | Stars: Etsuko Shihomi, Shin'ichi Chiba, Yasuaki Kurata, Jirô Yabuki
Votes: 423
43. Lady Kung Fu (1972)
R | 97 min | Action, Drama
Three graduated Hapkido students return to China from Japanese-occupied Korea in order to set up their own school. However, problems start to arise when a local Japanese martial arts school tries to run the new school out of town.
Director: Feng Huang | Stars: Angela Mao, Carter Wong, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Han Jae Ji
Votes: 1,020
44. Lady Whirlwind (1972)
R | 88 min | Action, Drama
A young woman determines to help a man who is being pursued by gangsters, so that she would have the pleasure of killing him herself as revenge for causing the death of her sister.
Director: Feng Huang | Stars: Angela Mao, Yi Chang, Ying Bai, Kyung-Ah Oh
Votes: 349 | Gross: $1.19M
45. The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)
105 min | Action, Drama
Lee Khan, a high official under Mongolian Emperor Yuan of the Yuan dynasty (year 1366) procures the battle map of the Chinese rebel Chu Yuan-Chang's army. Rebel spies, aided by treachery within Khan's ranks, strive to corner him in an inn.
Director: King Hu | Stars: Li Hua Li, Roy Chiao, Feng Hsu, Ying Bai
Votes: 877 | Gross: $0.00M
46. Zhong tai quan tan sheng si zhan (1974)
94 min | Action, Drama
The head of a Chinese martial arts school owes money to some local hoods, so he sends two of his students to Bangkok, Thailand to participate in a kickboxing tournament in order to raise ... See full summary »
Director: Feng Huang | Stars: Angela Mao, Carter Wong, Lung Chan, Chuan Chen
Votes: 116
47. Broken Oath (1977)
98 min | Action, Drama
Angry and aggressive orphan Lotus Lin gets raised as a Buddhist in a Shaolin temple after her mother dies in the wake of giving birth to her in prison. Consumed with rage, Lin gets expelled... See full summary »
Director: Chang-hwa Jeong | Stars: Angela Mao, Michael Wai-Man Chan, Siu-Lung Leung, Shan Kwan
Votes: 259
48. The Angry River (1971)
90 min | Action, Adventure
Lan Tin-lung, master of the Liangyi Castle, calls upon all upright swordsmen to help wipe out the notorious Lunar Sect.
Director: Feng Huang | Stars: Angela Mao, Yuen Kao, Ying Bai, Shao-Hung Chan
Votes: 150
49. The Invincible Eight (1971)
95 min | Action, Drama
The 8 children of 8 different slain Generals who want to avenge the death of their father by killing General Hsiao.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Nora Miao, Ching Tang, Angela Mao, Paul Chang Chung
Votes: 94
50. Dance of Death (1976)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Comedy
A woman uses her knowledge of kung fu to kill many warriors by kicking them in the ribs and head.
Director: Chi-Hwa Chen | Stars: Pu-Liao Hsu, Angela Mao, Dean Shek, Kai Chia
Votes: 122
51. Zui hou nu (1979)
84 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A girl raised by apes falls for a prince who is secretly using her kungfu for his personal gain.
Director: Chi-Hwa Chen | Stars: Fung-Ling Chin, Sing Chen, Lieh Lo, Shu-Lin Chang
Votes: 63
52. Zui hou nu (1979)
84 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A girl raised by apes falls for a prince who is secretly using her kungfu for his personal gain.
Director: Chi-Hwa Chen | Stars: Fung-Ling Chin, Sing Chen, Lieh Lo, Shu-Lin Chang
Votes: 63
53. Come Drink with Me (1966)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime
Bandits kidnap a governor's son and demand their imprisoned leader to be set free in exchange. The governor's daughter, a skilled martial artist, is sent to rescue him, but eventually finds herself overmatched and in need of assistance.
Director: King Hu | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Hua Yueh, Chih-Ching Yang, Hung-Lieh Chen
Votes: 4,932
54. Firecracker (1981)
R | 77 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Femme fatale martial arts expert teaches the mafia a lesson.
Director: Cirio H. Santiago | Stars: Jillian Kesner, Darby Hinton, Rey Malonzo, Ken Metcalfe
Votes: 873
55. TNT Jackson (1974)
R | 72 min | Action
A young karate expert searches for her brother's killer in Hong Kong.
Director: Cirio H. Santiago | Stars: Jeannie Bell, Stan Shaw, Pat Anderson, Ken Metcalfe
Votes: 1,408
56. Playgirl After Dark (1960)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A French reporter working on a steamy story about the secret strip joints found in London's Soho district becomes involved in the lives of the owner and star of a famous club.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Jayne Mansfield, Leo Genn, Karlheinz Böhm, Danik Patisson
Votes: 438
57. Fei yan shuang jiao (1978)
87 min | Action, Adventure
Two female and one male (the strong, silent type) constables compete to recapture the Night-Shining Pearl, stolen by the Four Chiefs, who are lead by the treacherous Coldwater Tiger.
Director: Hsin-Yi Chang | Stars: Angela Mao, Ling Chia, Yi Chang, Kuan-Hsiung Wang
Votes: 39
58. 'Gator Bait (1973)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Desiree lives deep in the swamp and supports herself and her siblings by poaching. Ben and deputy Billy hope to get a little sexual comfort from the "Cajun swamp rat" when they catch ... See full summary »
Directors: Beverly Sebastian, Ferd Sebastian | Stars: Claudia Jennings, Sam Gilman, Douglas Dirkson, Clyde Ventura
Votes: 1,455
59. Leu ci ke (1971)
89 min | Action, Drama
A magician-warrior protects a man from an ambush, not knowing of his true villainous nature.
Director: Chang-hwa Jeong | Stars: Yun Ling, Fan Hsia, Lily Li, Seok-hoon Nam
Votes: 90
60. Si dai bo quan (1979)
88 min | Action, Drama
Four disabled but determined fighters band together to face a demonic foe. When the old master of the Lung Clan dies, fearsome student Mar Chen Hui takes charge by utilizing the Devil's Palm technique.
Director: Jen Hua | Stars: Feng Ku, Kwok-Choi Hon, Cecilia Wong, Chin-Lai Sung
Votes: 47
61. Die wang jiao wa (1967)
99 min | Action, Thriller
Li Beng, a nightclub entertainer and a reformed thief was caught up in a fight against a criminal syndicate after forcing a cohort to return the wallet it previously stole from an assistant... See full summary »
Director: Umetsugu Inoue | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Paul Chang Chung, Chung-Hsin Huang, Tina Chin-Fei
Votes: 37
62. The Thundering Sword (1967)
95 min | Action, Adventure
A clan sends out two of their members (Lo Lieh and Chang Yi) to retrieve a powerful sword to prevent its misuse. Along the way they encounter a skilled swords-woman who is also after the ... See full summary »
Director: Teng-Hung Hsu | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Yi Chang, Pei-Pei Shu, Lieh Lo
Votes: 115
63. Golden Swallow (1968)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
The indomitable martial arts team of director Chang Cheh and stunt choreographer Liu Chia-liang continues the compelling saga of Golden Swallow from King Hu's Come Drink with Me in this ... See full summary »
Director: Cheh Chang | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Jimmy Wang Yu, Lieh Lo, Hsin-Yen Chao
Votes: 860
64. The Jade Raksha (1968)
96 min | Action, Drama
A fearsome swordswoman known as The Jade Raksha appears in the martial arts world and begins killing people whose surname is Yan.
Director: Meng-Hua Ho | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Ching Tang, Ching-Yun Huang, Feng Ku
Votes: 147
65. Dragon Swamp (1969)
105 min | Action, Fantasy
After being implicated in the theft of the Jade Dragon Sword, Fan Ying is banished to the Dragon Swamp for 20 years.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Hua Yueh, Lieh Lo, Chung-Hsin Huang
Votes: 185
66. The Flying Dagger (1969)
103 min | Action, Drama
A wandering swordsman protects a family from the wrath of a clan chief.
Director: Cheh Chang | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Lieh Lo, Lei Cheng, Chih-Ching Yang
Votes: 223
67. Hu dan (1969)
108 min | Action
After the Ming Emperor is overthrown, a traitorous martial arts clan attacks the society and forces two inexperienced swordsmen to flee and begin a dangerous journey in search of allies.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Hua Yueh, Feng Wu, Shao-Hung Chan
Votes: 61
68. Hu dan (1969)
108 min | Action
After the Ming Emperor is overthrown, a traitorous martial arts clan attacks the society and forces two inexperienced swordsmen to flee and begin a dangerous journey in search of allies.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Hua Yueh, Feng Wu, Shao-Hung Chan
Votes: 61
69. Lady of Steel (1970)
88 min | Action, Adventure
A young swordswoman named Fang Ying-qi sets out to join a gathering of the martial world's leading warriors under the banner of Lord Xia and the Flying Dragon Clan. Their mission is to defend their country against invading forces.
Director: Meng-Hua Ho | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Hua Yueh, Chung-Hsin Huang, Mien Fang
Votes: 209
70. Brothers Five (1970)
109 min | Action, Drama
A young woman sets out to reunite feuding brothers to take out a gang of killers who have murdered their father.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Han Chin, Yi Chang, Yuen Kao
Votes: 247
71. The Lady Hermit (1971)
105 min | Action, Drama
Martial arts star Cheng Pei pei and versatile director Ho Meng hua were a great team, who elevated this tale of a virtuous swordswoman's revenge on the Black Demon who injured her to one of the best of both their careers.
Director: Meng-Hua Ho | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Lieh Lo, Szu Shih, Hsieh Wang
Votes: 428
72. The Shadow Whip (1971)
78 min | Action, Drama
This top ten hit reunites Come Drink With Me's stars for a new adventure. Whether single-handedly fighting sixteen bandits, avenging her father's death, or solving multiple murders, our ... See full summary »
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Hua Yueh, Li-Jen Ho, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
Votes: 353
73. Attack of the Kung Fu Girls (1973)
PG | 117 min | Action, Drama
A female revolutionist takes on the identity of a Captain's long lost sister who is actually dead. She manages to fool the Captain for a while, but the Captain soon catches on to her and the plan to stop Chinese-Japanese relations.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Wei Ou, James Tien, Wei Lo
Votes: 171
74. Hu bian zi (1974)
90 min | Action
Director: Shan-Hsi Ting | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Yuan Yi, Ying Ku, Hao Chen
Votes: 22
75. Shen chu gui mei nu sha xing (1974)
100 min | Action, Thriller
Director: Ching-Chen Yang | Stars: Ling Chia, Barry Chan, Fu-Sheng Tsui, Ming Lei
Votes: 12
76. No One Can Touch Her (1979)
89 min | Action, Drama
A blind martial arts practitioner is out to find her father's killers and hopefully regain her sight in this chop-and-kick-filled combat film.
Director: Shan-Hsi Ting | Stars: Ling Chia, Chia-Lin Sun, Ling Chung, Hsieh Ouyang
Votes: 83
77. Hei long hui (1976)
97 min | Action, Drama
Lady Karate focuses on Yoshiko's mission to persuade China's la emperor, Pu Yi to leave his comfortable existence in Tientsin and journey back to Manchuria to be the figurehead ruler of ... See full summary »
Director: Shan-Hsi Ting | Stars: Ling Chia, Yi Chang, Sihung Lung, Ai-Hua Chao
Votes: 24
78. Black Mama White Mama (1973)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Black prostitute and a white revolutionary must form an uneasy alliance when they are busted out of prison, then pursued by guerrillas, bounty hunters and the Army.
Director: Eddie Romero | Stars: Pam Grier, Margaret Markov, Sid Haig, Lynn Borden
Votes: 3,642 | Gross: $0.19M
79. The Escape (1972)
Action, Adventure
Everyone seems to want to stop General Tsai from leaving Peking.
Director: Min-Hsiung Wu | Stars: Chun Yang, Ling Chia, Lan Chi, Hung Li
Votes: 15
80. Big Zapper (1973)
R | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A female private detective, Harriet Zapper, is hired by a rich old man to find his missing children, and becomes involved in counterfeiting and murder
Director: Lindsay Shonteff | Stars: Linda Marlowe, Gary Hope, Sean Hewitt, Michael O'Malley
Votes: 156
81. Queen Boxer (1972)
R | 92 min | Action, Drama
A female kick-boxer takes revenge on those who enslaved her family.
Director: Feng-Chi Yu | Stars: Ling Chia, Chun Yang, David Wei Tang, Chiang Chao
Votes: 127
82. Cleopatra Jones (1973)
PG | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
During the 1970s, U.S. Special Agent Cleopatra Jones proves to be an invaluable asset to the local police forces in the war on drugs.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Tamara Dobson, Bernie Casey, Brenda Sykes, Antonio Fargas
Votes: 3,536 | Gross: $2.98M
83. Superchick (1973)
R | 94 min | Action, Comedy
Tara B. True is a flight attendant who makes a weekly swing through New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. In each city, she has a man: Edward, older and wealthy; Johnny, a beach bum with ... See full summary »
Director: Ed Forsyth | Stars: Joyce Jillson, Louis Quinn, Thomas Reardon, Tony Young
Votes: 635
84. Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young woman, rendered mute after a childhood sexual assault, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who kidnapped and forced her into prostitution.
Director: Bo Arne Vibenius | Stars: Christina Lindberg, Heinz Hopf, Despina Tomazani, Per-Axel Arosenius
Votes: 8,530
85. Wonder Women (1973)
PG | 82 min | Action, Crime, Horror
An insurance investigator battles Dr. Tsu and her sexy all-girl army.
Director: Robert Vincent O'Neil | Stars: Nancy Kwan, Ross Hagen, Maria De Aragon, Roberta Collins
Votes: 1,006
86. Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
R | 94 min | Action
When fellow operatives (and childhood friends) Matthew Johnson and Melvin Johnson disappear during an undercover mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones (Tamara Dobson) travels there to find ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Bail | Stars: Tamara Dobson, Stella Stevens, Ni Tien, Norman Fell
Votes: 1,215
87. Loaded Guns (1975)
PG | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An air hostess gets involved in Naples, against her will, in the in-fighting amongst rival gangs.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Ursula Andress, Woody Strode, Marc Porel, Isabella Biagini
Votes: 487
88. Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young country-star wannabe takes off from her carhop career to join with a young, modern Billy the Kid wannabe for an adventure in theft, murder and mayhem.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Marjoe Gortner, Lynda Carter, Jesse Vint, Merrie Lynn Ross
Votes: 1,362
89. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
R | 111 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman
Votes: 120,655
90. The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Explosive drama and action when two sexy girls go on a bank robbing binge.
Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Claudia Jennings, Tara Strohmeier, Jocelyn Jones, Miles Watkins
Votes: 761
91. Angels' Brigade (1979)
PG | 97 min | Action, Comedy
Six sexy women, and a teenage girl, devastate a right-wing militia before doing battle with ruthless drug pushers.
Director: Greydon Clark | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Lieu Chinh, Jacqulin Cole, Liza Greer
Votes: 2,098
92. Firepower (1979)
R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A merc is hired by the F.B.I. to track down a powerful recluse criminal. A woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Sophia Loren, James Coburn, O.J. Simpson, Eli Wallach
Votes: 1,135
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