MRQE Ranks: Cinema's Best to Worst Movies with Female Villains

1

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Cast: Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Charley Grapewin, Pat Walshe, Clara Blandick, Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley

Director: George Cukor, Richard Thorpe, King Vidor, Victor Fleming

Writer: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Woolf, L. Frank Baum

Synopsis: When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follo... [MORE]

2

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Cast: Brad Dourif, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, Dean Brooks, Alonzo Brown, Scatman Crothers, Christopher Lloyd, Nathan George, Sydney Lassick, Phil Roth, Vincent Schiavelli, Louise Fletcher, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, William Redfield, Will Sampson

Director: Milos Forman

Synopsis: When Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) gets transferred for evaluation from a prison farm to a mental institution, he assumes it will be a l... [MORE]

3

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Cast: Stuart Buchanan, Lucille La Verne, Harry Stockwell, Otis Harlan, Eddie Collins

Director: William Cottrell, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen, David Hand

Synopsis: The Grimm fairy tale gets a Technicolor treatment in Disney's first animated feature. Jealous of Snow White's beauty, the wicked queen orders the m... [MORE]

4

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Cast: Ralph Bellamy, Elisha Cook Jr., Patsy Kelly, Charles Grodin, Mia Farrow, Maurice Evans, Sidney Blackmer, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon

Director: Roman Polanski

Synopsis: A young wife comes to believe that her offspring is not of this world. Waifish Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) and her struggling actor husband Guy... [MORE]

5

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Cast: Henry Silva, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver, Khigh Dhiegh, James Edwards, Douglas Henderson, Albert Paulsen, Barry Kelley, Lloyd Corrigan, Madame Spivy, Joe Adams, Whit Bissell, Mimi Dillard, Anton Von Stralen, John Laurence, Tom Lowell, Richard Lapore, Nicky Blair, William Thourlby, Irving Steinberg, Angela Lansbury, James Gregory, Janet Leigh, Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra

Director: John Frankenheimer

Writer: George Axelrod

Synopsis: Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned ho... [MORE]

6

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Cast: Michael Pollard, Denver Pyle, Dub Taylor, Evans Evans, Gene Wilder, James Stiver, Clyde Howdy, Garry Goodgion, Ken Mayer, Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard, Estelle Parsons, Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty

Director: Arthur Penn

Writer: David Newman, Robert Benton, Robert Towne

Synopsis: Small-time crook Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) tries to steal a car and winds up with its owner's daughter, dissatisfied small-town girl Bonnie Park... [MORE]

7

Rebecca (1940)

Cast: Reginald Denny, C. Aubrey Smith, Gladys Cooper, Florence Bates, Leo Carroll, Melville Cooper, Edward Fielding, Forrester Harvey, Lumsden Hare, Leonard Carey, Billy Bevan, Philip Winter, Leland Hodgson, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Nigel Bruce, Laurence Olivier

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Writer: Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison, Barbara Keon

Synopsis: Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died my... [MORE]

8

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Cast: Julian Glover, River Phoenix, Michael Byrne, Kevork Malikyan, Robert Eddison, Richard Young, Alexei Sayle, Alex Hyde-White, Paul Maxwell, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Connery

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: Jeffrey Boam

Synopsis: An art collector appeals to Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. He learns that another archaeologist has disappeared while searching fo... [MORE]

9

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Cast: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writer: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan

Synopsis: It has been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale), in collusion with Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), vanished into the night. Assuming respo... [MORE]

10

The Exorcist (1973)

Cast: Lee Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Reverend William O'malley, Barton Heyman, Pete Masterson, Rudolf Schündler, Gina Petrushka, Robert Symonds, Arthur Storch, Reverend Thomas Bermingham, Vasiliki Maliaros, Titos Vandis, Wallace Rooney, Ron Faber, Donna Mitchell, Roy Cooper, Robert Gerringer, Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Lee J. Cobb, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow

Director: William Friedkin

Synopsis: One of the most profitable horror movies ever made, this tale of an exorcism is based loosely on actual events. When young Regan (Linda Blair) star... [MORE]

11

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Cast: Marjorie Bennett, Maidie Norman, Dave Willock, Anne Barton, Barbara D. Merrill, Victor Buono, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Anna Lee

Director: Robert Aldrich

Writer: Lukas Heller

Synopsis: Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) is an aging child star left to care for her wheelchair-bound sister Blanche (Joan Crawford), also a former child actress.... [MORE]

12

The Little Mermaid (1989)

Director: Ron Clements, John Musker

Writer: Ron Clements, John Musker

Synopsis: In Disney's beguiling animated romp, rebellious 16-year-old mermaid Ariel (Jodi Benson) is fascinated with life on land. On one of her visits to th... [MORE]

13

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Cast: Vivica Fox, Michael Madsen, Sonny Chiba, Chiaki Kuriyama, Michael Parks, Julie Dreyfus, Gordon Liu, Jun Kunimura, Akaji Maro, Kazuki Kitamura, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Uma Thurman

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Writer: Quentin Tarantino

Synopsis: A former assassin, known simply as The Bride (Uma Thurman), wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill (David Carradine) attempts... [MORE]

14

Hairspray (2007)

Cast: Amanda Bynes, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Brittany Snow, James Marsden, Allison Janney, Nikki Blonsky, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer

Director: Adam Shankman

Writer: Leslie Dixon

Synopsis: In 1960s Baltimore, dance-loving teen Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) auditions for a spot on "The Corny Collins Show" and wins. She becomes an over... [MORE]

15

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Cast: James McAvoy, Anna Paquin, Peter Dinklage, Nicholas Hoult, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Ellen Page

Director: Bryan Singer

Synopsis: X-Men and X-Men 2 director Bryan Singer returns to the reigns of Marvel Entertainment's popular comic-book film franchise with this time-traveling ... [MORE]

16

Carrie (1976)

Cast: Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, P.J. Soles, Sydney Lassick, Stefan Gierasch, Priscilla Pointer, Michael Talbott, Amy Irving, John Travolta, William Katt, Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie

Director: Brian De Palma

Writer: Lawrence D. Cohen

Synopsis: In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates... [MORE]

17

Heathers (1988)

Cast: Penelope Milford, Glenn Shadix, Lance Fenton, Patrick Labyorteaux, Jeremy Applegate, Jon Matthews, Carrie Lynn, Lisanne Falk, Christian Slater, Winona Ryder, Kim Walker, Shannen Doherty

Director: Michael Lehmann

Synopsis: Veronica (Winona Ryder) is part of the most popular clique at her high school, but she disapproves of the other girls' cruel behavior. When Veronic... [MORE]

18

Misery (1990)

Cast: Graham Jarvis, J.T. Walsh, June Christopher, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall, James Caan, Kathy Bates

Director: Rob Reiner

Synopsis: After a serious car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), who claims to be his biggest f... [MORE]

19

Monster (2003)

Cast: Pruitt Vince, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Marco St. John, Charlize Theron, Bruce Dern, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Christina Ricci, Scott Wilson

Director: Patty Jenkins

Writer: Patty Jenkins

Synopsis: Shortly after moving to Florida, longtime prostitute Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron) meets young and reserved Selby Wall (Christina Ricci) and a r... [MORE]

20

Cinderella (1950)

Cast: Claire DuBrey, Verna Felton, Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Luis Van Rooten, James MacDonald

Director: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi

Writer: Ken Anderson, Homer Brightman, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Erdman Penner, Charles Perrault, Harry Reeves, Joe Rinaldi, Ted Sears

Synopsis: With a wicked stepmother (Eleanor Audley) and two jealous stepsisters (Rhoda Williams, Lucille Bliss) who keep her enslaved and in rags, Cinderella... [MORE]

21

X2: X-Men United (2003)

Cast: Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry

Director: Bryan Singer

Synopsis: When a failed assassination attempt occurs on the President's (Cotter Smith) life by the teleporting mutant Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming), it's Profe... [MORE]

22

Tangled (2010)

Cast: Richard Kiel, Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, Jeffrey Tambor

Director: Byron Howard, Nathan Greno

Writer: Dan Fogelman

Synopsis: When the kingdom's most-wanted bandit, Flynn Rider (Zachary Levi), hides in a convenient tower, he immediately becomes a captive of Rapunzel (Mandy... [MORE]

23

Enchanted (2007)

Cast: Timothy Spall, Rachel Covey, James Marsden, Idina Menzel, Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey, Amy Adams

Director: Kevin Lima

Writer: Bill Kelly

Synopsis: Banished by an evil queen, Princess Giselle (Amy Adams) from a fairy-tale world lands in modern Manhattan, where music, magic and "happily ever aft... [MORE]

24

Cinderella (2015)

Cast: Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Helena Bonham-carter, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Nonso Anozie, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera, Derek Jacobi, Ben Chaplin, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Jana Perez, Alex MacQueen, Tom Edden, Gareth Mason, Eloise Webb

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Writer: Chris Weitz

Synopsis: After her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella (Lily James) finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and stepsisters, wh... [MORE]

25

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Cast: Queenie Leonard, Dink Trout, Doris Lloyd, James MacDonald

Director: Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi

Synopsis: Lewis Carroll's beloved fantasy tale is brought to life in this Disney animated classic. When Alice (Kathryn Beaumont), a restless young British gi... [MORE]

26

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Gary Oldman, Imelda Staunton, Richard Griffiths, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson

Director: David Yates

Writer: Michael Goldenberg

Synopsis: Now in his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) learns that many in the wizarding community do not know the truth of his encounter with... [MORE]

27

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Cast: Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell, Alice Krige, Neal McDonough, Robert Picardo, Dwight Schultz, Patti Yasutake, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart, LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner

Director: Jonathan Frakes

Writer: Gene Roddenberry

Synopsis: The Enterprise and its crew follow a Borg ship through a time warp to prevent the Borg from taking over the Earth in a past era. Stuck in the past,... [MORE]

28

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence, Caleb Landry Jones, Rose Byrne, Oliver Platt, January Jones, Álex González, Caleb Jones, Zoe Kravitz, Lucas Till, Edi Gathegi, Matt Craven, Jason Flemyng, Rade Sherbedgia, Glenn Morshower, Laurence Belcher, Bill Milner, Morgan Lily

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Writer: Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn

Synopsis: In the early 1960s, during the height of the Cold War, a mutant named Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) meets a fellow mutant named Erik Lehnsherr (Mic... [MORE]

29

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Director: Hamilton S. Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wolfgang Reitherman

Synopsis: This Disney animated classic is based on the children's story by Dodie Smith. The story involves the canine pets of a struggling composer and his w... [MORE]

30

The Ring (2002)

Cast: Lindsay Frost, Pauley Perrette, Amber Tamblyn, Rachael Bella, Sara Rue, Shannon Cochran, Daveigh Chase, Jane Alexander, Brian Cox, David Dorfman, Martin Henderson, Naomi Watts

Director: Gore Verbinski

Writer: Ehren Kruger, Scott Frank

Synopsis: It sounds like just another urban legend -- a videotape filled with nightmarish images leads to a phone call foretelling the viewer's death in exac... [MORE]

31

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Cast: Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Fiona Shaw, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Imelda Staunton, Julie Walters, Bill Nighy, Clémence Poésy, David O'Hara, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Radcliffe

Director: David Yates

Writer: Steve Kloves

Synopsis: Without the guidance and protection of their professors, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) begin a mission to... [MORE]

32

Mean Girls (2004)

Cast: Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese, Neil Flynn, Jonathan Bennett, Wai Choy, Olympia Lukis, Jonathan Malen, David Sazant, Elana Shilling, Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Rachel McAdams

Director: Mark Waters, Mark S. Waters

Synopsis: Teenage Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) was educated in Africa by her scientist parents. When her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois, Cady finally ... [MORE]

33

Batman Returns (1992)

Cast: Michael Murphy, Cristi Conaway, Andrew Bryniarski, Pat Hingle, Vincent Schiavelli, Steve Witting, Jan Hooks, Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Michael Keaton

Director: Tim Burton

Writer: Bob Kane, Sam Hamm, Daniel Waters

Synopsis: The monstrous Penguin (Danny DeVito), who lives in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with wicked shock-headed businessman Max Shreck (Christopher... [MORE]

34

Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Cast: Mildred Natwick, Uma Thurman, Peter Capaldi, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Malkovich, Keanu Reeves, Swoosie Kurtz

Director: Stephen Frears

Synopsis: The Marquise de Merteuil (Glenn Close) and the Vicomte de Valmont (John Malkovich) display the petty jealousies and jaded insouciance of life in Fr... [MORE]

35

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Cast: James McAvoy, Shane Rangi, Patrick Kake, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Kiran Shah, Jim Broadbent, James Cosmo, Judy McIntosh, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Tilda Swinton, Anna Popplewell

Director: Andrew Adamson

Synopsis: During the World War II bombings of London, four English siblings are sent to a country house where they will be safe. One day Lucy (Georgie Henley... [MORE]

36

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Cast: Tracie Thoms, Simon Baker, Rebecca Mader, Daniel Sunjata, Eric Seltzer, Rich Sommer, Stephanie Szostak, James Naughton, Gisele Bundchen, Sarah Rafferty, Colleen Dengel, Suzanne Dengel, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci

Director: David Frankel

Writer: Aline Brosh Mckenna, Don Roos

Synopsis: Andy (Anne Hathaway) is a recent college graduate with big dreams. Upon landing a job at prestigious Runway magazine, she finds herself the assista... [MORE]

37

GoldenEye (1995)

Cast: Joe Baker, Judi Dench, Robbie Coltrane, Tchéky Karyo, Gottfried John, Alan Cumming, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond, Michael Kitchen, Serena Gordon, Izabella Scorupco, Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, Joe Don Baker, Sean Bean

Director: Martin Campbell

Synopsis: When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006 (Sean Bean), a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond (Pi... [MORE]

38

Fatal Attraction (1987)

Cast: Ellen Latzen, Ellen Foley, Fred Gwynne, Meg Mundy, Stuart Pankin, Anne Archer, Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Ellen Hamilton Latzen

Director: Adrian Lyne

Writer: James Dearden, Nicholas Meyer

Synopsis: For Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth (Anne Archer), ... [MORE]

39

Natural Born Killers (1994)

Cast: Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Tommy Jones, Robert Downey, Jr., Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield, Russell Means, Edie McClurg, Balthazar Getty, Joe Grifasi, O-Lan Jones

Director: Oliver Stone

Synopsis: Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis are two young, attractive serial killers who become tabloid-TV darlings, thanks to a sensationalistic press led ... [MORE]

40

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Cast: Dominic Keating, Ben Syder, Gareth David-Lloyd, William Huw

Director: Rachel Lee Goldenberg

Synopsis: London is under siege by gigantic monsters, and it's up to Sherlock Holmes (Ben Syder) to banish the beasts and save the city. [MORE]

41

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Cast: Mark Famiglietti, Earl Boen, Chopper Bernet, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kristanna Loken, David Andrews, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes

Director: Jonathan Mostow

Synopsis: Now 25, Connor (Nick Stahl) lives with no record of his existence -- no way he can be traced by Skynet. Out of the shadows of the future steps the ... [MORE]

42

The Golden Compass (2007)

Cast: Dakota Richards, Tom Courtenay, Derek Jacobi, Simon McBurney, Jim Carter, Clare Higgins, Jack Shepherd, Magda Szubanski, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Ben Walker, Eva Green, Christopher Lee, Nicole Kidman

Director: Chris Weitz

Writer: Chris Weitz

Synopsis: Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) lives in a parallel world in which human souls take the form of lifelong animal companions called daemons. Dar... [MORE]

43

Mommie Dearest (1981)

Cast: Rutanya Alda, Harry Goz, Michael Edwards, Jocelyn Brando, Priscilla Pointer, Joe Abdullah, Gary Allen, Selma Archerd, Xander Berkeley, Matthew Campion, Carolyn Coates, Norman Palmer, Steve Forrest, Diana Scarwid, Mara Hobel, Howard da Silva, Faye Dunaway

Director: Frank Perry

Writer: Christina Crawford, Robert Getchell, Tracy Hotchner, Frank Perry, Frank Yablans

Synopsis: In this biographical film, glamorous yet lonely star Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) takes in two orphans, and at first their unconventional family se... [MORE]

44

101 Dalmatians (1996)

Cast: Mark Williams, John Shrapnel, Tim McInnerny, Glenn Close, Joely Richardson, Hugh Laurie, Joan Plowright, Jeff Daniels

Director: Stephen Herek

Writer: John Hughes

Synopsis: Fashion designer Anita and computer-game writer Roger meet, fall in love and marry along with their dalmatians Perdita and Pongo. The dogs' puppies... [MORE]

45

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Cast: Sam Spruell, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan, Toby Jones, Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin, Ian McShane

Director: Rupert Sanders

Synopsis: Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron), who seized control of her kingdom by marrying and killing its rightful ruler, needs the life force of young maiden... [MORE]

46

Minions (2015)

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan

Director: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda

Synopsis: The story of Minions begins at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, the Minions have evolved through the ages, perpetually... [MORE]

47

The Grudge (2004)

Cast: Sarah Gellar, Kadee Strickland, Grace Zabriskie, Bill Pullman, Rosa Blasi, Ted Raimi, Ryo Ishibashi, Yoko Maki, Yuya Ozeki, Takako Fuji, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, William Mapother, Clea DuVall

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Writer: Takashi Shimizu

Synopsis: Matthew Williams (William Mapother), his wife, Jennifer (Clea DuVall), and mother, Emma (Grace Zabriskie), are Americans making a new life in Tokyo... [MORE]

48

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Cast: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs, Joey King, Tony Cox, Stephen Hart, Abigail Spencer, Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Tim Holmes, Toni Wynne, Rob Crites

Director: Sam Raimi

Writer: Mitchell Kapner, David Lindsay-abaire

Synopsis: When shady circus magician Oscar Diggs (James Franco) is hurled away from Kansas into the wonderful land of Oz, he thinks that fame and fortune are... [MORE]

49

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Cast: Crispin Glover, Marton Csokas, Tim Pigott-Smith, Lindsay Duncan, Geraldine James, Leo Bill, Jemma Powell, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Matt Lucas

Director: Tim Burton

Writer: Linda Woolverton

Synopsis: A young girl when she first visited magical Underland, Alice Kingsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) is now a teenager with no memory of the place -- except in... [MORE]

50

Maleficent (2014)

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Lesley Manville, Sharlto Copley, Imelda Staunton, Sam Riley, Miranda Richardson, Juno Temple, Ella Purnell, Brenton Thwaites, Kenneth Cranham, Sarah Flind, Hannah New, Isobelle Molloy, Michael Higgins, Jackson Bews, Vivienne Jolie-pitt, Eleanor Worthington-Cox

Director: Robert Stromberg

Writer: Linda Woolverton

Synopsis: As a beautiful young woman of pure heart, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) has an idyllic life in a forest kingdom. When an invading army threatens the ... [MORE]

51

Basic Instinct (1992)

Cast: Denis Arndt, Leilani Sarelle, Bruce Young, Chelcie Ross, Wayne Knight, Daniel Von Bargen, Stephen Tobolowsky, Benjamin Mouton, George Dzundza, Dorothy Malone, Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas, Jeanne Tripplehorn

Director: Paul Verhoeven

Writer: Joe Eszterhas

Synopsis: The mysterious Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), a beautiful crime novelist, becomes a suspect when she is linked to the brutal death of a rock sta... [MORE]

52

The Craft (1996)

Cast: Helen Shaver, Cliff De Young, Christine Taylor, Assumpta Serna, Rachel True, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Robin Tunney

Director: Andrew Fleming

Writer: Peter Filardi, Andrew Fleming

Synopsis: After transferring to a Los Angeles high school, Sarah (Robin Tunney) finds that her telekinetic gift appeals to a group of three wannabe witches, ... [MORE]

53

Carrie (2013)

Cast: Chloe Moretz, Barry Shabaka Henley, Karissa Strain, Samantha Weinstein, Katie Strain, Demetrius Joyette, Arlene Mazerolle, Evan Gilchrist, Jefferson Brown, Cynthia Preston, Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Alex Russell, Ansel Elgort, Portia Doubleday, Judy Greer

Director: Kimberly Peirce

Writer: Lawrence D. Cohen, Roberto Aguirre-sacasa

Synopsis: High school can be tough for many teenagers, but for Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), it's especially hellish. A shy and awkward teen being raise... [MORE]

54

Cruel Intentions (1999)

Cast: Sarah Gellar, Joshua Jackson, Eric Mabius, Sean Thomas, Swoosie Kurtz, Christine Baranski, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Louise Fletcher, Selma Blair

Director: Roger Kumble

Writer: Roger Kumble

Synopsis: Annette (Reese Witherspoon) unwittingly becomes a pawn in Sebastian's (Ryan Phillippe) and Kathryn's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) deliciously diabolical... [MORE]

55

Orphan (2009)

Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, Aryana Engineer, Margo Martindale, Karel Roden, Rosemary Dunsmore, Vera Farmiga, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Writer: David Johnson

Synopsis: Devastated by the loss of their unborn baby, Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) decide to adopt a child. At the orphanage, both feel dr... [MORE]

56

300: Rise of an Empire (2013)

Cast: Hans Matheson, Callan Mulvey, Jack O'Connell, Andrew Tiernan, Igal Naor, Andrew Pleavin, Peter Mensah, Ben Turner, Ashraf Barhom, Christopher Sciueref, David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro, Lena Headey, Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton

Director: Noam Murro

Writer: Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad

Synopsis: While King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans have their date with destiny at Thermopylae, another battle against the Persians is brewing, this time at ... [MORE]

57

Jennifer's Body (2009)

Cast: J.K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, Kyle Gallner, Chris Pratt, Cynthia Stevenson, Juno Ruddell, Carrie Genzel, Juan Riedinger, Josh Emerson, Ryan Levine, Adam Brody, Sal Cortez, Johnny Simmons, Amanda Seyfried, Megan Fox

Director: Karyn Kusama

Writer: Diablo Cody

Synopsis: When a demon takes possession of her, high-school hottie Jennifer (Megan Fox) turns a hungry eye on guys who never stood a chance with her before. ... [MORE]

58

Bride of Chucky (1998)

Cast: Nick Stabile, Lawrence Dane, Michael Johnson, James Gallanders, Janet Kidder, Kathy Najimy, Katherine Heigl, Alexis Arquette, Jennifer Tilly, John Ritter, Gordon Michael Woolvett

Director: Ronny Yu

Writer: Don Mancini

Synopsis: After being cut apart by the police, killer doll Chucky (Brad Dourif) is resurrected by Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly), an ex-girlfriend of the serial mu... [MORE]

59

The Three Musketeers (1993)

Cast: Tim Curry, Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, Charlie Sheen, Chris O'Donnell

Director: Stephen Herek

Writer: Jack Olesker

Synopsis: Young d'Artagnan proves his worth and teams up with three of the finest musketeers to save the Queen of France. [MORE]

60

Jawbreaker (1999)

Cast: Ethan Erickson, Charlotte Roldan, Carol Kane, Pam Grier, William Katt, P.J. Soles, Jeff Conaway, Chad Christ, Judy Greer, Julie Benz, Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart

Director: Darren Stein

Writer: Darren Stein

Synopsis: When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murders their best friend, Liz (Charlotte Roldan), on the morning of her birthday, the ... [MORE]

61

Batman & Robin (1997)

Cast: Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, John Glover, Elle Macpherson, Vivica Fox, Vendela Thomessen, Elizabeth Sanders, Jeep Swenson, George Clooney, Alicia Silverstone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Chris O'Donnell

Director: Joel Schumacher

Writer: Akiva Goldsman

Synopsis: This superhero adventure finds Batman (George Clooney) and his partner, Robin (Chris O'Donnell), attempting to the foil the sinister schemes of a d... [MORE]

62

Catwoman (2004)

Cast: Alex Borstein, Michael Massee, Byron Mann, Kim Smith, Christopher Heyerdahl, Peter Wingfield, Benjamin Bratt, Halle Berry, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Sharon Stone

Director: Pitof Null, Pitof, Jean-Christopher Comar

Synopsis: "Catwoman" is the story of shy, sensitive artist Patience Philips (Halle Berry), a woman who can't seem to stop apologizing for her own existence. ... [MORE]