Highest-Rated Movies about 'Femme Fatales', Sort by Popularity

Kiss Me Deadly (1955), Too Late for Tears (1949), The Wicked Lady (1946), Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), Rock Slyde (2009), Proud Mary (2018), Killer Housewives (2001), How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Femme Fatales movies.

#1. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

Storyline: A frightened woman is running barefoot on a highway, trying desperately to flag a car. After several cars pass her by, the woman sees another car approaching, and to make sure either the car stops, or, she's killed, she stands in the path of the oncoming car. Private Investigator Mike Hammer is the one at the wheel, and after almost hitting the woman, he tells her to get in. The woman's name is Christina Bailey. She is obviously on the run, being barefoot and wearing nothing but a trench coat, and the scent of fear. Whoever was after her eventually catches up with them. Christina has information they want, but dies while being questioned. The killers fake an accident by pushing Hammer's car off the road, but he survives, waking up in hospital two weeks later. As Mike starts to investigate Christina's death, he's told by the police to stay out of it, but, the hard-nosed private investigator proceeds anyways. Little did he know that Christina's secret would lead to death and destruction.

Plot Keywords: stranger, girlfriend, police captain, scientist, roommate, uneasy, chilling ...

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#2. Too Late for Tears (1949)

Storyline: One night on a lonely highway, a man in a speeding car tosses a satchel of money meant for somebody else into Jane and Alan Palmer's convertible as they are heading down a mountain road to a party. When they open the satchel and see what's inside, Alan wants to turn it over to the police, but Jane, with a life of luxury now within reach, persuades him to hang onto it "for a while." Soon afterward, the Palmers are tracked down by one Danny Fuller, a sleazy character who claims the money is his. To hang on to the cash, Jane will need to exercise all her feminine wiles, even if it leads her to dangerous circumstances and criminal behavior.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: wife, husband, brother, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, private investigator, creepy ...

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#3. The Wicked Lady (1946)

Storyline: 17th-century beauty Barbara Worth starts her career of crime by stealing her best friend's bridegroom. Her next exploit is to recover gambling losses by donning mask and cloak and taking to the roads as a highwayman! The thrill of these ventures proves addictive...especially when she meets a male highwayman who becomes her lover. Together, the two desperados lead a gay secret life, pursued by the local magistrate Sir Ralph Skelton...Barbara's husband! To what further crimes will the wicked Lady Skelton descend?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: noblewoman, captain, friend, magistrate, sister-in-law, stranger, brash ...

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#4. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

Storyline: Three strippers seeking thrills encounter a young couple in the desert. After dispatching the boyfriend, they take the girl hostage and begin scheming on a crippled old man living with his two sons in the desert, reputedly hiding a tidy sum of cash. They become houseguests of the old man and try and seduce the sons in an attempt to locate the money, not realizing that the old man has a few sinister intentions of his own.

Plot Keywords: go-go dancer, tough woman, race car driver, girlfriend, old man, mentally disabled person, fiery ...

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#6. Proud Mary (2018)

Storyline: In Boston, Mary (Henson), an expert assassin, kills her target Marcus Miller, a bookie, in his apartment. She discovers that Marcus had a son, a young boy named Danny (Jahi Di'Allo Winston), when she finds him in his room playing video games. Filled with guilt, Mary takes her leave. A year later, Danny is living on his own and has been working for a criminal named Uncle (Berkeley) and Mary has kept a distant eye on him. When a drug delivery to Jerome (Burke) goes bad, Danny asks for more money, finds it in a fridge, and takes it to Uncle. However, Uncle notices some is missing and smacks Danny when the boy says he used it to get food, with Uncle threatening to hurt the boy. When Danny is taking a nap on a bench, he notices someone swipes his bag and gives chase. Pulling out his gun and getting the thief to drop it, Danny then faints and falls to the ground. Several moments later, Mary finds him..

Plot Keywords: assassin, gang leader, young boy, drug dealer, gang member, drug lord, brutal ...

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#7. Killer Housewives (2001)

Storyline: In Madrid, Azu's husband Filipe is smug and boorish, but it's his money she slips to family members constantly in need of cash and that she uses to buy gifts for her lover, Pablo. Things start to fall apart when Pablo wants to leave her and when Filipe wants to evict Azu's cousin from a butcher shop he rents. Azu hatches a plan that relies on her sister, her cousin the butcher, and his mentally-challenged delivery man. When things start to go wrong, can Azu make them right?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: housewife, abusive husband, sister, cousin, messenger, lover, dark ...

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#8. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)

Storyline: Frankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra, and sends her to distract advertising executive Ricky from Dee Dee.—alfiehitchie

Plot Keywords: naval officer, boyfriend, girlfriend, witch doctor, beautiful woman, biker, campy ...

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#9. Final Girl (2015)

Storyline: A cute, shy, young girl is new to town, and looks to be the perfect, easily-duped target for a group of boys who want to use her as the final test in their murder game. Little do they know, she is skilled in areas they cannot imagine, and has a test of her own she decides to pursue.

Plot Keywords: young woman, trainee, trainer, group leader, young man, murderer, chilling ...

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#10. Welcome to Acapulco (2019)

Storyline: Video game designer Matt Booth has one shot to save his career by unveiling his biggest project yet at the Video Game Awards in New Mexico. But after running into a friend at the airport and having a little too much to drink before his flight, he ends up in ACTUAL Mexico - specifically, Acapulco. As soon as he lands, he finds himself on the run from high-powered criminals, deadly hitmen and the Feds, all looking for a mysterious package that he has allegedly smuggled through customs yet knows nothing about. Partnering with a badass, beautiful femme fatale and channeling his inner video game action hero, the pair unravels a conspiracy that could shake the foundation of the United States, maybe even the world.—Loris Curci

Plot Keywords: video game character, video game designer, gang leader, campy, playful, offbeat, acapulco, mexico ...

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