Because you like Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill vol. 1
Marv is a brutish but principled thug who'd be right at home on an ancient battlefield. See them in Sin City.
Imperator Furiosa is a badass patriarchy toppler. She'll do anything to secure a better, freer future for the women she cares for. See them in Mad Max: Fury Road.
Though she can seamlessly flit between glamorous identities, Sydney Prosser is more vulnerable than she pretends to be. See them in American Hustle.
Told her son will one day save the world, Sarah Connor dedicates her life to training him to do just that. See them in The Terminator.
Think you grew up fast? At 12, Mathilda is an aspiring assassin eager to avenge her family's murder. See them in Leon: The Professional.
Ellen Ripley defines the word "badass." When she's not leading her crew on an interstellar voyage, she's slaying terrifying creatures. See them in Alien.
Just call Jeff Lebowski The Dude. Or His Dudeness, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into that whole brevity thing. See them in The Big Lebowski.
Ava may just be the perfect woman. So long as she can pass a Turing test. See them in Ex Machina.
David Wooderson has clocked in hundreds of hours cruising around town looking for fun. See them in Dazed and Confused.
The self-proclaimed "only guilty man in Shawshank prison" has wisdom to share, such as the best way to smuggle a Rita Hayworth poster into a Maine prison. See them in The Shawshank Redemption.
Hayley Stark is a sarcastic 14-year-old with an unusual passion. See them in Hard Candy.
