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The 25 Most All-American Movie Heroines Ever

For part two of our All-American pop culture series, we're looking at movie heroines who are pure red, white and blue.
On this list are the funniest of the funny and the deadly serious; felons and soldiers; dreamers and doers. But they're all American girls at their best, worst, strongest, messiest, and, above all, most inspiring.
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Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
1
90%8.1
Scarlett O'Hara
Scarlett O'Hara
2
Juno (2007)
Juno (2007)
3
94%7.4
Juno
Juno
4
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
5
85%7.5
Thelma Dickinson & Louise Sawyer (Thelma & Louise, 1991)
Thelma Dickinson & Louise Sawyer (Thelma & Louise, 1991)
6
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
7
85%7.4
Erin Brockovich - Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich - Erin Brockovich
8
The Blind Side (2009)
The Blind Side (2009)
9
66%7.6
Leigh Anne Tuohy - The Blind Side
Leigh Anne Tuohy - The Blind Side
10
G.I. Jane (1997)
G.I. Jane (1997)
11
50%6.0
G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane
12
Funny Girl (1968)
Funny Girl (1968)
13
93%7.4
Fanny Brice - Funny Girl
Fanny Brice - Funny Girl
14
Coffy (1973)
Coffy (1973)
15
78%6.8
Coffy (Coffy)
Coffy (Coffy)
16
Legally Blonde (2001)
Legally Blonde (2001)
17
72%6.4
Elle Woods
Elle Woods
18
The Help (2011)
The Help (2011)
19
76%8.0
Minnie & Abilene
Minnie & Abilene
20
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
21
96%8.6
Clarice Starling
Clarice Starling
22
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
23
91%7.8
Olive Hoover
Olive Hoover
24
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
25
83%7.0
Samantha Baker
Samantha Baker
26
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
27
98%8.0
Dorothy Gale (The Wizard of Oz, 1939)
Dorothy Gale (The Wizard of Oz, 1939)
28
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
29
100%7.9
Tracy Lord (The Philadelphia Story)
Tracy Lord (The Philadelphia Story)
30
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
31
50%5.7
Stella Payne
Stella Payne
32
Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall (1977)
33
96%8.0
Annie Hall - Annie Hall
Annie Hall - Annie Hall
34
The Hunger Games (2012)
The Hunger Games (2012)
35
84%7.2
Katniss Everdeen
Katniss Everdeen
36
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
37
98%8.4
Ellen Ripley
Ellen Ripley
38
The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
39
87%8.0
Mrs. Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
40
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