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Tired Film Tropes: The Damsel in Distress - Page 2

The damsel-in-distress, persecuted maiden, or princess in jeopardy is a classic theme in world literature, art, film and video games. Existing in almost every culture and present as far back as Greek mythology, this misogynistic trope usually involves a beautiful or innocent young woman, placed in a dire predicment by a villain or monster, and who requires a male hero to achieve her rescue. After rescuing her, the hero often obtains her hand in marriage. She has become a stock character of fiction, particularly of melodrama. Though she is usually human, she can also be of any other species, including fictional or folkloric species; and even divine figures such as an angel, spirit, or deity. There are so many examples of this that no one list could contain them all, so here's a carefully-curated list of some great movies that contain this trope in one form or another. This is truly a tiny drop in the bucket when it comes to how common this trope isolated! How many have you seen???
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Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
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The Nice Guys (2016)
The Nice Guys (2016)
43
Nomis (2018)
Nomis (2018)
44
Perils of Nyoka (1942)
Perils of Nyoka (1942)
45
The Perils of Pauline (1914)
The Perils of Pauline (1914)
46
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
47
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
48
Point Break (2015)
Point Break (2015)
49
Polar (2019)
Polar (2019)
50
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
51
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
52
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
53
R.I.P.D. (2013)
R.I.P.D. (2013)
54
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
55
Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
56
San Andreas (2015)
San Andreas (2015)
57
Savages (2012)
Savages (2012)
58
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
59
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
60
Spectre (2015)
Spectre (2015)
61
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man (2002)
62
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
63
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
64
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
65
Superman (1978)
Superman (1978)
66
Taken (2008)
Taken (2008)
67
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
68
Tenet (2020)
Tenet (2020)
69
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
70
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
71
Twilight (2008)
Twilight (2008)
72
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
73
Westworld (1973)
Westworld (1973)
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