15 Most Badass Female Movie Characters Of Modern Cinema

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5. Clarice Starling (The Silence of the Lambs)

“Hello, Clarice…”and welcome to our list.

Another awesome role that gave recognition to a now famous Hollywood A-lister.

Jodie Foster definitely proved that an actress doesn’t have to be an ass-kicking, weapon wielding martial artist or some famous masked comic-book vigilante in order to establish oneself as a heroine.

Clarice is a dedicated, stoic, driven and resourceful young detective with an enormous desire for justice. Of course, she simply couldn’t overshadow the character of Dr. Hannibal Lecter who was brilliantly depicted by none other than Sir Anthony Hopkins.

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However, the strong and powerful Clarice definitely managed to resist all the psychological attacks of Dr. Lecter and bravely confront the psychotic serial killer called Buffalo Bill.