Films or TV shows with strong female characters - recommendations for a 13 year old girl

Definitely Anne with an E on Netflix

Press Gang

Probably not what most people would consider appropriate for thirteen but one to share in the future - Saga Noren out of The Bridge TV show oh and that other one with the jumpers (The Killing) oh and Laure Berthaud the detective out of Spiral which also has Karlson the lawyer. All very strong female parts.

You now know what I do on Saturday nights; don't get me started on Montalbano.

Don't watch the new Batwoman series, because its rubbish. Do watch Captain Marvel. There are brilliant female secondary characters with a lot to do in Black Panther as well.

Stranger Things some good characters, esp in season 2 and 3. Not overtly sexual, only one or two sciences I think?

I wouldn't recommended Shadow Hunters, we started this and then one of the vampire girls used sex to get what she wanted from some other beast. The female clothing was very sexualised too.

I also would not recommend Riverdale - again oversexualised and by season 3 the story lines were stupid!

Might be a bit young but on Amazon there is a show called Just Add Magic my 12 year old watches it. Mostly all females characters.

Once Upon Time does a good job of turning stereotypes upside down for traditional female fairytale characters. Last season was off piste though (if you make it that far!).

Mean Girls?

Yes, Krak I wanted to suggest that too but I didn't want look obsessive as I'd already mentioned it on a thread only yesterday.

It's so funny! And as I might've mentioned yesterday I think Tina Fey is usually on the ball; one of the good ones.

The extraordinary adventures of adele blanc-sec. French with subtitles so you could call it homework! Beautiful period indiana Jones type adventure with fab female lead

Please don't watch gravity, tess geritsen was totally screwed over by the making of that movie and Alfonso Cuarón in particular.

When she's a little older, I'd also recommend The Expanse- there are lots of very strong female characters in that, central characters too. There's only one sex scene I can think of, and one with nudity (but not front). Probably a lot of swearing though

Call the Midwife

Gravity
second Mean Girls

I loved Jessica Jones, but pp is probably right that 13 is too young.. not only is there a lot of bloody violence but the whole thing is about a man dominating and controlling her (well, not just her but everybody). Some interesting things to discuss there, but maybe in a year or two?

Charmed - original series feminist badass but also healthy attitude to relationships with men

Steel magnolias - currently on Netflix

Pitch perfect 2 & 3 on Netflix too just now very much female led.

Erin brockovich

Agree with divergent series, love jennifer Lawrence

Juno too great call

Timeless - time travel series on Netflix several episodes on women's rights movements and the character played by Abigail Spencer is intelligent no nonsense woman.

A league of their own - women's baseball league

Nims island is lovely

Gilmore girls - flawed but strong women

First wives club

All about Eve for a total classic

Legally blonde

10 things I hate about you

I second (third?) the original Buffy tv series, and have recently re-watched the first three series with my daughter who’s a similar age.

There's a new series on Apple called Home Before Dark about a determined 9 yo journalist, based on a true story.

Agree with anne with an e on Netflix is vv watchable and seems like a good contemporary version

Stranger things.

Not so much season 1 but Max(ine) and Elle get more screen time in s2&3. And Maya hawke is fab in s3.

Veronica Mars

If you've never heard of it, it's the best show you've never heard of.

Bend it like Beckham
Made in Dagenham
Little Women, esp the new one

Current Dr Who
Suffragette
Belle

The Breadwinner
The Queen of Katwe

Both really good, eye-opening family films

I'd also say the Thor Marvel series, as Jane is an independent woman following a scientific career and she doesn't just jack it all in to swoon over Thor when he shows up.
Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok is brilliant too.

Wonder Woman - the new film is fabulous and nothing like the 70s nonsense.
If you have Disney plus my 13 DD is enjoying Agent Carter.
Captain Marvel is great.
X-men has good female characters.
The Incredibles

Star Trek Voyager with Captain Janeway?

THE BOLD TYPE
tv show on amazon prime - female friendships and topics like social media and career building for young women. my 14 and 17 year old cousins love it.

SHADOWHUNTERS
tv show on netflix.
female led fantasy based in a book series.

RIVERDALE
tv show on netflix
smart outspoken female leads. main character also fires back to body shaming IRL /twitter which makes her a great role model.

And Anne of Green Gables if you can find the Megan Followes version.

Scott Pilgrim (Ramona Flowers is awesome, as is Kim)

Mean Girls?