TIMELESS FEMMES FATALE
Fatale, Aeon Flux, Gypsy, Basic Instinct +
We love the power of femme fatales and how they can take command of our screens. Their seductive quality not only reels in film characters but the audience as well. We can’t stop thinking about them. From new and old, here are our favorite films featuring iconic charmers.
FATALE
This 2020 film had us ending the year on a climactic note. After a one night stand, Michael Ealy’s character gets wrapped up in an investigation led by Hilary Swank’s Detective Val Quinlan.
THE LAST SEDUCTION
Linda Fiorentino’s role in The Last Seduction is considered one of the best femme fatale portrayals in cinema. She plays a woman who flees from her husband and settles in a small town where a man helps her escape from her husband.
LA CONFIDENTIAL
Kim Basinger takes down not one, not two, but three cops (played by Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, and Guy Pearce) in L.A. Confidential. Now that’s a killer femme fatale.
BASIC INSTINCT
Oh, Sharon Stone, how we dream of you in Basic Instinct. The thrilling tale about a cop (Michael Douglas) seduced by a prime suspect is a true classic. And let’s not forget that ambiguous ending.
FATAL ATTRACTION
Now, we can’t forget Fatal Attraction. Douglas is the king of getting seduced by amazing women, and this time it’s Glenn Close.
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
If you want to go way back in the femme fatale catalog, Double Indemnity is the perfect place to start. The 1944 film puts Barbara Stanwyck in that role.
CHINATOWN
We could watch Faye Dunaway seduce Jack Nicholson all day. Anyone up for a Chinatown marathon?
GYPSY
Though it’s a series, we would be remiss not to mention the Naomi Watts-led thriller Gypsy. She stars a therapist who seduces her clients. It’s the sexiest thing we’ve seen in a while.
TO DIE FOR
Ah, yes, Nicole Kidman. One of the greatest seductresses of all time. Though she emits power and sex in nearly every role she takes on, we hope you check out To Die For because, well, her performance IS to die for.
AEON FLUX
The actress at the top of our list to seduce us and wreck our lives is Charlize Theron. Lucky for us, we get to imagine that happening while watching Aeon Flux. It’s a real dream come true.
