15 of the best female assassin movies as Ballerina, the new John Wick spin-off, releases
From Black Widow and Kill Bill to Red Sparrow, Hero and La Femme Nikita, these films showcase some of cinema’s most deadly femmes fatales
This week sees the cinema release of Ballerina, the first in a series of planned spin-off movies from the incredibly successful John Wick action franchise.
Once unleashed into the world, however, Eve applies her new skill set to track down the gangsters responsible for murdering her father.
Adopting a more grounded approach than its predecessors with their operatic staging, Ballerina only truly comes to life during its elaborate action set pieces, many of which were apparently overseen by John Wick series director Chad Stahelski during substantial reshoots.
While not the best example of its genre, Ballerina nevertheless continues a long-standing tradition of female assassin films that stretches back decades.