The 50 Hottest Femmes Fatales of All Time by complex.com
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The femme fatale is an old and oft implemented archetype in film. Whereas most female characters are doting or damsels, the femme fatale is seductive, in the most manipulative manner, and she keeps some of our favorite leading men under pressure in many a classic scenario. Broke husband in jail? Upgrade to his rich boss. Hot wife trapped in a loveless marriage? No problem, murder him for the money and gas a private eye to cover for you. We're talking ruthless women who leave simpering, gullible men broken-hearted in their wake at best, but a dead body or three isn't out of the question either if the situation calls for it.
Complex has counted down the best of the best: the most mysterious, deadliest, alluring, triple-crossing and, most importantly, hottest dames to ever grace the silver screen. Read on for The 50 Hottest Femmes Fatales Of All Time.
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The Killers
1946, in 15 top lists Check -
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Basic Instinct
1992, in 10 top lists Check -
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Gilda
1946, in 13 top lists Check -
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L.A. Confidential
1997, in 27 top lists Check -
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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946, in 9 top lists Check -
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Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
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Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Long Goodbye
1973, in 15 top lists Check -
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Too Late for Tears
1949, in 1 top list Check -
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005, in 3 top lists Check -
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They Drive by Night
1940, in 2 top lists Check -
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Mulholland Dr.
2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check -
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Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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The Last Seduction
1994, in 10 top lists Check -
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Batman Returns
1992, in 8 top lists Check -
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Femme Fatale
2002, in 5 top lists Check -
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Jennifer's Body
2009, in 1 top list Check -
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The Graduate
1967, in 29 top lists Check -
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The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996, in 2 top lists Check -
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003, in 0 top lists Check -
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Young Man with a Horn
1950 — a.k.a. Young Man of Music, in 0 top lists Check -
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GoldenEye
1995, in 3 top lists Check -
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Brick
2005, in 8 top lists Check -
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Goldfinger
1964, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Dark Knight Rises
2012, in 7 top lists Check -
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Sin City
2005, in 10 top lists Check -
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To Die For
1995, in 3 top lists Check -
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Wild Things
1998, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Losers
2010, in 0 top lists Check -
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Point of No Return
1993, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cruel Intentions
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
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Derailed
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
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Body Heat
1981, in 7 top lists Check -
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Anatomy of a Murder
1959, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 27 top lists Check -
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Out of Time
2003, in 1 top list Check -
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Heathers
1988, in 7 top lists Check -
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Swordfish
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
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Disclosure
1994, in 2 top lists Check -
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Blue Velvet
1986, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Blue Angel
1959, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kiss Me Deadly
1955, in 20 top lists Check -
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D.O.A.
1949, in 5 top lists Check -
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Fatal Attraction
1987, in 11 top lists Check -
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Memento
2000, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Big Heat
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
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The Killing
1956, in 15 top lists Check
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