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She’s assisted by Dakota (Whitney Peak), the film’s other, younger heroine, who at one point makes her way over a floating rooftop and rickety branches, improvising the acrobatics of survival.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Similarly, the fact that Matteo’s family owns a local restaurant basically telegraphs another third-act resolution, when the film suddenly transforms into a food movie so our aspiring-chef heroine can realize her dreams.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
In a unique diversion from the source material, our heroine Juliana (Alexa Davalos) comes across video footage suggesting a parallel reality in which, yes, the Allies won the war.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Slayyyter shimmies onto the beat like an amoral John Waters heroine, cruising over the choppy momentum while recounting a toxic love affair in gasping Fred Schneider intonation.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Similarly, the fact that Matteo’s family owns a local restaurant basically telegraphs another third-act resolution, when the film suddenly transforms into a food movie so our aspiring-chef heroine can realize her dreams.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
In a unique diversion from the source material, our heroine Juliana (Alexa Davalos) comes across video footage suggesting a parallel reality in which, yes, the Allies won the war.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Slayyyter shimmies onto the beat like an amoral John Waters heroine, cruising over the choppy momentum while recounting a toxic love affair in gasping Fred Schneider intonation.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heroine
hero
Noun
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Ohm is an unlikely hero, but the nagging mystery gets its hooks into him, and the only way out is through.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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Trent’s obsession with his literary hero, Silas Hale, is one for the ages.—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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“Heroine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroine. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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