Elektra

After a brutal confrontation nearly takes her life, Elektra emerges transformed and more lethal than ever. She works as a hired killer, choosing targets with clinical precision while carrying the scars of a past that refuses to fade. When a sensitive assignment lands on her desk, she discovers the mark is a single father protecting a young daughter who has become entangled with a secretive, supernatural order. Rather than finish the job, Elektra shifts her focus to keeping the pair out of reach of an army of shadowy assassins who stalk them through the city. As the danger closes in, she must weigh her instincts against a chance at something resembling redemption. Her past remains a shadow she cannot outrun.

Directed by Rob Bowman, Elektra hit theaters in 2005 as a follow up to Daredevil. It adapts material from the Elektra comics and leans on martial arts spectacle, chase sequences, and fantasy imagery to frame the heroine's conflicted path through.

Worldwide earnings reached about 56.7 million against a 43 million budget, marking Elektra as a modest performer rather than a blockbuster hit. The numbers reflect a niche appeal that struggled to capture broad audience attention both at home and abroad.

Elektra helped shape the mid 2000s surge of female led action fantasies, pairing Garner's stylized combat with a moody mythic tone that echoed in later genre entries. While not a lasting cultural touchstone, it preserved space for comic book heroines outside the core franchises and inspired designers to reinterpret assassins.

Critical reaction was mixed, praising Garner's presence and the choreography while criticizing the plot and pacing. The film wrestles with redemption and identity, showing Elektra torn between violence and a protective instinct, a conflict that gives the character a fragile sense of purpose amid harsh action sequences and mythic undertones.