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Revenge is a 1990 American romantic thriller film directed by Tony Scott and starring Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe, Miguel Ferrer and Sally Kirkland. Some scenes were filmed in Mexico. The film is a production of New World Pictures and Rastar Films and was released by Columbia Pictures.
Sep 22, 2023 · Sep 22, 2023. The revenge movie genre is a compelling and enduring category within the world of cinema. It taps into some of the most primal human emotions—anger, justice, and the desire for retribution. In this article, we will explore the revenge genre, define its core elements, and provide you with examples of iconic revenge films.
Feb 16, 1990 · "Revenge" is set mostly in today's Mexico, where Anthony Quinn is a powerful, brutal millionaire who rules his own private empire. He's surrounded by killers and henchmen, but he lowers his guard to allow a friend into his inner circle - a former Navy pilot ( Kevin Costner ) who once saved his life on a hunting trip.
- Taken. Despite how many other revenge stories are out there, Taken is still the first thing I think of when I think of revenge movies. The movie is simple, with Liam Neeson’s Bryan Mills, a retired CIA agent, going after the human traffickers who kidnap his daughter while she is on vacation in France.
- The Equalizer. With The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington, which came out a handful of years after Taken, Washington’s Bob McCall takes on a much more vigilante role in the film, as he gets revenge on the Russian mafia for a young sex worker named Alina (Chloë Grace Moretz).
- John Wick. Come on, when you started reading this article, John Wick was one of the first movies you thought of, wasn’t it? With a grizzled Keanu Reeves killing people with efficiency and style, there’s really nothing more you could ask for in a movie.
- Kill Bill. While Quentin Tarantino has made plenty of movies about revenge and violence, Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Kill Bill: Volume 2 together remain one of his most iconic creations.
Feb 16, 1990 · Revenge: Directed by Tony Scott. With Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe, Tomas Milian. A retired US Navy pilot comes to Mexico, where he falls in love with the wife of a powerful businessman. The consequences will be cruel and unforeseen.
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Jul 2, 2020 · By Elizabeth Lerman. Published Jul 2, 2020. Coralie Fargeat's bloody action-thriller, Revenge follows Jennifer (Matilda Lutz), a young American woman who accompanies her married, French boyfriend, Richard (Kevin Janssens), to a remote vacation home surrounded by desert.
Revenge is a 2017 French revenge action thriller film written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, and starring Matilda Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe and Guillaume Bouchède. The plot follows a young woman who is raped and left for dead in the desert by three men, where she recovers and seeks vengeance upon her attackers.
