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A list of 100 movies featuring characters seeking vengeance for various reasons, from action to drama to comedy. See ratings, genres, summaries, and cast for each movie, and watch instantly if available.
A personal list of favorite movies that feature revenge as a central theme or plot device, from classics like The Godfather and Oldboy to modern hits like Inglourious Basterds and Memento. See the titles, ratings, genres, directors, stars and summaries of each movie on IMDb.
- The Brave One (2007) Neil Jordan's New York City thriller The Brave One stars Jodie Foster as a woman who survived an attack that resulted in her fiancé's death.
- Cape Fear (1962) J. Lee Thompson's 1962 adaptation of James R. Webb's novel The Executioners stars Robert Mitchum as a convicted rapist who, upon being released from prison, seeks vengeance on the lawyer (Gregory Peck) whom he blames for his having received such a harsh sentence.
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) Alexandre Dumas' classic novel has been adapted for the big screen multiple times, most recently in Kevin Reynolds' 2002 swashbuckler starring Jim Caviezel as Edmond Dantès, a trusting young man whose best friend, Fernand (Guy Pearce), falsely frames him for treason.
- The Crow (1994) Sadly, Brandon Lee (Bruce Lee's son) passed away at the age of 28 following an accident on the set of Alex Proyas' The Crow, based on the comic by James O'Barr.
9. The Count of Monte Cristo. A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge. An adaptation of the 1844 novel of the same name, the film follows a young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous friend, who then escapes to exact his revenge.
- Taken
- The Equalizer
- John Wick
- Kill Bill
- The Handmaiden
- Promising Young Woman
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Lady Snowblood
- Oldboy
- Mean Girls
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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. Taken earned cult classic just from one iconic phone c...
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). With a basic, straightforward premise, there’s nothing to overthink here. The 2014 fil...
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. This will get into spoiler territory for people who haven’t seen the first film, but someone killing the dog...
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. Uma Thurman stars in the action martial arts film as the Bride, whose real name is revealed to be Beatrix Kiddo, a woman who spends the whole film (which had to be cut in two bec...
If you want to see an epic tale of revenge wrapped up in a queer love story, that’s The Handmaiden. The 2016 South Korean film stars Kim Tae-ri as Nam Sook-hee, a young woman hired to care for the rich and beautiful Japanese heiress Izumi Hideko, played by Kim Min-hee. Her new job is part of a plot to help a greedy man named Count Fujiwara (Ha Jung...
One of the most recent movies on the list, the Emerald Fennell-directed Academy Award-winning film Promising Young Woman stars Carey Mulligan as a medical school dropout named Cassie Thomas who seeks revenge on everyone complicit in the rape of her best friend Nina Fisher by Al Monroe (Chris Lowell), along with the subsequent coverup, which led to ...
Based on the 1844 classic novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, 2002’s The Count of Monte Cristo is the ultimate revenge story. Set in 1815, the movie stars Jim Caviezel as Edmond Dantès, the second mate on a shipping vessel. He is best friends with a man named Fernand Mondego, played to perfection by Guy Pierce, and happily in love with his f...
Released in 1973 and based on the manga of the same name by Kazuo Koike and Kazuo Kamimura, Lady Snowblood is said to be a major inspiration for Tarantino’s Kill Bill. Directed by Toshiya Fojita, the Japanese film stars Meiko Kaji as Yuki, a woman born for the sole purpose of getting revenge for her mother against the three men who brutally raped h...
Another film from Park Chan-wook, 2003’s Oldboy is a classic crime thriller and a must-see for all film fans. Technically, the entire unofficial “Vengeance Trilogy” by Park, which consists of 2002’s Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and the 2005 film Lady Vengeance, should probably be on this list, but Oldboy is arguably the best of the bunch. Th...
This may seem surprising, but teen movies often have the theme of revenge, and Mean Girls is the best of the best within this category. Written by Tina Fey, the comedy film stars Lindsay Lohan as Cady Heron, a 16-year-old girl venturing into the strange and wild world of public school after a childhood of homeschool and traveling. She’s learns abou...
A list of 27 movies about revenge, from action to drama, with themes of justice, redemption, and violence. From Taken to John Wick, these films feature iconic characters and scenes of vengeance. Beware, this list is for mature audiences only.
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Rate. 71 Metascore. A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder. Director Alex Proyas Stars Brandon Lee Michael Wincott Rochelle Davis. 5. Gladiator. 2000 2h 35m R.
If you love watching people seek payback for their wrongs, check out these 13 features on Netflix. From teen dramas to action thrillers, these movies cover a range of genres and stories of sweet revenge.
