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Movies by Lists - The Best Vigilante Movies (98 [103])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Acts of ViolenceAt a bachelorette party in a nightclub, the bride tells 2 guys offering blow to go away. They abduct her. The groom's 2 big brothers looked after their kid brother as kids and do so now again as veterans, "looking" for her and the 2 2018Brett DonowhoAction, Crime5.3 (12.1K votes)8620211228
AngelMolly, a highschooler, secretly earns her living as Angel, a street prostitute whose only family and friends are the ones she works with on the streets. She has to survive against a serial killer who is targeting people of her profes1983Robert Vincent O'NeilAction, Crime, Thriller5.8 (3.5K votes)9420211228
AvengerA C.I.A. Agent steps in to stop a former Special Forces Operative on a for-hire mission that poses a global threat.2006Robert MarkowitzThriller5.6 (962 votes)9220211228
Bad AssA Vietnam veteran who becomes a local hero after saving a man from attackers on a city bus decides to take action when his best friend is murdered and the police show little interest in solving the crime.2012Craig MossAction, Comedy, Crime, Drama5.5 (19K votes)9020211228
Bad Ass 2 - Bad AssesFrank Vega teams up with grumpy old agoraphobic Bernie Pope to kick ass and clean up the streets of L.A.2014Craig MossAction, Comedy, Drama5.6 (4.8K votes)9120211228
Bad Ass 3 Bad Asses on the BayouFrank Vega and Bernie Pope return, this time to Louisiana in an attempt to find a kidnapped friend.2015Craig MossAction, Comedy, Drama5.3 (2.5K votes)8520220423
BarracudaBased on actual events, Barracuda is an original, vengeance themed story and fresh take on sexual perversions, the lives it affects and the pursuit of it. When we first meet Summer, a sensitive yet cynical portrait artist who supp...2013Christy Oldham, Shane WoodsonAction, Adventure4.8 (112 votes)9420231001
Blood OutWhen big city detectives refuse to further investigate his kid brother's gang related murder, small town Sheriff Michael Savion drops the badge and goes undercover to find his brother's killer and avenge his death.2011Jason HewittAction, Crime, Thriller4.4 (4.3K votes)9020231001
BloodlineEvan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.2018Henry JacobsonCrime, Horror, Thriller6.0 (7.3K votes)9720211228
Boondock SaintsTwo Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes and wipe out Boston's criminal underworld in the name of God.1999Troy DuffyAction, Thriller7.7 (235.3K votes)10820211228
Boondock Saints II, TheThe MacManus brothers are living a quiet life in Ireland with their father, but when they learn that their beloved priest has been killed by mob forces, they go back to Boston to bring justice to those responsible and avenge the prie2009Brad Davis, Troy DuffyAction, Thriller6.3 (63.7K votes)11820211228
Boy WonderA traumatized boy grows into a shy, determined teenager who patrols the mean streets of New York City, helping those in need and dishing out severe punishment to remorseless thugs.2010Michael MorrisseyAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.8 (9.2K votes)9320211228
Brave One, TheStruggling to recover emotionally from a brutal assault that killed her fiancé and left her in a coma, a radio personality begins a quest for vengeance against the perpetrators that leaves a bloody trail across New York City.2007Neil JordanAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.7 (60.4K votes)12220211228
Closure [Straightheads]After surviving a gang rape and mugging, a middle aged businesswoman and her 23 year old boyfriend plot to murder their attackers, but find themselves conflicted about carrying out their plans.2007Dan ReedCrime, Drama, Horror, Thriller5.6 (7K votes)8020211228
Dead Man's ShoesA disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.2004Shane MeadowsCrime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (52.5K votes)9020211228
Death KissA vigilante with a mysterious past moves into a city that has been infested with crime and terror. He then takes the law into his own hands so that he can save and protect a young mother and her child.2018Rene PerezAction, Crime, Drama4.8 (2.4K votes)8720211228
Death SentenceNick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too grea2007James WanAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.7 (71.2K votes)10520211228
Death WishDr. Paul Kersey is an experienced trauma surgeon, a man who has spent his life saving lives. After an attack on his family, Paul embarks on his own mission for justice.2018Eli RothAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.3 (70.3K votes)10720211228
Death WishA New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.1974Michael WinnerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.0 (38.5K votes)9320211228
Death Wish IIArchitect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles.1982Michael WinnerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.0 (15.8K votes)8920211228
Death Wish IIIArchitect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.1985Michael WinnerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller5.9 (15.3K votes)9220211228
Death Wish IVArchitect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.1987J. Lee ThompsonAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller5.5 (9.6K votes)9920211228
Death Wish VPaul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.1994Allan A. GoldsteinAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller4.9 (7.7K votes)9520211228
DefendorArthur Poppington, a regular man who adopts a superhero persona, known as "Defendor", combs the city streets at night, in search of his archenemy, Captain Industry.2009Peter StebbingsComedy, Crime, Drama6.8 (36.5K votes)10120211228
DerailedWhen two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, the two must turn the tables on him to save their families.2005Mikael HåfströmCrime, Drama, Thriller6.6 (72.9K votes)10820211228
Django UnchainedWith the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation-owner in Mississippi.2012Quentin Tarantino (*)Drama, Western8.4 (1.5M votes)16520211228
Edge of DarknessAs homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate cover-up and government conspiracy that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.2010Martin CampbellAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.6 (93.3K votes)11720211228
Equalizer 2, TheRobert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?2018Antoine FuquaAction, Crime, Thriller6.7 (149.8K votes)12120211228
Equalizer, TheA man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.2014Antoine FuquaAction, Crime, Thriller7.2 (357.2K votes)13220211228
Exterminator, TheA man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York City. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York City into a great war zone, and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.1980James GlickenhausAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller5.7 (5.4K votes)10420211228
Extreme JusticeA rogue cop joins an elite L.A.P.D. unit who secretly operate as a vigilante death squad, but soon begins to question their methods.1993Mark L. LesterAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller5.5 (1.3K votes)9620220822
Falling DownAn ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.1993Joel SchumacherAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (183.5K votes)11320211228
Final GirlA man teaches a young woman how to become a complete weapon. Later she is approached by a group of sadistic teens who kill blonde women for unknown reasons. The hunting season begins.2015Tyler ShieldsHorror, Thriller4.7 (15.6K votes)8420211228
Four BrothersWhen their adoptive mother is gunned down in a store robbery the 'four brothers' investigate the murder for themselves & look for the killers, but not all is what it seems.2005John Singleton (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.8 (142.2K votes)10920211228
Fourth Angel, TheA man seeks justice after his wife and two daughters are gunned down in a terrorist attack.2001John IrvinAction, Drama, Thriller5.3 (3.1K votes)120220912
Girls Against BoysAfter a series of bad experiences with men, Shae teams up with her co-worker, Lu, who has a simple, deadly way of dealing with the opposite sex.2012Austin ChickDrama, Horror, Thriller4.8 (3.9K votes)9320231001
God Bless AmericaOn a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.2011Bobcat GoldthwaitAction, Comedy, Crime, Drama7.1 (70.2K votes)10520220806
Gran TorinoDisgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.2008Clint Eastwood (*)Drama8.1 (753.5K votes)11620211228
Harry BrownAn elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.2009Daniel BarberAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.2 (86.6K votes)10320211228
Hawk's VengeanceEric Hawke a British Marine, attends the funeral of his policeman brother who he discovers has been attempting to investigate the mysterious kidnappings and murders of a local Asian street gang. The clues seem to point to a rival ...1996Marc F. VoizardAction5.0 (231 votes)9220231001
Hobo With A ShotgunA homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.2011Jason EisenerAction, Comedy, Horror, Thriller6.1 (46.4K votes)8620220806
Hollow PointA grieving man finds himself caught up in a war between a group of charismatic vigilantes and the crime that infests their city.2019Daniel ZirilliAction, Thriller4.2 (831 votes)8920231001
I Don't Feel at Home in This World AnymoreWhen a depressed woman is burgled, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbour. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.2017Macon BlairComedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.9 (54.7K votes)9320211228
Jimmy HollywoodA failing actor living in crime infested Los Angeles, frustrated with his career, decides to take the law into his own hands, and becomes the leader of a mock-vigilante group that videotapes criminals and turns them over to the po...1994Barry Levinson (*)Comedy, Crime, Drama5.3 (3.6K votes)11220231001
John Doe VigilanteAn ordinary man fights violence the only way he knows how - by killing one criminal at a time. Hero or villain? Justice or vengeance? You decide.2014Kelly DolenCrime, Thriller6.6 (8.5K votes)9320211228
JunctureSoft-spoken Anna transforms herself into a ruthless vigilante bent on hunting down file criminals who have somehow eluded justice... until now.2007James SealeThriller5.0 (518 votes)10620211228
Kick-AssDave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.2010Matthew VaughnAction, Comedy, Crime7.6 (547.2K votes)11720211228
Law Abiding CitizenA frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.2009F. Gary GrayAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.4 (288.4K votes)10920211228
Lila And EveTwo distraught mothers, whose children were gunned down in a drive-by, team up to avenge their deaths after local authorities fail to take action.2015Charles Stone IIICrime, Drama, Thriller5.8 (8.4K votes)9420211228
M.F.A.An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free.2017Natalia LeiteDrama, Horror, Thriller6.0 (6.7K votes)9220211228
Magnum Force San Francisco Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is on the trail of vigilante Police Officers who are not above going beyond the law to kill the city's undesirables.1973Ted PostAction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller7.2 (60.1K votes)12420211228
Man Apart, AA man known as Diablo emerges to head a drug cartel after the previous leader is imprisoned.2003F. Gary GrayAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.1 (46.9K votes)10920211228
Man on FireIn Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.2004Tony Scott (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.7 (351.9K votes)14620211228
Miss MeadowsA story centered on a proper elementary school teacher who moonlights as a vigilante.2014Karen Leigh HopkinsComedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller5.8 (8.3K votes)8820211228
MunichAfter the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.2005Steven Spielberg (*)Action, Drama, History, Thriller7.5 (222.5K votes)16420211228
Night Hunter [Nomis]A weathered Lieutenant, his police force, and a local vigilante are all caught up in a dangerous scheme involving a recently arrested, troubled man who's linked to years of female abductions and murders.2018David RaymondUnknown5.9 (19.3K votes)9820211228
NoiseThis is a story about the wrong person in the right place at the wrong time. Two heinous crimes have left a suburban town reeling.2007Matthew SavilleCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.7 (2.6K votes)10820211228
Officer DownA policewoman unwittingly puts her family in danger when she uncovers corruption in her department.2005Christopher MillerCrime, Thriller4.5 (362 votes)8820231001
One Man's Justice [One Tough Bastard]When a man's wife and family are murdered, he plots revenge only to find out that the killer is under Federal protection and he must exact his own form of justice.1996Kurt Wimmer, Kurt AndersonAction, Thriller5.3 (1.3K votes)10020240519
One Tough BastardWhen a man's wife and family are murdered, he plots revenge only to find out that the killer is under Federal protection and he must exact his own form of justice.1996Kurt Wimmer, Kurt AndersonAction, Thriller5.4 (1.1K votes)10020211228
Organization, TheIn San Francisco, Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs helps a group of idealistic vigilantes expose a drug ring controlled by powerful businessmen.1971Don MedfordAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.0 (1.9K votes)10620220822
Out for JusticeThe gruesome murder of a Brooklyn Detective will turn the case into a personal vendetta when the deceased's best friend and fellow officer will unleash an all-out attack against a psychotic Mafia enforcer's brutal gang.1991John FlynnAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.1 (23.3K votes)9120211228
OutlawA group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their Police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society.2007Nick LoveAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller5.7 (12.7K votes)10320231001
PeppermintFive years after her husband and daughter are killed in a senseless act of violence, a woman comes back from self-imposed exile to seek revenge against those responsible and the system that let them go free.2018Pierre MorelAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.5 (62.8K votes)10120211228
Principal, TheA teacher is assigned to be the principal of a violent, crime-ridden high school.1987Christopher CainAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.3 (11.4K votes)10920231001
Proud MaryMary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.2018Babak NajafiAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller5.0 (9.7K votes)8920211228
Real American Hero, ATennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser attempts to stop a moonshiner whose bad liquor has blinded several teens.1978Lou AntonioCrime, Drama5.6 (333 votes)9020231001
RecoilA cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.2011Terry MilesAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller5.2 (5.5K votes)9420211228
RenegadesWhen a retired Green Beret soldier is murdered by an international drug gang in London, four of his veteran SAS comrades set out to avenge him, dispensing their own brand of justice on the streets of London.2022Daniel ZirilliAction, Crime, Thriller3.7 (2K votes)9120231116
Righteous KillTwo veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.2008Jon AvnetCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.0 (87.3K votes)10120211228
Road HouseA tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.1989Rowdy HerringtonAction, Thriller6.7 (69.8K votes)11420211228
RockawayA decorated war hero returns to the States after the brutal murder of his wife and child back home in Rockaway, Queens, and vows revenge against the network of neighborhood criminals responsible for their deaths.2007Jeff Crook, Josh CrookAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller4.4 (426 votes)7820231001
Seeking JusticeAfter his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favor' from him in return.2011Roger DonaldsonAction, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.2 (45.9K votes)10520211228
SkinsAn inspirational tale about the relationship between two Sioux brothers living on the Pine Ridge reservation.2002Chris EyreCrime, Drama7.0 (1.5K votes)8420231001
Star Chamber, TheFrustrated with a legal system gone haywire, a secret society of judges hires hitmen to snuff out criminals who escape courtroom justice - but one young judge questions the ethics of their vigilante system.1983Peter HyamsCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.3 (6.9K votes)10920211228
Straw DogsA young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.1971Sam Peckinpah (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.5 (59K votes)11320211228
Stressed To KillTo reduce his blood pressure after a heart attack, a man begins killing the people who are stressing him out.2016Mark SavageComedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller5.4 (527 votes)10320220415
Striking RangeWhen millionaire businessman Ted Billings (Glenn Morshower) double-crosses his partners in a weapons deal, he decides to hire some protection. Billings enlists mercenary-for-hire Eugene ""Vash"" Vasher (Lou Diamond Phillips), and so...2006Daniel MillicanAction, Thriller3.9 (860 votes)9620240614
Substitute, TheShale's Mercenary team is retired after a (not so) covert mission in Cuba. He becomes a substitute teacher at his teacher fiancee's Miami high school to get those behind kneecapping her. His team helps him.1996Robert MandelAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.0 (15.1K votes)11420231001
Substitute, The - Failure Is Not an OptionFormer mercenary Karl Thomasson returns once again as a substitute teacher, this time to infiltrate a military school's faculty to cease the actions of white supremacists.2001Robert RadlerAction, Crime, Thriller4.7 (1.3K votes)9120231001
Substitute, The 2 - School's OutA mercenary masquerades as a teacher in order to enter a tough urban school and wreak his revenge upon his brother's killer.1998Steven PearlAction, Crime, Thriller5.1 (3.2K votes)8920231001
Substitute, The 3 - Winner Takes AllAt a college visit to a war buddy's professor daughter, mercenary Karl Thomasson finds her brutally beaten. He then poses as a teacher to teach a lesson, and get revenge, on the brash football jocks responsible.1999Robert RadlerAction, Crime, Thriller4.7 (1.9K votes)8920231001
Sudden Impact A rape victim is exacting revenge on her aggressors in a small town outside San Francisco. "Dirty" Harry Callahan, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case.1983Clint Eastwood (*)Action, Crime, Thriller6.6 (43.9K votes)11720211228
Sweeper, TheMark Goddard, a Los Angeles cop with a penchant for violence, is recruited by a secret police society who deliver justice outside of the law.1996Joseph MerhiAction, Drama, Thriller5.0 (552 votes)9020211228
Sweet KarmaA mute Russian girl infiltrates Toronto's underground sex trade to avenge the death of her sister.2009Andrew Thomas HuntCrime, Drama, Thriller5.1 (2K votes)8520211228
TakenA retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.2008Pierre MorelAction, Crime, Thriller7.8 (588K votes)9020211228
Taken 2In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.2012Olivier MegatonAction, Crime, Thriller6.3 (301K votes)9220211228
Taken 3Accused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed, Bryan Mills goes on the run and brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name.2014Olivier MegatonAction, Crime, Thriller6.0 (187.9K votes)10820211228
Taxi DriverA mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.1976Martin Scorsese (*)Crime, Drama8.2 (780.5K votes)11420211228
Vengeance A Love StoryA group of strangers come to the aid of a single mother seeking to bring her rapists to justice.2017Johnny MartinAction, Thriller5.2 (7.5K votes)9920211228
Vigilante, AAfter escaping her violent husband, Sadie makes it her life's mission to help free others in danger. After months of rigorous training in survival skills, boxing, and lethal martial arts, she is back with a vengeance.2018Sarah Daggar-NicksonCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller5.7 (8.4K votes)9120211228
Walking TallA former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.2004Kevin BrayAction, Crime6.3 (74.7K votes)8620211228
Walking TallBased on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life.1973Phil Karlson (*)Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.9 (5.8K votes)12520211228
Walking Tall - Lone JusticeIn Dallas, when the two prime witnesses against the drug-lord Octavio Perez are murdered by his gangsters in a safe-house, the testimony of the FBI agent Kate Jensen and three other agents become the only chance to keep the criminal 2007Tripp ReedAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller4.8 (1.6K votes)9520220315
Walking Tall - The Final ChapterBuford Pusser's last days as Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee in 1970 and his subsequent death in 1974.1977Jack StarrettAction, Crime, Drama5.8 (989 votes)11220211228
Walking Tall - The PaybackA man goes back to his hometown that is now overrun with crime and single-handedly takes justice into his own hands.2007Tripp ReedAction, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller4.7 (2.1K votes)8820231001
Walking Tall Part IISheriff Buford Pusser continues his one-man war against moonshiners and a ruthless crime syndicate after the murder of his wife in late-1960s Tennessee.1975Earl BellamyAction, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.1 (1.3K votes)10920211228
While She Was OutA woman out late for Christmas Eve shopping is soon terrorized by a small gang of troublemakers, and she must fight for her life.2008Susan MontfordCrime, Drama, Thriller4.8 (6.8K votes)8620211228
Dexter2006nanCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Walking Tall1981nanAction, Crime, Drama7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Cottonmouth2001James DalthorpCrime, Drama, Thriller5.1 (Unkn) Excluded
The Gunman2004Daniel MillicanCrime, Drama, Thriller4.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Yup Yup Man2000Glenn KlinkerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller4.9 (Unkn) Excluded