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Movies by Lists - Vigilante Revenge Movies (85 [85])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
AvengementAfter years of assaults on him in prison, convicted felon Cain Burgess escapes for avengement on those responsible.2019Jesse V. JohnsonAction, Crime6.6 (19.7K votes)8720220912
BallerinaGrieving the loss of a best friend she couldn't protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend's last wish: sweet revenge.2023Chung-Hyun LeeAction, Thriller6.2 (8.2K votes)9220231115
BasilA lonely young aristocrat in turn-of the century England stuggles to meet the approval of his over-bearing, class-conscious father while trying to please the selfish woman he loves.1998Radha BharadwajDrama, Romance5.9 (2K votes)11320220912
Big Heat, TheTough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.1953Fritz Lang (*)Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller7.9 (26K votes)8920211228
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
BraveheartScottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.1995Mel Gibson (*)Biography, Drama, History, War8.3 (1M votes)17820211228
BrimstoneFrom the moment the new reverend climbs the pulpit, Liz knows she and her family are in great danger.2016Martin KoolhovenDrama, Mystery, Thriller, Western7.1 (39.6K votes)14820211228
Brimstone & TreacleFrom the moment the new reverend climbs the pulpit, Liz knows she and her family are in great danger.2016Martin KoolhovenDrama, Mystery, Thriller, Western7.1 (39.6K votes)14820211228
BullBull mysteriously returns home after a 10 year absence to seek revenge on those who double crossed him all those years ago.2021Paul Andrew WilliamsCrime, Horror, Thriller6.5 (7K votes)8820231013
CarrieCarrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.1976Brian De Palma (*)Horror, Mystery7.4 (182.8K votes)9820220524
CarrieA shy girl, outcasted by her peers and sheltered by her religious mother, unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.2013Kimberly PeirceDrama, Horror5.9 (138.1K votes)10020211228
Cold PursuitA grieving snowplow driver seeks out revenge against the drug dealers who killed his son.2019Hans Petter MolandAction, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.2 (70.3K votes)11920221228
Dead Man DownIn New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is helped by a woman seeking retribution.2013Niels Arden OplevAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.5 (67.1K votes)11820211228
Death ProofTwo separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans.2007Quentin Tarantino (*)Action, Thriller7.0 (283.2K votes)12720211228
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
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
Eye for an EyeWhen the courts fail to keep behind bars the man who raped and murdered her daughter, a woman seeks her own form of justice.1996John Schlesinger (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller6.2 (16K votes)10120211228
Eye For An Eye [Quien a hierro mata]A drug dealer looking for rest. A nurse looking for revenge. A crossroads where no one is safe.2019Paco PlazaDrama, Thriller6.6 (7.5K votes)10720220531
Forgiven, TheA fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.2021John Michael McDonaghDrama6.1 (8.2K votes)11720231116
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
Get CarterWhen his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate.1971Mike Hodges (*)Action, Crime, Thriller7.4 (32.5K votes)11220211228
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, TheA journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.2009Niels Arden OplevCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.8 (214.4K votes)15220211228
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
Hang Em' HighWhen an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice.1968Ted PostDrama, Western7.0 (38.1K votes)11420211228
Hard CandyHayley's a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff's a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff's place. Jeff thinks it's his lucky night. He's in for a surpri2005David SladeDrama, Thriller7.1 (158.9K votes)10420211228
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
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
I Saw The DevilA secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.2010Jee-woon Kim (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller7.8 (123.5K votes)14420211228
In the BedroomA New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.2001Todd FieldCrime, Drama7.4 (39.9K votes)13120211228
In the Fade [Aus dem Nichts]Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.2017Fatih AkinCrime, Drama, Thriller7.1 (31.4K votes)10620211228
Inglourious BasterdsIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.2009Quentin Tarantino (*)Adventure, Drama, War8.3 (1.4M votes)15320211228
Jack Be NimbleJack and Dora, abandoned by their parents as babies, are desperate to find each other after years of adoption. Jack's young life has been spent with a sadistic family. Dora, whose life has been somewhat better, has developed extra-se1993Garth MaxwellHorror, Thriller6.2 (437 votes)9220211228
John WickAn ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.2014Chad Stahelski, David LeitchAction, Crime, Thriller7.4 (594.2K votes)10120211228
KalinkaBased on the story of Andre Bamberski, who fought to bring his daughter's presumed murderer to justice for 27 years.2016Vincent GarenqBiography, Crime, Drama7.0 (3K votes)8720220415
Kalinka [Au nom de ma fille]Based on a true story, KALINKA is about the struggle of Andre Bamberski to bring justice to his daughter Kalinka who died in disturbing circumstances. After 27 years of investigation to hunt down her presumed murderer, Bamberski will2016Vincent GarenqBiography, Crime, Drama7.0 (2.9K votes)8720211228
Kill Bill VOL. 1After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.2003Quentin Tarantino (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller8.1 (1.1M votes)11120211228
Kill BIll Vol. 2The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.2004Quentin Tarantino (*)Action, Crime, Thriller8.0 (727.4K votes)13720211228
Kind Hearts and CoronetsA distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.1949Robert Hamer (*)Comedy, Crime8.0 (36.6K votes)10620211228
LensVideo chat session: Watch me die, LIVE!2016Jayaprakash RadhakrishnanDrama, Mystery, Thriller6.6 (1.3K votes)10920231001
LeoSurrounded by his family and friends Leo celebrates his 30th birthday by toasting the future. But when the party ends and Leo and his girlfriend walk home something happens that will change their lives forever...2007Josef FaresCrime, Drama5.5 (778 votes)7820231114
Leon [The Professional]12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.1994Luc Besson (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller8.5 (1.1M votes)11020211228
Louise-MichelWhat to do when the workers of a factory have been laid off overnight? Louise has an original idea: why not pool the compensation money to ... hire a hit man and to liquidate the boss? Motion accepted so Louise goes in search of t...2008Benoît Delépine, Gustave KervernComedy6.5 (2.5K votes)9420220912
MacheteAfter being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.2010Ethan Maniquis, Robert RodriguezAction, Crime, Thriller6.6 (195.4K votes)10520211228
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
MementoA man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.2000Christopher Nolan (*)Mystery, Thriller8.4 (1.2M votes)11320211228
Menu, TheA young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.2022Mark MylodComedy, Horror, Thriller7.2 (181K votes)10720230126
Message from the KingA mysterious outsider from South Africa, named Jacob King, arrives in Los Angeles to look for his missing younger sister.2016Fabrice du WelzAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.4 (15.9K votes)10220211228
Ministry of VengeanceA Minister's family is killed by Arab terrorists, and he takes revenge.1989Peter MarisAction, Thriller3.9 (311 votes)9620240329
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
Nightingale, TheSet in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services...2018Jennifer KentAdventure, Drama, Thriller7.3 (30.2K votes)13620220822
NoceboA fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino carer who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.2022Lorcan FinneganThriller5.8 (4K votes)9620230328
Oath, The [Eiðurinn]A troubled father, working as a doctor, decides to go to extreme measures for saving his daughter from a devastating influence of her boyfriend, a drug dealer.2016Baltasar KormákurCrime, Drama, Thriller6.4 (2.2K votes)10320211228
Outlaw Josey Wales, TheMissouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.1976Clint Eastwood (*)Western7.8 (71.4K votes)13520211228
Pass, TheA businessman with a compulsive gambling problem which has led to his wife leaving him, travels to Reno, Nevada for some gambling therapy which takes a turn when he picks up a psychotic serial killer posing as a hitchhiker.1998Kurt VossThriller4.8 (407 votes)8820231001
PaybackAfter a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.1999Brian HelgelandAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.1 (136.5K votes)10020211228
PiggyLondon, modern day: Joe, a mild mannered young man is bored by his life. When his beloved brother is murdered Joe finds solace in Piggy, one of his brother's old friends. Piggy helps Joe to cope with grief, intent on saving him and h2012Kieron HawkesHorror, Thriller5.6 (1.6K votes)10620211228
Point BlankAfter being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the money that was stolen from him.1967John Boorman (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.3 (20.4K votes)9220211228
Promising Young WomanA young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.2020Emerald FennellCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (144.6K votes)11320211228
Pursuit, TheA grieving snowplow driver seeks out revenge against the drug dealers who killed his son.2019Hans Petter MolandAction, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.2 (64.5K votes)11920211228
RedA reclusive man sets out for justice and redemption when three troublesome teens kill his dog for no good reason.2008Trygve Allister Diesen, Lucky McKeeDrama, Thriller7.0 (10.7K votes)9320211228
Red RoadJackie works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man s2006Andrea ArnoldDrama, Mystery, Thriller6.8 (12.9K votes)11320211228
RememberWith the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person he believes to be responsible for the death of his family in the death camp to kill him himself.2015Atom Egoyan (*)Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.4 (25.1K votes)9420220415
Remember [Rimembeo]The story of Pil-Joo, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.2022Il-Hyeong LeeAction, Drama, Thriller6.8 (938 votes)12820230619
RevancheEx-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.2008Götz SpielmannCrime, Drama, Romance, Thriller7.5 (14.5K votes)12120211228
Revenant, TheA frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.2015Alejandro G. IñárrituAction, Adventure, Drama, History, Western8.0 (762.8K votes)15620211228
RevengeA 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.1990Tony Scott (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller6.2 (18.3K votes)12420211228
Rolling ThunderA returning war veteran loses his family to a violent home invasion and decides to seek and retaliate against those responsible.1977John FlynnCrime, Drama, Thriller7.0 (8.5K votes)9520211228
SightseersChris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.2012Ben WheatleyAdventure, Comedy, Crime, Horror, Romance6.5 (28.2K votes)8820211228
Skin I Live In [La piel que habito], TheA brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.2011Pedro Almodóvar (*)Drama, Horror, Thriller7.6 (147.8K votes)12020211228
SleepersAfter a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge.1996Barry Levinson (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (212.8K votes)14720211228
SweetwaterIn the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.2013Logan Miller, Noah MillerThriller, Western6.2 (5.9K votes)9520211228
Sympathy For Mr VengeanceA recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss' friend's daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister's kidney transplant.2002Park Chan-wook (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (67.1K votes)12920211228
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
Time to Die, AIn the final days of World War II, American spy Michael Rogan (Edward Albert Jr.) is taken prisoner, along with his wife and comrades from the French underground. A sadistic six-man interrogation team fails to get any information ...1982Matt Cimber, Joe TornatoreCrime, Drama4.2 (279 votes)9120220912
V For VendettaIn a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V," plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman.2005James McTeigueAction, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller8.1 (1.1M votes)13220211228
VendettaSpecial ops interrogation officer Jimmy Vickers tracks down a gang who slaughtered his parents. With police closing in & his old unit on his trail, he has to to evade capture long enough to complete his gruesome crusade.2013Stephen ReynoldsAction, Thriller5.8 (4K votes)10620211228
VigilanteWhen Luke is viciously attacked and his fiancée is raped and murdered, he pledges to train himself in deadly hand-to-hand combat and use it against any wrongdoers who dare cross his path.2008Aash AaronAction2.6 (516 votes)9020231001
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
ViolationA troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. But when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust, she embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge.2020Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-FewerDrama, Horror5.4 (3.6K votes)10720220414
Violent NightWhen a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas).2022Tommy WirkolaAction, Comedy, Thriller6.7 (77.9K votes)11220221228
Virgin Spring, TheIn 14th-century Sweden, an innocent yet pampered teenage girl and her family's pregnant and jealous servant set out from their farm to deliver candles to church, but only one returns from events that transpire in the woods along the 1960Ingmar Bergman (*)Drama8.1 (28.5K votes)8920211228