Top Vengeance Thrillers: 62 Movies Where Justice Is Served

Law Abiding Citizen

2009 • 109 min • Budget $53M • Box office $127M

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Driven to desperation by a lenient plea bargain that releases the person responsible for his family's deaths, a man chooses to seek vengeance. His targets extend beyond the killer to include the district attorney and those who facilitated the agreement.

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The Crow

1994 • 102 min • Budget $23M • Box office $93M

Fantasy, Action, Thriller

This is a story about Eric Draven, a gifted rock guitarist who lost his fiancée to a violent gang attack a year ago. Now, in the space between life and death, a crow watches over his suffering. As the anniversary…

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003 • 111 min • Budget $30M • Box office $180M

Action, Crime

An assassin is shot by her employer, Bill, and other members of their group. However, she survives the attack and begins planning her revenge.

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Unforgiven

1992 • 130 min

William Munny, a retired killer now living as a quiet hog farmer after losing his wife, takes a job to help his children. He's hired to track down the men who attacked a prostitute. He teams up with his old…

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Haywire

2011 • 93 min • Budget $23M • Box office $33M

Action, Thriller

A highly trained soldier goes on a mission for revenge after being betrayed and abandoned.

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Man on Fire

2004 • 146 min • Budget $70M • Box office $130M

Action, Drama, Thriller

John Creasy, a weary former CIA agent, takes on a bodyguard assignment for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. Initially, he and the girl struggle to connect, but they develop a strong bond. When she is kidnapped, Creasy is overcome…

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Romeo Must Die

2000 • 115 min • Budget $25M • Box office $91M

Action, Crime, Thriller

In Oakland, California, two rival gangs – one African-American, the other Chinese – fight for control of the docks. When Hang Sing and Trish O'Day investigate, they uncover a deadly web of lies that leads to the demise of many…

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Doing Hard Time

2004 • 100 min

Action, Crime, Drama

When an eight-year-old boy is killed in a gang shooting, his father deliberately goes to prison to seek revenge.

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Sleepers

1996 • 147 min • Budget $44M • Box office $165M

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Two men, scarred by a brutal act committed by a state jail worker during their youth, seek revenge. Now hardened gangsters, they pursue justice against their tormentor, leading them to a high-stakes court case. They navigate a legal system that…

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The Punisher

2004 • 124 min • Budget $33M • Box office $54M

Action, Crime, Drama

After the brutal murder of his wife and son, FBI agent Frank Castle transforms into the Punisher, a relentless vigilante who will stop at nothing to exact revenge on those responsible.

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Road to Perdition

2002 • 117 min • Budget $80M • Box office $181M

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Mike Sullivan is a hit man for crime boss John Rooney, whom he considers a father figure. When his son witnesses a murder, Sullivan goes on the run to protect his son and seek revenge on those who betrayed him.

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Death Sentence

2007 • 105 min • Budget $20M • Box office $16M

Action, Crime, Drama

Nick Hume leads a comfortable life as an executive, but everything shifts after he witnesses a horrific event. Deeply affected by the tragedy, Hume becomes increasingly convinced that he will do anything necessary to safeguard his family.

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The Brave One

2007 • 122 min • Budget $70M • Box office $69M

Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a violent attack, a woman fights to heal and find purpose by pursuing vengeance.

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Cape Fear

1991 • 128 min • Budget $35M • Box office $182M

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Sam Bowden is a successful corporate lawyer living a peaceful life in a small town, a world away from high-stakes city law. His past returns when Max Cady, a man Sam defended as a public defender and who served 14…

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Assault on Wall Street

2013 • 99 min

Drama, Thriller, Action

Jim is an ordinary New Yorker with a comfortable life: a good job and a happy family. His world is shattered when the economy collapses, leaving him financially ruined. Consumed by anger and a desire for retribution, Jim escalates to…

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Hang 'em High

1968 • 114 min • Budget $1M • Box office $6M

Western, Drama

In a remote Western town, Marshall Jed Cooper survives a brutal mob attack where he is nearly hanged. He vows revenge on the nine men who tried to kill him. Regaining his position as lawman, Cooper relentlessly hunts down those…

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Faster

2010 • 98 min • Budget $24M • Box office $23M

Crime, Drama, Action

Ten years after serving a prison sentence, Driver is released and consumed by one purpose: to find those who murdered his brother.

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Memento

2000 • 113 min • Budget $9M • Box office $40M

Mystery, Thriller

Leonard Shelby is hunting the man who murdered his wife. His search is complicated by a rare medical condition: he has severe short-term memory loss. He remembers his life before the accident, but not even moments ago – he can't…

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Dead Man's Shoes

2004 • 90 min

Drama, Thriller, Crime

After serving in the military, a soldier returns to his hometown and systematically retaliates against the criminals who abused his brother while he was deployed.

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Once Upon a Time in the West

1968 • 166 min • Budget $5M • Box office $5M

Drama, Western

In the Arizona desert, a determined crew of railroad workers carves a path to the coast, reshaping the harsh landscape. At the same time, Jill arrives in the quiet town of Flagstone seeking a new beginning. The railroad's arrival brings…

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Hard Candy

2005 • 104 min • Budget $950K • Box office $7M

Drama, Thriller

Hayley is an intelligent and engaging teenager. Jeff is a handsome and charismatic fashion photographer. They connect online, meet for coffee, and spontaneously do a photoshoot at Jeff's apartment. Jeff believes he's having a great evening. He's in for a…

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Savages

2012 • 131 min • Budget $45M • Box office $82M

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Ben and Chon, who grow marijuana together, are forced to confront a Mexican drug cartel after their girlfriend is kidnapped.

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Spawn

1997 • 96 min • Budget $40M • Box office $87M

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Al Simmons is murdered by his colleagues in a secret government agency. Determined to be with his wife Wanda, he makes a deal with the devil to come back to life. But this new life has a terrible price: Al…

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Hard to Kill

1990 • 95 min • Budget $10M • Box office $47M

Action, Drama, Crime

In this intense thriller, Detective Mason Storm is brutally attacked at home, and his wife is killed. Everyone assumes he and his son are dead. Miraculously surviving the attack, Mason spends years in a coma, secretly cared for in a…

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Gladiator

2000 • 155 min • Budget $103M • Box office $465M

Action, Drama, Adventure

Following Emperor Marcus Aurelius's death, his ambitious son seizes control and undermines Maximus, a highly respected general favored by the late emperor. Ultimately, Maximus is compelled into gladiatorial combat, forced to fight for his life in public spectacles.

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Four Brothers

2005 • 109 min • Budget $45M • Box office $92M

Action, Crime

Four brothers, who were adopted and raised apart, go back to their Detroit hometown after their mother is killed. They decide to seek revenge on those responsible.

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Munich

2005 • 164 min • Budget $70M • Box office $130M

Drama, Action, History

At the 1972 Munich Olympics, eleven Israeli athletes are captured and killed by the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September. In response, the Israeli government assembles a team of Mossad agents to hunt down and eliminate those who carried out the…

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Léon: The Professional

1994 • 111 min • Budget $16M • Box office $45M

Crime, Drama, Action

In New York City, Léon is a highly skilled hitman who carefully eliminates targets. His life changes when a DEA raid mistakenly kills his neighbors' family, leaving their 12-year-old daughter, Mathilda, orphaned. Léon reluctantly takes her in. A close bond…

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A Time to Kill

1996 • 149 min • Budget $40M • Box office $152M

Crime, Drama, Thriller

In a small Southern town, a determined young lawyer defends a Black father accused of taking justice into his own hands after his ten-year-old daughter is brutally attacked by two white men. The trial stirs up deep racial tensions in…

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Death Wish

1974 • 93 min • Budget $3M • Box office $76M

Crime, Drama, Action

A quiet New York architect's life changes drastically when his wife is killed in a violent attack. Consumed by grief and a desire for justice, he begins patrolling the city at night to prevent similar tragedies. He becomes a vigilante,…

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Colombiana

2011 • 108 min • Budget $40M • Box office $71M

Action, Thriller, Crime

Growing up in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo's parents were murdered when she was a child. Now, she's a highly skilled assassin working for her uncle. However, in her spare time, she secretly hunts down criminals, hoping to find the mob boss…

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Walking Tall

1973 • 125 min • Budget $500K • Box office $40M

Action, Crime, Drama

In Pocahontas, Tennessee, Sheriff Buford Pusser fights a dangerous underworld of corrupt officials and illegal moonshine. A former wrestler, Pusser uses his strength and determination to bring order to the chaos. He faces threats from criminals and opposition from his…

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The Expendables 2

2012 • 103 min • Budget $100M • Box office $314M

Action, Adventure, Thriller

Church gathers the Expendables for a simple job, but when a team member is killed, their pursuit of vengeance leads them into hostile territory and a surprising new danger.

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Desperado

1995 • 104 min • Budget $7M • Box office $25M

Thriller, Action, Crime

The film follows El Mariachi as he journeys into the dangerous world along the Mexican border to find Bucho, the last drug lord. His quest is filled with violence and gunfire as he battles Bucho's criminals, using his skills and…

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Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2004 • 136 min • Budget $30M • Box office $152M

Action, Crime, Thriller

A woman relentlessly pursues the assassins who attacked her and threatened her unborn child. Systematically, she eliminates those connected to the killers, working her way through a list of targets. Her final objective is to confront and kill Bill.

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Collateral Damage

2002 • 108 min • Budget $85M • Box office $78M

Action, Thriller, Drama

Firefighter Gordon Brewer's life is shattered when his wife and child are killed in a bombing blamed on Claudio "The Wolf" Perrini, a notorious international terrorist. This tragedy pulls Gordon into the shadowy and perilous world of global terrorism.

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Oldboy

2003 • 120 min • Budget $3M • Box office $17M

Drama, Thriller, Mystery

A man awakens after fifteen years of captivity, having been imprisoned, drugged, and tortured, with no memory of how he arrived there. Driven by desperation, he now seeks revenge against those who held him.

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Enough

2002 • 114 min • Budget $38M • Box office $51M

Drama, Thriller

Slim, a waitress from a working-class background, believes she's found happiness when she marries Mitch, the man she's always wanted. But after their first child is born, her seemingly perfect life unravels. She uncovers a dangerous side to Mitch –…

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Edge of Darkness

2010 • 117 min • Budget $80M • Box office $81M

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Thomas Craven, hardened by years on the force, faces his greatest challenge when his daughter Emma is murdered. Driven by grief, he embarks on a relentless pursuit of her killer. The investigation reveals a disturbing network of secrets: corporate…

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I Spit on Your Grave

2010 • 108 min • Budget $2M • Box office $572K

Thriller, Crime, Horror

Jennifer Hills, a city woman, rents a secluded cabin in the countryside to work on her new novel. She is then terrorized by a group of local criminals who subject her to a horrific ordeal of degradation, rape, and violence.

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Carrie

2013 • 100 min • Budget $30M • Box office $84M

Drama, Horror

A socially awkward teenager discovers she has telekinetic powers. At school, she's constantly bullied. At home, she faces the strict expectations of her deeply religious mother.

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47 Ronin

2013 • 119 min • Budget $175M • Box office $151M

Drama, Action, Fantasy

Kai, an outcast, joins Oishi, the leader of 47 exiled samurai. Together they seek revenge against the treacherous overlord who murdered their master and drove them from their home. To restore honor to their homeland, the warriors begin a quest…

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Lady Snowblood

1973 • 97 min

Action, Crime, Drama

Yuki's life is defined by a thirst for vengeance. Her family was nearly destroyed when she was born, as a brutal criminal group subjected her mother to horrific abuse. After surviving the kidnapping and a prison sentence, her mother spends…

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One Eight Seven

1997 • 119 min • Budget $20M • Box office $5M

Drama, Thriller

After a traumatic stabbing at the hands of a student in New York, teacher Trevor Garfield moves to Los Angeles for a fresh start as a substitute teacher. He discovers the new school system is unsettlingly similar to his old…

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Lucky Number Slevin

2006 • 110 min • Budget $27M • Box office $56M

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Slevin is caught in the crossfire of a power struggle between the city's most powerful crime bosses. Constantly under surveillance, he must avoid being killed by a notorious assassin while desperately searching for a way to escape his dangerous situation.

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Sin City

2005 • 124 min • Budget $40M • Box office $158M

Crime, Thriller

Sin City is a place for those on the edge: the tough, the corrupt, the lost. Some say it's dark, others say it's hard-boiled. For some, it's home – a world of crooked cops, alluring women, and desperate people fighting…

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Mad Max

1979 • 91 min • Budget $350K • Box office $100M

Adventure, Action, Thriller

In a chaotic future, a motorcycle gang dominates the broken highways with brutal force. The riders, driven by lawless abandon, terrorize civilians and defy the overwhelmed police. The film is a raw look at a society struggling for control against…

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Fist of Fury

1972 • 108 min • Budget $100K • Box office $100M

Drama, Action, Thriller

In Shanghai, Chen Chen's life changes when his teacher is murdered in their university. Driven by duty and grief, Chen investigates the crime and discovers a dangerous secret: a Japanese school is involved in drug smuggling. Seeking justice for his…

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Vengeance

2009 • 108 min

Action, Crime, Thriller

A French chef seeks vengeance following a brutal attack in Macau where his daughter's husband and two children are killed. To track down those responsible, he employs three local assassins connected to the mafia.

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A Man Apart

2003 • 109 min • Budget $36M • Box office $44M

Action, Drama, Crime

After his wife is killed in a failed assassination orchestrated by Diablo, Vetter seeks vengeance. He and Hicks must climb the ranks of those responsible to reach Diablo, but their quest for revenge proves difficult, as Vetter is consumed by…

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Get Carter

2000 • 102 min • Budget $63M • Box office $19M

Action, Drama, Thriller

In Las Vegas, Jack Carter works as a hired hand for the mob. He returns to Seattle for his brother's funeral and discovers the death wasn't an accident – it was murder. Driven by this revelation, Carter begins a violent…

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Drive Angry

2011 • 104 min • Budget $50M • Box office $40M

Fantasy, Thriller, Action

Milton, a former convict, escapes from a hellish prison driven by revenge. He's determined to find the cult responsible for murdering his daughter and abducting her child. He teams up with a strong-willed waitress who is also searching for a…

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Straw Dogs

1971 • 116 min

David Sumner, an American academic, marries Amy and moves with her to her hometown in rural Cornwall to escape his busy life. He finds himself unwelcome in the close-knit community, facing hostility from the village men, particularly Amy's former boyfriend,…

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Inglourious Basterds

2009 • 153 min • Budget $70M • Box office $321M

Drama, Thriller, War

During World War II in Nazi-occupied France, a unit of Jewish-American soldiers called "The Basterds" is tasked with spreading terror within the Third Reich through brutal acts of violence against Nazis. Led by Lieutenant Aldo Raine, The Basterds encounter a…

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The Patriot

2000 • 165 min • Budget $110M • Box office $215M

Drama, History, War

Having earned respect as a soldier during the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin desires only a peaceful life as a farmer. However, when his son Gabriel joins the army to fight for the newly formed nation of America against…

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Taken

2008 • 94 min • Budget $25M • Box office $226M

Action, Thriller

Former government operative Bryan Mills is trying to rebuild a relationship with his teenage daughter, Kim. When he agrees to let Kim vacation in Paris with a friend, his hopes are shattered. Shortly after arriving, Kim and her friend are…

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True Grit

2010 • 110 min • Budget $38M • Box office $252M

Drama, Adventure, Western

After her father is killed by a hired man, a 14-year-old farm girl journeys to find the killer. She hires the most capable U.S. Marshal available – Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, a man known for his determination.

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Kickboxer

1989 • 97 min • Budget $1M • Box office $50M

Action, Thriller, Drama

When an enemy won't yield, eliminate them. American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane travels to Thailand with his brother Kurt to challenge the local fighters. His goal: to conquer them at their own game. He faces Tong Po, a formidable Thai…

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The Godfather

1972 • 175 min • Budget $6M • Box office $245M

Drama, Crime

The film follows the Corleone family, an Italian-American crime family, from 1945 to 1955. Vito Corleone, the family's head, survives an assassination attempt. As his health declines, his youngest son Michael steps up to defend the family and seek revenge…

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V for Vendetta

2006 • 132 min • Budget $54M • Box office $134M

Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

In a Britain ruled by a fascist government, a masked revolutionary known as "V" wages war against the authorities. After rescuing a young woman from the secret police, V discovers a new ally to help him fight for the freedom…

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Commando

1985 • 90 min • Budget $10M • Box office $57M

Action, Adventure, Thriller

John Matrix, a retired commando leader known for handling impossible missions, returns to action when his daughter is kidnapped. With her life in danger, Matrix undertakes a high-stakes quest against ruthless killers, former allies, and a private army. He finds…

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