The Best Vigilante Movies
by jefaud | created - 29 Oct 2011 | updated - 10 months ago | PublicI LOVE vigilate movies! It's a fine line between a revenge movie and vigilante movies. Sometimes the lines are blurred. Anyway, I like both. No older westerns or super hero movies. Sorry.
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1. Death Wish (2018)
R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dr. 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.
Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone
Votes: 76,462 | Gross: $34.02M
Who do you like better Bronson or Bruce? I'm voting for Charles.
2. Death Wish (1974)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A 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.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats
Votes: 44,051 | Gross: $22.00M
It started them all.
3. Death Wish II (1982)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect 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.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 18,135 | Gross: $16.10M
Almost as good as the first. Graphic!
4. Death Wish 3 (1985)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect/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.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam
Votes: 17,383 | Gross: $16.12M
Love the gun so much, I bought one!
5. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect/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.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez
Votes: 11,118 | Gross: $6.88M
The last one was almost over the top...this one definately is.
6. Death Wish: The Face of Death (1994)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.
Director: Allan A. Goldstein | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lesley-Anne Down, Michael Parks, Chuck Shamata
Votes: 8,783 | Gross: $1.70M
As much as I love vigalante movies...this one should have not been made.
7. Death Kiss (2018)
87 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A 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.
Director: Rene Perez | Stars: Robert Bronzi, Daniel Baldwin, Richard Tyson, Eva Hamilton
Votes: 1,555
Born a Charles Bronson look alike. Why not cash in?
8. Dexter (2006–2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and nights committing them.
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, James Remar
Votes: 766,414
The rest on the list are movies. So many people love this series that I included it in the list of movies.
9. John Doe: Vigilante (2014)
R | 93 min | Crime, Thriller
An 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.
Director: Kelly Dolen | Stars: Jamie Bamber, Lachy Hulme, Gary Abrahams, Sam Parsonson
Votes: 8,697
This is a pretty good one.
10. Vengeance: A Love Story (2017)
TV-MA | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
One vigilante policeman comes to the aid of a single mother seeking to bring her rapists to justice.
Director: Johnny Martin | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Anna Hutchison, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Deborah Kara Unger
Votes: 8,879
11. The Equalizer (2014)
R | 132 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A 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.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour
Votes: 420,162 | Gross: $101.53M
12. The Equalizer 2 (2018)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean
Votes: 197,785 | Gross: $102.08M
13. Falling Down (1993)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 206,689 | Gross: $40.90M
Douglas nails this role
14. Death Sentence (2007)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Nick 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 great when protecting his family.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, Kelly Preston, Garrett Hedlund
Votes: 74,838 | Gross: $9.53M
**spoiler** Pretty cool how he ends up looking like the "bad" guy at the end.
15. The Brave One (2007)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Struggling 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.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt
Votes: 63,500 | Gross: $36.79M
Jodie Foster is a liberal who makes conservative movies. I just don't get her.
16. Peppermint (2018)
R | 101 min | Action, Thriller
Five 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.
Director: Pierre Morel | Stars: Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz, Juan Pablo Raba
Votes: 70,916 | Gross: $35.42M
17. A Vigilante (2018)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After 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.
Director: Sarah Daggar-Nickson | Stars: Olivia Wilde, Morgan Spector, Kyle Catlett, Estefania Tejeda
Votes: 10,474
18. Proud Mary (2018)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Mary 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.
Director: Babak Najafi | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Billy Brown, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Neal McDonough
Votes: 10,806 | Gross: $20.87M
19. Miss Meadows (2014)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A proper elementary-school teacher moonlights as a vigilante.
Director: Karen Leigh Hopkins | Stars: Katie Holmes, James Badge Dale, Callan Mulvey, Jean Smart
Votes: 10,067
20. Harry Brown (2009)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Director: Daniel Barber | Stars: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, David Bradley, Charlie Creed-Miles
Votes: 91,378 | Gross: $1.82M
I guess that he didn't have anything to lose.
21. Bloodline (III) (2018)
R | 97 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Evan 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.
Director: Henry Jacobson | Stars: Seann William Scott, Mariela Garriga, Dale Dickey, Christie Herring
Votes: 9,050
22. Boy Wonder (2010)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A 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.
Director: Michael Morrissey | Stars: Caleb Steinmeyer, Zulay Henao, Bill Sage, Daniel Stewart Sherman
Votes: 9,502
This one was pretty good, in my opinion.
23. Gran Torino (2008)
R | 116 min | Drama
After a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Christopher Carley, Ahney Her
Votes: 815,042 | Gross: $148.10M
Could've been a sequel to Heartbreak Ridge.
24. Bad Ass (2012)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A 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.
Director: Craig Moss | Stars: Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton, Ron Perlman, Patrick Fabian
Votes: 19,792
Senior citizen fights back,. loosely based on Vietnam Tom aka Epic Beard Man (see youtube)
25. Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014 Video)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Frank Vega teams up with grumpy old agoraphobic Bernie Pope to kick ass and clean up the streets of L.A.
Director: Craig Moss | Stars: Danny Trejo, Danny Glover, Jeremy Ray Valdez, Federico Berte
Votes: 5,107
26. Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015 Video)
R | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Frank Vega and Bernie Pope return, this time to Louisiana in an attempt to find a kidnapped friend.
Director: Craig Moss | Stars: Danny Trejo, Danny Glover, John Amos, Loni Love
Votes: 2,779
27. Django Unchained (2012)
R | 165 min | Drama, Western
With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington
Votes: 1,695,401 | Gross: $162.81M
I don't normally add westerns, but since this one is a newer movie, I'll put it on the list for a while. More of a revenge movie, Django definately takes out some random slavers, vigilante style.
28. The Boondock Saints (1999)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes and wipe out Boston's criminal underworld in the name of God.
Director: Troy Duffy | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco
Votes: 250,693 | Gross: $0.03M
Huge cult following. I just don't get it.
29. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
R | 118 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
The 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 priest.
Director: Troy Duffy | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly, Clifton Collins Jr.
Votes: 66,909 | Gross: $10.27M
More mainstream.
30. Barracuda (2013)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Adventure
Based 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 ... See full summary »
Directors: Christy Oldham, Shane Woodson | Stars: Christy Oldham, Pippa Hinchley, Kaden Graves, Elina Madison
Votes: 115
First half of the movie is nearly pornographic, the second half was actually a reasonable sort of vigilantism. She went the legal route.
31. Taxi Driver (1976)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama
A 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.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Votes: 920,812 | Gross: $28.26M
Don't go all "John Hinkley Jr." after watching this flick.
32. Edge of Darkness (2010)
R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As 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.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic
Votes: 99,037 | Gross: $43.31M
Cop gone vigilate justice to avenge daughters death.
33. Seeking Justice (2011)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After 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.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 47,997 | Gross: $0.04M
Okay vigilante movie. I would have liked to have seen more bad guys get what's coming.
34. Walking Tall (1981– )
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sheriff Buford Pusser maintains law and order in McNeal County, Tennessee, with the help of his loving family, loyal staff, and a large club he calls his "pacifier".
Stars: Bo Svenson, Walter Barnes, Harold Sylvester, Courtney Pledger
Votes: 297
Ok. I lied. There are two TV series on this list.
35. Walking Tall (1973)
R | 125 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Based 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.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Leif Garrett, Dawn Lyn
Votes: 6,749 | Gross: $4.75M
Also a TV series.
36. Walking Tall Part II (1975)
PG | 109 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Sheriff Buford Pusser continues his one-man war against moonshiners and a ruthless crime syndicate after the murder of his wife in late-1960s Tennessee.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Bo Svenson, Luke Askew, John Davis Chandler, Robert DoQui
Votes: 1,515
The story continues.
37. Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977)
R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Buford Pusser's last days as Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee in 1970 and his subsequent death in 1974.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Bo Svenson, Lurene Tuttle, Forrest Tucker, Leif Garrett
Votes: 1,145
...and like clockwork, every two years...the story continued.
38. A Real American Hero (1978 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama
Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser attempts to stop a moonshiner whose bad liquor has blinded several teens.
Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Brian Dennehy, Forrest Tucker, Brian Kerwin, Ken Howard
Votes: 355
...then a made for TV Movie based on the real life Walking Tall Hero - Buford Pusser.
39. Walking Tall (2004)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Crime
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
Director: Kevin Bray | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Scott, Johnny Knoxville, Michael Bowen
Votes: 109,995 | Gross: $46.44M
...Then a re-telling. Fun, exciting movie!
40. Walking Tall: The Payback (2007 Video)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A man goes back to his hometown that is now overrun with crime and single-handedly takes justice into his own hands.
Director: Tripp Reed | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Richard Dillard, Gail Cronauer, Dell Johnson
Votes: 2,158
...then whoever owned the rights to this franchise ruined it all by making these two stinkers.
41. Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007 Video)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Tripp Reed | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Yvette Nipar, Haley Ramm, Elizabeth Barondes
Votes: 1,676
Kevin Sorbo really seems like such a nice guy. He shouldn't have lent himself to destroy the real life story of Buford Pusser. Where is the stick?!!!
42. Defendor (2009)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Arthur 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.
Director: Peter Stebbings | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Sandra Oh, Elias Koteas
Votes: 37,531 | Gross: $0.04M
Can you say, "out of touch with reality"?
43. The Exterminator (1980)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A 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.
Director: James Glickenhaus | Stars: Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar, Christopher George, Steve James
Votes: 6,562
There are so many good movies that I can't get on DVD. Why can I get this one? It has a sequel
44. The Substitute (1996)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Shale'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.
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 15,684 | Gross: $14.75M
The original movie.
45. Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
Director: Jason Eisener | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Pasha Ebrahimi, Robb Wells, Brian Downey
Votes: 48,649 | Gross: $0.70M
This movie brought back to my mind 2 Rutger Hauer movies that I used to love, Blind Fury & Wanted Dead or Alive.
46. The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999 TV Movie)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
At 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.
Director: Robert Radler | Stars: Treat Williams, David Jensen, Barbara Jane Reams, Brian Simpson
Votes: 1,935
...and Treat Williams (desperate for work) makes another.
47. The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998 TV Movie)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A mercenary masquerades as a teacher in order to enter a tough urban school and wreak his revenge upon his brother's killer.
Director: Steven Pearl | Stars: Owen Stadele, Edoardo Ballerini, Christopher Cousins, Chuck Jeffreys
Votes: 3,331
...then the owners of this franchise sell out.
48. The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001 Video)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Former 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.
Director: Robert Radler | Stars: Treat Williams, Angie Everhart, Patrick Kilpatrick, Bill Nunn
Votes: 1,371
...and another.
49. Kick-Ass (2010)
R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Dave 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.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz, Garrett M. Brown
Votes: 593,396 | Gross: $48.07M
I said, "no super heroes" these are just mixed up kids.
50. The Principal (1987)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A teacher is assigned to be the principal of a violent, crime-ridden high school.
Director: Christopher Cain | Stars: Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong, Michael Wright
Votes: 11,801 | Gross: $19.73M
I put this one next to, "The Substitute" because it's the whole school staff.
51. Magnum Force (1973)
R | 124 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan pursues a conspiracy of vigilante cops, who are not above going beyond the law to kill San Francisco's undesirables.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, David Soul
Votes: 66,650 | Gross: $4.56M
vigilate cops.
52. Sudden Impact (1983)
R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When a woman exacts deadly revenge on the aggressors who raped her and her sister ten years earlier, Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to the case.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman
Votes: 48,652 | Gross: $67.64M
Sandra Locke nearly ruined a dozen Clint Eastwood movies, but in this one all of the bad guys had it comin'.
53. Man on Fire (2004)
R | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell
Votes: 389,665 | Gross: $77.91M
More vengeance than vigilantism.
54. Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney
Votes: 319,914 | Gross: $73.34M
Blurred line between vengeance and vigilantism.
55. Taken (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A 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.
Director: Pierre Morel | Stars: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser
Votes: 634,540 | Gross: $145.00M
This guy just massivly took the law into his own hands... and kicked butt!
56. God Bless America (2011)
R | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Melinda Page Hamilton
Votes: 71,958 | Gross: $0.12M
Vigilante or Serial Killer?
57. Taken 2 (2012)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser
Votes: 322,683 | Gross: $139.85M
Not as good as the first but still satisfied.
58. Taken 3 (2014)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Accused 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.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
Votes: 204,096 | Gross: $89.26M
When a franchise is making money...
59. The Star Chamber (1983)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Frustrated 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.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Sharon Gless
Votes: 7,735 | Gross: $5.56M
Organized vigilatism
60. The Organization (1971)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In San Francisco, Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs helps a group of idealistic vigilantes expose a drug ring controlled by powerful businessmen.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Sheree North
Votes: 2,160 | Gross: $1.50M
They call him MISTER Tibbs!
61. Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.
Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell, Stuart Wolfenden
Votes: 58,383 | Gross: $0.01M
This big brother protects his own.
62. Road House (1989)
R | 114 min | Action, Thriller
A bouncer hired to clean up the baddest honkytonk in a Missouri town. Armed with a black belt in karate and a degree in philosophy, Patrick Swayze sets out to tame the Double Deuce for its owner.
Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara
Votes: 100,798 | Gross: $30.05M
Bouncer/Vigilante...I guess either way he cleaned up that town. Avoid the sequel.
63. Out for Justice (1991)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
With his partner executed in broad daylight by a psychotic mafia enforcer, a veteran Brooklyn officer vows revenge. But is the unstoppable detective prepared to face the truth and pay the price of blood?
Director: John Flynn | Stars: Steven Seagal, William Forsythe, Jerry Orbach, Jo Champa
Votes: 25,791 | Gross: $39.67M
Back when Steven Seagal was thin.
64. Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A 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 police.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Joe Pesci, Christian Slater, Victoria Abril, Jason Beghe
Votes: 3,648 | Gross: $3.69M
Not one of my favorite vigilante movies.
65. Noise (I) (2007)
Not Rated | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This is a story about the wrong person in the right place at the wrong time. Two heinous crimes have left a suburban town reeling.
Director: Matthew Saville | Stars: Brendan Cowell, Maia Thomas, Katie Wall, Maude Davey
Votes: 2,762 | Gross: $0.02M
I'm a country boy, I think that I'd feel the same thing if I lived in the city.
66. Stressed to Kill (2016)
103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
To reduce his blood pressure after a heart attack, a man begins killing the people who are stressing him out.
Director: Mark Savage | Stars: Armand Assante, Bill Oberst Jr., Sonia Curtis, Tamara Austin
Votes: 542
A little (not so) common courtesy could save your life.
67. I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
TV-MA | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a depressed woman is burgled, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves along with her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
Director: Macon Blair | Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Chris Doubek, Marilyn Faith Hickey, Jared Roylance
Votes: 64,158
68. Righteous Kill (2008)
R | 101 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.
Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Carla Gugino, 50 Cent
Votes: 92,208 | Gross: $40.08M
He was just trying to help!
69. Extreme Justice (1993)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A 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.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Glenn, Chelsea Field, Yaphet Kotto
Votes: 1,388
Dirty Cop's are not really my thing.
70. Cottonmouth (2001)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Texas cop Thomas Carruth is not just any police officer. He delivers justice -- justice at any price -- with just his badge and trusty bullet, and he's a one-man judge, jury and executioner looking for any punks who do wrong.
Director: James Dalthorp | Stars: Richard Tyson, Steven Owsley, Michelle Stafford, Willie Gault
Votes: 94
Conspiracies of Vigilantism.
71. A Man Apart (2003)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man known as Diablo emerges to head a drug cartel after the previous leader is imprisoned.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Vin Diesel, Timothy Olyphant, Larenz Tate, Geno Silva
Votes: 49,414 | Gross: $26.18M
Tough
72. Outlaw (2007)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A 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.
Director: Nick Love | Stars: Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Rupert Friend, Sean Harris
Votes: 12,810
Kind of disappointing
73. Derailed (I) (2005)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When 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.
Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel, Addison Timlin
Votes: 76,388 | Gross: $36.02M
Surprise!
74. Closure (2007)
R | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
After surviving a gang rape and mugging, a businesswoman and her younger boyfriend plot to murder their attackers, but find themselves conflicted about carrying out their plans.
Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Danny Dyer, Gillian Anderson, Adam Rayner, Antony Byrne
Votes: 7,418
Worth a watch
75. Officer Down (2005 TV Movie)
R | 88 min | Crime, Thriller
A policewoman unwittingly puts her family in danger when she uncovers corruption in her department.
Director: Christopher Miller | Stars: Sherilyn Fenn, Casper Van Dien, Jerry Kroll, Larry Drake
Votes: 365
I like Sherilyn Fenn
76. The Gunman (2004)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Austin Police Detective Ben Simms searches for justice.
Director: Daniel Millican | Stars: Daniel Millican, Hannah Nicolas, Emma Nicolas, Sean Patrick Flanery
Votes: 467
Gun-MAN?
77. The Fourth Angel (2001)
R | 96 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A man seeks justice after his wife and two daughters are gunned down in a terrorist attack.
Director: John Irvin | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Jason Priestley, Briony Glassco
Votes: 3,327
With this cast, kind of a let down.
78. The Sweeper (1996 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Mark Goddard, a Los Angeles cop with a penchant for violence, is recruited by a secret police society who deliver justice outside of the law.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Jeff Fahey, Ed Lauter, Kristen Dalton
Votes: 632
With C. Thomas Howell how could you go wrong? (with tongue firmly planted in cheek)
79. Four Brothers (2005)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When their adoptive mother is gunned down in a store robbery, four brothers decide to investigate the murder and find the killers themselves, but not all is what it seems.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André 3000, Garrett Hedlund
Votes: 156,534 | Gross: $74.49M
Alright
80. Striking Range (2006)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
When 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 "... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Millican | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Yancy Butler, Tom Wright, Glenn Morshower
Votes: 859
Not a Lou Diamond Phillips fan.
81. Avenger (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Thriller
A C.I.A. Agent steps in to stop a former Special Forces Operative on a for-hire mission that poses a global threat.
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Sam Elliott, Timothy Hutton, James Cromwell, William Hope
Votes: 1,021
I have a man crush on Sam Elliott but this movie didn't live up to my hopes.
82. While She Was Out (2008)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman out late for Christmas Eve shopping is soon terrorized by a small gang of troublemakers, and she must fight for her life.
Director: Susan Montford | Stars: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Craig Sheffer, Jamie Starr
Votes: 7,288
This one is worth watching...once.
83. Straw Dogs (1971)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 64,509
This one was kind of slow. That being said, it's much better than the liberal propaganda of the remake by Rod Lurie. Never again will I waste my time watching one of HIS movies.
84. Hawk's Vengeance (1996 Video)
R | 92 min | Action
Eric 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Marc F. Voizard | Stars: Gary Daniels, Jayne Heitmeyer, Cass Magda, George Chiang
Votes: 244
B Movie
85. Munich (2005)
R | 164 min | Action, Drama, History
After 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.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 238,306 | Gross: $47.40M
With Steven Speilberg involved I was expecting more.
86. Sweet Karma (2009)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mute Russian girl infiltrates Toronto's underground sex trade to avenge the death of her sister.
Director: Andrew Thomas Hunt | Stars: Shera Bechard, John Tokatlidis, Frank J. Zupancic, Christian Bako
Votes: 2,202
Revenge is sweet.
87. Rockaway (2007)
R | 78 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A 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.
Directors: Jeff Crook, Josh Crook | Stars: Nicholas Gonzalez, Mario Cimarro, Oleg Taktarov, Vitali Baganov
Votes: 432
For what it was, it was okay.
88. One Tough Bastard (1996)
R | 100 min | Action, Thriller
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.
Directors: Kurt Wimmer, Kurt Anderson | Stars: Brian Bosworth, Bruce Payne, Jeff Kober, DeJuan Guy
Votes: 1,274
I saw this when it was called "One Mans Justice". You get what you expect out of a Brian Bosworth movie.
89. Juncture (2007)
R | 106 min | Thriller
Soft-spoken Anna transforms herself into a ruthless vigilante bent on hunting down file criminals who have somehow eluded justice... until now.
Director: James Seale | Stars: Kristine Blackport, Jason Coviello, Charles Thomas Doyle, Diana Dresser
Votes: 552
90. Skins (2002)
R | 84 min | Crime, Drama
An inspirational tale about the relationship between two Sioux brothers living on the Pine Ridge reservation.
Director: Chris Eyre | Stars: Eric Schweig, Graham Greene, Gary Farmer, Noah Watts
Votes: 1,559 | Gross: $0.24M
I don't really care for gangsta movies.
91. Yup Yup Man (2000)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A deranged street person has flashes of sanity, and his outrage at, and disgust for, the nightly news body count inspires him to vanquish not only his inner demons, but also the very real ones that are preying, unchecked upon the innocent.
Director: Glenn Klinker | Stars: William Bumiller, David Bowe, Jocelyn Seagrave, Mo Gallini
Votes: 74
Don't
92. Girls Against Boys (2012)
R | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After 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.
Director: Austin Chick | Stars: Nicole LaLiberte, Danielle Panabaker, Matthew Rauch, Liam Aiken
Votes: 3,939 | Gross: $0.01M
93. Angel (1983)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Molly, a high schooler, 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 profession.
Director: Robert Vincent O'Neil | Stars: Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn, Rory Calhoun
Votes: 4,592 | Gross: $17.49M
She had to do what she had to do.
94. Blood Out (2011 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When 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.
Director: Jason Hewitt | Stars: Luke Goss, Val Kilmer, 50 Cent, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 4,383
95. Final Girl (2015)
R | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
A 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.
Director: Tyler Shields | Stars: Abigail Breslin, Wes Bentley, Logan Huffman, Alexander Ludwig
Votes: 16,822
96. Acts of Violence (2018)
R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
At 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 guys.
Director: Brett Donowho | Stars: Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Shawn Ashmore, Ashton Holmes
Votes: 13,360
97. Night Hunter (2018)
R | 98 min | Action, Thriller
A weathered Lieutenant, his police force, and a local vigilante are all caught up in a dangerous scheme involving a troubled, recently-arrested man who's linked to years of female abductions and murders.
Director: David Raymond | Stars: Henry Cavill, Ben Kingsley, Alexandra Daddario, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 27,037
98. Recoil (I) (2011)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.
Director: Terry Miles | Stars: Steve Austin, Serinda Swan, Danny Trejo, Keith Jardine
Votes: 5,897
99. M.F.A. (2017)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
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.
Director: Natalia Leite | Stars: Francesca Eastwood, Clifton Collins Jr., Leah McKendrick, Peter Vack
Votes: 7,449
100. Lila & Eve (2015)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two distraught mothers, whose children were gunned down in a drive-by, team up to avenge their deaths after local authorities fail to take action.
Director: Charles Stone III | Stars: Viola Davis, Aml Ameen, Ron Caldwell, Yolonda Ross
Votes: 9,084 | Gross: $0.04M
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