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Revenge Films.

by redandjonny • Created 12 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." Confucius

"la vengeance se mange très-bien froide" - Marie Joseph Eugène Sue

"Revenge is a dish best served cold."-old Klingon proverb

"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." -Inigo Montoya
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  • Oldboy (2003)

    1. Oldboy

    20032hR
    8.3 (650K)
    78Metascore
    After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeong
  • Lee Yeong-ae in Lady Vengeance (2005)

    2. Lady Vengeance

    20051h 55mR
    7.5 (87K)
    75Metascore
    After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsNam-mi KangJeong-nam ChoiHye-Sook Go
  • Shin Ha-kyun and Song Kang-ho in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

    3. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

    20022h 9mR
    7.5 (76K)
    59Metascore
    A 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.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsSong Kang-hoShin Ha-kyunBae Doona
  • I Saw the Devil (2010)

    4. I Saw the Devil

    20102h 24mNot Rated
    7.8 (150K)
    67Metascore
    A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.
    DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunChoi Min-sikJeon Gook-hwan
  • Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

    5. Dead Man's Shoes

    20041h 30mNot Rated
    7.5 (59K)
    52Metascore
    A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.
    DirectorShane MeadowsStarsPaddy ConsidineGary StretchToby Kebbell
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

    6. Once Upon a Time in the West

    19682h 46mPG-13
    8.5 (353K)
    82Metascore
    A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia Cardinale
  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)

    7. Gladiator

    20002h 35mR
    8.5 (1.7M)
    67Metascore
    A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsRussell CroweJoaquin PhoenixConnie Nielsen
  • Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)

    8. True Grit

    20101h 50mPG-13
    7.6 (361K)
    80Metascore
    A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.
    DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsJeff BridgesMatt DamonHailee Steinfeld
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sandahl Bergman in Conan the Barbarian (1982)

    9. Conan the Barbarian

    19822h 9mR
    6.9 (165K)
    43Metascore
    A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.
    DirectorJohn MiliusStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJames Earl JonesMax von Sydow
  • Jim Caviezel in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

    10. The Count of Monte Cristo

    20022h 11mPG-13
    7.7 (151K)
    61Metascore
    A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
    DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsJim CaviezelGuy PearceChristopher Adamson
  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

    11. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

    19721h 24mNot Rated
    7.7 (9K)
    The story of a Ronin (i.e. a masterless samurai) who wanders the countryside of Japan with his small child, having various adventures.
    DirectorKenji MisumiStarsTomisaburô WakayamaFumio WatanabeGô Katô
    He walks the road of vengeance.
  • Meiko Kaji in Lady Snowblood (1973)

    12. Lady Snowblood

    19731h 37mNot Rated
    7.6 (17K)
    80Metascore
    A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
    DirectorToshiya FujitaStarsMeiko KajiToshio KurosawaMasaaki Daimon
  • Shogun Assassin (1980)

    13. Shogun Assassin

    19801h 25mR
    7.3 (11K)
    When the wife of the Shogun's Decapitator is murdered and he is ordered to commit suicide by the paranoid Shogun, he and his four-year-old son escape and become assassins for hire, embarking on a journey of blood and violent death.
    DirectorRobert HoustonKenji MisumiStarsTomisaburô WakayamaKayo MatsuoMinoru Ôki
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    14. Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    20031h 51mR
    8.2 (1.2M)
    69Metascore
    After waking from a 4-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineDaryl Hannah
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

    15. Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    20042h 17mR
    8.0 (818K)
    83Metascore
    The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineMichael Madsen
  • Mylène Jampanoï and Morjana Alaoui in Martyrs (2008)

    16. Martyrs

    20081h 39mR
    7.0 (109K)
    A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.
    DirectorPascal LaugierStarsMorjana AlaouiMylène JampanoïCatherine Bégin
  • Chia-Hui Liu in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

    17. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

    19781h 56mR
    7.6 (19K)
    A man studies kung fu at the Shaolin Temple to fight back against the oppressive Manchu government.
    DirectorChia-Liang LiuStarsChia-Hui LiuLieh LoYue Wong
  • Won Bin and Kim Sae-ron in The Man from Nowhere (2010)

    18. The Man from Nowhere

    20101h 59mR
    7.7 (76K)
    A quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
    DirectorLee Jeong-beomStarsWon BinKim Sae-ronKim Tae-hoon
  • Keanu Reeves in John Wick (2014)

    19. John Wick

    20141h 41mR
    7.4 (753K)
    68Metascore
    An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.
    DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesMichael NyqvistAlfie Allen
  • Irreversible (2002)

    20. Irreversible

    20021h 37mNot Rated
    7.3 (150K)
    51Metascore
    Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.
    DirectorGaspar NoéStarsMonica BellucciVincent CasselAlbert Dupontel
  • Michael Caine in Harry Brown (2009)

    21. Harry Brown

    20091h 43mR
    7.2 (92K)
    55Metascore
    An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
    DirectorDaniel BarberStarsMichael CaineEmily MortimerDavid Bradley
  • Executioners from Shaolin (1977)

    22. Executioners from Shaolin

    19771h 40mR
    6.9 (1.9K)
    Hong Hsi-Kuan devotes years to mastering Tiger style Kung Fu in order to defeat the evil priest Pai Mei. His wife, who is an expert in Crane style Kung Fu, has a feeling training in only one style won't be enough.
    DirectorChia-Liang LiuStarsKuan Tai ChenLieh LoYue Wong
  • Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)

    23. Léon: The Professional

    19941h 50mR
    8.5 (1.3M)
    64Metascore
    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.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman
  • Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

    24. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    19821h 53mPG
    7.7 (131K)
    68Metascore
    With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.
    DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
  • Antonio Banderas in Desperado (1995)

    25. Desperado

    19951h 44mR
    7.1 (200K)
    55Metascore
    Former musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang.
    DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAntonio BanderasSalma HayekJoaquim de Almeida

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