Top 400 Punisher/Death Wish/Taxi Driver Type Films & Shows

by imdbuseronline | created - 09 Jan 2023 | updated - 09 Jan 2023 | Public
 Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc
  • Instant Watch Options
  • Genres
  • Movies or TV
  • IMDb Rating
  • In Theaters
  • Release Year
  • Keywords










IMDb user rating (average) to
Number of votes to »




Reset
Release year or range to »




































































































1. Zero Tolerance (1994)

R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jeff is an FBI agent sent to pick up Ray Manta, a member of the White Hand drug cartel, from a Mexican jail. Manta escapes, and gets revenge by killing Jeff's family. Kowalski, another ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Robert Patrick, Titus Welliver, Mick Fleetwood, Miles O'Keeffe

Votes: 668

2. Maximum Force (1992)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Three determined cops are recruited to take down a notorious crime lord.

Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Sherrie Rose, Jason Lively, John Saxon

Votes: 400

3. Out for Blood (1992)

R | 90 min | Action

An attorney is forced to fight back after his family is brutally murdered by vicious drug dealers, leading to an astounding martial arts showdown.

Director: Richard W. Munchkin | Stars: Don Wilson, Shari Shattuck, Michael DeLano, Ron Steelman

Votes: 487

4. Private Wars (1993 Video)

R | 88 min | Action

A wealthy businessman is trying to "convince" the inhabitants of an old neighborhood to abandon their homes in order to build a huge business center there. To achieve his goals, he bribes ... See full summary »

Director: John Weidner | Stars: Steve Railsback, Michael Champion, Dan Tullis Jr., Holly Floria

Votes: 178

5. Excessive Force (1993)

R | 87 min | Action

A group of Chicago cops are involved in a raid from which $3,000,000 disappears. The local mob go after them and the body count starts to rise. The new Chief of Police makes it clear to the... See full summary »

Director: Jon Hess | Stars: Thomas Ian Griffith, James Earl Jones, Lance Henriksen, Tony Todd

Votes: 1,486 | Gross: $1.15M

6. Marked for Murder (1993 TV Movie)

90 min | Action, Drama

Mace Moutron, The Sandman, is released from prison to take part in a project where convicts assist the police in their job. Mace isn't used to playing by the rules, and he's frustrated with... See full summary »

Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Powers Boothe, Laura Johnson, Michael Ironside, Jay Acovone

Votes: 98

7. Last Man Standing (1995 Video)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A Los Angeles police officer uncovers a ring of corrupt cops while investigating his partner's death. Now, he and his wife are hunted by both sides of the law.

Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Jeff Wincott, Jillian McWhirter, Jonathan Fuller, Steve Eastin

Votes: 531

8. The Perfect Weapon (1991)

R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama

35 Metascore

An expert in "kenpo" karate avenges his Koreatown friend, slain by a mobster in Los Angeles.

Director: Mark DiSalle | Stars: Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako, James Hong

Votes: 4,848 | Gross: $14.06M

9. Let It Bleed (2016)

88 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

An ordinary man takes revenge only to find it's made him the target of a major crime lord and his army of psychopaths and professional killers.

Director: Ben Burke | Stars: Mike Pfaff, Shannon Lorance, Bradley Fisher, Jesse Jam Miranda

Votes: 55

10. 24 (2001–2010)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.

Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert

Votes: 197,003

11. Banshee (2013–2016)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-con assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff in the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he has some unfinished business.

Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison

Votes: 123,529

12. Death Wish (2018)

R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama

31 Metascore

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: 76,451 | Gross: $34.02M

13. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)

R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

46 Metascore

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: 11,112 | Gross: $6.88M

14. Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

19 Metascore

A brutal Los Angeles police Lt. is determined to bust up an organization that forces underage girls into prostitution.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Juan Fernández, Perry Lopez, James Pax

Votes: 3,853 | Gross: $3.42M

15. Icarus (I) (2010)

R | 88 min | Action, Thriller

A Soviet-trained assassin is determined to escape his double life as a hitman and as a husband-father.

Director: Dolph Lundgren | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Stefanie von Pfetten, Samantha Ferris, David James Lewis

Votes: 4,358

16. Joshua Tree (1993)

R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A framed prison escapee unknowingly kidnaps a female cop en-route to a rendezvous with the corrupt cop who put him behind bars.

Director: Vic Armstrong | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, George Segal, Kristian Alfonso, Geoffrey Lewis

Votes: 6,231

17. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

75 Metascore

After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.

Director: Chad Stahelski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ian McShane, Ruby Rose

Votes: 511,625 | Gross: $92.03M

18. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

R | 116 min | Crime, Drama

68 Metascore

An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Henry Silva, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman

Votes: 96,949 | Gross: $3.31M

19. Léon: The Professional (1994)

R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama

64 Metascore

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.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello

Votes: 1,245,657 | Gross: $19.50M

20. Outlaw (2007)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

45 Metascore

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: 12,809

21. Man on Fire (2004)

R | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama

47 Metascore

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: 389,531 | Gross: $77.91M

22. The Equalizer (2014)

R | 132 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

57 Metascore

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: 419,976 | Gross: $101.53M

23. The Equalizer (1985–1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A retired Intelligence Agent turned private detective helps various threatened clients to equalize the odds.

Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Robert Lansing, Mark Margolis

Votes: 5,922

24. The Shield (2002–2008)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Drama series following the lives and cases of dirty cop Vic Mackey and the corrupt LAPD unit under his command.

Stars: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace

Votes: 88,087

25. Chicago P.D. (2014– )

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Follows District 21 of the Chicago Police Department, made up of two different groups: the uniformed cops and the Intelligence Unit.

Stars: Jason Beghe, Marina Squerciati, Patrick John Flueger, LaRoyce Hawkins

Votes: 44,823

26. The Russian Specialist (2005)

R | 94 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A Russian ex-Spetsnaz working as a mechanic in LA accepts a job freeing a kidnapped woman in Saint Petersburg, as the mob boss also killed his wife and son 7 years ago. The body count begins.

Director: Dolph Lundgren | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Ben Cross, Ivan Petrushinov, Olivia Lee

Votes: 4,009

27. Direct Action (2004)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Frank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He has one day left to prove his case and survive.

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Polly Shannon, Donald Burda, Rothaford Gray

Votes: 1,765

28. Raw Deal (1986)

R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

44 Metascore

A former FBI agent turned small-town sheriff agrees to help the FBI chief infiltrate the Chicago mafia when the FBI chief's son is killed by them.

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shenar

Votes: 37,602 | Gross: $16.21M

29. Bullet to the Head (2012)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

48 Metascore

After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington, D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Momoa, Christian Slater, Sung Kang

Votes: 52,433 | Gross: $9.48M

30. Vice (2008)

R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

55 Metascore

40 kilos of heroin goes missing after a botched undercover transaction and the cops in the involved crime unit are getting killed off one at a time. As trust slowly fades away between them, Max has to deal with his own demons.

Director: Raul Inglis | Stars: Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Mykelti Williamson, Mark Boone Junior

Votes: 948

31. Peppermint (2018)

R | 101 min | Action, Thriller

29 Metascore

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: 70,883 | Gross: $35.42M

32. Vigilante Diaries (2016)

R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After killing a lot of bad guys including Armenians, Vigilante is wanted by the Armenian mafia boss, who gets help - but so does Vigilante.

Director: Christian Sesma | Stars: Paul Sloan, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Jason Mewes, Kevin L. Walker

Votes: 4,689

33. Out for Justice (1991)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama

38 Metascore

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: 25,783 | Gross: $39.67M

34. I Am Wrath (2016)

R | 92 min | Action, Thriller

Stanley Hill opens a can of brutal vengeance on the thugs who murdered his wife and the corrupt cops who are protecting them.

Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: John Travolta, Christopher Meloni, Amanda Schull, Sam Trammell

Votes: 16,066

35. Sabotage (2014)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama

41 Metascore

Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house.

Director: David Ayer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Olivia Williams

Votes: 66,259 | Gross: $10.51M

36. Vigilante (1982)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After his wife and son got brutalized by a street gang, and a corrupt criminal justice system puts the perpetrators back on the street, a NYC factory worker teams up with a vigilante group to find some measure of bloody justice.

Director: William Lustig | Stars: Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, Rutanya Alda

Votes: 4,536

37. Faster (2010)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

44 Metascore

An ex-con gets on a series of apparently unrelated killings. He gets tracked by a veteran cop with secrets of his own and an egocentric hit man.

Director: George Tillman Jr. | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Maggie Grace, Mauricio Lopez

Votes: 112,030 | Gross: $23.24M

38. Angel III: The Final Chapter (1988)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama

Molly accidentally takes a picture of a woman who turns out to be her mother, who abandoned her fourteen years ago. She tracks her down, only to find that she has another daughter, and both are connected to a dangerous crime element.

Director: Tom DeSimone | Stars: Mitzi Kapture, Mark Blankfield, Emile Beaucard, Maud Adams

Votes: 919

39. 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: 1,387

40. Licence to Kill (1989)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

58 Metascore

A vengeful James Bond goes rogue to infiltrate and take down the organization of a drug lord who has murdered his friend's new wife and left him near death.

Director: John Glen | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi, Carey Lowell, Talisa Soto

Votes: 112,069 | Gross: $34.67M

41. Quantum of Solace (2008)

PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

58 Metascore

James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organisation from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench

Votes: 470,725 | Gross: $168.37M

42. Max Payne (2008)

PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

31 Metascore

Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective and an assassin, who will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

Director: John Moore | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris

Votes: 130,173 | Gross: $40.69M

43. Street Knight (1993)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A former cop returns to challenge a plot to escalate gang violence in the streets of Los Angeles.

Director: Albert Magnoli | Stars: Jeff Speakman, Christopher Neame, Lewis Van Bergen, Jennifer Gatti

Votes: 881 | Gross: $0.84M

44. Direct Hit (1994 Video)

R | 89 min | Action, Drama

Assigned to eliminate a woman accused of bribing a senator, a C.I.A. assassin discovers that his target is merely a pawn in a much bigger game and that he must now protect her at all costs.

Directors: Joseph Merhi, Paul G. Volk | Stars: William Forsythe, Jo Champa, Richard Norton, John Aprea

Votes: 315

45. 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: 631

46. Recoil (1998)

R | 96 min | Action

A mafia Godfather exacts revenge on the policeman responsible for his son's death during a bank robbery. The officer then unleashes his fury in retaliation for the death of his family.

Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Gary Daniels, Gregory McKinney, Thomas Kopache, Billy Maddox

Votes: 735

47. War (2007)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

36 Metascore

An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.

Director: Philip G. Atwell | Stars: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Nadine Velazquez, John Lone

Votes: 96,830 | Gross: $22.49M

48. The Butcher (2009)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Thriller

A mob enforcer is set up for a fall, but when he slips the trap he snaps and seeks retribution, living up to his moniker: The Butcher.

Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Eric Roberts, Robert Davi, Keith David, Geoffrey Lewis

Votes: 916

49. The Debt Collector (2018)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Comedy

A classically-trained martial artist goes to work as a mob debt collector. The job seems easy enough, until a client drags him into a situation deeper than could ever be anticipated.

Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: David Will No, Michael Paré, Scott Adkins, Vladimir Kulich

Votes: 8,938

50. Accident Man (2018)

R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Mike is a tough hitman, who makes his hits look like accidents or suicide. He's in a gang of hitmen, each with his own style. When his loved ex is killed, Mike looks for those responsible.

Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Scott Adkins, Ray Stevenson, David Paymer, Michael Jai White

Votes: 13,004

51. Harry Brown (2009)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

55 Metascore

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: 91,365 | Gross: $1.82M

52. Close Range (2015)

TV-MA | 80 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a fight with a dirty sheriff and the cartel he works for to protect his niece and sister.

Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Scott Adkins, Nick Chinlund, Caitlin Keats, Madison Lawlor

Votes: 5,639

53. Taken (2017–2018)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

As former CIA agent Bryan Mills deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world, he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge.

Stars: Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals, Adam Goldberg, Jessica Camacho

Votes: 11,712

54. Training Day (2017)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

TV follow-up to the 2001 film 'Training Day' about a rookie cop partnered with a corrupt officer.

Stars: Bill Paxton, Justin Cornwell, Katrina Law, Drew Van Acker

Votes: 3,610

55. True Vengeance (1997 Video)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

An ex-naval intelligence officer is forced to assassinate a CEO when his daughter is kidnapped by the Yakuza.

Director: David Worth | Stars: Daniel Bernhardt, Beverly Johnson, Miles O'Keeffe, Jonathan Lutz

Votes: 340

56. The Killing Machine (1994)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Harlin Garret loses his memory and finds himself closed in a facility claimed to belong to the state security services. The manager of this place tells Garrett he used to be a killer for ... See full summary »

Director: David Mitchell | Stars: Jeff Wincott, Michael Ironside, Terri Hawkes, David Campbell

Votes: 350

57. Martial Outlaw (1993 Video)

R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kevin White and his brother Jack have got a lot in common. Both fighters. Both cops. And both on the same case. But when it comes to busting a major Russian drugs ring, they're both playing on different sides.

Director: Kurt Anderson | Stars: Jeff Wincott, Gary Hudson, Vladimir Skomarovsky, Krista Errickson

Votes: 521

58. Redemption (2002 Video)

R | 86 min | Action

Tough LA cop John Sato is fired from his elite SWAT team after the accidental death of a fellow officer. When he turns to a life of crime to support both himself and his young son, the choices he makes may lead to deadly consequences.

Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Don Wilson, Chris Penn, James Russo, Cynthia Rothrock

Votes: 383

59. Under the Gun (1995)

R | 90 min | Action

A debt-ridden night club owner has to take on Italian and Asian mobsters, corrupt police, and an angry pimp that he threw out of the club to try to keep his club in business.

Director: Matthew George | Stars: Richard Norton, Kathy Long, Jane Badler, Peter Lindsay

Votes: 296

60. American Yakuza (1993)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An American FBI agent is lured away by the Japanese Mafia--the Yakuza--in this action film.

Director: Frank A. Cappello | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri, Franklyn Ajaye

Votes: 2,909

61. Blue Tiger (1994)

R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A woman dedicates her life to seeking revenge after her son is killed by crossfire as Japanese gangsters perform a hit.

Director: Norberto Barba | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Tôru Nakamura, Dean Hallo, Ryo Ishibashi

Votes: 865

62. The Substitute (1996)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama

41 Metascore

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: 15,672 | Gross: $14.75M

63. 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

64. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986)

R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Bounty hunter Nick Randall (Rutger Hauer) is offered two hundred fifty thousand dollars by the C.I.A. to get the terrorist behind the bombing of a Los Angeles, California movie theater. Nick quit the C.I.A. because he couldn't trust them. Can they be trusted now, and can he stop the terrorists?

Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Robert Guillaume, Mel Harris

Votes: 5,994 | Gross: $7.56M

65. CSI: Miami (2002–2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An elite unit, led by an ex-homicide cop, which is linked to the Miami-Dade Police Department, uses all possible resources and skills at their disposal to solve complex crimes in cross-cultural Miami.

Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Rex Linn

Votes: 61,195

66. Quiet Cool (1986)

R | 80 min | Action

Joe Dylanne is a plainclothes NYC cop with a badge... and a robust personality. He always resorts to unconventional methods in order to capture the city's slickest criminals. When Dylanne ... See full summary »

Director: Clay Borris | Stars: James Remar, Daphne Ashbrook, Adam Coleman Howard, Jared Martin

Votes: 752 | Gross: $1.90M

67. Payoff (1991 TV Movie)

R | 110 min | Action, Drama

A kid unknowingly carries a bomb to his parents. When they get killed he is traumatized. Many hellish years later he vows revenge against the criminals who gave him the bomb.

Director: Stuart Cooper | Stars: Keith Carradine, Kim Greist, Harry Dean Stanton, John Saxon

Votes: 131

68. Steele Justice (1987)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Steele is ex-cop and Vietnam vet who is determined to bring down Kwan, former South Vietnamese general and now rich and powerful drug lord.

Director: Robert Boris | Stars: Martin Kove, Sela Ward, Ronny Cox, Bernie Casey

Votes: 814 | Gross: $1.33M

69. Eye of the Tiger (1986)

R | 92 min | Action, Drama

Returning home from prison, a Vietnam War veteran sets out to clean up his hometown which has come under the control of a violent motorcycle gang.

Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Gary Busey, Yaphet Kotto, Seymour Cassel, Bert Remsen

Votes: 2,516

70. Rage (2017)

Not Rated | 84 min | Action

When the violence of a drug war becomes all too personal, a troubled Special Forces veteran seeks bloody revenge against criminals.

Director: Ara Paiaya | Stars: Lou Ferrigno, Jerry Anderson, Tania Staite, Jade Fearon

Votes: 710

71. The Highwayman (1987–1988)

60 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Series featuring a large high-tech automobile whose driver, the "Highwayman" of the title, is part of a team of federal marshals tasked with righting wrongs.

Stars: Sam J. Jones, Mark 'Jacko' Jackson, Tim Russ, Jane Badler

Votes: 544

72. Ballistic (1995)

R | 96 min | Action, Thriller

Jesse Gavin is no ordinary policewoman; she knows how to handle herself in any situation. She's an undercover cop, part of an elite police team and highly skilled in lethal martial arts! ... See full summary »

Director: Kim Bass | Stars: Marjean Holden, Corinna Everson, Sam J. Jones, Charles Napier

Votes: 321

73. Cobra (1993–1994)

60 min | Action, Adventure

When the traditional judicial system fails, there is an alternative: a special government agency that focuses on the victims.

Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Allison Hossack, James Tolkan, Keegan MacIntosh

Votes: 568

74. Whiteforce (1988)

90 min | Action, Drama

Johnny Quinn has been set up by a drug lord and must find a way to clear his name before the bad guys and his own agency put him in the ground.

Director: Eddie Romero | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Kimberley Pistone, Tim Hughes, Raul Aragon

Votes: 98

75. One Man Force (1989)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In this action packed film, an L. A. cop speeds off to get revenge upon the dirty drug-dealing dogs who killed his partner.

Director: Dale Trevillion | Stars: John Matuszak, Ronny Cox, Charles Napier, Sharon Farrell

Votes: 256

76. Rage (1995)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A corrupt right-wing militia group chooses a California teacher as the ideal specimen to clone for its army.

Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Gary Daniels, Kenneth Tigar, Fiona Hutchison, Jillian McWhirter

Votes: 805

77. The Last Marshal (1999)

R | 102 min | Action, Thriller

McCleary is a tough Texas lawman. After a group of criminals escape his jail, he follows them to Miami to bring them to justice. Along the way his foul-mouthed rants touch everyone from the thugs he smashes to his law enforcement partners.

Director: Mike Kirton | Stars: Scott Glenn, Constance Marie, Randall Batinkoff, Vincent Castellanos

Votes: 423

78. The Specialist (1994)

R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.

Director: Luis Llosa | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Rod Steiger

Votes: 69,783 | Gross: $57.36M

79. Cobra (1986)

R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

25 Metascore

A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far-reaching plans.

Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni, Andrew Robinson

Votes: 79,607 | Gross: $49.04M

80. Silent Hunter (1995)

R | 97 min | Action

An ex-cop hiding out in the wilderness after his wife and child were killed in a shoot-out finds he has another shot at the criminals when they show up to rob a timber operation.

Director: Fred Williamson | Stars: Miles O'Keeffe, Peter Colvey, Jason Cavalier, Lynne Adams

Votes: 256

81. Cartel (1990)

R | 106 min | Action, Thriller

Chuck Taylor is a charter pilot who unknowingly smuggles cocaine for the Cartel into the U.S. Unfortunately he is captured by the feds. Ironically, so is Tony King, boss of the Cartel. The ... See full summary »

Director: John Stewart | Stars: Miles O'Keeffe, Don Stroud, Crystal Carson, Suzee Slater

Votes: 198

82. The Boondock Saints (1999)

R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

44 Metascore

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: 250,646 | Gross: $0.03M

83. Reprisal (I) (2018)

R | 89 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

19 Metascore

A bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker teams up with his ex-cop neighbor to bring down the assailant, initiating an explosive counterattack that brings all three men to the breaking point.

Director: Brian A. Miller | Stars: Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Johnathon Schaech, Olivia Culpo

Votes: 8,169

84. Acts of Violence (2018)

R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

28 Metascore

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: 13,357

85. The Prince (I) (2014)

R | 93 min | Action, Thriller

19 Metascore

When his daughter is kidnapped, a retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival.

Director: Brian A. Miller | Stars: Jason Patric, Bruce Willis, John Cusack, Jessica Lowndes

Votes: 19,204

86. The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

R | 103 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

50 Metascore

Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.

Director: James DeMonaco | Stars: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez

Votes: 162,245 | Gross: $71.96M

87. Shoot 'Em Up (2007)

R | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

49 Metascore

A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.

Director: Michael Davis | Stars: Clive Owen, Monica Bellucci, Paul Giamatti, Stephen McHattie

Votes: 155,013 | Gross: $12.81M

88. Payback (I) (1999)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

46 Metascore

After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.

Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer

Votes: 145,692 | Gross: $81.53M

89. Eraser (1996)

R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

56 Metascore

A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.

Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn

Votes: 118,363 | Gross: $101.30M

90. The Hitman (1991)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A Cop goes undercover as a Hitman to bring down a criminal organization.

Director: Aaron Norris | Stars: Chuck Norris, Michael Parks, Al Waxman, Alberta Watson

Votes: 4,337 | Gross: $4.65M

91. Sinners and Saints (2010)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Two New Orleans cops are up against an extremely violent gang.

Director: William Kaufman | Stars: Johnny Strong, Kevin Phillips, Costas Mandylor, Sean Patrick Flanery

Votes: 5,843

92. Run All Night (2015)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

59 Metascore

Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D'Onofrio

Votes: 115,054 | Gross: $26.46M

93. First Blood (1982)

R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

61 Metascore

A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna, Bill McKinney

Votes: 275,524 | Gross: $47.21M

94. 6 Bullets (2012)

R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.

Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Joe Flanigan, Anna-Louise Plowman, Charlotte Beaumont

Votes: 15,831

95. Wake of Death (2004)

R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After his wife is brutally murdered, club enforcer Ben Archer wages war against the Chinese triads.

Director: Philippe Martinez | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam, Philip Tan, Valerie Tian

Votes: 10,184

96. Until Death (2007)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin, and everyone dislikes him. Because of an accident he is put into a coma, and comes out of it a better person. He wakes up wanting to put things right.

Director: Simon Fellows | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Stephen Rea, Selina Giles, Mark Dymond

Votes: 10,370

97. Street Kings (2008)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

55 Metascore

An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.

Director: David Ayer | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans

Votes: 120,799 | Gross: $26.42M

98. Back to Back (1996 TV Movie)

R | 86 min | Action, Drama

Bob Malone, a disgraced ex-cop who finds himself trapped between local homegrown thugs and the Japanese ganglords of the Yakuza when he investigates the frame-up that ruined his career.

Director: Roger Nygard | Stars: Michael Rooker, Ryo Ishibashi, Danielle Harris, John Laughlin

Votes: 848

99. Renegade Force (1998)

R | 89 min | Action, Thriller

An F.B.I. Agent (Michael Rooker) and a female cop (Diane DiLascio) join forces to stop renegade cops who are killing the bad guys. Robert Patrick is the leader of the renegades, and Louis ... See full summary »

Director: Martin Kunert | Stars: Michael Rooker, Robert Patrick, Diane DiLascio, Louis Mandylor

Votes: 819

100. Falling Down (1993)

R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama

56 Metascore

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: 206,632 | Gross: $40.90M



Recently Viewed