Action-packed revenge films where wronged heroes fight back with fury.
Revenge Action Movies — 77 entries in the movies category, sortable by Title, Year, Director. Every row is ranked by community votes, giving you a crowd-sourced perspective you won't find on Wikipedia or IMDb.
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Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ron...
Léon: The Professional
1994
Luc Besson
8.3
Crime, Drama, Action
France
111
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in L...
Gladiator
2000
Ridley Scott
8.2
Action, Drama, Adventure
United Kingdom
155
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
Oldboy
2003
Park Chan-wook
8.2
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Action
South Korea
120
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
2020
Ethan Spaulding
8.1
Animation, Action, Fantasy
United States of America
80
After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. ...
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Quentin Tarantino
8
Action, Crime
United States of America
111
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
Quentin Tarantino
8
Action, Crime
United States of America
253
A former assassin—known only as The Bride—wakes up from a coma to wreak vengeance on her former boss and lover, Bill, and his team of assassins, The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, who betrayed her and left her for dead. Quentin Tarantino’s 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' combines the two...
V for Vendetta
2006
James McTeigue
7.9
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Germany
132
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the peo...
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
Quentin Tarantino
7.9
Action, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
136
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.
The Count of Monte Cristo
2024
Alexandre de La Patellière
7.9
Adventure, Action, Drama
France
178
Edmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his re...
The Man from Nowhere
2010
Lee Jeong-beom
7.7
Action, Thriller, Crime
South Korea
119
A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.
John Wick
2014
Chad Stahelski
7.5
Action, Thriller
United States of America
101
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Man on Fire
2004
Tony Scott
7.5
Action, Drama, Thriller
Switzerland
146
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.
Upgrade
2018
Leigh Whannell
7.5
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Australia
100
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skil...
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024
George Miller
7.5
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Australia
149
As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must ...
The Crow
1994
Alex Proyas
7.5
Fantasy, Action, Thriller
United States of America
102
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002
Park Chan-wook
7.5
Action, Drama, Thriller
South Korea
129
A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.
The Last Duel
2021
Ridley Scott
7.4
History, Drama, Action
United States of America
153
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
Ang Lee
7.4
Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance
Hong Kong
120
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
The Last of the Mohicans
1992
Michael Mann
7.4
Action, History, Romance, War
United States of America
112
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.
Extraction 2
2023
Sam Hargrave
7.4
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
122
Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
Nicholas Meyer
7.4
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
United States of America
113
The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
Chad Stahelski
7.3
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
122
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.
The Equalizer
2014
Antoine Fuqua
7.3
Thriller, Action, Crime
United States of America
132
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve ...
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
John McTiernan
7.3
Action, Thriller
United States of America
128
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "p...
Riders of Justice
2020
Anders Thomas Jensen
7.3
Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Denmark
116
Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.
Furious 7
2015
James Wan
7.2
Action, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
139
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.
Open Range
2003
Kevin Costner
7.2
Western, Drama, Action
United Kingdom
139
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
Fist of Fury
1972
Lo Wei
7.2
Drama, Action, Thriller
Hong Kong
108
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.
Face/Off
1997
John Woo
7.1
Action, Crime, Science Fiction
United States of America
139
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
Munich
2005
Steven Spielberg
7.1
Drama, Action, History, Thriller
United States of America
164
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
Fast X
2023
Louis Leterrier
7
Action, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
142
Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who's fueled by blood revenge, an...
The Northman
2022
Robert Eggers
7
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
United States of America
137
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.
The Foreigner
2017
Martin Campbell
7
Action, Thriller, Crime
China
113
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a Bri...
Brawl in Cell Block 99
2017
S. Craig Zahler
7
Action, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
132
After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.
The Amateur
2025
James Hawes
7
Thriller, Action
United States of America
123
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
Nobody 2
2025
Timo Tjahjanto
7
Action, Thriller
United States of America
89
Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.
Homefront
2013
Gary Fleder
6.9
Action, Thriller
United States of America
100
Phil Broker, a retired DEA agent, leads a quiet life with his daughter Maddy, until a school bullying incident draws them into a conflict with Morgan “Gator” Bodine, a local crime boss.
Desperado
1995
Robert Rodriguez
6.9
Thriller, Action, Crime
United States of America
104
El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his ...
Monkey Man
2024
Dev Patel
6.9
Action, Thriller
Canada
122
Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister eli...
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