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Top 10 Revenge Movies

The best revenge movies of all time have a special place in our hearts because they stir up some serious emotions. These movies are great for letting off steam because they’re just what we like to call “de-stressing.”

In this article, we will show you the top ten revenge movies ever made.

10 Great Revenge Movies To Watch

The movie industry has produced plenty of stories about revenge, from classics like Taken to modern hits like Kill Bill. Here’s our list of the 10 best revenge movies to watch when you want to chill out.

#10. The Crow (1994)

The Crow (1994)

 

The Crow is a tale of unadulterated vengeance. A rock guitarist is resurrected to revenge his fiancee, who died before her time. It’s a bleak, melancholy story with a violent conclusion. The Curse of the Crow elevated it to cult status.

On set, lead actor Brandon Lee was killed by a fake round trapped in the barrel of a pretend gun. With the approval of the Lee family, another actor stepped in to finish the film, allowing the movie to be released.

#9. True Grit (2010)

True Grit (2010)

 

This is not your typical pasta. True Grit is a Western that tells the narrative of a young woman who seeks vengeance for her father’s death at the hands of an infamous criminal.

She hires the toughest United States Marshal she can find. The archetypal antihero, a flawed man who is a slacker and drinker. On the plus side, he’s a maniac with a gun.

A genuine lawman who serves as judge, jury, and executioner at the same time. Assuring that justice would be meted out in a harsh manner in the end.

#8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

 

After writing a story on a billionaire that turned out to be false, a discredited financial journalist was found guilty of defamation.

After being hired to investigate the disappearance of a young woman more than 40 years ago, he seeks forgiveness.

He is supported in his investigation by a teenage computer hacker who gradually uncovers the macabre aspects in the icy Scandinavian terrain.

#7. Taken (2008)

Taken (2008)

 

Taken is a classic mash-up of a psychological thriller and an action film that demonstrates what happens when you mess with the wrong person.

A former field agent utilizes all of his talents to find his estranged daughter, including her kidnappers, after witnessing her kidnapping during a mobile phone conversation.

He goes on a one-man crusade against Albanian slave smugglers, which leads to a series of horrific yet creative action sequences.

Check our list of Human Trafficking Movies.

 

#6. Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2013)

Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2013)

 

The femme fatale as envisioned by Quentin Tarantino. The eccentric method filmmaker never runs out of ways to shock the audience, and he never fails to provide mind-blowing situations.

Hattori Hanzo Steel epic is a vengeance narrative about empowerment, taking charge of your fate, and chopping people up.

It has the vibe of an old-school karate film, and it’s perhaps more known for its massive, insanely long sword battles than for its fantastic plot. Continuous action sequences for ten minutes are never dull.

 

#5. Unforgiven (1992) 

Unforgiven (1992) 

 

Clint Eastwood appears as William Munny in this classic gunslinger Western directed by him.

Unforgiven takes place at the end of the Old West, when professional gunfighters are in short supply. After starting a family and settling down to live a quiet life.

Following the loss of his wife, he decides to take on one final mission. Recruited to track down outlaws, only to be betrayed by them. He’s the one who gets the last laugh.

 

#4. V for Vendetta (2005)

V for Vendetta (2005)

 

A fascist government creates a totalitarian police state in post-World War III London, crushing minority groups and alternative lifestyles.

This new world order is being dismantled by a masked vigilante using guerilla methods. In this epic narrative of defiance against the establishment,

The freedom warrior is sophisticated and lethal, finding joy in putting down the wrongs that have been done to him.

 

#3. Oldboy (2003)

Oldboy (2003)

 

A brutally inebriated guy is apprehended and imprisoned. He is kidnapped and held captive in a hotel room for 15 years, with his captors feeding and dosing him until he is unexpectedly released.

He’s only got five days to sort it out. It turns out that he was imprisoned by an old classmate for some less than safe job details, which we will leave up to you to discover.

 

#2. Django Unchained (2012)

Django Unchained (2012)

 

Django Unchained is yet another example of Quentin Tarantino’s creativity, a movie that condemns the racist south’s methods in the years leading up to the American Civil War.

Django goes on a trek through the muck of the Wild West in search of his kidnapped wife, who has been enslaved on a plantation, after being made a freedman by a benevolent German bounty Hunter x-slave. The film is as disturbing as it is gory.

 

#1. Léon: The Professional (1994)

Léon: The Professional (1994)

 

As her violent father stockpiles narcotics for corrupt police officials, a twelve-year-old girl who has been mistreated by her father is already familiar with the dark side of life.

Léon: The Professional lives down the hall, looks for his houseplants, and works for the mob as a hired hitman. When her family is murdered by unscrupulous DEA agents, she learns his lethal craft in order to avenge them.

The uneasy bond that develops between a seasoned hitman and his twelve-year-old protégé will make your head spin.

The movie was rated at 8.5 on a scale of ten on the IMDb website and received a meta score of 64 on Metacritic. 


This was our top 10 list of the best Revenge movies ever made. the 10 Greatest Revenge Movies list of All Time.

Do you agree with our list? If you have any suggestions or comments please shoot them down in the comments below.  

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