Gratuitous violence movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant gratuitous violence movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, suspense, rough, cult classic and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with murder, violence, death, blood, revenge, gratuitous violence, brutality, pistol, betrayal and fight plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
gratuitous violence
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gratuitous violence movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as gratuitous violence: Showgirls (1995), Bitch Slap (2009), Headshot (2016), The Last House on the Left (2009), The Counselor (2013), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Faster (2010), The Hunted (2003), Red Scorpion (1988), We Own the Night (2007).

List of gratuitous violence movies

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 5.1
 74K
Showgirls (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A young drifter named Nomi arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become a top showgirl.
Style: sexy, erotic, sexual, realistic, sensual ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot: striptease, stripper, showbiz, erotica, sex, showgirl, rape, seduction, sex scene, pole dancing, nudity, lap dance ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: las vegas, nevada, usa
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Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.
Style: brutal, realistic, clever, talky, witty ...
Audience: kids
Plot: superhero, justice league, superman, vampire, gratuitous violence, murder, betrayal, fight scenes, justice, comic book, superpower, unlikely friendships ...
Time: 2010s
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 4.5
 14K
Bitch Slap (2009)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Three bad girls (a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer and a corporate powerbroker) arrive at a remote desert hideaway to extort and steal $200 Million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin.
Style: sexy, grindhouse, stylized, bloody, exciting ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: lesbian, femme fatale, anti heroine, female martial artist, anti hero, female protagonist, gratuitous violence, crime gone awry, adaptation, brutality, culture clash, partner ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, moscow russia
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 6.3
 16K
Headshot (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A young man washes ashore, his memory gone - but his past comes back to haunt him after he is nursed back to health and his killing ability is needed when he takes on a powerful drug lord.
Style: brutal, action thriller, harsh, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, fight, violent, hitman, extreme violence, gangster, brutality, revenge, violence, master warrior, vengeance, peril ...
Time: year 2016, 21st century
Place: hong kong, indonesia
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The Last House on the Left (2009)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, South Africa
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A group of teenage girls heading into the city hook up with a gang of drug-addled ne'er-do-wells and are brutally murdered. The killers find their way to the home of one of their victim's parents, where both father and mother exact a ...
Style: slasher, scary, brutal, disturbing, rough ...
Audience: adult
Plot: rape, vengeance, psychopath, torture, violence, serial killer, rape and revenge, kidnapping, woman in danger, violence against women, murder, sadism ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.4
 106K
The Counselor (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
Style: neo noir, talky, bleak, suspense, philosophical ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: drug cartel, cocaine, lawyer, greed, betrayal, brutality, gratuitous violence, drug traffic, drug dealing, runaway, moral ambiguity, femme fatale ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place: mexico, peru, texas, usa, chicago ...
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Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Style: neo noir, dark comedy, talky, humorous, surreal ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: dark humor, dog, psychopath, screenwriter, serial killer, gangster, crime gone awry, strong violent content, gunfight, murder, mob boss, weirdo ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, year 1963, year 1954, year 1975 ...
Place: los angeles, california, united kingdom, america, usa ...
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 6.4
 112K
Faster (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has spent the last 10 years in prison planning revenge for the murder of his brother. Now that Driver is free to carry out his deadly plan only two men stand in his way- Billy Bob Thornton plays a veteran cop and Oliver ...
Style: stylized, brutal, intense, talky, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, girls' night, adult
Plot: vengeance, lone hero, vigilante, corruption, hotshot, justice, ex convict, revenge, vigilantism, brutality, gangster, gratuitous violence ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: iran, usa, nevada
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 6.1
 51K
The Hunted (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallum. Former Special Operations instructor, L.T. Bonham is approached and asked to apprehend Hallum, his former student, who has 'gone rogue' ...
Style: suspense, intense, brutal, slasher, psychological ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: manhunt, wilderness, survival, commando, one man army, homicidal maniac, assassin, conspiracy, hitman, chase, murder, violence ...
Time: year 2003, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: oregon, kosovo, portland oregon, usa, british columbia ...
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 5.2
 10K
Red Scorpion (1988)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, South Africa, Namibia
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A Russian KGB agent is sent to Africa to kill an anti-Communist black revolutionary. However, he has a change of heart when he sees how the Russians and their Cuban allies are killing and repressing the locals, so he switches sides and helps the ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic, action adventure ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, gunfight, brutality, assassination, justice, gratuitous violence, soldier, mission of murder, politics, war, state affairs, undercover ...
Time: 80s
Place: africa
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We Own the Night (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
Style: suspense, harsh, stylized, captivating, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: organized crime, mafia, gangster, police, nightclub, gang, cop, brothers, hitman, multiple storylines, law enforcement, heroin ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place: new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city
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Above Suspicion (2019)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Daphne seems to have the perfect marriage. Her loving husband Maxime seems to have it all: a brilliant education, an illustrious career. Above all, he is an attentive father to their two young girls; a man above suspicion. So much so that when his ...
Style: tense, psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: unhappy marriage, abusive father, child abuse, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, domestic violence, parents and children, mother and daughter, life is a bitch, family relations, violence, domineering father ...
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 3.7
 570
Killer Kate! (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Kate attends her estranged sister's bachelorette party at the request of their dying father. The weekend, held at a remote cabin booked on a home sharing app, turns into a savage life-or-death struggle that pits family against family, and past ...
Style: cynical, bloody, brutal, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: women, serial killer, kick-butt women, survival horror, female assassin, female murderer, sister sister relationship, female warrior, female friendship, struggle for survival, violence, gory ...
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The Last House on Dead End Street (1973)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: After being released from prison, a young gangster with a chip on his shoulder decides to punish society by making snuff films.
Style: disturbing, slasher, rough, brutal, bleak ...
Plot: torture, psychopath, exploitation, brutality, revenge, murder, rape, sadism, serial killer, dismemberment, psychological torture, prison ...
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 8.0
 583K
Blood Diamond (2006)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 143 min.
Story: An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son ...
Style: serious, captivating, thought provoking, harsh, emotional ...
Audience: adult
Plot: greed, treasure hunt, mercenary, gem, civil war, escapades, smuggling, journalism, mining, brutality, slavery, revolution ...
Time: 90s, year 2006, year 2003, 20th century, year 1999 ...
Place: africa, sierra leone, south africa, zimbabwe, angola ...
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Dead or Alive (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down. Jojima attempts to start a gang war between the Triad and yakuza. Ryūichi and Jojima ...
Style: disturbing, serious, suspenseful, controversial, surreal ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, gangster, massacre, drug, brutality, gratuitous violence, insanity, contests and competitions, danger, mafia, violence, exploitation ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, taiwan, asia
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Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: When a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, they dispatch Kora, a young woman with a mysterious past, to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them take a ...
Style: psychotronic, epic fantasy, epic
Audience: adult
Plot: male nudity, violence, bare chested male, female warrior, distopia, planet, asian woman, heroine, murder, fight, space wars, space adventure ...
Time: future
Place: space western
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 4.2
 2K
Nightbeast (1982)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: An alien crash lands and goes on a killing spree.
Style: grindhouse, cult horror, slasher, retro, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: alien, creature feature, creature, outer space, bare breasts, exploitation, motorcycle, murder, evil alien, small town, ufo, space monster ...
Time: 80s
Place: baltimore
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 5.6
 60K
Wild Card (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play… and it's all or nothing.
Style: suspenseful, brutal, stylized, intense, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, greed, revenge, brutality, tough heroes, betrayal, martial arts, redemption, gambling, dishonesty, mafia, criminal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, usa, nevada
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Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Friends of painter Jean-Baptiste Emmerich gather at a Paris railroad station for a four-hour journey to Limoges, where Emmerich wanted to be buried. The dozen travelers include art historian François and his lover Louis, who develops an interest in ...
Style: erotic, sexy, talky, realistic, psychological ...
Plot: gay, art, lgbt, painting, painter, lgbtq, transvestism, gays and lesbians, transgender, drinking, death, marriage ...
Time: 90s
Place: paris france, france, europe, egypt, cambodia ...
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 6.6
 5K
Head On (1998)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular tradition. Ari is obsessed with gay sex, although he does make an ...
Style: independent film, lgbt cinema, terrifying, serious, realistic ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, transgender, lgbtq, glbt, drug abuse, violence, homosexuality, lgbtqi, greek, drug addiction, brutality ...
Time: 90s
Place: australia, melbourne, oceania
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas Marshall hunts them.
Style: slasher, scary, dark comedy, grindhouse, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, chainsaw, gory, cannibalism, masked killer, chainsaw murder, monster, radio, zombie, murder, texas chainsaw massacre, dark humor ...
Time: 80s
Place: texas, austin texas, dallas texas, usa
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Temptress Moon (1996)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her ...
Style: stylized, captivating, suspenseful, gloomy, realistic ...
Plot: secret lover, marriage, addiction, revenge, love, revolution, violence, murder, obsession, sex crime, blackmail, family relations ...
Time: 1920s, year 1996, 1910s, 20th century
Place: china, asia, shanghai
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Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A vigilante homeless man pulls into a new city and finds himself trapped in urban chaos, a city where crime rules and where the city's crime boss reigns. Seeing an urban landscape filled with armed robbers, corrupt cops, abused prostitutes and ...
Style: grindhouse, bloody, disturbing, dark comedy, splatter ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: vigilante, vigilantism, homeless, gory, violence spree, social decay, violence, fighting crime, bum, prostitute, brutality, vengeance ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: nova scotia, usa
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 6.6
 15K
Animal Factory (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
Style: realistic, tense, bleak, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot: prison, friendship, murder, violence, prison gang, transvestite, prison escape, drug, adaptation, depression, redemption, prison rape ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, philadelphia, pennsylvania, paris france, puerto rico
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 8.1
 252K
Love's a Bitch (2000)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 154 min.
Story: Three different people in Mexico City are catapulted into dramatic and unforeseen circumstances in the wake of a terrible car crash: a young punk stumbles into the sinister underground world of dog fighting; an injured supermodel's designer ...
Style: bleak, psychological, depressing, emotional, tense ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: multiple storylines, dog, forbidden love, machismo, rottweiler, hitman, siblings relations, multiple perspectives, betrayal, vengeance, marital problem, relationships ...
Time: year 2000, y2k, 90s, year 1999, 2000s ...
Place: latin america, mexico, mexico city
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 6.0
 10K
Beloved (1998)
Genre: Drama, History, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story: After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...
Style: psychological, disturbing, stylized, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience: adult
Plot: supernatural, slavery, reincarnation, ghost, breast feeding, racism, murder, black, hopes, parents and children, haunted by the past, siblings relations ...
Time: 19th century, year 1998, 90s, 1860s, 1870s
Place: ohio, cincinnati ohio, kentucky, colorado, usa
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The Pillow Book (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, UK, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 126 min.
Story: As a young girl in Japan, Nagiko's father paints characters on her face, and her aunt reads to her from "The Pillow Book", the diary of a 10th-century lady-in-waiting. Nagiko grows up, obsessed with books, papers, and writing on ...
Style: erotic, art house, sexy, surreal, enigmatic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: nudity, art, model, obsession, male nudity, artist, book, sexuality, nude, translator, erotica, surrealism ...
Time: year 1996, 10th century, middle ages
Place: japan, california, asia, hong kong, tokyo ...
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 6.9
 317K
Con Air (1997)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: When the government puts all its rotten criminal eggs in one airborne basket, it's asking for trouble. Before you can say, "Pass the barf bag," the crooks control the plane, led by creepy Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom. Watching ...
Style: exciting, suspense, serious, action packed, intense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, teens
Plot: airplane, prison, hijacking, master criminal, aviation, law enforcement, machismo, convict, colombian drug cartel, fugitives, die hard, confined ...
Time: year 1997, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place: utah, las vegas, usa, north america, nevada
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The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 103 min.
Story: 10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie - a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother ...
Style: scenic, fairy tale, touching, melancholic, sentimental ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: children, island, mermaid, seal the animal, friendship, legend, celtic, ancient mystery, magic, young heroes, magic realism, social relations ...
Time: year 1994, 20th century, 1940s, year 1946
Place: ireland, europe
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