| Deadpool (2016) | 8.0 | |
| Survivor Series (2003) | 7.3 | |
| The Revenant (2015) | 8.0 | |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) | 8.0 | |
| Enjiya (2021) | 7.0 |
Payback movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant payback movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense, dark, noir and independent film films and TV shows about / with payback, revenge, violent, moral ambiguity, vengeance, urban, vigilante, corruption, murder and survival plots mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Mexico and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as payback: The Salvation (2014), Make Them Die Slowly (1981), Savage Streets (1984), The Last House on the Left (1972), Nox (2018), La Desalmada (2021), Transfusion (2023), And Then You Die! (2013), Payback (1990), Talio (2020).
Best films
New films
| Stand Your Ground (2025) | 4.9 | |
| Bang (2025) | 4.5 | |
| Vegas (2021) | 5.1 | |
| Rebel Ridge (2024) | 6.8 | |
| Deadly Garage Sale (2022) | 5.6 |
List of payback movies
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Denmark, UK, South Africa, Sweden, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, brutal, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, lone hero, rape, violence, old west, murder, small town, rape and revenge, wild west, gang, murderer ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, year 2014, victorian era, 2010s
Place:
america, usa, australia, mexico
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Genre: Adventure, Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three friends out to disprove cannibalism meet two men on the run who tortured and enslaved a cannibal tribe to find emeralds, and now the tribe is out for revenge.
Style:
brutal, bloody, slasher, grindhouse, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
jungle, cannibal, cannibalism, brutality, eating human flesh, torture, rape, tribe, violent, native, gory, jungle adventure ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
south america, colombia, new york, usa, latin america
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A teenage vigilante seeks revenge on a group of violent thugs who raped her handicapped sister and murdered her best friend.
Style:
sexy, slasher, cult classic, psychotronic, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rape and revenge, revenge, female vigilante, rape, tough girl, violence against women, sexualized violence, violence, nudity, vigilante, payback, strong female lead ...
Time:
80s, 1950s, 50s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Mari and Phyllis go to the "big city" to see their favorite band BloodLust. Along the way they meet up with newly escaped convict Krug and his gang.
Style:
disturbing, slasher, bleak, creepy, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rape, gory, revenge, psychopath, rape and revenge, youth, vigilante, violent, sex, exploitation, psycho killer, payback ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, connecticut
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
A mother, herself retired from the police, embarks on an underground exploration of Paris to find her daughter, a missing investigator on a mission.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
police investigation, missing daughter, police detective, payback, manhunt, sewer, female protagonist, danger, intrigue, partner, supernatural horror, crypt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Fernanda Linares (Livia Brito) is a woman thirsty for revenge after the murder of her husband on their wedding night, where in addition, Fernanda was a victim of rape after the event occurred. However, Fernanda's life will change when she meets ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
revenge, payback, female protagonist, vendetta, tragic love, mistaken identity, relationships, life is a bitch, criminal's revenge, loss of husband, strong female lead, male female relationship ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Ryan Logan, a former Special Forces operative, is battling to cope with life after the loss of his wife. He is thrusted into the criminal underworld to keep his only son from being taken from him.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, dramatic, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
taliban, criminal underworld, superman, public school, son, ambulance, money, rehearsal, beer, destruction of property, drinking, sniper ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Ever have one of those days where nothing goes right and everything falls apart, everyone is out to get you and there isn't a damn thing you can do....or is there! Life's a bitch!...And then YOU die! A movie about revenge, punishment ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, psychotronic, disturbing, scary ...
Plot:
underground, revenge, violence, murder, payback, punishment, death, obsession, psychopath, brutality, vengeance, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An escaped con goes after a drug-dealing killer.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, dark, tense, noir ...
Plot:
revenge, payback, anti hero, drug dealer, con artists, criminal underworld, escaped prisoner, betrayal, pursuit, survival, chase, urban ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Mami Shirasawa became a lawyer at the age 20, but she does not get any cases to work on.One day, Mami finally gets a case. The client was sexually assaulted by a man, who is the son of an owner of a large construction company.Mami and Swindler, ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, captivating, exciting, crime thriller ...
Plot:
revenge, con artists, law, lawyer, con men, female lawyer, retribution, justice, payback, investigation, fraud, money ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
With the help of her husband, a woman tries to get her rapist to own up to what he did to her by kidnapping him. He does not admit to the act, which means the couple must go to greater lengths to get a confession out of him and on record to dispute ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, dread, serious, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, kidnapping, rape, confession, rape and revenge, rape victim, torture, justice, violent, vengeance, rapist, sexual abuse ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Two sisters must face a new reality — and supernatural elements — when it's revealed their parents participated in a cult ritual ending in death.
Style:
dark, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
curses spells and rituals, female nudity, victim, monster, sisters, payback, ritual, dark secret, sister sister relationship, family secret, mysticism, lesbian ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
andalusia
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Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Jeremy, a local police officer leads a life of a confusing past, spending his current time searching for his kidnapper as a child. After other children begin missing, Jeremy pieces together the truth and realizes that his childhood kidnapper could ...
Style:
christmas horror, disturbing, dark, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
christmas, krampus, killer santa claus, devil, evil spirit, santa claus, xmas, supernatural, kidnapping, winter, deadly creature, macabre ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When his brother is killed, LAPD officer Mark leaves the city to return to the island he grew up on. Seeking answers and ultimately vengeance, he soon finds himself in a bloody battle with the corrupt tycoon who's taken over the island paradise.
Style:
crime thriller, action drama, intense, dark, detective ...
Plot:
island, revenge, corruption, payback, crime boss, coastal town, power struggle, vigilante justice, getting home, tropical island, justice, small community ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Fifteen years ago, a group of young friends were playing a game of baseball. One of them is called home for dinner and the gang decides to let the creepy neighborhood fat kid join in. The first pitch is slammed over the fence, into the road, and the ...
Style:
suspense, tense, slasher, sinister, psychological horror ...
Plot:
revenge, dark secret, murder, vengeance, guilt, payback, blood, isolation, survival, group of friends, accident, paranoia ...
Place:
michigan
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Einar and Davy find themselves in a frightening position, when they realize that their employer, Miami Crime boss Ricky want them dead. They both escape hoping nobody will find them. But in four years time a lot can happen!
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, dark, noir ...
Plot:
revenge, violence, hitman, gunfight, betrayal, escape, gangster, crime boss, organized crime, pursuit, payback, underworld ...
Place:
prague, miami
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A Confederate captain's younger brother is flogged to death in a Union stockade. The captain vows revenge. Two years later he finds the men responsible running a rustling operation in a small western town.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, grim, independent film, period drama
Plot:
revenge, retribution, payback, post civil war, justice, frontier town, honor, vigilante, outlaw, accomplice, lawlessness, small town ...
Time:
1860s, 1870s
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Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
WWE Payback 2015 is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE. It took place on May 17, 2015, at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It's the third event under the Payback chronology, and the first Payback event to ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, entertaining, action packed
Plot:
professional wrestling, arena, champion, competitor, fight, battles, professional sports, professional wrestler, muscleman, scuffle, title bout, rivalry ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
baltimore
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Mexico
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A vengeful widow hires a professional killer to train her son so that he can hunt down and kill the men who murdered her husband. The quest for revenge soon becomes an obsession.
Style:
intense, dark, crime drama, suspenseful, noir ...
Plot:
revenge, obsession, murder, vigilante justice, family tragedy, payback, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, hitman, contract killing, violent, mentor protege relationship ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Brother and sister Ninja warriors get revenge for their sister's death by killing the drug dealers in New Orleans. The police enlist the help of a biker warrior to solve the crime. The head drug dealer stirs the pot even further by hiring Cajun ...
Style:
crime thriller, fast paced, noir, southern gothic, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ninja, revenge, martial arts, payback, vigilante justice, violent, urban, gang violence, organized crime, anti hero, hitman, bloodbath ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new orleans
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ex-showgirl and part-time hooker Rogers looses her legitimate job at a casino because of an abusive trick. She gets revenge when she is blacklisted and her son is threatened.
Style:
dark, crime drama, suspenseful, tense, intense ...
Plot:
revenge, retribution, payback, protective mother, female protagonist, mother son relationship, moral ambiguity, abuse, survival, streetwise, sex work, urban ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
TV show
Story:
Two families become entangled in revenge, greed, and payback. Rising tensions unearth buried secrets that impact multiple lives.
Style:
family saga, dark, suspense, political drama
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, family secret, family drama, secrets, betrayal, greed, retribution, payback, power struggle, manipulation, suspicion ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After a brawny alum learns how his classmates truly feel about him, he schemes to give them a lesson on payback during a 20-year high school reunion.
Style:
tense, tension, suspense, dark comedy
Plot:
high school reunion, vengeance, revenge, payback, classmate, resentment, regret, grudge, moral ambiguity, social satire, nostalgia, small town ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Former Special Forces operative, Jack Johnson, uses the Stand Your Ground law to seek vengeance for his wife’s murder, igniting a brutal war against a local crime lord’s family and ending in an explosive showdown.
Style:
intense, brutal, suspenseful, grim, noir
Plot:
revenge, family tragedy, violent, payback, ex military, vigilante justice, vigilante, crime boss, weapons, showdown, one man army, moral ambiguity ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An elite Federal force whose objective is to eliminate organized crime is violently assassinated by an evil Asian crime lord. The sole survivor of the group teams up with his late partner's widow to strike back at the crime lord and his son.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
martial arts, assassination, undercover, organized crime, master criminal, vengeance, rivalry, government agency, revenge, police shootout, criminal underworld, sole survivor ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Four friends pay the ultimate price,when they seek revenge against a low-level Gangster.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, brutal, captivating ...
Plot:
gangster, vengeance, heist, rivalry, crime gone awry, drug dealing, buddies, revenge, violence, danger, blood, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
On her 60th birthday, the proud owner of a Los Angeles strip club, finds herself in hot water over a twenty-five year old debt to the mob, leading her on a downward spiral of violence and revenge through the underbelly of Los Angeles.
Style:
neo noir, disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, strip club, organized crime, female protagonist, crime boss, problem, gang, bandit, mafia, criminal gang, mafioso, mob hit ...
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Story:
Kiri was trained as a professional assassin. She carries out missions given by her boss. She has Rui whom she adores like a real younger sister. Rui was also trained as a professional assassin with Kiri. A horrific incident leads to the death of ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, intense, crime thriller ...
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, martial arts, female assassin, assassin, mercenary, killer, murder, avenge, criminal's revenge, hitman, murderer ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Left For Dead is a revenge thriller set in a city called Hope, where a crimelord called Kincaid rules with an iron fist. Williams, a former hitman for Kincaid is attacked and left for dead when he tries to leave the organisation. He teams up with ...
Style:
dark, crime drama, tense, brutal, noir ...
Plot:
kickboxing, revenge, hitman, retribution, payback, male protagonist, crime boss, betrayal, gang violence, vigilante, mob boss, urban ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
When the law fails, family justice is the only way
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, exciting ...
Plot:
justice, revenge, retribution, protective parent, family tragedy, vigilante, social justice, avenge, fight for justice, legislation, injustice, law and order ...
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