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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Gino Felino (Steven Seagal) is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his Partner was someone's mistake, because he's now Out For Justice.
Style:
detective, neo noir, suspense, cult classic, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, martial arts, psychopath, gangster, aikido, hitman, organized crime, mafia, car chase, serial killer, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 80s
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, las vegas
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114K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK, Mexico, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, teen, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, hitman, female assassin, vengeance, assassin, female killer, strong female lead, vigilantism, vigilante, female protagonist, haunted by the past, kick-butt women ...
Time:
year 2011, year 1992, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
colombia, chicago, latin america, south america, usa ...
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389K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher ...
Style:
detective, exciting, suspenseful, serious, saga ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly, teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
loner, sniper, one man army, investigation, murder, vigilante, vigilantism, lone hero, hitman, tough guy, expert, gunfight ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, iraq, seattle, pennsylvania, usa ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. When thugs invade his home to steal the silver coins he received for his service, they mangle his hand and leave him and his family for dead. Rane ...
Style:
grindhouse, neo noir, stylized, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, home invasion, vengeance, vigilantism, murder, vietnam war, exploitation, insomnia, macabre, complex characters, character study ...
Time:
70s, year 1977, year 1973, 80s
Place:
texas, el paso texas, vietnam, asia, san antonio texas ...
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15K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
Style:
grindhouse, sexy, hood, erotic, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, vigilante, tough girl, woman with a gun, revenge, sexy girls, female exploitation, gangster, vigilantism, exploitation, addiction, hired killer ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: ...
Style:
stylized, brutal, exciting, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, manly, boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, comic book, vengeance, one man army, tough guy, avenger, revenge, dark hero, vigilantism, brutality, gory, superhero ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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209K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
Style:
grindhouse, stylized, parody, dark comedy, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
hitman, vigilante, revenge, blood, machete, corruption, vengeance, violence, dark humor, tough guy, bodyguard, immigrant ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas, mexico, usa, austin texas
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on the 1930's comic strip, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "The power to cloud men's ...
Style:
entertaining, visually stunning, suspenseful, dieselpunk, neo noir ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, good versus evil, superhero, immortality, monk, undercover, radio, alter ego, secret identity, dark hero, transformation, mind control ...
Time:
1930s, year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, asia, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, tibet
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207K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner.
Style:
grindhouse, sexy, bloody, cult classic, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
revenge, lone hero, vigilante, dark hero, hitman, one against many, musician, gangster, gory, shootout, sex scene, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
90s, year 1995
Place:
mexico, latin america, south america
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267K
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from the pure-hearted Roxanne Simpson, the love of his life. Years later, Johnny's path crosses again with Roxanne, now a ...
Style:
exciting, action packed, saga, epic, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
superhero, motorcycle, supernatural, deal with the devil, vigilante, demon, redemption, devil, good versus evil, biker, chases and races, dark hero ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s
Place:
usa, texas
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night. But what is a real hero? And who decides ...
Style:
serious, psychological, rough, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
childhood trauma, violence, vigilante, vengeance, vigilantism, policewoman, dead mother, pimp, criminal, murder, haunted by the past, lone wolves ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Paul Kersey returns to New York to visit his friend Charley, who lives in one of the worst parts of New York City. But when Paul arrives at Charley's apartment, he finds Charley dying after a vicious beating by a gang led by Manny Fraker, and ...
Style:
cult classic, perverse, neo noir, hood, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, violence, revenge, vigilantism, gang, gangster, sniper, gang rape, rape victim, sexual assault, woman in jeopardy, vigilante justice ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
new york, los angeles, usa, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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117K
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, fast, talky, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night, adult
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, lone hero, ex convict, hotshot, tough heroes, corruption, justice, brutality, vengeance, driver, vigilantism ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
iran, usa, nevada
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668K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, action thriller, entertaining, fast ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, date night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
revenge, kidnapping, one man army, vigilantism, chase, secret service, human trafficking, cia, vigilante, violence, vengeance, danger ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france, north america, usa
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818K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust ...
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, surreal, dark, anthology ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
corruption, justice, revenge, comic book, vengeance, gory, vigilante, redemption, dark hero, hitman, dystopia, distopia ...
Time:
year 2005, y2k, 80s, 90s, 2000s ...
Place:
texas, iran
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
Style:
intense, perverse, exciting, saga, action adventure ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
vigilante, chase, fight, assassination, hitman, tough girl, military, corruption, lone hero, military police, female soldier, prison escape ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
afghanistan, new orleans, north america, alabama, washington d.c.
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920K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
Style:
twist ending, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, revenge, serial killer, torture, twists and turns, vigilantism, police investigation, plot twist, brutality, vigilante, cop ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, bolivia, georgia, usa, boston
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818K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Style:
stylized, exciting, neo noir, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, revenge, one man army, assassin, vigilante, shooting, gunfight, lone hero, tough guy, dog, killer ...
Time:
year 2014, 60s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city, north america
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A police task force traps an online predator, only to discover that the depth of his crimes goes far beyond anything they had anticipated.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, tense, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
vigilante, profiler, investigation, serial killer, mental illness, tragic past, baby, justice, father daughter relationship, vigilantism, winter, criminal ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
minnesota, canada
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A vigilante with a mysterious past becomes a one-man army in a crime-infested town as he takes the law into his own hands, at the same time protecting a young mother and her daughter. He sets his sights on a local kingpin, setting up an ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, serious, hood ...
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, vengeance, murder, mother daughter relationship, gang, violence, ghetto, gangster, radio announcer, naked breasts, handicapped ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
hospital, revenge, vigilante, martial arts, vengeance, violence, hitman, one man army, coma, conspiracy, mixed martial arts, police corruption ...
Time:
year 1990, year 1983, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, chicago, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Based on the real-life Richard Speck murders, amoral, nearly psychotic killer Warren Stacey (Gene Davis) is a serial killer who has murdered a number of women; he stabs them while they are naked to minimize leaving any physical evidence. Police ...
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, detective, slasher, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
vigilante, killer, male nudity, serial rape, murder, murder of a nude woman, serial killer, revenge, sex maniac, caught having sex, red light district, arrogant woman ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 70s
Place:
los angeles, san francisco
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A man goes back to his hometown that is now overrun with crime and single-handedly takes justice into his own hands.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, neo western, neo noir
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, fighting crime, vengeance, danger, gang, law enforcement, heroes, small town, special agent, revenge, rape ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, twist ending, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, avenger, killer, police investigation, murder, justice, serial killer, brutality, plot twist, police, corruption ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, harlem, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when ...
Style:
suspense, harsh, emotional, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, vigilante, revenge, drug cartel, justice, vigilantism, drug, lone hero, brutality, hitman, partner, gang ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, los angeles, usa, california, latin america ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.
Style:
neo noir, harsh, exciting, intense, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
rape and revenge, vigilante, vigilantism, female killer, revenge, rape, murder, police investigation, vengeance, police detective, sexualized violence, violent ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa, pacific ocean, las vegas
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1.2M
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, entertaining, parody, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, manly ...
Plot:
superhero, revenge, fight scenes, comic book, superhuman powers, immortality, anti hero, invulnerability, dark hero, regeneration, sarcasm, mutant ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
america, usa, new york
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, intense, captivating, neo noir ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
revolution, distopia, revenge, vengeance, fighting the system, dystopia, vigilante, freedom, anti hero, protest, society, masked man ...
Time:
future, year 2005, 2000s, distant future, near future ...
Place:
london, england, britain, big ben london, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free- all the while fueling a vivid thesis exhibition.
Style:
detective, psychological, suspense, independent film, disturbing ...
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, rape, art student, femme fatale, art class, rape and revenge, murder, female vigilante, violence, party, female psychopath ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, South Africa
Duration: 113 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:
scary, slasher, brutal, disturbing, bleak ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
rape, revenge, psychopath, torture, murder, kidnapping, serial killer, violence, vengeance, sexualized violence, rape and revenge, violence against women ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa
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