| Anniyan (2005) | 8.4 | |
| The Equalizer (2014) | 7.3 | |
| Batman Begins (2005) | 8.2 | |
| Prisoners (2013) | 8.2 | |
| The Crow (1994) | 7.5 |
Vigilante movies and TV shows – page 4
Best films
New films
| Rona (2025) | 8.9 | |
| Vanangaan (2025) | 5.9 | |
| Django Undisputed (2025) | 3.7 | |
| The Resurrected (2025) | 7.0 | |
| Anomie (2026) | 7.4 |
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An aspiring writer is repeatedly gang-raped, humiliated, and left for dead by four men whom she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.
Style:
suspense, grindhouse, splatter, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vengeance, rape, rape and revenge, revenge, brutality, sex, macabre, sexual abuse, cruelty, violence, sexualized violence, female vigilante ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, england, europe, germany, new england ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A quartet of mutated humanoid turtles clash with an uprising criminal gang of ninjas
Style:
exciting, action packed, cult classic, light, independent film ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, teen fantasy, pre-teens ...
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, anthropomorphic animal, vigilante, mutant, mentor, ninja turtle, childhood, good versus evil, friendship, mutant animal, turtle ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The Dark Knight of Gotham City confronts a dastardly duo: Two-Face and the Riddler. Formerly District Attorney Harvey Dent, Two-Face believes Batman caused the courtroom accident which left him disfigured on one side. And Edward Nygma, ...
Style:
stylized, saga, entertaining, gothic, action packed ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, family outing, date night ...
Plot:
superhero, batman, partner, vigilante, halloween, psychologist, disfigurement, millionaire, circus, villain, dark hero, mind control ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
usa, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Melvin, a reluctant hero who is far from super, has been suppressing his telekinetic powers for years with booze, drugs, and women. In the process, he has failed at practically everything, most of all as a parent to his son. After a brush with ...
Style:
parody, exciting, humorous, light, captivating ...
Plot:
vigilante, reconciliation, father son relationship, community service, superhero, war veteran, escapades, superhuman powers, imaginary, fight scenes, rivalry, good versus evil ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, both starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
texas ranger, partners against crime, heroes, vigilante, police investigation, law enforcement, violence, martial artist, hand to hand combat, ex soldier, machismo, interracial friendship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
texas, southern usa, usa, dallas texas
Is relevant?
386K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark ...
Style:
brutal, suspense, entertaining, funny, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
one man army, tough guy, secret identity, retribution, revenge, martial arts, one against many, home invasion, twists and turns, vigilante, chase, vengeance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
america, usa, pentagon
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany, France, Spain, UK, Iran
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Ten people are invited to a hotel for a weekend getaway by a Mr. U. N. Owen, who mysteriously isn't in attendance. When the group gets together for their first dinner, a record is played in which Mr. Owen accuses each guest of committing ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Plot:
hotel, vigilante, paranoia, characters killed one by one, serial killer, whodunit, murder, isolation, who done it, mind game, survival, characters murdered one by one ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
iran, middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Bruno Hamel is a thirty eight year old surgeon. He lives in Drummondville with his wife Sylvie, and their eight year-old daughter Jasmine. Like many happy people, he is leading an uneventful life until a beautiful fall afternoon, when his daughter ...
Style:
gloomy, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
police, vengeance, revenge, kidnapping, rape, rape and revenge, child killer, torture, vigilante, rape and murder, anger, male nudity ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
canada, quebec
Is relevant?
1K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Hack is a television series that aired on the American CBS television network from 2002 to 2004. The series centers on the fictional life of a former police officer, Polish-American Mike Olshansky, who left the force after being charged with ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, crime drama ...
Plot:
taxi driver, vigilante, law enforcement, ex law enforcer, taxi, driver, crooked cop, chinese mafia, revenge, triad, nypd, dirty cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
Is relevant?
774K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, witty, humorous, saga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
superhero, technology, heist, ant, dark hero, superhuman powers, heroes, vigilante, redemption, father daughter relationship, mad scientist, insect ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, 20th century, 80s, year 1989 ...
Place:
san francisco, washington d.c., north america, usa
Is relevant?
182K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But ...
Style:
suspenseful, clever, suspense, action packed, brutal ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
hitman, chase, assassin, mentor, martial arts, loner, lone hero, tough guy, expert, vigilante, revenge, killer ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, colombia, usa, new orleans
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. ...
Style:
grindhouse, suspenseful, exciting, melancholic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, vengeance, female killer, rape and revenge, murder, female protagonist, vigilante, female assassin, childbirth, blood, assassination ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1973, turn of the century, 1880s ...
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
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775K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still ...
Style:
sincere, exciting, saga, visually stunning, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family outing, boys' night, kids ...
Plot:
superhero, mad scientist, superhuman powers, double life, disguise, vigilante, spider man, super villain, good versus evil, friendship, experiment gone awry, fantasy world ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, y2k, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO, Michael Jennings, is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land, just as long ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, vigilante, corruption, corporate greed, oil company, conspiracy, oil rig, one against many, oil, one man army, tough heroes, revenge ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place:
alaska, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the police, but with no proof of the incident, they can do nothing. In fact, the man does use the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, sexual ...
Plot:
rape and revenge, revenge, home invasion, vigilante, sexualized violence, unsupportive friend, woman with a gun, kick-butt women, moral dilemma, attempted rape, rapist, female protagonist ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Fed up with the cruelty and stupidity of American culture, an unlikely duo goes on a killing spree, killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they find repugnant in this black comedy.
Style:
black comedy, cynical, funny, sexy, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
killing spree, dark humor, female killer, mass murder, stupidity, vigilante, serial killer, murder, layoff, society, revenge, rage ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey, seattle
Is relevant?
857K
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. ...
Style:
serious, touching, emotional, suspense, harsh ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, teen drama, adult
Plot:
gang, friendship, veteran, revenge, racism, old man, elderly, prejudice, car, war veteran, gangster, gunfight ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
detroit, usa, michigan, italy, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows ...
Style:
detective, neo noir, controversial, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
chinese mafia, gangster, triad, organized crime, culture clash, vigilante, racism, murder, pig, chinawoman, gang war, tough cop ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
new york, china, southeast asia, thailand, bangkok thailand ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A group of idealistic, but frustrated, liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering rightwing pundits for their political beliefs.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, witty, intense, disturbing ...
Plot:
politics, satire, death, sexism, dinner, vigilante, serial killer, dark humor, murder, wine, painter, hypocrisy ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
iowa, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, neo noir, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
black superhero, superhero, lgbtq, vigilante, electricity, heroes, villain, super powers, lesbian, african american, multiverse, female warrior ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Robert McCall returns to deliver his special brand of vigilante justice -- but how far will he go when it's someone he loves?
Style:
action thriller, action adventure, suspense, retro, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
revenge, vigilante, cia, one against many, one man army, tough guy, martial arts, vigilantism, ex military, kidnapping, slutty attitude, woman fights a man ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
boston, istanbul turkey, turkey, europe, north america ...
Is relevant?
28K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A fatal plane crash changes the lives of Roman and Jake forever. Roman loses his wife and daughter in the accident, while Jake, his mind as he happens to be the air traffic controller, who fails to avert the nightmare. Rage and revenge engulfs Roman ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, suspenseful, tense, touching ...
Plot:
depression, air traffic controller, airplane crash, revenge, guilt, loss of wife, grief, tragedy, investigation, vigilante, death, retribution ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
columbus ohio, germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Veronica, the new girl in town, is lured into the woods by a group of senior boys looking to make her a victim. But the boys don't know that Veronica's been trained to handle herself in surprisingly lethal ways.
Style:
slasher, exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, vigilante, violence against women, psycho, female assassin, sociopath, violent content, danger, revenge, survival, man hits a woman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego ...
Style:
entertaining, saga, suspense, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
superhero, technology, teenager, teenage life, costumed hero, violence, high school, supernatural power, mentor, tony stark character, school, vigilante ...
Time:
year 2017, year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, america, washington d.c., north america, maryland ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Jim is an average New Yorker living a peaceful life with a well paying job and a loving family. Suddenly, everything changes when the economy crashes causing Jim to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage, Jim snaps and goes to extreme lengths ...
Style:
serious, exciting, intense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
revenge, wall street, vigilante, corruption, vigilantism, cancer, fighting the system, money, breaking point, depression, nothing to lose, investment banker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough. Peter has not forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s ...
Style:
emotional, serious, exciting, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, kids, chick flick ...
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, heroes, double life, good versus evil, protector, vigilante, spider man, save the day, fighting crime, death of girlfriend, costumed hero ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america
Is relevant?
5K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A man who is being driven crazy by the noise in New York City decides to take vigilante action against it.
Style:
clever, realistic, semi serious, humorous, freeze frame ...
Plot:
vigilante, vandalism, satire, losing-it hero, arrest, anger, vigilantism, society, love and romance, rivalry, fighting the system, heroic mission ...
Time:
year 2007
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, harsh, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, violence, revenge, gang, vigilante, justice, vigilantism, gangster, brutality, violent, character change, tragic event ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
bolivia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
With a God-inspired moral obligation to act against evil, twin brothers Conner and Murphy set out to rid Boston of criminals. However, rather than working within the system, these Irish Americans decide to take swift retribution into their own hands.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, entertaining, sexy, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilantism, revenge, violent, mafia, vengeance, twins, shootout, shooting, police, vigilante, twists and turns, fbi ...
Time:
year 1999, 20th century, 90s
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa
Is relevant?
252K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
political, intense, brutal, political thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, assassination, mossad, vengeance, judaism, politics, terrorist, vigilante, revenge, spy, murder ...
Time:
70s, year 2005, 20th century, 2000s, year 1972
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, germany, europe ...
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