Vigilantism movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant vigilantism movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, serious, neo noir, bloody, intense and realistic films and TV shows about / with vigilantism, violence, vigilante, revenge, blood, suspense, murder, brutality, violent and death plots mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
vigilantism
TOP 10 movies tagged as vigilantism: The Equalizer (2014), Death Wish (1974), The Crow (1994), The Boondock Saints (1999), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), Man on Fire (2004), Taken (2008), Harry Brown (2009), V for Vendetta (2005), Prisoners (2013).
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379K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ...
Style:
serious, exciting, brutal, tense, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
vigilantism, vigilante, corruption, hitman, gunfight, loner, assassin, violence, lone hero, one man army, organized crime, tough heroes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, russia, moscow russia, usa, massachusetts
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Style:
controversial, rough, harsh, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, violence, vengeance, revenge, police, murder, home invasion, rape and revenge, gang, gunfight, one against many ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, tucson arizona, honolulu hawaii ...
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188K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven -- watched over by a hypnotic crow -- returns from the grave to exact revenge.
Style:
gothic, suspenseful, dark fantasy, rough, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
supernatural, vengeance, superhero, goth, halloween, good versus evil, murder, afterlife, vigilante, vigilantism, justice, violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
michigan, detroit
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Genre: Action, 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, entertaining, stylized, bloody, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilantism, irish, revenge, violent, mafia, suspense, vengeance, fbi, gunfight, twists and turns, gangsters, philosophy ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
Style:
twist ending, psychological, surprise ending, clever, tense ...
Plot:
vengeance, prison, justice, investigation, vigilantism, suspense, master criminal, fighting the system, lawyer, murder, mind game, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
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369K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save ...
Style:
tense, brutal, exciting, emotional, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, kidnapping, vengeance, cia, vigilantism, vigilante, mercenary, lone hero, justice, friendship, suspense, deception ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, mexico city, latin america
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610K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, France, 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:
suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, chick flick, manly, teens ...
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, vigilantism, human trafficking, dark hero, chase, one man army, secret service, father daughter relationship, lone hero, abduction, tough heroes ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france, usa, north america
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Style:
tense, realistic, bleak, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilantism, vengeance, murder, vigilante, revenge, suspense, violence, brutality, investigation, gangsters, widower, gang ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe, ireland
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
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, stylized, intense, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
distopia, revolution, revenge, vengeance, fighting the system, freedom, society, vigilante, superhero, rebellion, vigilantism, mysterious character ...
Time:
future, near future, 2020s
Place:
london, england, britain, big ben london, europe
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733K
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:
psychological, twist ending, suspenseful, bleak, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, investigation, revenge, police investigation, torture, vigilantism, brutality, serial killer, police, vengeance, twists and turns, missing child ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, boston, usa
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849K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Style:
psychological, bleak, neo noir, disturbing, cerebral ...
Plot:
character study, loner, violence, vigilante, obsession, alienation, loneliness, vigilantism, psychology, lone wolves, taxi, antisocial behavior ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, vietnam, harlem
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Style:
realistic, serious, melancholic, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vigilante, vengeance, vigilantism, suspense, woman with a gun, revenge, death, tragedy, corpse, loss of loved one, female protagonist, self defense ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, san francisco
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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, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, dark hero, tough guy, vengeance, one man army, revenge, superhero, tough heroes, heroes, violent, brutality ...
Time:
2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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103K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK
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, intense, tricky ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, female assassin, female killer, hitman, revenge, one against many, tough girl, haunted by the past, assassin, female protagonist, strong female lead, vigilantism ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s, 21st century
Place:
colombia, latin america, new jersey, south america, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, 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, tense, harsh, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, murder, gangsters, violence, vigilantism, revenge, vigilante, gang, tragic event, violent, suspense, character change ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, controversial, bloody, entertaining ...
Plot:
vigilante, vengeance, vigilantism, death of wife, father daughter relationship, home invasion, criminal, justice, dark hero, violence, revenge, police ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, illinois, chicago illinois, new york
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163K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, stylized, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, vigilante, vigilantism, lone hero, violence, one man army, superhero, tough guy, lone wolves, mafia, tough heroes ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
florida, puerto rico, miami, virginia
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148
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
TV show
Story:
Several officials, sick of impunity for criminals caused by law enforcement agencies' systemic corruption, create a merciless vigilante group.
Style:
exciting, tense, disturbing, realistic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
team, police corruption, dishonesty, justice, vigilantism, frame up, society, mission, conspiracy, revenge, commander, undercover ...
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733K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
Dexter is an American television drama series. The series centers on Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for 'Miami Metro Police Department' who also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have ...
Style:
captivating, clever, serious, stylized, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, right and wrong, hidden identity, double life, loner, crime investigation, police station, dark humor, dark secret, corpse, vigilantism, forensics ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
miami, canada, usa, florida
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Genre: Action, Comedy, 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:
bloody, disturbing, splatter, campy, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, homeless, violence spree, social decay, violence, vigilantism, bum, prostitute, brutality, distopia, fighting crime, vengeance ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
canada, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Crime, 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:
bloody, mind blowing, ambiguous ending, neo noir, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
revenge, cia, vigilantism, one against many, ex military, vigilante, tough guy, martial arts, loner, one man army, suspense, warrior ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
istanbul turkey, boston, brussels, washington d.c., turkey ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
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:
serious, tense, suspenseful, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
police, rape and revenge, revenge, vengeance, rape revenge, rape, torture, child killer, anger, kidnapping, suspense, rape and murder ...
Place:
canada, quebec
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Skillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilante MacManus brothers Murphy and Connor must come out of hiding on a sheep farm in Ireland to fight for justice in Boston.
Style:
stylized, exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilantism, vigilante, irish, gunfight, revenge, murder, gangsters, justice, assassin, violence, betrayal, organized crime ...
Time:
50s, 21st century
Place:
boston, ireland, usa, massachusetts, new york
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A remake of the 1979 controversial cult classic, I Spit on Your Grave retells the horrific tale of writer Jennifer Hills who takes a retreat from the city to a charming cabin in the woods to start on her next book. But Jennifer's presence in ...
Style:
brutal, disturbing, scary, psychological, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
vengeance, rape and revenge, torture, rape, violence, serial killer, sexual abuse, revenge, rape revenge, brutality, woman in danger, rapist ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious ...
Style:
anime, serious, suspenseful, rough, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, vigilantism, supernatural, supernatural ability, rivalry, mind game, battle of wits, vigilante, twists and turns, youth, notebook ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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163K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A mature 14-year old girl meets a charming 32-year old photographer on the Internet. Suspecting that he is a pedophile, she goes to his home in an attempt to expose him.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, twist ending, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
vengeance, torture, manipulation, mind game, age difference, pedophilia, revenge, sexual abuse, child abuse, pedophile, kidnapping, vigilantism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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347K
Genre: Action, Mystery, 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:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, clever, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
investigation, sniper, loner, murder, tough guy, lone wolves, ex military, dishonesty, vigilantism, assassin, gunfight, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, ohio, baghdad iraq
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 758 min.
TV show
Story:
The numb existences of Martin Jones, a police officer with secrets to hide, and Jesus, a traumatized avenging son, collide in a ghostly Los Angeles where several ruthless criminal gangs fight for their turf and dictate who lives and who dies.
Style:
neo noir, art house, bloody, artsy, anime ...
Plot:
vigilantism, sex with a minor, criminal underworld, double life, suspense, gang war, police brutality, social satire, torture, criminal, mexican immigrant, mother son relationship ...
Place:
los angeles
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243K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.
Style:
brutal, exciting, disturbing, tense, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, justice, vengeance, revenge, vigilantism, fight scenes, violence, superhero, murder, one man army, violent, suspense ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, afghanistan
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
How can a split-second decision change your life? While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of low-life burglar Freddy Russell. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, tense, brutal, realistic ...
Plot:
twists and turns, investigation, murder, private detective, vigilantism, home invasion, death, small town, intruder, gangsters, father son relationship, unlikely partners ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989
Place:
texas, usa
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