Anti hero movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant anti hero movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, dark, stylized, entertaining, cult classic and exciting films and TV shows about / with anti hero, murder, blood, violence, storytelling, death, brutality, dialogue, mentor and revenge plots mostly in Drama, Action and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as anti hero: Dexter (2006), V for Vendetta (2005), Watchmen (2009), Chronicle (2012), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), I, Frankenstein (2014), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Watchmen (2019), The Punisher (2004).
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List of anti hero movies
912K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 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:
bloody, detective, captivating, stylized, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, double life, crime investigation, forensics, loner, right and wrong, hidden identity, dark humor, serial murder, dark secret, anti hero, vigilantism ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, y2k, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
miami, florida, usa, canada
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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 ...
Is relevant?
608K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited ...
Style:
neo noir, visually appealing, sexy, philosophical, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
superhero, alternate reality, moral dilemma, anti hero, superhuman powers, cold war, alternate history, conspiracy, human nature, parallel world, masked vigilante, one against many ...
Time:
20th century, year 2009, 2000s, 1940s, future ...
Place:
new york, washington d.c., america, los angeles, vietnam ...
Is relevant?
276K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and ...
Style:
bad ending, intense, clever, suspense, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, telekinesis, found footage, supernatural, levitation, coming of age, adolescence, friendship, supernatural ability, bullying, teenage life, teenager ...
Time:
year 2012, future, year 2000, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., usa, tibet, canada
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Sequel to the box-office hit film "Venom."
Style:
psychotronic, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
superhero, revenge, villain, monster, heroes, shapeshifting, alien monster, fight, anti hero, human versus alien, alien, multiverse ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 2020s
Place:
san francisco, california, north america, mexico, usa
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Style:
clever, cynical, captivating, motivational, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
money, corruption, wall street, business, rise and fall, addiction, stock market, stock broker, success, wealth, greed, rags to riches ...
Time:
80s, year 2013, 90s, 20th century, year 1987 ...
Place:
new york, usa, geneva switzerland, big ben london, italy ...
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.
Style:
gothic, stylized, medical horror, scary, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
frankenstein, supernatural, gargoyle, immortality, deadly creature, frankenstein's monster, medieval, immortal, superhero, monster, demon, save the world ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 1790s, 21st century
Place:
melbourne
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be ...
Style:
visually appealing, visually stunning, road movie, apocalyptic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, car, desert, apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, chase, on the run, dystopia, car chase, distopia, tough guy ...
Time:
future, year 2015, year 2016, near future, distant future ...
Place:
australia, los angeles
Is relevant?
145K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Television series based on the comic-book 'Watchmen', which was published by DC Comics in 1986 - 1987.
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, non-linear, suspense, anthology ...
Plot:
superhero, villain, vigilantism, male star appears nude, anti hero, team, black, heroes, police officer, racial slur, racial tension, racial discrimination ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
usa, new york
Is relevant?
179K
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, stylized, exciting, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, vigilante, lone hero, violence, vigilantism, superhero, one man army, tough guy, mafia, crime fighter, hitman ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, year 2003
Place:
florida, puerto rico, miami, virginia
Is relevant?
2.6M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the ...
Style:
psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, cerebral, thought provoking ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, self destructing, psychology, split personality, plot twist, nihilism, insanity, obsession, dissociative identity disorder, insomnia, identity crisis, mental illness ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place:
delaware, seattle, iran, america, los angeles ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but ...
Style:
tense, epic, action packed, neo noir, atmospheric ...
Audience:
date night, kids, chick flick, boys' night, manly ...
Plot:
superhero, batman, heroes, vigilante, secret identity, tragic hero, organized crime, moral dilemma, psychopath, master criminal, revenge, corruption ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
london, north america, usa, hong kong
Is relevant?
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185K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, saga, space horror, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien, survival, tough heroes, space, space opera, one man army, space and aliens, danger, alien planet, mysterious planet, heroes, mercenary ...
Time:
future, year 2013, 2010s
Place:
space western
Is relevant?
122K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from bipolar disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter.
Style:
cynical, black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, sexual ...
Plot:
addiction, insanity, drug abuse, antisocial behavior, dark humor, losing-it hero, corruption, manipulation, self destructing, drug, cocaine, corrupt cop ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
scotland, hamburg germany, edinburgh scotland, britain, new orleans
Is relevant?
263K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is ...
Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
monster, creature, survival, space travel, alien, alien life-form, one man army, dark hero, outer space, deadly creature, escape, space and aliens ...
Time:
future, year 2000, 2000s, y2k
Place:
oceania, space western
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, have long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from the creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing, controls her own personal army to ...
Style:
anime, gothic, atmospheric, stylized, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens
Plot:
vampire, danger, immortality, supernatural, vampire hunter, dark humor, monster, gunfight, superhuman powers, creature, master and servant, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england, tokyo
Is relevant?
167K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.
Style:
black comedy, funny, dark comedy, sexy, cynical ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, adult
Plot:
dark humor, christmas, profanity, christmas eve, bully, alcohol abuse, bullying, casual sex, misfit, anti hero, christmas season, cons and scams ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, arizona, miami, milwaukee wisconsin, north america ...
Is relevant?
76K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons (Michael Jai White) makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda (Theresa Randle). In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons ...
Style:
scary, dark, dark fantasy, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, deal with the devil, devil, superhero, clown, danger, psychopath, good versus evil, dark hero, vigilante, transformation, killer clown ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
north korea, hong kong
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917K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
Style:
emotional, harsh, suspense, intense, road movie ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mutant, superhero, x men, fight scenes, protector, comic book, road trip, rage, invulnerability, one against many, assassin, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
future, near future, distant future, year 2017, 2020s ...
Place:
north dakota, el paso texas, texas, oklahoma city, north america ...
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Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
In an alternate version of the present, Tokyo has been decimated by a shocking terrorist attack, and the only hint to the identity of the culprit is a bizarre video uploaded to the internet. The police, baffled by this cryptic clue, are powerless to ...
Style:
anime, psychological, touching, tragic ending, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorist bombing, conspiracy, terrorism, orphan, tragic hero, hacker, tragedy, childhood friend, death of protagonist, police, human experiment, terrorist ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
Is relevant?
465K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner ...
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, cult classic, suspense, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, adult
Plot:
old west, revenge, cowboy, redemption, vengeance, small town, sheriff, hitman, wild west, gunfight, shootout, gunslinger ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1800s, year 1992, 90s ...
Place:
wyoming, kansas, america, usa, north america ...
Is relevant?
601K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his alter-ego "Venom" to save his life.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
superhero, anti hero, alien, supernatural power, alien life-form, alien monster, alien race, experiment, super villain, super powers, experiment gone awry, villain ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, los angeles, california, malaysia, usa
Is relevant?
755K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
Style:
entertaining, intense, absurd, saga, perverse ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
superhero, comic book, super villain, villain, dark hero, creature, female warrior, mission, villain turns good, avenger, villainess, one against many ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2015, 2010s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., louisiana, pentagon
Is relevant?
1.0M
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, neo noir, bleak, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
loner, vigilante, character study, alienation, vigilantism, violence, obsession, loneliness, psychology, lone wolves, taxi, social decay ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, america, harlem ...
Is relevant?
277K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A group of Iraq War veterans goes on the run from U.S. military forces while they try to clear their names after being framed for a crime they didn't commit. Along the way, Col. Hannibal Smith, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, manly, chick flick
Plot:
team, chase, cia, twists and turns, anti hero, frame up, mercenary, military operation, conspiracy, prison escape, escape, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
colorado, california, iran, germany, usa ...
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
New York police are bemused by reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York, until the lizard starts to eat people. An out-of-work ex-con is the only person who knows the location of the monster's nest ...
Style:
cult horror, independent film, scary, detective, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
kaiju, monster, anti hero, giant bird, giant monster, insanity, blood, masked man, eaten alive, thief, police investigation, skyscraper ...
Time:
80s, year 1982
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, new jersey
Is relevant?
86K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A preacher sets out on a mission to make the almighty himself confess his sin of abandoning the world. With his best friend Cassidy, an alcoholic Irish vampire, his love Tulip, a red blooded gun towing Texan, and the power of genesis, an unholy ...
Style:
disturbing, funny, mystical, suspense, biblical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
preacher, supernatural, vampire, god, dark humor, supernatural power, twists and turns, angel, supernatural being, sin, supernatural ability, heaven and hell ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
texas, louisiana
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
Style:
neo noir, surreal, ambiguous ending, noir, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
organized crime, revenge, vengeance, betrayal, gangster, flashback, left for dead, anti hero, hitman, murder, robbery, money ...
Time:
20th century, future, year 1967, 60s
Place:
usa, san francisco, california, los angeles
Is relevant?
232K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend Wray lead a ...
Style:
bloody, grindhouse, horror comedy, cult classic, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
zombie, violent, dark humor, blood, hospital, zombie apocalypse, survival horror, apocalypse, infection, cannibalism, infected, military ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, year 2000, 70s
Place:
texas, mexico, austin texas, usa
Is relevant?
153K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, black comedy, visually stunning, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, money, mafia, robbery, violence, betrayal, organized crime, twists and turns, greed, anti hero, prostitute ...
Time:
future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, new york
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