Anti hero movies and TV shows – page 3

List of anti hero movies

 8.1
 112K
Misfits (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Style: exciting, witty, cynical, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: supernatural, supernatural ability, youth, time travel, superhuman powers, superhero, supernatural power, teenage life, swearing, friends, danger, friendship ...
Time: 2000s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: europe, england, canada
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story: In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally ...
Style: homoerotic, epic, period piece, freeze frame, scenic ...
Audience: date night, boys' night, kids, adult
Plot: buddy, friendship, shootout, old west, bank robbery, cowboy, friendship between men, last stand, gunfight, fugitive, heist, robbery ...
Time: 1900s, 1890s, 20th century, ancient times, year 1969 ...
Place: bolivia, south america, wyoming, new york, latin america ...
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 6.8
 243K
Mad Max (1979)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story: In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
Style: grindhouse, retro, futuristic, apocalyptic, perverse ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: apocalypse, dystopia, chase, post apocalypse, vengeance, revenge, biker, car chase, car, dystopic future, chaos, criminal ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1979, near future, distant future ...
Place: australia, oceania
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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre ...
Style: apocalyptic, road movie, perverse, futuristic, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, date night
Plot: dystopia, post apocalypse, apocalypse, truck, desert, loner, car chase, planet, chase, post apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic future, oil ...
Time: future, 20th century, distant future, year 1982, near future ...
Place: australia, oceania, middle east
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Danger: Diabolik (1968)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: One of the great comic book movies of all time from director Mario Bava.
Style: erotic, grindhouse, psychedelic, crime drama, art house ...
Plot: anti hero, heist, superhero, master criminal, police inspector, robbery, crime spree, exploitation, criminal, masked robber, modern western, modern west ...
Time: year 1968, 60s, 20th century
Place: europe, italy
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 6.4
 54K
The Rover (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: 10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened loner pursues the men who stole his car through the lawless wasteland of the Australian outback, aided by the brother of one of the thieves.
Style: atmospheric, road movie, rough, serious, intense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: wilderness, desert, post apocalypse, on the road, dystopian future, revenge, vengeance, brutality, apocalypse, lone hero, small town, tough heroes ...
Time: future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place: australia, california
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 6.9
 48K
Death Wish (1974)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
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: cult classic, controversial, grindhouse, harsh, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: vigilantism, vigilante, violence, revenge, vengeance, rape, police, gunfight, architect, gang, female nudity, hospital ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa, honolulu hawaii, new york state ...
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Deadly Circuit (1983)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Beauvoir, lonely, aging private detective, is put on the bloody track of beautiful Catherine Leiris who kills and robs her rich husband(s) on their wedding night. Although he never approaches her directly, he follows her and increasingly feels to be ...
Style: neo noir, detective, slasher, realistic, psychological ...
Plot: femme fatale, on the run, obsession, private detective, murder, haunted by the past, anti hero, anti heroine, false identity, crime spree, fugitive, voyeur ...
Time: 80s
Place: rome italy, sicily, france, cote d'azur, europe ...
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 6.6
 5K
Face (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Ray is an aging ex-socialist who has become a bankrobber after seeing the demise of socialism in 1980s Britain. Teaming up with a gang of other has-beenish crims, he commits one bank job too many. The gang dissolves in a murderous flurry of ...
Style: neo noir, independent film, political, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: robbery, gang, criminal gang, friendship between men, anti hero, greed, love, career criminal, corrupt cop, criminal, heist, corrupt ...
Time: 90s
Place: england, london, europe
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 6.2
 77K
The Saint (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Ivan Tretiak, Russian Mafia boss who wants to create an oil crisis in Moscow and seize power as a result sends Simon Templar, great international criminal, to England to get a secret formula for cold fusion from U.S. scientist Emma Russell. Templar ...
Style: romantic, action packed, breathtaking, exciting, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: love, conspiracy, on the run, thief, one last job, espionage, master thief, orphan, disguise, career criminal, coup d'etat, knights templar ...
Time: 90s, year 1997
Place: russia, scotland yard, moscow russia, europe, berlin germany ...
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Coup de torchon (1981)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 128 min.
Story: In 1938 in the french West Africa, Lucien Cordier is a weak and corrupted policeman despised by the local bad boys. His wife is openly cheating on him and he hasn't got any self-respect anymore. But when comes the occasion, his revenge will be ...
Style: dark comedy, witty, offbeat, humorous, neo noir ...
Plot: serial killer, adultery, murder, infidelity, colonialism, pimp, unhappy marriage, racism, social commentary, dysfunctional marriage, extramarital affair, promiscuity ...
Time: year 1938, 1930s, pre world war two, 20th century, year 1981
Place: africa, west africa, senegal, france, california
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The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Col. Vincent Kane is a military psychiatrist who takes charge of an army mental hospital situated in a secluded castle. Among Kane's many eccentric patients is Capt. Billy Cutshaw, a troubled astronaut in the midst of an existential crisis. ...
Style: psychological, surreal, philosophical, cult classic, atmospheric ...
Plot: astronaut, atheism, mental illness, insanity, therapy, psychotherapy, nervous breakdown, nightmare, psychiatric hospital, castle, religion, insane asylum ...
Time: year 1980, year 2016, 80s
Place: vietnam, asia
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has ...
Style: exciting, apocalyptic, suspenseful, suspense, futuristic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, kids, adult
Plot: artificial intelligence, terminator, time travel, robot, man versus machine, cyborgs, dystopia, apocalypse, androids and robots, cyberpunk, chase, time traveler ...
Time: future, 20th century, 90s, near future, year 1997 ...
Place: california, los angeles, persia, america, usa ...
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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.
Style: cerebral, tense, dark comedy, suspenseful, clever ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: bank robbery, hostage, bank, heist, lgbtq, hostage situation, bank robber, character study, heat wave, fbi agent, true crime, gay ...
Time: 20th century, year 1975, year 1972, 70s
Place: new york, brooklyn new york city, persia, usa, north america ...
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 6.9
 3K
Acid (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story: Mahesh Deshmukh has joined the nation's armed forces as that he can honestly and patriotically serve the country. During his college days he has a run-in with fellow-collegian Mohini. A bet between his friends and himself ends up with him ...
Style: crying, masala, entertaining, non-linear, realistic ...
Plot: redemption, deportation, woman in jeopardy, courage, showdown, frame up, crime boss, criminal, tough cop, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, acid, injustice ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: india
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Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story: A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not ...
Style: clever, exciting, captivating, entertaining, inspirational ...
Audience: date night, teens, chick flick
Plot: con artists, adaptation, master criminal, creativity, deception, fbi, fraud, con man, impostor, prodigy, business, biopic ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1967, 70s, year 2002 ...
Place: los angeles, new orleans, new york, washington d.c., france ...
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 5.8
 2K
Diljale (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story: Captain Ranvir is assigned the task of apprehending two terrorists named Shaka and Dara. Upon arrival in the region, he meets with and falls in love with Radhika, the daughter of Rajasaheb, who also is a Mantri. The latter approves of him, and ...
Plot: terrorist, fugitive, shootout, patriotism, self sacrifice, frame up, corrupt cop, evil politician, redemption, revenge, anti hero, torture ...
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 5.9
 3K
Jeet (1996)
Genre: Action, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Homeless and orphan Karan works as a dreaded gangster for Gajraj Choudhary in return for a fee. Gajraj heads a vast criminal empire consisting of ammunition, illicit alcohol and drugs smuggling. When Karan goes to kill a man, Prof. Sidhant Sharma, ...
Style: crying, exciting, realistic, serious, emotional ...
Plot: unrequited love, hitman, love triangle, true love, moral dilemma, prostitute, love at first sight, murder, two man army, smuggler, thug, blood ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: asia, india
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 4.9
 4K
Zinda (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The film is about a man, who has been imprisoned for 14 years, who has been released and has four days to figure out why he was imprisoned in the first place.
Style: neo noir, exciting, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, mysterious villain, vengeance, kidnapping, tragic event, secret, retribution, voice over narration, violence, flashback, anti hero, torture ...
Time: 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place: bangkok thailand
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 5.5
 360
Cop Killers (1977)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Two hippies on their way to a cocaine deal get stopped by the police at a roadblock, resulting in a shootout where they kill the cops. They then go on a crime spree of robbery and murder.
Style: road movie, grindhouse, tripping, poliziottesco, surprise ending ...
Plot: exploitation, murder, crime gone awry, cruelty, anti hero, drug dealer, shootout, cocaine, nihilism, cop killer, hostage, violence ...
Time: 70s
Place: arizona, tucson arizona
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Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 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, ambiguous ending, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, vengeance, criminal, vigilante, prostitute, destiny, tough heroes, shootout, death of wife, anti hero, organized crime, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 70s
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Year of the Dragon (1985)
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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 6.0
 18K
Split Second (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In a futuristic London, the rising sea levels mean that large areas are under feet of water. Hauer plays a cop who previously lost his partner to some strange creature. Now the creature is back and its after him.
Style: futuristic, suspense, independent film, black comedy, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, cyberpunk, creature, post apocalypse, brutality, strip club, murder, police detective, global warming, female nudity, police investigation, supernatural ...
Time: future, year 2008, 2000s, 90s, year 1992 ...
Place: england, london, europe, big ben london
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 7.1
 78K
Re-Animator (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.
Style: splatter, lovecraft, bloody, black comedy, horror comedy ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: violence, mad scientist, zombie, insanity, reanimated corpse, female nudity, dark humor, overdose, gory, laboratory, hospital, evil scientist ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: massachusetts, europe, austria, zurich switzerland
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 6.0
 8K
Shining Moon (1975)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Mike Locken is one of the principle members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. and while on a case for them one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, spy, tough guy, one last job, secret organization, kung fu, conspiracy, assassin, ninja, martial arts, assassination, sword fight ...
Time: 20th century, year 1975, 70s
Place: usa, san francisco, california
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 5.7
 291K
Hulk (2003)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.
Style: serious, exciting, action packed, intense, saga ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: superhero, superhuman powers, chase, genetics, experiment gone awry, transformation, monster, scientist, repressed memory, technology, mutant, mad scientist ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 60s, 70s, 80s ...
Place: san francisco, california, bay area, central america, south america ...
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Day of the Wacko (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story: It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school ...
Style: independent film, dark comedy, tragicomedy, humorous, cynical ...
Plot: midlife crisis, nothing goes right, social satire, paranoia, loner, alienation, burnout, obsessive compulsive disorder, neurosis, longing, solitude, teacher ...
Time: year 2002, middle ages
Place: eastern europe, central europe, warsaw poland, poland
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 6.4
 227K
Death Race (2008)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized ...
Style: exciting, fast, visually appealing, serious, futuristic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: prison, car chase, racing, revenge, violence, car race, murder, betrayal, survival, tough guy, rivalry, ex convict ...
Time: year 2008, future, year 2012, 2010s, 2020s
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 5.9
 12K
Castle Freak (1995)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: John has inherited a castle and Italy and he moves there with his wife Susan and their blind daughter Rebecca. What they don't realize is that there is somebody else in the castle. An abused child left to die in the basement who has now become ...
Style: lovecraft, scary, independent film, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: haunted by the past, haunted house, cannibalism, violence, blindness, brutality, freak, monster, inheritance, macabre, murder, redemption ...
Time: 90s
Place: italy, europe
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 6.3
 92K
Assassins (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then ...
Style: suspense, exciting, tense, clever, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, assassin, revenge, sniper, assassination, rivalry, spy, contract killer, hotel, mexican standoff, bank, cat ...
Time: 90s
Place: puerto rico, usa, seattle, south america, detroit ...
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