Retribution movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant retribution movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense, serious, captivating and psychological films and TV shows about / with retribution, revenge, murder, vengeance, violence, gun, danger, death, betrayal and brutality plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as retribution: Don't Cry, Mommy (2012), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), Brimstone (2016), Taken 2 (2012), Truth or Die (2012), Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973), Road to Perdition (2002), Retribution (2015), Stressed to Kill (2016), A Score to Settle (2019).
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Divorced mother Yoo Rim (Yoo Seon) lives with her teenage daughter Eun Ah (Nam Bo-Ra), who is having a tough time at her new school. She has a crush on classmate Jo Han (U-Kiss's Shin Dong Ho), but he turns out to be different than what she ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, suspense, touching ...
Plot:
bullying, rape of a minor, teen suicide, rape and revenge, gang rape, teenage rape, revenge, abuse, troubled teen, family problems, life is a bitch, retribution ...
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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, suspense, psychological, surprise ending, tense ...
Audience:
manly, adult
Plot:
vengeance, vigilantism, justice, prison, vigilante, revenge, master criminal, lawyer, retribution, fighting the system, twists and turns, murder ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
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49K
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
In the menacing inferno of the old American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.
Style:
suspense, epic, brutal, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mute, church, obsession, sign language, violence, rape, father daughter incest, preacher, plot twist, religious, pedophile ...
Time:
19th century, year 2016, victorian era
Place:
netherlands
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336K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA, Turkey, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, action packed, action thriller, saga ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, family outing, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, vigilante, one man army, kidnapped, hostage, brutality, lone hero, chase, retribution, secret service, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, europe, los angeles, balkan ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A group of college friends celebrate the end of term with a party to end all parties. During a drink and drug-fuelled evening, an innocent game of ‘Truth or Dare’ has a very sore loser, sparking a terrifying sequence of events and a whole new ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, psychological, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
torture, truth or dare, brother brother relationship, psychopath, revenge, unrequited love, survival game, cheating on boyfriend, hidden camera, gory, confined, isolated house ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young woman, muted after a sexual assault as a child, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who have wronged her after being kidnapped and forced to work as a prostitute.
Style:
grindhouse, disturbing, sexual, controversial, erotic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, exploitation, rape and revenge, sex scene, vigilante, sexual assault, rape, sexual abuse, anal rape, retribution, female vigilante, one woman army ...
Time:
year 1973, 70s, 20th century
Place:
eastern europe, switzerland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time ...
Style:
harsh, atmospheric, suspense, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
mafia, vengeance, hitman, revenge, criminal's revenge, gangster, violence, road trip, murder, coming of age, on the road, on the run ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 2000s, year 1931, year 2002
Place:
illinois, chicago, persia, michigan, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Carlos, a bank executive, begins his morning routine by taking his kids to school. As he starts the car he receives an anonymous phone call informing him that there's a bomb under his seat. A stranger's voice tells him that he only has a ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, social ...
Plot:
money, retribution, danger, bomb, police, blackmail, escapades, threatening telephone call, teenager, car bomb, family problems, problem ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
spain
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After suffering a heart attack, Bill (Bill Oberst) takes his doctor's advice literally to eliminate the stresses from his life. The plan is working until his killings attract the attention of a psychotic cop (Armand Assante) who isn't sure ...
Style:
humorous, brutal, bloody, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
vigilante, justice, rudeness, vengeance, poison, murderer, death, revenge, retribution, loss of wife, stress, marriage ...
Place:
florida, usa
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
An anthology series that centres around a new story every episode
Style:
anthology, not serious, humorous, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
kids, horror for children
Plot:
children, retribution, revenge, mischievous children, youth, troublemaker, uncontrollable, kids in trouble, punishment, body horror, macabre, satire ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.
Style:
suspense, brutal, tense, exciting, psychological ...
Plot:
brutality, insomnia, revenge, injustice, life is a bitch, twists and turns, violence, danger, murder, corruption, justice, death ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
When the law fails, family justice is the only way
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, exciting ...
Plot:
justice, revenge, retribution, protective parent, family tragedy, vigilante, social justice, avenge, fight for justice, legislation, injustice, law and order ...
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51K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, intense, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
domestic violence, abusive husband, violence against women, self defense, abusive relationship, violent husband, strong female character, woman in danger, stalking, life is a bitch, training, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, seattle, los angeles
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416K
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:
suspense, tense, brutal, bloody, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, kidnapping, vigilante, vigilantism, child in peril, lone hero, mercenary, cia, justice, violence, bodyguard ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america, south america, mexico city
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4K
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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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.
Style:
exciting, detective, suspense, rough, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, violence, brother brother relationship, murder, gangster, death of brother, organized crime, justice, vigilantism, cemetery, mafia ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
kentucky, chicago, appalachia, usa, san francisco
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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
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Jean-Pierre is a hit man in Paris. He wants to stop; an incentive is reconnecting to Michelle, a childhood friend. He's ready to commit himself to her, but she has her own secrets: she sells bomb components to thugs. He hears rumors of a ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, unusual plot structure, contemplative, exciting
Plot:
retribution, criminal, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, hitman, killer, mercenary, murder, professional killer, swashbuckler, couple relations, couples, save the day ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Family, History, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Showcasing the heroic deeds in and from every aspect of government and society, in a common quest to make the world a better place, free of corruption, discrimination and civil rights violations from around the globe!
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, talky, tense
Plot:
whistleblower, corruption, retribution, civil rights, false accusation, judiciary, government, security, malice, reprisal, prosecution, bravery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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25K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After an accident, Tom wakes from a coma to discover that fragments of his smart phone have been embedded in his head, and worse, that returning to normal teenage life is impossible because he has developed a strange set of super powers.
Style:
futuristic, bleak, exciting, suspenseful, visual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vigilante, brain injury, revenge, teenager, relationships, mind control, adaptation, androids, vigilantism, super powers, superhero, dialogue ...
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Genre: 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:
suspense, detective, realistic, serious, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vigilante, vengeance, revenge, vigilantism, woman with a gun, female vigilante, corpse, death, self defense, police station, woman kills a man, kick-butt women ...
Time:
year 2007, 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, UK, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Style:
disturbing, tense, neo noir, sexy, harsh ...
Audience:
date night, manly
Plot:
twists and turns, self defense, revenge, violent, small town, organized crime, sex scene, redemption, gangster, sex, murder, attempted robbery ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, philadelphia, columbus ohio, usa, pennsylvania ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story:
Ten strangers, drawn away from their normal lives to an isolated rock off the Devon coast. But as the mismatched group waits for the arrival of the hosts – the improbably named Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen – the weather sours and they find themselves ...
Style:
twist ending, psychological, suspenseful, detective, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
murder mystery, island, whodunit, isolation, plot twist, survival, bully comeuppance, justice, death, accusation, mysterious death, supernatural ...
Time:
1930s, year 1939, 20th century
Place:
united kingdom, europe, britain, england
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A case of road rage turns into full-blown terror when an unstable driver follows a woman and her son.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
psychopath, road rage, pursuit, driving, threat, mentally unstable, maniac, murder, highway, woman in danger, evil man, stalking ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A solo performance by Ernest Borgnine in the character of J. Edgar Hoover, the controversial figure who founded and headed the FBI.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, contemplative
Plot:
secret life, politics, communism, law and order, retribution, fbi, hypocrisy, government, interview, usa president, crossdresser, ku klux klan ...
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Action
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When ex-soldier turned mercenary, John Gold, learns of the murder of his best friend, he sets off on a mission to find out what happened. What he discovers is a sinister conspiracy and he sets about taking down those responsible one by one.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
conspiracy, revenge, vigilante, ex soldier, murder, hitman, killing, elimination, vengeance, vendetta, soldier, assassination plot ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
1870's America. A Chinese immigrant falsely accused of murdering a white woman is viciously hunted down; he'll have to prove his innocence in a time when people of color had "no legal rights" and could be bought and sold for a ...
Style:
sincere, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
heroes, cowboys and outlaws, warrior, redemption, cowboy, murder, love, justice, priest, racial injustice, racism, gang of outlaws ...
Time:
1870s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
A secret unit of cops is assembled to stop a terrorist band from attacking Spain after their leader is arrested there.
Style:
political, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorist, police, terrorism, police operation, international crisis, danger, revenge, team, murder, government, investigation, retribution ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madrid
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Madea returns in another hilarious story in which she gets sent to the big house. But regardless of the circumstances, she gives her trademark advice and wisdom to her friends and family as they learn the importance of letting go, moving on, and ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, light, black cinema
Plot:
prison, love and romance, family relations, goofy hero, eccentric family, family gatherings, captivity, jail, christian, love triangle, retribution, medea ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In her teens, Mme. Zachanassian had to flee her home town in disgrace. Now she's old and rich and the town is facing bankruptcy. But she returns with news that she wants to help - as long as the townsfolk kill someone for her.
Style:
art house, black comedy, philosophical, bleak, grim ...
Plot:
greed, retribution, moral dilemma, revenge motive, small town, revenge, vengeance, economic crisis, betrayal, corruption, social commentary, tragedy ...
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