The drama of a good revenge story sinks its hooks into all of us. The feeling when the hero gets knocked down so hard that you think they are finished is soul-crushing, but the slow momentum build for them to get revenge on those assholes who pushed them too far is so satisfying that we rally behind them and cheer on the good guys.
This list is all about movies that give us the lows and the highs of a good old fashioned revenge movie. I hope you enjoy the list and even pick up some movies to bookmark and watch later.
🎬 💣 💥 BEST REVENGE MOVIES OF ALL TIME
1. “Gladiator” (2000) – IMDb 8.5
2. “John Wick” (2014) – IMDb: 7.4
3. “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) – IMDb: 8.1
4. “Gone Girl” (2014) – IMDb: 8.1
5. “Django Unchained” (2012) – IMDb: 8.4
6. “Braveheart” (1995) – IMDb 8.3
7. “True Grit” (2010) – IMDb: 7.6
8. “The Equalizer” (2014) – IMDb: 7.2
9. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (2011) – IMDb: 7.8
10. “The Revenant” (2015) – IMDb: 8.0
11. “Sicario” (2015) – IMDb: 7.6
12. “I Saw the Devil” (2010) – IMDb: 7.8
13. “Blue Ruin” (2013) – IMDb: 7.1
14. “The Man from Nowhere” (2010) – IMDb: 7.8
15. “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) – IMDb: 8.3
16. “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” (2003) – IMDb: 8.2 – I would also heavily slot in Volume 2 & 3 here as well.
17. “V for Vendetta” (2005) – IMDb: 8.2
18. “The Skin I Live In” (2011) – IMDb: 7.6
19. “Law Abiding Citizen” (2009) – IMDb: 7.4
20. “Prisoners” (2013) – IMDb: 8.1
21. “Shooter” (2007) – IMDb 7.1
22. “Hanna” (2011) – IMDb: 6.8
23. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017) – IMDb: 8.1
24. “The Count of Monte Cristo” (2002) – IMDb: 7.7
25. “13 Assassins” (2010) – IMDb: 7.6
26. “Dead Man’s Shoes” (2004) – IMDb: 7.6
27. “Peppermint” (2018) – IMDb: 6.5
28. “Man on Fire” (2004) – IMDb: 7.7
29. “The Punisher” (2004) – IMDb: 6.4
30. “A Time to Kill” (1996) – IMDb: 7.5
31. “Edge of Darkness” (2010) – IMDb: 6.6
32. “The Salvation” (2014) – IMDb: 6.7
33. “Cold in July” (2014) – IMDb: 6.8
34. “Revenge” (2017) – IMDb: 6.4
35. “Machete” (2010) – IMDb: 6.6
36. “Death Wish” (2018) – IMDb: 6.4
37. “The Foreigner” (2017) – IMDb: 7.0
38. “Death Sentence” (2007) – IMDb: 6.7
39. “Outlaw” (2007) – IMDb: 5.7
40. “The Limehouse Golem” (2016) – IMDb: 6.3
41. “Harry Brown” (2009) – IMDb: 7.2
42. “The Next Three Days” (2010) – IMDb: 7.3
43. “The Accountant” (2016) – IMDb: 7.3
44. “Takers” (2010) – IMDb: 6.2
45. “The Rover” (2014) – IMDb: 6.4
46. “Coriolanus” (2011) – IMDb: 6.1
47. “Payback” (1999) – IMDb: 7.1
48. “A History of Violence” (2005) – IMDb: 7.4
49. “The Brave One” (2007) – IMDb: 6.7
50. “You Were Never Really Here” (2017) – IMDb: 6.8
51. “Nocturnal Animals” (2016) – IMDb: 7.5
52. “Count of Monte Carlo” (2002) – IMDb: 7.7
53. “Oldboy” (2013) – IMDb: 8.3
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