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One-Person Army movies

One unstoppable hero takes on everyone, surviving escalating fights through skill, endurance, tactics, and sheer will.

Overview

In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

Themes

Time travel burden, Organized crime pressure, Hired gun tension, Fractured timelines, Protection under threat, Addiction consequences

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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El Gringo

2. El Gringo

Adventure Drama Action Thriller One-Person Army
5.4
20121h 39min

Overview

A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Law enforcement pressure, Survival under threat, Small town danger, Outlaw past haunt, Cartel influence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Starz Apple TV Channel
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Safe

3. Safe

Action Crime Thriller One-Person Army Organized Crime
6.5
20121h 34min

Overview

After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.

Themes

Trust under duress, Information as leverage, Triad influence, Police mafia collusion, Institutional power struggle, Corrupt politician leverage

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Lockout

4. Lockout

Action Thriller Science Fiction One-Person Army Space Sci-Fi
6.1
20121h 35min

Overview

Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Authority and responsibility, Wrongful accusation under power, Confinement and control, Resilience under captivity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Bad Ass

5. Bad Ass

Action Drama One-Person Army Professional Drama
5.5
20121h 31min

Overview

Decorated Vietnam hero, Frank Vega returns home only to get shunned by society leaving him without a job or his high school sweetheart. It's not until forty years later when an incident on a commuter bus makes him a local hero where he's suddenly celebrated once again. But his good fortune suddenly turns for the worse when his best friend is murdered and the police aren't doing anything about it.

Themes

Corruption and accountability, Media spectacle, Power and influence, Vigilantism vs justice, Public perception manipulation, Veteran marginalization

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Get the Gringo

6. Get the Gringo

Action Thriller Crime Drama One-Person Army
6.9
20121h 36min

Overview

A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Institutional corruption, Power dynamics in confinement, Prison economy, Survival through alliances

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Haywire

7. Haywire

Action Thriller One-Person Army Revenge Thriller
5.8
20111h 33min

Overview

A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Covert operations ethics, Betrayal and framing, Trust under doubt, Professional danger and risk

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Colombiana

8. Colombiana

Action Thriller Crime Drama One-Person Army
6.4
20111h 48min

Overview

After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo 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 hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

Themes

Street gang influence, Trauma and revenge, Vigilante justice and the system, Female assassin autonomy, Uncle loyalty under threat, Witness to murder resilience

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Faster

9. Faster

Crime Drama Action Thriller One-Person Army
6.4
20101h 38min

Overview

After 10 years in prison, Driver is now a free man with a single focus - hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother.

Themes

Revenge against the system, Double-cross and betrayal, Prisoner origins and vengeance, Hitman pursuit and danger, Police mistrust and pursuit, Secrets and cover-ups

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Machete

10. Machete

Action Comedy Thriller One-Person Army Parody
6.6
20101h 45min

Overview

After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

Themes

Political corruption, Immigration policy pressure, Betrayal and revenge, Border vigilante conflict, Deception and false flag, Immigrant network resilience

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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