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One-Person Army movies

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

The Man from Nowhere

1. The Man from Nowhere

Action Thriller Crime One-Person Army Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
7.7
20101h 59min

Overview

An ex-special agent is involved in a convoluted drug ring drama. He has to save a drug smuggler's innocent daughter from being the victim of her parents' fight.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Protecting the innocent, Organized crime violence, Covert past conflicts, Justice through action, Human trafficking brutality, Child protection under threat

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Book of Eli

2. The Book of Eli

Action Thriller Science Fiction One-Person Army Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
6.8
20101h 58min

Overview

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Survival under tyranny, Preservation of knowledge, Guidance and destiny, Faith versus control, Culture under threat

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Overview

Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.

Themes

Missing daughter protection, Kidnapping pressure, Ex special forces influence, Sex trafficking exposure, Rescue oriented justice, Abduction pursuit dynamic

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Rambo

4. Rambo

Action Thriller War One-Person Army Modern Conflicts
7.0
20081h 32min

Overview

In Thailand, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn neighboring Myanmar to rescue a group of Christian aid workers who have been kidnapped by a ruthless local infantry unit.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Trauma and retaliation, Survival through force, Aid versus intervention, Violence across borders, Ethics of mercenaries

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Death Sentence

5. Death Sentence

Action Crime Drama Thriller One-Person Army
6.7
20071h 45min

Overview

Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.

Themes

Consequences of violence, Revenge for family protection, Grief fueled violence, Vigilantism vs law, Police protection and failure, Cycle of retaliation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Live Free or Die Hard

6. Live Free or Die Hard

Action Thriller One-Person Army Computer Threat Thriller
7.1
20072h 8min

Overview

John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.

Themes

Cyberwarfare vulnerability, Infrastructure under attack, Media manipulation risk, Federal response challenges

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Crank

7. Crank

Action Thriller Crime One-Person Army Narcotics Crime
6.9
20061h 28min

Overview

Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.

Themes

Betrayal and loyalty, Survival through risk, Pursuit and retaliation, Adrenaline under pressure, Organized crime dynamics, Surveillance and deception

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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A Bittersweet Life

8. A Bittersweet Life

Action Drama Crime Organized Crime Tragic Drama
7.5
20051h 59min

Overview

Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.

Themes

Power dynamics, Loyalty under pressure, Isolation and longing, Deception and cover-up, Risk and retaliation, Vengeance and consequences

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV
Amazon Prime Video
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Overview

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 her life.

Themes

Revenge as motive, Betrayal and deception, Vigilante justice, Corruption and complicity, Duty under pressure, Moral ambiguity in authority, Familial protection vs exploitation

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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In Hell

10. In Hell

Action Drama Thriller One-Person Army Survival Thriller
6.1
20031h 36min

Overview

A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Survival under confinement, Trauma and endurance, Prison corruption, Power abuse in institutions, Gang politics and alliances

Available on

Apple TV
fuboTV
Google Play Movies
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