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One-Person Army movies

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

Sabotage

1. Sabotage

Action Drama Thriller Crime One-Person Army
5.7
20141h 50min

Overview

John 'Breacher' Wharton leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done – until, one-by-one, the team members mysteriously start to be eliminated. As the body count rises, everyone is a suspect.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Betrayal within ranks, Money as motive, Frame and deception, Police corruption and bribes, Trauma driving vengeance

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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In Order of Disappearance

2. In Order of Disappearance

Thriller Action Comedy Crime Investigation Suspense
7.1
20141h 55min

Overview

Upstanding community leader Nils has just won an award for "Citizen of the Year" when he learns the news that his son has died of a heroin overdose. Suspecting foul play, Nils begins to investigate, and soon finds himself at the center of an escalating underworld gang war between Serbian drug dealers and a sociopathic criminal mastermind known only as “The Count.”

Themes

Betrayal and shifting loyalties, Revenge and family loyalty, Underworld power struggle, Moral tension in crime

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead

3. Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead

Horror Action Comedy Zombie Horror Parody
6.8
20141h 40min

Overview

The gruesome Nazi Zombies are back to finish their mission, but our hero is not willing to die. He is gathering his own army to give them a final fight.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Gore as spectacle, Sequel escalation, Enduring threat of nazi zombies, Nazi zombies threaten communities, Aftercreditsstinger tension

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Homefront

4. Homefront

Action Thriller One-Person Army Domestic Thriller
6.5
20131h 40min

Overview

Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for Maddy's sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who was bullying her at school and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands.

Themes

Loyalty under danger, Parent-child protection, Crime-network retaliation, Intimidation and escalation, Outsider threat to community, Trust vs vigilance

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Machete Kills

5. Machete Kills

Action Crime Thriller One-Person Army Organized Crime
5.6
20131h 48min

Overview

Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.

Themes

Technology as control, Betrayal through deception, Corruption under pressure, Global threat manipulation, Military complicity, Power via manipulation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Overview

Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance before returning to his home planet of Furya to save it from destruction.

Themes

Betrayal fuels revenge, Ambushes drive momentum, Pursuit creates leverage, Survival through adaptation, Hostile environment tests resilience

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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Hummingbird

7. Hummingbird

Action Thriller One-Person Army Revenge Thriller
6.2
20131h 40min

Overview

Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.

Themes

Moral ambiguity, Surveillance pressure, Urban precarity, Identity through deception, Crime and charity, Social resilience

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Jack Reacher

8. Jack Reacher

Crime Drama Thriller Action One-Person Army
7.0
20122h 10min

Overview

One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.

Themes

Deception and framing, Family ties under pressure, Lone investigator ethics, Mob influence on justice, Evidence ambiguity, Duty vs accountability

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning

9. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning

Action Science Fiction Thriller One-Person Army Revenge Thriller
5.1
20121h 53min

Overview

After his wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion, a widower named John now finds himself up against an army of Universal Soldiers in relentless pursuit, led by a mysterious leader who promises to set UniSols free from their conditioning.

Themes

Clone ethics, Memory manipulation, Identity fragmentation, Autonomy vs control, Implanted memories, Loyalty under influence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Overview

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.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Family under siege, Survival through improvisation, Revenge-driven pursuit, Loyalty vs expedience, Coercion and retaliation

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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