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Revenge Thriller movies

Payback drives the plot: planning, pursuit, moral erosion, and consequences that spiral as vengeance takes over.

Lady Vengeance

1. Lady Vengeance

Drama Thriller Revenge Thriller Tragic Drama
7.5
20051h 55min

Overview

Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.

Themes

Manipulation and control, Enduring injustice, Prison reform paradox, Vigilantism and revenge, Deception within justice system, Motherhood under threat

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AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
AMC+
Kanopy
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The Ax

2. The Ax

Comedy Crime Drama Thriller Dark Comedy
7.3
20052h 2min

Overview

Bruno is a former paper mill worker who has been unemployed for three years. Concluding that there is too much competition in his line of work, he decides to eliminate his competition permanently.

Themes

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Google Play Movies
Canal VOD
Orange VOD
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Dead Man's Shoes

3. Dead Man's Shoes

Drama Thriller Crime Revenge Thriller Organized Crime
7.5
20041h 30min

Overview

A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Revenge across a town, Vigilante violence and cost, Military trauma shaping vengeance, Trauma from past abuse, Gang intimidation and fear

Available on

Apple TV
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
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The Bourne Supremacy

4. The Bourne Supremacy

Action Drama Thriller Spy Action Revenge Thriller
7.7
20041h 48min

Overview

A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Memory loss and identity, Espionage under pressure, Deception and frame, Power and secrecy, Pursuit and escape

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2

5. Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Action Crime Thriller Epic Action Serial Killer Crime
8.0
20042h 16min

Overview

The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.

Themes

Revenge and justice, Vigilante justice, Mother daughter bonds, Sibling relationship under strain, Martial arts mastery, Survival under captivity, Training under mockery

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Oldboy

6. Oldboy

Drama Thriller Mystery Action Revenge Thriller
8.3
20032h

Overview

After 15 years locked in a room and framed for his wife’s murder, a man is finally set free with one goal: find who did this to him. But every clue twists his past, his sanity, and his only human connection. To uncover the truth, he may have to destroy the one person left who trusts him.

Themes

Revenge and consequences, Imprisonment and isolation, Private prison dynamics, Hypnosis and control, Incest taboos, Memory and identity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Underworld

7. Underworld

Fantasy Action Thriller Dark Fantasy Epic Action
7.0
20032h 2min

Overview

Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.

Themes

Vampire werewolf divide, Centuries of war, Betrayal and alliance, Bloodline destiny, Revenge as motive, Power struggles across factions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Willard

8. Willard

Horror Drama Thriller Psychological Horror Revenge Thriller
6.1
20031h 40min

Overview

Desperate for companionship, the repressed Willard befriends a group of rats that inhabit his late father's deteriorating mansion. In these furry creatures, Willard finds temporary refuge from daily abuse at the hands of his bedridden mother and his father's old partner, Frank. Soon it becomes clear that the brood of rodents is ready and willing to exact a vicious, deadly revenge on anyone who dares to bully their sensitive new master.

Themes

Power dynamics, Misfit loneliness, Workplace domination, Revenge through subjugation, Confinement and revolt, Animal companionship vs loneliness

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Road to Perdition

9. Road to Perdition

Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Revenge Thriller
7.6
20021h 57min

Overview

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 looking for revenge on those who wronged him.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Cycles of vengeance, Surrogate father figure, Crime and family dynamics, Embezzlement and deceit, Mentorship through crime

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Irreversible

10. Irreversible

Drama Thriller Crime Revenge Thriller Organized Crime
7.3
20021h 33min

Overview

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

Themes

Revenge as natural impulse, Misogyny and violence, Trauma and retaliation, Dehumanization in crime, Rape and revenge, Violence against women

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