Best Revenge Movies & TV Shows

Kleo

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a former East German spy resolves to find out who betrayed her and why — and use her lethal skills to exact revenge.

Stars: Dimitrij Schaad Jella Haase

Damsel

A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

Run time: 107m Tagline: This is not a fairytale. Release: 2024-03-07

Stars: Angela Bassett Brooke Carter Millie Bobby Brown Milo Twomey Nick Robinson Nicole Joseph Patrice Naiambana Ray Winstone Robin Wright Ulli Ackermann

The English

An aristocratic Englishwoman, Lady Cornelia Locke, arrives into the new and wild landscape of the American West to wreak revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son.

Stars: Chaske Spencer Emily Blunt

Out of the Furnace

Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.

Run time: 116m Tagline: Sometimes your battles choose you. Release: 2013-11-09

Stars: Boyd Holbrook Casey Affleck Christian Bale Forest Whitaker Gordon Michaels Sam Shepard Tom Bower Willem Dafoe Woody Harrelson Zoe Saldaña

A History of Violence

An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.

Run time: 96m Tagline: Tom Stall had the perfect life...until he became a hero. Release: 2005-09-23

Stars: Ashton Holmes Ed Harris Greg Bryk Kyle Schmid Maria Bello Peter MacNeill Stephen McHattie Sumela Kay Viggo Mortensen William Hurt

In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

Run time: 155m Tagline: What we do in life echoes in eternity. Release: 2000-05-04

Stars: Connie Nielsen David Schofield Derek Jacobi Djimon Hounsou Joaquin Phoenix John Shrapnel Oliver Reed Richard Harris Russell Crowe Tomas Arana

The Godfather Part III

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

Run time: 162m Tagline: All the power on earth can't change destiny. Release: 1990-12-25

The Godfather Part II

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

Run time: 202m Tagline: The rise and fall of the Corleone empire. Release: 1974-12-20

Stars: Al Pacino Diane Keaton G. D. Spradlin John Cazale Lee Strasberg Michael V. Gazzo Richard Bright Robert De Niro Robert Duvall Talia Shire

The Nightingale

In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

Run time: 136m Tagline: Her song will not be silenced. Release: 2018-09-23

Stars: Aisling Franciosi Baykali Ganambarr Charlie Shotwell Damon Herriman Ewen Leslie Harry Greenwood Magnolia Maymuru Matthew Sunderland Michael Sheasby Sam Claflin

Iron Man 2

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.

Run time: 124m Tagline: It's not the armor that makes the hero, but the man inside. Release: 2010-04-28

Stars: Clark Gregg Don Cheadle Garry Shandling Gwyneth Paltrow John Slattery Mickey Rourke Robert Downey Jr. Sam Rockwell Samuel L. Jackson Scarlett Johansson

Eden Lake

When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.

Run time: 91m Tagline: A weekend by the lake, with views to die for. Release: 2008-09-12

Stars: Bronson Webb Finn Atkins Jack O'Connell James Burrows Jumayn Hunter Kelly Reilly Lorraine Bruce Michael Fassbender Shaun Dooley Thomas Turgoose

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.

Run time: 124m Tagline: The tide is turning. Release: 2023-12-20

Stars: Amber Heard Dolph Lundgren Indya Moore Jason Momoa Nicole Kidman Patrick Wilson Pilou Asbæk Randall Park Temuera Morrison Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Drive

Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.

Run time: 100m Tagline: There are no clean getaways. Release: 2011-09-15

Stars: Albert Brooks Bryan Cranston Carey Mulligan Christina Hendricks James Biberi Jeff Wolfe Kaden Leos Oscar Isaac Ron Perlman Ryan Gosling

Sicario

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

Run time: 122m Tagline: The border is just another line to cross. Release: 2015-09-17

Stars: Benicio del Toro Daniel Kaluuya Emily Blunt Hank Rogerson Jeffrey Donovan Jon Bernthal Josh Brolin Julio Cesar Cedillo Raoul Max Trujillo Victor Garber