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

141. Lady Vengeance
Drama Thriller Revenge Thriller Tragic Drama2005•1h 55min
South Korea
Director: Park Chan-wook
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Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.
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142. The Ax
Comedy Crime Drama Thriller Dark Comedy2005•2h 2min
France, Belgium
Director: Costa-Gavras
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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.
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143. Dead Man's Shoes
Drama Thriller Crime Revenge Thriller Organized Crime2004•1h 30min
United Kingdom
Director: Shane Meadows
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A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.
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144. The Bourne Supremacy
Action Drama Thriller Spy Action Revenge Thriller2004•1h 48min
United States
Director: Paul Greengrass
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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.
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145. Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Action Crime Thriller Epic Action Serial Killer Crime2004•2h 16min
United States
Director: Quentin Tarantino
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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.
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146. Oldboy
Drama Thriller Mystery Action Revenge Thriller2003•2h
South Korea
Director: Park Chan-wook
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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.
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147. Underworld
Fantasy Action Thriller Dark Fantasy Epic Action2003•2h 2min
United States
Director: Len Wiseman
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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.
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148. Willard
Horror Drama Thriller Psychological Horror Revenge Thriller2003•1h 40min
United States
Director: Glen Morgan
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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.
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149. Road to Perdition
Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Revenge Thriller2002•1h 57min
United States
Director: Sam Mendes
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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.
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150. Irreversible
Drama Thriller Crime Revenge Thriller Organized Crime2002•1h 33min
France
Director: Gaspar Noé
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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.