The Best Revenge Movies of All Time

Based on the Andre Dubus short story “The Killing,” this indie film tells the story of a dysfunctional family as a summer in Maine comes to an end. The title refers to the part of a lobster trap known as the “bedroom,” a small compartment in which captured lobsters begin to turn on one another.

“Point Blank” is a film adaptation of the 1963 Richard Stark noir novel “The Hunter.” It tells the tale of a man double-crossed in a robbery, shot, and left for dead. Upon recovering from his wounds, he sets out to get his share of the take and kill those who wronged him.

Uma Thurman stars as a woman who survives a massacre and falls into a coma. Upon waking, she sets out on a quest to kill all those involved. Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed the film, which is full of mysterious assassins, ancient martial arts masters, and over-the-top blood and gore.

Based on the comic of the same name, “The Crow” follows Eric Draven (Brandon Lee), a slain. musician who is resurrected to seek revenge on the man murdered him and his fiancé. The film received high praise, but Lee (son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee) was tragically killed in an on-set firearms accident after he had finished filming most of his scenes.

“Upgrade” is an Australian cyberpunk action film. Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) and his wife are attacked by four men after their self-driving car crashes. His wife is killed and he is left paralyzed after a bullet to the throat. An inventor friend implants him with a chip that allows him to control his once-paralyzed body, and he sets out to find the men responsible for tearing his life apart.