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The Greatest Revenge Movies of All Time

The Greatest Revenge Movies of All Time

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We’ve all been wronged at some point in our lives. Some of us brush it off and move on, knowing that living our best lives is the best revenge. Then there are those who might plot sweet revenge, waiting for the day when they can right the injustice executed upon them. As they say, revenge is a dish best served cold. It may be a tasty and satisfying treat to see those who have caused harm get their just due, but it can be all the more enjoyable when you’re watching from a safe distance.

Movies that have some epic revenge stories or moments are a lot of fun to watch. You typically root for the characters who have been deceived and hope that karma comes along to get the job done. While at times it may seem as if revenge movies are action films, this isn’t always the case. Sometimes, revenge films are hilarious and full of petty drama and silly revenge tactics, while others are endearing lessons in life on how to come out on top.

To determine the greatest revenge movies of all time, 24/7 Tempo developed an index of movies using average ratings on IMDb, an online movie database owned by Amazon, and a combination of audience scores and Tomatometer scores on Rotten Tomatoes, an online movie and TV review aggregator, as of March 2024, weighting all ratings equally. We considered only movies with at least 2,500 audience votes on either IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes. Documentaries were not considered. Directorial credits are from IMDb. (Click here for the 40 best movies about the mafia.)

50. Eye for an Eye (2019)

Source: Courtesy of Netflix
  • IMDb user rating: 6.6/10 (6,795 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 62% (62 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 89% (9 reviews)

49. Hard Candy (2005)

Source: Courtesy of Lionsgate Films
  • IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (157,552 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 78% (78 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 67% (147 reviews)

48. Fracture (2007)

Source: Courtesy of New Line Cinema
  • IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (194,710 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 73% (73 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 71% (174 reviews)

47. Desperado (1995)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 7.2/10 (177,979 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 79% (79 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 66% (47 reviews)

46. Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

Source: Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • IMDb user rating: 7.7/10 (305,841 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 87% (87 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 52% (153 reviews)

45. Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

Source: Courtesy of 20th Century Fox
  • IMDb user rating: 7.6/10 (373,543 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 83% (83 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 60% (75 reviews)

44. Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (343,401 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 80% (80 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 69% (122 reviews)

43. The Italian Job (2003)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

  • IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (353,195 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 80% (80 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 73% (183 reviews)

42. Taken (2008)

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  • IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (580,382 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 85% (85 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 59% (177 reviews)

41. A Time to Kill (1996)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  • IMDb user rating: 7.5/10 (140,500 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 85% (85 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 68% (56 reviews)

40. The Illusionist (2006)

Source: Courtesy of Freestyle Releasing
  • IMDb user rating: 7.6/10 (362,636 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 83% (83 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 73% (195 reviews)

39. Rolling Thunder (1977)

Source: American International Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (8,297 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 78% (78 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 86% (14 reviews)

38. I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)

Source: Courtesy of Netflix
  • IMDb user rating: 6.9/10 (53,109 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 77% (77 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 89% (65 reviews)

37. Hang ‘Em High (1968)

Source: Courtesy of United Artists
  • IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (37,200 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 73% (73 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 92% (13 reviews)

36. Sleepers (1996)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  • IMDb user rating: 7.6/10 (207,596 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 85% (85 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 73% (56 reviews)

35. Munich (2005)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 7.5/10 (229,404 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 83% (83 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 78% (211 reviews)

34. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 7.7/10 (133,085 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 88% (88 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 73% (143 reviews)

33. The Constant Gardener (2005)

Source: Courtesy of Focus Features
  • IMDb user rating: 7.4/10 (136,612 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 82% (82 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 84% (194 reviews)

32. John Wick (2014)

Source: Courtesy of Lionsgate
  • IMDb user rating: 7.4/10 (576,949 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 81% (81 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 86% (219 reviews)

31. The Revenant (2015)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
  • IMDb user rating: 8.0/10 (809,924 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 84% (84 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 78% (401 reviews

30. Carrie (1976)

Source: Courtesy of United Artists
  • IMDb user rating: 7.4/10 (175,705 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 77% (77 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 93% (67 reviews)

29. V for Vendetta (2005)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  • IMDb user rating: 8.1/10 (1,066,529 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 90% (90 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 73% (256 reviews)

28. In the Bedroom (2001)

Source: Courtesy of Miramax
  • IMDb user rating: 7.4/10 (39,515 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 81% (81 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 93% (139 reviews)

27. Point Blank (1967)

Source: Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (19,866 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 84% (84 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 92% (38 reviews)

26. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Source: Courtesy of Miramax
  • IMDb user rating: 8.1/10 (1,046,208 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 81% (81 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 85% (238 reviews)

25. The Crow (1994)

Source: Courtesy of Miramax
  • IMDb user rating: 7.6/10 (173,146 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 90% (90 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 83% (59 reviews)

24. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 7.7/10 (446,431 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 90% (90 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 82% (197 reviews)

23. Braveheart (1995)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (1,041,328 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 85% (85 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 79% (84 reviews)

22. RoboCop (1987)

Source: Courtesy of Orion Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 7.6/10 (235,958 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 84% (84 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 90% (68 reviews)

21. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 7.7/10 (472,231 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 89% (89 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 84% (293 reviews)

20. Drive (2011)

Drive (2011) | Jeff Wolfe, Ryan Gosling, and Carey Mulligan in Drive (2011)
Source: Courtesy of FilmDistrict

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  • IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (595,195 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 79% (79 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 93% (268 reviews)

19. Gladiator (2000)

Source: Courtesy of Dreamworks Distribution
  • IMDb user rating: 8.5/10 (1,399,053 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 87% (87 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 77% (201 reviews)

18. Promising Young Woman (2020)

Source: Courtesy of Focus Features
  • IMDb user rating: 7.5/10 (127,151 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 88% (88 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 90% (399 reviews)

17. Gran Torino (2008)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  • IMDb user rating: 8.1/10 (742,002 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 90% (90 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 81% (238 reviews)

16. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Source: Courtesy of Miramax
  • IMDb user rating: 8.0/10 (713,748 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 89% (89 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 84% (244 reviews)

15. The Prestige (2006)

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 8.5/10 (1,245,319 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 92% (92 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 76% (203 reviews)

14. True Grit (2010)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 7.6/10 (323,355 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 85% (85 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 95% (275 reviews)

13. Léon: The Professional (1994)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 8.5/10 (1,081,769 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 95% (95 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 74% (65 reviews)

12. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  • IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (69,738 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 91% (91 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 90% (41 reviews)

11. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Source: Courtesy of The Weinstein Company
  • IMDb user rating: 8.3/10 (1,333,240 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 88% (88 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 89% (332 reviews)

10. Enter the Dragon (1973)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  • IMDb user rating: 7.7/10 (100,869 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 91% (91 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 95% (55 reviews)

9. Django Unchained (2012)

Source: Courtesy of the Weinstein Company
  • IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (1,427,183 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 91% (91 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 87% (291 reviews)

8. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 8.0/10 (616,488 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 91% (91 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 92% (269 reviews)

7. The Big Heat (1953)

Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 8.0/10 (25,267 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 90% (90 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 100% (32 reviews)

6. Die Hard (1988)

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
  • IMDb user rating: 8.2/10 (820,820 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 94% (94 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 94% (79 reviews)

5. Unforgiven (1992)

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  • IMDb user rating: 8.2/10 (391,927 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 93% (93 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 96% (106 reviews)

4. Memento (2000)

Source: Courtesy of Newmarket Films
  • IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (1,169,429 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 94% (94 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 93% (181 reviews)

3. The Lion King (1994)

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 8.5/10 (983,962 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 93% (93 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 93% (130 reviews)

2. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Source: Courtesy of Eagle-Lion Films
  • IMDb user rating: 8.0/10 (38,182 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 94% (94 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 100% (49 reviews)

1. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
  • IMDb user rating: 8.5/10 (314,446 votes)
  • RT Audience score: 95% (95 votes)
  • RT Tomatometer score: 95% (65 reviews)
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