Crippled Avengers
Action, Drama,
1978
Directed by Chang Cheh
Mprint:
vengeance and loyalty,
crippled avengers,
martial arts master,
sign language,
bitterness and evil,
individual disability,
comic relief,
uninterrupted action sequences,
best strong arm,
unlikely heroes,
vengeance
The Brave One
Crime, Drama, Thriller,
2007
Directed by Neil Jordan
Mprint:
pretentious payback fantasy,
urban fairy tale,
fear and impotence,
physical and psychological credibility,
dark and grungy ambience,
more foolhardy than brave,
avenging angel,
morally repugnant theme,
psychological trauma,
rape victim,
payback
Fovou tous Ellines
Comedy, Drama, Romance,
2000
Directed by John Tatoulis
Mprint:
romantic comedy,
family secrets,
long lost love,
twin brother,
revenge,
mystery,
baroque,
do-nothing,
disappearing,
moderateness,
vendetta
The 7th Day
Drama,
2004
Directed by Carlos Saura
Mprint:
bitter rivalry,
ill-fated love affair,
big city,
contempt and derision,
incestuous relationship,
true story,
illicit drug dealing,
day of reckoning,
farewell gift,
cold and brutal murder,
vengeful
Great Expectations
Drama,
1946
Directed by David Lean
Mprint:
happy ending,
desiccated wedding cakes,
falling in love,
wedding dress,
attacking another escapee,
mysterious benefactor,
great enemy,
stricken by illness,
smothering the flames,
old man,
revenge
Lady Snowblood
Action, Drama, Thriller,
1973
Directed by Toshiya Fujita
Mprint:
avenging the death,
assassin in a mask,
tragic ending,
dodging attacks,
police officers,
hidden sword,
echoes scenes,
science fiction,
fight choreography,
hanging corpse,
vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Crime, Drama, Thriller,
2002
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Mprint:
terrorist group,
extreme violence,
best movie,
ambushes and murders,
consumed with grief,
good man,
electric booby trap,
police suspicion,
discovering the police,
investigated the identities,
vengeance
Molly Maguires
Drama, History,
1970
Mprint:
prejudice and persecution,
judges and lawyers,
mass murderer,
intimidation and violence,
masked men,
innocent men,
reprisal killings,
beatings and murders,
injuries and deaths,
violent and destructive group,
vendetta
Hamlet
Written by William Shakespeare
Mprint:
narcissism and psychosis,
human psyche,
thought with wordplay,
virtue and heroism,
analysis and criticism,
literary sleuths,
unconscious oedipal conflict,
less philosophical than religious,
elaborate scenery,
relativist and existentialist,
avenge
Oldboy
Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,
2003
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Mprint:
kidnapping and incarceration,
attempting suicide,
incestuous relationship,
hysteria and hallucinations,
greek tragedy,
conspiracy and violence,
ambiguous ending,
unidentified former captor,
local police station,
film noirs,
vengeance
The Dark Knight
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,
2008
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Mprint:
other underworld gangsters,
violence and corruption,
crime fighter,
comics and animation,
overshadowed by the villains,
eradicating the mob,
personal vendetta,
damsel in distress,
anarchy and chaos,
gritty reality,
vendetta
Revenge of the Ninja
Action, Drama,
1983
Directed by Sam Firstenberg
Mprint:
drug dealer,
massive ninja attack,
action movie,
epic battle,
mortal danger,
good and evil,
discovering the carnage,
gory death,
white dust,
confused about the killings,
revenge
Titus
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, War,
1999
Directed by Julie Taymor
Mprint:
deliberate anachronisms,
prisoner of war,
inventive and dissonant feel,
visual effects,
painful death,
anachronistic fantasy world,
revenge tragedy,
condemned brothers,
fantastical reality,
experimental concepts,
revenge
Periya Idathu Penn
1963
Mprint:
falling in love,
worship at the temple,
haunted by the fear,
revenge,
urgency,
falsity,
love,
obstruction,
reveal,
cemetery,
avenge
Gladiator
Action, Adventure, Drama, History,
2000
Directed by Ridley Scott
Mprint:
historical fiction,
epic film,
historical events,
arena as the crowd,
amazement of the crowd,
scenes of slavery,
love and admiration,
vengeance for the murder,
historical accuracy,
formidable combat skills,
vengeance
Juedai Shuangjiao
Written by Gu Long
First published on 1966
Mprint:
falling in love,
martial arts,
evil and immoral villain,
skills and techniques,
indifferent personality,
vengeful ghost,
twin brother,
love triangles,
first kiss,
graceful and polite,
vengeful
Red Dawn
Action, Adventure, Drama,
1984
Directed by John Milius
Mprint:
guerrilla warfare,
nuclear weapons,
alternate timeline,
popular culture,
surprise attack,
captured commando,
nuclear holocaust fiction,
film history,
small town,
high school students,
reprisal
The Belgariad
Written by David Eddings
Mprint:
epic battle,
retaliation for an attack,
coming of age,
attacking the castle,
slaying the god,
escaped slave,
injured in battle,
vengeful spirit,
beautiful woman,
identity and destiny,
vengeful
Finding Cassie Crazy
Written by Jaclyn Moriarty
First published on 2003
Mprint:
cruel and vindictive,
amount of time,
best friends,
shy and vulnerable girl,
mistaken identities,
biting humor,
logical explanation,
sudden kindness,
dark and sexy,
black belt,
vindictive
Twenty:20
Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,
2008
Directed by Joshi
Mprint:
suave police officer,
ill fate,
film industry,
drama and tricks,
very successful lawyer,
thriller,
revenge,
fashionable,
order,
adored,
sanction