Movies and TV series about vigilantes
The 42 best titles about vigilantes, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieActionCrimeA former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vo
The Dark Knight
2008 · Christopher Nolan
MovieActionCrimeThrillerBatman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the stree
Taxi Driver
1976 · Martin Scorsese
MovieCrimeDramaSuffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the f
The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · Christopher Nolan
MovieActionCrimeDramaFollowing the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Dep
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · Jon Watts
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionPeter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, for
Marvel's Daredevil
2015 · Karim Zreik
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDramaLawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieActionCrimeThrillerThe 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, ch
Person of Interest
2011 · Bryan Burk
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDramaJohn Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With t
Marvel's The Punisher
2017 · Dario Scardapane
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDramaA former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieActionCrimeAn assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Batman Begins
2005 · Christopher Nolan
MovieActionCrimeDramaDriven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new
Dexter: New Blood
2021 · Bill Carraro
SeriesCrimeDrama10 years after Dexter went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, we find him living under an assumed name in the small town of Iron Lake, New York. Dexter may be embracing his new life, but in the w
The Batman
2022 · Matt Reeves
MovieCrimeMysteryThrillerIn his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
Knight Rider
1982 · Robert Foster
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDramaMichael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arrang
Batman Returns
1992 · Tim Burton
MovieActionFantasyThe monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle
The Mask of Zorro
1998 · Martin Campbell
MovieActionAdventureIt has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejand
Rumble in the Bronx
1995 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
MovieActionComedyCrimeKeong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, K
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Marc Webb
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionPeter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how
The Equalizer
2014 · Antoine Fuqua
MovieActionCrimeThrillerMcCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangster
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020 · Cathy Yan
MovieActionCrimeHarley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
Death Wish
1974 · Michael Winner
MovieActionCrimeDramaAfter his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
A Working Man
2025 · David Ayer
MovieActionCrimeThrillerLevon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers,
Now You See Me 2
2016 · Jon M. Chu
MovieCrimeThrillerOne year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists t
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 · Zack Snyder
MovieActionAdventureFantasyFearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what
The Punisher
1989 · Mark Goldblatt
MovieActionCrimeDramaThe avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia
Halloween Kills
2021 · David Gordon Green
MovieHorrorMichael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she fights for her life from injuries from their last encounter, she inspires her daughter Karen, her grand
The Punisher
2004 · Jonathan Hensleigh
MovieActionCrimeDramaWhen undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
Death Wish
2018 · Eli Roth
MovieActionCrimeDramaA mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
Peppermint
2018 · Pierre Morel
MovieActionThrillerA grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.
Night Hunter
2019 · David Raymond
MovieDramaThrillerA Minnesota police officer crosses paths with a committed and tireless vigilante as he follows the trail of a ruthless predator responsible for several abductions and murders.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014 · Jonathan Liebesman
MovieActionAdventureComedyWhen a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.
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