# Movies where one good guy picks off a group of bad guys one by one. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332 "2009-02-17T23:05:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/41 "2009-02-18T18:16:16Z")
> **[Pathfinder (1987) ⭐ 7.2 | Action, Adventure, Drama](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093668/)** > > 1h 26m Original title: “Ofelas” U.S. title “Pathfinder” A Finnish version of the meme. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/42 "2009-02-18T18:25:37Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087432/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087432/) > Original title: “Hrafninn flýgur” > U.S. title: “Revenge of the Barbarians” > > It’s basically Yojimbo/Fistful of Dollars, but with Vikings. It’s absolutely awesome 🙂 But Barbarians, come on!?! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/43 "2009-02-18T18:29:27Z")
All the _Nightmare on Elm Street_ movies. Fuckin’ teenagers. I hate 'em. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/44 "2009-02-18T18:34:21Z")
[Tom Horn](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080031/) and one of my absolute favorites… [The Limey](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165854/). ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/45 "2009-02-18T18:36:30Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > _Under Siege_ (Steven Segal movie, but it’s good) > \ With the bonus of getting to see Erika Eleniak’s breasts! ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/46 "2009-02-18T18:37:12Z")
> [@](#): > > by **WormTheRed** > It’s absolutely awesome > > But Barbarians, come on!?! I agree. The British translation, “When the Raven Flies”, is a perfectly good title. But people in Hollywood are morons. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/47 "2009-02-18T18:43:26Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > **The Crow** would be a great example of this. Alex is on a mission of vengeance and he works his way through the bad guys one by one. This is what I was going to suggest. But I believe the name is Eric - not Alex. Eric Draven? I gotta look it up. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/48 "2009-02-18T19:22:50Z")
For two against the bad guys, there’s **Cliffhanger**. Not counting the two criminals picked off by their own out of expediency, I think Stallone actually kills all but one, but Michael Rooker gets the ex-soccer player. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/49 "2009-02-18T19:29:30Z")
_Get Carter_ as an example of the lone aggrieved party working his way up the food chain of retribution, killing pretty much everybody along the way. In that vein the recent _Taken_, Clive Owen in _I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead_, and Mel Gibson in _Payback_. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_Tightlips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@Joey\_Tightlips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_Tightlips)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/50 "2009-02-18T20:26:16Z")
Agreed on Under Siege (a.k.a. Die Hard on a boat). Even Under Siege 2 was better than it should have been (a.k.a. Die Hard on a train). And if you’re looking for Die Hard clones, why not start with Die Hard 2?? Just don’t see 3 or 4, while entertaining in their own ways, they are NOT true “Die Hard” movies. One more to add: Boondock Saints. It’s becoming quite the cult classic. Two Irish guys clean up their neighboorhood one drug dealer/pimp/ass hole at a time. It’s much much better than that simplistic description but it should fit your requirements. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/51 "2009-02-18T20:33:46Z")
Does _Munich_ count? ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332/52 "2009-02-18T21:27:29Z")
> [@brewha](#): > > This is what I was going to suggest. But I believe the name is Eric - not Alex. Eric Draven? Oops! You’re right–it’s Eric. I can’t believe I messed that up after seeing it so many times–must be time to watch my DVD again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-good-guy-picks-off-a-group-of-bad-guys-one-by-one/486332.md?page=2)