# Unstoppable Revenge Films **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 9, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944 "2011-01-09T02:32:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/41 "2011-01-09T19:14:11Z")
Fatal Attraction. Streep is out to get Douglas’s ass. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/42 "2011-01-09T19:20:43Z")
The Running Man ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/43 "2011-01-09T19:22:17Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Fatal Attraction. Streep is out to get Douglas’s ass. Glenn Close. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/44 "2011-01-09T20:16:53Z")
Hijack: Are there any movies that point up the moral of Buddhism, history and common sense, to wit, that revenge simply begets more revenge? ---
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/45 "2011-01-09T20:20:27Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Hijack: Are there any movies that point up the moral of Buddhism, history and common sense, to wit, that revenge simply begets more revenge? The Matrix sequels Groundhog Day Although I don’t think those are what you mean as they are more about pseudo-Buddhist morals than about revenge or lack thereof. ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/46 "2011-01-09T20:27:05Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Hijack: Are there any movies that point up the moral of Buddhism, history and common sense, to wit, that revenge simply begets more revenge? [The Duellists](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duellists) ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/47 "2011-01-09T20:48:15Z")
How about “Shoot Em Up” with Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti? ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/48 "2011-01-09T21:08:23Z")
Two by the Japanese irector Masaki Kobayashi, too often overshadowed by Kurosawa: In [Harakiri](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056058/), an old ronin shows up at the house of a samurai clan, threatening to commit suicide if they don’t give him a hand-out. They call his bluff, and tell him about the previous ronin whose bluff they’d called, and had been made to commit suicide painfully with a bamboo knife. The ronin announces that that had been is son-in-law, and proceeds to tear the place apart. In [Samurai Rebellion](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061847/), the Shogun jerks his loyal samurai until the breaking point. It’s a pretty good illustratin of how loyalty has to be a two-way street. As far as “revenge against society as a whole,” no example makes a better story than [Carl Panzram’s.](http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/history/panzram1/1.html) James Woods was [miscast in a misfire](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113542/) that really doesn’t capture the book. No movies about any of them that I could find, but the Royal Navy has had [13 ships](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Revenge) named “Revenge” between 1577 and 1995. Those guys sure can nurse a grudge. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/49 "2011-01-09T21:19:58Z")
One that i like is a relatively unknown film by British director Shane Meadows. It’s called [Dead Man’s Shoes](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419677/), and stars Paddy Considine as the avenger. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/50 "2011-01-09T21:48:50Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Hijack: Are there any movies that point up the moral of Buddhism, history and common sense, to wit, that revenge simply begets more revenge? Sure. Off the top of my head? _The Prestige The War of the Roses Tin Men Changing Lanes_ ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/51 "2011-01-09T22:51:53Z")
_True Grit_. Surprised it hasn’t been mentioned, yet. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/52 "2011-01-09T23:22:19Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Hijack: Are there any movies that point up the moral of Buddhism, history and common sense, to wit, that revenge simply begets more revenge? Sure, the aforementioned Death Sentence. Has Max Payne been mentioned yet? ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/53 "2011-01-10T03:24:33Z")
> [@Gazelle](#): > > I love movies about unstoppable people out for revenge: The Limey and Taken come immediately to mind. Any other suggestions? I think its a bit different but its close enough, the bedford incident comes to mind. Declan ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/54 "2011-01-10T05:07:40Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Two by the Japanese irector Masaki Kobayashi, too often overshadowed by Kurosawa: > > In [Harakiri](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056058/), an old ronin shows up at the house of a samurai clan, threatening to commit suicide if they don’t give him a hand-out. They call his bluff, and tell him about the previous ronin whose bluff they’d called, and had been made to commit suicide painfully with a bamboo knife. The ronin announces that that had been is son-in-law, and proceeds to tear the place apart. This reminded me of one of the great revenge stories of Japan, [the Forty-Seven Ronin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty-seven_Ronin). It’s been made into a movie several times, but I’ve never seen any. Keanu Reeves is apparently starring in a new version coming out next year (_"I know kenjutsu!_" “Show me.”). ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/55 "2011-01-10T06:28:45Z")
Once Upon a Time in the West. > **[Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) ⭐ 8.5 | Western](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064116/)** > > 2h 45m | PG-13 ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/56 "2011-01-10T06:39:29Z")
The Boondock Saints The Boondock Saints 2: All Saint’s Day Leon (The Professional) “For… Mathilda!” Demolition Man Kick-Ass (specifically Hit Girl towards the end) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/57 "2011-01-10T08:05:23Z")
[_Walking Tall_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_Tall). CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/58 "2011-01-10T18:41:31Z")
> [@Fatwater\_Fewl](#): > > High Plains Drifter. > > Point Blank is the better movie – both are based on the first Parker novel, The Hunter, by Richard Stark (a Donald E. Westlake pseudonym). Point Blank is an incredible movie, payback is very much in its shadow. Also another vote for First Blood. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/59 "2011-01-10T20:47:10Z")
> [@bramma23](#): > > Every actor even considered a marginal action star has one of these. > > Vin Diesel has A Man Apart > The Rock has Fast and The Rundown to an extent > Swayze has Road House which winds up being about revenge. > Damon has the Bourne sequels which are also at least partially about revenge. > Statham has at least a couple but Death Race and Crank come to mind. > JCVD has Double Impact, Death Warrant, and others. > Almost every story in Sin City is about revenge but especially Marv’s. > Stallone has a few that could loosely fit this label, films that don’t stand out about revenge but end up that way like Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, Tango and Cash, etc. > Arnold has Commando, Total Recall, Eraser, The 6th Day, Collateral Damage, and probably others. > And Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin made enough of these movies to keep John Cena working in crappy action moves forever. > Even if they aren’t noteworthy there are tons of direct-to-DVD sequels and "original"s. Steven Seagal has a bunch, notably _Hard to Kill_. Swayze also had _Next of Kin_. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944/60 "2011-01-15T14:38:43Z")
[Kind Hearts and Coronets](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041546/combined). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unstoppable-revenge-films/566944.md?page=4)