Week 6

Revenge, Payback or Vengeance

This week, we've got a movie challenge that's sure to get your adrenaline pumping and your revenge fantasies running wild. Our CineChum, DaveRackliff, has suggested a theme that'll leave you on the edge of your seat – it's Revenge Week! So, grab your popcorn, dim the lights, and prepare for a rollercoaster of emotions as we explore the cinematic world of payback and vengeance.

For those with a taste for the extreme and the psychologically disturbing, consider diving into Park Chan-wook’s Vengeance Trilolgy. "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance", "Old Boy" and "Lady Vengeance" are 3 unconnected movies by director Park Chan-wook, with each film dealing with the themes of revenge, ethics, violence and salvation.

Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" series about a bride seeking revenge after being left for dead, Tony Scott’s "Man on Fire" about a bodyguard seeking revenge after they kidnapped his charge a 9 year old girl, and "Taken" starring Liam Neeson as a former green beret and cia operative tracking down his daughter after she’s kidnapped are just a couple of highly rated action based revenge movies for you action fans out there.

For those of you looking for a tamer revenge experience consider "The Count of Monte Cristo," a swashbuckling adventure of betrayal and vengeance, based on Alexandre Dumas' novel. Rob Reiner's "The Princess Bride" is a classic comedic fairy tale adventure following Westley's quest for true love but also featuring Inigo Montoya’s quest for revenge over the murder of his father. Finally "The Big Heat" directed by Fritz Lang is a film noir featuring Glenn Ford as a police detective seeking revenge for the death of his wife.

So, whether you're into intense action, psychological thrillers, or classic tales of revenge, there's a movie for everyone this Revenge Week. Hopefully you’ve got one on your watchlist, and this challenge doesn’t just add more to it!

Challenge Stats

Completed the Challenge
70
Total Movies Watched
128
Different Movies Watched
92
Hours Watched
244
Oldboy
5
Oldboy (2003)
Man on Fire
4
Man on Fire (2004)
John Wick
4
John Wick (2014)
John Wick: Chapter 4
3
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
Let's Do Revenge
3
Let's Do Revenge (2022)
The Beekeeper
3
The Beekeeper (2024)
Dead Man's Shoes
3
Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
3
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
The Count of Monte Cristo
3
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
Colombiana
2
Colombiana (2011)
Red
2
Red (2008)
Taken
2
Taken (2008)
Barking Dogs Never Bite
2
Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
John Wick: Chapter 2
2
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Payback
2
Payback (1999)
In a Valley of Violence
2
In a Valley of Violence (2016)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
Ms .45
2
Ms .45 (1981)
Mandy
2
Mandy (2018)
The Equalizer
2
The Equalizer (2014)
The Princess Bride
2
The Princess Bride (1987)
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
2
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
In the Fade
1
In the Fade (2017)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Carrie
1
Carrie (1976)
Peppermint
1
Peppermint (2018)
The Nightingale
1
The Nightingale (2018)
The Marvels
1
The Marvels (2023)
Cape Fear
1
Cape Fear (1962)
Get Carter
1
Get Carter (1971)
Revenge
1
Revenge (2018)
Ransom
1
Ransom (1996)
Rolling Thunder
1
Rolling Thunder (1977)
Elle
1
Elle (2016)
Phoenix
1
Phoenix (2014)
Mutiny on the Bounty
1
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Ride Lonesome
1
Ride Lonesome (1959)
Nobody
1
Nobody (2021)
Out of the Furnace
1
Out of the Furnace (2013)
Black Angel
1
Black Angel (1998)
Death Sentence
1
Death Sentence (2007)
Rob Roy
1
Rob Roy (1995)
This Man Can't Die
1
This Man Can't Die (1968)
Audition
1
Audition (1999)
La Ceremonie
1
La Ceremonie (1995)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Gunfight at Red Sands
1
Gunfight at Red Sands (1963)
The Equalizer 2
1
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
1
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
A Time to Kill
1
A Time to Kill (1996)
Lady Snowblood
1
Lady Snowblood (1973)
Desperado
1
Desperado (1995)
Edge of Darkness
1
Edge of Darkness (2010)
The Other Woman
1
The Other Woman (2014)
Rocky IV
1
Rocky IV (1985)
How to Have Sex
1
How to Have Sex (2023)
Assault on Precinct 13
1
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Law Abiding Citizen
1
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Oldboy
1
Oldboy (2013)
Promising Young Woman
1
Promising Young Woman (2020)
She-Devil
1
She-Devil (1989)
Apache Blood
1
Apache Blood (1975)
God's Gun
1
God's Gun (1976)
The Tragedy of Macbeth
1
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Fist of Fury
1
Fist of Fury (1972)
Pig
1
Pig (2021)
Women Talking
1
Women Talking (2022)
The Crow
1
The Crow (1994)
Heathers
1
Heathers (1989)
Revanche
1
Revanche (2008)
Gangs of New York
1
Gangs of New York (2002)
The Northman
1
The Northman (2022)
The Count of Monte Cristo
1
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
The Punisher
1
The Punisher (2004)
The Yearling
1
The Yearling (1946)
The Mother
1
The Mother (2023)
Gladiator
1
Gladiator (2000)
The Punisher
1
The Punisher (1989)
V for Vendetta
1
V for Vendetta (2006)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
1
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
NYAD
1
NYAD (2023)
Martyrs
1
Martyrs (2008)
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1
The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
In the Bedroom
1
In the Bedroom (2001)
Kate
1
Kate (2021)
The Equalizer 3
1
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
Death Rides a Horse
1
Death Rides a Horse (1967)
Prisoners
1
Prisoners (2013)
The Revenant
1
The Revenant (2015)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
1
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Stoker
1
Stoker (2013)

Most watched actors

Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe (5)
John Wick (2014)
The Northman (2022)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Out of the Furnace (2013)
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (5)
Man on Fire (2004)
The Equalizer (2014)
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick (5)
John Wick (2014)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Oldboy (2013)
Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo (4)
The Equalizer (2014)
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
Prisoners (2013)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
Ian McShane
Ian McShane (4)
John Wick (2014)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves (4)
John Wick (2014)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Oh Kwang-rok
Oh Kwang-rok (3)
Oldboy (2003)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
Alex Ziwak
Alex Ziwak (3)
John Wick (2014)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
The Equalizer (2014)
Brian Cox
Brian Cox (3)
Red (2008)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Rob Roy (1995)
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef (3)
God's Gun (1976)
Death Rides a Horse (1967)
Ride Lonesome (1959)