Week 6

Watch a movie about 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!

Suggestions

These movies are mentioned in the video as potential suggestions for the challenge.

Challenge Stats

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

Most watched actors

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)
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (5)
Man on Fire (2004)
The Equalizer (2014)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe (5)
John Wick (2014)
Out of the Furnace (2013)
The Northman (2022)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Ian McShane
Ian McShane (4)
John Wick (2014)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo (4)
The Equalizer (2014)
Prisoners (2013)
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves (4)
John Wick (2014)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef (3)
Death Rides a Horse (1967)
God's Gun (1976)
Ride Lonesome (1959)
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson (3)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Oldboy (2013)
The Marvels (2023)
Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand (3)
Women Talking (2022)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
David Patrick Kelly
David Patrick Kelly (3)
John Wick (2014)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
The Crow (1994)