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

Most watched actors

Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe (5)
John Wick (2014)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
The Northman (2022)
Out of the Furnace (2013)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington (5)
Man on Fire (2004)
The Equalizer (2014)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
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)
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves (4)
John Wick (2014)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
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)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
Prisoners (2013)
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef (3)
Ride Lonesome (1959)
God's Gun (1976)
Death Rides a Horse (1967)
Dennis Keiffer
Dennis Keiffer (3)
John Wick (2014)
The Equalizer (2014)
Death Sentence (2007)
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson (3)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Out of the Furnace (2013)
Kate (2021)
Brian Cox
Brian Cox (3)
Red (2008)
Rob Roy (1995)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)