Top Ten Revenge Movies
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Top Ten Revenge Movies

Forgive and forget? It might sound good on paper, but in the movies it's pretty boring. How would you rank these revenge flicks?

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1 The Godfather
Revenge is par for the course in mob films, but it’s especially bloody and memorable in the hands of Al Pacino. 673 1359
2 Gladiator
Russell Crowe is hell-bent on slaying the emperor to avenge his murdered family. There's no better site for revenge than the Colosseum. 587 1367
3 Death Wish
An architect (Charles Bronson) transforms into a New York City vigilante after his wife is killed and his daughter raped by muggers. 422 1178
4 Inglourious Basterds
Brad Pitt orders his team of Jewish soldiers to deliver Nazi scalps -- with good reason -- in Tarantino’s WWII revenge fantasy. 316 1286
5 Kill Bill Vol. 1
When Bill guns down her fiance and friends, Beatrix Kiddo (Uma Thurman) assassinates his crew of henchmen one by one. 314 1324
6 Carrie
Bullies push Carrie (Sissy Spacek) too far at the high-school prom, so she telepathically locks the gym and sets it on fire. 255 1165
7 Cape Fear
Martin Scorsese cast Robert De Niro as an ex-convict who sets out to terrorize the district attorney who put him away. 229 1067
8 Munich
Eric Bana stars in this film based on a true story about Israel’s secret revenge mission following the massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes. -28 1002
9 Sweeney Todd
When the titular barber (Johnny Depp) sets up shop, his sole goal is to slit the throat of the judge who ruined his life. -169 1073
10 Straw Dogs
As a mathematician who defends his wife from her rapist, Dustin Hoffman turns in a rare terrifying and violent performance. -191 925