[Music]
Rick have you ever heard the expression
the customer is always right sometimes
you got to go above the law to get
justice Tao and Su are never gonna find
peace in this world as long as that
gang’s around welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten
vigilante justice movies do you remember
this for this list we’ll be taking a
look at films featuring protagonists
that are not members of law enforcement
who take things into their own hands to
make sure justice is served people
should not be afraid of their
governments government should be afraid
of their people that means we’ll be
focusing on vigilantes who are normal
people so we’ll be excluding superheroes
and other costumed crime fighters
sometimes truth isn’t good enough
so those people deserve for
sometimes people deserve to have their
faith rewarded number 10 prisoners pray
for the best prepare for the worst
containing powerful performances from
Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal this
film highlights the length to which
parents will go in order to save the
lives of their children he’s not a
person anymore
he stopped being a person when he took
our daughters when a pair of young girls
goes missing during Thanksgiving and the
only suspect is released one of the
fathers decides to take matters into his
own hands by kidnapping said suspect and
performing his own investigation Oh Lucy
I’m gonna get you out of here okay just
tell me where the vases as the detective
assigned to the case struggles to come
up with useful leads the ethical
dilemmas of vigilantism and the urgent
desire to find their children leave the
parents down an increasingly dark path
to the truth someone has to make him
talk someone number nine falling down
I’m the bad guy yeah
have that happen in this Joel Schumacher
directed tale of a man who reaches his
breaking point Michael Douglas portrayed
a laid-off defense engineer who snaps
one morning while stuck in LA traffic
Hey what do you think you’re going home
a profound social commentary about the
erosion of the American dream this film
follows Williams defense posture as he
rampages through Los Angeles in an
attempt to attend his daughter’s
birthday party
it’s Adele’s birthday yes I know it’s
her birthday what do you want I’m coming
home unleashing his pent-up frustration
on convenience store clerks gang members
fast-food workers and golfers Douglass’s
character lashes out at the injustice
that surrounds him in a convincing
portrayal of an everyman who simply
can’t take it anymore
now you’re gonna die we’re in that
stupid little hat
how does it feel number eight the
equalizer when you pray for a rain you
got to deal with the mud – based on the
1980s TV series of the same name this
action-packed big-screen adaptation
stars Denzel Washington as Robert McCall
a former CIA operative who now works at
a hardware store gotta be who you are in
this world right no matter what when he
befriends a young prostitute that
becomes the victim of the Russian mob
Robert decides to come out of retirement
to unleash his own brand of justice on
the gangsters
using guns his bare hands and plenty of
borrowed tools from his day job
Washington’s protagonist is as charming
as he is deadly as he sets out to
dismantle the Russian mafia and their
criminal enterprises number seven drive
I don’t sit in while you’re running it
down I’ll carry a gun I Drive described
by director Nicolas finding refa as his
attempts to create a fairytale set in
Los Angeles
his neo-noir crime film brings together
Ryan Gosling Bryan Cranston and Ron
Perlman for a stunning entry into the
vigilante genre anything happens in that
five minutes and I’m yours
no matter what anything admitted either
side of that and you’re on your own when
a part-time getaway driver befriends his
new neighbor and her young son he gets
involved in her husband’s debt to some
gangsters this opens up a Pandora’s box
of danger for him and those he cares
about
combining Harthouse visuals with
gruesome violence drive showcases how
far one man will go to protect the
people closest to him and the price he
must pay to help them survive unscathed
shave mouth I’ll kick your teeth down
your throat and I’ll shut it for you
number six Gran Torino I blow a hole in
your face and then I go in the house and
I sleep like a baby you can count on
that a thought-provoking story about
overcoming prejudice this Clint Eastwood
directed drama follows the director as
he takes on the role of Walt Kowalski a
widowed Korean War veteran who is not
thrilled about his new Hmong neighbors
moving in next door who are you hi
ladies hi I live next door I might get
the shit out of your mouth I don’t you
want after protecting one of them from a
local gangs harassment Walt begins to
reconsider his views and comes to accept
and protect them even becoming a father
figure to his prized 1972 grant Reno’s
would-be thief I’m proud to say that
you’re my friend but you got your whole
life ahead of you
but maybe I finished things despite
being 78 years old at the time
Clint Eastwood still delivers an
intimidating performance as the
ill-tempered Walt using his trusty m1
garand rifle to defend his community
from the criminals who terrorized it
thank you
get off my lawn number five the boondock
saints littering and mixing organized
crime elements with a Catholic
commitment to fighting evil this
action-packed crime flick starring
Norman Reedus Sean Patrick Flanery and
Willem Dafoe brings the vigilante
justice in spades each day we wish
favored blood kin it rains down from the
sky
inspired by director twenties personal
experience of seeing a drug dealer rob a
deceased neighbor this film wrestles
with the dual nature of justice and
vengeance
after killing Russian mobsters in
self-defense the brothers McManus
experienced an epiphany and agreed to
become vigilantes in the service of God
taking the fight directly to the
criminal underworld in their hometown of
Boston the fraternal twins set out on a
mission to dish out some divine
retribution to the Russian mob sort of
like 7-eleven we’re not always doing
business or always all mmm that is
nicely puss
number four taken I don’t know who you
are I don’t know what you want if you
are looking for a ransom I can tell you
I don’t have money but what I do have
are a very particular set of skills when
the daughter of former CIA agent Brian
Mills is kidnapped while traveling
through Europe her sex trafficking
captors soon realize who they are
dealing with a veritable nightmare you
need to give me what I need or this
witch will stay on until they turn the
power off for like a payment on the bill
directed by Pierre Morel and starring
Liam Neeson this action thriller at
first entry in the taken trilogy delves
into the classic story of a parent going
to extreme lengths to protect his or her
child we’ve sold my daughter you sold
her huh doh
with only 96 hours to rescue his
daughter Bryan Mills opts to take
matters into his own hands and both find
her and the people who took her himself
and it is the latter who end up on the
receiving end of his paternal thirst for
vengeance I will look for you I will
find you and I will kill you
number three death wish nothing to do
the cut to render what else arguably the
career highlight of Charles Bronson this
1974 film about an architect turned
vigilante in many ways laid the
foundation for the modern vigilante
flick last night was another double
killing which appears to be the work of
the person New York news media have
dubbed the vigil at Logan after his wife
and daughter are brutally attacked by
street thugs Paul Kersey takes a cue
from the Old West and decides to release
his rage by killing muggers at night on
the streets in New York using himself as
bait
Paul earns the nickname the vigilante
and sparked social and political tension
through his lethal methods of
crime-fighting this is your gun mr.
Kersey
we try to give you a chance to get rid
of it you wouldn’t take a dark character
study about a former conscientious
objector who is consumed by a desire for
justice death wish illustrates the
devastating effects of losing a loved
one and the imperfections of the justice
system any chance of catching these men
there’s chance Shaw just a chance number
2 Dirty Harry you’ve got to ask yourself
one question do I feel lucky
well do you punk although Harry Callahan
is a cop by trade what makes him one of
the most memorable on-screen vigilantes
is his willingness to go above and
beyond the call of duty when it comes to
dealing with the bad guys now you know
why they call me dirty Harry
every dirty job it comes along in this
1971 classic that spawned the Dirty
Harry franchise the tough as nails San
Francisco homicide inspector goes up
against a psychotic serial killer known
simply as Scorpio I’m going to let her
die I just wanted you to know that a
film that investigates the balancing act
between the rights of victims and
perpetrators Dirty Harry set the
standard for the rogue cop films that
would follow and introduce the 44 magnum
brand of justice to moviegoers
last-minute you always want to grab on
to something take somebody with you go
Tommy brother before we unveil our top
pick here a few honorable mentions see I
know what it feels like to be helpless
just like when I watched juice on my
family you and me are going on a Carl
idea
they’re gonna miss me
[Music]
rhaggy shut down lately a decent capital
of forgiveness is between them and God
it’s my job to arrange the meeting who
the hell are you I am every little girl
you ever watched touched hurt screwed
killed I should have walked out of that
train I could have just shown them the
gun
they wouldn’t have hurt me
why don’t my hands shake why doesn’t
somebody stop me number one
taxi driver in talking to me directed by
Martin Scorsese this gritty
psychological thriller follows Travis
Bickle an insomniac Vietnam War veteran
who spends his nights driving a taxi and
musing about the moral decay of the Big
Apple
loneliness is following my whole life
and we wear bars and cars sidewalks
stores everywhere there’s no escape
Longman played to perfection by Robert
DeNiro in one of his most iconic roles
Travis’s desire to clear up New York of
its vices leads him to meet iris an
underage prostitute whom he decides to
rescue from life on the street Cassie
again that’s not hard to do assembling a
small Arsenal and assuming a
militaristic persona
Travis wages a one-man crusade against
Iris’s pimp and anyone else who stands
in his way did you say I’ll see you
later copper
man unnerving and grim in its tone taxi
driver offers a glimpse at the mindset
of one of cinema’s most unhinged
bitch’ll auntie’s got some bad ideas in
my head I just do you agree with our
list what’s your favorite vigilante
justice movie for more entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
give me the risk in Bray
[Music]
Rick have you ever heard the expression
the customer is always right sometimes
you got to go above the law to get
justice Tao and Su are never gonna find
peace in this world as long as that
gang’s around welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten
vigilante justice movies do you remember
this for this list we’ll be taking a
look at films featuring protagonists
that are not members of law enforcement
who take things into their own hands to
make sure justice is served people
should not be afraid of their
governments government should be afraid
of their people that means we’ll be
focusing on vigilantes who are normal
people so we’ll be excluding superheroes
and other costumed crime fighters
sometimes truth isn’t good enough
so those people deserve for
sometimes people deserve to have their
faith rewarded number 10 prisoners pray
for the best prepare for the worst
containing powerful performances from
Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal this
film highlights the length to which
parents will go in order to save the
lives of their children he’s not a
person anymore
he stopped being a person when he took
our daughters when a pair of young girls
goes missing during Thanksgiving and the
only suspect is released one of the
fathers decides to take matters into his
own hands by kidnapping said suspect and
performing his own investigation Oh Lucy
I’m gonna get you out of here okay just
tell me where the vases as the detective
assigned to the case struggles to come
up with useful leads the ethical
dilemmas of vigilantism and the urgent
desire to find their children leave the
parents down an increasingly dark path
to the truth someone has to make him
talk someone number nine falling down
I’m the bad guy yeah
have that happen in this Joel Schumacher
directed tale of a man who reaches his
breaking point Michael Douglas portrayed
a laid-off defense engineer who snaps
one morning while stuck in LA traffic
Hey what do you think you’re going home
a profound social commentary about the
erosion of the American dream this film
follows Williams defense posture as he
rampages through Los Angeles in an
attempt to attend his daughter’s
birthday party
it’s Adele’s birthday yes I know it’s
her birthday what do you want I’m coming
home unleashing his pent-up frustration
on convenience store clerks gang members
fast-food workers and golfers Douglass’s
character lashes out at the injustice
that surrounds him in a convincing
portrayal of an everyman who simply
can’t take it anymore
now you’re gonna die we’re in that
stupid little hat
how does it feel number eight the
equalizer when you pray for a rain you
got to deal with the mud – based on the
1980s TV series of the same name this
action-packed big-screen adaptation
stars Denzel Washington as Robert McCall
a former CIA operative who now works at
a hardware store gotta be who you are in
this world right no matter what when he
befriends a young prostitute that
becomes the victim of the Russian mob
Robert decides to come out of retirement
to unleash his own brand of justice on
the gangsters
using guns his bare hands and plenty of
borrowed tools from his day job
Washington’s protagonist is as charming
as he is deadly as he sets out to
dismantle the Russian mafia and their
criminal enterprises number seven drive
I don’t sit in while you’re running it
down I’ll carry a gun I Drive described
by director Nicolas finding refa as his
attempts to create a fairytale set in
Los Angeles
his neo-noir crime film brings together
Ryan Gosling Bryan Cranston and Ron
Perlman for a stunning entry into the
vigilante genre anything happens in that
five minutes and I’m yours
no matter what anything admitted either
side of that and you’re on your own when
a part-time getaway driver befriends his
new neighbor and her young son he gets
involved in her husband’s debt to some
gangsters this opens up a Pandora’s box
of danger for him and those he cares
about
combining Harthouse visuals with
gruesome violence drive showcases how
far one man will go to protect the
people closest to him and the price he
must pay to help them survive unscathed
shave mouth I’ll kick your teeth down
your throat and I’ll shut it for you
number six Gran Torino I blow a hole in
your face and then I go in the house and
I sleep like a baby you can count on
that a thought-provoking story about
overcoming prejudice this Clint Eastwood
directed drama follows the director as
he takes on the role of Walt Kowalski a
widowed Korean War veteran who is not
thrilled about his new Hmong neighbors
moving in next door who are you hi
ladies hi I live next door I might get
the shit out of your mouth I don’t you
want after protecting one of them from a
local gangs harassment Walt begins to
reconsider his views and comes to accept
and protect them even becoming a father
figure to his prized 1972 grant Reno’s
would-be thief I’m proud to say that
you’re my friend but you got your whole
life ahead of you
but maybe I finished things despite
being 78 years old at the time
Clint Eastwood still delivers an
intimidating performance as the
ill-tempered Walt using his trusty m1
garand rifle to defend his community
from the criminals who terrorized it
thank you
get off my lawn number five the boondock
saints littering and mixing organized
crime elements with a Catholic
commitment to fighting evil this
action-packed crime flick starring
Norman Reedus Sean Patrick Flanery and
Willem Dafoe brings the vigilante
justice in spades each day we wish
favored blood kin it rains down from the
sky
inspired by director twenties personal
experience of seeing a drug dealer rob a
deceased neighbor this film wrestles
with the dual nature of justice and
vengeance
after killing Russian mobsters in
self-defense the brothers McManus
experienced an epiphany and agreed to
become vigilantes in the service of God
taking the fight directly to the
criminal underworld in their hometown of
Boston the fraternal twins set out on a
mission to dish out some divine
retribution to the Russian mob sort of
like 7-eleven we’re not always doing
business or always all mmm that is
nicely puss
number four taken I don’t know who you
are I don’t know what you want if you
are looking for a ransom I can tell you
I don’t have money but what I do have
are a very particular set of skills when
the daughter of former CIA agent Brian
Mills is kidnapped while traveling
through Europe her sex trafficking
captors soon realize who they are
dealing with a veritable nightmare you
need to give me what I need or this
witch will stay on until they turn the
power off for like a payment on the bill
directed by Pierre Morel and starring
Liam Neeson this action thriller at
first entry in the taken trilogy delves
into the classic story of a parent going
to extreme lengths to protect his or her
child we’ve sold my daughter you sold
her huh doh
with only 96 hours to rescue his
daughter Bryan Mills opts to take
matters into his own hands and both find
her and the people who took her himself
and it is the latter who end up on the
receiving end of his paternal thirst for
vengeance I will look for you I will
find you and I will kill you
number three death wish nothing to do
the cut to render what else arguably the
career highlight of Charles Bronson this
1974 film about an architect turned
vigilante in many ways laid the
foundation for the modern vigilante
flick last night was another double
killing which appears to be the work of
the person New York news media have
dubbed the vigil at Logan after his wife
and daughter are brutally attacked by
street thugs Paul Kersey takes a cue
from the Old West and decides to release
his rage by killing muggers at night on
the streets in New York using himself as
bait
Paul earns the nickname the vigilante
and sparked social and political tension
through his lethal methods of
crime-fighting this is your gun mr.
Kersey
we try to give you a chance to get rid
of it you wouldn’t take a dark character
study about a former conscientious
objector who is consumed by a desire for
justice death wish illustrates the
devastating effects of losing a loved
one and the imperfections of the justice
system any chance of catching these men
there’s chance Shaw just a chance number
2 Dirty Harry you’ve got to ask yourself
one question do I feel lucky
well do you punk although Harry Callahan
is a cop by trade what makes him one of
the most memorable on-screen vigilantes
is his willingness to go above and
beyond the call of duty when it comes to
dealing with the bad guys now you know
why they call me dirty Harry
every dirty job it comes along in this
1971 classic that spawned the Dirty
Harry franchise the tough as nails San
Francisco homicide inspector goes up
against a psychotic serial killer known
simply as Scorpio I’m going to let her
die I just wanted you to know that a
film that investigates the balancing act
between the rights of victims and
perpetrators Dirty Harry set the
standard for the rogue cop films that
would follow and introduce the 44 magnum
brand of justice to moviegoers
last-minute you always want to grab on
to something take somebody with you go
Tommy brother before we unveil our top
pick here a few honorable mentions see I
know what it feels like to be helpless
just like when I watched juice on my
family you and me are going on a Carl
idea
they’re gonna miss me
[Music]
rhaggy shut down lately a decent capital
of forgiveness is between them and God
it’s my job to arrange the meeting who
the hell are you I am every little girl
you ever watched touched hurt screwed
killed I should have walked out of that
train I could have just shown them the
gun
they wouldn’t have hurt me
why don’t my hands shake why doesn’t
somebody stop me number one
taxi driver in talking to me directed by
Martin Scorsese this gritty
psychological thriller follows Travis
Bickle an insomniac Vietnam War veteran
who spends his nights driving a taxi and
musing about the moral decay of the Big
Apple
loneliness is following my whole life
and we wear bars and cars sidewalks
stores everywhere there’s no escape
Longman played to perfection by Robert
DeNiro in one of his most iconic roles
Travis’s desire to clear up New York of
its vices leads him to meet iris an
underage prostitute whom he decides to
rescue from life on the street Cassie
again that’s not hard to do assembling a
small Arsenal and assuming a
militaristic persona
Travis wages a one-man crusade against
Iris’s pimp and anyone else who stands
in his way did you say I’ll see you
later copper
man unnerving and grim in its tone taxi
driver offers a glimpse at the mindset
of one of cinema’s most unhinged
bitch’ll auntie’s got some bad ideas in
my head I just do you agree with our
list what’s your favorite vigilante
justice movie for more entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
give me the risk in Bray
[Music]
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