10 Greatest Revenge Films of All-Time

One of the most overlooked genre of films is the revenge film. Over the course of film history a top 10 list of revenge films would be on par with any genre. However, recently the revenge film genre has cranked out mediocre films like "Taken" and "Faster". For those looking for a great revenge film check out these ten films.

10) "Carrie"
Hell has no fury like a woman scorned, especially when that scorned woman is a little nutso and possesses psionic powers. Many of us know what it was like to be Carrie and wished we could get revenge on those that made fun of us. We probably never had falling rafters and burning gyms in mind but those are small details.

9) "Friday the 13th"
Revenge films usually come from the perspective of the hero as they try and get revenge on some evil person that did them wrong. "Friday the 13th" was different in that it is the villain trying to get revenge. Can you really blame Mrs. Voorhies for being upset that her boy drowned in a lake? I mean she probably didn't need to kill all those people, but again, small details.

8) "The Count of Monte Cristo"
"The Count of Monte Cristo" is one of the best novels of all-time so you'd expect the film adaptation to fail to live up to the name. The 2002 film starring Jim Cavaziel and Guy Pearce was a lot of fun though and the tale of revenge was the strength of the movie.

7) "Braveheart"
At first I had forgotten that "Braveheart" was a revenge film. I remember "Braveheart" for great action, a good performance by Mel Gibson, blue paint and an army of bare bottoms. Then I remembered it all started with William Wallace saving his wife from being raped.

6) "Gladiator"
"Gladiator" is the 2000 hit that teamed Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe for this Oscar winning film. Crowe plays a general that is betrayed and reduced to slavery. He then works his way through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to get revenge on the man that wronged him. That seems like a lot of work. Couldn't he just write him an angry letter or something?

5) "Get Carter"
The original "Get Carter" was a 1971 British crime film starring Michael Caine. Ciane plays a gangster by the name of Jack Carter who decides to avenge the death of his brother. Carter then goes on a spree of brutal killings as part of his revenge. In 1999 the British Film Institute named "Get Carter" as the 16th best British film of all time. One year later Total Film magazine ranked "Get Carter" as the best British film of all-time.

4) "Kill Bill Volume 2"
The first volume of Quentin Tarantino's two-part story had plenty of killing and great music but the second volume is when we get down to the nitty gritty. The Bride, played by Uma Thurman, is tracking down Bill and his cohorts after they attacked her and shot her in the head on her wedding day. The second film is when The Bride finally comes face to face with Bill.

3) "Memento"
Guy Pearce appears on the list for the second time but this time is the revenge seeker and not the target of revenge. In this Christopher Nolan film Pearce portrays Leonard Shelby, a man with anterograde amnesia. This form of amnesia will not allow him to store new memories, which makes the task of finding the man that raped and murdered his wife more difficult. Shelby must find a way to record all his clues so that he is able to solve the crime and take revenge.

2) "Oldboy"
This South Korean film is the second film in a series of films called the revenge trilogy. Take a wild guess what it's about. Yes, revenge. "Oldboy" is about a man named Oh Dae-Su, who is abducted and locked in a hotel room where he is stuck for 15 years without ever being able to contact the outside world or without knowing who his captor is. One day Oh Dae-Su is released without an explanation and he decides to track down the person that captured him and get revenge.

1) "Death Wish"
When the police are unable to find the men that raped Paul Kersey's daughter and killed his wife, Kersey decides to take matters into his own hands. Kersey, played by Charles Bronson, begins killing any street criminals he comes across. At first Kersey does not like what has become of him but eventually it consumes him and he enjoys tracking down criminals and killing them.