Movies Like Act of Vengeance
If you liked Act of Vengeance (1974), a crime and drama movie directed by Bob Kelljan, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Savaged (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and horrorAfter thugs brutalize a deaf-mute woman, the spirit of an Apache warrior takes over her lifeless body and sets out on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.
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Vice Squad (1982)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaAn unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.
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The Last House on the Left (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and horrorWhen athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no…
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I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and crimeBroke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping…
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Frenzy (1972)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and horrorLondon is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the…
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I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and horrorA beautiful woman from the city, Jennifer Hills, rents an isolated cabin in the country to write her latest novel. Soon, a group of local lowlifes subject her to a nightmare of degradation, rape, and violence.
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Hounds of Love (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and dramaWhen Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple, she soon observes the dynamic between her captors and quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.
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Strange Darling (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and horrorNothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
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Bully (2001)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and dramaA group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.
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Death Wish II (1982)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaPaul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.
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Day of the Woman (1978)
★ 6/10Also horror and dramaA young, beautiful career woman rents a backwoods cabin to write her first novel. Attacked by a group of local lowlifes and left for dead, she devises a horrific plan to inflict revenge.
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The New Kids (1985)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and crimeA brother and his young sister come to a small town to find out a local gang terrorizes the population.
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The Devil's Rejects (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and horrorThe murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
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Chopper (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and dramaThe true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.
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The Born Losers (1967)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and dramaA biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers…
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Frank and Penelope (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also horror and crimeA tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…
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God Is a Bullet (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and horrorVice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the…
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Snowtown (2011)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaBased on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
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The Woman (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and horrorA lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
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Saw V (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and crimeFollowing Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome…