The murderous Bride is back and she is still continuing her vengeance quest against her ex-boss, Bill, and taking aim at Bill's younger brother Budd and Elle Driver, the only survivors from the squad of assassins who betrayed her four years earlier. It's all leading up to the ultimate confrontation …with Bill, the Bride's former master and the man who ordered her execution! (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, regret, forgiveness, philosophy, justice, blindness, dying, guilt, redemption, brutality, betrayal, money, revenge, love |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | brothel, campfire, mexico, desert, cemetery, restaurant, bar |
Characters: | pimp, hitman, warrior, priest, teacher, prostitute, children |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | bride, assassination, samurai sword, katana sword, warrior woman, shaolin temple, mentor protege relationship, pregnant bride, tragic heroine, dark heroine, poison dart, action heroine, poetic justice, digging a grave, snake charmer, snake bite, woman wearing an eyepatch, one woman army, female assassin, female warrior, sword duel, assassin, hand to hand combat, sword fight, pregnancy test, teacher student relationship, death by snakebite, reference to annie oakley, barstow california, hattori hanzo, gasping for air, black mamba, shot back to back, wedding rehearsal, intentional goof, wedding chapel, mother child reunion, wedding singer, death of pet, roll call, holding head underwater, perth australia, master apprentice relationship, el paso texas, hitlist, swordsmanship, sheath, head in toilet, straight edge razor, costumer, duology, eye ripped out, magpie, reference to spiderman, truth serum, spit in face, blinded, female murderer, glass of water, helplessness, girl fight, toilet bowl, buddhist temple, wuxia fiction, code name, cantonese, shot in the knee, venom, wink, renegade, death of title character, moral ambiguity, pretending to be dead, headstone, organist, shaolin, tragic love, chopsticks, tragic villain, cobra, hitwoman, rice, super hero, mace, reference to batman, shot through a door, reference to superman, neo western, retribution, righteous rage, bloodshed, bouncer, treachery, female hero, respect, rhyme in title, kindness, eyeball, poisoning, goldfish, trailer home, returning character killed off, imperative in title, stuffed animal, flute, buried alive, cartoon on tv, homage, paralysis, kendo, katana, surprise after end credits, tragic hero, eye patch, wedding dress, eye gouging, mentor, hit in the crotch, uncle niece relationship, suffering, presumed dead, promise, retirement, samurai, monk, honor, martial arts master, heroine, head butt, loyalty, syringe, hate, vigilante, split screen, martial artist, employer employee relationship, injection, tough girl, poison, breaking the fourth wall, grave, flash forward, strip club, racial slur, training, pain, femme fatale, graveyard, execution, disarming someone, coffin, no opening credits, anti hero, nonlinear timeline, snake, internet, cocaine, woman, massacre, flashlight, kung fu, stripper, combat, classroom, bathroom, cafe, dead body, second part, tears, rifle, showdown, shooting, brawl, sword, watching tv, shotgun, blonde, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, female protagonist, corpse, pregnancy, cell phone, crying, voice over narration, fire, brother brother relationship, pistol, surprise ending, cult film, martial arts, title spoken by character, cigarette smoking, death, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, mother son relationship, father son relationship, character name in title, f rated, blood, murder, flashback, violence, fight, gun, sequel |
The lead character, called 'The Bride,' was a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, led by her lover 'Bill.' Upon realizing she was pregnant with Bill's child, 'The Bride' decided to escape her life as a killer. She fled to Texas, met a young man, who, on the day of their wedding rehearsal… was gunned down by an angry and jealous Bill (with the assistance of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad). Four years later, 'The Bride' wakes from a coma, and discovers her baby is gone. She, then, decides to seek revenge upon the five people who destroyed her life and killed her baby. The saga of Kill Bill Volume I begins. (Read More)
Themes: | forgiveness, vengeance, brutality, betrayal, revenge, love |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | desert |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | bride, assassination, samurai sword, katana sword, hattori hanzo, pregnant bride, tragic heroine, dark heroine, action heroine, poetic justice, one woman army, female assassin, female warrior, sword duel, woman, assassin, hand to hand combat, sword fight, sword, wedding rehearsal, el paso texas, code name, moral ambiguity, tragic villain, retribution, respect, female hero, rhyme in title, imperative in title, tragic hero, eye patch, eye gouging, mentor, presumed dead, promise, samurai, honor, martial arts master, heroine, hate, vigilante, split screen, martial artist, tough girl, pain, femme fatale, disarming someone, anti hero, nonlinear timeline, snake, massacre, kung fu, combat, showdown, shooting, brawl, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, female protagonist, corpse, pregnancy, cell phone, voice over narration, fire, pistol, surprise ending, cult film, martial arts, mother daughter relationship, character name in title, f rated, gun, death, blood, murder, fight, flashback, violence |
After his partner Tom Lone and family are killed apparently by the infamous and elusive assassin Rogue, FBI agent John Crawford becomes obsessed with revenge as his world unravels into a vortex of guilt and betrayal. Rogue eventually resurfaces to settle a score of his own, setting off a bloody crim…e war between Asian mob rivals Chang of the Triad's and Yakuza boss Shiro. When Jack and Rogue finally come face to face, the ultimate truth of their pasts will be revealed. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, guilt, brutality, betrayal, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | hitman, warrior, prostitute |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | katana sword, female assassin, sword duel, hand to hand combat, sword fight, sheath, tragic villain, kendo, presumed dead, disarming someone, assassination, massacre, assassin, kung fu, stripper, combat, showdown, brawl, shotgun, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, fire, surprise ending, martial arts, title spoken by character, father daughter relationship, blood, fight, violence, death |
Themes: | regret, guilt, redemption, betrayal, revenge, love |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | action heroine, one woman army, female warrior, hand to hand combat, sword fight, tragic love, presumed dead, head butt, tough girl, flash forward, training, femme fatale, execution, disarming someone, no opening credits, anti hero, snake, massacre, combat, second part, showdown, brawl, sword, shot in the chest, black comedy, fistfight, corpse, voice over narration, surprise ending, martial arts, character name in title, flashback, sequel, violence, death, blood, murder, fight |
The five highly trained Bennett sisters in Georgian England must try to protect themselves from the growing zombie threat, find suitable husbands for themselves, battle marriage proposals and unlikely suitors, and save the country before it's too late.
Themes: | redemption, brutality, betrayal, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | warrior, priest |
Story: | action heroine, female warrior, sword duel, hand to hand combat, sword fight, shaolin, tragic hero, eye patch, hit in the crotch, martial arts master, tough girl, training, disarming someone, anti hero, massacre, kung fu, combat, rifle, showdown, brawl, sword, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, female protagonist, corpse, voice over narration, fire, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, violence, fight, murder, blood, flashback, gun, death |
Two petty if violent criminals kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster the pair's demand for money sees several henchmen and assorted other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. Bullets rather than talking are always going to settle this one. Thi…s is why The Way Of The Gun (2000) is one of the best movies like Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, betrayal, money, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | brothel, mexico, desert, bar |
Characters: | pimp, prostitute |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | poetic justice, shot through a door, neo western, head butt, injection, disarming someone, anti hero, massacre, tears, rifle, showdown, brawl, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, corpse, pregnancy, cell phone, crying, voice over narration, pistol, surprise ending, cult film, cigarette smoking, father son relationship, gun, blood, death, fight, murder, violence |
The second "Highlander" movie, again with Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery. It's the year 2024 and all the ozone above Earth has gone. To protect people from dying, MacLeod helped in the construction of a giant "shield", several years ago. But, since there isn't left anyone Immortal after MacLeo…d's victory in the previous film, he has stopped being an Immortal himself. Now he is just an old man, until one day some other Immortals arrive on our planet. You see, the Immortals come from another planet... (Read More)
Themes: | dying, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | desert, bar |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | samurai sword, katana sword, mentor protege relationship, female warrior, sword duel, sword fight, returning character killed off, kendo, katana, mentor, head butt, tough girl, flash forward, training, disarming someone, anti hero, snake, assassin, combat, second part, showdown, sword, blonde, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, corpse, fire, pistol, surprise ending, cult film, martial arts, cigarette smoking, sequel, blood, murder, flashback, violence, death |
During an operation of a Mexican Cartel, Machete Cortez and Sartana Rivera intercept the criminals alone, but another group arrives and a masked man kills Sartana. Machete is arrested, accused of killing his beloved Sartana and Sheriff Doakes hangs Machete. But the President of the USA Rathcock pard…ons and recruits Machete to kill the revolutionary Marcos Mendez that has threatened the USA with a missile with a bomb. Machete goes to San Antonio to meet the Miss San Antonio Blanca Vasquez that will be the liaison between Machete and President Rathcock. Then Machete goes to the brothel of Madame Desdemona to seek out the prostitute Cereza that is Mendez's mistress. Machete meets Mendez and learns that his heart is connected to the missile and only the arm dealer Luther Voz is capable to disarm the bomb. Now Machete needs to bring Mendez to the USA in less than twenty-four hours and save his new country in a dangerous journey with betrayals. (Read More)
Themes: | blindness, betrayal, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | brothel, mexico, desert, bar |
Characters: | hitman, warrior, priest, prostitute |
Story: | digging a grave, female assassin, hand to hand combat, sword fight, shot in the knee, neo western, returning character killed off, homage, surprise after end credits, eye patch, hit in the crotch, head butt, split screen, tough girl, racial slur, femme fatale, anti hero, massacre, assassin, second part, showdown, brawl, sword, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, cell phone, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, title spoken by character, mother daughter relationship, character name in title, death, sequel, fight, flashback, murder, violence, blood |
Themes: | brutality, betrayal, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | restaurant, bar |
Characters: | hitman, warrior |
Story: | female assassin, female warrior, hand to hand combat, shot in the knee, tragic hero, honor, tough girl, disarming someone, assassination, no opening credits, anti hero, massacre, assassin, second part, showdown, brawl, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, fire, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, cigarette smoking, character name in title, sequel, gun, death, murder, fight, flashback, violence, blood |
PRIEST, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in d…ystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills. (Read More)
Themes: | justice, redemption, betrayal, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | desert, cemetery, bar |
Characters: | warrior, priest |
Story: | action heroine, poetic justice, one woman army, female warrior, hand to hand combat, uncle niece relationship, presumed dead, honor, head butt, vigilante, tough girl, coffin, no opening credits, anti hero, massacre, flashlight, kung fu, combat, showdown, brawl, shotgun, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, corpse, voice over narration, fire, brother brother relationship, surprise ending, martial arts, title spoken by character, cigarette smoking, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, character name in title, death, fight, blood, flashback, gun, murder, violence |
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northea…st - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. This is why Out Of The Furnace (2013) is one of the best movies like Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). (Read More)
Themes: | justice, redemption, brutality, betrayal, money, revenge |
Locations: | cemetery, bar |
Characters: | teacher |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | hand to hand combat, righteous rage, trailer home, promise, head butt, vigilante, injection, grave, no opening credits, anti hero, flashlight, dead body, tears, rifle, showdown, shooting, brawl, watching tv, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, corpse, pregnancy, cell phone, crying, voice over narration, brother brother relationship, pistol, martial arts, cigarette smoking, father son relationship, murder, death, violence, blood, fight, flashback, gun |
Themes: | forgiveness, vengeance, blindness, redemption, brutality, betrayal, love, revenge |
Locations: | campfire, desert, cemetery |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | sword fight, teacher student relationship, presumed dead, flash forward, racial slur, training, execution, disarming someone, assassination, no opening credits, nonlinear timeline, combat, showdown, sword, shot in the chest, corpse, voice over narration, fire, surprise ending, title spoken by character, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, mother son relationship, character name in title, flashback, death, violence, blood, murder |
A Journeyman ninja by name of Jubei stumbles upon a plague, an evil clan of demons, a national crisis, and a beautiful ninja girl.
Themes: | justice, blindness, love, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Story: | katana sword, dark heroine, poetic justice, female warrior, sword duel, sword fight, tragic love, righteous rage, bloodshed, treachery, poisoning, katana, eye gouging, promise, samurai, honor, martial arts master, head butt, martial artist, poison, snake, woman, showdown, sword, blood splatter, neo noir, crying, fire, cult film, martial arts, gun, death, violence, murder, blood, flashback |
With this sequel to his prize-winning independent previous film, "El Mariachi," director Robert Rodriquez joins the ranks of Sam Peckinpah and John Woo as a master of slick, glamorized ultra-violence. We pick up the story as a continuation of "El Mariachi," where an itinerant musician, looking for w…ork, gets mistaken for a hitman and thereby entangled in a web of love, corruption, and death. This time, he is out to avenge the murder of his lover and the maiming of his fretting hand, which occurred at the end of the earlier movie. However, the plot is recapitulated, and again, a case of mistaken identity leads to a very high body count, involvement with a beautiful woman who works for the local drug lord, and finally, the inevitable face-to-face confrontation and bloody showdown. (Read More)
Themes: | brutality, love, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | mexico, bar |
Characters: | hitman |
Story: | poetic justice, woman, hand to hand combat, neo western, righteous rage, tragic hero, vigilante, tough girl, execution, disarming someone, anti hero, massacre, assassin, second part, showdown, shooting, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, fire, brother brother relationship, pistol, surprise ending, cult film, martial arts, cigarette smoking, gun, murder, death, sequel, blood, violence, flashback, fight |
After Kick-Ass' insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes, our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist -- reborn as The Mother F%&*^r -- only the blade-wielding Hit Girl can prevent thei…r annihilation. When we last saw junior assassin Hit Girl and young vigilante Kick-Ass, they were trying to live as normal teenagers Mindy and Dave. With graduation looming and uncertain what to do, Dave decides to start the world's first superhero team with Mindy. Unfortunately, when Mindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, she's forced to retire-leaving her to navigate the terrifying world of high-school mean girls on her own. With no one left to turn to, Dave joins forces with Justice Forever, run by a born-again ex-mobster named Colonel Stars and Stripes. Just as they start to make a real difference on the streets, the world's first super villain, The Mother F%&*^r, assembles his own evil league and puts a plan in motion to make Kick-Ass and Hit Girl pay for what they did to his dad. But there's only one problem with his scheme: If you mess with one member of Justice Forever, you mess with them all. (Read More)
Themes: | justice, brutality, betrayal, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | cemetery, bar |
Characters: | pimp, prostitute |
Story: | action heroine, one woman army, female assassin, female warrior, hand to hand combat, sword fight, reference to batman, returning character killed off, eye patch, hit in the crotch, vigilante, tough girl, training, nonlinear timeline, internet, massacre, assassin, second part, showdown, brawl, sword, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, corpse, cell phone, voice over narration, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, father son relationship, mother son relationship, character name in title, flashback, blood, murder, sequel, violence, death |
In Jungle Village, the leader of the Lion's clan Gold Lion is summoned by the Governor and assigned to protect his gold that will be transported through the village. However he is betrayed and murdered by the greedy Silver Lion and Bronze Lion. Gold Lion's favorite son Zen Yi, a.k.a. The X-Blade, se…eks revenge and heads to Jungle Village, but he is defeated by Brass Body and rescued by the local Blacksmith Thaddeus. Meanwhile the Gemini Female and the Gemini Male protect the Governor's gold, but they are vanquished by the army of Silver and Bronze Lion. The Blacksmith is abducted by the Lions and has his arms severed by Brass Body. However he is saved by the British Jack Knife, who is the emissary of the Emperor, and he manufactures iron arms for Thaddeus. Meanwhile the Governor sends the Jackal army to fight against the Lions and they hide the gold in the brothel of Madam Blossom. However, Madam Blossom and his girls form an army of black widows and together with Jack, Zen Yi and The Blacksmith, they fight against the Lions. This is why The Man With The Iron Fists (2012) is one of the best movies like Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). (Read More)
Themes: | betrayal, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | brothel, bar |
Characters: | warrior, prostitute |
Story: | poison dart, female assassin, sword duel, hand to hand combat, sword fight, mace, kendo, eye gouging, samurai, split screen, martial artist, poison, racial slur, femme fatale, assassin, kung fu, combat, rifle, brawl, sword, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, corpse, voice over narration, pistol, martial arts, flashback, violence, death, murder, blood, fight |
Trained since childhood to be a lethal killer, Raizo has since turned his back on the Ozunu clan that raised him and now seeks revenge for their heartless murders. Teaming up with Europol investigator Mika, Raizo steadily butchers his enemies while inching ever closer to the long-awaited bloody reun…ion with his former master. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, brutality, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | female assassin, sword duel, hand to hand combat, sword fight, renegade, bloodshed, kendo, katana, tragic hero, martial artist, training, pain, execution, assassination, no opening credits, anti hero, nonlinear timeline, massacre, assassin, kung fu, combat, showdown, brawl, sword, watching tv, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, fire, pistol, martial arts, cigarette smoking, murder, death, blood, fight, flashback, violence, gun |
In modern day Japan, Wolverine is out of his depth in an unknown world as he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also hi…s inner struggle against his own near-immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before. (Read More)
Themes: | dying, guilt, betrayal, revenge |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | hitman, warrior, prostitute |
Story: | samurai, samurai sword, katana sword, poison dart, action heroine, female assassin, female warrior, hand to hand combat, sword fight, venom, kendo, monk, honor, head butt, tough girl, poison, femme fatale, no opening credits, anti hero, assassin, second part, rifle, showdown, brawl, sword, shotgun, shot in the chest, fistfight, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, title spoken by character, death, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, character name in title, murder, blood, fight, flashback, violence, sequel |
In the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren, a cynical veteran of the American Civil war who will work for anyone, is hired by Americans who want lucrative contracts with the Emperor of Japan to train the peasant conscripts for the first standing imperial army in modern warfare using firearms. The imperial …Omura cabinet's first priority is to repress a rebellion of traditionalist Samurai -hereditary warriors- who remain devoted to the sacred dynasty but reject the Westernizing policy and even refuse firearms. Yet when his ill-prepared superior force sets out too soon, their panic allows the sword-wielding samurai to crush them. Badly wounded Algren's courageous stand makes the samurai leader Katsumoto spare his life; once nursed to health he learns to know and respect the old Japanese way, and participates as advisor in Katsumoto's failed attempt to save the Bushido tradition, but Omura gets repressive laws enacted- he must now choose to honor his loyalty to one of the embittered sides when the conflict returns to the battlefield... (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, redemption, love, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | warrior, prostitute |
Story: | samurai, honor, samurai sword, katana sword, hand to hand combat, sword fight, sheath, chopsticks, shot through a door, respect, katana, tragic hero, monk, loyalty, flash forward, execution, no opening credits, woman, massacre, assassin, combat, tears, rifle, sword, shotgun, blood splatter, crying, voice over narration, fire, pistol, martial arts, father son relationship, mother son relationship, flashback, gun, death, murder, violence, blood, fight |
After its victory over Leonidas' 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes marches towards the major Greek city-states. The Democratic city of Athens, first on the path of Xerxes' army, bases its strength on its fleet, led by admiral Themistocles. Themistocles is forced to an unwilling allia…nce with the traditional rival of Athens, oligarchic Sparta whose might lies with its superior infantry troops. But Xerxes still reigns supreme in numbers over sea and land. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, brutality, betrayal, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | warrior, priest |
Story: | action heroine, female warrior, hand to hand combat, sword fight, eye gouging, mentor, tough girl, training, femme fatale, execution, no opening credits, anti hero, nonlinear timeline, massacre, combat, second part, showdown, brawl, sword, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, corpse, voice over narration, fire, surprise ending, father son relationship, murder, violence, blood, flashback, sequel, death |
In 1848, a New York bank wants to put a railroad across Mexico, so it buys up small banks around Santa Rita, Durango, and evicts farmers on the proposed rail line who owe money. The bank's henchman is the murderous Jackson. He runs afoul of two women, Maria, the tough but uneducated daughter of a fa…rmer, and Sara, the European-educated daughter of the owner of one of these banks. To feed the now landless people and to seek revenge, Maria and Sara become bank robbers, veritable Robin Hoods. But Jackson and his hired guns are after them. What are the women's options? This is why Bandidas (2006) is one of the best movies like Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). (Read More)
Themes: | brutality, betrayal, money, revenge |
Locations: | campfire, mexico, desert, bar |
Characters: | hitman, priest, prostitute |
Story: | poison dart, action heroine, female warrior, righteous rage, wedding dress, vigilante, tough girl, poison, training, femme fatale, woman, rifle, showdown, sword, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, female protagonist, corpse, fire, pistol, surprise ending, title spoken by character, cigarette smoking, father daughter relationship, murder, fight, gun, violence, death |
Themes: | brutality, betrayal |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | hitman, warrior, prostitute |
Story: | action heroine, one woman army, female warrior, hand to hand combat, master apprentice relationship, tragic villain, mace, tragic hero, mentor, vigilante, tough girl, no opening credits, anti hero, nonlinear timeline, assassin, flashlight, kung fu, cafe, showdown, brawl, shotgun, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, corpse, pregnancy, cell phone, voice over narration, fire, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, cigarette smoking, father daughter relationship, character name in title, death, blood, fight, murder, violence, flashback, gun |
When a magic scepter accidentally transports April back through time to 17th Century Japan, the boys take-off in hot pursuit, cowabungling their way out of the sewers right into Samurai-O-Rama! Now they must battle the evil Lord Norinaga to reclaim the magic scepter that will bring them back below t…he subways of New York City. (Read More)
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | samurai sword, katana sword, action heroine, poetic justice, sword duel, hand to hand combat, sword fight, samurai, martial arts master, heroine, vigilante, martial artist, tough girl, disarming someone, kung fu, combat, brawl, fistfight, fire, cult film, martial arts, fight, sequel, violence |
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop.
Themes: | brutality, revenge |
Characters: | warrior |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | female warrior, hand to hand combat, shot in the knee, retirement, tough girl, racial slur, execution, no opening credits, anti hero, cocaine, woman, massacre, showdown, brawl, sword, shotgun, blonde, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, cell phone, fire, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, cigarette smoking, violence, fight, blood, murder, death |
Through contact with a mysterious substance, called Ooze, 4 little turtles in the canalization of New York mutate to giant turtles. They can speak, walk upright and love pizza. The wise rat Splinter becomes their mentor and educates them to Ninja fighters. Their arch-enemy is the bad, bad guy Shredd…er, who struggles to gain power over the world. Of course the ninja turtles will do everything to stop him. (Read More)
Themes: | regret, redemption, love, revenge |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | katana sword, mentor, poetic justice, sword duel, hand to hand combat, sword fight, cartoon on tv, katana, loyalty, vigilante, employer employee relationship, tough girl, disarming someone, kung fu, combat, showdown, brawl, sword, fistfight, fire, brother brother relationship, cult film, martial arts, father son relationship, flashback, murder, violence, fight |
In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level. This is why Wo Hu Cang Long (2000) is one of …the best movies like Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, betrayal, love, revenge |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | katana sword, sword, poison dart, action heroine, female warrior, sword duel, hand to hand combat, sword fight, sheath, wuxia fiction, paralysis, kendo, mentor, honor, heroine, tough girl, pain, disarming someone, no opening credits, kung fu, combat, showdown, brawl, martial arts, title spoken by character, f rated, death, fight, flashback, violence |
The crown jewel of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton (Theron) is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilized… city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival (James McAvoy) to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies. (Read More)
Themes: | brutality, betrayal, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | restaurant, bar |
Characters: | hitman |
Story: | action heroine, one woman army, female assassin, female warrior, hand to hand combat, code name, hit in the crotch, head butt, tough girl, flash forward, femme fatale, disarming someone, nonlinear timeline, woman, massacre, assassin, kung fu, dead body, showdown, brawl, blonde, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, female protagonist, corpse, voice over narration, fire, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, cigarette smoking, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, f rated, flashback, violence, gun, fight, death, murder, blood |
A poetic guitarist Eric Draven is brought back to life by a crow a year after he and his fiancee are murdered. The crow guides him through the land of the living, and leads him to his killers: knife thrower Tin-tin, drugetic Funboy, car buff T-Bird, and the unsophisticated Skank. One by one, Eric gi…ves these thugs a taste of their own medicine. However their leader Top-Dollar, a world-class crime lord who will dispatch his enemies with a Japanese sword and joke about it later, will soon learn the legend of the crow and the secret to the vigilante's invincibility. (Read More)
Themes: | justice, brutality, revenge, love |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | katana sword, poetic justice, sword duel, hand to hand combat, sword fight, death of title character, tragic love, righteous rage, kendo, tragic hero, eye gouging, syringe, vigilante, pain, graveyard, anti hero, woman, kung fu, combat, showdown, shooting, sword, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, neo noir, corpse, voice over narration, fire, cult film, martial arts, title spoken by character, death, mother daughter relationship, character name in title, murder, fight, flashback, violence, gun, blood |
Twenty three-year-old Mitch lost his parents to a tragic car accident at the age of fourteen, and his girlfriend to a terrorist attack just as they were engaged. Seeking revenge, he is enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy as a black ops recruit. Kennedy then assigns Cold War veteran Stan Hu…rley to train Mitch. Together they will later on investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets. The discovery of a pattern in the violence leads them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative intent on starting a world war in the Middle East. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, brutality, betrayal, money, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | restaurant, bar |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | mentor protege relationship, action heroine, one woman army, female warrior, hand to hand combat, righteous rage, tragic hero, eye gouging, mentor, uncle niece relationship, tough girl, racial slur, training, femme fatale, disarming someone, no opening credits, anti hero, massacre, assassin, flashlight, cafe, showdown, brawl, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, cigarette smoking, death, fight, flashback, blood, murder, violence |
A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a d…angerous and quixotic journey into Mexico. (Read More)
Themes: | forgiveness, justice, dying, redemption, revenge |
Locations: | mexico, desert, cemetery, campfire, restaurant, bar |
Story: | snake bite, el paso texas, neo western, retribution, cartoon on tv, promise, honor, grave, racial slur, graveyard, nonlinear timeline, cafe, dead body, rifle, shooting, watching tv, blonde, shot in the chest, corpse, cell phone, pistol, cigarette smoking, father son relationship, mother son relationship, character name in title, murder, violence, blood, death |
After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are back in action as they head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United Nations authority, but his personal struggles with a Ch…inese criminal mastermind named Kenji, which reveals that it's Lee's long-lost...brother. But their race will take them across the city, from the depths of the Paris underground to the breathtaking heights of the Eiffel Tower, as they fight to outrun the world's most deadly criminals and save the day. This is why Rush Hour 3 (2007) is one of the best movies like Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). (Read More)
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | hitman |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | samurai sword, katana sword, female assassin, sword duel, hand to hand combat, sword fight, katana, hit in the crotch, promise, martial arts master, martial artist, disarming someone, assassination, woman, assassin, kung fu, showdown, brawl, sword, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, brother brother relationship, pistol, martial arts, father daughter relationship, sequel, blood, fight, violence, murder, death |
Themes: | redemption, brutality, betrayal, money, revenge |
Locations: | brothel |
Characters: | warrior, prostitute |
Story: | hand to hand combat, venom, righteous rage, tragic hero, mentor, head butt, poison, training, femme fatale, execution, disarming someone, anti hero, nonlinear timeline, snake, massacre, combat, showdown, brawl, sword, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, corpse, fire, brother brother relationship, surprise ending, martial arts, title spoken by character, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, character name in title, fight, death, flashback, blood, murder, violence |
Marv is unconscious on a highway surrounded by corpses. When he awakes, he has amnesia and tries to recall his last steps from the Kadie's saloon on the Saturday night. He recalls that he found four playboys burning a homeless man alive and defended the poor man. Marv hunts them down and kills the g…roup. The cocky gambler Johnny hits jackpot in slot machines in the Kadie's saloon and invites the waitress Marcie to go with him to play poker game against the powerful Senator Roark. He wins the game and suffers the consequence of his arrogance. The private detective Dwight McCarthy is contacted by his former lover Ava Lord that asks to meet him at the Kadie's saloon. Ava asks him for forgiveness for leaving him to marry the wealthy Damian Lord. However her strong chauffeur Manute takes her home. Dwight snoops around Ava's house but is found and beaten by Manute and the bodyguards. When he returns home, Ava is waiting for him naked in the bed and seduces him again. Then she tells that Damian and Manute torture her and soon she will be killed. Once again Manute takes Ava with him and hits Dwight that invites Marv to help him to rescue Ava. Damian denies the accusation but Dwight beats him to death while Marv tear Manute's eye out. But soon Dwight finds that he was lured by Ava that shoots him. Marv rescues Dwight and takes him to the Old Town where Dwight finds his former lover Gail that helps him to recover while Dwight plots revenge against Ava. (Read More)
Themes: | forgiveness, vengeance, redemption, brutality, betrayal, money, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | brothel, cemetery, restaurant, bar |
Characters: | warrior, prostitute |
Story: | katana sword, female assassin, hand to hand combat, eye ripped out, righteous rage, eyeball, returning character killed off, eye gouging, head butt, tough girl, strip club, femme fatale, anti hero, nonlinear timeline, stripper, second part, showdown, brawl, sword, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, corpse, voice over narration, fire, pistol, martial arts, title spoken by character, cigarette smoking, father son relationship, flashback, sequel, death, murder, blood, violence, fight |
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.
Themes: | vengeance, dying, brutality, betrayal, money, revenge, love |
Mood: | gore |
Story: | honor, hate, flash forward, racial slur, execution, no opening credits, anti hero, cocaine, flashlight, shooting, brawl, watching tv, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, pregnancy, voice over narration, brother brother relationship, pistol, surprise ending, cult film, cigarette smoking, mother son relationship, violence, fight, gun, murder, blood, flashback, death |
Martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia became the most famous fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness and into history, defining the true spirit of martial arts. His self-discovery, and the choices he made, inspired h…is nation. The son of a great fighter who did not wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, the bullied Huo Yuanjia resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win. Years of training enable him to ace match after match in his home region of Tianjin. But as his fame as a martial arts master grows, so does his pride. After an ill-advised fight leads to another master's death, members of Huo's family are slain in revenge. Grieving and ashamed, Huo wanders the country in shock. Near death, he is rescued by women from an idyllic village, and is offered simple kindness and generosity that help him heal and regain his equilibrium over a period of several years. Huo realizes that the future of martial arts lies in sportsmanship and not brutality, and he rejoins society to apply what he has learned. Returning to Tianjin, Huo takes steps to come to terms with his past and restore his family's name. His evolving, graceful Mizong (Missing) Fist method of fighting brings Huo renewed success, and he forms the progressive Jingwu Sports Federation. Taking note, duplicitous members of the Foreign Chamber of Commerce engineer a Shanghai tournament pitting Huo against four fighters, each representing the major foreign powers in China. Huo commits to the bout and faces off against, respectively, a British boxer, a Spanish swordsman, a Belgian soldier, and a Japanese martial artist. What happened that day in 1910 has never been, and will never be, forgotten in China. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, brutality, revenge |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | katana sword, sword duel, hand to hand combat, sword fight, wuxia fiction, kindness, flute, tragic hero, martial arts master, martial artist, poison, grave, training, disarming someone, coffin, kung fu, combat, showdown, brawl, sword, blood splatter, fistfight, martial arts, surprise ending, cult film, fight, father son relationship, mother son relationship, character name in title, blood, violence, murder, death |
A hitman who lives by the code of the samurai, works for the mafia and finds himself in their crosshairs when his recent job doesn't go according to plan. Now he must find a way to defend himself and his honor while retaining the code he lives by. This is why Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai (1999)… is one of the best movies like Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). (Read More)
Themes: | philosophy |
Locations: | cemetery, restaurant, bar |
Characters: | hitman, teacher, prostitute |
Story: | katana sword, samurai, retribution, respect, cartoon on tv, honor, loyalty, racial slur, graveyard, assassination, anti hero, woman, assassin, flashlight, bathroom, cafe, rifle, sword, watching tv, voice over narration, martial arts, cigarette smoking, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, murder, violence, flashback, gun, death, blood |
The mercenary Royce; the military Isabelle; the Russian soldier Nikolai; the San Quentin criminal Stans; the Sierra Leone militia Mombasa; the drug lord Cuchillo; the Yakuza Hanzo; and the Doctor Edwin awake in free fall but they succeed to open their parachutes landing in a jungle. Soon they find t…hat they are on another planet and they are prey of aliens in a deadly hunting game, and they need to join forces to destroy their predators and survive. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, brutality, betrayal, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Characters: | hitman, warrior |
Story: | action heroine, one woman army, female assassin, female warrior, sword fight, paralysis, katana, tragic hero, head butt, tough girl, poison, no opening credits, anti hero, assassin, combat, sword, shotgun, shot in the chest, blood splatter, corpse, fire, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, title spoken by character, murder, blood, sequel, violence, death |
A violent Hong Kong action film, this is the story of an assassin, Jeffrey Chow (aka Mickey Mouse) who takes one last job so he can retire and care for his girlfriend Jenny. When his employers betray him, he reluctantly joins forces with Inspector Lee (aka Dumbo), the cop who is pursuing him. Togeth…er, the new friends face the final confrontation of the gangsters out to kill them. (Read More)
Themes: | regret, blindness, redemption, brutality, betrayal, money, revenge, love |
Mood: | gore |
Characters: | hitman, priest |
Story: | assassin, hand to hand combat, blinded, moral ambiguity, tragic love, respect, kindness, promise, honor, loyalty, assassination, anti hero, kung fu, combat, rifle, showdown, shooting, brawl, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, pistol, cult film, martial arts, title spoken by character, cigarette smoking, death, blood, violence, murder, flashback, gun |
Themes: | regret, redemption, brutality, betrayal, money, revenge |
Locations: | desert, bar |
Characters: | hitman, warrior |
Story: | trailer home, presumed dead, promise, head butt, racial slur, disarming someone, no opening credits, anti hero, cocaine, assassin, rifle, showdown, brawl, watching tv, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, cell phone, pistol, surprise ending, father daughter relationship, fight, blood, murder, gun, death, violence |
An extremely wealthy man, dying from cancer, undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man. But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origin and the organization that will kill to protect its cause.
Themes: | dying, redemption, betrayal, money, revenge |
Locations: | cemetery, restaurant, bar |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | poetic justice, hand to hand combat, shot through a door, presumed dead, retirement, training, disarming someone, no opening credits, anti hero, assassin, flashlight, showdown, brawl, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, corpse, cell phone, fire, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, fight, flashback, murder, violence, death |
In 2029 the mutant population has shrunken significantly and the X-Men have disbanded. Logan, whose power to self-heal is dwindling, has surrendered himself to alcohol and now earns a living as a chauffeur. He takes care of the ailing old Professor X whom he keeps hidden away. One day, a female stra…nger asks Logan to drive a girl named Laura to the Canadian border. At first he refuses, but the Professor has been waiting for a long time for her to appear. Laura possesses an extraordinary fighting prowess and is in many ways like Wolverine. She is pursued by sinister figures working for a powerful corporation; this is because her DNA contains the secret that connects her to Logan. A relentless pursuit begins - In this third cinematic outing featuring the Marvel comic book character Wolverine we see the superheroes beset by everyday problems. They are aging, ailing and struggling to survive financially. A decrepit Logan is forced to ask himself if he can or even wants to put his remaining powers to good use. It would appear that in the near-future, the times in which they were able put the world to rights with razor sharp claws and telepathic powers are now over. This is why Logan (2017) is one of the best movies like Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, brutality, betrayal, money, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | mexico, desert, cemetery, bar |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | poetic justice, hand to hand combat, el paso texas, death of title character, neo western, righteous rage, bloodshed, poisoning, returning character killed off, tragic hero, hit in the crotch, injection, racial slur, graveyard, disarming someone, anti hero, massacre, assassin, flashlight, combat, showdown, brawl, sword, watching tv, shotgun, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, fire, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, title spoken by character, father son relationship, mother son relationship, character name in title, gun, death, murder, blood, sequel, fight, violence |
The G.I. Joe team is framed for crimes against the country by Zartan, disguised as the President, and Cobra Commander has all the world leaders under his influence, with their advanced warheads headed towards innocent populaces around the world. Outnumbered and outgunned, the surviving team members …form a plan with their original leader, General Joseph Colton, to rescue the President and face off Cobra Commander, his accomplices and the world leaders. (Read More)
Themes: | blindness, redemption, betrayal, revenge |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | action heroine, female warrior, hand to hand combat, sword fight, master apprentice relationship, pretending to be dead, cobra, returning character killed off, monk, injection, tough girl, training, no opening credits, massacre, assassin, second part, showdown, brawl, sword, shot in the chest, fistfight, corpse, cell phone, voice over narration, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, character name in title, fight, flashback, death, blood, violence, sequel, murder |
Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city.
Themes: | blindness, redemption, brutality, betrayal, revenge |
Locations: | desert, cemetery, bar |
Characters: | warrior, priest |
Story: | dark heroine, action heroine, one woman army, female warrior, hand to hand combat, tragic villain, female hero, returning character killed off, tragic hero, presumed dead, retirement, head butt, loyalty, vigilante, injection, tough girl, training, femme fatale, graveyard, execution, disarming someone, no opening credits, anti hero, massacre, assassin, combat, cafe, rifle, showdown, brawl, watching tv, shotgun, shot in the chest, fistfight, neo noir, corpse, fire, pistol, surprise ending, cult film, martial arts, sequel, murder, fight, flashback, death |
Four tales of crime adapted from Frank Miller's popular comics, focusing around a muscular brute who's looking for the person responsible for the death of his beloved Goldie, a man fed up with Sin City's corrupt law enforcement who takes the law into his own hands after a horrible mistake, a cop who… risks his life to protect a girl from a deformed pedophile, and a hitman looking to make a little cash. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, redemption, brutality, betrayal, love, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Characters: | hitman, prostitute |
Story: | katana sword, female assassin, head in toilet, katana, tragic hero, heroine, vigilante, injection, tough girl, strip club, femme fatale, execution, anti hero, nonlinear timeline, woman, massacre, assassin, flashlight, stripper, shooting, sword, shot in the chest, blood splatter, neo noir, cell phone, voice over narration, pistol, surprise ending, cult film, title spoken by character, cigarette smoking, death, violence, blood, murder |
Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when a pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war t…o end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers and her true destiny. (Read More)
Themes: | justice, brutality, betrayal, love, revenge |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | warrior woman, action heroine, one woman army, female warrior, woman, hand to hand combat, sword fight, female hero, mentor, honor, tough girl, poison, flash forward, training, disarming someone, no opening credits, anti hero, nonlinear timeline, massacre, combat, rifle, showdown, brawl, sword, shotgun, shot in the chest, fistfight, female protagonist, corpse, voice over narration, fire, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, cigarette smoking, fight, mother daughter relationship, character name in title, f rated, sequel, violence, flashback, murder, death |
A young woman grows up to be a stone-cold assassin after witnessing her parents' murder as a child in Bogota. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target - the mobster responsible for her… parents' death. This is why Colombiana (2011) is one of the best movies like Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). (Read More)
Themes: | love, revenge |
Characters: | hitman |
Story: | action heroine, one woman army, female assassin, hand to hand combat, heroine, vigilante, tough girl, woman, assassin, combat, showdown, brawl, shot in the chest, blood splatter, fistfight, female protagonist, cell phone, pistol, martial arts, cigarette smoking, violence, death, fight, gun, blood, murder |
Small-town stoner Mike Howell ('Jesse Eisenberg' (qv)) spends most of his time getting high and writing a graphic novel about a superhero monkey. What Mike doesn't know is that he was trained by the CIA to be a lethal killing machine. When the agency targets him for termination, his former handler a…ctivates his latent skills, turning the mild-mannered slacker into a deadly weapon. Now, the utterly surprised Mike must use his newfound abilities to save himself and his girlfriend from getting wasted by the failed test subjects that are sent after him by the CIA. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, brutality, betrayal, revenge, love |
Mood: | gore |
Characters: | hitman |
Story: | poetic justice, female assassin, hand to hand combat, shot through a door, mentor, presumed dead, head butt, tough girl, flash forward, strip club, femme fatale, execution, disarming someone, no opening credits, anti hero, nonlinear timeline, massacre, assassin, showdown, brawl, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, corpse, cell phone, fire, pistol, surprise ending, martial arts, death, murder, blood, violence, fight, flashback |
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar de Nerha, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowle…dge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day. (Read More)
Themes: | regret, dying, guilt, redemption, betrayal, revenge |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | warrior, priest |
Story: | action heroine, female assassin, female warrior, hand to hand combat, sword fight, trailer home, injection, tough girl, flash forward, training, execution, assassination, no opening credits, anti hero, massacre, assassin, combat, brawl, sword, shot in the chest, fistfight, corpse, fire, surprise ending, martial arts, title spoken by character, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother son relationship, flashback, fight, blood, death, murder, violence |
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming. However, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super-hero even though he has no powers… or training. (Read More)
Themes: | vengeance, brutality, betrayal, revenge |
Mood: | gore |
Story: | tragic heroine, dark heroine, internet, reference to spiderman, super hero, reference to batman, righteous rage, tragic hero, hit in the crotch, head butt, vigilante, tough girl, breaking the fourth wall, training, anti hero, cocaine, massacre, sword, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, fistfight, corpse, cell phone, voice over narration, fire, pistol, surprise ending, cult film, martial arts, title spoken by character, cigarette smoking, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, character name in title, death, violence, fight, blood, flashback, murder |
El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor...a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake El Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town tryin…g to kill him and get his guitar case. (Read More)
Themes: | brutality, betrayal, money, revenge, love |
Mood: | gore |
Locations: | mexico, desert, cemetery, bar |
Characters: | hitman, warrior |
Story: | poetic justice, tragic love, mace, neo western, righteous rage, racial slur, femme fatale, disarming someone, anti hero, massacre, assassin, showdown, shotgun, shot in the chest, black comedy, blood splatter, neo noir, corpse, cell phone, voice over narration, pistol, surprise ending, cult film, title spoken by character, cigarette smoking, character name in title, death, blood, gun, violence, murder |