Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "avenging-father's-death"

1. The Princess Bride (1987)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon

Votes: 451,443 | Gross: $30.86M

2. The Northman (2022)

R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young Viking prince is on a quest to avenge his father's murder.

Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke

Votes: 254,392 | Gross: $34.23M

3. Your Highness (2011)

R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When Prince Fabious's bride is kidnapped, he goes on a quest to rescue her... accompanied by his lazy useless brother Thadeous.

Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Danny McBride, Natalie Portman, James Franco, Rasmus Hardiker

Votes: 104,484 | Gross: $21.60M

4. The Phantom (1996)

PG | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.

Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Votes: 35,846 | Gross: $17.30M

5. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

PG | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually committed by a new vigilante assassin.

Directors: Kevin Altieri, Boyd Kirkland, Frank Paur, Dan Riba, Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach

Votes: 56,955 | Gross: $5.62M

6. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (2011)

Drama, History, Romance

Ma Fuya is a princess of the Chu state in 10th-century China. In this time of warring kingdoms and political upheaval, Fuya's uncle usurps the throne, and brutally wipes out her family. ... See full summary »

Stars: Zhen Zhao, Ruby Lin, Yikuan Yan, Jennifer Ling Hung

Votes: 202

7. Investiture of the Gods (2019)

45 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Based on the Chinese classic "The Legend of Deification." It tells a story set in Late Shang Dynasty and shows how people of the age fight against the tyranny of King Zhou and prevent the world from its destruction.

Stars: Jin Luo, Allen Deng, Likun Wang

Votes: 59

8. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991 Video Game)

T | Action, Sci-Fi

Ryu, Ken and a roster of six international newcomers compete to get the chance to take on the evil dictator M. Bison, the leader of the Shadaloo organization, who plans to brainwash the best fighters to work in his organization.

Star: Johnpaul Williams

Votes: 1,899

9. Oresteia (1979)

255 min | Drama

Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish, broadcast under the title of The Serpent Son.

Stars: Diana Rigg, Anton Lesser, John Nolan, Natasha Parry

Votes: 33

10. Squala (1998)

Action

Hudlo (Joko Diaz) is a good-natured young man - polite, compassionate, and honest. But one day, his father is killed and all his uprightness is abandoned.

Director: Jose 'Kaka' Balagtas | Stars: Joko Diaz, John Regala, Rufa Mae Quinto, Aya Medel

Votes: 11

11. The Good Bad-Man (1916)

50 min | Romance, Western

An outlaw calling himself Passin' Through halts his "evil" ways long enough to help out some children in difficulty.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Sam De Grasse, Pomeroy Cannon, Joseph Singleton

Votes: 282

12. The Restless Breed (1957)

Approved | 86 min | Western

A very bright young lawyer with a very quick temper travels to Mission, a small Texas border town to even the score for the murder of his father, a secret service operator at the hands of gun-runners.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Scott Brady, Anne Bancroft, Jay C. Flippen, Jim Davis

Votes: 442

13. The Son (1973)

100 min | Drama

Ange leaves New York to fly to his native Corsica. His mother is dying and Ange, who was not present when his father died, wishes to be present at her death. In Corsica Ange finds his ... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre | Stars: Yves Montand, Lea Massari, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale

Votes: 128

14. Anak ng lupa (1987)

Drama

A man avenges the death of his father. Now the son of the man he killed is seeking vengeance.

Director: Manuel 'Fyke' Cinco | Stars: Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Pinky Amador, Lani Mercado, Jimmy Santos

15. Dalmacio armas (1983)

Action, Adventure

WITH THE AID OF HIS SEVEN DEADLY WEAPONS, A MAN SINGLE-HANDEDLY FIGHTS HIS NEMESIS.

Director: Carlo J. Caparas | Stars: Ramon Zamora, Gina Alajar, Roland Dantes, Guada Guarin

16. Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode: Sky Above, Death Below (1972)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A union leader is killed on a Colorado ski lift, and his daughter hires Cannon to get to the truth.

Director: George McCowan | Stars: William Conrad, Leslie Charleson, Richard Hatch, Ken Lynch

Votes: 125

17. The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
Episode: The Face (1956)

30 min | Drama

Donny Weaver grows to manhood with one idea fixed in his mind - to track down and kill the gunman who murdered his mother and father.

Director: Roger Kay | Stars: Trevor Bardette, George Chandler, Ted de Corsia, George Keymas

18. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode: The Photographer (1967)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The team's latest mission has them trying to root out a network of spies, who were brought in by an American photographer. The problem is the code that he and his handlers communicate with ... See full summary »

Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Peter Graves, Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris

Votes: 317

19. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: No More Oak Leaves for Ernie Holland (1972)

TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama

A Vietnam veteran returns to the police force with questionable ideas of dealing with dissident ghetto residents.

Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 34

20. Suspense (1949–1954)
Episode: My Old Man's Badge (1950)

Not Rated | 30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Officer Malone is murdered outside a "gay 90s"-themed nightclub simply by buying a seemingly harmless gift from one of the showgirls. His son, a rookie cop, takes a vacation from the force ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Barry Nelson, Steven Hill, Will Hare, Charles Mendick

Votes: 53

21. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Tales from the Public Domain (2002)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer reads three stories from an overdue library book, imagining himself as Odysseus, Lisa as Joan of Arc, and Bart as Hamlet.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,724

22. Lupin (2021– )
Episode: Chapter 2 (2021)

TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Assane hatches a plot to contact Comet, an inmate who steers him to a clue about Babakar's demise. Anne Pellegrini comes clean about her past.

Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde Hesme, Nicole Garcia

Votes: 3,568

23. Lupin (2021– )
Episode: Chapter 3 (2021)

TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Assane confronts commissioner Dumont, and plants a decoy to divert the police. Hubert Pellegrini's connection to Babakar's fate is revealed.

Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Nicole Garcia, Hervé Pierre

Votes: 3,280

24. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode: Prisoners (2011)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Only Prince Lee-Char and Padawan Ahsoka Tano have escaped capture and must find a way to free their comrades as well as the entire planet from the impending rule of Riff Tamson.

Director: Danny Keller | Stars: Gary Anthony Williams, Matt Lanter, Adam McArthur, Ashley Eckstein

Votes: 3,056