Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "hero-kills-a-woman"

1. The American (2010)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.

Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: George Clooney, Paolo Bonacelli, Violante Placido, Irina Björklund

Votes: 102,703 | Gross: $35.61M

2. X2 (2003)

PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When anti-mutant Colonel William Stryker kidnaps Professor X and attacks his school, the X-Men must ally with their archenemy Magneto to stop him.

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen

Votes: 579,125 | Gross: $214.95M

3. Transporter 2 (2005)

PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Transporter Frank Martin, surfaces in Miami, Florida and is implicated in the kidnapping of the young son of a powerful USA official.

Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Jason Statham, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Alessandro Gassmann

Votes: 216,477 | Gross: $43.10M

4. Snowpiercer (2013)

R | 126 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In a future where a failed climate change experiment has killed all life except for the survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer (a train that travels around the globe), a new class system emerges.

Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris

Votes: 391,195 | Gross: $4.56M

5. The Toxic Avenger (1984)

R | 82 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.

Directors: Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman | Stars: Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Babtist, Cindy Manion

Votes: 32,302

6. Doom (2005)

R | 105 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Space Marines are sent to investigate strange events at a research facility on Mars but find themselves at the mercy of genetically enhanced killing machines.

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak | Stars: Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Dwayne Johnson, Deobia Oparei

Votes: 119,358 | Gross: $28.21M

7. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 170,654 | Gross: $56.36M

8. Collateral Damage (2002)

R | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

After his family is killed by a terrorist act, a firefighter goes in search of the one responsible.

Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Leguizamo, Francesca Neri, Elias Koteas

Votes: 78,376 | Gross: $40.08M

9. Sudden Death (1995)

R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A former fireman takes on a group of terrorists holding the Vice President and others hostage during the seventh game of the NHL Stanley Cup finals.

Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond J. Barry, Whittni Wright

Votes: 37,185 | Gross: $20.35M

10. The Punisher (1989)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as The Punisher.

Director: Mark Goldblatt | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Kim Miyori

Votes: 25,951

11. The Rookie (1990)

R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A veteran detective is assigned a rookie partner after his previous partner is killed by a car theft gang. He is determined to apprehend those responsible for his friend's death but his new partner isn't really up to the task.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga

Votes: 29,439 | Gross: $21.63M

12. Double Team (1997)

R | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

An international spy teams up with an arms dealer to escape from a penal colony and rescue his family from a terrorist.

Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman, Mickey Rourke, Paul Freeman

Votes: 36,910 | Gross: $11.44M

13. Hunt to Kill (2010)

R | 98 min | Action, Thriller

Steve Austin stars as U.S. Border Patrol agent Jim Rhodes, a tough divorce mourning the loss of his murdered partner while struggling to raise his rebellious daughter in the mountains of ... See full summary »

Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Eric Roberts, Steve Austin, Gary Daniels, Marie Avgeropoulos

Votes: 7,115

14. Black Sunday (1977)

R | 143 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

When a Black September terrorist group begins a plot to carry out a massive terrorist attack in the United States, an Israeli commando works with the FBI to identify the target and conspirators, and prevent the plan from succeeding.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver

Votes: 9,119 | Gross: $15.77M

15. Drop Zone (1994)

R | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A tough cop teams up with a professional skydiver to capture a renegade computer hacker on the run from the law.

Director: John Badham | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler, Michael Jeter

Votes: 21,688 | Gross: $28.72M

16. Conquest (1983)

R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young man, armed with a magical bow and arrows, embarks on a mystical journey through a mystical land to rid it of all evil and joins forces with an outlaw to take down an evil witch bent on claiming the magic bow for evil.

Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jorge Rivero, Andrea Occhipinti, Conrado San Martín, Violeta Cela

Votes: 2,806

17. Red Headed Stranger (1986)

R | 105 min | Western

Revisionist western about fallen preacher Shay, who guns down his wife Raysha for running off with another man. Wandering, he meets single mom Laurie. However, helpless sheriff Scoby wants Shay to help him fight the villainous Clavers.

Director: William D. Wittliff | Stars: Willie Nelson, Morgan Fairchild, R.G. Armstrong, Royal Dano

Votes: 897

18. The Long Ships (1964)

Not Rated | 126 min | Adventure, Drama

A vagabond Viking adventurer and a Moor both compete to find "The Mother of All Voices", a legendary golden bell near the Pillars of Hercules.

Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn, Rosanna Schiaffino

Votes: 3,135

19. I, the Jury (1982)

R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A PI investigates the murder of his one-armed friend, a PI working on a case. Clues lead to a sex clinic. Bodies pile up.

Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Armand Assante, Barbara Carrera, Laurene Landon, Alan King

Votes: 1,825 | Gross: $1.52M

20. Popeye Doyle (1986 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

NYPD Detective Popeye Doyle investigates the death of a local prostitute which soon leads him and his partner into a web of international intrigue and foreign assassins.

Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Matthew Laurance, James Handy, Candy Clark

Votes: 397

21. Against the Dark (2009 Video)

R | 94 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

In a post-apocalyptic world, a master swordsman leads a squad of ex-military vigilantes into a hospital on a mission to rescue trapped survivors from blood-thirsty disease-infected humans.

Director: Richard Crudo | Stars: Steven Seagal, Tanoai Reed, Jenna Harrison, Danny Midwinter

Votes: 5,711

22. Redline (1997)

R | 97 min | Action, Sci-Fi

When a man is murdered in Moscow, experimental bionic research brings him back to life. He then sets out to find his murderers and money that was stolen during the crime.

Director: Tibor Takács | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Mark Dacascos, Yvonne Sciò, Patrick Dreikauss

Votes: 1,430

23. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

After a shadowy black ops team kidnaps several scientists security manager Adam Jensen was sworn to protect, he must harness the power of his new-found cybernetic augmentations to save their lives.

Directors: Jean-François Dugas, Blade Zavier | Stars: Elias Toufexis, Stephen Shellen, Andreas Apergis, Michelle Boback

Votes: 5,937

24. The Amateur (1981)

R | 112 min | Crime, Thriller

A CIA operative takes justice in his own hands, as his girlfriend is brutally murdered by terrorists. He carefully designs a plan to hunt down the terrorists, after the crime, and executes them one by one.

Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: John Savage, Christopher Plummer, Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill

Votes: 905 | Gross: $6.89M

25. Tactical Force (2011)

R | 91 min | Action

A training exercise for the LAPD SWAT Team goes terribly wrong when they find themselves pitted against two rival gangs while trapped in an abandoned Hangar, armed with nothing but blanks.

Director: Adamo P. Cultraro | Stars: Steve Austin, Michael Shanks, Michael Jai White, Adrian Holmes

Votes: 6,153

26. Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)

Passed | 72 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

As a spate of leopard attacks causes panic, a sceptical Tarzan joins a hunting expedition, only to face a pagan cult of leopard-god worshippers and their fiendish high priestess. Can he escape the sharp claws of the savage Leopard Woman?

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield, Acquanetta

Votes: 2,454

27. Brothers in Arms (2005)

R | 85 min | Drama, Western

The two 'most wanted' cowboys in the New Mexico territory ride into Corazon for one last job - to rob the ruthless town boss.

Director: Jean-Claude La Marre | Stars: David Carradine, Gabriel Casseus, Raymond Cruz, Jared Day

Votes: 1,903

28. X2 - Wolverine's Revenge (2003 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Drama

Logan goes in search of clues to his past and involvement with the Weapon X program in Canada with the help of his friends from the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters and faces off against various opponents.

Director: Brigitte Burdine | Stars: Mark Hamill, Patrick Stewart, Fred Tatasciore, Jennifer Hale

Votes: 615

29. The Killer Is Loose (1956)

Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An unhinged, deceptively mild-mannered bank robber escapes prison, seeking revenge on the cop who accidentally killed his wife during a gun battle.

Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey, Alan Hale Jr.

Votes: 2,492

30. Yuka (1974)

88 min | Adventure

In medieval France, traveler Pygar tells he-man Karzan (Maciste in the French version) of his recent journey to a place called Antigua, and of its entire community of Amazons promising ... See full summary »

Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Wal Davis, Alice Arno, Robert Woods, Montserrat Prous

Votes: 279

31. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)

Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Five warriors challenge Ogami to duels. Each holds a part of information needed to complete the assassination of a mad clan leader.

Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Michiyo Yasuda, Akihiro Tomikawa, Shingo Yamashiro

Votes: 4,636

32. International Khiladi (1999)

Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A crime boss is accused by a reporter of murdering her brother and raping her. He investigates the frame-up.

Director: Umesh Mehra | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna, Rajat Bedi, Vivek Shauq

Votes: 2,437

33. I, the Jury (1953)

Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Dectective Mike Hammer is determined to catch and kill the person who shot his close friend dead, so he follows clues that lead to a beautiful, seductive woman.

Director: Harry Essex | Stars: Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, Peggie Castle, Margaret Sheridan

Votes: 653

34. DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (2010 Video)

PG-13 | 13 min | Animation, Short, Action

When a ruthless brothel madame murders Jonah Hex's current quarry, the disfigured bounty hunter plans to make her pay.

Director: Joaquim Dos Santos | Stars: Thomas Jane, Linda Hamilton, Jason Marsden, Michael Rooker

Votes: 3,670

35. Ski Troop Attack (1960)

Not Rated | 63 min | Action, War

An American patrol has to cross behind enemy lines by skis in order to blow up an important railroad bridge. The task is made harder by conflicts between the platoon's veteran sergeant and ... See full summary »

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Wally Campo, Richard Sinatra

Votes: 625

36. Executive Target (1997)

R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A stunt driver heading for prison on a minor charge is freed against his will by a terrorist gang. Then by kidnapping his wife, he is forced to drive a getaway car in a plot to kidnap the President from a motorcade.

Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Michael Madsen, Roy Scheider, Keith David, Angie Everhart

Votes: 1,174

37. Himmat (1996)

Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Two Indian secret agents, Ajay and Abdul, share a brotherly bond. However, when Abdul is killed in the line of duty, the mission is handed over to Ajay, who decides to avenge his friend's death.

Directors: Sunil Sharma, Anand | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol, Tabu, Shilpa Shetty Kundra

Votes: 264

38. Body Count (1995)

R | 93 min | Action, Thriller

New Orleans cops try to capture two ruthless assassins who are trying to avenge themselves against cops who had previously set them up.

Director: Talun Hsu | Stars: Robert Davi, Steven Bauer, Brigitte Nielsen, Shin'ichi Chiba

Votes: 389

39. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (I) (2003 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Based on the movie, you play as the Terminator that is programmed by Skynet to destroy mankind before John Connor can reprogram a Terminator to send back in time to protect his younger self.

Director: Antoine Charreyron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Poppi Monroe, Claire Danes, Nick Stahl

Votes: 5,018

40. Mutiny (1952)

Approved | 77 min | Adventure, History

During the War of 1812, the U.S. tasks Captain James Marshall to sail through the British blockade and bring back a French loan in gold but the secret leaks out and many greedy hands, including the mutinous crew's, are after the gold.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Mark Stevens, Angela Lansbury, Patric Knowles, Gene Evans

Votes: 512

41. Il giorno del Cobra (1980)

95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An American narcotics agent is murdered in Italy. The head of the department decides to hire Larry Stanziani, 'The Cobra'. Larry, a former agent and now a third-rate private detective, uses... See full summary »

Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Franco Nero, Sybil Danning, Mario Maranzana, Licinia Lentini

Votes: 576

42. Mr. Freedom (1968)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Crime

Mr. Freedom is an all-American superhero that destroys everyone who even remotely disagrees with imperialism. The film accounts his latest assignment to save France from being taken over by the commies.

Director: William Klein | Stars: John Abbey, Delphine Seyrig, Donald Pleasence, Jean-Claude Drouot

Votes: 1,268

43. Cry of the Werewolf (1944)

Passed | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A young woman raised by gypsies hides a deadly secret which she will do anything to protect.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Nina Foch, Stephen Crane, Osa Massen, Blanche Yurka

Votes: 1,205

44. The Keeper of Time (2004 Video)

PG | 76 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Tim is shocked to discover that he has been chosen to be the next great good wizard. His journey from home to the site of an epic battle between good and evil is packed with magical training and the threat of an evil sorcerer.

Director: Robert Crombie | Stars: Michael O'Hearn, Adam T. Dawson, Parker Alexander, Anna Molchanova

Votes: 135

45. The World Is Not Enough (2000 Video Game)

T | 300 min | Action, Thriller, Adventure

The game follows the storyline of the movie. Bond must fight the international terrorist Renard, who plots to use nuclear weapons to achieve his dark objectives.

Stars: John Cleese, Adam Blackwood, Andrew Burt, Caron Pascoe

Votes: 1,433

46. Red Steel (2006 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Family

Your fiance has been kidnapped and her father - a Japanese mafia kingpin - murdered by a rival gang. The only way to save your loved one and defend your honor is to journey from Los Angeles to Japan and confront the Tokyo underworld.

Stars: Toshiya Agata, Steve Blum, Tetsuya Fujita, Kim Mai Guest

Votes: 85

47. Balkan Runner (1994)

88 min | Action

To avenge the murder of her husband, Mirna dedicates herself to the destruction of the beautiful but villainous Sura who ships arms to the Middle East in exchange for drugs. Aiding her in this task is handsome undercover agent, Marc.

Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Stéphane Ferrara, Isabel Russinova, Daisy White, Giovanni Oliveri

Votes: 41

48. Fly Now, Pay Later (1969)

Crime, Drama

A stewardess is taken hostage by a gang of drug smugglers.

Director: B.H. Dial | Stars: Christine Cybelle, Shep Wild, O.K. Baime, Simone Renard

Votes: 22

49. Ninja: Shadow of Darkness (1998 Video Game)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A ninja living in Feudal Japan goes on a mission to save the world from dark forces.

Votes: 39

50. In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode: Gunshot (1989)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Virgil Tibbs shoots and kills a robbery suspect during a foot pursuit, unaware that it was a girl.

Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson

Votes: 81