Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "street-justice"

1. I Saw the Devil (2010)

Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.

Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Jeon Gook-hwan, Chun Ho-jin

Votes: 146,352 | Gross: $0.13M

2. Death Wish (1974)

R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.

Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats

Votes: 44,072 | Gross: $22.00M

3. Death Wish (2018)

R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dr. Paul Kersey is an experienced trauma surgeon, a man who has spent his life saving lives. After an attack on his family, Paul embarks on his own mission for justice.

Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone

Votes: 76,485 | Gross: $34.02M

4. Class of 1984 (1982)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with a delinquent punk posse who run the institute with an iron fist.

Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross, Timothy Van Patten, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 13,263

5. I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)

Unrated | 92 min | Horror, Thriller

Jennifer is still haunted by the memory of being gang raped and almost killed years ago. At her therapist's advice, she joins group therapy and meets similar women. She befriends one and they want more than just talk - justice/vengeance.

Director: Richard Schenkman | Stars: Sarah Butler, Jen Landon, Doug McKeon, Gabriel Hogan

Votes: 15,560

6. Street Smart (1987)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.

Director: Jerry Schatzberg | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Kathy Baker, Mimi Rogers, Jay Patterson

Votes: 3,813 | Gross: $1.12M

7. Cop (1988)

R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.

Director: James B. Harris | Stars: James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles Durning, Charles Haid

Votes: 6,173 | Gross: $1.88M

8. Vigilante (1982)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After his wife and son got brutalized by a street gang, and a corrupt criminal justice system puts the perpetrators back on the street, a NYC factory worker teams up with a vigilante group to find some measure of bloody justice.

Director: William Lustig | Stars: Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, Rutanya Alda

Votes: 4,543

9. Alley Cat (1984)

R | 82 min | Action

A martial artist stops a street gang from stealing her car, but her grandmother ends up being killed by the same gang. She witnesses firsthand how corrupt and inept law enforcement is, and decides to take matters into her own hands.

Directors: Victor M. Ordonez, Ed Palmos, Al Valletta | Stars: Karin Mani, Robert Torti, Britt Helfer, Michael Wayne

Votes: 1,053

10. Return of the Gunfighter (1966)

Not Rated | 98 min | Romance, Western

An aging gunman and a wounded drifter come upon a young Mexican girl, and agree to help her avenge the death of her father, who was murdered for their land.

Director: James Neilson | Stars: Robert Taylor, Chad Everett, Ana Martín, Mort Mills

Votes: 711

11. Wild Thing (1987)

PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers.

Director: Max Reid | Stars: Robert Knepper, Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Davi, Maury Chaykin

Votes: 722

12. Like Rabid Dogs (1976)

98 min | Crime, Thriller

Tony is the young member of an upper class Roman family; he lives a hectic double life, and under the guise of good student, he likes to persecute and kill prostitutes in the company of a couple of friends.

Director: Mario Imperoli | Stars: Piero Santi, Annarita Grapputo, Paola Senatore, Cesare Barro

Votes: 444

13. Skins (1994)

R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A married couple is separated because of the husband's drinking. They are reunited to seek justice when their homosexual son is murdered by Neo- Nazi skinheads.

Director: Wings Hauser | Stars: Wings Hauser, Linda Blair, Cole Hauser, Talbert Morton

Votes: 202

14. Sin (2003)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When his sister is brutally raped, an ex-cop goes after a mysterious man from his past.

Director: Michael Stevens | Stars: Gary Oldman, Ving Rhames, Kerry Washington, Alicia Coppola

Votes: 2,006

15. The One Man Jury (1978)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Frustrated with the lenient criminal justice system, an LAPD homicide cop goes vigilante on various criminals, including a serial killer of women.

Director: Charles Martin | Stars: Jack Palance, Christopher Mitchum, Pamela Susan Shoop, Cara Williams

Votes: 249

16. Maniac Cop (2008)

3 min | Short, Horror

A young woman walking home alone gets attacked by two vicious muggers in a New York City back alley. A lone cop arrives on the scene, but turns out to be anything but your average police officer.

Director: Chris R. Notarile | Stars: Kim Santiago, Damien Colletti, Roberto Lombardi, Scott Dadika

Votes: 315

17. Sodomaniac (2015)

82 min | Comedy, Horror

A group of degenerate serial date rapists have the tables turned on them when a masked killer begins to hunt them down one by one, and killing them in the most painful, degrading way possible.

Director: Anthony Catanese | Stars: Craig Kelly, Allan Sconza, Steve Bump, Diana Caraccio

Votes: 63

18. Crazed (2014)

98 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Inspired by our favorite dark & twisted graphic novels, CRAZED revolves around vigilante cop Ronan Pierce. He is fueled by a tragic past, and the recent abduction of his wife McKenzie has ... See full summary »

Directors: Kevin A. McCarthy, Edward Payson | Stars: Michael McCarthy, Jordan Elizabeth, Kane Hodder, R.A. Mihailoff

Votes: 551

19. Muxmäuschenstill (2004)

89 min | Comedy, Drama

A pseudo documentary study of an archetypal German who tries to model his world according to his ideas of law and (sexual) order.

Director: Marcus Mittermeier | Stars: Jan Henrik Stahlberg, Fritz Roth, Wanda Perdelwitz, Markus von Lingen

Votes: 2,723

20. Central Park Jog (2002)

2 min | Short, Crime, Mystery

Trisha M. was horribly injured and raped in Central Park while jogging. She devises a revenge against all Central Park criminals when she hires Sniper Jack to help her clean up the bad element.

Director: Juan Castilo | Stars: Carson Grant, Melanie Crim, Anslem Richardson, Jamie Hector

Votes: 16

21. A Worthy Punishment (2021)

30 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

A story we're all too familiar seeing; A young African American teenager loses his brother to gun violence by a unruly police officer. However, what happens when that same teenager has a ... See full summary »

Director: Corey Laramore | Stars: Edward J. Tretter, Corey Laramore, Raymond Lino, Kevin Richard Best

22. Hanauta dorobô (2006)

92 min

Accused of having committed a crime, a man is held at the home of his victims by the latter's relatives. he is to be tried not by a court of law, but by an extra-judicial cadre of strangers... See full summary »

Director: Hiromasa Hirosue | Stars: Hiromasa Hirosue, Junya Nakahara, Izumi Takahashi

Votes: 41

23. The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode: We the People (2003)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ellenor defends a man accused of killing his pregnant wife. Eugene and Jimmy defend a female vigilante who killed a drug dealer. Tara hates the firm's new partner Alan. Alan defends a homeless man who planted an unwanted kiss on a woman.

Director: Dennis Smith | Stars: Steve Harris, Camryn Manheim, Michael Badalucco, Jessica Capshaw

Votes: 143

24. The Lincoln Lawyer (2022– )
Episode: The Brass Verdict (2022)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mickey confronts Trevor as the pieces fall into place, and his chance to right a past wrong could have dire consequences for Maggie.

Director: David Grossman | Stars: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Angus Sampson

Votes: 1,335

25. Tosh.0 (2009–2020)
Episode: How to Get European Men (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

All new Tosh.0 airs Tuesdays on Comedy Central. In the season four premiere, Daniel covers events that happened during the hiatus and learns how to meet European men, and the show gets a new host.

Director: Scott Zabielski | Stars: Daniel Tosh, Katherine Cahoon, Kristin Henson, Chris Rock

Votes: 62