Poll: Favorite Film Vigilante

Results of 5,404 votes:

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   Christian Bale and Cillian Murphy in Batman Begins (2005)

    

   Batman: The millionaire vigilante detective who will at times work with police, but takes the law into his own hands for the most part.
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   Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    

   The Bride: Kill Bill-Well...she certainly doesn't call the police when she gets out of that coma.
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   Liam Neeson in Taken (2008)

    

   Bryan Mills: Taken-This ex-military man tears up half of Europe looking for his kidnapped daughter.
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   #5

    

   Travis Bickle: Taxi Driver-A psychologically fragile Vietnam veteran.
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   Jackie Earle Haley in Watchmen (2009)

    

   Rorschach: Watchmen-With no visible superpowers other than a strong will, Rorschach fights crime in his own mentally unstable way.
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   Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)

    

   John W. Creasy: Man on Fire-This ex-assassin takes no prisoners as he shoots his way through Mexico City searching for the little girl he couldn't protect.
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   Mel Gibson in Mad Max (1979)

    

   Max Rockatansky: Mad Max-This former police officer goes vigilante to kill a biker gang that pretty much ruined his life.
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   Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints (1999)

    

   Connor and Murphy Macmanus: The Boondock Saints-I am grouping these two together because they work as a team. These Irish vigilantes took out an entire branch of the Italian Mafia.
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   Michael Douglas in Falling Down (1993)

    

   William 'D-Fens' Foster: Falling Down-Frustrated with the city and society as a whole Foster takes on gang members and other criminals, while also becoming a criminal himself.
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    Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained (2012)

     

    Django: Django Unchained-A freed slave who sets out to get his wife back, with force if necessary.
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    Thomas Jane in The Punisher (2004)

     

    Frank Castle: The Punisher-This ex-military, current vigilante uses extreme measures to "punish" the people he deems guilty of wrongdoings.
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    Mark Strong and Chloë Grace Moretz in Kick-Ass (2010)

     

    Hit Girl: Kick-Ass-Mindy Macready is well...Macready for anything. As Hit Girl she has been getting shot at since she was in grade school.
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    #9

     

    Walt Kowalski: Gran Torino-Older than dirt, tougher than rocks, a little bit racist, but not a bad guy.
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    #8

     

    Paul Kersey: Death Wish(es)-Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes the law into his own hands after his wife's death. He cleans up the streets in multiple cities and becomes more bada** each movie.
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    Russell Crowe in Robin Hood (2010)

     

    Robin Hood: The fictional bow and arrow welding steal from the rich give to the poor guy. Remember him?
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    Paddy Considine in Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

     

    Richard: Dead Man's Shoes-A soldier who takes revenge on criminals for torturing his mentally-challenged brother.
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    Jodie Foster in The Brave One (2007)

     

    Erica Bain: The Brave One-This ex-radio host is out for her own form of justice after recovering from a brutal attack.
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    Michael Caine in Harry Brown (2009)

     

    Harry Brown: Harry Brown-This ex serviceman takes revenge for the murder of his friend, and although his is a bit seasoned he does a pretty damn good job.
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    Antonio Banderas in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

     

    El Mirachi: Desperado-Former mirachi seeking revenge against the men who killed the woman he loved and shot him in the hand severely disabling his righteous guitar skills.
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    Emilio Estevez in Young Guns (1988)

     

    Billy the Kid: Young Guns-Although he was deputized briefly, he handed in his badge and did most of his revenge killing as a normal guy.
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    Rutger Hauer in Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

     

    Hobo: Hobo with a Shotgun-He quite literally is a hobo with a shotgun...
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    Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Kick-Ass (2010)

     

    Kick-Ass: Kick-Ass-Dave Lizewski puts on a scuba outfit and kicks some butt.
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    #35

     

    John Shaft: Shaft-A bad mofo, ya dig?
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    Kevin Bacon in Death Sentence (2007)

     

    Nick Hume: Death Sentence-A mild-mannered executive who transforms into a killer to protect his family.
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    "Billy Jack" Tom Laughlin 1971 Warner Brothers

     

    Billy Jack: The Born Losers-Billy Jack is a half breed Navajo Indian and Vietnam War veteran. He defends a California town against a gang of bikers.
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    Terence Stamp in The Limey (1999)

     

    Wilson: The Limey-The Englishman who goes to Los Angeles to find the person responsible for his daughter's death.
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    Rainn Wilson in Super (2010)

     

    The Crimson Bolt: Super-A missing wife and a few comic books can turn a diner cook into one heck of a vigilante.
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    Billy Connolly in The Boondock Saints (1999)

     

    Il Duce: The Boondock Saints-The original Mafia member killer. No women, no kids.
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    Nicolas Cage in Kick-Ass (2010)

     

    Big Daddy: Kick-Ass-Damon Macready, former police officer who trained his vigilante daughter and lent a hand to Kick-Ass.
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    David Della Rocco in The Boondock Saints (1999)

     

    Rocko: The Boondock Saints-He isn't very smart but his heart is in the right place.
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    Woody Harrelson in Defendor (2009)

     

    Defendor: Defendor-Although he is a little slow on the uptake, he still manages to kick some serious butt.
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    Danny Trejo in Bad Ass (2012)

     

    Frank Vega: Bad Ass-This senior citizen cleans up the streets as a vigilante before he becomes an honorary police officer.
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    Seth Rogen and Jay Chou in The Green Hornet (2011)

     

    Kato: The Green Hornet-The sidekick that does more than the hero.
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    Seth Rogen in The Green Hornet (2011)

     

    The Green Hornet: The Green Hornet-He has money like Batman, but his sidekick isn't wearing red tights.
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    Caleb Steinmeyer in Boy Wonder

     

    Sean Donovan: Boy Wonder-A shy teen who roams the city streets helping people and handing out harsh punishment to criminals.