The 8 Most Savage Revenge Movies

6. The Princess Bride

In The Princess Bride Inigo Montoya, a Spanish fencing master and outlaw, aids the hero Westley in reuniting with his true love Buttercup. Inigo reveals that he is seeking revenge on a six-fingered man who killed his father and eventually confronts the killer Rugen in an epic battle, proclaiming the words he has waited his whole life to say; "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die" before dispatching him. The fan-favourite scene has gone on to become a common meme and this list wouldn’t be complete without the inclusion.

5. Gladiator

In Gladiator when General Maximus leads his army to victory, ageing Emperor Marcus Aurelius tells him that his own son, Commodus, is unfit to rule and that he will appoint Maximus as regent. Commodus murders his father in a fit of rage, arrests Maximus and murders his family. When Maximus finally escapes he becomes a gladiator and is challenged by Commodus in the arena. Maximus disarms Commodus during their duel, looks him straight in the eyes and drives a blade into his throat avenging his loved ones. After all, he had promised to have his vengeance “in this life or the next.”