revenge thriller
Vengeance-driven suspense movie
A revenge thriller is a suspenseful story—typically a film or novel—centered on a protagonist seeking vengeance for a serious wrong, often the murder or assault of a loved one.
The genre combines action with moral ambiguity, exploring how far someone will go to settle scores: The film is a classic revenge thriller with a vigilante father hunting his daughter's killers.
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- blood feudInherited cycle of retribution
- score to settleGrievance requiring revenge
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
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- thrillerssuspense, nail-biter, page-turner, cliffhanger, plot twist
- horrorhorror, terror, fear, dread, haunted
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