Highest-Rated Movies about 'Self-defense'

The Burning Bed (1984), Straw Dogs (1971), The Trigger Effect (1996), Harry Brown (2009), Death Wish (1974), Cold in July (2014), The Art of Self-Defense (2019), One Eight Seven (1997) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Self-defense movies.

#18. Enough (2002)

Storyline: An abused woman discovers that the dream man she married isn't who she thought he was. She and her daughter try to escape (aided by her previous boyfriend), but he pursues her relentlessly. Fearing also for the safety of her daughter, she decides that there's only one way out of the marriage: kill him.

Plot Keywords: thriller, drama, crime, domestic violence, female lead, revenge, action ...

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#19. Retreat (2011)

Storyline: In a last-ditch attempt to save their failing marriage after the stillbirth of their first child, Kate, a journalist, and Martin, an architect, escape London for a retreat to the beautiful, yet remote and unpopulated Blackholme Island, which is off the west coast of Scotland. Fairweather Cottage is a place where they once shared a romantic holiday and the island holds fond memories of happier times. Kate and Martin arrive by boat, it's autumn and the rocky barren moors are blown by freezing winds and the before they've even settled in, the generator and CB radio communication start to fail. Their relationship is already fragile and anxieties are pushed higher when they lose all contact with the mainland and after a heavy storm, an injured man is washed up on the shore. Dressed in military fatigues and carrying a gun, the mysterious stranger regains consciousness and identifies himself as a British soldier called Private Jack Corman and he soon reveals that he carries a deadly message ...

Plot Keywords: thriller, mystery, drama, psychological thriller, survival, isolation, marriage ...

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#20. Straw Dogs (2011)

Storyline: Screenwriter David Sumner travels with his wife Amy in his Jaguar to her homeland Blackwater, in Mississippi. Amy's father has passed away and David intends to write his screenplay about Stalingrad in the house. David hires the contractor Charlie and his team to repair the roof of the Barn. Amy was Charlie's sweetheart when she lived there and neither he nor his crew show respect to her now. Charlie invites David to hunt deer with his group and him; but they leave David alone in the woods and rape Amy. She does not tell David what happened. When the drunken coach Tom Heddon calls Charlie and his friends to hunt down the slow Jeremy Niles, who likes his daughter, David decides to protect not only Jeremy, but also Amy and his honor.

Plot Keywords: violence, revenge, thriller, family, psychological warfare, small town, usa ...

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#21. Drillbit Taylor (2008)

Storyline: Homeless veteran Bob 'Drillbit' Taylor manages to enjoy life anyhow and even saves some cash for his dream, an 'all-paid' move to Alaska, even if that may take many years. His dream comes within reach when clever nerd Wade, has fat friend Ryan 'T-dog' and cocky shrimp Jim, all new to high-school, are bullied so badly by emancipated Filkins and his buddies that they advertise for a bodyguard. Only Drillbit seems affordable and not crazy, so he's hired and drains their pocket-money and home content. He's clueless how to protect them but gives them (bogus) self-defense classes.

Plot Keywords: comedy, teen, high school, prank, bullying, bodyguard, adventure ...

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#22. Vengeance: A Love Story (2017)

Storyline: Walking home with her 12-year-old daughter after midnight on the Fourth of July, Teena crosses paths with some local losers to be brutally gang raped with her daughter Bethie watching. Bethie is able to identify the rapists, but when the rapists hire a hot shot attorney who attacks Teena's character, Dromoor, a local police officer who was first on the scene when police were called, starts to take matters into his own hands.—Rik van Oijen

Plot Keywords: revenge, crime, thriller, violence, family, justice, maternal love ...

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#23. Tiger House (2015)

Storyline: Kelly sneaks into her boyfriend's house but tonight, she's not the only unwelcome visitor. Now, she must draw on her reserves of strength and skills of dexterity to escape. As the situation spirals out of control, the suburban house becomes a terrifying arena for violence.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: action, thriller, crime, home invasion, suspense, violence, tension ...

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#24. Angel Town (1990)

Storyline: A graduate student and martial-arts expert rents a room in a house owned by a single mother who lives there with her son. A local street gang is trying to recruit the son, but the new tenant tries to help the boy's mother keep him out of the gang. When they learn of this, they target both the mother and her new tenant.—frankfob2@yahoo.com

Plot Keywords: action, crime, martial arts, los angeles, revenge, immigration, mentor ...

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#25. Nuts (1987)

Storyline: Charged with killing a client, call girl Claudia Draper is awaiting her trial. While Claudia's parents seek to have her declared insane so that she can avoid a likely guilty verdict and serve time for manslaughter, she rejects this approach because she doesn't want to be put in a mental institution. Lawyer Aaron Levinsky reluctantly takes on Claudia's case and tries to prove that she's not crazy, but the volatile prostitute doesn't make his task easy.

Plot Keywords: courtroom drama, psychological thriller, legal, family conflict, mental health, female protagonist, social issues ...

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