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Movies: Best "tragic hero" Movies


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The Dark Knight(2008)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 32min | Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller
4.3/5 (with 15,468 votes)

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Batman Begins(2005)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 20min | Action, Crime, Drama
3.8/5 (with 9,622 votes)

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

Blade(1998)

FSK: 18+ years
| 2h | Horror, Action
3.4/5 (with 2,679 votes)

The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.

The Man from Nowhere(2010)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 59min | Action, Thriller, Crime
3.8/5 (with 570 votes)

His only friend called him 'the man from nowhere'... Taesik, a former special agent becomes a loner after losing his wife in a miserable accident and lives a bitter life running a pawnshop. He only has a few customers and a friend named Somi, a little girl next door. As Taesik spends more and more time with Somi, he gets attached to her. Then Somi is kidnapped by a gang, and as Taesik tries to save Somi by becoming deeply associated with the gang his mysterious past is revealed.

Directed by Lee Jeong-beom - With Won Bin, Kim Sae-ron

Fist of Fury(1972)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 48min | Drama, Action, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 383 votes)

Chen Chen returns to his former school in Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor has been murdered. While investigating the man's death, Chen discovers that a rival Japanese school is operating a drug smuggling ring. To avenge his master’s death, Chen takes on both Chinese and Japanese assassins… and even a towering Russian.

Desperado(1995)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 44min | Thriller, Action, Crime
3.4/5 (with 1,240 votes)

Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his best friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, the Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves a trail of blood of his own.

The Crow: City of Angels(1996)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 24min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 216 votes)

After Ashe and his little son are murdered violently for no reason by Judah's men, he returns from the dead to take revenge. One after one, Judah's people face the power of the dark angel. The second film based on James O'Barr's cult comic.

Ip Man(2008)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 46min | Drama, Action, History
3.9/5 (with 1,687 votes)

A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.

Escaflowne: The Movie(2000)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 38min | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
3.5/5 (with 55 votes)

Gaea is a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi Kanzaki helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon a journey to fight the Black Dragon Clan. The battle over a legendary suit of dragon armor, Escaflowne, has begun.

Directed by Kazuki Akane

Macbeth(1948)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 47min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 67 votes)

A Scottish warlord and his wife murder their way to a pair of crowns.

Mera Naam Joker(1970)

3h 44min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 23 votes)

Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on.".

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge(1974)

1h 23min | Action, Crime, Drama
2.8/5 (with 15 votes)

Terry Sugury is hired to recover one of two tapes containing a formula for making heroin for a price of 200 dollars a pound. But he gets double crossed. So he wants the tape back.

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Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl (Part 1)(1959)

1h 33min | Action, Fantasy, Drama

The late Ming court is a corrupt regime. Lin Ngai-sheung, nicknamed the 'Jade Killer', inherits the swordplay book of Tianshan and becomes a bandit of the people to rob from the rich. Her feud with Wudang Sect's Cheuk Yat-hong rooted from the time she held up a corrupt official. Cheuk, instigated by others, sees Lin as his enemy. However, Lin slowly falls for him. When Cheuk learns the truth, he helps Lin to defeat her enemies.

Misfocus(2022)

12min | Drama
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Set in the 1960s, a young photographer becomes obsessed photographing a grieving man - the man that holds the truth to her brother's murder. She pushes the man into a spiral, and when her obsession comes to a sour end, realizes the tragic mistake she has made.

House of Flesh Mannequins(2009)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 40min | Drama, Horror
2.3/5 (with 3 votes)

A loner artist with a history of abuse meets a beautiful woman who takes an interest in his life and work; leading to a chilling path of tragedy.

Burdus(1970)

1h 26min | Drama, Comedy
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Three poor musicians become rich and famous, due to an appearance on a TV show. Unexpected success and money tears old friends apart. The bass player, Burduš, lonely and lost, decides to go and find new friends.

Directed by Mića Popović - With Jovan Janićijević Burduš, Milan Srdoč, Miodrag Andrić, Dragomir Bojanić, Miroslav Bijelić, Mirjana Blašković, ...

Frankenstein vs. the Wolfman in 3-D(2008)

20min | Horror, Animation
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Three young orphans team up with the Frankenstein Monster to battle a Wolfman in their small mountain community.

Pashupati Prasad(2016)

4.5/5 (with 2 votes)

A Realistic Nepali movie about a boy who dreams to be rich.

Directed by Dipendra K Khanal - With Khagendra Lamichhane, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Bipin Karki, Barsha Siwakoti

Blakey(2011)

1h 28min | Documentary

The life and times of sailor and adventurer Sir Peter Blake, one of New Zealand's favourite sons.

Woodsman(2023)

25min | Thriller, Drama
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

In WOODSMAN, young couple Alan and Lottie make do with what they've got: each other. After an accident has left Lottie bedridden and nonverbal, the two of them must find new methods to communicate, all while something enigmatic calls out to Alan from the other side of the nearby lake.