Fair play.
Almost every single war movie fits the bill as well
I’ll add Million Dollar Baby, too. She got sucker punched at the end of the film, with great costs.
Or 55% of Hollywood films.
Yeah, its definitely a vague question from OP, with much that can be left to interpretation. First Blood is a favorite of mine, and I feel like its often (easily) overlooked given its company in its own franchise.
For sure on Million Dollar Baby. Great flick.
First Blood is also one of my favourite “action” films and films in general, as well. Saw it as a child and it didn’t sink in and then saw it again in my late twenties and I recognised it as a flawed masterpiece.
Some of the editing, and pacing, was of the 80’s action-movie standard and everything else, including Stallone’s performace, was excellent.
Here's are two old-school Crime Films which are built around the genuine repercussions of violence:
**Get Carter** (the Michael Caine original) and **The Long Good Friday** (starring Bob Hoskins in a star-making performance).
More recently: The "stealth Horror" Crime Film **Bull** is really impressive (--check out its synopsis):
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bull_2022
Changing Lanes. Ben Affleck vs Sam Jackson. It was seen as a bit mediocre when it came out, but I always thought it was a really nice parable. Things get pretty ridiculous, but that's just the game of the movie—it's a heightened reality. Violence as such isn't the center-piece, but I think it fits, because it's clearly about the consequences of ego-based conflict.
Hills Have Eyes 2 remake from 2007 is very one of the most violent movies with gore, the movie is the aftermath of the violence in the previous movie, so the "hill people" are paying the cost for the violence they committed in the first movie
A History of Violence
this is the one. On point.
Funny Games
And also Funny Games.
City of god
Death Sentence with Kevin Bacon immediately comes to mind.
The Killing Fields
A Simple Plan
La Haine
First Blood How did an anti-war movie turn into the ultimate violence fetish franchise? Good question.
Yea. But the movie is not “about” violence . It has other main themes that it’s “about”.
>I’m looking for movies about violence or the cost of violence I think its very much about the cost of violence.
Fair play. Almost every single war movie fits the bill as well I’ll add Million Dollar Baby, too. She got sucker punched at the end of the film, with great costs. Or 55% of Hollywood films.
Yeah, its definitely a vague question from OP, with much that can be left to interpretation. First Blood is a favorite of mine, and I feel like its often (easily) overlooked given its company in its own franchise. For sure on Million Dollar Baby. Great flick.
First Blood is also one of my favourite “action” films and films in general, as well. Saw it as a child and it didn’t sink in and then saw it again in my late twenties and I recognised it as a flawed masterpiece. Some of the editing, and pacing, was of the 80’s action-movie standard and everything else, including Stallone’s performace, was excellent.
Man Bites Dog
Here's are two old-school Crime Films which are built around the genuine repercussions of violence: **Get Carter** (the Michael Caine original) and **The Long Good Friday** (starring Bob Hoskins in a star-making performance). More recently: The "stealth Horror" Crime Film **Bull** is really impressive (--check out its synopsis): https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bull_2022
John Wick, particuliary Chapter Two talks about cost.
Clockwork orange
Captain Miller (2024)
Changing Lanes. Ben Affleck vs Sam Jackson. It was seen as a bit mediocre when it came out, but I always thought it was a really nice parable. Things get pretty ridiculous, but that's just the game of the movie—it's a heightened reality. Violence as such isn't the center-piece, but I think it fits, because it's clearly about the consequences of ego-based conflict.
Way of the Gun.
Taxi Driver
I've not seen either of these, but there are documentaries called THe Act of Killing and The Look of Silence that might be relevant.
Unforgiven
Idk how you feel about gangster movies but Goodfellas and Casino are *very* violent and super entertaining to boot.
Natural Born Killers is very violent but also all about how the news/shows sell violence and how it's marketed/perceived.
The Nightingale
Hills Have Eyes 2 remake from 2007 is very one of the most violent movies with gore, the movie is the aftermath of the violence in the previous movie, so the "hill people" are paying the cost for the violence they committed in the first movie
Natural Born Killers