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1. Retired spy, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), waged war on everyone involved in the kidnapping of his teenage daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace). What movie was this, where the daughter came dangerously close to becoming another statistic in a human trafficking ring?

Answer: Taken

Mills had only ninety-six hours to track down the scum who held the answers to his daughter's location. His keen senses, exceptional wits, and brute force helped him safely return his daughter home. This movie co-starred Famke Janssen as the distraught mother. Famke played a similar role in the 2001 movie "Don't Say a Word". Luc Besson was the co-writer of this movie. Besson was also responsible for the 1994 action drama, "Leon" (U.S. title "The Professional").

This 2008 movie was directed by Pierre Morel.

2. Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and his girlfriend were to wed on Halloween. However, a heartless lunatic called Top Dollar (Michael Wincott) and his gang of psychopaths had other more devious plans for them. What movie was this, where one year after the couple's murder, Draven came back from the dead for revenge?

Answer: The Crow

The couple was savagely attacked the night before their wedding. Eric's girlfriend Shelly (Sofia Shinas) was beaten, raped, and spent her final 30 hours, fighting for her life in the hospital. When Eric returned from the dead with the help of a mystical crow, he killed everyone responsible for that fateful night. And he made certain Top Dollar experienced the worst agony of all.

The quote from the introduction was from this film. This 1994 movie was directed by Alex Proyas.

3. After the courts failed to convict the man who brutally raped and murdered her daughter, Karen McCann (Sally Field) lured the despicable sadist to her, so she could kill him. Name this movie that co-starred Kiefer Sutherland.

Answer: Eye for an Eye

Robert Doob (Kiefer Sutherland) was the sexual predator who killed her daughter. McCann attended a support group for families who'd lost loved ones to violent crime. That's where she met a couple of guys who specialized in vigilantism. McCann purchased a gun from them and took target shooting classes. Also, she took self defense classes and secretly followed Doob around his seedy environment.

In the end, she got her revenge and made it look like self defense. This 1996 movie was directed by John Schlesinger.

4. A black Mississippi girl was savagely raped, beaten, and left for dead. Her outraged father, Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson), shot and killed the two white assailants. Hailey's only hope for an acquittal rested in the hands of a young white attorney named Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey). What drama was this, that was based on a John Grisham novel?

Answer: A Time to Kill

Hailey believed no justice would be given for his daughter, because of another case where white men were found not guilty of sexually assaulting a black girl. Brigance fought an uphill battle to acquit Hailey for his unlawful actions. In the end, Brigance stood in front of an all-white jury and gave a remarkable and emotional summation.

It paid off for Brigance and his client Hailey. This intense 1996 drama was directed by Joel Schumacher.

5. Radio host Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) and her fianc� David (Naveen Andrews) were severely beaten under a bridge. Although she'd survived the attack, she was an emotional wreck. However, Erica felt she couldn't rest until she found David's killers. What movie was this, where the female lead used vigilante justice every time violence crossed her path?

Answer: The Brave One

Erica's world was shattered that fateful day and it completely changed her whole demeanor. A police detective named Mercer (Terrence Howard) became suspicious of Erica and wondered whether she was the vigilante in the news. However, even when he knew for certain Erica was the killer, he helped Erica complete her vendetta against the men involved in the beating.

This 2007 crime drama was directed by Neil Jordan.

6. Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) was framed for his wife's murder, imprisoned, and forced to participate in a deadly three stage car race. However, Ames was determined to get his revenge on the ruthless warden named Hennessey (Joan Allen), who he believed was behind the set up. Name the movie.

Answer: Death Race

Ames made certain that Hennessey witnessed the death of a convict named Pachenko (Max Ryan), because Hennessey ordered Pachenko to kill his wife. Ames eventually escaped from the prison and a guy he befriended inside there, Coach (Ian McShane), murdered Hennessey. This 2008 action flick was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.

7. A brilliant madman, John Doe (Kevin Spacey), punished people based on the seven deadly sins. Detective Mills (Brad Pitt) unintentionally helped Doe complete his cruel and unusual task. What psychological thriller was this, that co-starred Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow?

Answer: Se7en

John Doe turned himself in to the authorities. However, once Mills discovered Doe murdered his wife Tracy (Gwyneth Paltrow), Mills became the sin known as wrath and shot John Doe to death. However, Mills was left emotionally and psychologically detached from the world. Moments before John Doe was killed, he broke the news to Mills that his wife was pregnant.

This 1995 movie was directed by David Fincher.

8. A vengeful swordsman named Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin), searched for years for the six-fingered man who killed his father. What fairytale adventure was this, that co-starred Billy Crystal, Cary Elwes, and Andre the Giant?

Answer: The Princess Bride

Inigo's father was a very skilled swordsmith. He was murdered by Count Rugen (Christopher Guest), because he protested for not being paid the amount agreed upon for his services. Twenty years later, Inigo avenged his father's death. This 1987 movie was directed by Rob Reiner.

9. Smugglers who'd worked for this drug lord always ended up dead. And when a woman named Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) was killed in cold blood, it was just business as usual. However, fugitive Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) made his vengeance personal. Name this action flick that co-starred Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster.

Answer: Fast and Furious

Dom became a smuggler and avenged his former lover's death, when he killed one of the top guys known as Fenix Rise (Laz Alonso). He also reunited with his friend in law enforcement, Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker). Together, they brought down the whole operation.

This 2009 fourth installment of "The Fast and the Furious" franchise was directed by Justin Lin. Mr. Lin also directed the 2006 third installment called "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift".

10. After his wife was beaten to death during a home invasion, Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) became every street thug's worst nightmare. What crime drama was this, where a law abiding, happily married man, became a deadly, vengeful widower with a gun?

Answer: Death Wish

Kersey's adult daughter was also present and assaulted during the attack. She was left psychologically traumatized by the death of her mother and gave the police no description of the attackers. However, Kersey found gratification and notoriety as the elusive vigilante. This 1974 movie was directed by Michael Winner.

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