Here we've displayed a list of the best Anti-hero films : One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975), Sanjuro(1962), The Hustler(1961), Hud(1963), Stolen Kisses(1968), If...(1968), Outcast of the Islands(1952), The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy(2011), Rampage: Capital Punishment(2014), The Sorcerer's Apprentice(2010), Johnny O'Clock(1947) ... ...
Drama
USA
1975
133 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Louise Fletcher Brad Dourif William Redfield Michael Berryman Peter Brocco Dean R. Brooks Alonzo Brown Scatman Crothers Danny DeVito Christopher Lloyd
anti-hero nurse native american mentally challenged patient bleak gutsy powerful mental institution oregon boat abuse rebellion conformity mental illness rivalry transformation 1960s
A criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.
Adventure, Action
Japan
1962
96 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Tatsuya Nakadai Takashi Shimura Yûzô Kayama Reiko Dan Masao Shimizu Yunosuke Ito Takako Irie Kamatari Fujiwara Keiju Kobayashi
samurai uncle warrior anti-hero gang member intricate suspenseful small town barn japan corruption revenge rescue disillusionment loyalty tradition fall rise 19th century
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
Drama
USA
1961
135 Minutes
Paul Newman Jackie Gleason George C. Scott Piper Laurie Myron McCormick Murray Hamilton Michael Constantine Stefan Gierasch Jake LaMotta Gordon Clark Alexander Rose
hustler sexy woman gambler anti-hero alcoholic writer tense gritty bar california gambling money romance billiards comeback fall rise temptation rivalry 1960s
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
Drama
USA
1963
112 Minutes
Paul Newman Melvyn Douglas Patricia Neal Brandon de Wilde John Ashley Whit Bissell Crahan Denton Val Avery Sheldon Allman Pitt Herbert Curt Conway
anti-hero teenager housekeeper father rancher brash fiery dark ranch texas family alcoholism love triangle wretched excess 1960s
Honest and hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant and egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash.
Comedy, Drama
France
1968
90 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Delphine Seyrig Michael Lonsdale Claude Jade Daniel Ceccaldi Claire Duhamel Catherine Lutz André Falcon
anti-hero girlfriend boss sexy woman charming quirky tender paris shop apartment park affair rebellion romance love triangle discovery growing up love 1960s
After being discharged from the army, Antoine Doinel centers a screwball comedy where he applies for different jobs and tries to make sense of his relationships with women.
Drama
UK
1968
111 Minutes
Malcolm McDowell David Wood Richard Warwick Robert Swann Christine Noonan Arthur Lowe Mona Washbourne Graham Crowden Simon Ward
anti-hero teenager headmaster prefect girlfriend boyfriend intense shocking england boarding school school disillusionment sex growing up wretched excess 1960s
In this allegorical story, a revolution led by pupil Mick Travis takes place at an old established private school in England.
Adventure
UK
1952
102 Minutes
Trevor Howard Ralph Richardson Kerima Robert Morley George Coulouris Wilfrid Hyde-White Frederick Valk Betty Ann Davies Peter Illing James Kenney A.V. Bramble
anti-hero native captain trader dreamy emotional melodramatic jungle borneo trading post man vs. nature interracial romance madness fall wretched excess 19th century
A man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked when he's caught stealing, but he pretends to commit suicide, and a Captain he befriended agrees to take him to a secret trading post.
Western
Kyrgyzstan|France|Germany|Netherlands|Russia
2011
106 Minutes
Eric Balfour Summer Glau Lou Taylor Pucci Jenna Dewan Henry Thomas Kevin Alejandro Jamie Thomas King Tanner Beard Jim Beaver
errand boy desperado bounty hunter outlaw saloon owner anti-hero brooding engaging gripping patriotic spirited thrilling wild west dallas outlaws american history fortune hunters legend gunfight folklore
The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job defines. He is the last link in a huge energetic system and he becomes the ... See full summary »
Action
Canada|Germany
2014
93 Minutes
Brendan Fletcher Lochlyn Munro Mike Dopud Michaela Mann Bruce Blain John Sampson Nathan Lehfeldt Uwe Boll
radical local anti-hero thrilling television small town capital punishment revenge control revenge
A man takes over a TV station and holds a number of hostages as a political platform to awaken humanity, instead of money.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2010
108 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Jay Baruchel Alfred Molina Teresa Palmer Toby Kebbell Omar Benson Miller Monica Bellucci Alice Krige Jake Cherry James A. Stephens Gregory Woo
magician enemy anti-hero civilian trainee thrilling amusing new york city egypt apartment street prison magic kidnapping salvation redemption adventure quest rivalry 2000s
Balthazar Blake, an apprentice of the legendary magician Merlin, must train his old teacher's successor - an introverted but resourceful physics prodigy - in the art of sorcery to prevent the return of Morgana le Fay.
Crime, Drama
1947
95 Minutes
anti-hero gambler pretty woman love interest cop brooding gritty new york city casino gambling shady dealings murder romance love transformation 1940s
A dancer (Evelyn Keyes), a casino gambler (Dick Powell) and a detective (Lee J. Cobb) want to know who has killed a policeman and a hatchecker.