Here we've displayed a list of the best Self-defense films : Straw Dogs(1971), Wild at Heart(1990), Moonrise(1948), Blackmail(1929), Sweet Country(2017), The Accused(1948), The Art of Self-Defense(2019), The Bottom of the Bottle(1956), The Iron Mistress(1952), The Wonderful Country(1959), Guilt Is My Shadow(1950), Arizona Trail(1943) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
1971
116 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Susan George T.P. McKenna Peter Vaughan Del Henney Ken Hutchison Colin Welland Jim Norton Sally Thomsett Donald Webster Len Jones
mathematician wife ex-lover townsperson magistrate husband raw disturbing cornwall, england small town farmhouse rape culture clash marital problems self-defense violence harassment revenge transformation underdog
A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.
Drama
USA
1990
125 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Laura Dern Diane Ladd Willem Dafoe Isabella Rossellini Harry Dean Stanton Crispin Glover Grace Zabriskie J.E. Freeman W. Morgan Sheppard
convict girlfriend mother private investigator police officer hit man brutal dark gritty nightclub prison north carolina texas hotel car self-defense prison freedom rebellion road trip
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
Drama
USA
1948
90 Minutes
young man schoolteacher bully father sheriff deaf mute dark uneasy sad melodramatic small town virginia carnival wilderness family history accidental murder self-defense guilt outsider's life small-town life
Danny is despised by his schoolmates because his father was accused of killing another man and sentenced to death.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1929
86 Minutes
Anny Ondra John Longden Donald Calthrop Cyril Ritchard Sara Allgood Charles Paton Harvey Braban Phyllis Monkman Hannah Jones Percy Parsons Johnny Butt
girlfriend detective artist thief eerie suspenseful england artist's studio british museum blackmail self-defense murder pursuit discovery 1920s
After killing a man in self-defense, a young woman is blackmailed by a witness to the killing.
Western, Drama, History
Australia
2017
113 Minutes
Bryan Brown Matt Day Tremayne Doolan Anni Finsterer Natassia Gorey Furber Gibson John Ewen Leslie Hamilton Morris Sam Neill Thomas M. Wright
aboriginal murderer farmer murder victim runaway office worker emotional gripping intense sad somber uneasy australian outback cattle ranch outdoors manhunt on the run murder law justice
Australian western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
101 Minutes
Loretta Young Bob Cummings Wendell Corey Sam Jaffe Douglas Dick Suzanne Dalbert George Spaulding Sara Allgood Mickey Knox Francis Pierlot Ann Doran
professor truck driver lawyer detective beautiful woman student dark gripping eerie suspenseful college courtroom beach cliff classroom psychology attempted rape investigation cover-up unlikely criminal
A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self-defense killing.
Comedy
USA
2019
104 Minutes
Jesse Eisenberg Alessandro Nivola Imogen Poots Steve Terada David Zellner Phillip Andre Botello Jason Burkey Mike Brooks CJ Rush Davey Johnson Hauke Bahr
young man sensei martial arts student mentor brutal hilarious offbeat brash amusing dojo house parking lot office music store car self-defense martial arts overcoming fears intimidation masculinity
After being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself from future threats.
Drama
USA
1956
88 Minutes
Van Johnson Joseph Cotten Ruth Roman Jack Carson Margaret Hayes Herman Brix Brad Dexter Peggy Knudsen
escaped convict brother wife friend farmer husband tense touching intense arizona ranch party river brotherhood poverty secret identity unhappy marriage alcoholism self-defense escape
In the border town of Nogales, Arizona, a wealthy attorney and rancher is solicited by his escaped convict brother in aiding him to cross the border into Mexico where his wife and children are living in poverty.
Biography
USA
1952
110 Minutes
Alan Ladd Virginia Mayo Joseph Calleia Phyllis Kirk Alf Kjellin Douglas Dick Anthony Caruso Ned Young George Voskovec Richard Carlyle Robert Emhardt
man friend brother love interest suitor emotional intense new orleans woods texas frontier riverboat romantic dilemma journey self-defense frontier justice jim bowie love adventure rivalry
The life of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie is portrayed.
Western
USA
1959
96 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Julie London Gary Merrill Albert Van Dekker Jack Oakie Charles McGraw "Satchel" Paige Anthony Caruso
mercenary wife army major texas ranger doctor confident gritty spirited thrilling mexico texas border family honor self-defense american indian wars arms syndicate adventure revenge transformation 1870s
A honorable drifter constantly on the run finds his enemies closing in around him.
Crime, Drama
UK
1950
85 Minutes
Elizabeth Sellars Patrick Holt Lana Morris Peter Reynolds Lawrence O'Madden Esma Cannon Wensley Pithey Avice Landone
getaway driver uncle estranged wife mother love interest brooding melodramatic suspenseful intense engaging devon, england accidental murder reunion guilt self-defense conscience discovery escape fall 1950s
After a failed bank robbery the getaway driver flees to the Devon countryside and the farm of his uncle.
Western
USA
1943
57 Minutes
Tex Ritter Fuzzy Knight Denny Meadows Janet Shaw Jack Ingram Erville Alderson Joseph J. Greene Glenn Strange Dan White Art Fowler
cowboy man friend father family patriarch engaging thrilling suspenseful gripping arizona farm cowboys self-defense fight for justice fighting ranching family discovery adventure quest
A young cowboy returns home to help his father fight off a gang trying to take over the family ranch.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other, Comedy
Canada
2015
99 Minutes
William Shatner Grant Harvey George Buza Rob Archer Percy Hynes-White Jeff Clarke Jessica Clement ZoƩ De Grand Maison Amy Forsyth Ken Hall
santa claus elf zombie child demon shocking gory somber thrilling suspenseful brutal village school christmas horror films zombies self-defense mystery adventure discovery
Interwoven stories that take place on Christmas Eve, as told by one festive radio host: A family brings home more than a Christmas tree, a student documentary becomes a living nightmare, a Christmas spirit terrorizes, Santa slays evil.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|France
2013
85 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Lena Headey Adelaide Kane Max Burkholder Edwin Hodge Rhys Wakefield Tony Oller Arija Bareikis Tom Yi Chris Mulkey Tisha French
man wife criminal child intruder dark intense family home gated community city crime invasion self-defense morality temptation wretched excess future
A wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legal.
Comedy
USA
2008
102 Minutes
Owen Wilson Troy Gentile David Dorfman Nate Hartley Alex Frost Josh Peck Leslie Mann Lisa Lampanelli Danny McBride Cedric Yarbrough Robert Musgrave
bully geek best friend bodyguard high-school student teacher hilarious charming high school beach restaurant house woods car protection bullying training childhood coming of age self-defense
Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully.
Comedy
USA
2001
108 Minutes
Tim Allen Julie Bowen Kelly Lynch Hayden Panettiere James Belushi Greg Germann Robert Joy Patrick Warburton
office worker co-worker boss daughter bully martial arts master amusing emotional rousing heartwarming minneapolis office parking lot house store arena office politics office romance self-esteem self-defense
When Joe is beat up by a co-worker in front of his daughter on "Bring Your Child To Work Day", he decides to fight back.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2001
86 Minutes
Alex D. Linz Larry Miller Jamie Kennedy Zena Grey Josh Peck Nora Dunn Robert Carradine Clifton Davis Amy Hill Noel Fisher Orlando Brown
student love interest best friend bully principal ice cream man madcap hysterical cheeky animal shelter suburbia chicago middle school moving bullying revenge consequences self-defense self-discovery revenge
Max Keeble, the victim of his 7th grade class, plots revenge when he learns he's moving; it backfires when he doesn't move after all.
Sports & Fitness, Drama
USA
1993
95 Minutes
Billy Blanks Kenn Troum Christine Taylor Ken McLeod Patrick Kilpatrick Linda Dona Brion James John Asher
ex-policeman martial arts master martial arts student janitor uplifting inspiring intense high school phoenix martial arts training self-defense quest rise rivalry transformation 1990s
Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2018
80 Minutes
Alexandra Feld Danielle Burgess Tiffany Shepis Amaris Davidson Abby Eiland Grant Lyon Brandon Bales Preston Flagg
sister father bellhop killer dark bleak thrilling suspenseful party house desert car murder sisterhood self-defense revenge escape mystery pursuit 2010s
Kate attends her estranged sister's bachelorette party at the request of their dying father. The weekend, held at a remote cabin booked on a home sharing app, turns into a savage ... See full summary »
Action, Crime, Drama
2007
105 Minutes
Sean Bean Danny Dyer Rupert Friend Sean Harris Lennie James Bob Hoskins Evelyn Duah
veteran lawyer wife crime boss thug police detective thrilling shocking incredible airport courtroom pub police station criminal underworld vigilantism crime masculinity justice self-defense teamwork
A former British paratrooper (Sean Bean) and his gang of vigilantes dish out justice to those who buck the system.