Here we've displayed a list of the best Tough Guy films : Sin City(2005), Port of Shadows(1938), Bad Day at Black Rock(1955), Against the Dark(2009), Zombieland(2009), The Playboy of the Western World(1962), Evenhand(2002), Rumble Fish(1983), Bad Boys(1983), I Wanna Hold Your Hand(1978), Escape Plan(2013), New Kids Turbo(2010) ... ...
Fantasy, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2005
124 Minutes
Frank Miller Jessica Alba Devon Aoki Alexis Bledel Powers Boothe Rosario Dawson Benicio Del Toro Michael Clarke Duncan Carla Gugino Josh Hartnett Rutger Hauer
thug tough guy ex-convict vigilante girlfriend killer brutal dark spectacular city street car laboratory prison farm prostitution violence vigilantism crime ring vengeance
A movie that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.
Crime, Drama, Romance
France
1938
91 Minutes
Jean Gabin Michèle Morgan Michel Simon Pierre Brasseur Edouard Delmont Raymond Aimos Robert Le Vigan René Génin
deserter young woman tough guy godfather thug gangster brooding gritty dreamy passionate le havre, france bar port city love escape doomed romance on the run love triangle relationships rescue
A military deserter finds love and trouble (and a small dog) in a smoky French port city.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Robert Ryan Anne Francis Lee Marvin Dean Jagger Walter Brennan John Ericson Ernest Borgnine Russell Collins Walter Sande
stranger tough guy sheriff pretty woman gritty tense desert small town american west daunting task showdown deception murder racism mystery discovery 1940s
A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.
Horror, Action
USA
2009
93 Minutes
Steven Seagal Tanoai Reed Jenna Harrison Danny Midwinter Emma Catherwood Stephen Hagan Daniel Percival Skye Bennett
mad scientist tough guy warrior survivor brutal gory frightful hospital abandoned building dystopia safe house zombies martial arts explosion massacre evacuation rescue 2000s
'Against The Tide' examines the conflict that erupted in the American Jewish community over the best means to rescue the European Jews trying to escape the Holocaust. It tells the little ... See full summary »
Horror, Comedy
USA
2009
87 Minutes
Woody Harrelson Jesse Eisenberg Emma Stone Abigail Breslin Amber Heard Derek Graf Victory Van Tuyl
college student tough guy sister zombie young woman amusing hilarious gory california hollywood, calif. theme park escape survival undead romance road trip adventure metamorphosis growing up 2000s
A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting tough guy trying to find the last Twinkie, and a pair of sisters trying to get to an amusement park join forces to travel across a zombie-filled America.
Drama
Ireland
1962
100 Minutes
Gary Raymond Siobhan McKenna Elspeth March Michael O'Brian Liam Redmond Niall MacGinnis
criminal tough guy son father dark gutsy ireland village violence father/son relationship romance deception bad behavior rivalry 1900s
A quiet little village, and especially a pretty young woman, falls under the spell of a charming, somewhat roguish stranger who suddenly appears one day.
Drama
USA
2002
92 Minutes
Bill Sage Bill Dawes Io Tillett Wright Irene Pena Hector Garcia Lee Stringer
police officer tough guy criminal arsonist junkie police chief gritty intense city texas poverty personality clash police work divorce fighting domestic violence adventure wretched excess 2000s
Set in a dirt-poor neighborhood in the fictional city of San Lovisa, Texas, EvenHand tells the story of two very different cops, working together for the first time. Rob Francis, recently ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1983
94 Minutes
Matt Dillon Mickey Rourke Diane Lane Dennis Hopper Diana Scarwid Vincent Spano Nicolas Cage Chris Penn Laurence Fishburne William Smith Michael Higgins
tough guy girlfriend brother father friend police officer bleak tender gritty emotional new york state bar pool hall small town adolescence violence family small-town life alcoholism troubled youth
Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.
Drama
USA
1983
123 Minutes
Sean Penn Reni Santoni Esai Morales Jim Moody Ally Sheedy Eric Gurry Clancy Brown Robert Lee Rush John Zenda
teenager gang members prisoners tough guy girlfriend brother bleak raw frightening prison chicago school teenage rebellion prison accident rape revenge growing up rivalry fall
Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing a rival's kid brother.
Comedy
USA
1978
104 Minutes
Nancy Allen Bobby Di Cicco Marc McClure Susan Kendall Newman Theresa Saldana Eddie Deezen Wendie Jo Sperber Will Jordan
teen girl photographer chauffeur father tough guy unrestrained playful new jersey new york city theater school the beatles ed sullivan teenage rebellion female bonding fanaticism growing up 1960s
In 1964, six teenagers from New Jersey run off to see The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) in the hope of meeting their idols. However, they don't have tickets. Along the way, they learn new things about friendship and growing up.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2013
110 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Arnold Schwarzenegger Jim Caviezel Curtis Jackson Sam Neill Vinnie Jones Faran Tahir Vincent D'Onofrio Amy Ryan Graham Beckel Matt Gerald
inmate tough guy prison guard intense unrestrained gripping solitary confinement maximum security prison cargo ship new orleans escape security escape revenge 2010s
When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world's most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from the inside.
Comedy, Action
Netherlands
2010
85 Minutes
Steffen Haars Huub Smit Tim Haars Wesley van Gaalen Nicole van Nierop Bart de Rijk Ruud Matthijssen Samuel Both
misfit redneck tough guy bumbler friend love interest hilarious brash wild amusing outlandish hysterical netherlands car town living room television studio store revolution economic crisis
Five friends from 'Maaskantje' are getting fired because of the economic crisis. They decide that they won't pay for anything anymore.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
84 Minutes
Jahking Guillory Christopher Meyer Christopher Jordan Wallace Kofi Siriboe Mahershala Ali Molly Shaiken Justin Hall Teresa Navarro Kyndall Ferguson
teen boy family member friend hoodlum tough guy imaginary friend brooding creative intense oakland, calif. school playground basketball court house car imagination shoes theft gangsters anger
Brandon is a 15 year old whose dream is a pair of fresh Air Jordans. Soon after he gets his hands on them, they're stolen by a local hood, causing Brandon and his two friends to go on a dangerous mission through Oakland to retrieve them.
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
93 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Raquel Welch Dan Blocker Richard Conte Martin Gabel Lainie Kazan Richard Deacon
detective tough guy party girl racketeer artist gritty intricate cool miami pool beach house boat murder missing persons mob investigation mystery underdog 1960s
During an ocean dive, Miami gumshoe Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) finds a woman's body with her feet encased in a concrete block and sets out to solve the murder case.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
USA|Australia
2004
96 Minutes
Johnny Messner KaDee Strickland Matthew Marsden Eugene Byrd Salli Richardson-Whitfield Nicholas Gonzalez Karl Yune Morris Chestnut
explorer scientist guide tough guy ship captain thrilling gripping gory borneo jungle boat river waterfall snake treasure hunting expedition monsters survival quest adventure
A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant longer life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of snakes and each other.
War, Action, Adventure
UK
2005
103 Minutes
Billy Zane Karel Roden Michael Madsen Alexander Skarsgård Sean Pertwee Laurence Fox Neil Newbon Tommy J. Flanagan Nick Moran Rafe Spall
soldier nazi sharpshooter tough guy lieutenant colonel brash gutsy suspenseful confident holland forest airplane lake battlefield world war ii treasure hunting behind enemy lines teamwork leadership
Different factions in WWII-era Holland race to find a stash of Nazi gold.
Crime, Drama
USA
2018
91 Minutes
Harvey Keitel AnnaLynne McCord Charlotte McKinney Danny A. Abeckaser Kathrine Narducci Edoardo Ballerini Jon Carlo Sasha Feldman Ido Mosseri Guri Weinberg Stevie Guttman
drug lord prisoner henchman russian mobster tough guy mobster tense thrilling intense prison restaurant courtroom police station brooklyn big city showdown gunfight violent crime rise to power risk
Serving a life sentence in one of Israel's toughest prisons, Mikki Levy never thought he'd ever see the light of day. But when's he's released early on a technicality, Mikki moves to New York hoping for a fresh start. Living with his uncle in Brooklyn, the harsh reality of life as an ex-con sets in and he gets dragged into a brutal turf war with the Russian mob, forcing him to revisit his dark ... See full summary »
Horror
UK
2011
89 Minutes
Craig Fairbrass Dexter Fletcher Lisa McAllister Billy Murray Steven Berkoff Jason Flemyng
nightclub owner tough guy gangsters friend gangster romanian gory brutal frightening frightful gritty strip club london big city criminal underworld nightclub vampires control burial evil
A gang of tough London gangsters get more than they bargained for when a group of businessmen make an offer to buy their club, the Inferno. They turn out to be nothing less than Vampires ... See full summary »
Drama, Western
2003
120 Minutes
Tom Selleck Isabella Rossellini Keith Carradine George Eads Robert Carradine Barry Corbin James Gammon Rex Linn John Michael Higgins William Sanderson Wallace Shawn
love interest horse cowboy local tough guy old friend calm endearing ranch wyoming territory forest plains train rural community gunfight relationships life story argument tradition opposing ideals
In the late 1800s a cowboy (Tom Selleck) fights back against Eastern corporations that are buying land in the West.