--- title: "Heres How to do Heartbreak and Revenge According to Movies ..." description: "Gladiator; Fatal Attraction; Addicted to Love; The Other Woman; The War of the Roses; More ..." url: "https://movies.allwomenstalk.com/heres-how-to-do-heartbreak-and-revenge-according-to-movies/" category: "movies" last_updated: "2026-06-02" --- # Heres How to do Heartbreak and Revenge According to Movies ... The movies deal with revenge after heartbreak in ways that most of us can only dream of. Whether it’s heartbreak due to romance or the excruciating pain of losing a loved one, the movies get very creative when portraying the act of revenge. ## 1. Gladiator Perhaps the ultimate cinematic tale of heartbreak and revenge, we all lived through Maximus’s trials and tribulations and were behind him every step of the way! Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://goo.gl/8qzr3z) ## 2. Fatal Attraction A classic from the 1980s that not only displays both passion and revenge but also gave birth to several pop culture phrases like ‘bunny boiler!’. Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/fatal-attraction/id218728315) ## 3. Addicted to Love A 1997 comedy starring Meg Ryan about two jilted exes who come together to plot revenge on the people who left them. Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/addicted-to-love/id284933118) ## 4. The Other Woman A fun movie starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton as three women who plan revenge on the man who was playing all of them. Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-other-woman/id852763913) ## 5. The War of the Roses A fabulously dark comedy starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner as a divorced couple who embark on a revenge battle for their family home. Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-war-of-the-roses/id409662930) ## 6. Vertigo A classic Hitchcock movie about a man who is chasing a woman who turns out to be not what she seems. Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/vertigo-1958/id284815525) ## 7. The Women This is the remake of a 1930s classic starring Meg Ryan and others as a group of friends who discover a husband is cheating with a hot young thing. Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-women-2008/id294424391) ## 8. Braveheart An epic tale of Scottish vs. English forces starring Mel Gibson as the infamous William Wallace whose struggle for national freedom is fuelled by the execution of his love. Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://goo.gl/C9MxE3) ## 9. A Perfect Murder Another revenge film starring Michael Douglas! This time with the beautiful Gwyneth Paltrow as his partner. Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/a-perfect-murder/id517204726) ## 10. Kill Bill The first in a double bill (excuse the pun!) from Quentin Tarantino that tells a dramatic story of revenge by a woman who was left in a coma after an attempted assassination that also killed her unborn baby. Buy at: _itunes.apple.com_ ## 11. Memento A thrilling and intelligent movie about a man who is trying to seek revenge for his dead wife, but suffers from amnesia and has to rely on his body tattoos to reveal the truth. Buy at: _itunes.apple.com_ ## 12. Django Unchained Another Tarantino movie - he sure loves his revenge! Only Tarantino could make such a crazy, outlandish movie about a freed slave getting revenge on those who wronged him in the past. Buy at: _itunes.apple.com_ ## 13. The First Wives Club A girl power classic from the 90s starring three iconic actresses who all turn their revenge on their ex-husbands in to a philanthropic venture. Don’t get mad, get even! Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-first-wives-club/id285655122) ## 14. Mad Max The first film in the legendary franchise, Mel Gibson goes full ‘mad’ as he seeks revenge for the murder of his wife and child. Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/mad-max/id250864083) ## 15. John Wick Keanu Reeves goes on a revenge rampage after the death of his wife and beloved dog, taking down everybody in his path! Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/john-wick/id928911988) ## 16. The Patriot Mel Gibson features again as an American man who joins the Revolution when the British burn his beloved farm and kill his son. Buy at: [itunes.apple.com](https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-patriot/id263558852) ## 17. She-Devil A fun revenge movie starring Roseanne Barr as a dowdy wife who seeks revenge on her husband and his young gorgeous mistress. (Although I will say, read the book (The Life anf Loves of a She-Devil by Fay Weldon) - it's much better than the movie.) 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