10 Films to Watch When You’re Angry At The World
10 films to watch when you’re angry. One of these movies about life will leave you knowing it’s really not that bad. Movies with angry people
Ever had a day where everything and everyone is just too much? A movie marathon of 10 Films to Watch might be in order. Maybe your inbox is full of nonsense, Karen from accounts “accidentally” stole your lunch again, or you’re stuck in a job where rules make no sense, leadership is a joke, and the only reward for doing well is getting dumped with more work.
While quitting dramatically and setting fire to corporate policies sounds cathartic, a better way to vent might be watching someone else lose their mind for you. So, here’s a list of 10 films about rage, revenge, and righteous fury. Sometimes, the only way to feel better is watching someone else snap first.
And hey, if you’ve ever worked in an office where management’s motivational speeches feel vaguely cult-like, or you’ve been in a situation where your only choices seem to be fight or flight, you might relate to some of these films a little too much.
10 Films to Watch That Will Make You Less Angry
These 10 films to watch are all about rage, revenge, and breaking free. Some characters are just mad at the world, while others are out for pure, unfiltered payback. And because anger doesn’t always come in one form, I’ve even thrown in a film that explores inward transformation for the times when simmering resentment feels more like your thing.
So, don’t hold it in, let it out… while watching a movie. Movies to Watch When Angry, lets go.
1. The Belko Experiment (2016) – Corporate Nightmare Fuel
If you’ve ever been in a workplace that felt like a social experiment, this film will hit home.
A voice over the intercom at Belko Industries announces that employees must start killing each other, or the company will do it for them. Chaos, betrayals, and desperate office alliances ensue.
At least your HR department hasn’t handed out weapons… yet.
📺 Streaming on Stan (AU) | VOD (USA)
2 & 3. He Never Died (2015) & She Never Died (2019) – Murder, but Make It Justified
Imagine being immortal, starving, and the only way to function is eating people.
Now, imagine trying to only eat the bad ones.
Henry Rollins’ Jack and Olunike Adeliyi’s Lacey are grumpy, violent, and tired of humanity. Both films follow their no-nonsense approach to eliminating the worst people, think mobsters, abusers, and corporate scumbags.
📺 He Never Died – Netflix | She Never Died – Full Review Here
4. Mom and Dad (2017) – Cage Rage at its Peak
A mysterious signal flips a biological switch in parents, making them violently obsessed with killing their kids.
Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair are unhinged, hilarious, and terrifying, proving that parental burnout is real, and in this case, deadly.
📺 Stan (AU) | Hulu (USA)
5. Happy Gilmore (1996) – Anger Management, Adam Sandler Style
Feeling like an absolute failure today? Watch Happy rage his way into golf stardom, using his hockey skills, fists, and zero patience to dominate the sport.
Somehow, between his tantrums and outbursts, he actually finds success and inner peace, so there’s hope for the rest of us.
📺 Netflix (USA) | Prime Video (AU)
6. Mayhem (2017) – Work Stress Taken to the Extreme
A rage-inducing virus infects a law firm, causing all employees to act on their worst impulses.
Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving claw, stab, and smash their way to justice, proving that corporate revenge fantasies are best served violently.
📺 Hoopla, Shudder, Amazon Prime (USA)ion Horror: Mayhem For the full review check out Movie Whisperer with their take.
When corporate culture meets viral rage.
Ever fantasized about telling off your boss or watching toxic leadership get their karma? Well, this is the movie for you. A virus spreads through a corporate building, removing all inhibitions, which means it’s time for revenge in the breakroom.
🔹 Streaming on: [Shudder, Hoopla, Amazon (USA)]
7. Upgrade (2018) – Revenge with a Sci-Fi Twist
A gruesome accident leaves Grey (Logan Marshall-Green) paralyzed, until an AI implant gives him superhuman control over his body.
This film is part revenge thriller, part sci-fi horror, and 100% satisfying, especially if you love seeing bad guys get what’s coming to them. Checkout Mother of Movies full review and streaming options here.
📺 HBO Max (USA) | Foxtel (AU)
8. Falling Down (1993) – The Ultimate Meltdown
Michael Douglas plays the most relatable angry man ever put on screen.
After one too many bad days, he snaps and embarks on a city-wide rampage, taking on fast food chains, gangsters, and everyone in between.
📺 VOD (AU) | Vudu (USA)
9. Changing Lanes (2002) – The Road Rage Spiral
Ever had a traffic incident that ruined your entire day?
Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson turn a minor accident into an all-out war, proving that petty revenge can spiral dangerously out of control.
📺 Prime Video (AU) | Paramount+ (USA)
10. Oldboy (2003) – The Ultimate Revenge Film
Imagine being locked up for 15 years with no explanation.
When Oh Dae-su is finally released, he embarks on a brutal quest for answers, uncovering secrets that will ruin him forever.
📺 Fandor, Shudder, Vudu (USA) | Kanopy (AU)
