Rape and revenge films (
aka rape/revenge, rape-revenge) are a subgenre of
exploitation film that was particularly popular in the 1970s. Rape/revenge movies generally follow the same
three-act structure:
- Act I: A character is raped/gang raped, tortured, and/or left for dead.
- Act II: The character survives and/or rehabilitates themselves.
- Act III: The character takes revenge and/or kills their rapist(s).