Disney's The Mandalorian has received a heap of praise since its release and the wait for a new episode each week tin can exist excruciating for fans. Set in the Star Wars universe, the prove follows a renowned bounty hunter who has taken it upon himself to protect and care for a valuable bounty rather than turn it in. 'Information technology' being the super-cute 'Baby Yoda' that fans take come to adore.

Bounty hunters have e'er been portrayed as cool and mysterious characters with a night past, so in award of these beloved characters, here are 10 movies across a variety of genres featuring compensation hunters to check out in between episodes of your new favorite series.

x ALL Virtually THE BENJAMINS (2002)

Ice Cube plays a bounty hunter who's forced to squad up with his bounty, played by the humorous Mike Epps after they become caught up in a bungled diamond heist. With $20 meg worth of diamonds at stake, the oddball pair commence on a dangerous hazard to claim the riches.

This ane may have slipped by your radar as it didn't receive a lot of positive feedback upon its release in 2002, when Ice Cube was at his peak following the success of his breakout part in the 1995 comedy classic, Fri - a film that would accept his acting career to the next level. Cheque out All About the Benjamins when y'all're in the mood for some light entertainment.

nine THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK (2004)

After the surprise horror/sci-fi hit that was 2000'southward Pitch Black, Vin Diesel fuel went on to star and produce the film's much-maligned sequel, The Chronicles of Riddick. Years after the events of Pitch Black, Riddick (Diesel) is on the run and hunted by numerous compensation hunters. He finds himself on a planet in the midst of a war between 2 fierce factions and, naturally, is caught right in the middle of information technology all.

The Chronicles of Riddick swayed from the tone that Pitch Black set, going from visceral horror/sci-fi to all-out action-run a risk. It's probably what turned off most critics, but it does have some redeeming qualities, equally information technology features awesome world-building and action ready pieces. Plus, who doesn't honey a good (or bad) Vin Diesel action film?

8 DOMINO (2005)

Keira Knightley plays Domino Harvey - an English fashion model who gives up a glamorous life on the runway and heads to LA to become a bounty hunter. She finds herself in a dangerous situation when a big sum of money that she, forth with her squad has been chasing, is stolen and the mafia gets involved.

This gritty crime/action flick is 1 that doesn't shy abroad from highlighting the darker side of the bounty hunting world - the stakes are loftier and the consequences deadly. The ever entertaining Mickey Rourke and Edgar Ramirez co-star in this thrilling movie from the belatedly Tony Scott.

vii THE RUNDOWN 2003)

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's second feature-film lead performance was in The Rundown aslope funnyman Seann William Scott. Johnson plays Brook, an aspiring chef/bounty hunter who's assigned a mission to bring back his boss's son Travis (William Scott) home from an chance vacation in the Amazon.

The task proves to be a unsafe ane when it's discovered that Travis knows the location of a secret treasure, one which the local town'southward dictator (played by Christopher Walken) and his goons are on the chase for. The film is total of wisecracking sense of humor and entertaining action and serves as a nice precursor for Johnson's takeover of Hollywood in the years that followed.

six MIDNIGHT RUN (1988)

Robert De Niro is a bounty hunter out to find a former accountant for the mafia (Charles Grodin) who'southward gone astray. Sounds simple enough, except that the mafia, the FBI and a fellow bounty hunter are all later on the same man likewise.

Midnight Run is 1 of those gems from the '80s that yous might have forgotten well-nigh, and so now is the perfect time to revisit this crawly action criminal offense-comedy buddy-movie. The pairing of De Niro and Grodin is ane for the ages and the two play off each other naturally, building a believable merely quirky friendship through the grade of their on-screen journey.

5 DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012)

The seventh picture from Quentin Tarantino and one of his more controversial ones (due to its heavy themes), stars Christoph Waltz as a German language compensation hunter who helps a freed slave (Jamie Foxx) rescue his wife from a violent plantation owner.  Waltz'south bounty hunter is of the rarer blazon in that he's sophisticated and suave and genuinely wants to exercise expert deeds, while still getting the job done.

Django Unchained features an all-star cast (which is par for the form in whatever Tarantino movie), all of whom provide career-best performances. While the film is brutal at times and offers enough of shock value, it has a heartfelt story at its core and is one of the more than stylized and unique films on this listing to bank check out.

4 BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017)

Ridley Scott famously directed Harrison Ford in the 1982 dystopian sci-fi archetype, Blade Runner, and thirty-five years later we finally got a sequel with 2017'sBlade Runner 2049. This time around, master-director Denis Villeneuve took over directing duties from Scott with new leading man Ryan Gosling on lath. Gosling plays a compensation hunter (which in this universe is known as a 'Blade Runner') whose job is to track down criminals known as 'replicants' - bioengineered people that are most identical to humans, simply fitter, smarter and stronger.

A new mystery begins to unfold and Gosling's grapheme, K, is forced to track downward Harrison Ford'south Deckard, who'due south been missing for thirty years, for some answers.Bract Runner 2049 is by far the most visually stunning film on this list and is full of sci-fi lore and intrigue, a must-watch for all fans of the genre.

3 RAISING ARIZONA (1987)

But earlier Nicolas Cage would go along to major success in the '90s, he starred in an early Coen Brothers film chosen Raising Arizona. Cage plays an ex-con who marries an ex-police officer when the pair later find out they're unable to take a baby. Desperate for 1, they make up one's mind to steal a baby from a furniture tycoon, which sends them down a path of humorous escapades as they try to keep their crime a surreptitious, while various associated parties, including a ferocious bounty hunter, are on their trail.

Anyone familiar with the Coen Brothers' body of piece of work volition know what they're in for here - a quirky and unconventional crime-comedy film that volition keep you guessing. For those new to their work, this is a great place to get-go.

two JONAH HEX (2010)

Josh Brolin plays bounty hunter Jonah Hex in the 2010 moving picture of the same name based on the DC Comics character - a motion-picture show that was universally panned by critics. This is, however, not a film fabricated to please the critics, and it offers a lot by way of entertainment value. Set in Confederate-era America, Jonah Hex is a revenge tale that sees our disfigured bounty hunter out for vengeance against the men that killed his family.

Armed with some supernatural abilities and a thirst for blood, Hex will stop at nothing to see out his mission. The motion-picture show has a great supporting cast that includes Michael Fassbender, John Malkovich, Will Arnett, and Megan Fox, and going in with low expectations volition certainly make this an enjoyable sentry.

ane STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)

This listing would not exist complete without including the film that introduced the well-nigh pop (and coolest looking) bounty hunter of them all - Boba Fett. While the character didn't take much screen time in the film, nor many lines, he went on to become one of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars universe, and his band of people are the inspiration behind the hit series, The Mandalorian.

Boba Fett just oozes cool and is the possessor of one of the more menacing-looking spaceships to feature inStar Wars, so it's no wonder why he's such a fan-favorite. He's as well in 1983's The Render of the Jedi and 2002's Attack of the Clones(equally a immature boy), only it's in The Empire Strikes Dorsum where his presence resonates the most.

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