Due process is the bedrock of the American legal system, but at the box office, Americans hold a special place in their hearts for the heroes who will take the law into their own hands. These are the characters that we love on the big screen -- but would be less eager to meet in real life. Here are the Ten Vigilante's You Don't Want to Mess With.

Magnum Force, Clint Eastwood, 1973. Photo courtesy of the Everett Collection.