Movies by Lists - 140 Essential Action Movies To Watch Now (139 [140]) 
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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| 13 AssassinsA group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. | 2010 | Takashi Miike (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama | 7.6 (64.5K votes) | 141 | 20211228 |
| 300King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. | 2006 | Zack Snyder | Action, Drama | 7.6 (767.8K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| Air Force OneCommunist Radicals hijack Air Force One with The U.S. President and his family on board. The Vice President negotiates from Washington D.C., while the President, a Veteran, fights to rescue the hostages on board. | 1997 | Wolfgang Petersen (*) | Action, Drama, Thriller | 6.5 (190.2K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| AliensFifty-seven years after surviving an apocalyptic attack aboard her space vessel by merciless space creatures, Officer Ripley awakens from hyper-sleep and tries to warn anyone who will listen about the predators. | 1986 | James Cameron (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 8.3 (691K votes) | 137 | 20211228 |
| Assault On Precinct 13An unlikely partnership between a Highway Patrol Officer, two criminals and a station secretary is formed to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct office against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang. | 1976 | John Carpenter (*) | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.4 (48.6K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Atomic BlondeAn undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. | 2017 | David Leitch | Action, Thriller | 6.7 (187.3K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| AvengersEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity. | 2012 | Joss Whedon (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 8.0 (1.3M votes) | 143 | 20211228 |
| Avengers - EndgameAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe. | 2019 | Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi | 8.4 (987.9K votes) | 181 | 20211228 |
| Baby DriverAfter being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. | 2017 | Edgar Wright | Action, Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller | 7.6 (495.5K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Bad BoysTwo hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct. | 1995 | Michael Bay | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.9 (255.9K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| BatmanThe Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker. | 1989 | Tim Burton (*) | Action, Adventure | 7.5 (359.1K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Battle Royale [Batoru rowaiaru]In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act. | 2000 | Kinji Fukasaku | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller | 7.6 (178.9K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Better Tomorrow [Ying hung boon sik], AA reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break. | 1986 | John Woo (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.5 (22.2K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Beverly Hills CopA freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. | 1984 | Martin Brest (*) | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 7.3 (177.6K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Big Trouble in Little ChinaA rough-and-tumble trucker and his side kick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown. | 1986 | John Carpenter (*) | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | 7.3 (134.7K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Black PantherT'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past. | 2018 | Ryan Coogler | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.3 (700K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
| BladeA half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires. | 1998 | Stephen Norrington | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.1 (262.4K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Bloodsport"Bloodsport" follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur. | 1988 | Newt Arnold | Action, Biography, Drama, Sport | 6.8 (82.6K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Bourne Identity, TheA man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory. | 2002 | Doug Liman | Action, Mystery, Thriller | 7.9 (532.6K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| Bourne Ultimatum, TheJason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. official and his Agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer. | 2007 | Paul Greengrass | Action, Mystery, Thriller | 8.0 (622.7K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| BraveheartScottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England. | 1995 | Mel Gibson (*) | Biography, Drama, History, War | 8.3 (1M votes) | 178 | 20211228 |
| Brotherhood Of The Wolf [Le pacte des loups]In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast. | 2001 | Christophe Gans | Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller | 7.0 (65.5K votes) | 142 | 20211228 |
| BullittAn all-guts, no-glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection. | 1968 | Peter Yates | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.4 (66.8K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Captain America - Civil WarPolitical involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man. | 2016 | Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.8 (749.8K votes) | 147 | 20220423 |
| Captain America - The Winter SoldierAs Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier. | 2014 | Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.7 (795.4K votes) | 136 | 20211228 |
| Casino RoyaleAfter earning 00 status and a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro. | 2006 | Martin Campbell | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 8.0 (636.8K votes) | 144 | 20211228 |
| CliffhangerA botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains. | 1993 | Renny Harlin | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 6.5 (126.8K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Code of SilenceA Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take down an irresponsible cop. | 1985 | Andrew Davis | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.1 (7.8K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| CollateralA cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles. | 2004 | Michael Mann (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.5 (385.4K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| CommandoA retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate. | 1985 | Mark L. Lester | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 6.7 (155.8K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Con AirNewly paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the passengers seize control. | 1997 | Simon West | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.9 (290.1K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| CrankProfessional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops. | 2006 | Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.9 (244.5K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
| Crouching Tiger Hidden DragonA young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation. | 2000 | Ang Lee (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance | 7.8 (263.6K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Dark Knight, TheWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice. | 2008 | Christopher Nolan (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 9.0 (2.5M votes) | 152 | 20211228 |
| Demolition ManA police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society. | 1993 | Marco Brambilla | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.7 (169.9K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Die Hard I - Die HardAn NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. | 1988 | John McTiernan (*) | Action, Thriller | 8.2 (847.3K votes) | 132 | 20211228 |
| Die Hard II - Die HarderJohn McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. | 1990 | Renny Harlin | Action, Thriller | 7.1 (354.2K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| Die Hard III - Die Hard With A VengeanceJohn McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building. | 1995 | John McTiernan (*) | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.6 (379.3K votes) | 128 | 20211228 |
| Dirty HarryWhen a madman calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces the city, tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath. | 1971 | Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.7 (151.8K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| District 13 [Banlieue 13]In the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and an ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb. | 2004 | Pierre Morel | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.1 (69.1K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
| DriveAn action drama about a mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic who moonlights as a getaway driver, and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor. | 2011 | Nicolas Winding Refn | Action, Drama | 7.8 (607.6K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Drunken Master 2A young martial artist is caught between respecting his pacifist father's wishes or stopping a group of disrespectful foreigners from stealing precious artifacts. | 1994 | Chia-Liang Liu, Jackie Chan | Action, Comedy | 7.6 (45.1K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Edge of TomorrowA soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies. | 2014 | Doug Liman | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.9 (644.9K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| El MariachiA traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him. | 1992 | Robert Rodriguez | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.9 (66.1K votes) | 81 | 20211228 |
| Elite Squad 2 - The Enemy WithinAfter a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups. | 2010 | José Padilha | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.0 (81.9K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Enter The DragonA secret agent comes to an opium lord's island fortress with other fighters for a martial-arts tournament. | 1973 | Robert Clouse | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.7 (102.3K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Equalizer, TheA man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters. | 2014 | Antoine Fuqua | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.2 (357.2K votes) | 132 | 20211228 |
| EquilibriumIn an oppressive future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system and state. | 2002 | Kurt Wimmer | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.4 (322.2K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Escape From New YorkIn 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him. | 1981 | John Carpenter (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.2 (137.2K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Expendables 2, TheMr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat. | 2012 | Simon West | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 6.6 (302K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Face offTo foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery to assume the identity of the criminal mastermind who murdered his only son, but the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge. | 1997 | John Woo (*) | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.2 (365.6K votes) | 138 | 20211228 |
| Fast FiveDominic Toretto and his crew of street racers plan a massive heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent. | 2011 | Justin Lin | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.3 (371.6K votes) | 130 | 20211228 |
| Fifth Element, TheIn the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay. | 1997 | Luc Besson (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.7 (457.6K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Fist of Fury [The Chinese Connection]A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher. | 1972 | Wei Lo | Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 7.3 (29.5K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Fist of Legend [Jing wu ying xiong]In 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by the Japanese. | 1994 | Gordon Chan (*) | Action, Drama | 7.5 (23.3K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| French Connection, TheA pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal. | 1971 | William Friedkin (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.7 (118.5K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Fugitive, TheDr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal. | 1993 | Andrew Davis | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7.8 (284.5K votes) | 130 | 20211228 |
| Full Contact [Xia dao Gao Fei]Two disreputable friends get tied in with a group of criminals who turn out to be excessively violent and deceptive. | 1992 | Ringo Lam (*) | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.1 (4.3K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Furious 7Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother. | 2015 | James Wan | Action, Thriller | 7.1 (379.6K votes) | 137 | 20211228 |
| GladiatorA former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery. | 2000 | Ridley Scott (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama | 8.5 (1.4M votes) | 155 | 20211228 |
| GoldfingerWhile investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. | 1964 | Guy Hamilton (*) | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.7 (184.9K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Guest, TheA soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence. | 2014 | Adam Wingard | Action, Mystery, Thriller | 6.7 (98K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Hard Boiled [Lat sau san taam]A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew. | 1992 | John Woo (*) | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.8 (49.3K votes) | 128 | 20211228 |
| Hardcore HenryHenry is resurrected from death with no memory, and he must save his wife from a telekinetic warlord with a plan to bio-engineer soldiers. | 2015 | Ilya Naishuller | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.7 (92.6K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| HeatA group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist. | 1995 | Michael Mann (*) | Action, Crime, Drama | 8.2 (623.4K votes) | 170 | 20211228 |
| Hero [Ying.xiong]A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors. | 2002 | Yimou Zhang (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, History | 7.9 (179.1K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Hot FuzzA skilled London police officer, after irritating superiors with his embarrassing effectiveness, is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, as a string of grisly murders strikes the | 2007 | Edgar Wright | Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller | 7.8 (490.1K votes) | 121 | 20211228 |
| InceptionA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster. | 2010 | Christopher Nolan (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 8.8 (2.2M votes) | 148 | 20211228 |
| Independence DayThe aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive. | 1996 | Roland Emmerich (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.0 (556.7K votes) | 145 | 20211228 |
| Ip ManDuring the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to sur | 2008 | Wilson Yip (*) | Action, Biography, Drama, History | 8.0 (219.6K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| Iron ManAfter being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. | 2008 | Jon Favreau | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.9 (1M votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Iron Man & Hulk - Heroes UnitedAfter being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. | 2008 | Jon Favreau | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.9 (1M votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Iron Monkey [Siu nin Wong Fei Hung chi_ Tit ma lau]A martial artist/doctor steals from the corrupt authorities as a masked thief to give to the poor while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt him down. But a major threat unites them as a powerful and traitorous shaolin mon | 1993 | Woo-Ping Yuen | Action, Crime, Drama | 7.5 (16.1K votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| John WickAn ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him. | 2014 | Chad Stahelski, David Leitch | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.4 (594.2K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| John Wick - Chapter 2After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life. | 2017 | Chad Stahelski | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.5 (405.9K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Kill Bill VOL. 1After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her. | 2003 | Quentin Tarantino (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.1 (1.1M votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Killer, TheA disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded. | 1989 | John Woo (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.8 (47.6K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Kingsman The Secret ServiceA spy organisation recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius. | 2014 | Matthew Vaughn | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller | 7.7 (629.3K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| Kung Fu HustleIn Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf. | 2004 | Stephen Chow | Action, Comedy, Fantasy | 7.8 (135.1K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| La Femme NikitaConvicted felon, Nikita, isn't going to jail; she's given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin. | 1990 | Luc Besson (*) | Action, Thriller | 7.3 (70.9K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| Last Crusade, TheIn 1938, after his father Professor Henry Jones, Sr. goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Professor Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. finds himself up against Adolf Hitler's Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers. | 1989 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Action, Adventure | 8.2 (729.3K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| Leon [The Professional]12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade. | 1994 | Luc Besson (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.5 (1.1M votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Lethal WeaponTwo newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers. | 1987 | Richard Donner | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.6 (251.1K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| LoganIn a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary Logan leads a quiet life. But when Laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes to him for help, he must get her to safety. | 2017 | James Mangold | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 8.1 (708.8K votes) | 137 | 20211228 |
| Long Kiss Goodnight, TheSamantha Caine lives in a small town with her daughter. Eight years ago she emerged, two months pregnant, from a nearby river with no memory of her past or who she is. However, she's getting closer to finding out about her past. | 1996 | Renny Harlin | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 6.8 (78.2K votes) | 121 | 20211228 |
| MacheteAfter being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss. | 2010 | Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.6 (195.4K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Mad Max 2 - The Road WarriorIn the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits. | 1981 | George Miller (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.6 (175.5K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Mad Max Fury RoadIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named Max. | 2015 | George Miller (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 8.1 (949.9K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Matrix, TheWhen a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence. | 1999 | Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Action, Sci-Fi | 8.7 (1.8M votes) | 136 | 20211228 |
| Minority ReportIn a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder. | 2002 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Action, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.6 (534.8K votes) | 145 | 20211228 |
| Mission Impossible - FalloutEthan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. | 2018 | Christopher McQuarrie | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.7 (314.2K votes) | 147 | 20211228 |
| Mission Impossible IV - Ghost ProtocolThe IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name. | 2011 | Brad Bird | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.4 (476.3K votes) | 132 | 20211228 |
| Mission Impossible Rogue NationEthan and his team take on their most impossible mission yet when they have to eradicate an international rogue organization as highly skilled as they are and committed to destroying the IMF. | 2015 | Christopher McQuarrie | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.4 (360K votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| Mr. and Mrs. SmithA bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other. | 2005 | Doug Liman | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.5 (477.1K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Mummy, TheAt an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love. | 1999 | Stephen Sommers | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 7.1 (414.3K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| National TreasureA historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries. | 2004 | Jon Turteltaub | Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller | 6.9 (320.9K votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| Night Comes for Us, TheIto, a gangland enforcer, caught amidst a treacherous and violent insurrection within his Triad crime family upon his return home from a stint abroad. | 2018 | Timo Tjahjanto | Action, Thriller | 7.0 (24.7K votes) | 121 | 20211228 |
| OldboyAfter being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days. | 2003 | Park Chan-wook (*) | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 8.4 (553.3K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Ong BakWhen the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it. | 2003 | Prachya Pinkaew | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.2 (73.6K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Point BreakAn F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers. | 1991 | Kathryn Bigelow | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.3 (174.1K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Police StoryA virtuous Hong Kong Police Officer must clear his good name when the drug lord he is after frames him for the murder of a dirty cop. | 1985 | Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 7.6 (34.6K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Police Story 3 - Super CopA Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar. | 1992 | Stanley Tong | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.9 (20.9K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| PredatorA team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. | 1987 | John McTiernan (*) | Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.8 (394.5K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Protector, TheA young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards. | 2005 | Prachya Pinkaew | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.1 (36.9K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Raid - Redemption, TheA S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs. | 2011 | Gareth Evans | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.6 (199.6K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| Raid 2, TheOnly a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force. | 2014 | Gareth Evans | Action, Crime, Thriller | 8.0 (120.2K votes) | 150 | 20211228 |
| Raiders of the Lost ArkIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler's Nazis can obtain its awesome powers. | 1981 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Action, Adventure | 8.4 (932.2K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Rambo First BloodA veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers. | 1982 | Ted Kotcheff | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.7 (242.8K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| Real Iron Monkey, TheA martial artist/doctor steals from the corrupt authorities as a masked thief to give to the poor while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt him down. But a major threat unites them as a powerful and traitorous shaolin ... | 1993 | Woo-Ping Yuen | Action, Crime, Drama | 7.5 (16.6K votes) | 85 | 20221228 |
| RevengeNever take your mistress on an annual guys' getaway, especially one devoted to hunting - a violent lesson for three wealthy married men. | 2017 | Coralie Fargeat | Action, Horror, Thriller | 6.4 (41.3K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Road HouseA tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar. | 1989 | Rowdy Herrington | Action, Thriller | 6.7 (69.8K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| RoboCopIn a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories. | 1987 | Paul Verhoeven (*) | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.6 (248.7K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Rock, TheA mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco. | 1996 | Michael Bay | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.4 (328.2K votes) | 136 | 20211228 |
| RoninA freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians. | 1998 | John Frankenheimer (*) | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.3 (180K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Running Man, TheIn a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom. | 1987 | Paul Michael Glaser | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 6.7 (149.1K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| Running ScaredTwo street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer who nearly killed them in the past. | 1986 | Peter Hyams | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.6 (12.6K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Rush HourA loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way. | 1998 | Brett Ratner | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 7.0 (257.1K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| ShaftCool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. | 1971 | Gordon Parks (*) | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.6 (18.4K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Shoot 'Em UpA man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen. | 2007 | Michael Davis | Action, Thriller | 6.6 (148.7K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
| SpeedA young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph. | 1994 | Jan de Bont | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7.2 (350.9K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Spiderman 2Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius. | 2004 | Sam Raimi (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.4 (617.9K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| Starship TroopersHumans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs. | 1997 | Paul Verhoeven (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.2 (284.4K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| SupermanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero. | 1978 | Richard Donner | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.3 (169.6K votes) | 143 | 20211228 |
| TakenA retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris. | 2008 | Pierre Morel | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.8 (588K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Terminator I - The TerminatorA human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation | 1984 | James Cameron (*) | Action, Sci-Fi | 8.0 (830.8K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Terminator II - Judgement DayA cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten-year-old son John from a more advanced and powerful cyborg. | 1991 | James Cameron (*) | Action, Sci-Fi | 8.5 (1.1M votes) | 137 | 20211228 |
| They LiveThey influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live. | 1988 | John Carpenter (*) | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.3 (124K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| To Live and Die in L AA fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner. | 1985 | William Friedkin (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.3 (32.5K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Top GunAs students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom. | 1986 | Tony Scott (*) | Action, Drama | 6.9 (316.6K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Total RecallWhen a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he? | 1990 | Paul Verhoeven (*) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 7.5 (320K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Touch of Zen, AA lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks. | 1971 | King Hu (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller | 7.6 (6.1K votes) | 200 | 20211228 |
| True LiesA fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United Stat | 1994 | James Cameron (*) | Action, Comedy, Thriller | 7.2 (251.1K votes) | 141 | 20211228 |
| Under SiegeAn ex-Navy Seal turned cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleship. | 1992 | Andrew Davis | Action, Thriller | 6.5 (84.1K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| UnstoppableWith an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe. | 2010 | Tony Scott (*) | Action, Thriller | 6.8 (193.4K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Villainess, The [Ak-Nyeo]A female assassin leaves a trail of bodies behind her as she seeks revenge. | 2017 | Byung-gil Jung | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.7 (13.8K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| WantedA frustrated office worker discovers that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities. | 2008 | Timur Bekmambetov | Action, Crime, Thriller | 6.7 (379.1K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Warriors, TheIn the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them | 1979 | Walter Hill | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.6 (99.9K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Wonder WomanWhen a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny. | 2017 | Patty Jenkins | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, War | 7.4 (624.4K votes) | 141 | 20211228 |
| X2When anti-mutant Colonel William Stryker kidnaps Professor X and attacks his school, the X-Men must ally with their archenemy Magneto to stop him. | 2003 | Bryan Singer (*) | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 7.4 (534.5K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
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