Category Archives: Action
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Release 2005
Genre Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
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Director: Doug Liman
Writers: Simon Kinberg
Stars: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356910/
A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.
Wanted
Release 2008
Genre Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller
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Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Writers: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Chris Morgan, Mark Millar, J.G. Jones
Stars: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493464/
A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.
The Tourist
Release 2010
Genre Action, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Writers: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Christopher McQuarrie, Julian Fellowes, Jérôme Salle
Stars: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1243957/
Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.
Shooter
Release 2007
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: Jonathan Lemkin, Stephen Hunter
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0822854/
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to find the real killer and the reason he was set up.
Act of Valor
Release 2012
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Director: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh
Writers: Kurt Johnstad
Stars: Rorke Denver, Dave, Sonny, Weimy, Ray
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591479/
An elite team of Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Release 2004
Genre Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Kerry Conran
Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon, Bai Ling
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346156/
After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Release 2014
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Director: Craig Moss
Stars: Danny Trejo, Danny Glover, Andrew Divoff, Jacqueline Obradors, Elizabeth Barondes
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2996648/
Frank Vega teams up with grumpy old agoraphobic Bernie Pope to kick ass and clean up the streets of L.A.
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Release 2014
Genre Action
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Director: Don Michael Paul
Writers: Berkeley Anderson, Ellis Black
Stars: Jason Wong, Stephen Lang, Cole Hauser, Esai Morales, Bokeem Woodbine
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3699508/
Battle-scarred and disillusioned by the war, Corporal Chris Merrimette is put in charge of a unit whose next mission is to resupply a remote outpost on the edge of Taliban-controlled territory. While driving through the hostile Helmand province, a Navy SEAL flags down their convoy and enlists the unit on an operation of international importance: they must help an Afghan woman famous for her defiance of the Taliban escape the country. Without tanks or air support, Merrimette and his team will need all the courage and firepower they can muster to fight their way across the war-torn country and shepherd the woman to safety.
The Purge: Anarchy
Release 2014
Genre Action, Horror, Thriller
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Director: James DeMonaco
Stars: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Zoë Soul
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2975578/
A young couple works to survive on the streets after their car breaks down right as the annual purge commences.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Release 2003
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Director: Quentin Tarantino
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman
Stars: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266697/
The Bride wakens from a four-year coma. The child she carried in her womb is gone. Now she must wreak vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her - a team she was once part of.