Category Archives: Action
The Wolverine
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: James Mangold
Writers: Mark Bomback, Scott Frank
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Svetlana Khodchenkova
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1430132/
When Wolverine is summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, he is embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons.
Lone Survivor
Release 2013
Genre Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
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Director: Peter Berg
Writers: Peter Berg, Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Yousuf Azami
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091191/
Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.
White House Down
Release 2013
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Director: Roland Emmerich
Writers: James Vanderbilt
Stars: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2334879/
While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
The Lone Ranger
Release 2013
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Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Stars: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Ruth Wilson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1210819/
Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.
Snowpiercer
Release 2013
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Director: Joon-ho Bong
Writers: Joon-ho Bong, Kelly Masterson, Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, Jean-Marc Rochette
Stars: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, John Hurt
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706620/
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off all life on the planet except for a lucky few that boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, where a class system evolves.
The Heat
Release 2013
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Director: Paul Feig
Writers: Katie Dippold
Stars: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demian Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404463/
An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.
Iron Man 3
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: Shane Black
Writers: Drew Pearce, Shane Black, Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, Warren Ellis, Adi Granov
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1300854/
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Iron Man 2
Release 2010
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Director: Jon Favreau, Kenneth Branagh
Writers: Justin Theroux, Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228705/
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.
Iron Man
Release 2008
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Director: Jon Favreau
Writers: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/
When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.
Pacific Rim
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writers: Travis Beacham, Guillermo del Toro
Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klattenhoff, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663662/
As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.