Category Archives: Action
Killer Elite
Release 2011
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Director: Gary McKendry
Writers: Matt Sherring, Ranulph Fiennes
Stars: Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro, Dominic Purcell, Aden Young
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1448755/
When his mentor is taken captive by a disgraced Arab sheik, a killer-for-hire is forced into action. His mission: kill three members of Britain's elite Special Air Service responsible for the death of his son.
The Mechanic
Release 2011
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Director: Simon West
Writers: Richard Wenk, Lewis John Carlino
Stars: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn, Donald Sutherland, Jeff Chase
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472399/
Follows an elite hit man as he teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims.
Safe
Release 2012
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Director: Boaz Yakin
Stars: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Anson Mount
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1656190/
Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.
The Expendables 2
Release 2012
Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Director: Simon West
Writers: Richard Wenk, Sylvester Stallone, Ken Kaufman, David Agosto, Dave Callaham
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764651/
Mr. 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.
The Expendables
Release 2010
Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Director: Sylvester Stallone
Writers: Dave Callaham, Sylvester Stallone
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320253/
A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.
The Transporter
Release 2002
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Director: Corey Yuen
Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Stars: Jason Statham, Qi Shu, Matt Schulze, François Berléand, Ric Young
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293662/
This film is about a man whose job is to deliver packages without asking any questions. Complications arise when he breaks those rules.
The Avengers
Release 2012
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Director: Joss Whedon
Writers: Joss Whedon, Zak Penn
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/
Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. assembles a team of superheroes to save the planet from Loki and his army.
The World's End
Release 2013
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Director: Edgar Wright
Writers: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
Stars: Thomas Law, Zachary Bailess, Jasper Levine, James Tarpey, Luke Bromley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213663/
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
The Dark Knight Rises
Release 2012
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane
Stars: Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/
Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight must return to defend Gotham City against the enigmatic jewel thief Catwoman and the ruthless mercenary Bane as the city teeters on the brink of complete annihilation.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Release 2002
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson
Stars: Bruce Allpress, Sean Astin, John Bach, Sala Baker, Cate Blanchett
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167261/
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.