Category Archives: Action
Saving Private Ryan
Release 1998
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Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Robert Rodat
Stars: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Riddick
Release 2013
Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: David Twohy
Writers: David Twohy, Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat
Stars: Vin Diesel, Jordi Mollà, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1411250/
Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's past.
The Dark Knight
Release 2008
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane
Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/
When Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent launch an assault on the mob, they let the clown out of the box, the Joker, bent on turning Gotham on itself and bringing any heroes down to his level.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Release 2003
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Stars: Noel Appleby, Alexandra Astin, Sean Astin, David Aston, John Bach
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167260/
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Inception
Release 2010
Genre Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/
A skilled extractor is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible.
The Matrix
Release 1999
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Director: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/
A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
Ender's Game
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Director: Gavin Hood
Writers: Gavin Hood, Orson Scott Card
Stars: Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Ben Kingsley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1731141/
Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, a genocidal alien race which nearly annihilated the human race in a previous invasion.
Ride Along
Release 2014
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Director: Tim Story
Writers: Greg Coolidge, Jason Mantzoukas, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi
Stars: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1408253/
Security guard Ben must prove himself to his girlfriend's brother, top cop James. He rides along James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta.
Thor: The Dark World
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Alan Taylor
Writers: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Payne, Robert Rodat, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccleston
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1981115/
When Jane Foster is possessed by a great power, Thor must protect her from a new threat of old times: the Dark Elves.
The Legend of Hercules
Release 2014
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Director: Renny Harlin
Writers: Sean Hood, Daniel Giat, Renny Harlin, Giulio Steve
Stars: Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee, Liam Garrigan
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1043726/
The origin story of the the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom.