Category Archives: Action
The Burnt Orange Heresy
Release 2019
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Director: Giuseppe Capotondi
Writers: Scott B. Smith, Charles Willeford
Stars: Elizabeth Debicki, Donald Sutherland, Claes Bang, Mick Jagger, Rosalind Halstead
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8342680/
Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.
Ava
Release 2020
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Director: Tate Taylor
Writers: Matthew Newton
Stars: Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis, Jess Weixler
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8784956/
Ava is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival.
Rogue
Release 2020
Genre Action
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Director: M.J. Bassett
Writers: Isabel Bassett, M.J. Bassett
Stars: Megan Fox, Jessica Sutton, Philip Winchester, Calli Taylor, Lee-Anne Liebenberg
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11576124/
Megan Fox (Transformers franchise) tackles a thrilling new role as a battle-hardened mercenary in this explosive action saga. As team leader O'Hara, she leads a lively squad of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O'Hara's squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels - and the horde of ravenous, enraged lions they encounter.
Project Power
Release 2020
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Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Writers: Mattson Tomlin
Stars: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Rodrigo Santoro, Courtney B. Vance
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7550000/
When a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes hits the streets of New Orleans, a teenage dealer and a local cop must team with an ex-soldier to take down the group responsible for its creation.
Black Water: Abyss
Release 2020
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Director: Andrew Traucki
Writers: John Ridley, Sarah Smith
Stars: Jessica McNamee, Luke Mitchell, Amali Golden, Benjamin Hoetjes, Anthony J. Sharpe
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7978672/
Five friends exploring a remote cave system in Northern Australia find themselves threatened by a hungry crocodile.
The Tax Collector
Release 2020
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Director: David Ayer
Writer: David Ayer
Stars: Bobby Soto, Cinthya Carmona, Shia LaBeouf, Jose Conejo Martin, Cheyenne Rae Hernandez
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8461224/
A "tax collector" working for a local crime lord finds his family's safety compromised when the rival of his boss shows up in L.A. and upends the business.
Deathstroke
Release 2020
Genre Action, Adventure, Crime
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Director: Gareth Evans
Writers: George Pérez, Marv Wolfman
Stars: Joe Manganiello
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7554008/
The movie is based on the popular character from DC Comics.
Mortal
Release 2020
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: André Øvredal
Writers: Geoff Bussetil, Norman Lesperance, André Øvredal
Stars: Nat Wolff, Iben Akerlie, Priyanka Bose, Arthur Hakalahti, Ravdeep Singh Bajwa
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5715066/
Fantasy adventure origin story about a young man discovering he has God-like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology.
Deep Blue Sea 3
Release 2020
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Director: John Pogue
Writers: Dirk Blackman
Stars: Tania Raymonde, Nathaniel Buzolic, Emerson Brooks, Bren Foster, Reina Aoi
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11946300/
Dr. Emma Collins and her team are spending their third summer on the island of Little Happy studying the effect of climate change on the great white sharks who come to the nearby nursery every year to give birth. Along with the last two inhabitants of this former fishing village, their peaceful life is disrupted when a "scientific" team led by her ex-boyfriend and marine biologist Richard show up looking for three bull sharks who we soon learn aren't just any bull sharks.
Tribal Get Out Alive
Release 2020
Genre Action, Horror, Thriller
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Director: Matt Routledge
Writers: Johnny Walker
Stars: Zara Phythian, Ross O'Hennessy, Rachel Warren, Thomas Dodd, Valerie Thomas
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10126136/
Elite military personnel Caitlin Ross retires from service after suffering from PTSD. Along with former team member and close friend Brad Johnson, they opted for the 'easy life' and now lead a small security firm. The company are hired by young, troublesome millionaire Richard Kenning to clear and secure the land and property he has recently inherited. Rumours and stories surrounding the land and buildings are dismissed until people start disappearing and the team end up locked in with no escape. It soon becomes apparent they are being hunted and the race is on to get out alive.