Action-packed Movies
The Abyss (1989) RT 89% / Audience 83%
DVD release: Nov 2000
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey ... (more)
GENRES: Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller
DIRECTION: James Cameron
CAST: Ed Harris • Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio • Michael Biehn • Leo Burmester
RoboCop (1987) RT 88% / Audience 83%
DVD release: Oct 2001
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their ... (more)
GENRES: Action • Science Fiction • Thriller
DIRECTION: Paul Verhoeven
CAST: Peter Weller • Nancy Allen • Ronny Cox • Kurtwood Smith
The Negotiator (1998)
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking ... (more)
GENRES: Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller
DIRECTION: F. Gary Gray
CAST: Samuel L. Jackson • Kevin Spacey • David Morse • Ron Rifkin
The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in ... (more)
GENRES: Action • Adventure • Science Fiction
DIRECTION: Joss Whedon
CAST: Chris Hemsworth • Robert Downey Jr. • Scarlett Johansson • Jeremy Renner
Nikita (1990)
A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government. (more)
GENRES: Action • Thriller
DIRECTION: Luc Besson
CAST: Anne Parillaud • Marc Duret • Patrick Fontana • Alain Lathière
The Expendables 2 (2012) RT 66% / Audience 67%
DVD release: Nov 2012
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 ... (more)
GENRES: Action • Adventure • Thriller
DIRECTION: Simon West
CAST: Sylvester Stallone • Jason Statham • Dolph Lundgren • Bruce Willis
The Wolverine (2013) RT 69% / Audience 69%
DVD release: Dec 2013
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan. (more)
GENRES: Action • Adventure • Fantasy • Science Fiction
DIRECTION: James Mangold
CAST: Hugh Jackman • Tao Okamoto • Rila Fukushima • Hiroyuki Sanada
The Rock (1996) RT 66% / Audience 86%
DVD release: Dec 1997
FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason, to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel from launching ... (more)
GENRES: Action • Adventure • Thriller
DIRECTION: Michael Bay
CAST: Sean Connery • Nicolas Cage • Ed Harris • John Spencer
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
In this continuation to the adventure of the demon superhero, an evil elf breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures, as he declares war against humanity. He is on a ... (more)
GENRES: Adventure • Fantasy • Science Fiction
DIRECTION: Guillermo del Toro
CAST: Ron Perlman • Selma Blair • Jeffrey Tambor • Doug Jones
John Wick (2014) RT 85% / Audience 79%
DVD release: Feb 2015
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. (more)
GENRES: Action • Thriller
DIRECTION: David Leitch • Chad Stahelski
CAST: Keanu Reeves • Michael Nyqvist • Adrianne Palicki • Bridget Regan
Abduction (2011)
A young man sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website. (more)
GENRES: Action • Mystery • Thriller
DIRECTION: John Singleton
CAST: Taylor Lautner • Lily Collins • Alfred Molina • Jason Isaacs
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) RT 56% / Audience 53%
DVD release: Jun 2014
Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack. (more)
GENRES: Action • Drama • Thriller
DIRECTION: Kenneth Branagh
CAST: Keira Knightley • Chris Pine • Kevin Costner • Nonso Anozie
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) RT 97% / Audience 86%
DVD release: Sep 2015
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities ... (more)
GENRES: Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller
DIRECTION: George Miller
CAST: Tom Hardy • Charlize Theron • Nicholas Hoult • Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Spider-Man 2 (2004) RT 93% / Audience 81%
DVD release: Nov 2004
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the ... (more)
GENRES: Action • Adventure • Fantasy
DIRECTION: Sam Raimi
CAST: Tobey Maguire • Kirsten Dunst • James Franco • Alfred Molina
Furious 7 (2015) RT 79% / Audience 83%
DVD release: Sep 2015
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother. (more)
GENRES: Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller
DIRECTION: James Wan
CAST: Dwayne Johnson • Jason Statham • Lucas Black • Vin Diesel
Iron Man 2 (2010) RT 72% / Audience 72%
DVD release: Sep 2010
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to ... (more)
GENRES: Action • Adventure • Science Fiction
DIRECTION: Jon Favreau
CAST: Robert Downey Jr. • Gwyneth Paltrow • Don Cheadle • Scarlett Johansson
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
As Rebel leaders map their strategy for an all-out attack on the Emperor's newer, bigger Death Star. Han Solo remains frozen in the cavernous desert fortress of Jabba the Hutt ... (more)
GENRES: Action • Adventure • Science Fiction
DIRECTION: Richard Marquand
CAST: Mark Hamill • Harrison Ford • Carrie Fisher • Billy Dee Williams
The Lone Ranger (2013) RT 31% / Audience 51%
DVD release: Dec 2013
The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an ... (more)
GENRES: Action • Adventure • Western
DIRECTION: Gore Verbinski
CAST: Johnny Depp • Armie Hammer • William Fichtner • James Badge Dale
Platoon (1986) RT 88% / Audience 93%
DVD release: Dec 1997
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. (more)
GENRES: Action • Drama • War
DIRECTION: Oliver Stone
CAST: Tom Berenger • Charlie Sheen • Willem Dafoe • Forest Whitaker
Total Recall (1990) RT 82% / Audience 78%
DVD release: Aug 2000
Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of ... (more)