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The 50 Best Action-Comedy Movies, Ranked By Tomatometer. The action-comedy is one of the of the more playful, exciting genre hybrids out there, though it didn’t really come into shape until the...
6 days ago · The movie definitely has heart - the crux of the action happens because a woman named Amanda (Adria Arjona) dies of a rare form of cancer after a greedy CEO pulls a potentially life-saving drug...
Jan 19, 2024 · It can be hard to find the best Netflix action movies when you're scrolling aimlessly through the streamer on a random weeknight.
Best Action & Adventure Movies 2021. During a year when moviegoers largely stayed at home, it’s rather fitting that three of the top five Action & Adventure movies were Westerns (yes, High...
- 'Lucy'
- 'Extraction'
- 'Extraction 2'
- 'Ballerina'
- 'The mother'
- 'The Woman King'
- 'Close'
- 'Kate'
- 'The Gray Man'
- '6 Underground'
Rotten Tomatoes: 67% | IMDb: 6.4/10
Written and directed by Luc Besson, Lucy is a science fiction action film that stars Scarlett Johansson in the title role, playing a woman who unwittingly gains psychic abilities after a strange drug is absorbed into her bloodstream. As her powers develop, Lucy embarks on a quest for vengeance, soon evolving beyond the confines of human logic and experience. The movie also stars Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, and Amr Waked. While its science might be completely fictional, Lucy has become a bel...
Rotten Tomatoes: 67% | IMDb: 6.8/10
It’s no wonder that the action in the Netflix original film Extraction is spectacular, given director Sam Hargrave’s background as the stunt coordinator for films like Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Endgame. Scripted by Endgame co-director Joe Russo, Extraction is a hardened (and extremely violent) actioner that follows a disillusioned mercenary (Chris Hemsworth) tasked with escorting a young kidnapped boy out of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Along the way, he grows fond of the boy and grows i...
Rotten Tomatoes: 79% | IMDb: 7.0/10
With Extraction 2, writer Joe Russo (The Gray Man) and director Sam Hargrave (Extraction) team up once again to deliver a tense action thriller. Starring Chris Hemsworth (Avengers: Infinity War) reprising the lead role, the movie follows Tyler Rake on a mission to rescue his ex-sister-in-law and her children, who have been imprisoned by her gangster husband. The film also stars Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Tornike Bziava, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt, and Idris E...
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% | IMDb: 6.2/10
Written and directed by Chung-Hyun Lee, Ballerina follows the journey of an ex-bodyguard as she tries to exact vengeance on behalf of her recently deceased best friend. The film features Money Heist: Korea stars Jeon Jong-seo and Kim Ji-hoon as the ex-bodyguard and the sex trafficker antagonist, respectively, with Park Yu-rim (Drive My Car) as the deceased friend and titular ballerina. Critically acclaimed and a big hit with Netflix’s audience, Ballerina is a wild ride that doesn’t shy away f...
Rotten Tomatoes: 43% | IMDb: 5.6/10
From Mulan directorNiki Caro,The Mother is a gripping drama that starsJennifer Lopez as a military-trained assassin dragged out of hiding to protect the estranged daughter she had to give up. Opposite Lopez is Gael García Bernal andJoseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale), playing viciously villainous roles that allow her to showcase both her strength and vulnerability. The Mother uniquely balances gentle heartstring-tugging, explosive action sequences, and captivating fight choreography. With a...
Rotten Tomatoes: 94% | IMDb: 6.9/10
Directed by the incomparableGina Prince-Bythewood from a glorious screenplay written by Dana Stevens, The Woman King is directly inspired by a historical elite all-female warrior unit in West Africa during the 17th century. The film stars iconViola Davis as General Nanisca, the leader of the Agojie, who not only liberates captured civilians who were abducted and trafficked but also trains young women to join her team. The film’s ensemble cast also includes Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, Hero Fie...
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% | IMDb: 7.8/10
Noomi Rapace stars in Close, an action film directed by Vicky Jewson, who co-wrote the story with Rupert Whitaker. Rapace plays Sam Carlson, a bodyguard protecting an heiress from assassins in Sudan. Although completely fictional, the character of Carlson is deeply inspired by one of the world’s leading bodyguards, Jacquie Davis. The film also stars Sophie Nélisse, Indira Varma, and Eoin Macken. With impeccable action reminiscent ofJason Bourne, Taken, and theMission: Impossible series, Close...
Rotten Tomatoes: 46% | IMDb: 6.2/10
Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan from a script byUmair Aleem, Kate starsMary Elizabeth Winstead (Birds of Prey) as a meticulous and highly trained assassin racing against the clock to identify who poisoned her and exact revenge before she dies. Besides Winstead in the lead role, the film also stars the likes of Woody Harrelson, Michiel Huisman, and Jun Kunimura. Though it received negative reviews for its predictable story, Kate is bursting with intricate and heart-pumping fight sequences, l...
Rotten Tomatoes: 44% | IMDb: 6.5/10
With a budget of $200 million, The Gray Man is one of the most expensive Netflix films ever made – and it shows in its A-list cast, global set pieces, and high-speed action sequences. The movie centers around a CIA black ops assassin called Six (Ryan Gosling) and fellow agent Dani (Ana de Armas) as they are hunted down by a psychopathic former CIA agent, Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans). The film was directed by the Russo brothers (Avengers: Endgame), Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, from a screenplay...
Rotten Tomatoes: 36% | IMDb: 6.1/10
Directed by Michael Bay from a screenplay by Deadpool writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese,6 Underground is a vigilante action movie starring Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Adria Arjona, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Dave Franco. Reynolds leads the ensemble as a billionaire who fakes his death and puts together a team of highly skilled operatives to take down criminals and tyrants. 6 Underground is perhaps the most unhinged film of Michael Bay’s career, and that is no sm...
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Aug 8, 2020 · From the Avengers movies on Disney Plus to Netflix’s The Old Guard and movies with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Scott Adkins, Will Smith, and India’s biggest action stars, we round up ...
55 minutes ago · Photo: natalia kolesnikova/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. A global coalition of nations that advocates for a free press has condemned the Russian prosecution of Wall Street Journal reporter ...
