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106 titles with this tag

The Matrix Revolutions
Cast
Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne
Carrie-Anne Moss Carrie-Anne Moss
Hugo Weaving Hugo Weaving
6.8 10.9K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Duration: 129 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
Style:  philosophical
Plot:  dying and death, rescue, mission, man vs machine, underground world, machine town, martial arts, kung fu, ...
Time:  future
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Lethal Weapon 3
Cast
Mel Gibson Mel Gibson
Danny Glover Danny Glover
Joe Pesci Joe Pesci
Rene Russo Rene Russo
6.7 3.3K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 118 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.
Plot:  showdown, police, dark comedy, sequel, mixed martial arts (mma), los angeles, california, rookie cop, ...
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Commando
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger
Rae Dawn Chong Rae Dawn Chong
Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya
Vernon Wells Vernon Wells
6.7 3.2K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 90 min.
Audience: R
Story:  John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
Style:  nostalgic
Plot:  daughter, fight, kidnapping, mercenary, lone wolf, rescue mission, father, us army, ...
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Mad Max
Cast
Mel Gibson Mel Gibson
Joanne Samuel Joanne Samuel
Hugh Keays-Byrne Hugh Keays-Byrne
Steve Bisley Steve Bisley
6.7 5.0K votes
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.
Style:  exploitation
Plot:  petrol, baby, chain, dystopia, post-apocalyptic future, villain, bridge, matter of life and death, ...
Place:  australia
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Bad Boys II
Cast
Martin Lawrence Martin Lawrence
Will Smith Will Smith
Jordi Mollu00e0 Jordi Mollu00e0
Gabrielle Union Gabrielle Union
6.7 6.0K votes
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: United States of America
Duration: 146 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia, who is also involved in a bloody war with Russian and Haitian mobsters. If that isn't bad enough, there's tension between the two detectives when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sister, Syd.
Style:  absurd
Plot:  drug smuggling, miami, florida, undercover agent, ku klux klan, kidnapping, money laundering, mexican standoff, ...
Place:  cuba
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The Forbidden Kingdom
Cast
Jackie Chan Jackie Chan
Jet Li Jet Li
Michael Angarano Michael Angarano
Liu Yifei Liu Yifei
6.6 1.9K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Plot:  martial arts, based on novel or book, temple, legend, villainess, time travel, fistfight, shaolin, ...
Time:  medieval
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Lethal Weapon 4
Cast
Mel Gibson Mel Gibson
Danny Glover Danny Glover
Joe Pesci Joe Pesci
Rene Russo Rene Russo
6.6 3.0K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 127 min.
Audience: R
Story:  With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with a deadly Chinese crime lord trying to get his brother out of prison.
Plot:  showdown, police, sequel, mixed martial arts (mma), los angeles, california, house fire, triad, ...
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Lionheart
Cast
Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Van Damme
Harrison Page Harrison Page
Lisa Pelikan Lisa Pelikan
Ashley Johnson Ashley Johnson
6.6 1.2K votes
Genre: Action
Country: United States of America
Duration: 105 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dangerous clandestine fights.
Plot:  drug dealer, martial arts, street gang, sports, upper class, foreign legion, fistfight, foreign legionaire, ...
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The Long Kiss Goodnight
Cast
Geena Davis Geena Davis
Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson
Patrick Malahide Patrick Malahide
Craig Bierko Craig Bierko
6.6 1.4K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: United States of America, Canada
Duration: 121 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.
Plot:  martial arts, amnesia, assassination, strong woman, escape, chase, hostage, spy, ...
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The Mask of Zorro
Cast
Antonio Banderas Antonio Banderas
Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins
Catherine Zeta-Jones Catherine Zeta-Jones
Stuart Wilson Stuart Wilson
6.6 4.4K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: United States of America, Germany
Duration: 138 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.
Plot:  hero, horseback riding, spy, superhero, sword fight, revenge, vigilante, swashbuckler, ...
Place:  california
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U.S. Marshals
6.5 1.8K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 131 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.
Plot:  chicago, illinois, central intelligence agency (cia), escape, chase, espionage, innocence, transport of prisoners, ...
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Marco
Cast
Unni Mukundan Unni Mukundan
Siddique Siddique
Ishan Shoukath Ishan Shoukath
Jagadish Jagadish
6.5 119 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The adoptive son of the Adattu family, Marco, sets off on a ruthless quest for vengeance after his brother is brutally murdered, finding only betrayal, loss and unimaginable brutality at every step.
Style:  shocking
Plot:  toxic, revenge killing, family man, aggressive, blind man, action hero, perfumer, loss of brother, ...
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Hard Target
Cast
Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Van Damme
Arnold Vosloo Arnold Vosloo
Lance Henriksen Lance Henriksen
Yancy Butler Yancy Butler
6.5 1.4K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 99 min.
Audience: R
Story:  When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
Plot:  martial arts, showdown, psychopath, new orleans, louisiana, mercenary, fistfight, money, ...
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Rush Hour 3
Cast
Jackie Chan Jackie Chan
Chris Tucker Chris Tucker
Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroyuki Sanada
Max von Sydow Max von Sydow
6.5 3.8K votes
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: United States of America, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?
Plot:  martial arts, ambassador, cop, los angeles, california, interracial friendship, buddy cop, criminal organization, ...
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Cowboy Bebop
Cast
John Cho John Cho
Mustafa Shakir Mustafa Shakir
Daniella Pineda Daniella Pineda
Elena Satine Elena Satine
6.5 479 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Long on style and short on cash, bounty hunters Spike, Jet and Faye trawl the solar system looking for jobs. But can they outrun Spike's past?
Plot:  bounty hunter, east asian lead, hard boiled, action hero, based on anime, live action remake, embarrassed
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Undisputed
Cast
Wesley Snipes Wesley Snipes
Ving Rhames Ving Rhames
Peter Falk Peter Falk
Michael Rooker Michael Rooker
6.5 835 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. Iceman Chambers is the heavyweight champion, who lost his title due to a rape conviction to ten years in Sweetwater. When these two giants collide in the same prison, they fight against each other disputing who is the real champion.
Plot:  prison, martial arts, showdown, prisoner, sports, fight, gangster, boxer, ...
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Gone in Sixty Seconds
Cast
Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage
Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie
Giovanni Ribisi Giovanni Ribisi
Robert Duvall Robert Duvall
6.5 4.9K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 118 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Raymond Calitri as the police are in hot pursuit.
Style:  intense
Plot:  sibling relationship, car race, brother, blackmail, detective, car thief, heist, remake, ...
Place:  california
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Police Story 4: First Strike
Cast
Jackie Chan Jackie Chan
Jackson Liu Jackson Liu
Annie Wu Annie Wu
Bill Tung Biu Bill Tung Biu
6.5 543 votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence.
Plot:  martial arts, helicopter, secret agent, gunfight, action hero, queensland, australia
Place:  australia
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Last Action Hero
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austin O'Brien Austin O'Brien
Bridgette Wilson Bridgette Wilson
F. Murray Abraham F. Murray Abraham
6.5 3.0K votes
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: United States of America
Duration: 131 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.
Plot:  hero, magic, villain, parody, child in peril, film in film, breaking the fourth wall, spoof, ...
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Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Cast
Henry Golding Henry Golding
Andrew Koji Andrew Koji
Haruka Abe Haruka Abe
u00darsula Corberu00f3 u00darsula Corberu00f3
6.4 1.7K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Canada, Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.
Plot:  prequel, ninja, based on cartoon, based on toy, spin off, origin of hero, gi joe, female fighter, ...
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