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Action movies

Explosive stunts, high-speed chases, and adrenaline-pumping battles where heroes face impossible odds.

Subgenres include: Epic Action, Vehicle-Driven Action, One-Person Army.

Life on the Line

1081. Life on the Line

Drama Action Thriller Epic Action Family Drama
5.2

20161h 37min

United States

Director: David Hackl

As a huge electrical storm sweeps towards Texas, lineman Beau Ginner is haunted by memories of his brother's death by lightning years earlier. Since that tragic day, he has raised his niece Bailey and risen to foreman of a lineman team. However, there is friction when Bailey's on-off boyfriend Duncan joins the crew, while another new recruit is hiding PTSD symptoms. Beau and his team are soon putting their lives at risk in a race to replace miles of power cables to keep the electrical grid running before the deadly lightning storm strikes. Based on a true story; this film is a tribute to the heroes who risk it all to keep us safe.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Trauma and resilience, Duty under danger, Teamwork under risk, Leadership sacrifice, Memory and memorials

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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True Memoirs of an International Assassin

1082. True Memoirs of an International Assassin

Comedy Action Parody Spy Action
5.9

20161h 38min

United States

Director: Jeff Wadlow

After a publisher changes a writer's debut novel about a deadly assassin from fiction to nonfiction, the author finds himself thrust into the world of his lead character, and must take on the role of his character for his own survival.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Power and corruption, Loyalty under pressure, Media influence, Survival under coercion, Fiction vs nonfiction

Available on

Netflix
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Doctor Strange

1083. Doctor Strange

Fantasy Adventure Action Supernatural Fantasy Superhero Action
7.5

20161h 55min

United States

Director: Scott Derrickson

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.

Themes

Ambition vs discipline, Time manipulation temptation, Power from forbidden sources, Duty vs personal glory, Mentor trust and deception, Identity through role

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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In a Valley of Violence

1084. In a Valley of Violence

Western Action Epic Action Revisionist Western
6.1

20161h 44min

United States

Director: Ti West

The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Revenge and consequences, Vigilante justice, Past violence haunting present, Frontier moral codes, Law vs vengeance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Keeping Up with the Joneses

1085. Keeping Up with the Joneses

Action Comedy Spy Action Parody
5.9

20161h 45min

United States

Director: Greg Mottola

An ordinary suburban couple finds it’s not easy keeping up with the Joneses – their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors – especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. “Jones” are covert operatives.

Themes

Social climbing, Loyalty under pressure, Class tension, Trust vs deception, Suburban espionage, Neighbor double-life

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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GANTZ:O

1086. GANTZ:O

Animation Science Fiction Action Anime Alien Invasion Sci-Fi
7.1

20161h 35min

Japan

Director: Yasushi Kawamura

After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.

Themes

Teamwork under threat, Points-driven loyalty, Survival under coercive game, Duty to protect civilians, Memory loss and resilience, Control and freedom

Available on

Apple TV
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Trespass Against Us

1087. Trespass Against Us

Action Crime Drama Organized Crime Family Drama
5.8

20161h 39min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Adam Smith

Three generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest countryside – hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes, and taunting the police. Struggling to retain a way of life fast becoming extinct, Chad Cutler ends up caught between his father's archaic principles and trying to do right by his kids, whilst the full force of the law is finally catching up with him.

Themes

Parent child relationship strain, Poacher ethics, Ram-raiding stately homes, Police pressure on family, Country estate conflict, Three generations tension

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Luck-Key

1088. Luck-Key

Action Comedy Crime
6.9

20161h 52min

Director: Lee Kae-byeok

A reverse comedy that tells the story of a perfectionist assassin who falls and hits his head in a sauna, giving him amnesia. When a down-and-out actor switches locker keys with him, they switch lives until the hit-man, who soon becomes an action hero on TV, starts to remember things.


Inferno

1089. Inferno

Mystery Thriller Action Investigation Mystery Investigation Suspense
6.2

20162h 2min

United States

Director: Ron Howard

After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.

Themes

Science vs faith conflict, Elite control of power, Memory fragility under trauma, Trust in institutions under pressure, Biothreat ethics and risk, Conspiracies and deceptions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

1090. Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

Action Animation Adventure Crime Science Fiction
6.7

20161h 18min

United States

Director: Rick Morales

Adam West and Burt Ward returns to their iconic roles of Batman and Robin. The film sees the superheroes going up against classic villains like The Joker, The Riddler, The Penguin and Catwoman, both in Gotham City… and in space.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Abuse of power, Betrayal and deception, Technology as control, Identity through replication, Space vs earth tension

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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