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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.

Recently discharged Marine sniper John Stewart is at a crossroads in his life, one which is only complicated by receiving an extraterrestrial ring which grants him the powers of the Green Lantern of Earth. Unfortunately, the ring doesn't come with instructions - but it does come with baggage, like a horde of interplanetary killers bent on eliminating every Green Lantern in the universe. Now, with the aid of the light-hearted Green Arrow, Adam Strange and Hawkgirl, this reluctant soldier must journey into the heart of a galactic Rann/Thanagar war and somehow succeed where all other Green Lanterns have failed.

Themes

Burden of power, Deception in warfare, Alliances under pressure, Weaponization of technology, Duty versus civilian life, Consequences of interplanetary conflict

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Roundup

642. The Roundup

Action Crime Thriller Adventure Vehicle-Driven Action
7.0

20221h 46min

South Korea

Director: Lee Sang-yong

The 'Beast Cop' Ma Seok-do heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect, but soon after his arrival, he discovers additional murder cases and hears about a vicious killer who has been committing crimes against tourists for several years.

Themes

Corporate influence in crime, Transnational crime networks, Police and mercenaries conflict, Deadline driven pursuit, Extortion and ransom dynamics, Victims across borders

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Shin Ultraman

643. Shin Ultraman

Action Science Fiction
6.4

20221h 52min

Japan

Director: Shinji Higuchi

The Japanese government sets up a special task force to fight the giant creatures suddenly appearing across the country. Soon, the squad unexpectedly meets a giant silver humanoid who starts appearing every time a space monster attacks!


Last Seen Alive

644. Last Seen Alive

Action Thriller One-Person Army Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
5.7

20221h 35min

United States

Director: Brian Goodman

After Will Spann's wife suddenly vanishes at a gas station, his desperate search to find her leads him down a dark path that forces him to run from authorities and take the law into his own hands.

Themes

Deception and coercion, Marital strain under pressure, Trust versus control, Surveillance and privacy erosion, Family protection under danger, Pursuit by vigilantism

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Trust and betrayal, Power as burden, Multiverse responsibility, Grief as motive, Arcane knowledge danger

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Mykola is an eccentric pacifist who wants to be useful to humanity. When the war begins in Donbas, Mykola’s naive world is collapsing as the militants kill his pregnant wife and burn his home to the ground. Recovered, he makes a cardinal decision and gets enlisted in a sniper company. Having met his wife’s killers, he emotionally breaks down and arranges “sniper terror” for the enemy.

Themes

Dehumanization in war, Violence and restraint, Pacifism under pressure, Trauma of warfare, Duty and revenge, Grief and memory in conflict

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Memory

647. Memory

Action Thriller Crime One-Person Army Mind Game Thriller
5.7

20221h 54min

United States

Director: Martin Campbell

Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his every move. Alex must question his every action and whom he can ultimately trust.

Themes

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Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Silverton Siege

648. Silverton Siege

Action Crime Drama
6.3

20221h 40min

South Africa

Director: Mandlakayise Walter Dube, Jr.

After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.


The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

649. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Action Comedy Crime Satire Con Artist Crime
7.0

20221h 47min

United States

Director: Tom Gormican

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.

Themes

Class inequality, Deception and manipulation, Moral compromise, Performative identity, Risk and loyalty, Organized crime and corruption, Commodification of fame

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween

650. Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween

Animation Action Crime Mystery
6.8

20221h 51min

Japan

Director: Susumu Mitsunaka

Shibuya, Tokyo, is bustling with the Halloween season. A wedding is being held at Shibuya Hikarie, where Detective Miwako Sato of the Metropolitan Police Department is dressed in a wedding dress. While Conan and the other invited guests are watching, an assailant suddenly bursts in, and Detective Wataru Takagi, who was trying to protect Sato, is injured. Takagi survived and the situation was settled, but in Sato's eyes, the image of the grim reaper that she had seen when Detective Matsuda, the man she had been in love with, had been killed in a series of bombings three years ago, overlapped with Takagi's.