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Epic Action movies

Big-scale action movies with city-to-world stakes, massive set pieces, and nonstop spectacle.

Godzilla vs. Kong

1. Godzilla vs. Kong

Action Science Fiction Adventure Epic Action Epic Sci-Fi
6.3
20211h 54min

Overview

In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.

Themes

Power and responsibility, Coexistence under threat, Corporate secrecy and control, Energy as conflict driver, Humans and monsters uneasy alliance, Technology and biology clash

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Vault

2. The Vault

Drama Action Thriller Epic Action Investigation Suspense
6.4
20211h 54min

Overview

Madrid, Spain, 2010. While the whole city follows the national team's successful participation in the World Cup, a group of daring thieves look for a way into one of the most secure and guarded places on the planet.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Engineering under constraint, Deception within crews, Crime versus legality, Time pressure improvisation, Crowd-based distraction

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Rogue City

3. Rogue City

Crime Thriller Action Drama Organized Crime
6.1
20201h 56min

Overview

Caught in the crosshairs of police corruption and Marseille’s warring gangs, a loyal cop must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands.

Themes

Police corruption and undercover complicity, Organized crime influence on law enforcement, Loyalty tested under pressure, Money and payoff dynamics, Violence as tool of power, Deception and betrayal in policing

Available on

Netflix
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Enforcement

4. Enforcement

Action Crime Epic Action Police Procedural
6.5
20201h 48min

Overview

The exact details of what took place while Talib Ben Hassi was in police custody remain unclear. Police officers Jens and Mike are on routine patrol in Svalegården's ghetto when news of Talib's death comes in over the radio, igniting uncontrollable, pent-up rage in the ghetto's youth, who lust for revenge. Suddenly, the two officers find themselves fair game and must fight tooth and claw to find a way out.

Themes

Minority communities under scrutiny, Youth-led unrest and responses, Policing under public pressure, Racial tension under strain, Urban distrust and inequality, Institutional accountability pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Greenland

5. Greenland

Action Adventure Thriller Science Fiction Epic Action
6.4
20202h

Overview

John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting levelled, the Garritys experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.

Themes

Family resilience under crisis, Insulin access and medical need, Emergency sheltering pressure, Mob dynamics during evacuation, Trust under duress and betrayal, Evacuation infrastructure fragility

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Time to Hunt

6. Time to Hunt

Drama Action Thriller Epic Action Survival Thriller
6.3
20202h 15min

Overview

Four young men want to leave their dystopian world behind and go to a distant paradise to execute a money robbery, a daring act that will have unexpected consequences.

Themes

Deception and betrayal dynamics, Vigilantism and retaliation, Dystopian survival pressures, Manipulated media narratives, Group coordination under stress, Blurred loyalties and rivalries

Available on

Netflix
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Ashfall

7. Ashfall

Action Adventure Thriller Rescue Mission Adventure Epic Action
6.2
20192h 8min

Overview

A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Crisis decision making, Cooperative resilience, Resource control under threat, Science guided action, Two-sided tension

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

8. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Adventure Action Science Fiction Epic Action Epic Sci-Fi
6.4
20192h 22min

Overview

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Power and control, Belonging and identity, Deception and espionage, Legacy and lineage, Resilience through loss

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Code 8

9. Code 8

Science Fiction Action Crime Dystopian Sci-Fi Epic Action
6.1
20191h 39min

Overview

In Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves with a criminal gang to help his ailing mother. (Based on the short film “Code 8,” 2016.)

Themes

Loyalty under coercion, Economic marginalization of powers, Drug economy and crime, Surveillance driven policing, Regulation of powers, Family duty under illness

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Charlie's Angels

10. Charlie's Angels

Action Adventure Comedy Epic Action Globetrotting Adventure
5.0
20191h 58min

Overview

Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issue, if not it could be turned into a dangerous weapon. But when the cutting edge technology is pushed to an investor before she can do that, Elena turns to the Townsend Agency for help. Now, it's up to the Angels -- Jane, Sabina, and the newly recruited Elena -- to retrieve Calisto before it can be transformed into a weapon of mass destruction.

Themes

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Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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