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Epic Action movies

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

191. 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded

12 Rounds 2: Reloaded
Action Adventure Thriller Epic Action Revenge Thriller
5.3
20131h 35minUnited States, Canada
Director: Roel Reiné

Overview

Nick Malloy portrays an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) who finds himself caught in a deadly 12-round game of cat and mouse with a vigilante tied to the paramedic's past. With little time to spare and his wife's life hanging in the balance, the EMT must figure out why he's been chosen to be the pawn in this maniac's game before it's too late.

Themes

Revenge as motive, Investigative pressure, Duty vs family, Family under threat, Past actions haunting present, Cat and mouse dynamics

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192. Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness
Action Adventure Science Fiction Epic Action Space Sci-Fi
7.7
20132h 12minUnited States
Director: J.J. Abrams

Overview

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Themes

Loyalty versus duty, Deception within leadership, Power struggles under crisis, Weaponization ethics, Trust and betrayal in war, Obedience versus rebellion

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193. Oblivion

Oblivion
Action Science Fiction Adventure Mystery Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
7.0
20132h 4minUnited States
Director: Joseph Kosinski

Overview

After a war with alien invaders, Earth is no longer habitable, and what’s left of humanity has moved to the orbital station Tet. Jack Harper carries out technical missions on the devastated planet and coordinates resource-harvesting drones, but a chance discovery makes him question everything he believed about the war and his own assignment.

Themes

Isolation and belonging, Survival under surveillance, Memory erasure ethics, Human vs machine, Identity and autonomy, Postwar resource extraction

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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194. Welcome to the Punch

Welcome to the Punch
Action Adventure Crime Epic Action Detective Mystery Crime
6.1
20131h 39minCanada, India
Director: Eran Creevy

Overview

When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Crime and consequences, Deception within investigations, Arms dealing implications, Ministerial complicity, Police pursuit pressure

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195. Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer
Fantasy Action Adventure Drama Epic Fantasy
6.3
20131h 54minUnited States
Director: Bryan Singer

Overview

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

Themes

Peasant ascent, Legend creation, Crown power, Monks kingdom, Beans leverage, Giants threat

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196. Snitch

Snitch
Thriller Drama Action Domestic Thriller Family Drama
6.4
20131h 52minUnited Arab Emirates, United States
Director: Ric Roman Waugh

Overview

Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.

Themes

Parental duty vs risk, Coercive informant leverage, Money as leverage in crime, Dual loyalties and coercion, Cartel violence and capture risk, Deception within the justice system

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197. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Fantasy Horror Action Dark Fantasy Epic Action
6.1
20131h 28minUnited States, Germany
Director: Tommy Wirkola

Overview

After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.

Themes

Vigilante justice, Institutional manipulation, White vs black magic, Maternal lineage power, Children as targets, Rituals and immunity

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198. The Last Stand

The Last Stand
Action Crime Thriller Epic Action Narcotics Crime
6.3
20131h 47minUnited States
Director: Kim Jee-woon

Overview

Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Trust and deception, Border-town tension, Crime and justice friction, Militarized policing, Leader responsibility under threat

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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199. Gangster Squad

Gangster Squad
Crime Drama Action Thriller Organized Crime
6.7
20131h 53minUnited States
Director: Ruben Fleischer

Overview

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Institutional corruption, Violence and control, Covert justice, Crime and politics, Off-the-book policing

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200. The Tower

The Tower
Action Drama Epic Action Psychological Drama
6.5
20122h 1minSouth Korea
Director: Kim Ji-hoon

Overview

Tower Sky, a luxurious building complex, has organised a lavish Christmas party for its VIP guests. However, things go awry when a fire breaks out and thousands of lives are endangered.

Themes

Collective resilience, Duty vs self-interest, Safety vs profit, Class tensions under crisis, Crisis driven leadership, Risk management under chaos

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