Action films about young people

List of the best action films about young people according to visitors: Never Back Down, Leon: The Professional, 21 Jump Street, Furious 7, Nobody, 2 Guns, War Horse, Robin Hood, American Made, Mission: Impossible - Fallout.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, drama, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:50

Rebellious Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fight Scene at his new high school, after receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family Jake decides to seek the mentoring of a veteran fighter who trains him for one final no-holds-barred elimination fight with his nemesis and local martial arts champion Ryan McCarthy.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryFrance, USA
Duration02:13

Leon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Leon's footsteps.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, comedy, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:49

In high school, Schmidt was a dork and Jenko was the popular jock. After graduation, both of them joined the police force and ended up as partners riding bicycles in the city park. Since they are young and look like high school students, they are assigned to an undercover unit to infiltrate a drug ring that is supplying high school students synthetic drugs.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration02:35

    Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA, Japan

    Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
    CountryUSA, India
    Duration02:26

      Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:28

      When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Japan, Colombia
      Duration02:32

        The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA, China, France, Norway, United Kingdom
        Duration02:28

        When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
        CountryUSA, Hong Kong
        Duration02:15

          A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

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          Genreaction, thriller, crime
          CountryUSA, China

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          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, biography, history
          CountryUSA, Australia, Spain
          Duration02:10

          In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.  But that told only half the story.  “Heart of the Sea” reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive.  Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Iceland
          Duration02:46

          Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genreaction, drama, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:24

          Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:10

            The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

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            Genreaction, drama
            CountryUSA

            After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
            CountryUSA, Australia
            Duration01:51

            Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
            CountryCanada, United Kingdom, USA
            Duration02:39

            Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due, but instead find far more than they wanted awaiting them in the shadows.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
            CountryUSA, Mexico, Hong Kong
            Duration02:25

            A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
            CountryUSA, Spain
            Duration02:25

              After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genreaction, thriller, adventure, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:11

              Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:20

              Hotshot Washington lawyer, Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape – and destroy Dean.

              Markimdb: 6.5
              Genreaction, melodrama, drama, military, history
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:20

              The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
              CountryUSA, Mexico, United Kingdom
              Duration02:19

              An overview of the making of Mel Gibson's 'Apocalypto'.

              Markimdb: 6.7
              Genreaction, thriller, detective
              CountryUSA, Malta, France, United Kingdom, Italy
              Duration02:13

              Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon investigates a mysterious symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. He discovers evidence of the unimaginable, the rebirth of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati, the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth.

              Markimdb: 7.1
              Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:41

              With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

              Markimdb: 7
              Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:45

              When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl (ex-football player Jimmy Dix) attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.

              Markimdb: 7
              Genredrama, crime, biography, history
              CountryUSA, Japan
              Duration02:20

              Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

              Markimdb: 6.6
              Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:44

              When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genreaction, comedy, adventure
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration02:25

              At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.

              Markimdb: 7.1
              Genreaction, thriller, drama
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration02:08

              The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.

              Markimdb: 7.4
              Genreaction, thriller, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:16

              FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason, to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 million in war reparations to be paid to the families of slain servicemen who died on covert operations. After their SEAL team is wiped out, Stanley and John deal with the soldiers on their own.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genreaction, thriller, crime
              CountryFrance, USA, Turkey, United Kingdom
              Duration01:33

              While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his best years possibly behind him, the job may be more than he can handle.

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration01:45

              When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...

              Markimdb: 7.6
              Genreaction, drama, sport
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:31

              The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

              Markimdb: 7.6
              Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:11

              New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.

              Markimdb: 7
              Genreaction, comedy
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:52

              A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:45

              Tough-talking Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills in his beat-up Chevy Nova to investigate a friend's murder. But soon, he realizes he's stumbled onto something much more complicated. Bungling rookie detective Billy Rosewood joins the fish-out-of-water Axel and shows him the West Los Angeles ropes.

              Markimdb: 6.3
              Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:49

                A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.

                Markimdb: 6.7
                Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime, detective
                CountryChina, USA
                Duration01:55

                  Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

                  Markimdb: 7.7
                  Genreaction, drama
                  CountryUSA, New Zealand, Japan
                  Duration02:34

                  Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

                  Markimdb: 6.9
                  Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure
                  CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                  Duration02:35

                  When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end the evil sheriff's reign of terror.

                  Markimdb: 7
                  Genreaction, thriller, crime
                  CountryUSA, Germany, France, Japan
                  Duration02:02

                  Veteran spy Nathan Muir is on the verge of retiring from the CIA when he learns that his one-time protégé and close friend, Tom Bishop, is a political prisoner sentenced to die in Beijing. Although their friendship has been marred by bad blood and resentment, Muir agrees to take on the most dangerous mission of his career and rescue Bishop.

                  Markimdb: 7.2
                  Genreaction, thriller, crime
                  CountryUSA, Japan
                  Duration01:57

                  In the coastal town of Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers and send young agent Johnny Utah undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information.

                  Markimdb: 5.9
                  Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
                  CountryUSA, Germany
                  Duration02:04

                  Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.

                  Markimdb: 7.1
                  Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy
                  CountryGermany, USA
                  Duration02:00

                  When Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire during pregnancy, she did not know that she gave her son a special gift while dying: All the good vampire attributes in combination with the best human skills. Blade and his mentor Whistler battle an evil vampire rebel (Deacon Frost) who plans to take over the outdated vampire council, capture Blade and resurrect voracious blood god La Magra.

                  Markimdb: 6.5
                  Genreaction, thriller, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:39

                  Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.

                  Markimdb: 7.3
                  Genreaction, thriller, adventure
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

                  Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

                  Markimdb: 5.6
                  Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, military, biography, history
                  CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Morocco, Thailand
                  Duration02:55

                    Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.




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