Action movies about legends

List of the best action films about legends according to the audience: K-9, Wasabi, Taxi, 22 Bullets, Kung Fu Hustle, Armour of God II: Operation Condor, Headhunters, The Turkish Gambit, A Fistful of Dollars, Wheels on Meals.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, comedy, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

The extravagant cop Michael Dooley needs some help to fight a drug dealer who has tried to kill him. A "friend" gives him a dog named Jerry Lee (Officer Lewis), who has been trained to smell drugs. With his help, Dooley sets out to put his enemy behind the bars, but Jerry Lee has a personality of his own and works only when he wants to. On the other hand, the dog is quite good at destroying Dooley's car, house and sex-life...

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
CountryFrance, Japan
Duration01:34

Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, comedy, crime
CountryFrance
Duration01:26

In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryFrance
Duration01:57

Charly Matteï has turned his back on his life as an outlaw. For the last three years, he's led a peaceful life devoting himself to his wife and two children. Then, one winter morning, he's left for dead in the parking garage in Marseille's Old Port, with 22 bullets in his body. Against all the odds, he doesn't die...

Markimdb: 7.7
Genreaction, comedy, crime
CountryChina, Hong Kong
Duration01:39

Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. Sing's actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung-fu master of all.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
CountryHong Kong, Yugoslavia
Duration01:32

Agent Jackie is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bungling women (the 3 stooges?) who are all connected in some way. However a team of mercenries have ideas on the ownership of the gold. A battle / chase ensues as to who gets there first. Lots of choregraphed Kung-Fu and quirky Chan humor.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration01:40

    An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary..

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecrime, detective
    CountryRussia
    Duration02:10

    The film is based on the second book from the Adventures of Erast Petrovich Fandorin series of novels written by the Russian author Boris Akunin. The film takes place in 1877 during the Russian-Turkish war. Erast Fandorin has just escaped from Turkish prison and is trying to get on the Russian side as soon as possible to give important information about the upcoming attack of the enemy. On his way he meets Varvara Suvorova, a young lady who is going to see her fiancée - a soldier of the Russian army. Erast also knows that there is a spy somewhere in the Russian army, everyone is under suspicion.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genreaction, drama, western
    CountryItaly, Spain, West Germany
    Duration01:39

    The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, crime
    CountryHong Kong
    Duration01:48

    Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, drama, military
    CountryRussia
    Duration01:55

    This is a story about the battle for a hospital building in Grozny (Chechnya) in January 1995 between Russian Army forces and Chechen rebels supported by Arabian mujahideen and international mercenaries. Although the story is fictional, most of the characters are based on real-life prototypes and events are the compilation of true events during the Grozny Siege in the First Chechen War.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, drama
    CountrySoviet Union
    Duration01:33

    Following the Russian Civil War, a loyal Red, Shilov, must prove he is at home among strangers as he attempts to recapture a shipment of gold that he was supposed to deliver to Moscow. Needed as a means of buying food for the people, the gold Shilov was entrusted with is stolen, initially by a group of assassins and then by a group of bandits. In tracking the gold’s whereabouts, Shilov’s motives are questioned and he is suspected of treason, in part because his brother was a devoted White. In an effort to clear his name, Shilov locates the gold, but he also discovers rampant greed and corruption.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, comedy, crime
    CountryHong Kong
    Duration01:29

    Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. One of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, military
    CountryRussia
    Duration01:42

    A young man who was raised in a children's home wants to go to the Chechen war. He believes in his heart that he belongs there and that in those difficult conditions he will make himself visible. After the training, Alexander enters the elite troops of the special forces and leaves for the harsh ordeals that wait for him in the war. He doesn't change his principles and manifests himself as a hero, who won't be a traitor, even if his life depends on it. The concepts of real friendship, love and honor are eternal values. After overcoming all hardships and learning the pain of loss, he finds his love and a home, where they will wait for him, where he comes home to from the war...

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genreaction, comedy, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:47

    A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryThailand, France, Hong Kong
    Duration01:40

    When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.

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    Genreaction
    CountryRussia

    Story of Russian military advisors in the Central African Republic

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountrySoviet Union
    Duration02:24

    Story of the lives of three Soviet pilots who are united by disaster in a small town in the mountains.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, biography, history
    CountryRussia, Germany, Kazakhstan
    Duration02:06

    The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France
    Duration01:51

    Hotshot gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, Billy. Invited to a private game, Jake is in fear of losing his life.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, comedy
    CountryHong Kong
    Duration02:08

    For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he overcome his phobia of diapers, milk bottles, and cloying lullabies?

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, comedy, short, crime, detective
    CountryRussia

    Igor Grom is a skilled policeman from St. Petersburg, known for his daring nature and uncompromising attitude towards the criminals of all kinds. Incredible strength, analytical mind and integrity – these qualities make Major Grom the perfect policeman. Working tirelessly, he always pushes through, and meets the challenges standing in the way.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genreaction, drama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration00:30

    The Moorim School isn't focused solely on high academic scores. The school teaches its students virtues including honesty, faith, sacrifice and communication. The teachers and students at the school come from different countries and each have their own stories.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:48

    French secret agent Joss Baumont is sent to kill the president Njala of an African country. However, a counter-order is given before he can execute his mission and he is abandoned in the hands of foreign authorities. He escapes and seeks revenge by pursuing what was his original mission.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, comedy
    CountryHong Kong
    Duration01:51

    A mischievous young man is sent to hone his martial arts skills with an older, alcoholic kung fu master.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France
    Duration02:01

    Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. It is addressed as an accident, but Angel isn't going to accept that, especially when more and more people turn up dead.

    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: 7.8
    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: 6.6
    Genreaction, fantasy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    In AD 922, Arab courtier, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North to combat a terror that slaughters Vikings and devours their flesh.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:53

    When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
    CountrySpain, France
    Duration01:48

    The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Italy, France, Japan
    Duration01:53

    A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryAustralia, South Africa
    Duration02:30

    An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female Agent at the office, she's chosen to go undercover as the contestant from New Jersey.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genreaction, drama, biography
    CountryHong Kong, China

    Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:18

    An antiterrorism agent goes under the knife to acquire the likeness of a terrorist and gather details about a bombing plot. When the terrorist escapes custody, he undergoes surgery to look like the agent so he can get close to the agent's family.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, drama, military, history
    CountryRussia, Serbia
    Duration02:31

    1999, Serbia is bombed and Kosovo region is left for plunder by bandits under command of Albanian warlord, Smuk. The removal of the human organs take place within the territories bandits have taken, the robberies, mass assassinations and genocide. Russian intelligence officer Bek Ethoev and former paratrooper turned mercenary Andrey Shatalov head a small detachment tasked with the dangerous mission to stop the terrorism, recapture the airfield used by the bandits and rescue Shatalov's love interest Yasna, who was captured to be harvested for organs, like the rest of the Serbian prisoners.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:15

    Harry Tasker is a secret agent for the United States Government. For years, he has kept his job from his wife, but is forced to reveal his identity and try to stop nuclear terrorists when he and his wife are kidnapped by them.

    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.

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