Action movies about old men

List of the best action movies about old men selected by visitors to our site: Top Gun: Maverick, Deepwater Horizon, Only the Brave, Allied, Fast Five, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, The Contractor, Baby Driver, Hell or High Water, The Foreigner.

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

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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: 7.1
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.

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

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

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, military
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:39

    In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration02:10

    Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.

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    Genreaction, comedy, crime
    CountryUSA

    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.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA

    After being involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Special Forces, James Harper decides to support his family by joining a private contracting organization alongside his best friend and under the command of a fellow veteran. Overseas on a covert mission, Harper must evade those trying to kill him while making his way back home.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, music
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:36

    After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:40

      A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genreaction, thriller, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, China, USA, India
      Duration02:12

      Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

      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
      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: 7.6
      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: 6.7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:53

        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.

        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.

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        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA, China

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        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: 6.9
        Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure
        CountryUSA, Mexico
        Duration01:46

        Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle...

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:10

        James Bond must unmask the mysterious head of the Janus Syndicate and prevent the leader from utilizing the GoldenEye weapons system to inflict devastating revenge on Britain.

        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: 6.8
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:58

        Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. Both are Miami policemen, and both have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.

        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: 6.8
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryFrance, USA, Germany
        Duration01:32

          Former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
          CountryUSA, Germany
          Duration01:31

            After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are back in action as they head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United Nations authority, but his personal struggles with a Chinese criminal mastermind named Kenji, which reveals that it's Lee's long-lost...brother.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genreaction, military
            CountryUSA, France
            Duration01:56

            In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'.

            Markimdb: 7.4
            Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:18

            After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
            CountryCanada, USA, United Kingdom
            Duration01:46

            Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.

            Markimdb: 6
            Genreaction, drama, military
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration02:05

            A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration01:58

            A group of Iraq War veterans goes on the run from U.S. military forces while they try to clear their names after being framed for a crime they didn't commit. Along the way, Col. Hannibal Smith, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus, and Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck help out various people they encounter.

            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: 5.8
            Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, western
            CountryUSA, Germany, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
            Duration02:00

            A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genreaction, melodrama, drama, history
            CountryUSA, Malta, United Kingdom
            Duration02:43

            In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnom to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never before defeated Trojans.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genreaction, thriller
            CountryUSA, Luxembourg
            Duration01:55

            A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.

            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: 7.3
            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: 6.5
            Genreaction, thriller, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:07

            Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines enlists help from a few "boost happy" pals to accomplish a seemingly impossible feat. From countless car chases to relentless cops, the high-octane excitement builds as Randall swerves around more than a few roadblocks to keep Kip alive.

            Markimdb: 7.5
            Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective, military
            CountryRussia, USA, Belarus
            Duration01:58

            The movie is set in Belarus, where a team of counter-intelligence officers is given only three days to find a German radio operator posing as a Soviet soldier, behind soviet lines, on the eve of a major offensive.

            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: 6.3
            Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
            Duration02:06

            The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

            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: 6.6
            Genreaction, thriller, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:02

            In the combustible action franchise's final installment, maverick detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh square off against Asian mobster Wah Sing Ku, who's up to his neck in slave trading and counterfeit currency. With help from gumshoe Leo Getz and smart-aleck rookie cop Lee Butters, Riggs and Murtaugh aim to take down Ku and his gang.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, adventure, western
            CountryUSA, Mexico, Germany
            Duration02:16

            It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA, Germany
            Duration01:45

            An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genreaction, thriller, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:04

            John McClane is an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer plot to rescue a drug lord from justice and are prepared for every contingency except one: McClane's smart-mouthed heroics.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genreaction, thriller, crime
            CountryIndonesia, USA
            Duration01:36

            Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
            CountryUSA, China
            Duration02:10

              When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:05

                As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.

                Markimdb: 7.7
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:02

                On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

                Markimdb: 7.6
                Genreaction, drama, military
                CountryUSA, China, United Kingdom
                Duration02:14

                Last months of World War II in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant in the 2nd Armored Division named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank called "Fury" and its five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

                Markimdb: 7
                Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
                CountryUSA, France, Canada, China
                Duration01:51

                When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent, Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.




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