Action movies about people stuck in an elevator

List of the best action films about stuck in an elevator according to the audience: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Fast Five, The Foreigner, Skyfall, Escape Plan, RED, John Wick: Chapter 4, The Raid, Only the Brave, Knight and Day.

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

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, adventure, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia
Duration02:08

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

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.

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: 7.7
Genreaction, thriller, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Turkey
Duration02:23

When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - aided only by field agent, Eve - following a trail to the mysterious Silva, whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.

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
    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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    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA, China

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    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: 7.6
    Genreaction, drama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:24

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

    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: 7
      Genreaction, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Mexico
      Duration01:36

        A career criminal (Gibson) nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.

        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: 7.3
        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: 7.7
        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.

          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: 7.2
          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: 7.4
            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: 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: 6.3
            Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:37

            Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

            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: 7.6
            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, 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: 7.2
            Genreaction, drama, military, history
            CountryUSA, Germany
            Duration02:45

            After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, military
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration02:05

            The story, set in 1875, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers which symbolize cowardice. To redeem his honor he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves the lives of those who branded him a coward.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genreaction, thriller, detective
            CountryUSA, Germany, Czech Republic, France
            Duration01:48

              When a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.

              Markimdb: 6.1
              Genreaction, thriller, adventure
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:13

              Bond takes on a North Korean leader who undergoes DNA replacement procedures that allow him to assume different identities. American agent, Jinx Johnson assists Bond in his attempt to thwart the villain's plans to exploit a satellite that is powered by solar energy.

              Markimdb: 6.4
              Genreaction, comedy, adventure
              CountryUSA, Canada
              Duration01:52

              In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.

              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: 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: 7.1
              Genreaction, thriller, crime
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration02:08

                John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.

                Markimdb: 6.8
                Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:49

                Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.

                Markimdb: 7.5
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:00

                Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

                Markimdb: 6.7
                Genrefantastic, action
                CountryRussia, USA
                Duration02:30

                  Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore takes place over the course of one day, in Moscow, Russia.

                  Markimdb: 6.6
                  Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
                  CountryHong Kong, USA
                  Duration01:30

                    It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot. The boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella.

                    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: 6.7
                    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
                      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
                      CountryFrance, United Kingdom, USA
                      Duration01:43

                      Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When Bart's crew is in a car accident, Danny escapes and meets a blind, kindhearted piano tuner who takes him in and uses music to free the fighter's long-buried heart.

                      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: 5.9
                      Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:04

                      Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather information on an organization that may just be planning the destruction of the world, led by the nihilistic Yorgi.

                      Markimdb: 7.1
                      Genrefantastic, action
                      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                      Duration02:06

                      Having defeated the Joker, Batman now faces the Penguin - a warped and deformed individual who is intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Crooked businessman Max Schreck is coerced into helping him become Mayor of Gotham and they both attempt to expose Batman in a different light. Selina Kyle, Max's secretary, is thrown from the top of a building and is transformed into Catwoman - a mysterious figure who has the same personality disorder as Batman. Batman must attempt to clear his name, all the time deciding just what must be done with the Catwoman.

                      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: 7.4
                      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: 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: 6.2
                      Genreaction, comedy, adventure
                      CountryUSA, Hong Kong
                      Duration01:54

                      The dynamic duo of Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon return for another crazy adventure. This time, they're in London to avenge the murder of Chon's father, but end up on an even bigger case. Chon's sister is there to do the same, but instead unearths a plot to kill the royal family. No one believes her, though, and it's up to Chon and Roy (who has romance on his mind) to prove her right.

                      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: 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.

                        Markimdb: 7.9
                        Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure
                        CountryTaiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China
                        Duration02:00

                        Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

                        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: 7.2
                        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: 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.




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