Action movies about single fathers

List of the best action films about single fathers according to the audience: Alexander, Air Crew, Battle Royale, A Fistful of Dollars, Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, Cell 211, The Balkan Line, The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch, The Turkish Gambit, The Legend of Tomiris.

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

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: 7.4
    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: 7.6
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
    CountryJapan
    Duration01:54

    In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

    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: 7.2
    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.

    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, 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: 6.5
    Genrethriller, adventure
    CountryFrance, Belgium, Germany
    Duration01:48

    After a powerful billionaire is murdered, his secret adoptive son must race to prove his legitimacy, find his father's killers and stop them from taking over his financial empire.

    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: 4.2
    Genreaction, drama, military, history
    CountryKazakhstan

    This is the story of the life of the great queen of the steppe - legendary Tomiris. She is destined to become a skillful warrior, survive the loss of close people and unite the Scythian/Saka tribes under her authority.

    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: 7.6
    Genreaction, drama, military, history
    CountryRussia
    Duration02:00

    During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

    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: 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: 6.7
    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, 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: 6.7
    Genreaction, crime
    CountryRussia
    Duration01:41

    A criminal drama about a life of Russian snooker professionals.

    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: 7.5
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
    CountryHong Kong
    Duration01:46

    A virtuous Hong Kong police officer must clear his name after he is framed for murder.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryHong Kong
    Duration01:58

    A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryAustralia
    Duration01:37

    When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. Dundee proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.

    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: 7.8
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:59

    His only friend called him 'the man from nowhere'... Taesik, a former special agent becomes a loner after losing his wife in a miserable accident and lives a bitter life running a pawnshop. He only has a few customers and a friend named Somi, a little girl next door. As Taesik spends more and more time with Somi, he gets attached to her. Then Somi is kidnapped by a gang, and as Taesik tries to save Somi by becoming deeply associated with the gang his mysterious past is revealed...

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, comedy, crime
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:24

    A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a relationship crisis. After a string of mistakes in which the thieves outsmart the police time and time again, Daniel and his super-taxi pitch in.

    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
    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: 7.5
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryChina, Hong Kong
    Duration01:59

      In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:51

      The Film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of chief of police while in the middle of a search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the french police before creating this story, which in part is taken from real facts that happened during the 1980s in France.

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      Genreaction
      CountryRussia

      Story of Russian military advisors in the Central African Republic

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.

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

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

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genreaction, 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: 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: 7.3
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:56

      Los Angeles SWAT cop Jack Traven is up against bomb expert Howard Payne, who's after major ransom money. First it's a rigged elevator in a very tall building. Then it's a rigged bus--if it slows, it will blow, bad enough any day, but a nightmare in LA traffic. And that's still not the end.

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:16

      Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryNew Zealand, USA, Germany
      Duration03:07

      In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:10

      In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute details of the fishing boats, their gear and the weather are juxtaposed with the sea adventure.

      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: 7.5
      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.

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