Action movies

List of the best action movies selected by visitors to our site: Fight Club, The Silence of the Lambs, Limitless, Gone Girl, Se7en, The Game, The Departed, Oldboy, Argo, Misery.

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

Markimdb: 8.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration02:11

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:54

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration01:45

A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic and provocative film.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:29

    With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

    Markimdb: 8.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

    In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a coldhearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad -- a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nearly a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong
    Duration02:31

    To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:00

    With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, drama, biography
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:00

    As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:04

    A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA

    On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:04

    A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:25

    During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:18

    World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genrethriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. The place seems quirky, but fine… until Marion decides to take a shower.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany
    Duration01:50

    Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. A film with many twists and turns.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:46

    Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:05

      A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:53

      Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty, however, of locating his wife's killer is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryItaly
      Duration02:11

      Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core.

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genremelodrama, detective, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:09

      A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genrethriller, drama, western, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:02

        Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:33

          When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

          Markimdb: 8.2
          Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:47

          A psychological thriller about an eight year old boy named Cole Sear who believes he can see into the world of the dead. A child psychologist named Malcolm Crowe comes to Cole to help him deal with his problem, learning that he really can see ghosts of dead people.

          Markimdb: 8.3
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:53

          A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.

          Markimdb: 8
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:43

            A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:10

            An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a 3rd person in the room. The intensity builds when a surprise twist alters everyone's perception of the crime.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:38

            The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.

            Markimdb: 7.8
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:58

              When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

              Markimdb: 7.9
              Genrethriller, drama, detective
              CountryUSA, France
              Duration02:27

                After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

                Markimdb: 7.4
                Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy, USA
                Duration02:19

                Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.

                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: 7.2
                Genrethriller, drama, detective
                CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                Duration01:58

                Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

                Markimdb: 7.6
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA, Canada
                Duration01:42

                A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

                Markimdb: 7.6
                Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA, France, United Kingdom
                Duration01:53

                On the day of his daughter's birthday, William "D-Fens" Foster is trying to get to the home of his estranged ex-wife to see his daughter. His car breaks down, so he leaves his car in a traffic jam in Los Angeles and decides to walk. He goes to a convenience store and tries to get some change for a phone call, but the Korean owner does not oblige, tipping Foster over the edge. The unstable Foster, so frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

                Markimdb: 7.5
                Genrethriller, drama, detective
                CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                Duration02:39

                After Dr. Bill Hartford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

                Markimdb: 7.7
                Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
                CountryUnited Kingdom
                Duration01:48

                Caleb, a 26 year old coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

                Markimdb: 6
                Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
                CountryUSA, China, Canada, Australia
                Duration02:29

                A nanny, working for a family whose son has just passed away, finds herself put in charge of caring for a lifelike doll that the couple treat as a real child.

                Markimdb: 6.4
                Genrecomedy, drama
                CountryGreece, France, Canada, USA
                Duration01:33

                A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach offer a service for hire wherein they stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceased, to assist with the grieving process.

                Markimdb: 7
                Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
                CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
                Duration01:23

                A teenager's attempts to bring a brilliant surgeon into his dysfunctional family take an unexpected turn.

                Markimdb: 4.3
                Genrethriller, melodrama, crime
                CountryUSA, Canada
                Duration01:18

                A diamond trader travels to Russia to arrange a sale. When his partner goes missing (along with the gems), the diamond trader winds up disappearing to Siberia. There, he begins a relationship with a local cafe owner, only to have his past soon catch up with him.

                Markimdb: 3.6
                Genrethriller, drama, detective
                CountryUSA

                Bernard Salzmann's thriller Assumed Killer tells the tale of a reporter investigating a serial killer. After she suffers an accident and becomes an amnesiac, she begins to suspect her husband may be the person responsible for the brutal slayings

                Markimdb: 4.3
                Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:28

                When a group of close-knit friends assemble for the marriage of Skylar and Dan, they have no idea they will witness The Rapture and face a series of catastrophic events turning the celebration into a life-or-death struggle.

                Markimdb: 7.5
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:04

                Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

                Markimdb: 5.4
                Genrethriller, drama, biography
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:29

                Journalist Christine Pelisek helps law enforcement investigate the alleged serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper.

                Markimdb: 5.3
                Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:26

                Suki is a young woman confronting her destructive mental illness using "The Siamese Burn," an experimental machine designed to eliminate multiple personalities. The closer Suki comes to being "cured," she's haunted by a thought... what if the last unwanted identity turns out to be her?

                Markimdb: 6.6
                Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
                CountryUSA, Germany, China, Japan
                Duration03:07

                When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.

                Markimdb: 5
                Genreaction, drama, crime, sport
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:36

                One year after the events of "Kickboxer: Vengeance", Kurt Sloan has vowed never to return to Thailand. However, while gearing up for a MMA title shot, he finds himself sedated and forced back into Thailand, this time in prison. He is there because the ones responsible want him to face a 6'8" 400 lbs. beast named Mongkut and in return for the fight, Kurt will get two million dollars and his freedom back. Kurt at first refuses, in which a bounty is placed on his head as a way to force him to face Mongkut. Kurt soon learns he will have no other choice and will undergo his most rigorous training yet under some unexpected mentors in order to face Mongkut in hopes to regain his freedom.




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