American films about shootings

List of the best American films about shootings, selected by visitors to our site: The Departed, John Wick, Olympus Has Fallen, Force of Nature, Nobody, Kate, The Outpost, Gunpowder Milkshake, The Tax Collector, Equilibrium.

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

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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: 7.4
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, Hong Kong, China
Duration01:41

    Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Bulgaria
    Duration02:00

    When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genreaction, crime
    CountryUSA

    A gang of thieves plan a heist during a hurricane and encounter trouble when a disgraced cop tries to force everyone in the building to evacuate.

    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: 6.2
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA

    After she's irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, drama, military, history
    CountryUSA, Bulgaria

    A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, comedy
    CountryFrance, Germany, USA

    In her turbulent life as a professional assassin, Scarlet was cruelly forced to abandon her daughter Sam and go on the run. Years later, despite the estrangement, Sam has also grown up into a cold blooded hitwoman. After a high-stake mission spins out of control, putting an innocent 8-year-old girl in the middle of the gang war she has unleashed, Sam has no choice but to go rogue. This ultimately leads her back to her mother and her former hitwomen sidekicks, who all join forces in an avenging war against those who took everything from them.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genreaction, crime
    CountryUSA

    David Cuevas is a family man who works as a gangland tax collector for high ranking Los Angeles gang members. He makes collections across the city with his partner Creeper making sure people pay up or will see retaliation. An old threat returns to Los Angeles that puts everything David loves in harm’s way.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

      In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

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      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA, Germany

      The tenth installment in the Fast Saga.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, comedy
      CountryUSA, Luxembourg
      Duration02:36

      American Ultra is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike, a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA

      Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton's wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada, Thailand

      Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA

      A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom

      Rembrandt and Anna, two world premier assassins who share a mysterious past from Vietnam, traverse the globe competing for high-profile contracts. When Anna's mentor is murdered, she and Rembrandt must form an uneasy alliance and return to Vietnam to track down his killer.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy
      CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom

      Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA

      Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s reluctant defender. He embraces his role as Miguel’s protector and will stop at nothing to get him to safety, as they go on the run from the relentless assassins.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA

      An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, comedy
      CountryUSA

      Lindy is an acid-tongued woman with rage issues who controls her temper by shocking herself with an electrode vest. One day she makes a connection with Justin, who gives her a glimmer of hope for a shock-free future, but when he’s murdered she launches herself on a revenge-fueled rampage in pursuit of his killer.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy
      CountryUSA, Japan, China

      Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, comedy
      CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Sweden

      The sequel to the assassin action-comedy The Hitman's Bodyguard.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:11

      In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No Imagination", "Submit to Authority". Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      Harry is having a very, very bad day. He returns home from an all-night drinking binge with his cousin Cecil, to discover that his little dog Jolly...Harry's one true love and the source of light in his dark, solitary life-has been murdered. Brokenhearted and beyond consolation, he vows to track down the dog's murderer at any cost. Armed with a stockpile of firepower in the trunk of his car, he and Cecil embark on a frenzied, alcohol-fueled wild-goose chase, leaving a bloody path of destruction in their wake.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, crime, biography
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:09

        The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

        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: 5.2
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:22

          Two superheroes, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, move from Akron to Los Angeles in hopes of making it big in the crime fighting world, only to find competition with other vigilantes and infighting amongst themselves.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genredrama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:53

          A struggle for power and control set in the rugged and mysterious hills of Appalachia, "Outsiders" tells the story of the Farrell clan, a family of outsiders who've been in these parts since before anyone can remember. Living off the grid and above the law on their mountaintop homestead, they'll protect their world and defend their way of life using any means necessary.

          Markimdb: 4
          Genreaction, thriller, crime
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration02:01

          After the deadbeat brother of a businessman is assumed to be in on his own kidnapping, his sibling must take action to rescue him.

          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: 4.6
            Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
            CountryUSA

            When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to recover the prisoner known as “The Scorpion” for the tattoo blazed across his back. When Travis discovers that his prisoner is a Secret Ops double agent planted within the cartel, it’s up to him and his expert S.W.A.T. team to keep “The Scorpion” and his billion dollar secrets safe.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, crime, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:14

            Batman learns that he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son with Talia al Ghul named Damian Wayne who is secretly being raised by Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assassins. When Ra's al Ghul apparently dies after a battle with Deathstroke, Batman must work to stop his long-lost son from taking revenge and guiding him to a righteous path, in addition to the chance for the pair to truly acknowledging each other as family.

            Markimdb: 5.1
            Genrethriller
            CountryUSA

            A normal New Yorker's life is upended when his girlfriend is murdered by the Bulgarian mob. He flees to Paris to hide from her killers. But three years later, he sees a similar looking woman on the silver screen. Obsession with past love takes Sam to Los Angeles to look for answers, only to put him back into the sights of the Bulgarians. An updated Hitchcockian thriller in the vein of Vertigo and Rear Window

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:41

            In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genrefantastic, action
            CountryUSA, China
            Duration02:07

            Ageing assassin, Henry Brogen tries to get out of the business but finds himself in the ultimate battle—fighting his own clone who is 25 years younger than him, and at the peak of his abilities.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
            CountryFrance, USA
            Duration01:33

            Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when he is ordered to take out his mentor and close friend Harry, Bishop is anything but detached.

            Markimdb: 3.7
            Genrehorror, action, thriller
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:38

            The story follows a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genreaction, thriller, crime
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration02:19

            A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genreaction, thriller, adventure, detective
            CountryUSA, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Japan
            Duration02:15

              New CIA operative, Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genrethriller, drama, western, crime, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:21

              Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

              Markimdb: 8
              Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
              CountryUSA, Canada
              Duration02:59

                Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

                Markimdb: 4.7
                Genreaction, thriller
                CountryChina, Australia, USA

                Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.

                Markimdb: 7.9
                Genredocumentary, cartoon, crime
                CountryUSA

                Combining archival footage with rotoscopic animation, Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting, when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.

                Markimdb: 5.6
                Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:46

                  Milo Boyd is a bounty hunter whose latest gig is rather satisfying, as he finds out that the bail-skipper he must chase down is his own ex-wife, Nicole -- but she has no intention of getting nabbed without a fight. Complicating matters, Nicole's wannabe-boyfriend, Stewart, joins the chase.

                  Markimdb: 8
                  Genreaction, drama, adventure, western, biography
                  CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Taiwan
                  Duration02:27

                    In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

                    Markimdb: 6.8
                    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, detective
                    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                    Duration01:33

                      In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.

                      Markimdb: 6.6
                      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
                      CountryUSA, Greece
                      Duration01:50

                      A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.




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