Special Forces action movies

List of the best action movies about special forces selected by visitors to our site: Hotel Mumbai, Sicario, The Raid 2, RED, Bad Boys II, First Blood, Shooter, Get the Gringo, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, 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: 7.6
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: 7.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Mexico, Hong Kong
Duration02:25

A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryIndonesia, France, USA
Duration02:30

After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.

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.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:21

    Out-of-control, trash-talking buddy cops Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force reunite, and bullets fly, cars crash and laughs explode as they pursue a whacked-out drug lord from the streets of Miami to the barrios of Cuba. But the real fireworks result when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sexy sister.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Mexico
    Duration01:33

    When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. Hounded by a relentless sheriff, Rambo employs heavy-handed guerilla tactics to shake the cops off his tail.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:04

    A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.

    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: 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: 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.

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        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA, China

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        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: 6.7
          Genreaction, thriller, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:49

          A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genreaction, comedy, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:49

          In high school, Schmidt was a dork and Jenko was the popular jock. After graduation, both of them joined the police force and ended up as partners riding bicycles in the city park. Since they are young and look like high school students, they are assigned to an undercover unit to infiltrate a drug ring that is supplying high school students synthetic drugs.

          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: 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: 7.7
              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: 7.2
                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: 6.5
                  Genreaction, thriller
                  CountryUSA, France
                  Duration01:43

                  This action-packed thriller takes place on the soon-to-be-decommissioned USS Missouri. Disgruntled ex-CIA operative Strannix, his assistant Krill and their group of terrorists seize the battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback -- an error that could be fatal.

                  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: 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: 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: 7.3
                    Genreaction, drama, military, biography
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:12

                      U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.

                      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: 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: 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: 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: 6.7
                      Genreaction, thriller, detective
                      CountryUSA, Malta, France, United Kingdom, Italy
                      Duration02:13

                      Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon investigates a mysterious symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. He discovers evidence of the unimaginable, the rebirth of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati, the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth.

                      Markimdb: 7.4
                      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:48

                      A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

                      Markimdb: 7.1
                      Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime, biography
                      CountryArgentina, USA

                      In 2006, a group of thieves performed what is considered one of the most famous and smart bank heists in the history of Argentina. How they robbed the Rio bank is as surprising as what happened afterwards. This is their story.

                      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: 7.6
                      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: 6.9
                      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:57

                      The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.

                      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: 6.6
                      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:26

                      Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.

                      Markimdb: 7
                      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:54

                      Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.

                      Markimdb: 6.5
                      Genreaction, thriller, adventure, detective
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:04

                      Benjamin Franklin Gates and Dr. Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

                      Markimdb: 7.1
                      Genreaction, thriller, drama
                      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                      Duration02:08

                      The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.

                      Markimdb: 7.3
                      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:45

                      Tough-talking Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills in his beat-up Chevy Nova to investigate a friend's murder. But soon, he realizes he's stumbled onto something much more complicated. Bungling rookie detective Billy Rosewood joins the fish-out-of-water Axel and shows him the West Los Angeles ropes.

                      Markimdb: 7
                      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
                      CountryHong Kong, USA
                      Duration01:38

                      When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

                      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: 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: 7
                      Genredrama, crime, biography, history
                      CountryUSA, Japan
                      Duration02:20

                      Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

                      Markimdb: 6.5
                      Genreaction, thriller, adventure
                      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                      Duration01:59

                      A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world’s superpowers against each other. Now 007 must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.

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

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

                      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: 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: 8
                      Genreaction, thriller, adventure, detective
                      CountryUSA, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Spain
                      Duration01:55

                        Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.

                        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: 6.8
                        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.




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