100 best action movies

A list of the best action films, selected by visitors to our site: The Bourne Identity, North by Northwest, Enemy at the Gates, Collateral, Training Day, Public Enemies, The Fast and the Furious, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Rat Race, The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
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Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, crime
CountryHong Kong
Duration01:48

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.

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: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration02:09

A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. But before long, all that tension sparks fireworks of another sort, and the love-averse tough guy is torn between duty and romance.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:11

New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, Italy, France, Japan
Duration01:53

A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany
Duration01:53

Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.

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: 7.1
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryMexico, USA
Duration01:44

A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genreaction, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:40

Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend Tommy.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:53

When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.

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: 6.9
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Germany, China, Italy
    Duration02:06

      Retired from active duty to train new IMF agents, Ethan Hunt is called back into action to confront sadistic arms dealer, Owen Davian. Hunt must try to protect his girlfriend while working with his new team to complete the mission.

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genreaction, comedy, drama, military
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration02:33

      In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, fantasy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      In AD 922, Arab courtier, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North to combat a terror that slaughters Vikings and devours their flesh.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:00

      After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations. When they discover they're each other's next target, their secret lives collide in a spicy, explosive mix of wicked comedy, pent-up passion, nonstop action and high-tech weaponry.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Mexico
      Duration01:46

      Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle...

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

      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: 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: 7
      Genreaction, comedy, crime
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:26

      In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:50

      Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:27

      Casey has given up drug dealing for a suburban idyll in Houston, a job as an architect and a new wife. They are even planning to adopt a child. But Casey's past arrives on the doorstep in the shape of Nick, an old business partner. And all hell breaks loose!

      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: 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: 5.8
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their own inner demons, and superhuman foes in this action/adventure movie based on one of the most popular video games of all time.

      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: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:31

        After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are back in action as they head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United Nations authority, but his personal struggles with a Chinese criminal mastermind named Kenji, which reveals that it's Lee's long-lost...brother.

        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: 6.7
        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: 7.2
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
        CountryHong Kong, Yugoslavia
        Duration01:32

        Agent Jackie is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bungling women (the 3 stooges?) who are all connected in some way. However a team of mercenries have ideas on the ownership of the gold. A battle / chase ensues as to who gets there first. Lots of choregraphed Kung-Fu and quirky Chan humor.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
        CountryHong Kong, Yugoslavia
        Duration01:28

        Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa, a band of Satan-worshipping monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend Lorelei, demanding the sword as ransom as well as other pieces of the legendary Armour of God - a magical outfit dating back to the Crusades.

        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.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Czech Republic, USA, Germany, Bahamas
        Duration02:19

        Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond – on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent – to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.

        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: 6.9
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:11

        Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

        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: 6.5
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration01:34

          A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genreaction, thriller, drama
          CountryRussia
          Duration01:55

          The film begins in the 1980s Soviet Union. Two best friends, Orlov and Muravyev, are serving at the Black Sea Navy Base in Sevastopol, Crimea. Both fall in love with one beautiful girl Nelly, and their friendship suffers a first blow. Because she picks Muravyev, his friend Orlov struggles with an inferiority complex and becomes a secretive alcoholic. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, both friends are transferred to the Northern Fleet on the Polar Ocean. One day their sub is performing a routine training. A disturbed WWII mine slowly moves on a collision course with the sub. A mighty blast knocks down everyone inside the wrecked sub, 72 meters below the sea level. Then ensues a nerve-racking struggle for survival.

          Markimdb: 8
          Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:04

            Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

            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.

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