Action Movies

White House Down is an action thriller film about a Capitol Police officer, John Cale (Channing Tatum), who must save his daughter and the President of the United States, James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx), when the White House is taken over by a heavily armed paramilitary group during a tour

Escobank is an action-adventure movie about a group of criminals, led by Miami's Prince of Crime, Avi Haddad, who travel to the Colombian jungle to find Pablo Escobar's hidden fortune

Exit Protocol is a 2025 action-thriller about an elite assassin who specializes in killing other assassins who try to leave the business, only to become a target himself

One Battle After Another is a 2025 American action-thriller film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a former revolutionary who must come out of hiding to protect his daughter when his old nemesis, a corrupt military officer played by Sean Penn, reappears.

Black Ransom is a 2010 Hong Kong action film about a former supercop, Inspector Mann Cheung (Simon Yam), who is pulled out of retirement to hunt down a gang of kidnappers.

Body of Lies is a 2008 action thriller about a CIA operative, Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), who is on a mission to find a terrorist leader.

Godzilla Minus One is a 2023 Japanese monster film set in post-World War II Japan, where a former kamikaze pilot, Kōichi Shikishima, is wracked with survivor's guilt after failing to die for his country and then witnessing the devastating attack on his home by a colossal, radiation-mutated monster

Icefall is an action-thriller movie about a young Indigenous game warden who, after arresting a notorious poacher, discovers they are both hunted by criminals and corrupt cops who want the location of millions of dollars hidden in a plane that crashed in a frozen lake.

Safe House is an action thriller about a rookie CIA agent, Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds), who is guarding a high-profile defector, Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington), at a safe house in Cape Town, South Africa

Playdate is a 2025 action-comedy film starring Kevin James as an unemployed accountant who agrees to a playdate with a stay-at-home dad for their sons, only to be drawn into a dangerous situation involving mercenaries.

The movie "Retribution" (2023) is an action thriller about a bank executive, Matt Turner (Liam Neeson), who is driving his two children to school when he receives a phone call from an unknown assailant.

The movie Blue Beetle is about Jaime Reyes, a recent college graduate who unexpectedly becomes the host of an ancient alien scarab.

Broken City is a 2013 political thriller about a disgraced former NYPD detective, Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg), who is hired by the mayor of New York City, Nicholas Hostetler (Russell Crowe), to investigate his wife's suspected affair

Guns of Eden is an action movie about a group of friends on a camping trip who witness a murder by a corrupt sheriff's department

Son of a Gun is a 2014 Australian crime thriller about a young criminal named JR, who is taken under the wing of notorious convict Brendan Lynch after they meet in prison. After helping Lynch escape, JR joins his crew for a high-stakes gold heist, but a deadly game of trust, betrayal, and cat-and-mouse ensues between the two men as the job goes wrong.

Baaghi: A Rebel for Love (2016) is an action-romance film about a rebellious martial artist named Ronny who must travel to Bangkok to rescue his love interest, Sia, from a powerful gangster named Raghav. After Ronny and Sia fall in love, Raghav kidnaps Sia, forcing Ronny into a violent journey where he must use his martial arts skills to defeat Raghav's forces and save her.

A House of Dynamite is a 2025 political thriller film about the U.S. government's response to a nuclear missile launch. The movie focuses on the frantic "18 minutes" of crisis, showing the government and military leaders' attempts to identify the attacker and strategize a response, all while the clock ticks down to impact. The film is directed by Kathryn Bigelow and stars an ensemble cast including Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, and Anthony Ramos.

Safe House (2025) is a thriller about six government agents who must figure out who among them is a traitor after they shelter in a secure safe house following a terrorist attack in Los Angeles. They become suspicious of each other when they realize the signal for the attack was traced to their location, leading to paranoia and conflict as outside forces close in. The film, starring Lewis Tan and directed by Jamie Marshall, was released on October 31, 2025.

Icefall is an action-thriller where a young Indigenous game warden arrests a poacher, only to discover the poacher knows the location of a plane crash containing millions of dollars in a frozen lake. The unlikely pair must then team up to survive and escape a group of criminals and corrupt police who are also after the money as they traverse the melting ice. The film stars Joel Kinnaman and Danny Huston and was released in 2025.

Safe House is a 2012 action thriller where a rookie CIA agent, Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds), is forced to protect a rogue operative, Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington), after their Cape Town safe house is attacked by mercenaries.