Movies directed by Pierre Morel

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From Paris with Love

Sometimes, movies aren't about plot and character. Art films can be more about how they look and feel than whether they tell a coherent or engaging story. Musicals can be all about song and dance. And action films can be gauged by how well they ...

Run Time: 1:32
U.S. Release Date: 2010-02-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ACTION
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Kasia Smutniak
District B13

District B13 is action porn. It's a series of amazingly choreographed, kinetic action sequences tied together by a laughably bad script and worse acting. Substitute sex for violence and you'd have a typical hardcore XXX feature. The director is ...

Run Time: 1:25
U.S. Release Date: 2006-06-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle, Tony D'Amario, ...
Taken

If there are any 24 fans who have wondered what the TV series might be like if Liam Neeson replaced Kiefer Sutherland, Taken provides an opportunity to have that question answered. Neeson's Bryan Mills uses nearly all the Jack Bauer tactics, inclu...

Run Time: 1:33
U.S. Release Date: 2009-01-30
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, ...
Peppermint

In 2018, vigilantism is all the rage. I wonder whether that says something about our current culture or whether it’s just something Hollywood has latched onto as a way of making a buck. Peppermint is the third such high-profile film to come t...

Run Time: 1:42
U.S. Release Date: 2018-09-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz, ...
Gunman, The

If I was in the mood for an over-the-hill action hero, I think I'd go with Schwarzenegger. Or maybe Stallone. Or even Liam Neeson. I definitely wouldn't pick Sean Penn. Granted, the two-time Oscar winner has an impressive resume, but he's...

Run Time: 1:55
U.S. Release Date: 2015-03-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ACTION/THRILLER
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: Mark Rylance, Ray Winstone, Sean Penn, ...