Movies in the Action genre
Ride Along, the new action/comedy starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, defies the cliché that you can't judge a book by its cover. Nothing unexpected lurks beneath a bland and predictable exterior. Those who have seen a 30-second TV commercial (or t...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-01-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, ...
Ultimately, it's of minor import how much of Rob Roy is based upon historical fact and how much has been embellished by the pen of screenwriter Alan Sharp. As a hero of 18th century Scotland, Robert Roy MacGregor is known to have walked through th...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-04-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, ...
Robocop was among the biggest surprises of 1987 - a sci-fi action film with a silly title that turned out to be a biting satire of big business practices. A tribute to the perspicacity and skill of director Paul Verhoeven, Robocop is capable of sa...
U.S. Release Date: 1987-07-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, ...
2014's iteration of Robocop is a kinder, gentler version of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi orgy of violence. The storyline has been trimmed and reworked to allow it to slide under the PG-13 bar. That means a brutal torture/murder sequence is no more ...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-02-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Mature Themes, Sexual Content)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: Jose Padilha
Cast: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, ...
It seems that once every dozen-or-so years, Sean Connery has the urge to go back into Bondage. After turning in his tuxedo and Aston Martin following 1971's Diamonds Are Forever, Connery ventured into the acting market as a free agent. His v...
U.S. Release Date: 1996-06-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Sean Connery, Bokeem Woodbine, John C. McGinley, ...
The Rocketeer is a superhero movie, but it's a superhero movie of a different flavor. This isn't a Batman or a Superman clone. It isn't about a vigilante out to stomp out crime or a visitor from another world using his powers to advance truth, ju...
U.S. Release Date: 1991-06-21
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Joe Johnston
Cast: Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, ...
It has been a while since Hollywood has produced a bona fide action hero, but it appears that one has finally emerged. Look out Vin Diesel, because the Rock appears ready to roll. He is the Schwarzenegger of the 2000s with a comprehensible accent....
U.S. Release Date: 2003-09-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: The Rock, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, ...
The memory is not to be trusted, at least insofar as movie evaluation is concerned. When I first saw The Running Man in theaters more than 30 years ago, I believed it to be firmly rooted in the “dumb entertainment” category where many of t...
U.S. Release Date: 1987-11-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Erland Van Lidth, Gus Rethwisch, ...
Considering his recent surge in American popularity, it was all-but-inevitable that Jackie Chan would eventually show up in a big-budget Hollywood action picture. (He hasn't been in one since he did the Cannonball Run films back in the early '8...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-09-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, ...
While the rules of the buddy/action comedy are significantly different from those of the romantic comedy, one key ingredient is common to both popular genres: that of chemistry between the leads. Unfortunately, while both motormouthed Chris Tucke...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-08-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Roselyn Sanchez, ...