Movies in the Action genre
Unleashed is two radically different movies fused into one. On their own, each of the films might have stood a chance of working, but, brought together in concert, the radical shifts in tone create a weird dichotomy that will distract and disorien...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-05-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/THRILLER
Director: Louis Leterrier
Cast: Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, ...
Unstoppable, a 95-minute thrill ride from director Tony Scott, delivers the right level of adrenaline. Unfortunately, the sheer exhilaration is dampened somewhat by an overreliance upon action/thriller stock situations and characters. When the pr...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-11-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: ACTION/THRILLER
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, ...
V for Vendetta represents 2006's first memorable motion picture - a visually sumptuous concoction that combines political allegory, bloody action, and a few stunning cinematic moments into a solid piece of entertainment. While it's true that the f...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-03-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: James McTeigue
Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, ...
In the 1930s, monster movies were the staples of Universal Pictures' line-up, a cash cow as the industry metamorphosed from silent films to talkies. Although the monsters came in all sizes and flavors, none could match the appeal of the "Big Three...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-05-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ACTION/HORROR
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, ...
Venom represents the final result of a long-standing attempt by Sony Pictures to give the popular Spider-Man nemesis his own film. Influenced equally by the comic books and the Deadpool movies, Venom falls considerably short of the high bar s...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-10-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, ...
If 2018’s Venom felt like an afterthought, then the sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, feels like an afterthought to an afterthought. With its short running length, this drunk-on-CGI production is less a movie and more the outline of somet...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-10-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Andy Serkis
Cast: Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, ...
It’s amazing that, two years in a row, a movie with the name “Frankenstein” in the title will claim a spot of dishonor on my “Turkeys of the Year” list. In many ways, 2015’s Victor Frankenstein is an even worse mov...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-11-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Horror
Director: Paul McGuigan
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Andrew Scott, ...
A View to a Kill represents the farewell bow of two long-time Bond film actors: Lois Maxwell, who portrayed Miss Moneypenny in all fourteen official movies from Dr. No to this one, and Roger Moore. While Moore's stamp on Bond was never as memo...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION/THRILLER
Director: John Glen
Cast: Roger Moore, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, ...
Violent Night, Tommy Wirkola’s contribution to the Santa Claus legend, is better than it has a right to be but not as good as it could have been. Using a similar premise to the one botched by 2020’s Fatman (with Mel Gibson as the Man in Red), ...
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-01-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: David Harbour, Beverly D’Angelo, John Leguizamo, ...
The Rock's on a roll. Anyone who doubts Dwayne Johnson can be the new millennium's answer to Arnold needs to look no further than his recent resume. The parallels are astonishing. Both come from non-acting fields where brawn is a key requisite. ...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-04-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ACTION
Director: Kevin Bray
Cast: The Rock, Neal McDonough, Johnny Knoxville, ...