Movies in the Action/Fantasy genre

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Blade of the Immortal

Japanese director Takashi Miike has spent a career bucking conventions and thumbing his nose at censors. From his first foray into directing in 1991, he has become a lightning rod for controversy – a role he enjoys. His films are bloody and ...

Run Time: 2:20
U.S. Release Date: 2017-11-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Extreme Violence)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sota Fukushi, ...
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Note: I consider this review to be “spoiler-lite.” Although there are no overt revelations of things that can’t be learned by scanning published cast lists or watching the trailer, if you don’t want to know anything about the movie, co...

Run Time: 2:12
U.S. Release Date: 2021-09-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Cast: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, ...
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

It’s fair to say that the third Ant-Man movie is the most ambitious of the trio. It’s also unlike most superhero movies, taking the storyline into uncanny and mostly unexplored (at least in the MCU) directions. There are glimpses of potential ...

Run Time: 2:04
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Paul Rudd, William Jackson Harper, Katy O’Brian, ...
Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat was made with fans in mind and, as such, it has little time or patience with those who come to it without the prerequisite background. 40% fight scenes and 60% fan service, Simon McQuiod’s slash-and-gore fest will leave the uni...

Run Time: 1:50
U.S. Release Date: 2021-04-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Simon McQuoid
Cast: Lewis Tan, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, ...
Eternals

One has to wonder whether Marvel Studios’ reputation as the industry’s King Midas might be in jeopardy. The post-Infinity War continuation has limped along without providing a compelling reason to return to theaters (although millions have...

Run Time: 2:37
U.S. Release Date: 2021-11-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Chloe Zhao
Cast: Gemma Chan, Barry Keoghan, Lauren Ridloff, ...
Hellboy

Thanks, but no thanks. That, apparently, is what the producers of Hellboy told Guillermo del Toro when he expressed an interest in making a third film in the franchise he brought to the screen. With apologies to Neil Marshall, it begs the ques...

Run Time: 2:00
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Viscera, Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Neil Marshall
Cast: David Harbour, Ian McShane, Milla Jovovich, ...