Category Archives: Action
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Release 2011
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Rob Marshall
Writers: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert, Tim Powers
Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1298650/
Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Release 2006
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert
Stars: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383574/
Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Release 2003
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert
Stars: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325980/
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
Get the Gringo
Release 2012
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Adrian Grunberg
Writers: Mel Gibson, Stacy Perskie, Adrian Grunberg
Stars: Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jesús Ochoa, Dolores Heredia
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1567609/
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Release 2008
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Writers: Etan Cohen, Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Stars: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479952/
The animals try to fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African wildlife refuge, where Alex is reunited with his parents.
Safe House
Release 2012
Genre Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Daniel Espinosa
Writers: David Guggenheim
Stars: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1599348/
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Release 2012
Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: Brad Peyton
Writers: Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn, Richard Outten, Jules Verne
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Luis Guzmán, Vanessa Hudgens
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1397514/
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
Lockout
Release 2012
Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: James Mather, Stephen St. Leger
Writers: Stephen St. Leger, James Mather, Luc Besson
Stars: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1592525/
A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates.
Hit and Run
Release 2012
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Director: David Palmer, Dax Shepard
Writers: Dax Shepard
Stars: Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Tom Arnold, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Rosenbaum
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2097307/
Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charlie's former gang chase them on the road.
Iron Sky
Release 2012
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Director: Timo Vuorensola
Writers: Johanna Sinisalo, Jarmo Puskala, Michael Kalesniko, Timo Vuorensola
Stars: Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto, Udo Kier, Peta Sergeant
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034314/
The Nazis set up a secret base on the dark side of the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018.