Category Archives: Action
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.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Release 2009
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
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Director: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier
Writers: Peter Ackerman, Michael Berg, Yoni Brenner, Jason Carter Eaton, Mike Reiss
Stars: Eunice Cho, Karen Disher, Harrison Fahn, Maile Flanagan, Jason Fricchione
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1080016/
When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Release 2006
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
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Director: Carlos Saldanha
Writers: Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow, Jim Hecht
Stars: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438097/
Manny, Sid, and Diego discover that the Ice Age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. On the trip, they discover that Manny, in fact, is not the last of the wooly mammoths.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Release 2007
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/tt0449088/
Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.
Underworld: Evolution
Release 2006
Genre Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Len Wiseman
Writers: Danny McBride, Len Wiseman, Kevin Grevioux
Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401855/
Picking up directly from the previous film, vampire warrior Selena and the half werewolf Michael hunt for clues to reveal the history of their races and the war between them.