Category Archives: Action
The Legend of Hercules
Release 2014
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Director: Renny Harlin
Writers: Sean Hood, Daniel Giat, Renny Harlin, Giulio Steve
Stars: Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee, Liam Garrigan
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1043726/
The origin story of the the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom.
Rush
Release 2013
Genre Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
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Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Peter Morgan
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979320/
The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Jon M. Chu
Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jonathan Pryce, Byung-hun Lee, Elodie Yung, Ray Stevenson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1583421/
The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
RoboCop
Release 2014
Genre Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: José Padilha
Writers: Joshua Zetumer, Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner
Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234721/
In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy - a loving husband, father and good cop - is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
The Amazing Spider-Man
Release 2012
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Marc Webb
Writers: James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/
Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner.
Elysium
Release 2013
Genre Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Neill Blomkamp
Stars: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535108/
In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
Homefront
Release 2013
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Director: Gary Fleder
Writers: Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Logan
Stars: Jason Statham, James Franco, Izabela Vidovic, Kate Bosworth, Marcus Hester
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2312718/
A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord.
Vampire Academy
Release 2014
Genre Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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Director: Mark Waters
Writers: Richelle Mead, Daniel Waters
Stars: Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila Kozlovsky, Gabriel Byrne, Dominic Sherwood
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1686821/
Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, half human-half vampire, a guardian of the Moroi, peaceful, mortal vampires living discreetly within our world. Her calling is to protect the Moroi from bloodthirsty, immortal Vampires, the Strigoi.
2 Guns
Release 2013
Genre Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Writers: Blake Masters, Steven Grant
Stars: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Edward James Olmos, Bill Paxton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1272878/
A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find themselves on the run after a botched attempt to infiltrate a drug cartel. While fleeing, they learn the secret of their shaky alliance: Neither knew that the other was an undercover agent.
The Wolverine
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: James Mangold
Writers: Mark Bomback, Scott Frank
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Svetlana Khodchenkova
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1430132/
When Wolverine is summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, he is embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons.