Category Archives: Action
Colossal
Release 2016
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Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson, Dan Stevens
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4680182/
Gloria is an out-of-work party girl forced to leave her life in NY and move back home. When reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, she gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this phenomenon.
The Legend of Ben Hall
Release 2016
Genre Action, Biography, Drama
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Director: Matthew Holmes
Stars: Jack Martin, Jamie Coffa, William Lee, Joanne Dobbin, Adam Willson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3844876/
Ben Hall is drawn back into bushranging by the reappearance of his old friend John Gilbert. Reforming the gang, they soon become the most wanted men in Australian history.
Instant Death
Release 2017
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Director: Ara Paiaya
Writers: Adam Davidson, Ara Paiaya
Stars: Lou Ferrigno, Jerry Anderson, Tania Staite, Jade Fearon, Levi James
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4447090/
A vicious gang war for drug dominance draws in a disturbed Special Forces veteran John Bradley. Trying to adjust to normal life and haunted by inner demons of a violent past, the underworld's retribution on his last connection to humanity, a daughter and grandchild leads to a descent of fury and violence that not even the brutality of gangland is prepared for.
Savage Dog
Release 2017
Genre Action
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Director: Jesse V. Johnson
Stars: Scott Adkins, Marko Zaror, Juju Chan, Cung Le, Vladimir Kulich
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5851014/
A story set in Indochina in 1959, a land beyond rule and a time without mercy, and the birth of a legend.
Logan
Release 2017
Genre Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
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Director: James Mangold
Writers: James Mangold, Scott Frank, Michael Green, Craig Kyle, John Romita Sr., Roy Thomas, Herb Trimpe, Len Wein, Christopher Yost
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3315342/
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X somewhere on the Mexican border. However, Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
The Ticket
Release 2016
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Director: Ido Fluk
Writers: Ido Fluk, Sharon Mashihi
Stars: Dan Stevens, Malin Akerman, Kerry Bishé, Oliver Platt, Peter Mark Kendall
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3893280/
A blind man who regains his vision finds himself becoming metaphorically blinded by his obsession for the superficial.
Boyka: Undisputed
Release 2016
Genre Action
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Director: Todor Chapkanov
Writers: Boaz Davidson, David N. White
Stars: Scott Adkins, Teodora Duhovnikova, Alon Aboutboul, Julian Vergov, Brahim Achabbakhe
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3344680/
In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for.
Kong: Skull Island
Release 2017
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Writers: Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein, Derek Connolly, John Gatins, Merian C. Cooper, Edgar Wallace
Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, John Goodman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3731562/
A team of scientists explore an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
Diamond Cartel
Release 2017
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Director: Salamat Mukhammed-Ali
Writers: Magamet Bachaev, Salamat Mukhammed-Ali, Dauren Mussa
Stars: Armand Assante, Peter O'Toole, Olivier Gruner, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Michael Madsen
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2538778/
The charismatic and ruthless Mussa makes a deal to purchase the Star of East Diamond from the Hong-Kong triad crime boss Mr. Lo - but not before being robbed via an inside job by his own people aka former lovers Aliya and Ruslan. Aliya's other former love interest and Mussa henchman gets involved setting up a veritable "who dunnit" love triangle versus Mussa over pursuit of his gem and riches. With the help of a friend determined to ferry the back-stabbing duo of Aliya and Ruslan across the sea abroad, the couple nearly makes it across the borders with the loot. But Mussa's gangsters find them just before they escape and a spectacular, violent finale that sets up a surprise ending.
Sleepless
Release 2017
Genre Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Baran bo Odar
Writers: Andrea Berloff, Frédéric Jardin, Nicolas Saada, Olivier Douyère
Stars: Jamie Foxx, Scoot McNairy, Gabrielle Union, Octavius J. Johnson, Tim Connolly
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2072233/
A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld scours a nightclub in search of his kidnapped son.