100 Worst Action Films
by NickGagnon942 | created - 16 Oct 2021 | updated - 11 months ago | PublicMy worst 100 action films. In no order.
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1. The Prince (I) (2014)
R | 93 min | Action, Thriller
When his daughter is kidnapped, a retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival.
Director: Brian A. Miller | Stars: Jason Patric, Bruce Willis, John Cusack, Jessica Lowndes
Votes: 19,209
2. Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022)
R | 87 min | Action, Thriller
Story revolves around a top-secret resort for retired U.S. intelligence officers.
Director: Josh Sternfeld | Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray, Kelly Greyson
Votes: 1,503
3. Checkmate (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Six people are thrown together during an elaborate bank heist where any move can alter the outcome. Is it coincidence, or are they merely pawns in a much bigger game.
Director: Timothy Woodward Jr. | Stars: Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones, Sean Astin, Mischa Barton
Votes: 1,219
4. American Siege (2021)
R | 91 min | Action, Thriller
An ex-NYPD officer-turned-sheriff of a small rural Georgia town has to contend with a gang of thieves who have taken a wealthy doctor hostage.
Director: Edward Drake | Stars: Bruce Willis, Rob Gough, Anna Hindman, Trevor Gretzky
Votes: 2,438
5. Every Last One of Them (2021)
R | 82 min | Action, Thriller
A man looking for his missing daughter, but his search uncovers a larger conspiracy involving a Chinatown-derail big capitalism deal over water rights.
Director: Christian Sesma | Stars: Paul Sloan, Jake Weber, Taryn Manning, Richard Dreyfuss
Votes: 1,347
6. Survive the Game (2021)
R | 97 min | Action, Thriller
A man's life on his farm is interrupted when a cop and a pair of dangerous criminals show up.
Director: James Cullen Bressack | Stars: Chad Michael Murray, Bruce Willis, Swen Temmel, Michael Sirow
Votes: 5,494
7. Hard Kill (2020)
R | 98 min | Action, Thriller
The work of billionaire tech CEO Donovan Chalmers (Willis) is so valuable that he hires mercenaries to protect it, and a terrorist group kidnaps his daughter just to get it.
Director: Matt Eskandari | Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, Lala Kent, Natalie Eva Marie
Votes: 19,509
8. Beckman (2020)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action
A contract killer becomes the reverend of an LA church until a cult leader and his minions kidnap his adopted daughter. Blinded by vengeance, he cuts a bloody path across the city. The only thing that can stop him is his newfound faith.
Director: Gabriel Sabloff | Stars: David A.R. White, William Baldwin, Burt Young, Jeff Fahey
Votes: 801
9. Attack Force (2006 Video)
R | 95 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An elite U.S. military unit are killed during an overseas assignment in Paris. Their commander discovers that a new drug turns people into deranged killers and he must stop its inventor who plans to release it to the entire population.
Director: Michael Keusch | Stars: Steven Seagal, Lisa Lovbrand, David Kennedy, Matthew Chambers
Votes: 4,701
10. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.
Director: Jan de Bont | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison
Votes: 85,983 | Gross: $48.61M
11. Ski Troop Attack (1960)
Not Rated | 63 min | Action, War
An American patrol has to cross behind enemy lines by skis in order to blow up an important railroad bridge. The task is made harder by conflicts between the platoon's veteran sergeant and ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Wally Campo, Richard Sinatra
Votes: 626
12. Black Eagle (1988)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama
CIA agent must outrace KGB agent in searching of super weapon lost in Mediterranean.
Director: Eric Karson | Stars: Shô Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark, Bruce French
Votes: 8,207
13. Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans (1991)
R | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Deathstalker must defend his remaining comrades, his life, and his newfound love in the battle against an evil army of stone warriors and the wicked queen who created them.
Director: Howard R. Cohen | Stars: Rick Hill, Maria Ford, Brett Baxter Clark, Michelle Moffett
Votes: 1,088
14. Silent Trigger (1996)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Waxman is a former Special Forces soldier who is now working as a heavily armed assassin for a top secret government agency. When a covert mission goes terribly wrong, Waxman and fellow assassin Clegg become that agency's prime targets.
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Gina Bellman, Conrad Dunn, Christopher Heyerdahl
Votes: 4,478
15. Twister's Revenge! (1988)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Three bumbling criminals have been trying to get their hands on the computerized control system of Mr. Twister, a talking monster truck with a mind of its own.
Director: Bill Rebane | Stars: Dean West, Meredith Orr, David Alan Smith, R. Richardson Luka
Votes: 460
16. Con Express (2002 Video)
R | 94 min | Action
Agent Brooks tells his side of a botched job at a job interview for for the Head of Customs in Alaska. He takes a tip that a shipment of bio-weaponry is coming in and discovers a Russian ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Cunningham | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Arnold Vosloo, Ursula Karven, Eyal Podell
Votes: 484
17. Universal Soldiers (2007)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The U.S. government initiates a program to create genetically-modified cybernetic super soldiers, but it goes awry when the test subjects escape from their holding cells. Set on an island in an undisclosed location.
Director: Griff Furst | Stars: Kristen Quintrall, Dario Deak, Jason S. Gray, Rick Malambri
Votes: 1,663
18. RoboCop (2014)
PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
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.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish
Votes: 239,689 | Gross: $58.61M
19. Assassin's Creed (2016)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, before taking on the secret Templar society.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson
Votes: 208,921 | Gross: $54.65M
20. Survival Code (2013 TV Movie)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In 2045, a former MMA fighter turned government agent, runs a bar in the tiny town of Borealis - where a number of international interests are vying for control of the area.
Director: David Frazee | Stars: Ty Olsson, Patrick Gallagher, Michelle Harrison, Christine Horne
Votes: 1,224
21. Cosmic Sin (2021)
R | 88 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Seven rogue soldiers launch a preemptive strike against a newly discovered alien civilization in the hopes of ending an interstellar war before it starts.
Director: Edward Drake | Stars: Frank Grillo, Bruce Willis, Brandon Thomas Lee, Corey Large
Votes: 15,093
22. Cross Wars (2017)
R | 98 min | Action, Fantasy
Callan (Brian Austin Green) returns to the scene with his team in order to oppose the return of the evil Gunnar (Vinnie Jones); his path crosses again with Frank Nitti (Tom Sizemore) detective under the city of Los Angeles.
Director: Patrick Durham | Stars: Brian Austin Green, Vinnie Jones, Danny Trejo, Tom Sizemore
Votes: 660
23. Blood, Sand and Gold (2018)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action
When an archaeologist discovers Sir Francis Drake's lost treasure in the Sahara Desert, it is promptly stolen and she sets off on a global quest to steal it back.
Director: Gaelan Connell | Stars: Aaron Costa Ganis, Monica West, Christopher Redman, Jenny Sterlin
Votes: 521
24. The Perfect Day (2017)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Drama
Retired Navy S.E.A.L. Christopher 'Soup' Campbell is a tactical specialist for a private security firm at a counter terrorism training facility hidden in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The ... See full summary »
Director: Jenni Ivers | Stars: Jason Redman, Tim Brown, Kera O'Bryon, Enrico Ravenna
Votes: 140
25. Terror in Beverly Hills (1989)
TV-MA | 88 min | Action, Thriller
The president's daughter is held for ransom in Beverly Hills by a group of middle eastern terrorists. Retired special forces agent and karate master, Hack Stone, is sent on a risky operation to get her back.
Director: John Myhers | Stars: Frank Stallone, Behrouz Vossoughi, Cameron Mitchell, William Smith
Votes: 476
26. The Marksman (2005 Video)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
With Russia on the brink of nuclear annihilation, there's only one man who can save it: an elite U.S. Special Forces operative who's been ordered to take out a Chechen nuclear power plant before terrorists set off a live reactor.
Director: Marcus Adams | Stars: Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Emma Samms, Anthony Warren
Votes: 4,660
27. Max Payne (2008)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective and an assassin, who will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
Director: John Moore | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris
Votes: 130,192 | Gross: $40.69M
28. Badass Showdown (2013)
Not Rated | 76 min | Action, Drama
Uber MMA fighter manager Ivy Reed (B-movie action star of the '80s and '90s Cynthia Rothrock) is unique as a woman in a male-dominated field, using a special formula to find her champion ... See full summary »
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Cynthia Rothrock, Jarrid Balis, Brandon Schinaman, Josh Griego
Votes: 194
29. Atlantic Rim (2013 Video)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When giant monsters crawl out of the Atlantic Ocean and attack the Eastern Seaboard the US Government is forced to trust a trio of mischievous soldiers, specialized in piloting gigantic robots, to defend America.
Director: Jared Cohn | Stars: Graham Greene, Anthony 'Treach' Criss, David Chokachi, Jackie Moore
Votes: 4,258
30. The Crossroads of Hunter Wilde (2019)
TV-PG | 87 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
A group of survivalists who are trying to live as normal as possible, in a world of chaos, after an EMP attack knocked out all power. But things go from bad to worse when they are targeted for elimination by dark forces.
Directors: Mike Norris, David Timmes | Stars: Mike Norris, Jordan DragonKing, Kat Rowland, Abel Becerra
Votes: 205
31. Mighty Jack (1968 TV Movie)
95 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Espionage team Mighty Jack, headquartered on a flying submarine, oppose an organization known as Q, who are trying to take over the world using ice that doesn't melt.
Director: Kazuho Mitsuta | Stars: Hideaki Nitani, Naoko Kubo, Hiroshi Minami, Hideyo Amamoto
Votes: 694
32. D4 (2011)
TV-PG | 98 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A team of special ops mercenaries is sent on a mission to rescue a kidnapped kid, believed to be held in an abandoned government facility but this simple search and rescue turns into a fight for survival.
Director: Darrin Dickerson | Stars: Vicki Askew, Ella Bell, Eric Berner, Clay Brocker
Votes: 464
33. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
R | 114 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
John looks to take down Luc Deveraux after a home invasion claims his wife and daughter. The fight pits John against Andrew Scott and an army of genetically enhanced warriors; meanwhile, he must contend with a UniSol in relentless pursuit.
Director: John Hyams | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Scott Adkins, Mariah Bonner
Votes: 21,393 | Gross: $0.01M
34. Urban Menace (1999 Video)
R | 72 min | Action, Horror
An insane preacher (Snoop Dogg) seeks retribution from the local crime syndicate (Big Pun & Fat Joe) for the death of his family and the burning of his church.
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Snoop Dogg, Big Pun, Ice-T, Fat Joe
Votes: 2,114
35. Final Payback (2001)
R | 92 min | Action
An ex-cop, framed for a murder he didn't commit, sets out to find the real killer.
Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Richard Grieco, Martin Kove, John Saxon, Laura Harring
Votes: 225
36. The Contractor (2007 Video)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Ex-C.I.A. Agent James Dial (Wesley Snipes) is asked to take out terrorist Ali Mahmud Jahar (Nikolai Sotirov), only to realize he's been set up by his former employer, Jeremy Collins (Ralph Brown).
Director: Josef Rusnak | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Eliza Bennett, Lena Headey, Ralph Brown
Votes: 9,987
37. Night of the Sicario (2021)
R | 82 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Taylor is forced to hide the young daughter of a Colombian woman in witness protection who will be testifying against a powerful drug cartel in Federal Court, as ruthless sicarios aim to hunt them down.
Director: Joth Riggs | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Manny Perez, Costas Mandylor, Addison Kendall
Votes: 692
38. Reprisal (I) (2018)
R | 89 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker teams up with his ex-cop neighbor to bring down the assailant, initiating an explosive counterattack that brings all three men to the breaking point.
Director: Brian A. Miller | Stars: Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Johnathon Schaech, Olivia Culpo
Votes: 8,175
39. Full Impact (1993)
72 min | Action
A former cop who has become a professional bounty hunter tracks a serial killer who kills with his bare hands. When the killer learns that he is being tracked he starts tracking his hunter leading to the invariable martial arts showdown.
Director: David Huey | Stars: Gary Daniels, Kent Ducanon, Linda Bennett, Richard Rabago
Votes: 237
40. Black Friday (II) (2001)
R | 95 min | Action
Dean Campbell is a high-powered attorney who returns home from work to find his family being held hostage by terrorists.
Director: Darren Doane | Stars: Gary Daniels, Christopher Stapleton, Ryan Kos, Christopher Janney
Votes: 236
41. Out for a Kill (2003 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take his revenge and prove his innocence.
Director: Michael Oblowitz | Stars: Steven Seagal, Michelle Goh, Corey Johnson, Tom Wu
Votes: 6,870
42. The Big Bang (2010)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A private detective is hired to find a missing stripper. A simple job turns complicated when everyone he questions ends up dead.
Director: Tony Krantz | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Thomas Kretschmann, William Fichtner, Sienna Guillory
Votes: 7,393
43. Prodigal (2009 Video)
115 min | Action
Home beckons for Jacob, a preacher-turned-fighter who is looking to return to a quieter life. Love and family await him, but so does his past in the form of criminals who cannot let him find harmony.
Director: D.A. Jackson | Stars: D.A. Jackson, Jefro Hoskins, Danya Wilson, Jeff Moise
Votes: 25
44. Backtrace (2018)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The lone surviving thief of a violent bank robbery is sprung from a high security facility and administered an experimental drug.
Director: Brian A. Miller | Stars: Ryan Guzman, Sylvester Stallone, Meadow Williams, Christopher McDonald
Votes: 5,355
45. Your Move (2017)
96 min | Crime, Thriller
A man must go to extreme lengths to discover what happened to his kidnapped wife and daughter.
Director: Luke Goss | Stars: Robert Davi, Luke Goss, Patricia De Leon, Alain Mora
Votes: 578
46. Blunt Force Trauma (2015)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action
Follows the journey of John and Colt, gunfighters and sometimes lovers, on parallel but very different journeys through an underground dueling culture.
Director: Ken Sanzel | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Freida Pinto, Carolina Gómez, Mickey Rourke
Votes: 1,923
47. Revelation Road: The Black Rider (2014)
Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
The Rapture has come and gone. In it's wake, a wasteland filled with desperate bandits. Josh McManus, a drifter with a knack for fighting, must find the mysterious "Shepherd" - a dangerous mission that will put his faith to the test.
Director: Gabriel Sabloff | Stars: David A.R. White, James Denton, Hilty Bowen, Michael Bailey Smith
Votes: 888
48. Attrition (2018)
R | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When a Thai girl with mythical powers goes missing, Axe and his old team unite in attempts to bring her back.
Director: Mathieu Weschler | Stars: Steven Seagal, Rudy Youngblood, Siu-Wong Fan, Vithaya Pansringarm
Votes: 1,413
49. Getaway (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Thriller
To save his kidnapped wife, Brent Magna must drive at the orders of a mysterious man.
Director: Courtney Solomon | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight, Paul Freeman
Votes: 25,265 | Gross: $10.49M
50. Prey of the Jaguar (1996 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
A cop trains in martial arts to become a superhero to go after the killers of his wife and son.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Maxwell Caulfield, Stacy Keach, Linda Blair, Trevor Goddard
Votes: 345
51. Derailed (2002)
R | 89 min | Action, Thriller
On an out of control train holding hostages and high-tech bio-weapons agent Kristoff (Van Damme) becomes a one man army to derail the terrorists and save the lives of everyone on board!
Director: Bob Misiorowski | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tomas Arana, Laura Harring, Susan Gibney
Votes: 8,576
52. Far Cry (2008)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An ex-special forces soldier turned boatman is hired by a journalist to investigate a top-secret military base on a nearby island.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Til Schweiger, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Natalia Avelon, Udo Kier
Votes: 14,931
53. Submerged (2005 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
Chris Kody, the world's best mercenary, is freed from prison -- but there's a catch. Kody must use his lethal weapons and fighting skills to stop a group of terrorists who have taken over a nuclear sub.
Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Steven Seagal, Christine Adams, William Hope, Nick Brimble
Votes: 5,189
54. The Detonator (2006 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
Sonni Griffith, a top US Secret Agent must protect a witness as he crosses Europe.
Director: Po-Chih Leong | Stars: Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Tim Dutton, Silvia Colloca
Votes: 4,533
55. Belly of the Beast (2003 Video)
R | 91 min | Action
An ex-CIA agent's quest to find his kidnapped daughter leads him on a trail of political intrigue, corruption, danger and betrayal; he will stop at nothing to save her.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Steven Seagal, Byron Mann, Monica Lo, Tom Wu
Votes: 6,724
56. End Game (2006)
R | 93 min | Action, Thriller
A secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President.
Director: Andy Cheng | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Angie Harmon, James Woods, Patrick Fabian
Votes: 5,645
57. 7 Seconds (2005 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.
Director: Simon Fellows | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Tamzin Outhwaite, Deobia Oparei, Georgina Rylance
Votes: 7,619
58. Mercenary for Justice (2006 Video)
R | 91 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin. In order to succeed, he must break into one of the most well guarded prisons in Eastern Europe and free the son of the most notorious drug lord in the world today.
Director: Don E. FauntLeRoy | Stars: Steven Seagal, Jacqueline Lord, Roger Guenveur Smith, Luke Goss
Votes: 4,475
59. Black Dawn (2005 Video)
R | 96 min | Action
Jonathan Cold returns, this time he goes undercover to stop a group of terrorists before they bomb Los Angeles.
Director: Alexander Gruszynski | Stars: Steven Seagal, Tamara Davies, John Pyper-Ferguson, Julian Stone
Votes: 4,041
60. Shadow Man (2006 Video)
R | 91 min | Action, Thriller
An intelligence operative discovers that no one is what they seem in the shadowy world of espionage.
Director: Michael Keusch | Stars: Steven Seagal, Eva Pope, Imelda Staunton, Vincent Riotta
Votes: 4,275
61. Storm Catcher (1999)
R | 95 min | Action, Thriller
A renegade general (Robert Miano) plots to bomb Washington using a new top secret jet called the Storm Catcher. The only trouble is only one man (Dolph Lundgren) is capable of flying it.
Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Mystro Clark, Jon Pennell, Robert Miano
Votes: 1,662
62. The Foreigner (2003)
R | 95 min | Action, Thriller
A freelance agent must transport a package for a mysterious employer, leading him into a web of betrayal and deceit.
Director: Michael Oblowitz | Stars: Steven Seagal, Harry Van Gorkum, Max Ryan, Jeffrey Pierce
Votes: 7,314
63. DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
The world's best fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. There, four female rival fighters will have to work together to uncover the secret that the organizer of the tournament is trying to hide.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Jaime Pressly, Devon Aoki, Sarah Carter, Holly Valance
Votes: 46,327 | Gross: $0.48M
64. Survive the Night (2020)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A disgraced doctor and his family are held hostage at their home by criminals on the run, when a robbery-gone-awry requires them to seek immediate medical attention.
Director: Matt Eskandari | Stars: Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray, Shea Buckner, Tyler Jon Olson
Votes: 11,988
65. Rogue (I) (2020)
R | 105 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
O'Hara is a mercenary leading a squad of soldiers on their mission to rescue hostages in a remote part of Africa. Unfortunately, the mission goes awry and the team is stranded and forced to survive against the local rebels.
Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: Megan Fox, Philip Winchester, Greg Kriek, Brandon Auret
Votes: 9,755
66. Hard Night Falling (2019)
R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After an Interpol operation in Italy, Michael attends a company dinner party when suddenly, the 50 guests are held hostage by 15-20 armed men for $150,000,000 there.
Director: Giorgio Bruno | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Hal Yamanouchi, Natalie Burn, Mario Opinato
Votes: 879
67. The Condemned 2 (2015 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Thriller
A former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Randy Orton, Eric Roberts, Wes Studi, Steven Michael Quezada
Votes: 3,157
68. Code Name: Diamond Head (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 78 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Failed pilot for a series starring a Hawaii-based agent with the code name "Diamond Head". In this - his only adventure - Diamond Head has to prevent enemy agents from stealing a deadly nerve gas and its sale to foreign powers.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Roy Thinnes, France Nuyen, Zulu, Ward Costello
Votes: 626
69. Hollywood Cop (1987)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A detective tries to get back a child who has been kidnapped by gangsters.
Director: Amir Shervan | Stars: James Mitchum, Cameron Mitchell, David Goss, Zuhair Haddad
Votes: 634
70. Mach 2 (2000)
R | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Secret Service agents target a presidential candidate by hijacking the Concorde he is on and kill the pilots. It's up to an Air Force officer, nicknamed "Washout" because he can't fly a plane, to land the Concorde.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Brian Bosworth, Shannon Whirry, Michael Dorn, Cliff Robertson
Votes: 657
71. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Tasked with destroying each other, an FBI agent and a rogue DIA agent soon discover that a much bigger enemy is at work.
Director: Wych Kaosayananda | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Talisa Soto, Gregg Henry
Votes: 21,030 | Gross: $14.29M
72. The Number One Girl (2006 Video)
R | 84 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When a former Martial Arts champion is hire to judge a beauty pageant he soon falls for one of the contestants. Trouble ensues with the shadowy figure behind the contest, leading to a Martial Arts showdown before a giant live TV audience.
Director: Luc Campeau | Stars: Tony Schiena, Vinnie Jones, Lisa McAllister, Pat Morita
Votes: 556
73. Missionary Man (2007)
R | 93 min | Thriller
A mysterious stranger rolls into town on a unique motorcycle. All he carries is the bible and a desire for justice. Past vengeance collides as Ryder rights an injustice from his past and liberates the small town from a malicious oppressor.
Director: Dolph Lundgren | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Kateri Walker, Chelsea Ricketts, Matthew Tompkins
Votes: 2,634
74. April Rain (2014)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action
When an eclectic group of terrorists plot to attack the United States from within, it's up to a quasi-military special investigative unit to identify, infiltrate and neutralize the threat.
Director: Luciano Saber | Stars: Deniz Akdeniz, Brittany Beery, Ryan Guzman, Dragos Beldie
Votes: 899
75. 2047: Sights of Death (2014)
TV-14 | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Ryan Willburn (Stephen Baldwin), a Green War rebel Agent sent on a mission to collect evidence against the Confederate Central Government, for its heinous crimes. The mission quickly turns chaotic when he meets Tuag (Neva Leoni), a mutant survivor.
Director: Alessandro Capone | Stars: Danny Glover, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Stephen Baldwin
Votes: 1,562
76. Extraction (II) (2015)
R | 82 min | Action, Thriller
A former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists. When his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved, he launches his own rescue operation.
Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Bruce Willis, Kellan Lutz, Gina Carano, D.B. Sweeney
Votes: 12,028
77. Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines (2014 Video)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama, War
Tom Sizemore stars in the most explosive Behind Enemy Lines yet! Seal Team 8 must fight their way through the Congo to defuse one of the greatest threats the world has ever known.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Tom Sizemore, Lex Shrapnel, Anthony Oseyemi, Michael Everson
Votes: 3,085
78. A Hitman in London (2015)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime
Traumatized by the death of an innocent, Bradley, a killer for hire, falls from society and roams the dangerous streets of a tough inner city ghetto looking for meaning in his life.
Director: Ara Paiaya | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen
Votes: 1,930
79. SWAT: Unit 887 (2015)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Thriller
A non-stop, race against time action packed thriller that follows an elite SWAT Team as they try to stop a domestic terrorist from killing innocent hostages and destroying the city of Los ... See full summary »
Director: Timothy Woodward Jr. | Stars: Tom Sizemore, Mischa Barton, Timothy Woodward Jr., Michael Paré
Votes: 668
80. Jason Bourne (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Thriller
The CIA's most dangerous former operative is drawn out of hiding to uncover more explosive truths about his past.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel
Votes: 242,141 | Gross: $162.43M
81. The Perfect Weapon (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the not so distant future, society is controlled by the powerful State and a dictator known as the Director. Condor works as a hitman for the State, but a reunion with someone he thought... See full summary »
Director: Titus Paar | Stars: Steven Seagal, Richard Tyson, Johnny Messner, Vernon Wells
Votes: 2,322
82. Virtual Combat (1995 Video)
R | 87 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Scientist brings virtual reality characters to life. Two are women from the cybersex game site. The third is a warrior who wants to unleash the rest of the bad guys from the virtual reality... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Stevens | Stars: Don Wilson, Michael Bernardo, Ken McLeod, Dawn Ann Billings
Votes: 731
83. Airborne (1998)
R | 91 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
An elite squad of government agents executes a daring mid-air raid to retrieve the world's deadliest biological weapon, SEREX. With disaster imminent, they confront the killer, only to find that it's one of their own.
Director: Julian Grant | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, Kim Coates, Torri Higginson, Philip Akin
Votes: 691
84. Today You Die (2005 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A former thief who is trying to go straight seeks vengeance on those who framed him.
Director: Don E. FauntLeRoy | Stars: Steven Seagal, Anthony 'Treach' Criss, Sarah Buxton, Mari Morrow
Votes: 4,744
85. Command Performance (2009)
R | 93 min | Action, Thriller
When the Russian Premier is taken hostage at a rock concert in Moscow, it's up to a drummer, an ex-biker, to save him.
Director: Dolph Lundgren | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Melissa Molinaro, Hristo Shopov, Dave Legeno
Votes: 3,494
86. Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010 Video)
R | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Hords of insane assassins (2 cute) gather in or near a bar waiting to kill an insignificant FBI pencil pusher at 3AM and collect $3M. He's kept in a safe house/bunker nearby surrounded by FBI agents. Action awaits.
Director: P.J. Pesce | Stars: Tom Berenger, Clayne Crawford, Tommy Flanagan, Maury Sterling
Votes: 14,304
87. A Dangerous Man (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A man is, after 14 years in special ops and 6 years wrongfully imprisoned, in the middle of a Chinese triad/corrupt police shootout saving a Russian gangster's son and liberating a Chinese girl and a bag of money. The girl asks for help.
Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Steven Seagal, Marlaina Mah, Vitaly Kravchenko, Mike Dopud
Votes: 5,061
88. The Cold Light of Day (2012)
PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Thriller
After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.
Director: Mabrouk El Mechri | Stars: Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver, Verónica Echegui
Votes: 39,380 | Gross: $3.75M
89. Born to Raise Hell (2010)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A US drugs cop in Bucharest is up against a Russian gun and drug trafficker employing cute women and a Gypsy gang leader, who plunders, rapes and kills the young and rich. Lots of fighting and shooting.
Director: Lauro David Chartrand-Del Valle | Stars: Steven Seagal, Dan Badarau, Darren Shahlavi, D. Neil Mark
Votes: 4,712
90. Taken 3 (2014)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Accused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed, Bryan Mills goes on the run and brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
Votes: 204,140 | Gross: $89.26M
91. Critical Mass (2001)
R | 95 min | Action, Thriller
Terrorists takes a nuclear facility hostage, to set off a meltdown the size of Chernobyl - throughout Southern California. Only one man, security agent Mike Jeffers, has what it takes to thwart the operation and divert the deadly attack.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Treat Williams, Udo Kier, Lori Loughlin, Blake Clark
Votes: 492
92. Rollerball (2002)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Sport
The big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences... like dying.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn
Votes: 29,680 | Gross: $18.99M
93. Precious Cargo (2016)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
A crime boss tries to make off with loot that belongs to another thief.
Director: Max Adams | Stars: Bruce Willis, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Claire Forlani, Jenna B. Kelly
Votes: 9,921
94. Disturbing the Peace (2020)
R | 91 min | Action, Thriller
A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting, must pick up his gun again to battle with a gang of outlaw bikers that has invaded the town to pull off a brazen and violent heist.
Director: York Alec Shackleton | Stars: Guy Pearce, Devon Sawa, Kelly Greyson, Michael Sirow
Votes: 3,593
95. 4Got10 (2015)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A drug deal goes bad, leaving bodies. A sheriff shoots his deputy for the money and a wounded amnesiac shoots the sheriff and escapes with $3,000,000. DEA investigates as does the drug lord dad of the dead deputy.
Director: Timothy Woodward Jr. | Stars: Johnny Messner, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Vivica A. Fox
Votes: 2,381
96. Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
Wealthy thrill-seekers pay huge premiums to have themselves inserted into military adventures, only this time things don't go exactly to plan.
Director: Maksim Korostyshevsky | Stars: Christian Slater, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames, Dominic Monaghan
Votes: 7,554 | Gross: $0.04M
97. Abduction (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A young man sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Jake Andolina
Votes: 83,389 | Gross: $28.09M
98. Breakout (I) (2013)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A pair of criminals try to track down the kids who witnessed them commit a murder in the woods.
Director: Damian Lee | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Dominic Purcell, Ethan Suplee, Holly Deveaux
Votes: 3,060
99. Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Years after he fought his way out of an inescapable prison, Ray Breslin has organized a new top-notch security force. But when one of his team members goes missing, Breslin must return to the hell he once escaped from.
Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, Xiaoming Huang, Jesse Metcalfe
Votes: 35,290
100. Kill Switch (2008 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A troubled detective travels to Memphis in order to track down a pair of serial killers.
Director: Jeff King | Stars: Steven Seagal, Isaac Hayes, Holly Elissa, Michael Filipowich
Votes: 4,861
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