Action Thriller Movies

A border-town sheriff pulls out the heavy artillery to prevent an escaped drug kingpin from blasting his way into Mexico in this sun-scorched action opus starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed by Kim Jee-Woon (I Saw the Devil, The Good, the Bad, and the Weird). A former LAPD hot shot who opted for an easier life after becoming the sole survivor of a bloody drug raid, Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) retreated from the city to become sheriff of Sommerton Junction -- a small town on the U.S./Mexico border. He's just adjusting to life at a more leisurely pace when infamous drug-kingpin Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega) stages a daring escape from an FBI convoy, and sets his sights on Mexico. With a hostage to guarantee his safe-crossing and a violent mercenary named Burrell (Peter Stormare) clearing him a path to the border, Cortez races south in a custom Corvette ZR1 that can outrun anything on the road. Meanwhile, Agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker) realizes that should Cortez manage to slip through Sommerton Junction, he may well be lost forever. At first it seems that Sheriff Owens' skeleton crew will be no match for Cortez's speeding juggernaut. But when Owens decides to stand his ground with the help of Sommerton Junction's finest, Cortez comes up against an immovable force with enough firepower to stop him dead in his tracks. Johnny Knoxville, Luis Guzman, and Rodrigo Santoro co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A half-man, half-cyborg hero seeks the source of his mysterious origins while fighting to reclaim the planet from an infernal tyrant hell bent on destroying humanity. Years ago, a brave human soldier perished in the first war against Hell. Decades later he reawakens in a powerful new body of steel. But the forces of darkness have also reawakened, and now the nefarious Count Draculon is determined to snuff out all light in the universe. With an Australian renegade, a blade-wielding beauty, and a true martial arts master by his side, however, Manborg prepares to show Count Draculon that the human race isn't about to go down without a fight. Matthew Kennedy and Meredity Sweeney star in this post-apocalyptic action yarn from the folks who brought you Father's Day. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

An elite police squad fights to save the city of Los Angeles from a power-hungry East Coast mobster in this gritty police-detective film set in the 1940s, and based on Paul Lieberman's seven-part Los Angeles Times series "Tales From the Gangster Squad." Jewish gangster Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) is a Brooklyn-born boxer-turned-L.A. kingpin whose brutal ambition has earned him the respect of the Italian mob. He's the kind of crime boss who dines with judges and police chiefs, but still isn't quite sure which fork to use when it comes time for the main course. Just when it begins to look like Cohen owns every cop in the city, however, LAPD Chief Parker (Nick Nolte) enlists honest cop Sgt. John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) to assemble a top-secret task force that will burn the vicious gangster's thriving criminal empire to the ground. With the help of his pregnant wife Connie (Mireille Enos), Sgt. O'Mara handpicks smooth-talking Sgt. Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), heroin-hating Officer Coleman Harris (Anthony Mackie), deadeye Officer Max Kennard (Robert Patrick), and brilliant wireman Officer Conwell Keeler (Giovanni Ribisi) for the task at hand. Joined by Officer Kennard's tough sidekick Officer Navidad Ramirez (Michael Peña) as they set out for their first job, the squad strike fast and hard at the core of Cohen's operation. Meanwhile, the charming Sgt. Wooters flirts with danger by starting an affair with Cohen's smoldering paramour Grace Faraday (Emma Stone). Shortly after learning that Cohen is plotting a power play that will cement his stronghold on the city, however, the squad are unexpectedly compromised, putting the lives of all of their families in danger and leaving them with little choice but to step up their efforts and target the ruthless gangster directly. Should they live to accomplish their mission, Sgt. O'Mara and his men will prevent L.A. from becoming a hive of criminal activity like Chicago or New York. But Cohen isn't going down without a fight, and if he falls, the entire city will feel the aftershock.
~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A cop framed by his corrupt ex-partner for a drug crime makes a deal with the DEA to take down a violent Columbian drug lord in this thriller starring Tom Sizemore. Jack Hooks was a good cop until crooked Frank Rossi (Sizemore) set him up to take a big fall. Now, facing serious time in prison, Hooks wants revenge. He knows that he can bring down Rossi's drug trade if given the chance, and cuts a deal with the DEA to do just that. His target is Carlos Huerta (David Castro), one of the biggest marijuana runners in the world. Making his way into Colombia following a tense run in the Yucatan channel, Hooks has his target in sight when he falls for Huerta gorgeous mistress Elena. With the stakes higher than ever before, Hooks must now complete his dangerous mission while ensuring that no harm comes to Elena, or his loyal crew. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Haunted Iraq War veteran Lt. Samuel Drake (Chadwick Boseman) is working the night shift as a cab driver in Portland when he's approached by a pair of executives (Peter Greene and Ted Rooney) with an offer he can't refuse. AWOL Marine sniper Sgt. Devin Carter (Tory Kittles) has been eliminating members of the contracting firm while hiding out in the Oregon mountains, and the executives want him dead. But they never expected what would happen if the job went awry, and as the two soldiers forge an uneasy alliance, Lt. Drake finds redemption may finally be within his reach. Billy Zane co-stars. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

An ancient Druid returns to begin his thousand-year reign of darkness, and clashes with the one mortal man with the power to vanquish him. Kurt Angle, Tom Savini, and Sid Vicious star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

 

Jasin and his lover Caleb battle an army of immortal foes when Demetrius builds up a bloodsucking brood, and declares all-out war. Now, in order to remain together for all eternity, Jasin and Caleb must battle not only Jasin's embittered ex Tara, but an onslaught of vampire boxers as well. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Amateur detective Elfie Hopkins decides to cleanse her town of cannibals when a new family moves in next door, and begins treating her neighborhood like their own personal flesh buffet. Jaime Winstone, Ray Winstone, and Rupert Evans star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A group of young U.S. patriots wage guerrilla warfare against the invading military that's taken over their small town in this remake of the 1984 Cold War classic starring Patrick Swayze. Their friends and neighbors taken as prisoners of war, the students arm themselves, flee into the nearby woods to organize a counterattack, and strike back at the enemy using home-field advantage. Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

An elite Special Forces unit rescues a war correspondent (Diane Kruger) taken hostage by the Taliban, but they find that getting her back home is easier said than done when the terrorists cut off every escape route, and begin closing in from all sides. Djimon Hounsou, Benoît Magimel, and Denis Ménochet co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A Seattle enforcer finds himself on the run from hit-men, mercenaries, and cold-blooded killers while attempting to settle his brother's debt with a powerful mob boss by delivering a mysterious package to a ruthless international crime lord. When Tommy Wick (Steve Austin) isn't busting heads as a bouncer, he's doing the bidding of Big Doug (Eric Keenleyside) - the gangster with the entire city in his back pocket. Recently, Tommy's brother Eddie (Lochlyn Munroe) ran into some serious trouble with Big Doug. Now Big Doug needs Tommy to deliver an important package to The German (Dolph Lundgren), a formidable enemy from the henchman's past. Tommy accepts under the stipulation that once the job is done, his brother's debts will be cleared. Meanwhile, rival gangster Anthony (Michael Daingerfield) is determined to intercept the shipment before it's delivered. Later, when the bullets start to fly, Tommy faces an army of assassins as he prepares to get the job done, and settle an old score in the process. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

007 (Daniel Craig) becomes M's only ally as MI6 comes under attack, and a mysterious new villain emerges with a diabolical plan. James Bond's latest mission has gone horribly awry, resulting in the exposure of several undercover agents, and an all-out attack on M16. Meanwhile, as M (Judi Dench) plans to relocate the agency, emerging Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee Mallory (Ralph Fiennes) raises concerns about her competence while attempting to usurp her position, and Q (Ben Whishaw) becomes a crucial ally. Now the only person who can restore M's reputation is 007. Operating in the dark with only field agent Eve (Naomie Harris) to guide him, the world's top secret agent works to root out an enigmatic criminal mastermind named Silva (Javier Bardem) as a major storm brews on the horizon. Albert Finney also stars in the 23rd installment of the long-running spy series. The film was directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Revolutionary Road) and shot by acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins (True Grit, The Reader, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi