Legend of the Lost (1957)
Action | Adventure | Drama
A wealthy treasure hunter employs a brawling, jailbird adventurer to help him find a hidden treasure in the Sahara, but eventually a young woman, along for the ride and looking to marry the wealthy man, comes between them.
Starring: John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi, Kurt Kasznar
Director: Henry Hathaway
Tokyo Drifter / Tôkyô nagaremono (1966)
Action | Crime | Drama
In this jazzy gangster film, reformed killer Phoenix Tetsu's attempt to go straight is squashed when his former cohorts call him back to Tokyo to help battle a rival gang.
Starring: Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Hideaki Nitani, Ryûji Kita, Tsuyoshi Yoshida
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Magadheera (2010)
Action | Drama | Romance
Magadheera is set in the backdrop of divine mysteries of death and reincarnation, The story happens in the year 1609. Kala Bhairava is the protector/cheif guard of Udayghad kingdom. Mitra, the heir princess is in love with him. But there is a bad relative of the king who wants to marry her. Sher Khan plans to invade Udayghad. In the process, all of them die. These people are reborn after after 400 years in the contemporary era. Harsha is a race biker, he falls in love with Indu, and a bad guy called Raghuveer is after her.
Starring: Ram Charan Teja, Kajal Agarwal, Dev Gill, Srihari, Sarathbabu
Director: S.S. Rajamouli
Abduction (2011)
Action | Drama | Mystery
A teen finds himself in mortal danger after realizing that his entire childhood has been built on lies. Realizing that the people who raised him aren't his real parents after stumbling across a childhood photo of himself on a website devoted to missing children, the frightened teen flees for his life as FBI agents Frank Burton and Sandra Burns race to protect him and uncover the truth about his mysterious…
Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina
Director: John Singleton
Knight and Day (2010)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance
A woman is caught between a covert agent and those he claims set him up. As their globetrotting adventure erupts into a maze of double-crosses, close escapes, false identities, and head-spinning romantic snafus, they come to realize that all they can count on is each other.
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Tom Cruise, Maggie Grace, Marc Blucas, Paul Dano
Director: James Mangold
Hodejegerne / Headhunters (2011)
Action | Crime | Thriller
An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.
Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aksel Hennie, Julie R. Ølgaard, Synnøve Macody Lund, Baard Owe, Joachim Rafaelsen
Director: Morten Tyldum
Chuck (TV Series 2007-2011)
Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance
Chuck Bartowski, ace computer geek at Buy More, is not in his right mind. That's a good thing. Ever since he unwittingly downloaded stolen government secrets into his brain, action, excitement and a cool secret- agent girlfriend have entered his life. It's a bad thing, too. Because now Chuck is in danger 24/7.
Starring: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Baldwin, Sarah Lancaster, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Joshua Gomez, Ryan McPartlin, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Bonita Friedericy
Creator: Josh Schwartz, Chris Fedak
Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Action | Drama | War
This World War II spectacular tells the story of the tank battles of December, 1944, in which the Nazi Panzer forces staged a massive last-ditch offensive on the Belgian front.
Starring: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews, Telly Savalas
Director: Ken Annakin
The Exterminator (1980)
Action | Crime | Thriller
When his friend is paralysed in a gang attack Vietnam veteran John Eastland decides to wreak revenge upon anyone who crosses his path. He becomes a hero to the public with his no-nonsense approach to law enforcement, but the police believe him to be an unstable psychopath, capable of untold murder and mayhem.
Starring: Christopher George, Samantha Eggar, Robert Ginty, Steve James, Tony DiBenedetto
Director: James Glickenhaus
The Expendables (2010)
Action | Adventure | Thriller
A group of mercenaries is hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren't quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger, the men struggle with an even tougher challenge — one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers. Barney Ross is a man with nothing to lose. Fearless and void of emotion, he is the leader, the sage and the strategist of this tight-knit band of men who live on the fringe. His only attachment is to his pickup truck, his seaplane and his team of loyal modern-day warriors. His is a true cynic who describes what he does as "removing those hard to get at stains." The team behind him is made up of Lee Christmas, former SAS and a savant with anything that has a blade; Yin Yang, a master at close-quarter combat; Hale Caesar, who has known Barney for ten years and is a long-barrel weapons specialist; Toll Road, a skilled demolitions expert and considered the intellect of the group; and Gunnar Jensen, a combat veteran and an expert in precision sniping who struggles with his own demons. When the mysterious Church offers Barney a job no one else would take, Barney and his team embark on what appears to be a routine mission: overthrow General Gaza, the murderous dictator of the small island country of Vilena and end the years of death and destruction inflicted on its people. On a reconnaissance mission to Vilena, Barney and Christmas meet their contact Sandra, a local freedom-fighter with a dark secret. They also come to learn who their true enemy is: rogue ex-CIA operative James Monroe and his henchman Paine. When things go terribly wrong, Barney and Christmas are forced to leave Sandra behind, essentially giving her a death sentence. Haunted by this failure, Barney convinces the team to return to Vilena to rescue the hostage and finish the job he started. And to perhaps save a soul: his own.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis
Director: Sylvester Stallone
The Crow: City of Angels / The Crow II (1996)
Action | Fantasy | Thriller
Ashe Corven and his son Danny are killed when they stumble across a pack of Los Angeles drug kingpin Judah Earl's drug dealers murdering a fellow dealer. Local tattoo artist Sarah, who knows the Crow legend because of what happened to her late friend Eric Draven, has been having dreams about Ashe and Danny. One night a crow leads her to the scene of their murders, and Ashe appears before her. The crow has resurrected Ashe, so he can go after Judah and his right hand man Curve. With the guidance of the crow, Ashe starts killing off Judah's men one by one, on his way to Judah.
Starring: Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks, Iggy Pop, Shelly Desai
Director: Tim Pope
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The 13th Warrior (1999)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
The story of IB Fahdlan, an important emissary who is banished from his homeland. The nomadic outcast comes across a band of Norse warriors who coerce him into joining them when they are summoned to fight mysterious creatures legendary for consuming every living thing in their path. Eventually surrounded by the frightening and ferocious foe, Ibn must conquer his personal fears and help battle the illusive invaders–who emerge out of the shroud of fog in the black of the night.
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Vladimir Kulich, Albie Woodington, Dennis Storhøi, Daniel Southern, Neil Maffin
Director: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton
Casshern (2004)
Action | Sci-Fi
It is late in the 21st century. After 50 years of devastating war between Europa and the Eastern Federation, the latter has emerged victorious, and the new federation of Eurasia is formed. There can be no glorious peace, however, as the planet has been ravaged by chemical, biological and even nuclear weapons and the entire human race is dispirited and exhausted by half a century of war. The only hope for long term survival lies with geneticist Dr. Azuma and his breakthrough 'neo-cell' treatment that can rejuvenate the body and could regenerate humankind. But when his experiments go wrong, a race of mutant androids is unleashed and only Azuma's dead son, reincarnated as the legendary hero CASSHERN, has the power to lead the war against the super robots.
Starring: Yûsuke Iseya, Kumiko Asô, Akira Terao, Kanako Higuchi, Fumiyo Kohinata, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Mayumi Sada, Jun Kaname
Director: Kazuaki Kiriya
The Lost Battalion (2001)
Action | Drama | War
In 1918 in World War I, in the Meuse-Argonne Sector in France, the former New York lawyer and Major Charles White Whittlesey is assigned by Gen. Robert Alexander to a massive suicidal attack against the German forces in the Argonne Forest with his five-hundred-man battalion. However, the forces supposed to be giving support through the flanks retreat and the communications with the headquarter of the 77th American Division are cut. Major Wittlesey holds his position with his men, mostly Irish, Polish, Italian and Jewish immigrants from New York, surrounded by the German army. Without food, water, ammunition and medical supplies, only two hundred men survive after five days of siege.
Starring: Rick Schroder, Phil McKee, Jamie Harris, Jay Rodan, Adam James
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Sharpe's Challenge (2006)
Action | Adventure | History | War
Two years after the Duke of Wellington crushes Napoleon at Waterloo, there is news from India of a local Maharaja, who is threatening British interests there. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate on what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. When a general's beautiful daughter is kidnapped by an Indian warlord, the tension mounts, leaving Sharpe no option but to pursue the enemy right into his deadly lair. Deep in the heart of enemy territory, he also has to keep at bay the beautiful but scheming Regent, Madhuvanthi, who is out to seduce him. The fate of an empire and the life of a general's daughter lie in one man's hands.
Starring: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Toby Stephens, Padma Lakshmi, Aurélien Recoing, Lucy Brown
Director: Tom Clegg
Waterworld (1995)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Centuries of global warming have caused the polar ice caps to melt, flooding the earth as civilization is left adrift. The inhabitants of this once-flourishing planet cling to life on incredible floating cities, their existence constantly threatened by Smokers–bands of marauding pirates who roam the featureless surface of Waterworld. For the survivors, one chance remains: a solitary hero, known only as the Mariner. Battling the Smokers and their ruthless leader, the Deacon, the Mariner sets out with a beautiful woman and a mysterious little girl on a search for a new beginning.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter
Director: Kevin Reynolds
In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds (2011)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
Granger – a warrior in medieval times – is sent on a quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Venturing through the now war torn Kingdom of Ehb, he teams up with an unlikely band of allies with the goal of slaying the leader of the "Dark Ones". Fighting against all odds, they must free the land from the grasp of the evil tyrant Raven and save the world.
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Natassia Malthe, Lochlyn Munro
Director: Uwe Boll
Warrior (2011)
Action | Drama | Sport
An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for a mixed martial arts tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school…
Starring: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison
Director: Gavin O'Connor
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Amsterdam Heavy (2011)
Action
A mysterious gangster goes on the rampage in Amsterdam, stopping at nothing to uncover those who have betrayed him. Now it is up to CIA Agent Martin Keele, to stop him.
Starring: Michael Madsen, Alison Carroll, Galyna Kyyashko, Fajah Lourens, Dorien Rose Duinker
Director: Michael Wright
War Games: At the End of the Day / War Games / War Killer: At the End of the Day (2010)
Action | Horror | Thriller
The film follows an adventure seeking group of friends who visit a National Park to spend the day playing Softair. However, after discovering a building filled with dark secrets they are hunted down one by one, by the building's vicious occupants: three ex soldiers intent on keeping them from telling anyone. Their War game is turned into a reality, where they will be forced to fight for their survival.
Starring: Stephanie Chapman-Baker, Sam Cohan, Valene Kane
Director: Cosimo Alemà
