In our selection of the best action movies, you will surely find a movie to your liking, because here we have gathered the most outstanding premieres that have soon become very popular. The action and comedy movies, historical, fantastic will captivate you with a captivating plot and a talented acting game.
If you’ve already seen these movies in the cinema, you have a chance to take a fresh look at your favorite characters and appreciate the previously unseen details. And if you haven’t watched these movies, then you have a great opportunity to fill your void.
Action movies, translated into Romanian or subtitled, will appeal to a wide audience, making them an ideal choice for family viewing or entertainment.
For those who are looking for more dynamism in the new action movies, we have completed the list with all kinds of good action movies with car races, fights and shootings in which you will discover dangerous situations and crimes.
Angel has fallen
The top of the action movies is opened by “Angel has fallen”, produced in 2019. For 2 hours, Gerard Butler, who plays the role of a secret agent, must save the President of the United States, who was murder.
L’intervention
A 2019 film, made in collaboration with France and Belgium. The action takes place in 1976, when some rebellious Somalis hijack a school bus, whose passengers are 21 French students and an American teacher. They take him to a neutral area on the border between the French colony and Somalia. The French captain, Andre Gerval, is given the task of leading a team of snipers for the operational rescue of the hostages.
Entebbe
Another film about terrorism, produced in 2018. Many scenes from the film were filmed at Malta International Airport, located near Luke. An interesting fact is that the day after the filming ended, a Libyan plane captured by terrorists actually landed near the set.
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
The most famous franchise and one of the best action movies with Jason Statham. The last part appeared in 2019. In an American city, the silence was disturbed after the appearance of a dangerous criminal who starts to terrorize the neighborhood, committing cruel atrocities. Police immediately begin an investigation, but police are unable to detect the maniac. The case is entrusted to a special agent with experience, Hobbs, who will not only have to discover the chain of crime, but also to establish contact with an older enemy, Deckard Shaw.
Shaft
Film of 2019, with the following story: John Schaft III is a cyber security specialist at the FBI, who prefers to rely on logic and calculation, without resorting to force. Killing his best friend, however, causes him to turn to the older generation of Shaft for help.
Men in Black International
This brand new movie can be attributed to the category of action and comedy movies. It’s just like black comedy. People in Black, a secret organization that guards the peace and security of the Earth, have a new mission: to find the spy in their ranks, who has become the greatest danger to the world community.
Akinjeon
One of the coolest mafia action movies in North Korea, based on real events. A serial killer has appeared in a South Korean city – a real psychopath who is not afraid of anyone or anything. He commits several crimes, and the head of local crime, Chiang Dong-su, becomes another victim. The mobster miraculously manages to escape and becomes the only surviving witness. He wants revenge on the killer and begins his own investigation. On the other hand, the killer is also the honest detective, Jung Tae-suk. The police will have to join the mafia forces, because this is a very good chance to find the killer.
Stuber
American Film from 2019. An Uber driver has a passenger who turns out to be a policeman, following a murderer. The taxi driver did not imagine that he would have to desperately maintain his health, life and a five-star rating in the application.
John Wick 1, 2, 3
All parts of the film, produced in 2014, 2017 and 2019, respectively, are good. The head of superkiller John Wick, who violated the code of the secret guild of assassins, is being offered $ 14 million. The army of the most brutal professional killers in the world opens a bloody hunt for him. During the filming, Keanu Reeves’ set partner, Holly Berry, broke three ribs.
Anna
An American-French film from 2019, which tells the story of Ana, of incomparable beauty, but which hides an amazing power and an unparalleled talent of the most dangerous killer in the world.
24 hours to live
The 2017 movie mysteriously brings a murderer from the other world back to life. And now he has only 24 hours to find his killer.
Acts of Vengeance
Film produced by 2 countries – Bulgaria and USA, in 2017. Frank is a successful lawyer and a happy family man. But after a horrible crime, he lost his wife and daughter. No investigation is underway, so the lawyer has no choice but to find the real killers on his own.
6 Days
This 2017 action movie is based on the events that took place in England in 1980, when the country was ruled by the legendary “Iron Lady” – Margaret Thatcher. History brings to the fore the terrorism that takes place in the Iranian embassy in London. Radical Islamists are demanding the release of captured Arabs in Israel, but six-day talks are stalled. The government decides to storm the building, and the military develops a risky and complex operation.
Wheelman
Produced in 2017, the film tells the following story: a driver who works for criminal groups, after a robbery that did not go very well, is forced to run away from his pursuers in a car with stolen money.
The 5th wave
The film is based on Rick Yancy’s novel “The 5th Wave”. Chloe Grace Moretz became the only actress to be auditioned for the role of Cassie.
Cold Pursuit
Another addictive action film, made in 2019. Coxman is an exemplary family man and a respected citizen. But it all ends when the drug dealers kill his son. In search of justice, he begins to subtly “clean” the streets of bandits. To play this role, Liam Neeson took advantage of his experience as a truck driver and forklift driver at Guinness.
Dragged Across Concrete
A film made in collaboration with Canada and the United States, which was released in 2018. Police officers Ridgman and Anthony were suspended from work after a video appeared on the network, where the partners very abusively testify to the suspects. With no other means of income, the former police officers find work in the criminal underground.
Triple Threat
Film from 2019, produced by Thailand-China-USA. The original name of the movie was “Makeshift Squad”. History tells of the heiress of an immense fortune, which can hardly be called a weak woman. She fights crime and spends some of her money to restore order in her home country and to send a gang of drug traffickers directly to prison. The leaders of the criminal union, which operates in the region, declare war on the girl and send a detachment of professional killers to kill her.
Triple Frontier
Film from 2019, starring Ben Affleck. There is a border area between Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, which is considered a paradise for drug traffickers. Secret services have long sought to eradicate crime in the region, but efforts have failed and many soldiers have died in fighting. Five of them watched the chaos at the border for a long time and decided to rob a local drug dealer.
No escape
This movie was produced in 2014, but remains as current and popular. An American, along with his wife and daughters, move to Thailand to save the locals from contaminated water, but end up in the middle of a military coup, where foreigners are killed without trial.
Destroyer
Film released in 2018, starring the famous actress Nicole Kidman. Erin Bell is a fragile woman who does a hard and dangerous job of a police detective, although her success is not very bright in her career. During an undercover operation, Erin began an affair with a colleague, but the man was killed. Now the woman is ready for revenge.
Heist
The 2015 filming took place in Mobile, Alabama. Everyone knows that the robbery of Frank Pope, the owner of the casino and the boss of the mafia, is a suicide. However, his dealer decides to withdraw the money from the casino’s cash register. The plan, however, did not work. The robber, along with his accomplices, catch a bus full of hostages. At top speed, the bus is heading to the Mexican border.
Fan
Produced in 2016, it has become one of the best Indian action movies. Gorav, a big fan of movie star Aryan Kann, was on his way to Mumbai to congratulate his idol on his birthday. But things are not going according to plan, and Gorav’s obsession is over. For this film, actor Shah Rukh Khan underwent a 3D face modeling procedure for filming in a double role. The official trailer was watched by 4 million people in the first 24 hours. In total, the movie’s trailer was watched by 25 million people.
Bastille Day
The opening and closing songs of this 2016 film are performed by Idris Elba, who plays the lead role in the film. The storyline includes the following story: Michael Mason draws the attention of police and special services when he steals a bag that contains much more than a wallet. CIA Special Agent Sean Bryar is following in his footsteps. Together, they become the target of a secret criminal organization. They have a day to solve the problems they got into.
Extortion
The 2017 film stars Kevin Riley – a well-known surgeon who is leaving for the Caribbean with his family. At first, everything goes well, but the situation changes after a trip to an uninhabited neighboring island. The heroes rent a boat, but it soon turns out that the ship’s engine has failed. They lived on the island for several days without food and water, but then a local fisherman found them. The man understands that the tourists are “caught” and offers them an ultimatum – in exchange for help, Kevin has to carry out several illegal missions for him.
The girl in the Spider’s Web
Before Claire Foy was approved for the role of Lisbeth Salander, negotiations were held with Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson. The 2018 film tells the story of a hacker and a journalist, with the participation of spies, cybernetics and corrupt officials.
Hunter Killer
Another movie with Gerard Butler, produced in 2018. The American nuclear submarine Hunter Killer, together with a division of the US Navy, is venturing into an extremely risky fight to save the world from disasters. When time runs out and every minute counts, the elite team will have to do their best to prevent a global conflict.
Extraction
Translated into Romanian as “Recovery Action”, the film produced in 2015 brings to the fore the famous Bruce Willis. A group of terrorists kidnaps a former CIA operator for personal gain. Without waiting for help from the government, his son begins his own operation to save his father and return him home.
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Action and love movie, comedy and adventure – “The Spy Who Dumped Me”, from 2018, starring Mila Kunis. Los Angeles’ best friends, Audrey and Morgan, suddenly arrive at the epicenter of an international conspiracy, when Audrey’s ex comes to her with a lot of killers behind her. Girls take on the hard work of saving the world. They will be full of danger, but also full of seduction when they meet the charming British agent.
A prayer before dawn
One of the best action-packed movies, produced in 2017 and which tells a true story. The young British Billy Moore arrives in the worst prison in Thailand, where, in order to survive, he fights without rules with the most terrible criminals. The roles of the prisoners in the film have been assigned to people who have actually served sentences in Thai prisons. In preparation for filming, Joe Cole boxed for a few months and spent his free time in Liverpool with Billy Moore and his family. In fact, Billy Moore appears in the film, playing the role of his father, who died of cancer before filming began.
The Equalizer 1, 2
Both sides are brilliant, and the talent of actor Denzel Washington is indisputable. The story goes of a former special agent, Robert McCall, who helps the good people to punish the bad ones. The CIA considers him dead and only his former colleague, Susan, knows his secret and visits him regularly. When Susan is killed in her next mission in Brussels, McCall decides to take revenge on everyone involved.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
The last part of the franchise appeared in 2018. Ethan Hunt and his team are forced to comply with the new mission that does not go according to plan. Tom Cruise trained for a year to do all the tricks on his own, and during the filming he seriously injured his leg, the filming process being suspended for several months. The actor also learned to fly the helicopter professionally, so that all the images with him could be filmed live, with minimal use of special effects and green screen. During the flight, there were no operators in the helicopter, the cameras being mounted outside and inside.
Triple 9
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops intend to kill a cop to cause a robbery on the other side of town. The filming took place in Atlanta, USA, and the production was released in 2015. It brought together some of the most famous actors in Hollywood: Kate Winslet, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, Cassie Affleck, Woody Harellson, etc. The name of the movie – “Triple 9” is, in fact, a police code, which means that a police officer has been killed and maximum help is needed.
Mille, 22
Film from 2018 starring Mark Wahlberg. Representatives of an elite detachment have a significant responsibility, so mistakes in their work are excluded. Their mission is to take a person from Indonesia who is a valuable witness. Extremely influential people want to eliminate this eyewitness, so the task will certainly not be a simple and quiet one. During the filming, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos appeared on the set and even tried to eliminate one of the scenes from the film.
Den of Thieves
And again Gerard Butler as the protagonist, in the film produced in 2018 – “Den of Thieves”. For greater credibility, two training camps were created during the filming – for actors playing the role of police officers and for portraying criminals. Thus, the creators sought to awaken the spirit of rivalry in the film crew. Moreover, for each group, the military consultant, Paul Maurice, created an individual training program.
