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3 Days to Kill
3 Days to Kill, also known as Three Days to Kill, is a 2014 action thriller directed by McG and starring Kevin Costner as a dying CIA agent in Paris.
3-Headed Shark Attack
3-Headed Shark Attack (Нападение трёхголовой акулы) is a 2015 The Asylum creature horror film directed by Christopher Ray, starring Karrueche Tran, Danny Trejo, and Rob Van Dam, about a pollution-mutated three-headed shark attacking a research facility and a cruise ship.
6 Underground (film)
6 Underground is a 2019 Michael Bay action thriller on Netflix, starring Ryan Reynolds as a billionaire who fakes his death and leads six numbered operatives against a dictator; 83 million households watched in four weeks.
A Hard Day (끝까지 간다)
A Hard Day (끝까지 간다) is a 2014 South Korean crime thriller directed by Kim Sung-hun, starring Lee Sun-kyun as a detective who hides a hit-and-run victim in his mother's coffin.
A Lonely Place to Die
A Lonely Place to Die is a 2011 British survival thriller directed by Julian Gilbey, starring Melissa George as a climber who frees a kidnapped Serbian girl buried alive in the Scottish Highlands and is then hunted by her kidnappers.
Abduction (2011 film)
Abduction is a 2011 American action thriller directed by John Singleton and starring Taylor Lautner as a teenager hunted by assassins after learning his parents are not his own.
Above & Below
Above & Below (2026) is a Jesse V. Johnson shark thriller starring Antonio Banderas and Laura Marano, released limited US theaters July 29, 2026; distinct from Idris Elba's Above the Below.
Above the Below
Above the Below is a 2026 survival thriller co-directed by Idris Elba and Martin Owen, also called Perdidos no Infinito. Three astronauts survive a destructive re-entry and, cut off from the world, fight for oxygen in a sinking capsule; Lionsgate releases it December 4, 2026.
Act of Valor
Act of Valor is a 2012 American action film directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh, starring active-duty Navy SEALs playing themselves; it earned $82 million worldwide.
Action Jasmine
Action Jasmine (অ্যাকশন জেসমিন) is a 2015 Bengali Bangladeshi action film directed by Iftakar Chowdhury, starring Eamin Haque Bobby as dual lead Dipa/Inspector Jasmine with Symon Sadik; a Rowdy Rathore remake released May 15, 2015, 137 minutes.
Acts of Vengeance (film)
Acts of Vengeance is a 2017 action thriller directed by Isaac Florentine, starring Antonio Banderas as a Pittsburgh lawyer who takes a vow of silence after his family's murder; also known by its original title Stoic.
Afterburn (2025 film)
Afterburn (2025 film), directed by J.J. Perry, is a post-apocalyptic action thriller adapted from the 2008 Red 5 Comics series, starring Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Samuel L. Jackson, and Kristofer Hivju in a Mona Lisa heist after a solar flare.
All Is Lost
All Is Lost (2013) is J.C. Chandor's nearly dialogue-free survival drama starring Robert Redford as an unnamed sailor adrift in the Indian Ocean after a shipping container holes his 39-foot yacht; 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, Golden Globe wins for Redford and Alex Ebert's score.
American Assassin
American Assassin is a 2017 action thriller directed by Michael Cuesta, based on Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp novel, starring Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, and Taylor Kitsch; 34% Tomatometer, $36.2M US gross, no sequel.
Apex (2026 film)
Apex (2026) is a Netflix survival thriller directed by Baltasar Kormákur, starring Charlize Theron as a grieving climber hunted by Taron Egerton's killer in the Australian wilderness; released April 24, 2026, 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, 100 million views in under a month.
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (Apocalipsis Z: El principio del fin) is a 2024 Spanish zombie film by Carles Torrens, adapting Manel Loureiro's blog-born novel; it premiered on Prime Video 2024, and became the streamer's top non-English subscriber driver.
As the Light Goes Out (救火英雄)
As the Light Goes Out (救火英雄) is a 2014 Hong Kong disaster action film by Derek Kwok, starring Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yue as estranged firefighter brothers battling a Christmas Eve power station explosion; HK$130 million budget, 2,000+ VFX shots, Golden Horse Best Action Choreography winner.
Assassination (2015 film)
Assassination (암살; Amsal) is a 2015 South Korean spy action film directed by Choi Dong-hoon, set in 1930s occupied Korea and Shanghai, which won Best Film at the Blue Dragon Awards.
Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde is a 2017 action spy thriller directed by David Leitch, starring Charlize Theron as MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton in 1989 Berlin, adapted from the graphic novel The Coldest City and known for its faux one-take stairwell fight.
Avengement
Avengement is a 2019 British crime action film directed by Jesse V. Johnson, starring Scott Adkins as Cain Burgess, an escaped convict taking revenge on his brother Lincoln's gang; released 24 May 2019 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Baby Driver
Baby Driver: 2017 action heist film written and directed by Edgar Wright, starring Ansel Elgort as a music-obsessed getaway driver with tinnitus. TriStar release; $226.9M worldwide; three Oscar nominations, BAFTA Best Editing.
Bad Ass (film)
Bad Ass (2012) is an American action film directed by Craig Moss, starring Danny Trejo as Vietnam veteran Frank Vega, with Charles S. Dutton and Ron Perlman; released limited April 13, 2012 by Samuel Goldwyn Films, spawning two sequels.
Badland Hunters (황야)
Badland Hunters (황야) is a 2024 Korean Netflix post-apocalyptic action film, Heo Myung-haeng's directorial debut, starring Ma Dong-seok as hunter Nam-san rescuing a teen from a doctor's experiments; it topped Netflix's global non-English chart for three weeks.
Barracuda (upcoming film)
Barracuda is an upcoming Neil Burger action thriller starring Anthony Mackie and Dafne Keen as Karl and Jodie, fleeing in a stolen 1973 Plymouth Barracuda; filmed in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Chihuahua, wrapped May 2026, in post-production, with Amazon distribution deals.
Bastille Day (2016 film)
Bastille Day, retitled The Take in the US, is a 2016 action thriller by James Watkins starring Idris Elba and Richard Madden as a CIA agent and pickpocket in Paris; pulled from French cinemas after the 2016 Nice attack.
Beckett (film)
Beckett (2021) is a Netflix political thriller directed by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, starring John David Washington as an American tourist hunted across Greece after a car accident kills his girlfriend (Alicia Vikander). First Netflix film shot entirely in Greece; opened the 74th Locarno Film Festival.
Black Crab (film)
Black Crab (Svart krabba) is a 2022 Swedish dystopian action thriller directed by Adam Berg, adapted from Jerker Virdborg's 2002 novel, starring Noomi Rapace as soldier Caroline Edh skating across a frozen archipelago on a Netflix mission film released March 18, 2022.
Black Water (2018 film)
Black Water is a 2018 action thriller directed by Pasha Patriki, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a CIA operative imprisoned on a submarine black site.
Braven
Braven is a 2018 action thriller, also called Braven (2018), directed by Lin Oeding, starring Jason Momoa as logger Joe Braven defending his Newfoundland cabin from drug traffickers; released by Saban Films, 94 minutes, R-rated.
Breaking In (2018 film)
Breaking In is a 2018 American home-invasion action thriller directed by James McTeigue, starring Gabrielle Union as Shaun Russell, who fights four thieves holding her children at her late father's high-tech estate; released May 11, 2018 by Universal.