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7 Dogs
7 Dogs (al-Kilāb as-Sabʿa) is a 2026 Saudi Arabian action film directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, starring Ahmed Ezz and Karim Abdel Aziz.
72 Hours (2024 film)
72 Hours (2024) is an American action thriller directed by Christian Sesma, starring Cam Gigandet and Sam Trammell as brothers, an FBI agent and a crypto money launderer, rescuing a kidnapped relative; released November 1, 2024 by Brainstorm Media, distinct from the 2026 Kevin Hart Netflix comedy.
A Legend
A Legend (传说) is Stanley Tong's 2024 Chinese-Hong Kong action fantasy starring Jackie Chan as an archaeologist linked to a Western Han general, a companion to The Myth, using AI de-aging that drew criticism.
A Working Man
A Working Man is a 2025 American action thriller directed by David Ayer. It stars Jason Statham as Levon Cade, a former commando, investigating his boss's daughter's abduction.
Ad Vitam (film)
Ad Vitam is a 2025 French action thriller on Netflix, directed by Rodolphe Lauga and starring Guillaume Canet as ex-GIGN agent Franck Lazareff hunting his kidnapped pregnant wife; it reached Netflix's non-English all-time top ten and a sequel is in production.
Agent Zeta
Agent Zeta (original title Zeta) is a 2026 Spanish spy thriller by Dani de la Torre on Prime Video, starring Mario Casas as CNI agent Zeta investigating murders tied to Operation Ciénaga in Colombia, with Luis Zahera and Mariela Garriga.
Air Force One Down
Air Force One Down is a 2024 American action thriller directed by James Bamford, written by Steven Paul, starring Katherine McNamara as a rookie Secret Service agent protecting President Edwards (Ian Bohen) from hijackers; released February 9, 2024, rated R, 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Alarum (film)
Alarum (2025 American action thriller, UK title Mission Alarum), directed by Michael Polish, starring Scott Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, Willa Fitzgerald, Mike Colter; Lionsgate limited release January 17, 2025; 0% Rotten Tomatoes, $254,370 gross.
Armor (film)
Armor is a 2024 American action thriller, also known as Armored, directed by Justin Routt and starring Jason Patric and Sylvester Stallone as an armored truck guard and the thief ambushing him; it holds 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Atlas King
Atlas King is a 2026 American action thriller written and directed by Nika Agiashvili, starring Michael Bisping, Cuba Gooding Jr., and George Finn; released August 21, 2026 by Saban Films.
Ava (2020 film)
Ava (2020) is an American action thriller directed by Tate Taylor, written by Matthew Newton, starring Jessica Chastain as a black-ops assassin marked for death by her own organization; released by Vertical Entertainment on September 25, 2020, distinct from the 2017 French and Iranian films of the same name.
Becky (2020 film)
Becky (2020) is an American action-thriller, also known simply as Becky, directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion. Lulu Wilson's grieving teen fights neo-Nazi escapees led by Kevin James at a lake house; Tribeca premiere, June 2020 Quiver release.
Best Pancakes in the County
Best Pancakes in the County is an upcoming American action thriller written and directed by Ken Sanzel, starring Nicolas Cage as S.O.B., Justin Long, and Shelley Hennig in a one-night diner standoff after a botched FBI heist; IFC release November 20, 2026.
Blacklight (film)
Blacklight (2022) is a Mark Williams action thriller starring Liam Neeson as FBI fixer Travis Block, who exposes the secret Operation Unity program. Filmed in Melbourne and Canberra, it earned $16 million worldwide and 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Blazing Fists
Blazing Fists (BLUE FIGHT ~蒼き若者たちのブレイキングダウン~) is a 2025 Japanese action drama by Takashi Miike, written by Shin Kibayashi from Mikuru Asakura's autobiography, about two juvenile-detention youths training for the Breaking Down fight event; released January 31, 2025, 119 minutes.
Boy Kills World
Boy Kills World is a 2024 action comedy film directed by Moritz Mohr, in which Bill Skarsgård plays a deaf-mute martial artist trained to take revenge on the family that murdered his own.
Brothers Under Fire
Brothers Under Fire (also Sierra Madre, Brothers in Arms) is a 2026 Justin Chadwick action thriller starring Kiefer Sutherland as Captain Jordan Wright, whose squad's wedding leave in Mexico becomes a cartel war; released by Vertical April 17, 2026.
Bullah
Bullah (2026) is a Pakistani Punjabi action film directed by Shoaib Khan, written by Nasir Adib, starring Shaan Shahid as a vigilante fighting crime lords Bakshi, Shahu, and Faqeera in Punjab; released Eid ul Fitr 2026.
Carter (카터) (2022 film)
Carter (카터) is a 2022 South Korean Netflix action thriller directed by Jung Byung-gil, starring Joo Won as an amnesiac agent; staged as a one-take film, released August 5, 2022, 134 minutes.
Chief of Station (film)
Chief of Station: 2024 action thriller directed by Jesse V. Johnson, starring Aaron Eckhart as ex-CIA station chief Ben Malloy, with Olga Kurylenko and Alex Pettyfer; released May 3, 2024 by Vertical, grossing $70,162.
Citizen Vigilante
Citizen Vigilante is a 2026 Uwe Boll action thriller starring Armie Hammer as Michael Sanders, an American vigilante targeting migrant criminals in a European city; blocked from German distribution, boosted by Elon Musk on X, and split between 14% critic and 95% audience scores.
Classified (2024 film)
Classified (2024) is an action thriller directed by Roel Reiné, starring Aaron Eckhart as CIA hitman Evan Shaw, with Tim Roth and Abigail Breslin; released October 22, 2024 by Saban Films, 7% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Cleaner (2025 film)
Cleaner (2025) is a British action thriller directed by Martin Campbell, starring Daisy Ridley as ex-soldier window cleaner Joey Locke rescuing 300 hostages in a London skyscraper; also with Clive Owen and Taz Skylar; released February 21, 2025.
Control (upcoming film)
Control is an upcoming Studiocanal action thriller directed by Robert Schwentke, starring James McAvoy and Julianne Moore, adapted from the podcast Shipworm about a doctor implanted with a device and obeying a mysterious voice.
Copshop
Copshop is a 2021 action thriller directed by Joe Carnahan. It stars Gerard Butler and Frank Grillo, and features a rookie officer played by Alexis Louder.
Counterstrike (2025 film)
Counterstrike (Contraataque, also Counterattack) is a 2025 Mexican action film by Chava Cartas on Netflix: army special forces Murciélagos ambushed by the El Enjambre cartel; #1 non-English Netflix film, 22.1M views in two weeks.
Dangerous (2021 film)
Dangerous (2021 film), also called Niebezpieczny, is a David Hackl action thriller starring Scott Eastwood, Mel Gibson, and Famke Janssen; released by Lionsgate November 5, 2021, 99 minutes, R-rated, 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Darkness of Man
Darkness of Man is a 2024 American action thriller directed by James Cullen Bressack, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as former Interpol operative Russell Hatch protecting a slain informant's son; released digitally May 21, 2024 by Saban Films.
Day Drinker
Day Drinker (2027) is a Lionsgate thriller directed by Marc Webb, written by Zach Dean, starring Johnny Depp, Madelyn Cline, and Penélope Cruz, in theaters March 26, 2027; filmed in Spain, Depp and Cruz's fourth collaboration.
Dead of Winter (2025 film)
Dead of Winter is a 2025 action thriller directed by Brian Kirk, starring Emma Thompson as a widowed fisherwoman who rescues a kidnapped teenage girl in Minnesota.