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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Escape from Mogadishu (모가디슈)
Escape from Mogadishu (모가디슈) is Ryoo Seung-wan's 2021 South Korean action thriller about rival North and South Korean diplomats escaping Somalia's 1991 civil war; 3.6 million admissions, Blue Dragon best picture, Korea's 94th Oscars entry.
Exterritorial
Exterritorial is a 2025 German-language Netflix action thriller by Christian Zübert, starring Jeanne Goursaud as an ex-special forces soldier whose son vanishes in the US consulate in Frankfurt; it drew 87.5 million views in H1 2025.
Hidden Strike
Hidden Strike (狂怒沙暴), formerly Project X-traction and Ex-Baghdad, is a 2023 Scott Waugh action comedy starring Jackie Chan and John Cena escorting civilians from an attacked Iraqi oil refinery; shot in 2018 for $80 million, it grossed $981,505 and debuted on Netflix July 28, 2023.
Humint (film)
Humint (휴민트) is a 2026 South Korean spy action film by Ryoo Seung-wan, starring Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, and Shin Sae-kyeong as rival Korean agents in Vladivostok; released February 11, 2026, later a Netflix global hit.
Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War is a 2026 Prime Video spy thriller, the sixth Jack Ryan film, directed by Andrew Bernstein and starring John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, and Sienna Miller; it scored 39% on Rotten Tomatoes.
One More Shot (2024 film)
One More Shot (2024) is a British single-take action thriller, sequel to One Shot (2021), directed by James Nunn, starring Scott Adkins as Navy SEAL Jake Harris; also an unrelated Australian time-loop comedy of the same name.
Safe House (2025 film)
Safe House (2025) is an American action thriller directed by Jamie Marshall, written by Leon Langford, starring Lucien Laviscount and Hannah John-Kamen; six agents trapped after an LA attack suspect a traitor. Distinct from the Norwegian film Før mørket and Baier's La cache.
Subversion (film)
Subversion (2026) is an upcoming Amazon MGM submarine action thriller directed by Patrick Vollrath, written by Andrew Ferguson, produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, starring Chris Hemsworth as a naval commander blackmailed into piloting a submarine with illegal cargo; filmed in Queensland, Australia.
The Contractor (2022 film)
The Contractor (2022) is an American action thriller directed by Tarik Saleh, starring Chris Pine as discharged Special Forces sergeant James Harper who joins a private military firm. Released April 1, 2022 by Paramount; 103 minutes; 45% on Rotten Tomatoes, Metascore 52.
The Runner (2026 film)
The Runner (2026 film): Kevin Macdonald thriller on Prime Video starring Gal Gadot as a London lawyer forced to run and obey a kidnapper's calls (Damian Lewis) to save her son; 11% on Rotten Tomatoes; distinct from the Alan Ritchson film Runner.
Vanguard (film)
Vanguard (急先锋) is a 2020 Chinese action film, Stanley Tong's ninth collaboration with Jackie Chan, about a security firm rescuing a kidnapped businessman; delayed from Chinese New Year 2020 by COVID-19, released September 30, 2020, poorly reviewed (RT 29%).