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12 Rounds 3: Lockdown
12 Rounds 3: Lockdown is a 2015 action thriller, the third in the 12 Rounds series, directed by Stephen Reynolds and starring WWE's Dean Ambrose as Detective John Shaw, framed by corrupt cops and trapped in his own precinct.
22 Jump Street
22 Jump Street is a 2014 American action comedy, the sequel to 21 Jump Street, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire, also called the 300 sequel or Xerxes film, is Noam Murro's 2014 Warner Bros. naval war fantasy based on Frank Miller's Xerxes, starring Sullivan Stapleton and Eva Green, grossing $337.6 million worldwide.
A Good Day to Die Hard
A Good Day to Die Hard, also known as Die Hard 5, is a 2013 American action film directed by John Moore, starring Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney.
Acts of Violence
Acts of Violence is a 2018 American action-crime thriller directed by Brett Donowho, written by Nicolas Aaron Mezzanatto, starring Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, and Shawn Ashmore, about brothers rescuing a kidnapped fiancée from traffickers in Cleveland.
Alex Cross (film)
about 24 words: Alex Cross (film) is a 2012 American action thriller starring Tyler Perry as a Detroit homicide detective who hunts a torturer known as Picasso.
Amazon Obhijaan
Amazon Obhijaan (অ্যামাজন অভিযান), 2017 Bengali adventure film by Kamaleswar Mukherjee, sequel to Chander Pahar, starring Dev as Shankar hunting El Dorado in the Amazon; highest-grossing Bengali film at ₹43.63 crore.
Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen is a 2019 American action thriller directed by Ric Roman Waugh, the third film in the Has Fallen series, starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman.
Attack on Titan: End of the World (進撃の巨人 ATTACK ON TITAN エンド オブ ザ ワールド)
Attack on Titan: End of the World (進撃の巨人 ATTACK ON TITAN エンド オブ ザ ワールド) is Shinji Higuchi's 2015 Toho live-action sequel concluding the two-part adaptation of Isayama's manga, starring Haruma Miura, released September 19, 2015, with mixed-to-negative reviews.
Baaghi 2
Baaghi 2 (बागी 2) is a 2018 Hindi action thriller directed by Ahmed Khan, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, starring Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani; a remake of Telugu film Kshanam, it earned ₹254.33 crore worldwide despite poor reviews.
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (బాహుబలి 2: ది కంక్లూజన్)
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (బాహుబలి 2: ది కంక్లూజన్) is S.S. Rajamouli's 2017 Telugu epic fantasy sequel starring Prabhas, released April 28, 2017, and the first Indian film to gross over 1,600 crore worldwide.
Billa II
Billa II (Billa 2) is a 2012 Tamil gangster action film, a prequel to Billa (2007), directed by Chakri Toleti, starring Ajith Kumar as David Billa; it earned Rs 65.44 crore worldwide and mixed reviews.
Boss (बॉस) (2013 Hindi film)
Boss (बॉस) is a 2013 Hindi action comedy directed by Anthony D'Souza, starring Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Ronit Roy, and Danny Denzongpa; a remake of Malayalam film Pokkiri Raja that flopped despite a ₹40.75 crore opening weekend.
Boss 2: Back to Rule
Boss 2: Back to Rule is a 2017 Bengali action thriller directed by Baba Yadav, starring Jeet as Surya and made as a joint production between India and Bangladesh.
Boyka: Undisputed
Boyka: Undisputed (Boyka: Undisputed IV) is a 2016 martial arts film, the fourth Undisputed installment, directed by Todor Chapkanov and starring Scott Adkins as Yuri Boyka, who fights underground matches to free a widow he orphaned in the ring.
Charlie's Angels (2019 film)
Charlie's Angels (2019) is Elizabeth Banks's action-comedy reboot starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska as Townsend Agency operatives protecting the clean-energy invention Callisto; it earned mixed reviews and grossed $73.2 million worldwide on a $48 million budget.
Commando 2: The Black Money Trail
Commando 2: The Black Money Trail is a 2017 Hindi action thriller, the second Commando film, directed by Deven Bhojani, starring Vidyut Jammwal, Adah Sharma, and Esha Gupta, about a team sent to Malaysia to catch black money launderer Vicky Chaddha.
Commando 3 (film)
Commando 3 (कमांडो 3) is a 2019 Hindi action thriller, the third Commando film, directed by Aditya Datt, starring Vidyut Jammwal as Karan Singh Dogra stopping a London-based terror plot by Gulshan Devaiah's Buraq Ansari; released 29 November 2019.
Commando: A One Man Army
Commando: A One Man Army is a 2013 Hindi action thriller directed by Dilip Ghosh, starring Vidyut Jammwal, Pooja Chopra, and Jaideep Ahlawat; first of the Commando series, released 10 April 2013, known for Jammwal's real stunts.
CZ12
CZ12 (Chinese Zodiac, 十二生肖) is Jackie Chan's 2012 action comedy, his 101st film, about recovering bronze zodiac heads looted from the Old Summer Palace; it won Hong Kong Film and Golden Horse Best Action Choreography and set two Guinness records.
Dabangg (दबंग)
Dabangg (दबंग) is a 2010 Hindi action comedy directed by Abhinav Kashyap, starring Salman Khan as corrupt cop Chulbul Pandey and marking Sonakshi Sinha's debut; it was 2010's highest-grossing Hindi film at ₹138.88 crore net and spawned a franchise.
Dabangg 2 (दबंग 2)
Dabangg 2 (दबंग 2) is a 2012 Hindi action comedy, the second Dabangg film, directed by Arbaaz Khan with Salman Khan as Chulbul Pandey in Kanpur against Prakash Raj's Bachcha Bhaiyya; released 21 December 2012.
Dabangg 3
Dabangg 3 (दबंग्ग ३), 2019 Hindi action film, third in the Dabangg series, directed by Prabhu Deva, starring Salman Khan as Chulbul Pandey; a semi-prequel released 20 December 2019, critically panned (18% on Rotten Tomatoes) with modest box office.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Matt Reeves' sequel to Rise, follows Andy Serkis' Caesar leading apes near San Francisco into failed peace with human flu survivors; $710 million gross, 91% Rotten Tomatoes, Weta outdoor motion capture.
Death Race 2
Death Race 2 (2010) is a direct-to-video action prequel to the 2008 film Death Race, directed by Roel Reiné, starring Luke Goss as Carl Lucas, the origin of Frankenstein, released January 18, 2011.
Death Race 3: Inferno
Death Race 3: Inferno (Death Race: Inferno) is a 2013 direct-to-video American sci-fi action film directed by Roel Reiné, starring Luke Goss as Carl Lucas/Frankenstein in the first Kalahari Desert Death Race; a prequel to the 2008 Death Race.
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018) is the fourth Death Race film, a direct-to-video action movie directed by Don Michael Paul, starring Zach McGowan as Connor Gibson infiltrating the Sprawl prison to defeat Frankenstein.
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (狄仁杰之四大天王) is Tsui Hark's 2018 Chinese fantasy action film, third in the Detective Dee series, starring Mark Chao; released July 27, 2018, grossing about 606 million yuan in China.
Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (조선명탐정: 사라진 놉의 딸)
Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (조선명탐정: 사라진 놉의 딸) is a 2015 South Korean period comedy-adventure film directed by Kim Sok-yun and the second Detective K film.
Dhoom 3
Dhoom 3 (धूम 3) is a 2013 Hindi action thriller, third in Yash Raj Films' Dhoom series, directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, starring Aamir Khan as circus-thief Sahir; first Hindi IMAX film and 2013's highest-grossing foreign-language film worldwide.