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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a 2018 American science-fiction adventure film, the direct sequel to Jurassic World (2015) and the fifth Jurassic Park film, directed by J.A. Bayona.

Khiladi 786 (खिलाड़ी 786)

Khiladi 786 (खिलाड़ी 786) is a 2012 Hindi action comedy, the eighth Khiladi-title film, directed by Ashish R Mohan, starring Akshay Kumar as Bahattar Singh with Asin, Himesh Reshammiya, and Mithun Chakraborty, released 7 December 2012.

Kickboxer: Retaliation

Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018) is a martial arts action film, second in the Kickboxer reboot trilogy, directed by Dimitri Logothetis and starring Alain Moussi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mike Tyson, and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Mongkut; released January 26, 2018 by Well Go USA, grossing $101,690 worldwide.

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen (2016) is a Babak Najafi action thriller, sequel to Olympus Has Fallen, starring Gerard Butler as Mike Banning protecting the US president during a terrorist attack on a London funeral; grossed about $206M worldwide on $60M and scored 28% with critics.

Lost in Hong Kong (港囧)

Lost in Hong Kong (港囧) is Xu Zheng's 2015 Chinese comedy, third in the Lost series after Lost in Thailand, following Xu Lai's Hong Kong trip to meet his first love amid a murder investigation; it earned 1.2 billion yuan in ten days.

Maari 2 (மாரி 2)

Maari 2 (மாரி 2) is a 2018 Tamil action comedy, sequel to Maari (2015), directed by Balaji Mohan, starring Dhanush, Sai Pallavi, and Tovino Thomas, with Yuvan Shankar Raja's music and the Rowdy Baby chartbuster.

Machete (2010 film)

Machete, also known as the Machete movie, is a 2010 American action film starring Danny Trejo as Machete Cortez, a former Mexican Federale double-crossed in a plot to assassinate a US senator.

Machete Kills

Machete Kills is a 2013 American action comedy directed by Robert Rodriguez, in which Danny Trejo's Machete is sent by the US President to stop a nuclear war.

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road, also known as Mad Max 4, is a 2015 post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller and starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron.

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), Wes Ball's final Maze Runner film adapted from James Dashner's third novel, starring Dylan O'Brien; delayed a year by his on-set injury and released January 26, 2018.

Mechanic: Resurrection

Mechanic: Resurrection, also known as The Mechanic 2, is a 2016 action thriller directed by Dennis Gansel, starring Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, and Tommy Lee Jones.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) is Brad Bird's fourth-entry spy action film starring Tom Cruise as a disavowed Ethan Hunt; its on-location Burj Khalifa climb in IMAX and $694.7M worldwide gross revitalized the franchise.

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, also known as Mission Impossible 5, is a 2015 American action spy film directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise.

Mojin: The Worm Valley (云南虫谷)

Mojin: The Worm Valley (云南虫谷) is Fei Xing's 2018 Chinese fantasy adventure film adapting Tianxia Bachang's Candle in the Tomb novel, starring Cai Heng as Hu Bayi; it earned about 150 million yuan and poor reviews, later remade as a 2021 web series.

Painted Skin: The Resurrection (画皮II)

Painted Skin: The Resurrection (画皮II, Taiwan title 转生术) is Wuershan's 2012 Chinese fantasy romance sequel to Painted Skin, starring Zhou Xun, Zhao Wei, and Chen Kun; it earned 726 million yuan, ranking third in China for 2012, with a Golden Horse visual effects nomination.

Parasyte Part 2 (寄生獣 完結編)

Parasyte Part 2 (寄生獣 完結編, Kiseiju Kanketsuhen) is the 2015 Toho live-action sequel directed by Takashi Yamazaki, concluding the two-part adaptation of Hitoshi Iwaaki's manga with Shota Sometani as Shinichi Izumi.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) is an American action comedy sequel directed by Andy Fickman, starring Kevin James as mall guard Paul Blart at a Las Vegas security convention, filmed at Wynn Las Vegas; it scored 6% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $71.0 million in the US.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (aka Salazar's Revenge) is the 2017 fifth Pirates film, directed by Rønning and Sandberg, starring Depp, Bardem, Scodelario; Jack Sparrow hunted by ghost captain Salazar, seeking the Trident of Poseidon.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

This 2011 film, based on Tim Powers' 1987 novel, stars Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow. It is the fourth installment of the series, directed by Rob Marshall.

Predators (film)

Predators is a 2010 American science fiction action film directed by Nimród Antal, starring Adrien Brody as a mercenary hunted on an alien game preserve.

Race 2

Race 2 (रेस 2) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Abbas-Mustan and the sequel to the 2008 film Race, starring Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, and Deepika Padukone.

Race 3

Race 3 (2018) is a Hindi action thriller, third in the Race franchise, directed by Remo D'Souza and starring Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, and Jacqueline Fernandez; it earned ₹166.40 crore net in India but drew strongly negative reviews.

Rambo: Last Blood

Rambo: Last Blood is a 2019 American action film, the fifth Rambo installment, directed by Adrian Grunberg and starring Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo rescuing his adopted granddaughter figure from a Mexican cartel; it grossed $178 million worldwide and drew sharply negative critical reviews.

Real (리얼) (2017 film)

Real (리얼) is a 2017 South Korean neo-noir action film directed by Lee Sa-rang, starring Kim Soo-hyun in a dual role as casino boss Jang Tae-young and his lookalike investor, with Sung Dong-il, Lee Sung-min, and Sulli. A notorious box-office bomb (470,195 admissions against a 3 million breakeven) that spawned the Korean meme "Real-grade" and resurged on Netflix in 2025.

Red 2 (film)

Red 2 is a 2013 American action comedy film directed by Dean Parisot, starring Bruce Willis as retired CIA agent Frank Moses in a sequel to Red.

Red Dawn (2012 film)

Red Dawn is a 2012 American action war film directed by Dan Bradley, a remake of the 1984 film, in which young people resist a North Korean invasion.

Riddick (film)

Riddick (2013), also marketed as Riddick: Rule the Dark, is David Twohy's third Chronicles of Riddick film, starring Vin Diesel stranded on a deadly planet hunted by mercenaries; $38M budget, $98.3M worldwide, 58% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Ride Along (film)

Ride Along is a 2014 American buddy-cop action comedy directed by Tim Story, starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. Released January 17, 2014 by Universal, it grossed $154.5 million on a $25 million budget despite a 17% Rotten Tomatoes score, spawning Ride Along 2 (2016).

Ride Along 2

Ride Along 2 is a 2016 American buddy cop comedy directed by Tim Story, starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart as Atlanta officers pursuing a Miami drug lord.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film. It tells the story of Caesar, a chimpanzee who gains human intelligence from an experimental drug.