203 articles
L Storm
L Storm (L風暴) is a 2018 Hong Kong action crime film, third in the Storm series, directed by David Lam and starring Louis Koo as ICAC investigator William Luk, who is framed for a HK$12 million bribe while probing money laundering.
Line Walker (使徒行者) (2016 film)
Line Walker (使徒行者) is a 2016 Hong Kong crime action film directed by Jazz Boon, continuing the 2014 TVB undercover-cop series with Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, Francis Ng, and Charmaine Sheh; it earned 606 million yuan in mainland China and spawned a 2019 sequel.
Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy
Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy (使徒行者2 谍影行动) is a 2019 Hong Kong action crime thriller directed by Jazz Boon, starring Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, and Francis Ng.
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.
Lupin III (ลูแปง ยอดโจรกรรมอัจฉริยะ)
Lupin III (ルパン三世, Thai ลูแปง ยอดโจรกรรมอัจฉริยะ) is Monkey Punch's manga franchise about Arsène Lupin's thief grandson, spanning anime, the 1979 Cagliostro film, and the 2014 Kitamura live-action movie.
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.
Mardaani 2
Mardaani 2 (Fearless 2) is a 2019 Hindi crime thriller, the second Mardaani film, directed by Gopi Puthran and starring Rani Mukerji as cop Shivani Shivaji Roy hunting a 21-year-old serial rapist in Kota, released 13 December 2019.
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 – Fallout
Mission: Impossible – Fallout, also known as Mission Impossible 6, is a 2018 American action spy film directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt.
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.
Murder 2
Murder 2 (मर्डर 2) is a 2011 Hindi crime thriller directed by Mohit Suri, starring Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez, written around the Nithari killings, inspired by The Chaser, and a ₹67.59 crore superhit.
Murder 3
Murder 3 (मर्डर 3) is a 2013 Hindi erotic thriller, the third Murder franchise film, directed by Vishesh Bhatt and starring Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao Hydari, and Sara Loren; an official remake of the Spanish thriller La Cara Oculta about a vanished girlfriend and a house with a hidden mirror apartment.
Naam Shabana (नाम शबाना)
Naam Shabana (नाम शबाना), 2017 Hindi action thriller directed by Shivam Nair, written and produced by Neeraj Pandey; a spin-off of Baby (2015) starring Taapsee Pannu as agent Shabana Khan, released 31 March 2017, banned in Pakistan, a box office success.
Now You See Me (film)
Now You See Me (2013) is a Louis Leterrier heist thriller starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco as the Four Horsemen, magician bank robbers; $117.7M US gross, 51% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2 (2016) is Jon M. Chu's heist thriller sequel in which the Four Horsemen illusionists are forced by Daniel Radcliffe's Walter Mabry to steal a computer-control chip. It grossed $334.9 million worldwide and scored 33% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ocean's 8
Ocean's 8 is a 2018 American heist comedy spinoff of the Ocean's series, directed by Gary Ross, starring Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean, who leads an all-female crew stealing $150 million in diamonds at the Met Gala.
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American political action thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Gerard Butler as a Secret Service agent retaking the White House.
Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! (वन्स अपॉन अ टाइम इन मुंबई डोबारा!)
Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! (OUATIMD) is a 2013 Hindi gangster film by Milan Luthria, sequel to Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, starring Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, and Sonakshi Sinha; a box office flop with negative reviews.
Outrage Coda (アウトレイジ 最終章)
Outrage Coda (アウトレイジ 最終章, Autoreiji Saishusho) is Takeshi Kitano's 2017 yakuza film, the third and final Outrage trilogy entry, following Otomo from South Korea back to Japan for revenge; released October 7, 2017, 104 minutes, R-15.
Overheard 2 (窃听风云2)
Overheard 2 (窃听风云2) is a 2011 Hong Kong crime thriller by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, starring Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo, and Daniel Wu as new characters in a surveillance and stock-manipulation story about the Landlord Club; it earned 2.08亿元 and five Hong Kong Film Award nominations.
Overheard 3 (窃听风云3)
Overheard 3 (竊聽風雲3) is a 2014 Hong Kong crime thriller, third in the Overheard series, directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, starring Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo, and Daniel Wu in a New Territories land-grant (Small House Policy) scheme plot; it won three Hong Kong Film Awards.
P Storm
P Storm (P风暴) is a 2019 Hong Kong action crime film directed by David Lam, in which Louis Koo's ICAC investigator goes undercover as a prison inmate.
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.