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Shootout at Wadala
Shootout at Wadala (शूटआऊट ऍट वडाला) is a 2013 Sanjay Gupta Hindi crime film starring John Abraham as gangster Manya Surve, dramatizing the Mumbai police's first registered encounter, based on Dongri to Dubai.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado, also known as Sicario 2, is a 2018 action crime thriller directed by Stefano Sollima and written by Taylor Sheridan, the sequel to Sicario (2015).
Simmba (सिंबा)
Simmba (सिंबा) is a 2018 Rohit Shetty Hindi action film, a remake of Telugu hit Temper, starring Ranveer Singh as a corrupt Goa cop who reforms; it earned ₹390 crore worldwide and a sequel is planned.
Singam II
Singam II is a 2013 Tamil action film directed by Hari, the second Singam installment starring Suriya as Durai Singam, with Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani, and Danny Sapani; released 5 July 2013, music by Devi Sri Prasad.
Singham
Singham (सिंघम, The Lion) is a 2011 Hindi action film directed by Rohit Shetty, a remake of the Tamil Singam, starring Ajay Devgn as Inspector Bajirao Singham fighting Goan crime boss Jaikant Shikre; it crossed Rs 100 crore net in India and launched Shetty's cop universe.
Singham Returns
Singham Returns (सिंघम रिटर्न्स) is Rohit Shetty's 2014 Hindi action sequel to Singham, starring Ajay Devgn as DCP Bajirao Singham and Kareena Kapoor Khan; it earned Rs 140.62 crore net in India and was a Super Hit.
Skyfall
Skyfall (2012) is the 23rd James Bond film, Daniel Craig's third as 007, directed by Sam Mendes. First digitally shot Bond film, Roger Deakins cinematography, Judi Dench's M, Javier Bardem's Silva; Metascore 81, two Oscars, Britain's highest-grossing film at the time.
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016), not to be confused with the Sniper: Ghost Warrior video games, is the sixth Sniper film, a direct-to-video action movie directed by Don Michael Paul starring Chad Michael Collins, Billy Zane, and Dennis Haysbert about snipers guarding a Georgian gas pipeline.
Spectre (2015 film)
Spectre (2015) is the 24th James Bond film and Daniel Craig's fourth as 007, directed by Sam Mendes, released 6 November 2015, 148 minutes, 63% on Rotten Tomatoes.
SPL II: A Time for Consequences (โหดซัดโหด)
SPL II: A Time for Consequences (杀破狼2, Saat po long 2) is a 2015 Hong Kong action thriller by Soi Cheang starring Tony Jaa, Wu Jing, Simon Yam, and Zhang Jin, a name-only sequel to SPL about a Thai prison fronting an organ-trafficking ring.
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, also known as Spy Kids 4, is a 2011 American family spy comedy directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Jessica Alba.
Star Trek Beyond
Star Trek Beyond (2016) is the third Kelvin-timeline Star Trek film, directed by Justin Lin, written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto; it grossed $335.7 million worldwide.
Taken 2
Taken 2 (2012) is Olivier Megaton's action thriller sequel starring Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills, kidnapped in Istanbul by Murad (Rade Serbedzija), father of a slain kidnapper. Grossed $376M worldwide on a $45M budget despite 22% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Taken 3
Taken 3 (2015) is the third and final Liam Neeson Taken film, directed by Olivier Megaton, in which Bryan Mills is framed for his ex-wife's murder; it grossed $327.7 million worldwide but scored 13% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Terminator Genisys
Terminator Genisys (2015) is the fifth Terminator film, a reboot directed by Alan Taylor starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, and Jai Courtney. It grossed $440 million worldwide, scored 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, and its planned trilogy stalled before Dark Fate reset the series again.
Terminator: Dark Fate
Terminator: Dark Fate is a 2019 American science fiction action film directed by Tim Miller, a direct sequel to Terminator 2 that Sarah Connor stars in.
The A-Team (film)
The A-Team is a 2010 American action comedy film directed by Joe Carnahan, based on the 1980s TV series, starring Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper.
The Bourne Legacy (film)
The Bourne Legacy is a 2012 American action thriller directed by Tony Gilroy, the fourth film in the Bourne series and the first without Matt Damon, starring Jeremy Renner.
The Equalizer (film)
The Equalizer is a 2014 American vigilante action thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Denzel Washington as Robert McCall, a former operative protecting a young woman from Russian gangsters.
The Equalizer 2
The Equalizer 2, also known as The Equalizer II, is a 2018 American action thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, his first sequel.
The Expendables (2010 film)
The Expendables is a 2010 American action film directed, co-written by, and starring Sylvester Stallone, leading a mercenary team alongside Jason Statham and Jet Li.
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 2 (2012) is a Simon West-directed action sequel starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger; rated R, it opened at $28.59 million and grossed about $305 million worldwide.
The Expendables 3
The Expendables 3 (2014) is the third Expendables film, directed by Patrick Hughes, starring Stallone, Gibson, Ford, and Banderas. Rated PG-13, it earned $214.7 million worldwide, the series' lowest domestic opening, and 32% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Fate of the Furious
The Fate of the Furious, the eighth Fast & Furious film, is a 2017 Universal action movie directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Vin Diesel and Charlize Theron as Cipher; it set the $532.5 million global opening record and grossed $1.23 billion.
The Lone Ranger (2013 film)
The Lone Ranger (2013) is Disney's Gore Verbinski Western starring Armie Hammer as John Reid and Johnny Depp as Tonto. Budgeted at $215 million, it grossed $260.5 million worldwide, scored 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, and became a major box-office flop.
The Marine 4: Moving Target
The Marine 4: Moving Target (ネバー・サレンダー 肉弾烈戦) is a 2015 WWE Studios direct-to-video action film, fourth in The Marine franchise, starring Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin as Jake Carter protecting whistleblower Olivia Tanis from mercenaries; released April 21, 2015.
The Marine 5: Battleground
The Marine 5: Battleground (2017) is the fifth WWE Studios Marine action film, directed by James Nunn, starring The Miz as EMT Jake Carter fighting a biker gang, with six WWE Superstars including Maryse, Heath Slater, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, and Naomi; released direct to DVD and Blu-ray by Sony.
The Mechanic (2011 film)
The Mechanic (2011) is a Simon West action thriller remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson film, starring Jason Statham as assassin Arthur Bishop, with Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland; released January 28, 2011 by CBS Films, grossing $29.1 million in the US.
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (土竜の唄 潜入捜査官 REIJI)
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (Mogura no uta) is a 2013 Takashi Miike action comedy, with Toma Ikuta as fired cop Reiji infiltrating the Sukiya-kai yakuza; it topped Japan's box office and spawned two sequels.
The November Man
The November Man is a 2014 spy thriller directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Pierce Brosnan as ex-CIA agent Peter Devereaux, based on Bill Granger's novel There Are No Spies; released August 27, 2014, grossing $25 million domestically.