Steel Sharks (1996)
Action
A news report announces a revolution has overthrown the Iranian government. This coincides with the disappearance of an American UN chemical weapons inspector, Dr. John Van Tasset (Barry Livingston), in Iraq.
Action movies
Explore action, physical conflict and high-stakes confrontations.
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The Galloping Ghost (1931)
Action, American football film, Crime
Red Grange is thrown off the Clay College football team in disgrace when his friend, Buddy Courtland, takes a bribe to throw the big game and Red attacks him in anger. Red then proceeds to investigate and hunt down the head of the gambling ring responsible, a criminal enterprise operated out of the Mogul Taxi company offices. Red eventually clears his name, and both he and Buddy are reinstated on the team.
Rogues' Regiment (1948)
Action, exploitation film
An American Intelligence Agent and Nazi hunter is on the trail of a former SS war criminal reminiscent of Martin Bormann believed to be hiding in the French Foreign Legion in French Indochina. He joins forces with a French Intelligence agent investigating supplies of weapons to the Việt Minh from the Eastern Bloc.
Ninja Academy (1988)
Action, ninja film
Years ago, at a Japanese dojo, Sensei Yamazaki plans to award the dojo's golden nunchakus to one of his two star students, Addleman and Chiba. Chiba ultimately gets the upper hand and shows restraint. Addleman, unhappy with the defeat, cheap shots Chiba and knocks him out.
Past Perfect (1996)
Action, Science fiction
A cop and his partner have to save a young gang member from certain death, as a team of killers from the future are set on a mission to kill the members before their future crimes while they're still mere delinquents.
Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)
Western
A gang of outlaws, led by Judge McQuade, are committing crimes and blaming it on the Cisco Kid, in McQuade's attempt to drive the settlers off the land and buy it himself. The Cisco Kid and Gordito eventually stop the scheme, and the Kid falls in love with widow Emily Lawrence.
Blast-Off Girls (1967)
Action, Drama, musical film, thriller film
Boojie Baker is a ruthless, greedy talent manager who "discovers" and then exploits unknown rock bands. The film opens in a nightclub with one of Boojie Baker's protégé acts, a band named Charlie, who have clearly been put through the grind already. They begin griping about the royalties they've been fleeced out of, then walk out on him.
King of the Jungle (1933)
Action, Adventure
The Gladiators (1969)
Science fiction
thumb|The Mälsåker Castle (image from 2004) was filmed as the headquarters. The story begins with an interviewer asking contestants from different countries why they are fighting in the games, of which they give different answers. Meanwhile, officers and colonels from different countries arrive at a castle near Stockholm where Peace Game number 256 is to be arranged by the Swedish Army using the ICAROS-system.
Navajo Blues (1996)
Action
A Las Vegas police detective hides out from the Mafia on a Navajo reservation overrun by ritualistic murders.
No Exit (1995)
Action, Martial arts
Professor John Stoneman is a militant university professor who teaches his students a philosophy of non-violence, characterized by the refusal to retaliate. However, when he and his pregnant wife Carmel are attacked by thugs in a parking lot, John has no choice but to respond with force. He kills the aggressor, although Carmel loses their baby.
International Lady (1941)
Action, Drama, war film
An American operative in Great Britain (George Brent) and his counterpart from Scotland Yard (Basil Rathbone) suspect the beautiful singer Carla Nillson (Ilona Massey) of espionage. As they cleverly unravel her technique of singing in code over the radio, they track her from London to Lisbon to New York, where they succeed in tying her to a wealthy candy manufacturer, who is in reality the saboteur mastermind.
The Owl (1991)
Action
Alex L'Hiboux, a ruthless mercenary-cum-vigilante, is known as "the Owl" because he never sleeps. His insomnia comes from a combination of a medical disorder and recurring nightmares of the murder of his wife and daughter. Alex is approached by Lisa, a young girl whose father is missing.
Skid Marks (2007)
Action, screwball comedy film
Budget cuts force two rival ambulance companies and their misfit medics to go head-to-head to save their patients, their jobs and their beer money, all in the name of emergency medicine.
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
Crime, Mysterie, thriller film
Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond has just returned to England and as he is driving home in the dark, a young woman jumps out in front of his car. He misses her, but she falls to the ground. As he tries to revive her, he hears a shout for help, then gunshots and when he goes to investigate, the woman drives away in his car.
San Antonio (2004)
Action Comedy, Comedy, Crime Comedy
As the World is facing a mysterious terrorist menace, dashing police commissioner San-Antonio and his deputy, overweight and bumbling lieutenant Bérurier, must ensure the protection of the French ambassador to the United Kingdom during a stay at a luxury hotel. But due to Bérurier's negligence, the ambassador is kidnapped by a female member of the terrorist organization. San-Antonio takes the blame for this failure and is dismissed from the police forces.
Hour of the Assassin (1987)
Action, Drama
Employed by a group of generals, Martin Fiero (Estrada), a former Green Beret, is hired to assassinate the newly elected President of San Pedro de Tacna, Peru. They feel threatened by the liberal sympathies of the new president-elect. The generals, having killed Fiero's father years ago, trick Fiero into thinking he is working for the leftist People's Party.
The Colt (2005)
Drama
In 1864, an American Civil War troop struggles to survive when young Union soldier Jim Rabb (Ryan Merriman) discovers that his mare has given birth to a colt. A superior officer orders Jim to shoot the foal because it may become a burden, but Jim - seeing the colt as a sign of hope and a reminder of the beauty of life - refuses. The colt remains with the men as they battle.
Johnny Firecloud (1975)
Action, Crime, Drama, Justice Drama
The Escape (1998)
Action, romance film
A falsely imprisoned young man attempts an escape from a prison work detail in Louisiana ten years later.
The Flying Machine (2010)
Adventure, children's film, live-action/animated film
A family takes a journey across the globe on a strange and amazing flying machine, experiencing a series of adventures along the way.
Transparency (2010)
Action, Conspiracy Thriller, Crime, Drama
The film focuses on a man who failed to save his daughter from a vicious attack. He works as a security guard, uncovering more than he bargained for and finding himself in the dark world of human trafficking.
Legacy (1998)
Action
Jack Scott (David), an American war photographer, goes to the Philippines and helps Lana Cameron (Donita), an Asian American medical student, on a dangerous quest for her legacy and missing father.
Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965)
Adventure, fantasy film
The film opens with the statement that the people of Troy must once a month sacrifice a maiden lest a sea monster from destroying their city. Because of this, some families flee from Troy, only to be captured by pirates. Hercules (Gordon Scott), aboard the Olympia, comes across one of these ships and frees the Trojans aboard.