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by johnrennison | created - 31 Jul 2019 | updated - 26 Mar 2023 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Ip Man 2 (2010)
R | 108 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Lynn Xiong
Votes: 111,052 | Gross: $0.21M
2. Ip Man 3 (2015)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Biography, Drama
When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over a local school, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Lynn Xiong, Jin Zhang, Mike Tyson
Votes: 60,226 | Gross: $2.68M
3. Shaft (2019)
R | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
JJ Shaft, a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family's help to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Richard Roundtree, Regina Hall
Votes: 58,773 | Gross: $21.36M
4. Infernal Affairs II (2003)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In this prequel to Mou gaan dou (2002), Chan Wing Yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while Lau Kin Ming joins the police force. Both the triads and the police find an enemy in a rival crime boss.
Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Stars: Edison Chen, Shawn Yue, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Francis Ng
Votes: 19,779
5. Yardie (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Drama
British crime drama film directed by Idris Elba based on the novel of the same name by Jamaican-born writer Victor Headley.
Director: Idris Elba | Stars: Antwayne Eccleston, Fraser James, Aml Ameen, Rayon McLean
Votes: 3,272 | Gross: $0.04M
6. No Time to Die (2021)
PG-13 | 163 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux
Votes: 444,983 | Gross: $160.87M
7. Arctic (2018)
PG-13 | 98 min | Adventure, Drama
A man stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown.
Director: Joe Penna | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir, Tintrinai Thikhasuk
Votes: 58,358 | Gross: $2.41M
8. Revenger (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A former police investigator decides to go to a prison island to revenge the brutal killings of his family.
Director: Lee Seung-won | Stars: Je-Heon Choi, Park Chul-min, Kim Dae-hyun, Park Hee-soon
Votes: 4,752
9. Wu Assassins (2019)
TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A warrior chosen as the latest and last Wu Assassin must search for the powers of an ancient triad and restore balance in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Stars: Iko Uwais, Byron Mann, Li Jun Li, Lawrence Kao
Votes: 14,475
10. Easy Money II: Hard to Kill (2012)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Three years later, JW gets out of prison, but soon finds himself between the contending parties of his criminal past.
Directors: Babak Najafi, Phillip Argeadson | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dragomir Mrsic, Fares Fares
Votes: 8,814
11. The Dead Lands (2014)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure
After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, the teenage son of a slain Maori chieftain looks to avenge his father's murder and bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones.
Director: Toa Fraser | Stars: James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan
Votes: 5,273 | Gross: $0.00M
12. Everly (2014)
R | 92 min | Action, Thriller
A kidnapped woman faces down hitmen sent by a mob boss/her captor while trying to protect her family from his wrath.
Director: Joe Lynch | Stars: Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Laura Cepeda, Togo Igawa
Votes: 19,441
13. Redline (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
A story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it.
Director: Takeshi Koike | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Yû Aoi, Tadanobu Asano, Yoshiyuki Morishita
Votes: 17,227
14. Triple Threat (2019)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
When a billionaire's daughter intent on bringing down a major crime syndicate is targeted by a group of professional assassins, a team of mercenaries must stop them before they kill her.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Tony Jaa, Tiger Hu Chen, Iko Uwais, Scott Adkins
Votes: 12,600 | Gross: $0.08M
15. The Paramedic (2020)
TV-MA | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Angel works in an ambulance service. After a tragic accident, his personal life begins to deteriorate as he becomes more and more suspicious of his partner Vane.
Director: Carles Torras | Stars: Mario Casas, Déborah François, Guillermo Pfening, Maria Rodríguez Soto
Votes: 14,678
16. The Fury of a Patient Man (2016)
TV-MA | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A hard-working single mother and wife of a getaway driver who is about to be released is approached by an unassuming and gentle man, completely unaware though of his inscrutable and utterly impelling motives.
Director: Raúl Arévalo | Stars: Antonio de la Torre, Luis Callejo, Ruth Díaz, Raúl Jiménez
Votes: 12,643
17. My Beloved Bodyguard (2016)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired bodyguard suffering from dementia finds a new friend in a young girl. When her life is threatened by her father's connection with crime, he must call upon his abandoned skills to save her.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jacqueline Chan, Qinqin Li, Andy Lau
Votes: 2,319
18. Sky High (2020)
TV-MA | 121 min | Thriller
A commentary on Spanish society dressed as a thriller about the misadventures of a gang of young petty criminals after the real estate crash.
Director: Daniel Calparsoro | Stars: Miguel Herrán, Carolina Yuste, Asia Ortega, Luis Tosar
Votes: 4,744
19. El nino (2014)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A small-time trafficker working in the Gibraltar Straits.
Director: Daniel Monzón | Stars: Luis Tosar, Jesús Castro, Eduard Fernández, Sergi López
Votes: 6,502
20. The History of Future Folk (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Music, Sci-Fi
The possibly exaggerated origin story of the real life alien bluegrass band, Future Folk, that has been playing for NYC audiences for the better part of a decade.
Directors: John Mitchell, Jeremy Kipp Walker | Stars: Nils d'Aulaire, Jay Klaitz, Julie Ann Emery, April Hernandez Castillo
Votes: 3,695 | Gross: $0.02M
21. Galveston (2018)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After escaping a set up, a dying hitman returns to his hometown of Galveston where he plans his revenge.
Director: Mélanie Laurent | Stars: Ben Foster, Jeffrey Grover, Christopher Amitrano, Mark Hicks
Votes: 16,232
22. Riders of Justice (2020)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Markus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a train crash. All appears to be a tragic accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann
Votes: 63,666
23. The Forever Purge (2021)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Horror
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end.
Director: Everardo Gout | Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Leven Rambin
Votes: 43,488 | Gross: $44.54M
24. Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Three generations of women fight back against those who could take everything from them.
Director: Navot Papushado | Stars: Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh
Votes: 51,205
25. Major Grom: Plague Doctor (2021)
TV-14 | 136 min | Action, Crime
Supercop Grom fights crime in St. Petersburg - an uphill battle. A vigilante starts killing the powerful, who escaped justice.
Director: Oleg Trofim | Stars: Tikhon Zhiznevskiy, Lyubov Aksyonova, Sergei Goroshko, Aleksey Maklakov
Votes: 13,590
26. Toofaan (2021)
163 min | Action, Drama, Sport
The story of a boxer and the struggles he faces on his journey to get to the national level competition.
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Stars: Farhan Akhtar, Mrunal Thakur, Paresh Rawal, Mohan Agashe
Votes: 52,044
27. Jolt (2021)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal.
Director: Tanya Wexler | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Jai Courtney, Stanley Tucci, Bobby Cannavale
Votes: 35,360
28. Night Teeth (2021)
TV-14 | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A college student moonlighting as a chauffeur picks up two mysterious women for a night of party-hopping across LA. But when he uncovers their bloodthirsty intentions - and their dangerous, shadowy underworld - he must fight to stay alive.
Director: Adam Randall | Stars: Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Debby Ryan, Lucy Fry, Raúl Castillo
Votes: 21,550
29. Point Blank (2019)
TV-MA | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ER nurse and a career criminal are forced into an unlikely partnership in taking down a ring of corrupt cops threatening the lives of both their families.
Director: Joe Lynch | Stars: Frank Grillo, Stuart F. Wilson, Buster Reeves, Christian Cooke
Votes: 15,750
30. The Protégé (2021)
R | 109 min | Action, Thriller
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, Anna is the world's most skilled contract killer. However, when Moody is brutally killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her everything she knows.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, David Rintoul
Votes: 38,308
31. Running Scared (2006)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A low-ranking thug is entrusted by his crime boss to dispose of a gun that killed corrupt cops, but things get out of control when the gun ends up in wrong hands.
Director: Wayne Kramer | Stars: Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Chazz Palminteri, Vera Farmiga
Votes: 103,713 | Gross: $6.86M
32. Spiderhead (2022)
R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the near future, convicts are offered the chance to volunteer as medical subjects to shorten their sentence. One such subject for a new drug capable of generating feelings of love begins questioning the reality of his emotions.
Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett, Mark Paguio
Votes: 66,458
33. Cloverfield (2008)
PG-13 | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller
Votes: 420,873 | Gross: $80.05M
34. Infernal Affairs III (2003)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Months after the events of the original film, Ming suspects a police superintendent as being a new mole for the triads, while years earlier, Yan embarks on his first mission.
Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Andy Lau, Leon Lai, Daoming Chen
Votes: 14,734
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