100 Worst Action Films
My worst 100 action films. In no order.
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- DirectorBrian A. MillerStarsJason PatricBruce WillisJohn CusackWhen his daughter is kidnapped, a retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival.
- DirectorJosh SternfeldStarsJesse MetcalfeBruce WillisChad Michael MurrayStory revolves around a top-secret resort for retired U.S. intelligence officers.
- DirectorTimothy Woodward Jr.StarsDanny GloverVinnie JonesSean AstinSix people are thrown together during an elaborate bank heist where any move can alter the outcome. Is it coincidence, or are they merely pawns in a much bigger game.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsBruce WillisRob GoughAnna HindmanAn ex-NYPD officer-turned-sheriff of a small rural Georgia town has to contend with a gang of thieves who have taken a wealthy doctor hostage.
- DirectorChristian SesmaStarsPaul SloanJake WeberTaryn ManningA man looking for his missing daughter, but his search uncovers a larger conspiracy involving a Chinatown-derail big capitalism deal over water rights.
- DirectorJames Cullen BressackStarsChad Michael MurrayBruce WillisSwen TemmelA man's life on his farm is interrupted when a cop and a pair of dangerous criminals show up.
- DirectorMatt EskandariStarsJesse MetcalfeBruce WillisLala KentThe work of billionaire tech CEO Donovan Chalmers (Willis) is so valuable that he hires mercenaries to protect it, and a terrorist group kidnaps his daughter just to get it.
- DirectorGabriel SabloffStarsDavid A.R. WhiteWilliam BaldwinBurt YoungA contract killer becomes the reverend of an LA church until a cult leader and his minions kidnap his adopted daughter. Blinded by vengeance, he cuts a bloody path across the city. The only thing that can stop him is his newfound faith.
- DirectorMichael KeuschStarsSteven SeagalLisa LovbrandDavid KennedyAn elite U.S. military unit are killed during an overseas assignment in Paris. Their commander discovers that a new drug turns people into deranged killers and he must stop its inventor who plans to release it to the entire population.
- DirectorJan de BontStarsSandra BullockJason PatricWillem DafoeA computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsMichael ForestFrank WolffWally CampoAn American patrol has to cross behind enemy lines by skis in order to blow up an important railroad bridge. The task is made harder by conflicts between the platoon's veteran sergeant and its inexperienced lieutenant and by constant attacks by pursuing German troops.
- DirectorEric KarsonStarsShô KosugiJean-Claude Van DammeDoran ClarkCIA agent must outrace KGB agent in searching of super weapon lost in Mediterranean.
- DirectorHoward R. CohenStarsRick HillMaria FordBrett Baxter ClarkDeathstalker must defend his remaining comrades, his life, and his newfound love in the battle against an evil army of stone warriors and the wicked queen who created them.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsDolph LundgrenGina BellmanConrad DunnWaxman is a former Special Forces soldier who is now working as a heavily armed assassin for a top secret government agency. When a covert mission goes terribly wrong, Waxman and fellow assassin Clegg become that agency's prime targets.
- DirectorBill RebaneStarsDean WestMeredith OrrDavid Alan SmithThree bumbling criminals have been trying to get their hands on the computerized control system of Mr. Twister, a talking monster truck with a mind of its own.
- DirectorTerry CunninghamStarsSean Patrick FlaneryArnold VoslooUrsula KarvenAgent Brooks tells his side of a botched job at a job interview for for the Head of Customs in Alaska. He takes a tip that a shipment of bio-weaponry is coming in and discovers a Russian terrorist, Simeonov, is behind it. Brooks assembles a team and they go down to the docks to check the tip out. There a shoot-fest follows, an undercover FBI agent surfaces and a Russian agent, Natalya arrives to claim rights over Simeonov. Simeonov is arrested but while being transferred to Washington he escapes and with his fellow terrorists hijack the train carrying the stolen Russian nerve gas.
- DirectorGriff FurstStarsKristen QuintrallDario DeakJason S. GrayThe U.S. government initiates a program to create genetically-modified cybernetic super soldiers, but it goes awry when the test subjects escape from their holding cells. Set on an island in an undisclosed location.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaStarsJoel KinnamanGary OldmanMichael KeatonIn 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
- DirectorJustin KurzelStarsMichael FassbenderMarion CotillardJeremy IronsCallum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, before taking on the secret Templar society.
- DirectorDavid FrazeeStarsTy OlssonPatrick GallagherMichelle HarrisonIn 2045, a former MMA fighter turned government agent, runs a bar in the tiny town of Borealis - where a number of international interests are vying for control of the area.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsFrank GrilloBruce WillisBrandon Thomas LeeSeven rogue soldiers launch a preemptive strike against a newly discovered alien civilization in the hopes of ending an interstellar war before it starts.
- DirectorPatrick DurhamStarsBrian Austin GreenVinnie JonesDanny TrejoCallan (Brian Austin Green) returns to the scene with his team in order to oppose the return of the evil Gunnar (Vinnie Jones); his path crosses again with Frank Nitti (Tom Sizemore) detective under the city of Los Angeles.
- DirectorGaelan ConnellStarsAaron Costa GanisMonica WestChristopher RedmanWhen an archaeologist discovers Sir Francis Drake's lost treasure in the Sahara Desert, it is promptly stolen and she sets off on a global quest to steal it back.
- DirectorJenni IversStarsJason RedmanTim BrownKera O'BryonRetired Navy S.E.A.L. Christopher 'Soup' Campbell is a tactical specialist for a private security firm at a counter terrorism training facility hidden in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The military and intelligence community call him 'Soup', not only because of the familiarity of his last name, but his ability to combine and assess a variety of threats into a strategic tactical response. A specific skill that came useful on many of his combat tours into Iraq and Afghanistan.
- DirectorJohn MyhersStarsFrank StalloneBehrouz VossoughiCameron MitchellThe president's daughter is held for ransom in Beverly Hills by a group of middle eastern terrorists. Retired special forces agent and karate master, Hack Stone, is sent on a risky operation to get her back.
- DirectorMarcus AdamsStarsWesley SnipesWilliam HopeEmma SammsWith Russia on the brink of nuclear annihilation, there's only one man who can save it: an elite U.S. Special Forces operative who's been ordered to take out a Chechen nuclear power plant before terrorists set off a live reactor.
- DirectorJohn MooreStarsMark WahlbergMila KunisBeau BridgesComing together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective and an assassin, who will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
- DirectorDavid DeCoteauStarsCynthia RothrockJarrid BalisBrandon SchinamanUber MMA fighter manager Ivy Reed (B-movie action star of the '80s and '90s Cynthia Rothrock) is unique as a woman in a male-dominated field, using a special formula to find her champion fighters. Though her trainer Jimmy doesn't see eye to eye with her, he nevertheless works with her latest crop of "auditionees," Dustin, Connor, Tyler, Hunter and Mason, to see which will have the career making boost of being managed by Ivy.
- DirectorJared CohnStarsGraham GreeneAnthony 'Treach' CrissDavid ChokachiWhen giant monsters crawl out of the Atlantic Ocean and attack the Eastern Seaboard the US Government is forced to trust a trio of mischievous soldiers, specialized in piloting gigantic robots, to defend America.
- DirectorMike NorrisDavid TimmesStarsMike NorrisJordan DragonKingKat RowlandA group of survivalists who are trying to live as normal as possible, in a world of chaos, after an EMP attack knocked out all power. But things go from bad to worse when they are targeted for elimination by dark forces.
- DirectorKazuho MitsutaStarsHideaki NitaniNaoko KuboHiroshi MinamiEspionage team Mighty Jack, headquartered on a flying submarine, oppose an organization known as Q, who are trying to take over the world using ice that doesn't melt.
- DirectorDarrin DickersonStarsVicki AskewElla BellEric BernerA team of special ops mercenaries is sent on a mission to rescue a kidnapped kid, believed to be held in an abandoned government facility but this simple search and rescue turns into a fight for survival.
- DirectorJohn HyamsStarsJean-Claude Van DammeDolph LundgrenScott AdkinsJohn looks to take down Luc Deveraux after a home invasion claims his wife and daughter. The fight pits John against Andrew Scott and an army of genetically enhanced warriors; meanwhile, he must contend with a UniSol in relentless pursuit.
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsSnoop DoggBig PunIce-TAn insane preacher (Snoop Dogg) seeks retribution from the local crime syndicate (Big Pun & Fat Joe) for the death of his family and the burning of his church.
- DirectorArt CamachoStarsRichard GriecoMartin KoveJohn SaxonAn ex-cop, framed for a murder he didn't commit, sets out to find the real killer.
- DirectorJosef RusnakStarsWesley SnipesEliza BennettLena HeadeyEx-C.I.A. Agent James Dial (Wesley Snipes) is asked to take out terrorist Ali Mahmud Jahar (Nikolai Sotirov), only to realize he's been set up by his former employer, Jeremy Collins (Ralph Brown).
- DirectorJoth RiggsStarsNatasha HenstridgeManny PerezCostas MandylorTaylor is forced to hide the young daughter of a Colombian woman in witness protection who will be testifying against a powerful drug cartel in Federal Court, as ruthless sicarios aim to hunt them down.
- DirectorBrian A. MillerStarsBruce WillisFrank GrilloJohnathon SchaechA bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker teams up with his ex-cop neighbor to bring down the assailant, initiating an explosive counterattack that brings all three men to the breaking point.
- DirectorDavid HueyStarsGary DanielsKent DucanonLinda BennettA former cop who has become a professional bounty hunter tracks a serial killer who kills with his bare hands. When the killer learns that he is being tracked he starts tracking his hunter leading to the invariable martial arts showdown.
- DirectorDarren DoaneStarsGary DanielsChristopher StapletonRyan KosDean Campbell is a high-powered attorney who returns home from work to find his family being held hostage by terrorists.
- DirectorMichael OblowitzStarsSteven SeagalMichelle GohCorey JohnsonAn unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take his revenge and prove his innocence.
- DirectorTony KrantzStarsAntonio BanderasThomas KretschmannWilliam FichtnerA private detective is hired to find a missing stripper. A simple job turns complicated when everyone he questions ends up dead.
- DirectorD.A. JacksonStarsD.A. JacksonJefro HoskinsDanya WilsonHome beckons for Jacob, a preacher-turned-fighter who is looking to return to a quieter life. Love and family await him, but so does his past in the form of criminals who cannot let him find harmony.
- DirectorBrian A. MillerStarsRyan GuzmanSylvester StalloneMeadow WilliamsThe lone surviving thief of a violent bank robbery is sprung from a high security facility and administered an experimental drug.
- DirectorLuke GossStarsLuke GossRobert DaviPatricia De LeonA man must go to extreme lengths to discover what happened to his kidnapped wife and daughter.
- DirectorKen SanzelStarsRyan KwantenFreida PintoCarolina GómezFollows the journey of John and Colt, gunfighters and sometimes lovers, on parallel but very different journeys through an underground dueling culture.
- DirectorGabriel SabloffStarsDavid A.R. WhiteJames DentonHilty BowenThe Rapture has come and gone. In it's wake, a wasteland filled with desperate bandits. Josh McManus, a drifter with a knack for fighting, must find the mysterious "Shepherd" - a dangerous mission that will put his faith to the test.
- DirectorMathieu WeschlerStarsSteven SeagalRudy YoungbloodSiu-Wong FanWhen a Thai girl with mythical powers goes missing, Axe and his old team unite in attempts to bring her back.
- DirectorCourtney SolomonStarsEthan HawkeSelena GomezJon VoightTo save his kidnapped wife, Brent Magna must drive at the orders of a mysterious man.
- DirectorDavid DeCoteauStarsMaxwell CaulfieldStacy KeachLinda BlairA cop trains in martial arts to become a superhero to go after the killers of his wife and son.
- DirectorBob MisiorowskiStarsJean-Claude Van DammeTomas AranaLaura HarringOn an out of control train holding hostages and high-tech bio-weapons agent Kristoff (Van Damme) becomes a one man army to derail the terrorists and save the lives of everyone on board!
- DirectorUwe BollStarsTil SchweigerEmmanuelle VaugierNatalia AvelonAn ex-special forces soldier turned boatman is hired by a journalist to investigate a top-secret military base on a nearby island.
- DirectorAnthony HickoxStarsSteven SeagalChristine AdamsWilliam HopeChris Kody, the world's best mercenary, is freed from prison -- but there's a catch. Kody must use his lethal weapons and fighting skills to stop a group of terrorists who have taken over a nuclear sub.
- DirectorPo-Chih LeongStarsWesley SnipesWilliam HopeTim DuttonSonni Griffith, a top US Secret Agent must protect a witness as he crosses Europe.
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingStarsSteven SeagalByron MannMonica LoAn ex-CIA agent's quest to find his kidnapped daughter leads him on a trail of political intrigue, corruption, danger and betrayal; he will stop at nothing to save her.
- DirectorAndy ChengStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Angie HarmonJames WoodsA secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President.
- DirectorSimon FellowsStarsWesley SnipesTamzin OuthwaiteDeobia OpareiWhen an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.
- DirectorDon E. FauntLeRoyStarsSteven SeagalJacqueline LordRoger Guenveur SmithA mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin. In order to succeed, he must break into one of the most well guarded prisons in Eastern Europe and free the son of the most notorious drug lord in the world today.
- DirectorAlexander GruszynskiStarsSteven SeagalTamara DaviesJohn Pyper-FergusonJonathan Cold returns, this time he goes undercover to stop a group of terrorists before they bomb Los Angeles.
- DirectorMichael KeuschStarsSteven SeagalEva PopeImelda StauntonAn intelligence operative discovers that no one is what they seem in the shadowy world of espionage.
- DirectorAnthony HickoxStarsDolph LundgrenMystro ClarkJon PennellA renegade general (Robert Miano) plots to bomb Washington using a new top secret jet called the Storm Catcher. The only trouble is only one man (Dolph Lundgren) is capable of flying it.
- DirectorMichael OblowitzStarsSteven SeagalHarry Van GorkumMax RyanA freelance agent must transport a package for a mysterious employer, leading him into a web of betrayal and deceit.
- DirectorCorey YuenStarsJaime PresslyDevon AokiSarah CarterThe world's best fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. There, four female rival fighters will have to work together to uncover the secret that the organizer of the tournament is trying to hide.
- DirectorMatt EskandariStarsBruce WillisChad Michael MurrayShea BucknerA disgraced doctor and his family are held hostage at their home by criminals on the run, when a robbery-gone-awry requires them to seek immediate medical attention.
- DirectorM.J. BassettStarsMegan FoxPhilip WinchesterGreg KriekO'Hara is a mercenary leading a squad of soldiers on their mission to rescue hostages in a remote part of Africa. Unfortunately, the mission goes awry and the team is stranded and forced to survive against the local rebels.
- DirectorGiorgio BrunoStarsDolph LundgrenHal YamanouchiNatalie BurnAfter an Interpol operation in Italy, Michael attends a company dinner party when suddenly, the 50 guests are held hostage by 15-20 armed men for $150,000,000 there.
- DirectorRoel ReinéStarsRandy OrtonEric RobertsWes StudiA former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsRoy ThinnesFrance NuyenZuluFailed pilot for a series starring a Hawaii-based agent with the code name "Diamond Head". In this - his only adventure - Diamond Head has to prevent enemy agents from stealing a deadly nerve gas and its sale to foreign powers.
- DirectorAmir ShervanStarsJames MitchumCameron MitchellDavid GossA detective tries to get back a child who has been kidnapped by gangsters.
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsBrian BosworthShannon WhirryMichael DornSecret Service agents target a presidential candidate by hijacking the Concorde he is on and kill the pilots. It's up to an Air Force officer, nicknamed "Washout" because he can't fly a plane, to land the Concorde.
- DirectorWych KaosayanandaStarsAntonio BanderasLucy LiuTalisa SotoTasked with destroying each other, an FBI agent and a rogue DIA agent soon discover that a much bigger enemy is at work.
- DirectorLuc CampeauStarsTony SchienaVinnie JonesLisa McAllisterWhen a former Martial Arts champion is hire to judge a beauty pageant he soon falls for one of the contestants. Trouble ensues with the shadowy figure behind the contest, leading to a Martial Arts showdown before a giant live TV audience.
- DirectorDolph LundgrenStarsDolph LundgrenKateri WalkerChelsea RickettsA mysterious stranger rolls into town on a unique motorcycle. All he carries is the bible and a desire for justice. Past vengeance collides as Ryder rights an injustice from his past and liberates the small town from a malicious oppressor.
- DirectorLuciano SaberStarsDeniz AkdenizBrittany BeeryRyan GuzmanWhen an eclectic group of terrorists plot to attack the United States from within, it's up to a quasi-military special investigative unit to identify, infiltrate and neutralize the threat.
- DirectorAlessandro CaponeStarsDanny GloverDaryl HannahMichael MadsenRyan Willburn (Stephen Baldwin), a Green War rebel Agent sent on a mission to collect evidence against the Confederate Central Government, for its heinous crimes. The mission quickly turns chaotic when he meets Tuag (Neva Leoni), a mutant survivor.
- DirectorSteven C. MillerStarsBruce WillisKellan LutzGina CaranoA former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists. When his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved, he launches his own rescue operation.
- DirectorRoel ReinéStarsTom SizemoreLex ShrapnelAnthony OseyemiTom Sizemore stars in the most explosive Behind Enemy Lines yet! Seal Team 8 must fight their way through the Congo to defuse one of the greatest threats the world has ever known.
- DirectorAra PaiayaStarsMickey RourkeEric RobertsDaryl HannahTraumatized by the death of an innocent, Bradley, a killer for hire, falls from society and roams the dangerous streets of a tough inner city ghetto looking for meaning in his life.
- DirectorTimothy Woodward Jr.StarsTom SizemoreMischa BartonTimothy Woodward Jr.A non-stop, race against time action packed thriller that follows an elite SWAT Team as they try to stop a domestic terrorist from killing innocent hostages and destroying the city of Los Angeles. With 24 hours left on the clock, the team must rely on their instincts and unique skill set to stop the attack and bring justice.
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonTommy Lee JonesAlicia VikanderThe CIA's most dangerous former operative is drawn out of hiding to uncover more explosive truths about his past.
- DirectorTitus PaarStarsSteven SeagalRichard TysonJohnny MessnerIn the not so distant future, society is controlled by the powerful State and a dictator known as the Director. Condor works as a hitman for the State, but a reunion with someone he thought was dead forces him to consider who his enemies really are.
- DirectorAndrew StevensStarsDon WilsonMichael BernardoKen McLeodScientist brings virtual reality characters to life. Two are women from the cybersex game site. The third is a warrior who wants to unleash the rest of the bad guys from the virtual reality underworld. A border cop must defeat the virtual reality warrior while learning to relate to one of the cybersex babes.
- DirectorJulian GrantStarsSteve GuttenbergKim CoatesTorri HigginsonAn elite squad of government agents executes a daring mid-air raid to retrieve the world's deadliest biological weapon, SEREX. With disaster imminent, they confront the killer, only to find that it's one of their own.
- DirectorDon E. FauntLeRoyStarsSteven SeagalAnthony 'Treach' CrissSarah BuxtonA former thief who is trying to go straight seeks vengeance on those who framed him.
- DirectorDolph LundgrenStarsDolph LundgrenMelissa MolinaroHristo ShopovWhen the Russian Premier is taken hostage at a rock concert in Moscow, it's up to a drummer, an ex-biker, to save him.
- DirectorP.J. PesceStarsTom BerengerClayne CrawfordTommy FlanaganHords of insane assassins (2 cute) gather in or near a bar waiting to kill an insignificant FBI pencil pusher at 3AM and collect $3M. He's kept in a safe house/bunker nearby surrounded by FBI agents. Action awaits.
- DirectorKeoni WaxmanStarsSteven SeagalMarlaina MahVitaly KravchenkoA man is, after 14 years in special ops and 6 years wrongfully imprisoned, in the middle of a Chinese triad/corrupt police shootout saving a Russian gangster's son and liberating a Chinese girl and a bag of money. The girl asks for help.
- DirectorMabrouk El MechriStarsHenry CavillBruce WillisSigourney WeaverAfter his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.
- DirectorLauro David Chartrand-Del ValleStarsSteven SeagalDan BadarauDarren ShahlaviA US drugs cop in Bucharest is up against a Russian gun and drug trafficker employing cute women and a Gypsy gang leader, who plunders, rapes and kills the young and rich. Lots of fighting and shooting.
- DirectorOlivier MegatonStarsLiam NeesonForest WhitakerMaggie GraceAccused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed, Bryan Mills goes on the run and brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name.
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsTreat WilliamsUdo KierLori LoughlinTerrorists takes a nuclear facility hostage, to set off a meltdown the size of Chernobyl - throughout Southern California. Only one man, security agent Mike Jeffers, has what it takes to thwart the operation and divert the deadly attack.
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsChris KleinJean RenoLL Cool JThe big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences... like dying.
- DirectorMax AdamsStarsBruce WillisMark-Paul GosselaarClaire ForlaniA crime boss tries to make off with loot that belongs to another thief.
- DirectorYork Alec ShackletonStarsGuy PearceDevon SawaKelly GreysonA small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting, must pick up his gun again to battle with a gang of outlaw bikers that has invaded the town to pull off a brazen and violent heist.
- DirectorTimothy Woodward Jr.StarsJohnny MessnerDolph LundgrenDanny TrejoA drug deal goes bad, leaving bodies. A sheriff shoots his deputy for the money and a wounded amnesiac shoots the sheriff and escapes with $3,000,000. DEA investigates as does the drug lord dad of the dead deputy.
- DirectorMaksim KorostyshevskyStarsChristian SlaterSean BeanVing RhamesWealthy thrill-seekers pay huge premiums to have themselves inserted into military adventures, only this time things don't go exactly to plan.
- DirectorJohn SingletonStarsTaylor LautnerLily CollinsAlfred MolinaA young man sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.
- DirectorDamian LeeStarsBrendan FraserDominic PurcellEthan SupleeA pair of criminals try to track down the kids who witnessed them commit a murder in the woods.
- DirectorSteven C. MillerStarsSylvester StalloneDave BautistaXiaoming HuangYears after he fought his way out of an inescapable prison, Ray Breslin has organized a new top-notch security force. But when one of his team members goes missing, Breslin must return to the hell he once escaped from.
- DirectorJeff KingStarsSteven SeagalIsaac HayesHolly ElissaA troubled detective travels to Memphis in order to track down a pair of serial killers.