55 action movies 2022 (budomate.com)
by budomate-428-124960 | created - 21 Dec 2022 | updated - 21 Dec 2022 | PublicAt Budomate Magazine we put our heads together and collected action movies from United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia and even France and Sweden that have been released this year and may have slipped under your radar. Sure you will find a movie deserve adding to your collection of beloved actioners.
Here is the list of 55 action movies you should have been seen in 2022.
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1. The 355 (2022)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Thriller
When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild-card C.I.A. agent joins forces with three international agents on a mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move.
Director: Simon Kinberg | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Bingbing Fan, Diane Kruger
Votes: 37,689
2. The Commando (2022)
R | 93 min | Action, Thriller
A DEA agent returns home with PTSD after a botched mission and must now protect his family from a home invasion when a recently freed convict and his henchmen come after their stash of millions hidden inside of the agent's home.
Director: Asif Akbar | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Jeff Fahey, Michael Jai White, Brendan Fehr
Votes: 1,661
3. Ben & Jody (2022)
TV-MA | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Since deciding to leave Filosofi Kopi, Ben has lived in his hometown and actively defending farmer groups whose lands have been taken over by the Company.
Director: Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Stars: Chicco Jerikho, Rio Dewanto, Hana Malasan, Aghniny Haque
Votes: 502
4. Blacklight (2022)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Travis Block is a government operative coming to terms with his shadowy past. When he discovers a plot targeting U.S. citizens, Block finds himself in the crosshairs of the FBI director he once helped protect.
Director: Mark Williams | Stars: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Taylor John Smith, Emmy Raver-Lampman
Votes: 24,505 | Gross: $9.59M
5. Fistful of Vengeance (2022)
TV-MA | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Kai Jin, a young Chinatown chef in present day San Francisco, becomes entangled with the Chinese Triad's pursuit of deadly ancient powers known as the "Wu Xing.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Iko Uwais, Lewis Tan, Lawrence Kao, Pearl Thusi
Votes: 7,572
6. Uncharted (2022)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure
Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada.
Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas, Sophia Ali
Votes: 259,771 | Gross: $148.65M
7. The Batman (2022)
PG-13 | 176 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell
Votes: 787,820 | Gross: $369.35M
8. Kung Fu Zohra (2022)
100 min | Action, Drama
Convinced that a divorce would separate her from her little girl, Zohra cannot bring herself to leave her husband despite his violent behavior. She suffers his blows in silence. But all that changes when she meets Chang Sue.
Director: Mabrouk El Mechri | Stars: Sabrina Ouazani, Ramzy Bedia, Eye Haidara, Tien Shue
Votes: 656
9. The Adam Project (2022)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self for a mission to save the future.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner
Votes: 231,729
10. Expired (2022)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
In an uncharted future, two hardened souls meet and confront each other with the things they have done and what they have become.
Director: Ivan Sen | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, David Field, Michael Chan, Franck Matour
Votes: 900
11. Black Crab (2022)
TV-MA | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a post-apocalyptic world, six soldiers on a covert mission must transport a mysterious package across a frozen archipelago. Noomi Rapace stars.
Director: Adam Berg | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Jakob Oftebro, Dar Salim, Erik Enge
Votes: 26,356
12. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
R | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan
Votes: 533,670 | Gross: $72.86M
13. Eraser: Reborn (2022)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
It is based on U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard who is specialized in engineering the fake deaths of witnesses that leaves no trace of their existence.
Director: John Pogue | Stars: Dominic Sherwood, Jacky Lai, McKinley Belcher III, Eddie Ramos
Votes: 2,482
14. The Contractor (2022)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins a private contracting organization.
Director: Tarik Saleh | Stars: Chris Pine, Gillian Jacobs, Sander Thomas, Toby Dixon
Votes: 28,792
15. Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022)
TV-14 | 125 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.
Director: Hyeon Na | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Park Hae-soo, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Yang Dong-kun
Votes: 4,593
16. Ambulance (2022)
R | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt
Votes: 98,294 | Gross: $22.78M
17. The Northman (2022)
R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Viking prince is on a quest to avenge his father's murder.
Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke
Votes: 253,903 | Gross: $34.23M
18. Blind War (2022)
103 min | Action
The film tells the story of the former SWAT captain Dong Gu, permanently injured during a failed mission for which he took responsibility. After gradually getting out of the haze, his old enemy reappeared and threat his daughter.
Director: Suiqiang Huo | Stars: Pingqing Chen, Dao Dao, Waise Lee, Vincent Matile
Votes: 261
19. The Takedown (2022)
TV-MA | 119 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Diakité and Monge are police officers who are complete opposites, and get paired together to uncover an unexpectedly big criminal case.
Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Omar Sy, Laurent Lafitte, Izïa Higelin, Dimitri Storoge
Votes: 8,806
20. Vendetta (I) (2022)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
When his daughter is brutally murdered and legal justice seems unlikely, William Duncan takes the law into his own hands and sets out on a quest for retribution.
Director: Jared Cohn | Stars: Clive Standen, Theo Rossi, Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane
Votes: 2,550
21. The Roundup (2022)
106 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Followed by Ma Seok-do, who heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect. However, he discovers additional murder cases and learns about a killer who had committed crimes against tourists for many years.
Director: Lee Sang-yong | Stars: Ma Dong-seok, Son Suk-ku, Choi Gwi-hwa, Park Ji-hwan
Votes: 10,873 | Gross: $0.81M
22. 578 Magnum (2022)
95 min | Action, Drama
A truck driver's daughter is kidnapped, leading him on a dangerous pursuit to find her abductor, uncovering a sinister criminal network he must confront to rescue his child.
Director: Dung Luong Dinh | Stars: Jessica Minh Anh, Anh Tuan Hac Martial Art, Alexandre Nguyen, Hoang Phuc Nguyen
Votes: 840
23. Agent Game (2022)
R | 90 min | Action, Thriller
A CIA officer finds himself the target of a rendition operation after being scapegoated for the death of an interrogation subject.
Director: Grant S. Johnson | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Adan Canto, Katie Cassidy, Annie Ilonzeh
Votes: 3,007
24. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Drama
After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.
Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer
Votes: 698,213 | Gross: $718.73M
25. White Elephant (2022)
92 min | Action, Thriller
An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do things for the mob.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Michael Rooker, Bruce Willis, Olga Kurylenko, John Malkovich
Votes: 4,987
26. Interceptor (2022)
TV-MA | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
One Army captain must use her years of tactical training and military expertise when a simultaneous coordinated attack threatens the remote missile interceptor station she is in command of.
Director: Matthew Reilly | Stars: Elsa Pataky, Luke Bracey, Aaron Glenane, Mayen Mehta
Votes: 27,439
27. Mat Kilau (2022)
TV-MA | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The film is inspired by the epic Malaysian historical figure Mat Kilau who had fought against the British colonists in Pahang before independence.
Director: Syamsul Yusof | Stars: Adi Putra, Beto Kusyairy, Fattah Amin, Johan Asari
Votes: 1,718
28. The Man from Toronto (2022)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The world's deadliest assassin and New York's biggest screw-up are mistaken for each other at an Airbnb rental.
Director: Patrick Hughes | Stars: Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Jasmine Mathews, Kaley Cuoco
Votes: 59,745
29. Code Name Banshee (2022)
88 min | Action, Thriller
Caleb, a former government assassin in hiding, who resurfaces when his protégé, the equally deadly killer known as Banshee, discovers a bounty has been placed on Caleb's head.
Director: Jon Keeyes | Stars: Jaime King, Antonio Banderas, Tommy Flanagan, Catherine Davis
Votes: 2,186
30. Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, Biosyn operatives attempt to track down Maisie Lockwood, while Dr Ellie Sattler investigates a genetically engineered swarm of giant insects.
Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Sam Neill
Votes: 205,509 | Gross: $376.85M
31. The Killer (2022)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A retired hitman agrees to take care of a teen aged girl, but when she becomes involved with unsavory people, he has to rescue her.
Director: Jae-Hoon Choi | Stars: Jang Hyuk, Seo-young Lee, Bang Eun-Jung, Lee Chae-young
Votes: 4,275
32. The Gray Man (2022)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Thriller
When the CIA's most skilled operative, whose true identity is known to none, accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.
Directors: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Billy Bob Thornton
Votes: 238,912
33. Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)
107 min | Biography, Drama, History
At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.
Director: Daniel Graham | Stars: Matt Hookings, Ray Winstone, Russell Crowe, Marton Csokas
Votes: 7,580
34. VR Fighter (2021)
82 min | Action
After his wife's death professional bodyguard Lung Wei went overseas to find doctors for his daughter, but instead found a new job as a virtual reality tester.
Director: Tang Qiaojia | Stars: Siu-Wong Fan, Yiyi Jiang, Diego Dati, Song Ziqiao
Votes: 501
35. Prey (I) (2022)
R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
Naru, a skilled warrior of the Comanche Nation, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth.
Director: Dan Trachtenberg | Stars: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Stormee Kipp
Votes: 227,412
36. Carter (2022)
TV-MA | 132 min | Action, Thriller
Thrown straight into a dangerous mission with none of his memories intact, a man must escape death while trying to figure out who he is, how he ended up here, and who is the mysterious voice in his ear calling him "Carter"?
Director: Jung Byung-gil | Stars: Joo Won, Kim Bo-Min, Lee Sung-jae, Camilla Belle
Votes: 9,878
37. Bullet Train (2022)
R | 127 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
Five assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry
Votes: 428,836 | Gross: $103.37M
38. Day Shift (2022)
R | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A hard-working, blue-collar dad just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 10-year-old daughter. His mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income: hunting and killing vampires.
Director: J.J. Perry | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Meagan Good
Votes: 90,129
39. Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
When a corrupt federal agent is implicated in a human trafficking network, CIA sniper Brandon Beckett teams up with his allies, national security agent Zero and the murderous Lady Death, to catch him.
Director: Oliver Thompson | Stars: Chad Michael Collins, Ryan Robbins, Sayaka Akimoto, Dennis Haysbert
Votes: 1,865
40. Bullet Proof (2022)
R | 96 min | Action
After stealing millions in cash from the drug hiding place of the sadistic mafia boss Temple, a thief finds a stowaway passenger in his getaway car.
Director: James Clayton | Stars: Vinnie Jones, Lina Lecompte, James Clayton, Lori Triolo
Votes: 1,649
41. Warriors of Future (2022)
112 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A meteorite brings an extraterrestrial life to the earth. When powerful alien creatures threaten humanity, Commander Sing Lee's elite forces are almost wiped out, and the surviving soldier Tai Loi discovers an even bigger conspiracy.
Director: Yuen Fai Ng | Stars: Louis Koo, Ching Wan Lau, Carina Lau, Philip Keung
Votes: 7,412
42. Samaritan (I) (2022)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A young boy learns that a superhero who was thought to have died after an epic battle twenty-five years ago may in fact still be alive.
Director: Julius Avery | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Javon 'Wanna' Walton, Pilou Asbæk, Dascha Polanco
Votes: 55,224
43. Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022)
129 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
The film depicts an unpredictable global cooperative investigation by South Korean, North Korean, and American detectives who have come together for their own purposes.
Director: Seok-hoon Lee | Stars: Hyun Bin, Im Yoon-ah, Yoo Hae-jin, Daniel Henney
Votes: 2,055
44. Wolf Pack (2022)
105 min | Action, Thriller, War
During one of the missions, of the Wolf Pack squad led by Lao Diao who are engaged in overseas security work for a long time discovers that foreign terrorist forces have extended their reach into China's energy lifeline.
Director: Michael Chiang | Stars: Jin Zhang, Aarif Lee, Luxia Jiang, Mark Luu
Votes: 151
45. Medieval (2022)
R | 125 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord, Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
Director: Petr Jákl | Stars: Ben Foster, Sophie Lowe, Michael Caine, Til Schweiger
Votes: 12,560
46. Blackout (VI) (2022)
TV-MA | 81 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A man wakes in a hospital with no memory, and quickly finds himself on the run in a locked down hospital with the Cartel on his tail. He scrambles to find his true identity in the most vicious way.
Director: Sam Macaroni | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Abbie Cornish, Omar Chaparro, Nick Nolte
Votes: 4,807
47. Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The Accident Man, is back and this time he must beat the top assassins in the world, to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father figure.
Directors: George Kirby, Harry Kirby | Stars: Scott Adkins, Ray Stevenson, Perry Benson, Sarah Chang
Votes: 4,976
48. Black Adam (2022)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo
Votes: 274,182 | Gross: $168.15M
49. Blade of the 47 Ronin (2022)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Ancient Japanese Ronin warriors set 300 years after 47 Ronin, in a modern-day world where Samurai clans exist in complete secrecy.
Director: Ron Yuan | Stars: Anna Akana, Mark Dacascos, Teresa Ting, Mike Moh
Votes: 1,859
50. The System (I) (2022)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime
When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
Director: Dallas Jackson | Stars: Jeremy Piven, Terrence Howard, Tyrese Gibson, Ric Reitz
Votes: 1,490
51. Overdose (II) (2022)
119 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Follows Sara, head of the Toulouse police narcotics squad, who is forced to collaborate with Richard, the head of the local criminal police, to stop a go-fast between Spain and France and find the murderer linked to the case.
Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Sofia Essaïdi, Assaad Bouab, Alberto Ammann, Nicolas Cazalé
Votes: 2,017
52. Shadow Master (2022)
R | 90 min | Action
After being slain by a group of criminals, a man is reborn with animal-like superpowers and makes it his mission to right the wrongs of his city.
Director: Pearry Reginald Teo | Stars: D.Y. Sao, Layton Matthews, Brian Le, Craig Ng
Votes: 852
53. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
PG-13 | 161 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.
Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke
Votes: 305,890 | Gross: $453.72M
54. Violent Night (2022)
R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Alex Hassell
Votes: 99,164 | Gross: $50.06M
55. As Good as Dead (2022)
89 min | Action, Crime
Bryant befriends a troubled teen and introduces him to martial arts. As Bryant's mysterious and dangerous past catches up to him, he is forced into a life and death struggle to clear his name, save the boy and get back all he left behind.
Director: R. Ellis Frazier | Stars: Michael Jai White, Luca Oriel, Guillermo Iván, Gabriela Quezada
Votes: 733
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