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Wrath of Man(2021)

R
| 1h 58min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 2,148 votes)

A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.

The Equalizer(2014)

R
| 2h 12min | Thriller, Action, Crime
3.7/5 (with 4,167 votes)

McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.

Serenity(2005)

3.7/5 (with 1,619 votes)

When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But... the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End(2007)

R
| 1h 36min | Horror, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 632 votes)

Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into a nightmarish showdown when each realizes they are being hunted by an inbred family of cannibals determined to make them all dinner!

The Guest(2014)

R
| 1h 40min | Mystery, Thriller, Action
3.3/5 (with 890 votes)

A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

Lethal Weapon(1987)

R
| 1h 50min | Adventure, Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
3.6/5 (with 1,987 votes)

Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.

The Hunted(2003)

R
| 1h 34min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
3.1/5 (with 340 votes)

In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallum. A former Special Operations instructor is approached and asked to apprehend Hallum—his former student—who has 'gone rogue' after suffering severe battle stress from his time in Kosovo.

No Escape(1994)

3.1/5 (with 171 votes)

In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.

Harsh Times(2005)

R
| 1h 56min | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action
3.2/5 (with 281 votes)

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

The Card Counter(2021)

R
| 1h 49min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
3.1/5 (with 389 votes)

William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.

Unstoppable(2004)

R
| 1h 36min | Action
2.7/5 (with 42 votes)

The deranged military and former CIA agent Dean Cage is in a rehab program, trying to forget the traumatic loss of his best friend Scott in Bosnia. When he dates with his girl-friend and Scott's sister, Detective Amy Knight, in a dinning restaurant, he is mistakenly taken as being the CIA agent that is investigating the robbery of the military experiment EX by a man called Sullivan. He is injected with the drug and abducted by the thieves. Amy has six hours to find the also stolen antidote and save Dean's life.

Mesrine: Killer Instinct(2008)

R
| 1h 53min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
3.7/5 (with 401 votes)

Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

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Big Legend(2018)

NR
| 1h 29min | Horror, Action, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 62 votes)

An ex-soldier ventures into the Pacific Northwest to uncover the truth behind his fiance's disappearance.

Forsaken(2015)

R
| 1h 30min | Western
3.0/5 (with 153 votes)

John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, however he has abandoned both his gun and reputation as a fearless quick-draw killer.

Kill List(2011)

NR
| 1h 35min | Horror, Thriller, Crime
3.1/5 (with 321 votes)

Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

Outpost(2008)

R
| 1h 30min | Action, Adventure, Horror
3.0/5 (with 101 votes)

In a seedy bar in a town ravaged by war, scientist and businessman Hunt hires mercenary and former Royal Marine D.C. to assemble a crack team of ex-soldiers to protect him on a dangerous journey into no-man's land. Their mission is to scope out an old military bunker in Eastern Europe. It should be easy – 48 hours at the most. Lots of cash for little risk. Or so he says...

American Ninja 4: The Annihilation(1990)

R
| 1h 39min | Action, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 62 votes)

The two American Ninjas, Joe Armstrong and Sean Davidson, team up to do battle against a terrorist and his band of Ninjas.

The Beast(2020)

1h 30min | Crime
3.1/5 (with 125 votes)

To rescue his daughter, an unstable Special Forces veteran unleashes his inner beast as he pursues her kidnappers — and soon becomes a suspect himself.

Directed by Ludovico Di Martino - With Fabrizio Gifuni, Lino Musella, Monica Piseddu, Andrea Pennacchi, Emanuele Linfatti, Nicolò Galasso, ...

The Exterminator(1980)

R
| 1h 41min | Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
2.8/5 (with 53 votes)

When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.

Sarrainodu(2016)

2h 41min | Action, Drama
3.3/5 (with 15 votes)

Only one man can stop a villain who, backed by his father, brutally murders anyone who gets in the way of his unscrupulous real estate deals.

Disorder(2015)

1h 40min | Drama, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 99 votes)

An ex-soldier with PTSD is hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman while he's out of town.

The Reflecting Skin(1990)

R
| 1h 35min | Drama, Thriller, Horror
3.4/5 (with 76 votes)

A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events. After his father tells him stories of vampires, he becomes convinced that the widow up the road is a vampire, and tries to find ways of discouraging his brother from seeing her.

Detention(2003)

R
| 1h 38min | Action, Thriller
2.3/5 (with 19 votes)

A heroic high school teacher leads a band of students trapped in school by violent drug-runners.

The Veteran(2011)

R
| 1h 38min | Action, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 49 votes)

Soldier Robert Miller returns home from Afghanistan unable to fit back into society. Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover surveillance, he becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters who are intrinsically tied to a suspected terrorist cell. Taking the situation into his own hands, Robert embarks on a brutal quest for justice, with devastating consequences.

Directed by Matthew Hope - With Toby Kebbell, Brian Cox, Adi Bielski, Tony Curran

Far North(2008)

3.0/5 (with 23 votes)

In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.

Pod(2015)

1h 16min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
2.2/5 (with 50 votes)

A family intervention goes horrifically awry within the snowy confines of an isolated lake house.

Directed by Mickey Keating

Deadliest Prey(2013)

2.4/5 (with 7 votes)

Sequel to Deadly Prey. Colonel Hogan is still alive and just getting out of prison on parole, some 28 years later. But he has only one thing in mind and that is revenge on Mike Danton. So once again, Hogan puts together a group of mercenaries, has Danton kidnapped, and the games begin. Only this time Hogan is funded by a huge internet company in exchange for broadcasting the hunting of Danton over the internet, worldwide. For Hogan, winning is everything. Proving that there can only be one best and that it is him. What he had not thought of is that he isn’t the only one who had twenty eight years to get pissed off. Because now Mike Danton is pissed off and that means few will survive.

Directed by David A. Prior - With Ted Prior, Tara Kleinpeter, David Campbell, Cat Tomeny, Fabio Soldani, Suki-Rose Otter, ...

Snake Eater III: His Law(1992)

R
| 1h 35min | Action
2.4/5 (with 10 votes)

A Vietnam vet named soldier is hired to find a biker gang called Hell's Fury, which kidnapped, drugged, and raped a young girl, and exact revenge.

Directed by George Erschbamer - With Lorenzo Lamas

Dead and Deader(2006)

NR
| 1h 29min | Horror, Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
2.7/5 (with 12 votes)

Lt. Bobby Quinn is a Special Forces commando killed during a recon mission in the Cambodian jungle. But when Quinn interrupts his own stateside autopsy, he discovers that the rest of his dead squad has been resurrected with a ravenous apetite for human flesh. Now with the help of a wisecracking cook and a sexy film geek, the part-zombie Quinn must stop the plague before it can infect the entire nation. Who holds the shocking secret behind this blood-crazed carnage? And what happens when Quinn stops gnawing on raw steak and starts chomping on the hot chick?

Francis Covers the Big Town(1953)

2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.

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