One Day as a Lion (2023)
An action movie starring J.K. Simmons, Frank Grillo and Scott Caan
Jackie Powers is a nice guy but a lousy hit man, and when he’s sent to take out a crafty debtor, Jackie only pisses him off. Fleeing the scene, Jackie takes bored waitress Lola as a hostage. When Jackie reveals he needs money to get his son out of jail, Lola cooks up a scheme for them to get cash from her dying mother. Meanwhile, a thug sent to kill him is sleeping with Jackie’s ex. Also starring Frank Grillo, this crime-comedy is a witty homage to Tarantino and the Coen brothers.
Mad Max: The Wasteland
An action movie starring Tom Hardy
Mad Max (1980)
An action movie starring Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel and Hugh Keays-Byrne
In the ravaged near future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face ofa police force hell-bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max Rockatansky ... (more)
Munich (2006)
A thriller starring Eric Bana, Daniel Craig and Ciarán Hinds
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
Quantum of Solace (2008)
An action movie starring Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko and Judi Dench
Quantum of Solace continues the adventures of James Bond after Casino Royale. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals that the organization that blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.
Speed (1994)
An action movie starring Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock and Dennis Hopper
Los Angeles SWAT cop Jack Traven is up against bomb expert Howard Payne, who's after major ransom money. First it's a rigged elevator in a very tall building. Then it's a rigged bus--if it slows, it will blow, bad enough any day, but a nightmare in LA traffic. And that's still not the end.