Movies Inspired by the Commando/Man on Fire/Leon: The Professional/Taken Movie Formula
by muybueno16 | created - 05 Dec 2015 | updated - 4 days ago | PublicWhile some of these are easily just mash-ups of The Bourne Identity, D.O.A., Die Hard, The Fugitive or the TV show "24" and all their respective formulas, most of these are done in a similar style to the material found in the hit films Commando, Man on Fire (2004), Leon: The Professional and 2008's original Taken.
Many of these take-offs on the formula have starred the likes of Denzel Washington, Jason Patric, Salma Hayek, Bruce Willis, Gina Carano, Pierce Brosnan, Ashley Judd, Nicolas Cage, Mel Gibson and Keanu Reeves.
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1. The Equalizer (2014)
R | 132 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour
Votes: 420,749 | Gross: $101.53M
2. Taken 2 (2012)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser
Votes: 322,820 | Gross: $139.85M
3. John Wick (2014)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.
Director: Chad Stahelski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 739,777 | Gross: $43.04M
4. Run All Night (2015)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D'Onofrio
Votes: 115,129 | Gross: $26.46M
5. Missing (2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When a woman's son goes missing under suspicious circumstances, she will do anything it takes to find him.
Stars: Ashley Judd, Cliff Curtis, Adriano Giannini, Nick Eversman
Votes: 9,661
Short-lived TV series.
6. The Prince (I) (2014)
R | 93 min | Action, Thriller
When 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.
Director: Brian A. Miller | Stars: Jason Patric, Bruce Willis, John Cusack, Jessica Lowndes
Votes: 19,213
7. 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: 19,443
8. Erased (2012)
R | 100 min | Action, Thriller
An ex-CIA agent and his estranged daughter are forced on the run when his employers erase all records of his existence, and mark them both for termination as part of a wide-reaching international conspiracy.
Director: Philipp Stölzl | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Nick Alachiotis, Liana Liberato, Olga Kurylenko
Votes: 32,701
9. Non-Stop (2014)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages demanding $150 million into an off-shore account, or someone will die every 20 minutes.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy, Michelle Dockery
Votes: 276,661 | Gross: $92.17M
10. Unknown (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
When a man awakens from a coma only to discover that someone has taken on his identity, he teams up with a young woman to prove who he is.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 269,420 | Gross: $63.69M
11. Dying of the Light (2014)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When a devastating illness threatens to end Evan Lake's career in the C.I.A., he goes rogue to hunt down a terrorist who tortured him during a mission gone awry years ago.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin, Alexander Karim, Irène Jacob
Votes: 11,554
12. Stolen (2012)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Malin Akerman, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston
Votes: 46,454 | Gross: $0.30M
13. In the Blood (I) (2014)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Gina Carano, Cam Gigandet, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Danny Trejo
Votes: 13,124
14. Mea culpa (2014)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Franck and Simon are both good cops and partners. Simon has been troubled since he killed three in a drunk driving accident, but when Simons son witnesses a murder, and is hunted by ruthless killers, he's efficiently back.
Director: Fred Cavayé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Gilles Lellouche, Nadine Labaki, Gilles Cohen
Votes: 2,991
15. Rage (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Thriller
When the daughter of a reformed criminal is kidnapped, he rounds up his old crew and seeks his own brand of justice.
Director: Paco Cabezas | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols, Max Ryan, Michael McGrady
Votes: 25,532
16. Taken 3 (2014)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Accused 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.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
Votes: 204,219 | Gross: $89.26M
17. The November Man (2014)
R | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An ex-C.I.A. operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high-level C.I.A. officials and the Russian President-elect.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko, Bill Smitrovich
Votes: 70,573 | Gross: $24.98M
18. Safe (I) (2012)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.
Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Robert John Burke
Votes: 117,671 | Gross: $17.14M
19. The Outsider (2014)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The plot revolves around British military contractor Lex Walker, who is told his daughter has died. When he arrives in Los Angeles and discovers the body is not hers, he begins an investigation.
Director: Brian A. Miller | Stars: Craig Fairbrass, James Caan, Jason Patric, Shannon Elizabeth
Votes: 2,986
20. Salt (2010)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Thriller
A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 330,251 | Gross: $118.31M
21. 3 Days to Kill (2014)
PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A dying CIA agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment.
Director: McG | Stars: Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Amber Heard
Votes: 97,674 | Gross: $30.70M
22. The Target (2014)
R | 98 min | Action, Thriller
An ER doctor teams up with an assassination target to rescue his wife, held hostage by corrupt criminals and, in the process, uncovers a conspiracy.
Director: Hong-Seung Yoon | Stars: Ryu Seung-ryong, Yoo Joon-sang, Lee Jin-wook, Kim Sung-ryung
Votes: 2,156
23. Survivor (I) (2015)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York City, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.
Director: James McTeigue | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan, Dylan McDermott, Paddy Wallace
Votes: 35,789
24. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Jack Ryan, as a young covert C.I.A. analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh
Votes: 138,282 | Gross: $50.58M
25. Safe House (2012)
R | 115 min | Action, Thriller
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.
Director: Daniel Espinosa | Stars: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Patrick, Vera Farmiga
Votes: 235,718 | Gross: $126.37M
26. Getaway (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Thriller
To save his kidnapped wife, Brent Magna must drive at the orders of a mysterious man.
Director: Courtney Solomon | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight, Paul Freeman
Votes: 25,267 | Gross: $10.49M
27. The Cold Light of Day (2012)
PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Thriller
After 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.
Director: Mabrouk El Mechri | Stars: Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver, Verónica Echegui
Votes: 39,388 | Gross: $3.75M
28. Edge of Darkness (2010)
R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate cover-up and government conspiracy that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic
Votes: 99,076 | Gross: $43.31M
29. Inescapable (2012)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Years after he left Damascus under suspicious circumstances, Adib Abdel Kareem must confront what he left behind when his daughter goes missing.
Director: Ruba Nadda | Stars: Alexander Siddig, Joshua Jackson, Marisa Tomei, Oded Fehr
Votes: 2,803 | Gross: $0.00M
30. Point Blank (2010)
R | 84 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Samuel, a male nurse, saves the life of a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's wife hostage and force him to spring their boss.
Director: Fred Cavayé | Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya
Votes: 14,643 | Gross: $0.71M
31. The Gunman (2015)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A sniper on a mercenary assassination team kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.
Director: Pierre Morel | Stars: Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Jasmine Trinca, Javier Bardem
Votes: 43,405 | Gross: $10.64M
32. Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 85 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After her daughter is abducted in Russia, an NYPD detective goes out of her way to find and save her.
Director: Don Michael Paul | Stars: Julie Benz, Amy Bailey, Jeffrey Meek, Naomi Battrick
Votes: 587
33. Seeking Justice (2011)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favor' from him in return.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 48,016 | Gross: $0.04M
34. Get the Gringo (2012)
R | 96 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.
Director: Adrian Grunberg | Stars: Mel Gibson, Kevin Balmore, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jesús Ochoa
Votes: 111,669
35. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A spy organisation recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine
Votes: 716,585 | Gross: $128.26M
36. The Man from Nowhere (2010)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.
Director: Lee Jeong-beom | Stars: Won Bin, Kim Sae-ron, Kim Tae-hoon, Kim Hee-won
Votes: 74,896 | Gross: $0.01M
37. Lucy (I) (2014)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked
Votes: 534,815 | Gross: $126.66M
38. Momentum (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Four criminals steal diamonds from a safety deposit box in Cape Town, including a drive containing a US senator's evil plans. He'll do anything to get it back from Alexis.
Director: Stephen S. Campanelli | Stars: Olga Kurylenko, James Purefoy, Morgan Freeman, Greg Kriek
Votes: 16,948
39. Saluda al diablo de mi parte (2011)
90 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A former guerrilla is reluctantly drawn into the vengeance scheme of one of his victims.
Director: Juan Felipe Orozco | Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Ricardo Vélez, Carolina Gómez, Salvador del Solar
Votes: 768
40. Direct Contact (2009)
R | 90 min | Action, Thriller
An American prisoner in a Russian jail is given a chance at freedom if he can rescue a kidnapped American woman.
Director: Danny Lerner | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Gina May, Michael Paré, Bashar Rahal
Votes: 3,114
41. Icarus (I) (2010)
R | 88 min | Action, Thriller
A Soviet-trained assassin is determined to escape his double life as a hitman and as a husband-father.
Director: Dolph Lundgren | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Stefanie von Pfetten, Samantha Ferris, David James Lewis
Votes: 4,360
42. Bullet to the Head (2012)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington, D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Momoa, Christian Slater, Sung Kang
Votes: 52,458 | Gross: $9.48M
43. Faster (2010)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-con gets on a series of apparently unrelated killings. He gets tracked by a veteran cop with secrets of his own and an egocentric hit man.
Director: George Tillman Jr. | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Maggie Grace, Mauricio Lopez
Votes: 112,068 | Gross: $23.24M
44. 6 Bullets (2012)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Joe Flanigan, Anna-Louise Plowman, Charlotte Beaumont
Votes: 15,841
45. Colombiana (2011)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A young girl in Bogotá witnesses her parents' murder and grows up to be a stone-cold assassin.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Callum Blue, Jordi Mollà
Votes: 107,723 | Gross: $36.67M
46. Colombiana 2
Action, Drama, Thriller | Announced
Plot unknown. A sequel to the 2011 action film, 'Colombiana'.
Star: Zoe Saldana
47. Lucy 2
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Announced
Plot unknown. Sequel to the 2014 action film, "Lucy".
48. The Double (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A retired CIA operative is paired with a young FBI agent to unravel the mystery of a senator's murder, with all signs pointing to a Soviet assassin.
Director: Michael Brandt | Stars: Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Martin Sheen, Tamer Hassan
Votes: 31,561
49. Elephant White (2011)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An assassin is hired by a businessman to avenge the murder of his daughter by white slave traders in Thailand.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: Djimon Hounsou, Kevin Bacon, Vithaya Pansringarm, Sahajak Boonthanakit
Votes: 11,108
50. The Courier (2012)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A specialist carrier is hired to deliver a mysterious case to the underworld's most dangerous hitman.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad | Stars: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Josie Ho, Til Schweiger, Miguel Ferrer
Votes: 5,209
51. Homefront (I) (2013)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord.
Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth
Votes: 130,387 | Gross: $20.16M
52. 22 Bullets (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.
Director: Richard Berry | Stars: Jean Reno, Kad Merad, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Marina Foïs
Votes: 36,439
53. Age of Kill (2015)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action
A black ops sniper is blackmailed by a psychotic international terrorist into killing 6 unrelated people in 6 hours... but there is more to the victims than meets the eye.
Director: Neil Jones | Stars: Martin Kemp, Dani Dyer, Donna Air, Phil Davis
Votes: 885
54. Bullet (I) (2014)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A tough cop takes the law into his own hands when his grandson is kidnapped.
Director: Nick Lyon | Stars: Danny Trejo, Jonathan Banks, Julia Dietze, John Savage
Votes: 3,669
55. Mardaani (2014)
Not Rated | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A female cop Shivani Shivaji Roy, working at a Mumbai Crime Branch, who sets out to confront the mastermind behind a child trafficking mafia.
Director: Pradeep Sarkar | Stars: Rani Mukerji, Jisshu Sengupta, Anant Vidhaat, Mona Ambegaonkar
Votes: 13,437
56. Harry Brown (2009)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Director: Daniel Barber | Stars: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, David Bradley, Charlie Creed-Miles
Votes: 91,405 | Gross: $1.82M
57. Close Range (2015)
TV-MA | 80 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a fight with a dirty sheriff and the cartel he works for to protect his niece and sister.
Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Scott Adkins, Nick Chinlund, Caitlin Keats, Madison Lawlor
Votes: 5,643
58. One in the Chamber (2012)
R | 91 min | Action, Thriller
An assassin playing both sides in a Russian gang war becomes the target of an unknown enemy.
Director: William Kaufman | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Dolph Lundgren, Claudia Bassols, Andrew Bicknell
Votes: 5,009
59. A Hitman in London (2015)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime
Traumatized 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.
Director: Ara Paiaya | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen
Votes: 1,930
60. Extraction (II) (2015)
R | 82 min | Action, Thriller
A 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.
Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Bruce Willis, Kellan Lutz, Gina Carano, D.B. Sweeney
Votes: 12,033
61. I Am Wrath (2016)
R | 92 min | Action, Thriller
Stanley Hill opens a can of brutal vengeance on the thugs who murdered his wife and the corrupt cops who are protecting them.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: John Travolta, Christopher Meloni, Amanda Schull, Sam Trammell
Votes: 16,075
62. Misfire (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action
Hardened DEA agent, Cole, descends into the dangerous underworld of Tijuana, Mexico in search of his journalist ex-wife who he believes has been abducted by a charismatic Cartel boss with aspirations for public office.
Director: R. Ellis Frazier | Stars: Gary Daniels, Vannessa Vasquez, Michael Greco, Luis Gatica
Votes: 821
63. Taken (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
As former CIA agent Bryan Mills deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world, he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge.
Stars: Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals, Adam Goldberg, Jessica Camacho
Votes: 11,716
64. Collateral Damage (2002)
R | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
After his family is killed by a terrorist act, a firefighter goes in search of the one responsible.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Leguizamo, Francesca Neri, Elias Koteas
Votes: 77,997 | Gross: $40.08M
65. Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia (2009 Video)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
Navy SEALS mount an attack on Colombian special forces to clear their names and rescue a hostage.
Director: Tim Matheson | Stars: Joe Manganiello, Ken Anderson, Channon Roe, Yancey Arias
Votes: 4,639
66. The Marine (2006)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.
Director: John Bonito | Stars: John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Robert Patrick, Anthony Ray Parker
Votes: 35,856 | Gross: $18.84M
67. Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak | Stars: Jet Li, DMX, Mark Dacascos, Anthony Anderson
Votes: 46,778 | Gross: $34.71M
68. The Assassin Next Door (2009)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A woman forced to work for the Russian Mafia as an assassin agrees to help her next-door neighbor kill her abusive husband.
Director: Danny Lerner | Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Ninet Tayeb, Henry David, Vladimir Friedman
Votes: 3,006
69. Hitman (I) (2007)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.
Director: Xavier Gens | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper
Votes: 177,828 | Gross: $39.69M
70. Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
Director: Aleksander Bach | Stars: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 95,714 | Gross: $22.47M
71. Licence to Kill (1989)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A vengeful James Bond goes rogue to infiltrate and take down the organization of a drug lord who has murdered his friend's new wife and left him near death.
Director: John Glen | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi, Carey Lowell, Talisa Soto
Votes: 112,151 | Gross: $34.67M
72. Quantum of Solace (2008)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organisation from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench
Votes: 471,009 | Gross: $168.37M
73. Merchant of Death (1997)
R | 96 min | Action, Drama
Jim Rendall (Michael Pare) is 6 when his family gets killed. 25 years later he finds out why.
Director: Yossi Wein | Stars: Michael Paré, Linda Hoffman, John Simon Jones, Justin Illusion
Votes: 294
74. Ballistica (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A man has been trained in a deadly form of hand-to-hand combat using ballistics and firearms. He is one of the few Americans who has perfected it, which makes him the CIA's best weapon against International Terrorism.
Director: Gary Jones | Stars: Paul Logan, Martin Kove, Robert Davi, CB Ferrari
Votes: 475
75. The Contractor (2007 Video)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Ex-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).
Director: Josef Rusnak | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Eliza Bennett, Lena Headey, Ralph Brown
Votes: 9,990
76. Sacrifice (I) (2011)
R | 100 min | Action, Thriller
A tough undercover cop inadvertently gets involved in a dangerous heroin ring when a young defector of the drug trade leaves his five year-old sister in his care.
Director: Damian Lee | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Christian Slater, Kim Coates, Devon Bostick
Votes: 2,642 | Gross: $0.03M
77. Skin Trade (2014)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests, NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White
Votes: 8,581 | Gross: $0.00M
78. Zero Tolerance (1994)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jeff is an FBI agent sent to pick up Ray Manta, a member of the White Hand drug cartel, from a Mexican jail. Manta escapes, and gets revenge by killing Jeff's family. Kowalski, another ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Robert Patrick, Titus Welliver, Mick Fleetwood, Miles O'Keeffe
Votes: 668
79. Assassin's Game (2015)
R | 83 min | Action
When a team of assassins botches a hit, legendary hitman Vet Jones gets an ultimatum from his former boss - kill the target or his son dies.
Director: Anoop Rangi | Stars: Tom Sizemore, Vivica A. Fox, Bai Ling, Mark Mikita
Votes: 201
80. Waist Deep (2006)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-convict (Tyrese) gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall | Stars: Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Larenz Tate, Shawn Parr
Votes: 10,536 | Gross: $21.32M
81. The Expendables (2010)
R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren
Votes: 364,877 | Gross: $103.07M
82. Zero Tolerance (I) (2015)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Johnny and Peter, former paramilitary operatives, search Bangkok - leaving carnage in their wake - to find the men who killed Johnny's daughter, Angel.
Director: Wych Kaosayananda | Stars: Dustin Nguyen, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Scott Adkins, Gary Daniels
Votes: 2,122
83. The Fifth Commandment (2008)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In Bangkok, an assassin who turns down a job that hits too close to home finds himself targeted by the elite members of his profession.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Rick Yune, Roger Yuan, Dania Ramirez, Keith David
Votes: 1,331
84. The Rundown (2003)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, Rosario Dawson
Votes: 143,121 | Gross: $47.73M
85. Bichhoo (2000)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A contract killer with a tragic past trains a teenage girl to avenge the murder of her family and falls for her in the process.
Director: Guddu Dhanoa | Stars: Bobby Deol, Rani Mukerji, Ashish Vidyarthi, Farida Jalal
Votes: 3,178
86. Tooken (I) (2015)
R | 80 min | Action, Comedy
Tooken - The spoof on the popular Taken franchise.
Director: John Asher | Stars: Lee Tergesen, Reno Wilson, Lauren Stamile, Joyce Bulifant
Votes: 1,792
87. Dirty (2005)
R | 97 min | Crime, Thriller
Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.
Director: Chris Fisher | Stars: Frank Alvarez, Clifton Collins Jr., Brittany Daniel, Keith David
Votes: 5,877 | Gross: $0.27M
88. Pound of Flesh (2015)
R | 104 min | Action, Thriller
A man's heroic attempt to help a woman in distress ends up with him waking up the next day without a kidney and plotting his revenge.
Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Ralston, Aki Aleong, Charlotte Peters
Votes: 7,047
89. Driven to Kill (2009 Video)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An ex-Russian mobster who is now a crime novelist must confront his past when his family is targeted by violence.
Director: Jeff King | Stars: Steven Seagal, Mike Dopud, Igor Zhizhikin, Robert Wisden
Votes: 6,165
90. The Keeper (I) (2009)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Corrupt cop Sallinger, nearly killed by crooked partner, retires to San Antonio as bodyguard for businessman's daughter.
Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Steven Seagal, Liezl Carstens, Arron Shiver, Johnnie Hector
Votes: 4,935
91. Absolution (IV) (2015)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Contract killer John Alexander (Steven Seagal, "Under Siege") has a chance to save an innocent girl from a powerful mob boss, but protecting her means betraying the government agency that hired him and putting his own life at risk.
Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Steven Seagal, Byron Mann, Howard Dell, Adina Stetcu
Votes: 3,858
92. Assassins Run (2013)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Maya becomes the target of the Russian mafia after her husband, a successful American businessman, is killed.
Directors: Robert Crombie, Sofya Skya | Stars: Christian Slater, Sofya Skya, Cole Hauser, Angus Macfadyen
Votes: 1,642
93. McBain (1991)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, War
A former Vietnam War lieutenant reforms his old team in order to help a revolutionary's sister overthrow a ruthless dictator.
Director: James Glickenhaus | Stars: Christopher Walken, Maria Conchita Alonso, Michael Joseph DeSare, Chick Vennera
Votes: 2,265 | Gross: $0.46M
94. Deadly Ransom (1998)
R | 92 min | Action
A wealthy banker and his daughter are kidnapped by a gang of thugs. The girl's boyfriend, who serves in the special units of the US Navy, is in possession of particular psychic powers. It ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Hyatt | Stars: Loren Avedon, Lisa K. Crosato, Brion James, John Aprea
Votes: 132
95. Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
R | 79 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two L.A. cops with opposing views on what is the best way to uphold the law have to work together to bring down the Yakuza, while trying to protect a beautiful woman.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere
Votes: 20,730 | Gross: $2.28M
96. True Vengeance (1997 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An ex-naval intelligence officer is forced to assassinate a CEO when his daughter is kidnapped by the Yakuza.
Director: David Worth | Stars: Daniel Bernhardt, Beverly Johnson, Miles O'Keeffe, Jonathan Lutz
Votes: 341
97. The Punisher (2004)
R | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An undercover FBI agent becomes a vigilante and sets out to unleash his wrath upon the corrupt businessman who slaughtered his entire family at a reunion.
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh | Stars: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Samantha Mathis, Laura Harring
Votes: 170,655 | Gross: $33.81M
98. Punisher: War Zone (2008)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Frank Castle, known as the Punisher, ruthlessly demolishes organized crime, but it starts an even bigger war.
Director: Lexi Alexander | Stars: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz, Doug Hutchison
Votes: 67,186 | Gross: $8.05M
99. The Punisher (1989)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as The Punisher.
Director: Mark Goldblatt | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Kim Miyori
Votes: 25,831
100. Eraser (1996)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn
Votes: 118,440 | Gross: $101.30M
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