Top 20 Action Movies of 2017
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1. American Renegades (2017)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A team of Navy SEALs discover an underwater treasure in a Bosnian lake of Nazi stolen Gold. An updated Kellys heroes.
Director: Steven Quale | Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Charlie Bewley, Sylvia Hoeks, Joshua Henry
Votes: 10,943
2. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
R | 164 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista
Votes: 664,729 | Gross: $92.05M
3. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Karin Konoval
Votes: 282,630 | Gross: $146.88M
4. Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
Not Rated | 132 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly.
Director: S. Craig Zahler | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Udo Kier
Votes: 75,644
5. American Assassin (2017)
R | 111 min | Action, Thriller
After the death of his girlfriend at the hands of terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by tough-as-nails former U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Stan Hurley.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Taylor Kitsch
Votes: 90,876 | Gross: $36.25M
6. Wheelman (2017)
TV-MA | 82 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A getaway driver for a bank robbery realizes he has been double crossed and races to find out who betrayed him.
Director: Jeremy Rush | Stars: Frank Grillo, Caitlin Carmichael, Garret Dillahunt, Shea Whigham
Votes: 22,271
7. Revolt (2017)
R | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the war-ravaged Kenyan countryside, a U.S. soldier (Lee Pace) and a French foreign aid worker (Berenice Marlohe) team up to survive an alien onslaught.
Director: Joe Miale | Stars: Lee Pace, Bérénice Marlohe, Jason Flemyng, Sibulele Gcilitshana
Votes: 10,272
8. Security (I) (2017)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A security guard protects an eleven year-old girl who is being targeted by a gang for participating as a trial witness.
Director: Alain Desrochers | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Ben Kingsley, Liam McIntyre, Cung Le
Votes: 21,869
9. The Wall (II) (2017)
R | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Two American Soldiers are trapped by a lethal sniper, with only an unsteady wall between them.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, Laith Nakli
Votes: 30,904 | Gross: $1.80M
10. American Made (2017)
R | 115 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons
Votes: 208,086 | Gross: $51.34M
11. Juggernaut (II) (2017)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Family
After a lengthy absence, a small town outlaw returns to his hometown, violently obsessed with the notion that his Mother's death was not a suicide.
Director: Daniel DiMarco | Stars: Amanda Crew, Stephen McHattie, Ty Olsson, David Cubitt
Votes: 418
12. Sleight (2016)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
A young street magician is left to care for his little sister after their parents' death, and turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets in too deep, his ... See full summary »
Director: J.D. Dillard | Stars: Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Storm Reid, Donzaleigh Abernathy
Votes: 9,249 | Gross: $3.85M
13. Extortion (2017)
R | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When a Caribbean family vacation takes a disastrous turn, a father finds himself at the mercy of a cold-blooded fisherman, and a desperate race against the clock to save his wife and son.
Director: Phil Volken | Stars: Eion Bailey, Bethany Joy Lenz, Mauricio Alemañy, Barkhad Abdi
Votes: 8,932
14. Unlocked (I) (2017)
R | 98 min | Action, Thriller
A CIA interrogator is lured into a ruse that puts London at risk of a biological attack.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Orlando Bloom, Toni Collette, John Malkovich
Votes: 38,653
15. Bullet Head (2017)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three career criminals find themselves trapped in a warehouse with the law closing in and an even worse threat waiting inside - a nigh unstoppable killer dog.
Director: Paul Solet | Stars: Adrien Brody, John Malkovich, Rory Culkin, Antonio Banderas
Votes: 11,299
16. Badsville (2017)
99 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A violent greaser gang is ripped apart when their leader finds love and is determined to leave Badsville - a town where love doesn't exist.
Director: April Mullen | Stars: Ian McLaren, Benjamin Barrett, Tamara Duarte, Greg Kasyan
Votes: 201 | Gross: $0.02M
17. Revenge (II) (2017)
R | 108 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Never take your mistress on an annual guys' getaway, especially one devoted to hunting - a violent lesson for three wealthy married men.
Director: Coralie Fargeat | Stars: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, Guillaume Bouchède
Votes: 48,227 | Gross: $0.10M
18. Paradox (2017)
101 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A tough Hong Kong cop's 16 y.o. daughter disappears in Pattaya. He goes to Thailand to find her and must deal with corrupt cops but an honest one helps him track down culprits involved in illegal organ trafficking.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Louis Koo, Yue Wu, Ka-Tung Lam, Chris Collins
Votes: 4,356
19. Acts of Vengeance (2017)
R | 87 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.
Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Karl Urban, Paz Vega, Clint Dyer
Votes: 13,619
20. Rescue Under Fire (2017)
TV-14 | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
In Afghanistan, a Spanish medevac is sent behind enemy/Taleban lines. Bad landing destroys the rotor. They are spotted by the Taleban. Can they and the chopper be rescued in time?
Director: Adolfo Martínez Pérez | Stars: Ariadna Gil, Raúl Mérida, Roberto Álamo, Antonio Garrido
Votes: 1,836
21. V.I.P. (2017)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
The son of a high-ranking North Korean official is suspected of committing serial murders around the world, and is chased by South Korea, North Korea and Interpol.
Director: Park Hoon-jung | Stars: Jang Dong-Gun, Kim Myung-min, Lee Jong-suk, Park Hee-soon
Votes: 3,055
22. Gunned Down (2017)
R | 95 min | Action, Thriller
After a London heist, Jack's dad's murdered and the money's gone. Jack wants revenge.
Director: Mark McQueen | Stars: Craig Fairbrass, James Cosmo, Mem Ferda, Nick Moran
Votes: 1,299
23. Sleight (2016)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
A young street magician is left to care for his little sister after their parents' death, and turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets in too deep, his ... See full summary »
Director: J.D. Dillard | Stars: Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Storm Reid, Donzaleigh Abernathy
Votes: 9,249 | Gross: $3.85M
24. 24 Hours to Live (2017)
R | 93 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.
Director: Brian Smrz | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Qing Xu, Paul Anderson, Rutger Hauer
Votes: 16,125
25. Outrage Coda (2017)
104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Five years after surviving the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo now works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a renowned fixer whose influence extends into Japan. A relatively minor incident causes tensions to rise between Chang Enterprises and the faraway powerful Hanabishi. The growing conflict gets out of hand and ignites a ferocious power struggle... See full summary »
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tatsuo Nadaka, Ken Mitsuishi
Votes: 3,455
26. Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
For the first time, Brandon Beckett, Richard Miller and Sgt. Thomas Beckett join forces in Colombia to take down a brutal drug cartel.
Directors: Claudio Fäh, Carl Goldstein | Stars: Chad Michael Collins, Danay Garcia, Billy Zane, Tom Berenger
Votes: 6,667
27. Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 (2017)
Not Rated | 126 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A francophone S.Q. officer and an anglophone O.P.P officer reunite to investigate a large car theft ring led by an Italian mobster.
Director: Alain Desrochers | Stars: Colm Feore, Patrick Huard, Marc Beaupré, Noam Jenkins
Votes: 4,415
28. Syndicate Smasher (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of mercenaries hired as contract killers are hunted down by the Mafia, the Yakuza, the Russian Mob, and the Tongs all at once.
Directors: Benny Tjandra, Doug Tochioka | Stars: Mel Novak, Laurene Landon, David Prak, Jon Miguel
Votes: 586
29. Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
Not Rated | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
China's deadliest special forces operative settles into a quiet life on the sea. When sadistic mercenaries begin targeting nearby civilians, he must leave his newfound peace behind and return to his duties as a soldier and protector.
Director: Jing Wu | Stars: Jing Wu, Frank Grillo, Celina Jade, Gang Wu
Votes: 8,920 | Gross: $2.72M
30. Savage Dog (2017)
TV-14 | 94 min | Action, Drama
A story set in Indochina in 1959, a land beyond rule and a time without mercy and the birth of a legend.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Scott Adkins, Marko Zaror, JuJu Chan Szeto, Cung Le
Votes: 3,666
31. S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017)
R | 89 min | Action, Thriller
A SWAT compound comes under fire from an international terrorist who relentlessly and violently pursues a mystery man who was apprehended by Seattle SWAT after a raid went horribly wrong.
Director: Tony Giglio | Stars: Sam Jaeger, Adrianne Palicki, Michael Jai White, Kyra Zagorsky
Votes: 4,432
32. Female Fight Squad (2016)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former fighter reluctantly returns to the life she abandoned in order to help her sister survive the sadistic world of illegal fighting and the maniac who runs it.
Director: Miguel Angel Ferrer | Stars: Amy Johnston, Cortney Palm, Rey Goyos, Dolph Lundgren
Votes: 1,394
33. Bushwick (2017)
TV-MA | 94 min | Action, Thriller
When a U.S. based military force invades their Brooklyn neighborhood, 20-year-old Lucy and war veteran Stupe must depend on each other to survive.
Directors: Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion | Stars: Dave Bautista, Brittany Snow, Angelic Zambrana, Jeremie Harris
Votes: 13,882
34. The Brink (2017)
101 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Reckless police inspector Tung (Zhang Jin) is on a mission to crack down on criminal Shing's (Shawn Yue) gold smuggling scheme, yet fails to arrest him. As Tung continues his manhunt, he ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Li | Stars: Jin Zhang, Shawn Yue, Yue Wu, Janice Man
Votes: 717
35. Mayhem (2017)
Unrated | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A virus spreads through an office complex causing white-collar workers to act out their worst impulses.
Director: Joe Lynch | Stars: Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, Steven Brand, Caroline Chikezie
Votes: 25,451
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