Archive for the ‘Action’ Category

Date Night

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 88 min

Languages:

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Steve Carell … Phil Foster
Tina Fey … Claire Foster
Mark Wahlberg … Holbrooke
Taraji P. Henson … Detective Arroyo
Jimmi Simpson … Armstrong
Common … Collins
William Fichtner … DA Frank Crenshaw
Leighton Meester … Katy
Kristen Wiig … Haley Sullivan
Mark Ruffalo … Brad Sullivan
James Franco … Taste
Mila Kunis … Whippit
Bill Burr … Detective Walsh
Jonathan Morgan Heit … Oliver Foster
Savannah Paige Rae … Charlotte Foster (as Savannah Argenti)

 

Plot: In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple’s attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something thrilling and dangerous. Add synopsis »

Clash of the Titans

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Release Year: 2010

Country: UK | USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The Clash Begins 26.3.2010

 

Writers: Travis Beacham (screenplay) and Phil Hay (screenplay) …

 

Cast: Sam Worthington … Perseus
Ralph Fiennes … Hades
Liam Neeson … Zeus
Gemma Arterton … Io
Nicholas Hoult … Eusabios
Alexa Davalos … Andromeda
Danny Huston … Poseidon
Izabella Miko … Athena
Jason Flemyng … Acrisius
Pete Postlethwaite … Spyros
Polly Walker … Cassiopeia
Kaya Scodelario … Peshet
Mads Mikkelsen … Draco
Tamer Hassan … Ares
Nathalie Cox … Artemis
Hans Matheson … Ixas
Vincent Regan … Kepheus
Luke Evans … Apollo
Liam Cunningham … Solon
William Houston … Ammon
Ian Whyte … Sheikh Sulieman
Natalia Vodianova … Medusa (rumored)
Martin McCann … Pheadrus
Luke Treadaway … Prokopion
Jamie Sives … Commander
Tine Stapelfeldt … Danae
Robert Roman Ratajczak … Zealot
Ross Mullan … Pemphredo
Peter W. Kelley … Second Djinn

 

Plot: The mortal son of the god Zeus embarks on a perilous journey to stop the underworld and its minions from spreading their evil to Earth as well as the heavens.

The Bounty Hunter

Friday, March 19th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Romance

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The pursuit begins Spring 2010

 

Cast: Gerard Butler … Milo Boyd
Jennifer Aniston … Nicole Hurly
Christine Baranski
Natalie Morales
Jason Sudeikis
Cathy Moriarty … Irene
Peter Greene
Siobhan Fallon
Liam Ferguson … Casino Gambler
Daisy Tahan … Little Girl
Ruby Feliciano … Jane – Strip Club patron
Dorian Missick … Bobby
Adam Rose … Jimmy
Frank Apollonio … Water Ice Patron
Eric Zuckerman … Kenny
Joel Garland … Dwight
Peter Conboy … Daily News staff
Reyna de Courcy … Trish
Kevin Cannon … Tattoo Parlor / Strip Club Worker
Jason Kolotouros … Gelman
Bob Kaplan … Punk Rocker
Frosty Lawson … Racetrack Attendee
Robert Feeley … Strip Club Bouncer
Joe Zarriello … Young Wealthy Casino Player

 

Plot: A bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife, a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Soon after their reunion, the always-at-odds duo find themselves on a run-for-their-lives adventure. add synopsis

Repo Men

Friday, March 19th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 113 min

Languages:

Director:

Tagline: Consider them your final notice.

 

Cast: Liev Schreiber … Frank
Jude Law … Remy
Forest Whitaker … Jake Freivald
Alice Braga … Beth
Carice van Houten … Carol
Liza Lapira … Alva
RZA
Yvette Nicole Brown … Rhodesia
Chandler Canterbury … Peter
Tanya Clarke … Hooker
Joe Pingue … Raymond Pearl
Ashleigh Hubbard … Hot Girlfriend
Lina So … Sexy Asian Bride
Erin Reese … Hot Commercial Girl (as Erin Lokitz)
Jessica Rimmer
Bashar Rahal … Commercial Terrorist
Sima Fisher … Stewardess
Tiffany Espensen … Lil'Alva
Kristina Pesic … Dancing Girl #2
Michelle Santoro … Jacks soda girl
Olya Milova … Russian Bride
Dorly Jean-Louis … Hooker
Kathryn Michelle … Commercial Jogging Woman
Neil Whitely … Passenger
Laytrel McMullen … Jump Rope Girl #1
Will McFadden … New Stomach Man
Imali Perera … Q's Nurse
Marty Adams
Simon Northwood … TSA Agent
Christina Giuseppe Silva … Sexy Cuban Bride
Christian Lloyd … Addict
Jim Annan … TSA Guard
Emily Lineham … Hooker #5
Devon Tucker … Jack Soda Party Boy
Greg Lanzillotta … Super Special Tough Guy #5
Zoe Doyle … Technician (as Zoe Mugford)
Sarah Maxwell … Hooker special #3
Rebecca Applebaum … Dancing Girl #1
Keith Arthur Bolden … Salesman
Amie Alexia

 

Plot: Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who… add synopsis

Kick-Ass

Friday, March 12th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Drama See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 117 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: I can't fly. But I can kick your ass. See »

 

Writers: Jane Goldman (screenplay) Mark Millar (comic book series) See »

 

Cast: Aaron Johnson … Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
Garrett M. Brown … Mr. Lizewski
Clark Duke … Marty
Evan Peters … Todd
Deborah Twiss … Mrs. Zane
Lyndsy Fonseca … Katie Deauxma
Sophie Wu … Erika Cho
Elizabeth McGovern … Mrs. Lizewski
Christopher Mintz-Plasse … Chris D'Amico / Red Mist
Stu 'Large' Riley … Huge Goon
Johnny Hopkins … 1st Gang Kid
Ohene Cornelius … 2nd Gang Kid
Mark Strong … Frank D'Amico
Michael Rispoli … Big Joe
Corey Johnson … Sporty Goon

 

Plot: Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so. Full summary » Add synopsis »

Green Zone

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller, War

Release Year: 2010

Country: France | USA | Spain | UK

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller is done following orders

 

Cast: Matt Damon … Roy Miller
Jason Isaacs … Maj. Briggs
Brendan Gleeson
Greg Kinnear … Clark Poundstone
Amy Ryan … Lawrie Dayne
Said Faraj … Seyyed
Khalid Abdalla … Freddy
Michael O'Neill … Colonel Bethel
Antoni Corone … Col. Lyons
Yigal Naor … Al Rawi
Raad Rawi … Zubaidi
Paul Karsko … Paul Sims
Sean Huze … Conway
Nicoye Banks … Perry
Jerry Della Salla … SFC Jerry Wilkins
Lewis Alsamari … Righteous Ali
Martin McDougall … Mr. Sheen
Bijan Daneshmand … Mazin Aide Zubaidi
Amar Adatia … Zain
William Meredith … Stan Dreygill / CPA Presser
Paul Rieckhoff … Major Gonzalez
Tommy Campbell … Comms Chopper Commander
Allen Vaught … Jonathan Vaught
Edouard H.R. Gluck … Ed Johnson
Adam Wendling … Adam Michaels
Brian VanRiper … Brian Bronner
Soumaya Akaaboune … Sanaa
Aymen Hamdouchi … Ayad
Alex Moore … CIA Technician 1

 

Plot: Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region. add synopsis

The Crazies

Friday, February 26th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | United Arab Emirates

Runtime: 101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Fear Thy Neighbor

 

Cast: Timothy Olyphant … David Dutton
Radha Mitchell … Judy Dutton
Joe Anderson … Russell Clank
Danielle Panabaker … Becca Darling
Christie Lynn Smith … Deardra Farnum
Brett Rickaby … Bill Farnum
Preston Bailey … Nicholas
John Aylward … Mayor Hobbs
Joe Reegan … Pvt. Billy Babcock
Glenn Morshower … Intelligence Officer
Larry Cedar … Ben Sandborn
Gregory Sporleder … Travis Quinn
Mike Hickman … Rory Hamill
Lisa K. Wyatt … Peggy Hamill
Justin Welborn … Curt Hammil

 

Plot: About the inhabitants of a small Iowa town suddenly plagued by insanity and then death after a mysterious toxin contaminates their water supply. add synopsis

Cop Out

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Rock out with your Glock out

 

Cast: Bruce Willis … Jimmy Monroe
Seann William Scott
Rashida Jones
Michelle Trachtenberg
Jason Lee
Adam Brody
Tracy Morgan
Susie Essman
Kevin Pollak
Fred Armisen
Guillermo Díaz
Ana de la Reguera
Mark Consuelos … Manuel
Jim Norton … Hoodlum
Adrian Martinez … Tino
Eddie J. Fernandez … Junior
Sean Cullen … Captain Jack Romans
Jordan Carlos … Eric
Stracy Diaz … Bruja
Eliezer Meyer … Elli the Gyro Vendor
Harry L. Seddon … N.Y.C. Police E.S.U. – SWAT
Guillermo Diaz … Po Boy
Marshall Factora … Neighbor
Joe Mancini … Precision Driver
Aristedes Philip DuVal … Pizza Parlor Patron

 

Plot: A comedy about two cops whose adventures include locating a stolen baseball card, rescuing a woman, and dealing with gangsters and their laundered money. add synopsis

Centurion

Friday, February 12th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: UK

Runtime: 97 min | Finland:130 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Fight or die.

 

Cast: Michael Fassbender … Quintus Dias
Dominic West … Virilus
Olga Kurylenko … Etain
Noel Clarke … Macros
David Morrissey … Bothos
JJ Feild … Thax
Axelle Carolyn … Aeron
Riz Ahmed
Dave Legeno … Vortix
Ulrich Thomsen … Gorlacon rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Currie … Maximus
Dhaffer L'Abidine … Vigo
Hamish Moir … Pictish Warrior
Imogen Poots … Arian
Rachael Stirling … Drusilla

 

Plot: A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is decimated in a devastating guerrilla attack. Full summary » Add synopsis »

The Spy Next Door

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Family

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 94 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Spying is easy, babysitting is hard.

 

Cast: Jackie Chan … Bob Ho
Amber Valletta … Gillian
Madeline Carroll … Farren
Will Shadley … Ian
Alina Foley … Nora
Magnús Scheving … Poldark
Billy Ray Cyrus … Colton James
George Lopez … Glaze
Katherine Boecher … Creel
Mia Stallard … Cute Girl
Maverick McWilliams … Chad
Quinn Mason … Carl
Margaret Murphy … Mom
Esodie Geiger … Principal
Arron Shiver … Scientist

 

Plot: Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend’s three kids, who haven’t exactly warmed to their mom’s beau. add synopsis

From Paris with Love

Friday, February 5th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: France

Runtime: 92 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: Two agents. One city. No merci.

 

Cast: John Travolta … Charlie Wax
Jonathan Rhys Meyers … James Reece
Kasia Smutniak … Caroline
Richard Durden … Ambassador Bennington
Yin Bing … M. Wong
Amber Rose Revah … Nichole
Eric Gordon … Foreign Minister
François Bredon … The Thug
Chems Dahmani … Rashid (as Chems Eddine Dahmani)
Sami Darr … The Pimp
Julien Hagnery … Chinese Punk
Mostéfa Stiti … Dir Yasin
Rebecca Dayan … Foreign Minister's Aide
Michaël Vander-Meiren … Airport Security Official
Didier Constant … Customs Official

 

Plot: In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city.

Legion

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 100 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins.

 

Cast: Paul Bettany … Michael
Lucas Black … Jeep Hanson
Tyrese Gibson … Kyle Williams
Adrianne Palicki … Charlie
Charles S. Dutton … Percy Walker
Kevin Durand … Gabriel
Jon Tenney … Howard Anderson
Willa Holland … Audrey Anderson
Kate Walsh … Sandra Anderson
Dennis Quaid … Bob Hanson
Jeanette Miller … Gladys Foster
Cameron Harlow … Minivan Boy
Doug Jones … Ice Cream Man
Josh Stamberg … Burton
Yancey Arias … Estevez

 

Plot: An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in humankind… add synopsis

The Book of Eli

Monday, January 11th, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 118 min

Languages: English

Director: Albert Hughes

Allen Hughes

Tagline: Some will kill to have it. He will kill to protect it.

 

Cast: Denzel Washington … Eli
Gary Oldman … Carnegie
Mila Kunis … Solara
Ray Stevenson … Redridge
Jennifer Beals … Claudia
Evan Jones … Martz
Joe Pingue … Hoyt
Frances de la Tour … Martha
Michael Gambon … George
Tom Waits … Engineer
Chris Browning … Hijack Leader
Richard Cetrone … Hijacker
Lateef Crowder … Highjacker / Construction Thug
Keith Davis … Hijacker
Don Tai … Hijacker (as Don Theerathada)

 

Plot: A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

Sherlock Holmes

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: 128 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: Nothing Escapes Him

 

Cast: Robert Downey Jr. … Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law … Dr. John Watson
Rachel McAdams … Irene Adler
Mark Strong … Lord Blackwood
Eddie Marsan … Inspector Lestrade
Robert Maillet … Dredger
Geraldine James … Mrs. Hudson
Kelly Reilly … Mary Morstan
William Houston … Constable Clark
Hans Matheson … Lord Coward
James Fox … Sir Thomas
William Hope … Ambassador Standish
Clive Russell … Captain Tanner
Oran Gurel … Reordan
David Garrick … McMurdo

 

Plot: Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. add synopsis

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Avatar

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 162 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Enter the World

 

Cast: Sam Worthington … Jake Sully
Zoe Saldana … Neytiri
Sigourney Weaver … Dr. Grace Augustine
Stephen Lang … Colonel Miles Quaritch
Joel Moore … Norm Spellman (as Joel David Moore)
Giovanni Ribisi … Parker Selfridge
Michelle Rodriguez … Trudy Chacon
Laz Alonso … Tsu'tey
Wes Studi … Eytukan
CCH Pounder … Moat
Dileep Rao … Dr. Max Patel
Matt Gerald … Corporal Lyle Wainfleet
Sean Anthony Moran … Private Fike
Jason Whyte … Cryo Vault Med Tech
Scott Lawrence … Venture Star Crew Chief

 

Plot: A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

 

Awards: Nominated for 9 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 33 nominations

Armored

Friday, December 4th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 88 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: They have a plan that's going to catch EVERYBODY off-guard.

 

Cast: Matt Dillon … Mike Cochrone
Jean Reno … Quinn
Laurence Fishburne … Baines
Amaury Nolasco … Palmer
Fred Ward … Duncan Ashcroft
Milo Ventimiglia … Eckehart
Skeet Ulrich … Dobbs
Columbus Short … Ty Hackett
Andre Kinney … Jimmy Hackett (as Andre Jamal Kinney)
Andrew Fiscella … Dispatcher #1
Nick Jameson … Homeless Man
Glenn Taranto … Joe the Cook
Lorna Raver … Child Welfare Agent
Garry Guerrier … Federal Guard
Robert Harvey … Bank Guard

 

Plot: A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $42 million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution.

2012

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 158 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: We Were Warned.

 

Cast: John Cusack … Jackson Curtis
Amanda Peet … Kate Curtis
Chiwetel Ejiofor … Adrian Helmsley
Thandie Newton … Laura Wilson
Oliver Platt … Carl Anheuser
Thomas McCarthy … Gordon Silberman (as Tom McCarthy)
Woody Harrelson … Charlie Frost
Danny Glover … President Thomas Wilson
Liam James … Noah Curtis
Morgan Lily … Lilly Curtis
Zlatko Buric … Yuri Karpov
Beatrice Rosen … Tamara
Alexandre Haussmann … Alec
Philippe Haussmann … Oleg
Johann Urb … Sasha

 

Plot: An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.

 

Awards: 2 wins & 8 nominations

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:109 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Meet Darren. He's sixteen going on immortal.

 

Cast: John C. Reilly … Larten Crepsley
Josh Hutcherson … Steve
Chris Massoglia … Darren Shan
Jessica Carlson … Rebecca
Michael Cerveris … Mr. Tiny
Ray Stevenson … Murlaugh
Patrick Fugit … Evra the Snake Boy
Daniel Newman … Pete
Morgan Saylor … Annie
Don McManus … Mr. Shan
Colleen Camp … Mrs. Shan
Ken Watanabe … Mr. Tall
Salma Hayek … Madame Truska
Orlando Jones … Alexander Ribs
Frankie Faison … Rhamus Twobellies

 

Plot: A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

Monday, October 19th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 118 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery … Connor MacManus
Norman Reedus … Murphy MacManus
Billy Connolly … Il Duce
Clifton Collins Jr. … Romeo
Julie Benz … Eunice Bloom
Peter Fonda … The Roman
Paul Johansson … Rick
Judd Nelson … Concezio Yakavetta
David Della Rocco … Rocco
Bob Marley … Detective Greenly
Brian Mahoney … Detective Duffy
David Ferry … Detective Dolly
Gerard Parkes … Doc
Richard Fitzpatrick … The Chief
Robert Mauriell … Louie

 

Plot: The MacManus brothers are living a quiet life in Ireland with their father, but when they learn their beloved priest has been killed by mob forces, the duo return to Boston to bring justice to those responsible. add synopsis

Astro Boy

Monday, October 5th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Action, Family, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2009

Country: Hong Kong | USA | Japan

Runtime: 94 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Have a blast.

 

Writers: Osamu Tezuka (comic series) Timothy Harris (screenplay) …

 

Cast: Kristen Bell … Cora (voice)
Nicolas Cage … Dr. Tenma (voice)
Charlize Theron … 'Our Friends' Narrator (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson … Zog (voice)
Donald Sutherland … President Stone (voice)
Bill Nighy … Dr. Elefun (voice)
Freddie Highmore … Astro Boy (voice)
Eugene Levy … Orrin (voice)
Moises Arias … Zane (voice)
Nathan Lane … Ham Egg (voice)
Madeline Carroll … Widget / Grace (voice)
Matt Lucas … Sparx (voice)
Ryan Stiles … Mr. Pistachio (voice)
Sterling Beaumon … Sludge (voice)
Victor Bonavida … Sam (voice)
Tony Matthews … Cora's Dad (voice)

 

Plot: Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant… add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 nominations