| Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) | 8.2 | |
| 48 Hrs. (1982) | 6.9 | |
| Kick-Ass (2010) | 7.6 | |
| Heat (1995) | 8.3 | |
| Oldboy (2003) | 8.3 |
Action violence movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant action violence movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, bloody, brutal, intense, exciting and stylized films and TV shows about / with action violence, murder, violence, fight, blood, brutality, revenge, death, blood splatter and vengeance plots mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as action violence: Nobody (2021), Vigilante Diaries (2016), Eliminators (2016), Boy Kills World (2023), Deadpool 2 (2018), Olympus Has Fallen (2013), I Saw the Devil (2010), The Gentlemen (2019), Transformers One (2024), Rambo (2008).
Best films
New films
| Valimai (2022) | 6.0 | |
| Vidaamuyarchi (2025) | 6.2 | |
| Salaar (2023) | 6.7 | |
| Pig Killer (2022) | 3.7 | |
| The Greatest of All Time (2024) | 5.7 |
List of action violence movies
386K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark ...
Style:
brutal, suspense, entertaining, funny, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
one man army, tough guy, secret identity, retribution, revenge, martial arts, one against many, home invasion, twists and turns, vigilante, chase, vengeance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
america, usa, pentagon
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The Vigilante Diaries is a high octane action-adventure film featuring 90's movie heroes, explosive action, and international espionage. The film revolves around a team of black-ops agents turned crime-fighters, led by a brooding anti-hero, ...
Style:
intense, suspense, semi serious, tense, f word
Plot:
vigilantism, mission, woman with a gun, vigilante, torture, electric shock, gangster, ex soldier, rescue, terrorism, tough law enforcer, spy ...
Place:
armenia, scotland, russia
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A former US Federal Agent must abandon the witness protection program and come out of hiding when his London home is invaded in error due to a wrong address. When the event ends with multiple homicides, the news triggers those hunting him to send ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, brutal, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, hitman, revenge, widower, professional killer, daughter, manhunt, police officer, mistaken identity, police, rescue, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
england, washington d.c., london
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, black comedy, independent film ...
Plot:
deaf mute, revenge, orphan, brother sister relationship, battles, mixed martial arts, warrior, martial arts, master warrior, violence, repression, hate ...
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737K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
Style:
funny, entertaining, psychotronic, saga, bloody ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
hitman, superhero, comic book, invulnerability, anti hero, supernatural power, mutant, sarcasm, superhuman powers, one against many, dark hero, one man army ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
tokyo, asia, japan, hong kong
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national ...
Style:
rough, political thriller, serious, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, secret service, president, hostage, white house, terrorist attack, one man army, politics, daring rescue, u.s. president, commando mission, propaganda ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., north korea, usa, north america, pentagon
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, ...
Style:
disturbing, bloody, dark, twist ending, psychological ...
Audience:
date night, manly, adult
Plot:
revenge, serial killer, vengeance, murder, violence, psychopath, violent, extreme violence, gory, mercilessness, murderer, brutality ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2000, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea, east asia
Is relevant?
452K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A drug lord tries to sell off his highly profitable empire.
Style:
dark comedy, realistic, stylized, black comedy, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, marijuana, money, gang, criminal underworld, british, crime boss, tough guy, gang war, sarcasm, swearing ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe, britain, united kingdom
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
Style:
3d animation, anime, entertaining, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
transformers, robot, fight, technology, good versus evil, rage, action violence, lie, train, betrayal, violence, loss of innocence ...
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255K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When governments fail to act on behalf of captive missionaries, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo sets aside his peaceful existence along the Salween River in a war-torn region of Thailand to take action. Although he's still haunted by violent ...
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, suspense, harsh, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
one man army, rambo, violent, jungle, lone hero, bomb, military, soldier, shootout, warrior, sniper, blood ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
burma, arizona, asia, thailand, southeast asia
Is relevant?
39K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Get swept up in the action as an armored car driver (Christian Slater) tries to elude a gang of thieves (led by Morgan Freeman) while a flood ravages the countryside. Hard Rain is "a wild, thrilling, chilling action ride" filled with close ...
Style:
suspense, intense, stylized, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, evacuation, rain, small town, heist, flood, money, chase, redemption, justice, armored car ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
indiana, new orleans, california
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Hard man Ricky is incarcerated in a futuristic prison where ultra-violence is his only means of survival in the corrupt, sadistic system. He must battle his way quite literally 'through' the feared 'gang of four', and undergo ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, bloody, horror comedy, controversial ...
Plot:
martial arts, prison, violent, exploitation, revenge, heroism, gory, kung fu, action violence, torture, heroes, fighting the system ...
Time:
future, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, east asia, asia, hong kong
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818K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust ...
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, surreal, dark, anthology ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
corruption, justice, revenge, comic book, vengeance, gory, vigilante, redemption, dark hero, hitman, dystopia, distopia ...
Time:
year 2005, y2k, 80s, 90s, 2000s ...
Place:
texas, iran
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the ...
Style:
bloody, brutal, exciting, fast paced, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, revenge, kung fu, assassin, martial artist, one man army, vengeance, hand to hand combat, fight to the death, ninjitsu, assassination ...
Time:
year 2009, 80s, 21st century
Place:
china, osaka japan, berlin germany, asia, japan
Is relevant?
618K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
funny, stylized, entertaining, dark comedy, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, manly, chick flick, date night, boys' night ...
Plot:
superhero, heroes, young heroes, misfit, double life, lifestyle, vigilantism, youth, friends, courage, organized crime, female killer ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Is relevant?
709K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
Style:
twist ending, psychological, bleak, neo noir, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, incest, violence, psychopath, captivity, older man younger woman relationship, hypnosis, mind game, plot twist, psychological torture, torture ...
Time:
year 2003, 80s, distant future, near future, y2k ...
Place:
south korea, korea, stockholm sweden, oceania, east asia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
American professor Tarl Cabot is transported via a magical ring to planet Gor, where he must help an oppressed country overthrow its evil king and his barbarian henchmen.
Style:
fantasy adventure, action adventure, grindhouse, sexy, touching ...
Plot:
sword and sorcery, big breasts, barbarian, sorcery, sword, cave, harlot, human sacrifice, action violence, good versus evil, desert planet, pain ...
Time:
year 1987
Place:
space western
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of ...
Style:
bloody, cult classic, detective, intense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
gun fu, gunfight, undercover, violent, gangster, martial arts, organized crime, mafia, heroic bloodshed, partnership, triad, buddy cop ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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1.2M
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against ...
Style:
epic, factual, bloody, scenic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
sword fight, war, courage, freedom, medieval, vengeance, tragic hero, battles, military, love story, warrior, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place:
scotland, england, europe, scottish highlands, britain ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Seth Gecko and his younger brother Richard are on the run after a bloody bank robbery in Texas. They escape across the border into Mexico and will be home-free the next morning, when they pay off the local kingpin. They just have to survive ...
Style:
bloody, grindhouse, sexy, entertaining, offbeat ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vampire, hostage, violent, brothers, gory, blood, priest, stripper, bloodsucker, pervert, desert, holy water ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
mexico, texas, austin texas, midwest, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style:
breathtaking, realistic, captivating, tense, inspirational ...
Audience:
manly, date night, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
war, world war two, military, courage, battles, self sacrifice, sniper, friendship, nazi, combat, army, machine gun ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, year 1998, 90s, year 2013 ...
Place:
normandy, france, germany, poland, europe ...
Is relevant?
1.8M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to ...
Style:
epic, captivating, breathtaking, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, teens, date night, manly ...
Plot:
revenge, ancient rome, roman empire, sword fight, vengeance, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world ...
Time:
ancient times, 2000s, middle ages, y2k, year 2000 ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, germany ...
Is relevant?
206K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Style:
bloody, disturbing, cult classic, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
game of death, survival, death, dystopia, violence, gory, desperation, jungle, cruelty, contests and competitions, satire, social commentary ...
Time:
future, year 2000, distant future, 2000s, near future
Place:
japan, asia, east asia, india, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
An assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill and other members of their assassination circle – but 'The Bride' lives to plot her vengeance. Setting out for some payback, she makes a death list and hunts down those who ...
Style:
visually appealing, spectacular, tense, visually stunning, action packed ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, martial arts, mentor, female protagonist, one man army, heroine, yakuza, fight, sword, dark hero, female warrior ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 90s, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, austin texas, texas, persia ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
Style:
disturbing, splatter, sexy, black comedy, frightening ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gory, violence, gang, gangster, sadism, organized crime, massacre, rage, danger, yakuza, psychopath, insanity ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. ...
Style:
suspense, breathtaking, inspirational, atmospheric, witty ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
world war two, nazism, nazi, war, vengeance, dark humor, alternate history, working undercover, violence, dialogue, violent, blood ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
paris france, france, germany, america, europe
Is relevant?
563K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. ...
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, dark comedy, horror comedy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, chase, police, murder, cop, small town, partner, new job, dark humor, investigation, workaholic, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2007, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Denmark, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
1000 AD, for years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of ...
Style:
surreal, disturbing, bleak, art house, brutal ...
Plot:
viking, danger, norse mythology, death, lone wolves, warrior, vengeance, mute, all male cast, violence, nordic, new world ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 10th century, year 2009, ancient times ...
Place:
jerusalem, highlands, scotland, europe, holy land
Is relevant?
209K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
Style:
grindhouse, stylized, parody, dark comedy, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
hitman, vigilante, revenge, blood, machete, corruption, vengeance, violence, dark humor, tough guy, bodyguard, immigrant ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas, mexico, usa, austin texas
Is relevant?
332K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Style:
sexy, grindhouse, road movie, cynical, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, revenge, exploitation, violence, car chase, psychopath, dark humor, vengeance, stalking, stuntman, kick-butt women, violence against women ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
tennessee, texas, usa, austin texas
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