Best Action Movies of 2022

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Best Action Movies of 2022
Best Action Movies of 2022
TOP Movies: The Adam Project (2022), Blacklight (2022), The 355 (2022), The Gray Man (2022), The Man from Toronto (2022), Bullet Train (2022), Sisu (2022), Jurassic World Dominion (2022), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Uncharted (2022), Spiderhead (2022), The Princess (2022), The Contractor (2022), The Lost City (2022), Attack (2022), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Ambulance (2022), Payne & Redemption (2022), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Restless (2022).

List of Best Movies

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The Adam Project (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
Style: enigmatic, funny, mysterious, disturbing, motivational ...
Audience: family outing, teens
Plot: time travel, father, time, child, suv, female warrior, travel, space, assignment, death of father, astronaut, dystopia ...
Time: future, 2010s, 2020s
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 4.8
 24K
Blacklight (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, China
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: one against many, hitman, fbi, blackmail, conspiracy, federal bureau of investigation, covert operation, spy, abuse of power, political conspiracy, federal agent, whistleblower ...
Time: future, 2020s
Place: washington d.c., usa
Is relevant ?
 5.6
 37K
The 355 (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: China, USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Columbian and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, action thriller ...
Audience: adult
Plot: female protagonist, female agent, woman with a gun, female spy, female assassin, spy, undercover agent, kick-butt women, fight, female warrior, female secret agent, mission ...
Time: 2020s, future
Place: montmartre paris, berlin germany, paris france, washington d.c., shanghai ...
Is relevant ?
 6.5
 235K
The Gray Man (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, UK, Canada, Thailand, Denmark, France, Cambodia, Vietnam
Duration: 122 min.
Story: When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, action thriller ...
Plot: agent, cia, assassin, gunfight, hitman, fight, murder, mission, female warrior, killer, murderer, cia agent ...
Time: future, 2000s, year 2003, 2020s
Place: prague, central europe, europe, thailand, hong kong ...
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The Man from Toronto (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: In a case of mistaken identity, the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the Man from Toronto, and a New York City screw-up are forced to team up after being confused for each other at an Airbnb.
Style: action comedy, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, satirical ...
Plot: mistaken identity, hitman, attempted murder, battles, roommate, murderer, criminal gang, bandit, satire, criminal, noisy neighbor, misfit ...
Time: 2020s
Place: toronto ontario canada, miami, puerto rico, minnesota, utah ...
Is relevant ?
 7.3
 415K
Bullet Train (2022)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the ...
Style: funny, suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: assassin, train, hitman, competitor, problem, killer, rivals, puzzle, rivalry, mercenary, secret mission, die hard ...
Time: 2020s
Place: japan, tokyo, mount fuji, kyoto japan, johannesburg south africa ...
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 72K
Sisu (2022)
Genre: Action, War
Country: Finland, UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Deep in the wilderness of Lapland, Aatami Korpi is searching for gold. From time to time, the overflight of bombers and the distant sounds of war can be heard in the autumn night. Finally, the hard work is rewarded and the gold dust in the pan grows ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating, bloody ...
Plot: world war two, lapland, handgun, one man army, weapons, battles, violence, woman with a gun, finnish mythology, male nudity, one against many, golddigger ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place: finland
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Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 147 min.
Story: Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a ...
Style: suspense, psychotronic, anamorphic, saga, retro ...
Plot: dinosaur, animal attack, disaster, creature, prehistoric creature, monster, creature feature, tyrannosaurus rex, jurassic park, genetics, wild animal, predator ...
Time: jurassic, 2020s, future
Place: texas, italy, malta, alaska, utah ...
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Set in the world of drone technology and fifth generation fighters, this sequel will explore the end of the era of dogfighting.
Style: realistic, entertaining, saga, uplifting, twisted ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: fighter pilot, fighter plane, warplane, u.s. navy, u.s. military, aerial combat, aircraft carrier, test pilot, fighter jet, sniper, aviation, leadership ...
Time: 2020s, year 1969, year 1986, 80s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, mojave desert, california, san diego california
Is relevant ?
 6.3
 255K
Uncharted (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A descendent of explorer Sir Francis Drake uncovers the location of the legendary El Dorado. With the help of his mentor and an ambitious journalist he works to uncover its secrets while surviving on an island filled with pirates, mercenaries, and a ...
Style: suspense, psychotronic, visually appealing, epic, action adventure ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure, archaeology, danger, treasure hunter, jungle, adventurer, artifact, tough guy, lost treasure, sea, deception ...
Time: 2020s, future, 2000s, year 2006
Place: new york, the philippines, boston, barcelona, spain
Is relevant ?
 5.5
 66K
Spiderhead (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A prisoner in a state-of-the-art penitentiary begins to question the purpose of the emotion-controlling drugs he's testing for a pharmaceutical genius.
Style: suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, mind bending ...
Plot: distopia, drug, emotional manipulation, medical, experiment, manipulation, tragic past, scientific experiment, human experiment, medical experiment, dystopian future, relationship problems ...
Time: future, 2020s, near future
Is relevant ?
 5.7
 15K
The Princess (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A beautiful, strong-willed young royal refuses to wed the cruel sociopath to whom she is betrothed and is kidnapped and locked in a remote tower of her father’s castle. With her scorned, vindictive suitor intent on taking her father’s throne, ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense, black comedy ...
Plot: female warrior, fight, female protagonist, princess, sword, kingdom, castle, kidnapping, queen, magic, tower, medieval ...
Time: 2020s, middle ages, medieval times
Is relevant ?
 5.8
 28K
The Contractor (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: After being involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Special Forces, James Harper decides to support his family by joining a private contracting organization alongside his best friend and under the command of a fellow veteran. Overseas on a covert ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, thrilling ...
Plot: military, ex military, mission, veteran, fight, swat team, soldier, murder, wound, hunted, flashback, hitman ...
Time: 2020s
Place: berlin germany, atlanta georgia, germany
Is relevant ?
 6.1
 156K
The Lost City (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Follows a reclusive romance novelist who was sure nothing could be worse than getting stuck on a book tour with her cover model, until a kidnapping attempt sweeps them both into a cutthroat jungle adventure, proving life can be so much stranger, and ...
Style: unusual plot structure, funny, feel good, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure, kidnapping, jungle, snake, novelist, cargo plane, hidden treasure, bodyguard, woman in jeopardy, volcano, agoraphobia ...
Time: 2020s, future
Place: fictional island, canary islands
Is relevant ?
 6.8
 17K
Attack (2022)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story: With the Parliament under siege, India’s first super soldier Arjun Shergill is tasked to get hold of the terrorists in the nick of time, save the Prime Minister from their clutches and stop a dirty bomb from exploding and destroying Delhi. Will ...
Style: tense, disturbing, suspense, exciting, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: good versus evil, spy, terrorism, criminal, working undercover, race against time, danger, law enforcement, villain, terrorist, secret agent, special agent ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: india
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 192 min.
Story: Twelve years after exploring Pandora and joining the Na’vi, Jake Sully has since raised a family with Neytiri and established himself within the clans of the new world. Of course, peace can only last so long. Especially when the military ...
Style: futuristic, exciting, breathtaking, epic, colorful ...
Audience: family outing, teens, date night, adult
Plot: fantasy world, fight, underwater, good versus evil, planet, ocean, alien, mother son relationship, escapades, hopes, water, alien civilization ...
Time: future, 2020s, 20th century, distant future, 22nd century
Place: space western
Is relevant ?
 6.1
 96K
Ambulance (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, asks for help from his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: ...
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: criminal, ambulance, hostage, heist gone wrong, hospital, fear, homosexual, mob boss, gunfight, betrayal, police, car chase ...
Time: future, 2020s, 21st century
Place: california, los angeles
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Payne & Redemption (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The story of "Payne & Redemption" surrounds the psychological trauma endured by the film's main character, a weathered New York Detective, and his journey to seek redemption, after having to deal with a long line of traumatic ...
Style: neo noir, tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: murderer, investigation, psychologist, tragic past, haunted by the past, murder, confronting the past, anti hero, revenge, police detective, hard boiled
Place: new york
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
Style: cerebral, surreal, philosophical, psychedelic, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, adult
Plot: female protagonist, fight, multiverse, lgbt, alternate universe, chinese immigrant, immigrant, mother daughter relationship, time travel, save the world, good versus evil, kung fu ...
Time: 2020s, future
Place: brighton
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story: The sequel to Black Panther (2018).
Style: futuristic, captivating, anime, tear jerker, surprise ending ...
Audience: family friendly, chick flick
Plot: superhero, fight, heroes, human nature, fight scenes, african american, death of king, death of brother, technology, showdown, danger, african ...
Time: 2020s, 16th century, future, 21st century
Place: africa, haiti, atlantic ocean, boston, virginia ...
Is relevant ?
 5.8
 5K
Restless (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, perverse ...
Plot: investigation, police officer, criminal, police, police corruption, corrupt cop, accident, corrupt law enforcer, blackmail, hidden truth, police inspector, corrupted ruler ...
Time: 2020s
Place: france
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 72K
The Woman King (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA, South Africa, Ireland
Duration: 135 min.
Story: The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of ...
Style: dramatic, harsh, tense, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: adult
Plot: female warrior, fight, slave trade, military training, female soldier, female protagonist, queen, warrior, kingdom, military, soldier, battles ...
Time: 19th century, 18th century, 2020s, victorian era, 1800s ...
Place: africa, west africa, atlantic ocean
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Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Thor goes on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced — a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the ...
Style: saga, entertaining, disturbing, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: superhero, space travel, norse god, costumed hero, warrior, superheroine, heroine, female warrior, alien, heroes, battles, mythology ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: ancient greece
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 2.8
 1K
Pursuit (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Detective Breslin crosses paths with Calloway, a ruthless hacker desperate to find his wife, who has been kidnapped by a drug cartel. When Calloway escapes police custody, Breslin joins forces with a no-nonsense female cop to reclaim his prisoner. ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing
Plot: drug cartel, kidnapped wife, drug dealer, rescue, manhunt, police investigation, fight, police, wife, gay, kidnapping, hacker ...
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story: After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. ...
Style: anime, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience: kids
Plot: sonic the hedgehog, speed, villain, furry, wedding, friendship, superpower, emerald, sidekick, human alien relationship, human animal friendship, superhero ...
Time: 2020s
Place: hawaii, seattle, montana, siberia
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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, entertaining, thrilling, novela ...
Audience: adult
Plot: world war one, trench warfare, battles, military, battlefield, soldier, death of friend, german army, infantry, dying young, german soldier, death ...
Time: year 1917, year 1914, 2020s, year 1918, 1910s ...
Place: germany, france
Is relevant ?
 6.2
 27K
Emancipation (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, psychological, psychological thriller, interesting
Plot: slavery, survival, slave, runaway, problem, african american, lovers, american south, guard dog, black slave, love, violence ...
Time: 2020s
Place: louisiana, usa
Is relevant ?
 7.8
 774K
The Batman (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 176 min.
Story: In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
Style: neo noir, detective, tense, gothic, epic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: superhero, corruption, psychopath, vigilante, masked superhero, batman, organized crime, vengeance, gotham city, serial killer, dark hero, villain ...
Time: 2020s
Is relevant ?
 7.0
 250K
The Northman (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Thriller
Country: USA, China, UK
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his ...
Style: saga, dark, cerebral, period piece, disturbing ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: viking, revenge, medieval, fight, prince, vengeance, sex scene, murder of father, sword, ship, death of father, nobility ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 2020s, 9th century, 10th century
Place: iceland, northern ireland, fictional island, ukraine
Is relevant ?
 3.5
 5K
A Day to Die (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A disgraced parole officer is indebted to a local gang leader and forced to pull off a series of dangerous drug heists within twelve hours in order to pay the $2 million dollars he owes, rescue his kidnapped pregnant wife, and settle a score with ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot: gang, sniper, commando, organized crime, teamwork, home invasion, problem, needing money, criminal, money problems, ex soldier, swat team ...
Time: 2020s
Place: mexico
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