Best Italian Action Movies
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Best Italian Action Movies
TOP Movies: Lord of War (2005), Sabata (1969), The Last Redemption (2024), Violent Naples (1976), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Day of Anger (1967), Terminator Salvation (2009), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010), The Tourist (2010), Angels & Demons (2009), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Felidae (1994), Red Notice (2021), Zoolander 2 (2016), Waterloo (1970), Death Wish (1974), The Italian Job (1969), The Stone Killer (1973), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017).
List of Best Movies
357K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, USA, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most ...
Style:
clever, realistic, thought provoking, suspense, cerebral ...
Audience:
manly, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
business, corruption, arms dealer, arms dealing, smuggling, success, millionaire, greed, gunrunner, notoriety, cynic, cold war ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 80s, 20th century, year 2001 ...
Place:
bolivia, africa, liberia, sierra leone, new york ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Several pillars of society have robbed an Army safe containing $100,000 so they can buy the land upon which the coming railroad will be built. But they haven't reckoned on the presence of the master gunslinger, Sabata.
Style:
spaghetti western, exciting, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bounty hunter, gunfight, anti hero, wild west, old west, shootout, cash, gunfighter, violence, gambling, bank robbery, heist ...
Time:
19th century, year 1969
Place:
usa, texas
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In a land of swords and sorcery, bandits break from their gang to protect a little girl, pitting them against their old friends and former leader who was once like a father to them.
Style:
epic fantasy, heroic, action packed, dark fantasy, independent film
Plot:
sword and sorcery, rescue mission, medieval, sacrifice, betrayal, rebellion, political intrigue, gang, castle, moral ambiguity, fantasy world
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Inspector Betti (Maurizio Merli) is transferred to Naples and immediately after his arrival receives a warm welcome from The Commandante (Barry Sullivan), the city's crime lord. Betti then goes on a personal mission against corruption and ...
Style:
poliziottesco, cult classic, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, italian police, police officer, camorra, organized crime, car theft, mafia, sicilian mafia, crime family, italian mafia, police interrogation, undercover cop ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, naples italy, napoli italy
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
FBI agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the U.S. border.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, perverse, bleak, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cartel, terrorist, drug cartel, black ops, cia agent, cia, organized crime, u.s. mexico border, warrior, deception, top secret, agent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
somalia, south america, kansas city, sonora, mexico ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Lee Van Cleef stars as Talby, a sadistic gunfighter who rides into town and takes on a young outcast as his apprentice.
Style:
spaghetti western, euro western, epic, art house, historical drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wild west, cowboy, desert, exploitation, dancehall girl, croupier, fast draw, final showdown, violence, torture, small town, old man ...
Time:
year 1967, 19th century
Place:
arizona
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as Connor tries to determine whether ...
Style:
futuristic, apocalyptic, intense, serious, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyborgs, apocalypse, robot, cyberpunk, future war, androids and robots, time travel, man versus machine, post apocalypse, dystopian future, terminator, dystopic future ...
Time:
future, year 2009, near future, 2010s, year 2003 ...
Place:
los angeles, san francisco, california
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as ...
Style:
visually appealing, fairy tale, exciting, stylized, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic, witch, good versus evil, magical, sorcerer, wizards and magicians, apprentice, witchcraft, supernatural ability, book of magic, sorceress, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2010, medieval times, year 2000, 2000s ...
Place:
empire state building manhattan new york city, new york, usa, britain, manhattan new york city ...
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268K
Genre: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Italy, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
American tourist Frank (Johnny Depp) meets mysterious British woman Elsie (Angelina Jolie) on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye. Remake of the 2005 French film "Anthony Zimmer", ...
Style:
exciting, surprise ending, twist ending, visually appealing, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
love story, mysterious character, master criminal, twists and turns, undercover agent, female spy, undercover, female agent, outsmarting, femme fatale, intelligence agency, manipulation ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
venice, italy, europe, iran, paris france ...
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon investigates a mysterious symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. He discovers evidence of the unimaginable, the rebirth of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati, the most powerful ...
Style:
intellectual, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, satanic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, adult
Plot:
conspiracy, illuminati, twists and turns, investigation, murder, riddles and clues, catholicism, danger, religions or cults, vatican, secret society, catholic church ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe, geneva switzerland, harvard university
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Style:
grindhouse, classic horror, creepy, dark, splatter ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
zombie, infection, zombie apocalypse, apocalypse, chaos, epidemic, virus, living dead, siege, shopping mall, gory, isolation ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh, bolivia, philadelphia, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany, China, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Retired from active duty to train new IMF agents, Ethan Hunt is called back into action to confront sadistic arms dealer, Owen Davian. Hunt must try to protect his girlfriend while working with his new team to complete the mission.
Style:
suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, action thriller, tense ...
Audience:
teens, manly, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night ...
Plot:
espionage, spy, disguise, mission, cia, double agent, secret agent, gunfight, undercover, terrorist, terrorism, secret service ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, italy, shanghai, berlin germany, north america ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A domestic house cat named Francis investigates the grisly feline murders taking place in his new neighborhood.
Style:
adult animation, neo noir, disturbing, detective, slasher ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
cat, murder, mad scientist, electric torture, mysterious death, dismemberment, investigation, talking animal, brutality, murder investigation, animal abuse, vivisection ...
Time:
90s
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351K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
Style:
funny, exciting, tense, anamorphic, action comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
heist, interpol, ruse, art thief, buddy cop, wanted, thief, agent, criminal, mission, money, caper ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Place:
valencia spain, paris france, spain, argentina, england ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.
Style:
parody, humorous, feel good, slapstick, hilarious ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
satire, fashion model, stupidity, model, fashion show, farce, orgy, absurd humor, desert, public humiliation, fashion, serial killer ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2001, 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK, Spain, Italy, Jordan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the ...
Style:
entertaining, breathtaking, epic, saga, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, manly ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, holy grail, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, map, artifact, mythology, father son relationship, father, escapades, myth ...
Time:
1930s, year 1912, 20th century, year 1989, year 1938 ...
Place:
germany, europe, jordan, israel, utah ...
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14K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, Soviet Union
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of ...
Style:
epic, serious, exciting, emotional, stylized ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, napoleon bonaparte, battles, british army, war, military, medieval, state affairs, politics, military life, tragic hero, betrayal ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 18th century, 1810s ...
Place:
europe, belgium, britain, soviet union, france ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Though he's just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands ...
Style:
funny, humorous, stylized, not serious, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
friendship, stupidity, underwater, sea, fish, underwater city, beach, castle, princess, restaurant, king, slavery ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004
Place:
pacific ocean
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Style:
cult classic, controversial, grindhouse, harsh, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vigilantism, vigilante, violence, revenge, vengeance, rape, police, gunfight, architect, gang, female nudity, hospital ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, honolulu hawaii, new york state ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one his of friends has attempted a high risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over ...
Style:
cliffhanger, entertaining, humorous, ambiguous ending, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, robbery, mafia, chase, gold, police, caper, heist, prison, perfect crime, rivalry, car ...
Time:
year 1969, 20th century, 60s
Place:
england, italy, turin italy, bolivia, europe ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.
Style:
retro, hood, grindhouse, detective, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, gangster, tough guy, church, drug addict, truck, police raid, teenage boy, police partner, police protagonist, photograph, mob boss ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york, vietnam, asia, usa, los angeles ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy, Hong Kong, Canada
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous ...
Style:
bloody, suspense, neo noir, brutal, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, hitman, assassin, one man army, one against many, violence, lone hero, blood, vengeance, tough guy, betrayal, chase ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
italy, new york, north america, manhattan new york city, rome italy ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Germany, UK, South Africa, Italy
Duration: 184 min.
Story:
In this swords-and-sorcery tale, good-hearted blacksmith Eyvind (Max von Sydow) hides away infant Prince Siegfried (played as an adult by Benno Furmann) after two malevolent kings murder his father. But a fiery meteor sent by the gods reveals ...
Style:
epic, serious, exciting, captivating, saga ...
Plot:
legend, dragon, blacksmith, medieval, master warrior, treasure, escapades, sword and shield, throne, sword, myth, viking ...
Time:
5th century, 7th century, 6th century
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
492K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Morocco, Italy, Austria, Canada, Mexico
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Style:
sexy, suspense, entertaining, exciting, saga ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, secret agent, espionage, secret service, revenge, one man army, chase, 007, british secret service, terrorist, undercover ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, london, italy, austria, north africa ...
Is relevant?
738K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Czech Republic, Germany, Bahamas, Italy
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond – on his maiden ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, chick flick, manly
Plot:
007, spy, poker, james bond, espionage, secret service, chase, casino, cia, undercover, terrorist, heroic mission ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
montenegro, britain, bahamas, italy, europe ...
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6K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada in order to help improve the British sugar trade. Years later he is sent again to deal with the same rebels that he built up because they ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revolution, racism, slavery, politics, bank, island, sugarcane, betrayal, assassination, political unrest, injustice, political corruption ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, year 1969, victorian era, 1850s
Place:
caribbean, england, europe, portugal, fictional island ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Italy, Germany, USA, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete ...
Style:
breathtaking, exciting, light, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, pirate ship, swashbuckler, island, ship, female protagonist, treasure map, sword fight, adventurer, treasure, betrayal ...
Time:
17th century, 18th century
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, jamaica
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Andy and her team of immortal warriors fight with renewed purpose as they face a powerful new foe threatening their mission to protect humanity.
Style:
action adventure, dark, psychotronic, tragic, queer cinema
Plot:
superhero, immortality, gay, villainess, good versus evil, villain, gay couple, warrior, murder, interracial romance, body horror, lgbt ...
Place:
croatia, indonesia, paris france, south korea, italy ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Quantum of Solace continues the adventures of James Bond after Casino Royale. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, saga, entertaining, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, manly, teens
Plot:
james bond, espionage, 007, chase, secret service, spy, secret agent, revenge, female spy, roman empire, car chase, cia ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
italy, south america, austria, britain, chile ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Infidelity, murder, and betrayal lies at the center of this violent Spaghetti western. A scheming wife does away with her husband, causing the man's heir to seek revenge. A number of double-crosses and bloody gun battles follow, eventually ...
Style:
spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, cowboy, woman with a gun, framed for murder, greed, desert, inheritance, old west, infidelity, gory, battles, betrayal ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
italy, yuma arizona, arizona
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