Presenting you a list of the Top 13 Best Action Thriller Movies which every action lover must watch. These movies are out-and-out action thriller packed with breathtaking fight scenes, combat sequences, and gunfights. So if you are someone who just loves action thrillers then this list is just made for you!
Blackhat
Why You Must Watch –
A hacker who was imprisoned a long time ago gets dragged into a conspiracy of a terror attack when one of his codes which he wrote before being imprisoned was used in a recent terror attack. Blackhat is an edge-of-your-seat action thriller, its gritty, thrilling, and has a raw style of action which makes its action scenes even more interesting to watch, directed by Michale Mann and starring Chris Hemsworth in the lead this action thriller will surely entertain you.
12. Wrath Of Man
Why You Must Watch –
One of the best action thrillers to be released this year (2021), Wrath Of Man is certainly one of the best directed Jason Statham’s action movies, after all, it was directed by Guy Ritchie, a guy who knows very well how to use Jason Statham in an action role or in a non-action role, without spoiling anything about this movie’s plot, Wrath Of Man has a really good storyline, the characters are badass and the action sequences are crafted really well, If you have been a fan of Jason Statham’s action movies then just do watch this movie, he nails his role perfectly in this action crime thriller movie.
Predators
Why You Must Watch –
Well, Predators is a dark action thriller with a really interesting plot and some badass action sequences, Predators follows the story of a group of mercenaries, hunters, and military people who are abducted and left on an unknown planet soon they realize they are part of the hunting game and are being hunted by an alien race. It’s a brilliantly crafted action horror thriller, its suspenseful, thrilling, unlike any other predator movie, this movie is far better than most others, with great action scenes and mysterious characters who all act as protagonists they all must fight together to survive this deadly game of hunting.
10. Looper
Why You Must Watch –
What would you get if you add an incredible story with some really cool action? The answer is Looper a sci-fi action thriller, directed by Rian Johnson with Bruce Will and Joseph Gordon in the lead.
Looper follows the story of a man named Joe who lives on a futuristic Earth and works for a mysterious organization that sends people from the future to the past and Joe eliminates them for the organization, but his life will soon go haywire when Joe’s next target is actually his own future self.
Looper is a really incredible sci-fi action thriller with a brilliant story, the beauty of this movie lies in its portrayal of a futuristic world, the world-building of future earth, along with a story of an individual whose life will soon become hell, it an action-packed thriller, with a rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it’s my personal favorite as well so do give a try to this action thriller, you will really love this.
9. Lone Survivor
Why You Must Watch –
Narrating a real-life story of four SEAL TEAM Soldiers who are on a mission to track down the Taliban Leader Ahmed Shah, things go wrong when their location gets detected by the terrorists and now they are being hunted in the enemy territory. Lone Survivor is a nail-biting thrilling military action movie starring Mark Walberg in the lead its an out-and-out action movie with lots of military-style action and gunfights, it’s a gripping tale of survival, where a handful of soldiers fight to survive in the enemy territory.
Redemption
Why You Must Watch –
A dramatic action-thriller focusing on guilt and redemption, this is not Your regular Jason Statham movie. It Contains the basic core element of his movies, that is Action, but it’s totally different from his other action movies An Action drama thriller revolves around the character Smith (Jason Statham ) who hides in a house and takes up the identity of the house owner and gets involved with London’s mafia. A perfect action thriller packed with some serious and dark themes. You should definitely give this movie a watch. It’s just terrific.
Unleashed
Why You Must Watch –
A terrific action thriller, with Jet Li in the lead, Unleashed is a story of a man who was raised like an animal by a powerful loan shark who uses him to extort money from business owners and also uses him as a fighter in deathmatches in underground fights, but his life starts to change when he comes across a blind man with a love for music.
Unleashed is an out and out action thriller, with some of the best martial arts fight scenes you will ever see in a Hollywood movie, Jet Li is a real badass in his role as a savage fighter he just nails it, Unleashed is emotional, with well-written characters and breathtaking fight scenes, certainly, a movie which I would recommend to every action lover.
Collateral
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From one of the masters of crime action movies Michale Mann, Collateral is simply one of his best action-thriller with Tom Cruise in the lead as a cold-hearted assassin, it’s really cool to watch Tom in such roles. Max is a cab driver who lives happily driving his cab and living a decent life but his life changes after he takes a new customer into his cab and it turns out that the new customer is actually an assassin who is out on a killing spree.
Collateral is a really good neo-noir action thriller, with a really good story and action sequences, especially the club fight scene, it’s just really cool! If you love action-thriller movies do check this out
The Mechanic
Why You Must Watch –
Starring Jason Statham in the lead The Mechanic was certainly one of my favorite Jason Statham’s action movies back then when I watched it I just enjoyed it like hell!
Arthur Bishop, a professional assassin played by Jason Statham who specializes in killing the targets and make them look like accidents things go haywire when his friend is murdered and his son joins him up to take down the killer.
The Mechanic is a smartly written action thriller with slick fight scenes, the beauty of this movie is the creators not only know how to keep good fight scenes in a movie but also know how to make them thrilling after all the main characters are assassins! The Mechanic is a really good action thriller, you should definitely check this movie out.
The Equalizer
Why You Must Watch –
A hard-hitting terrific action thriller delivered by the duo (Anton Fuqua & Denzel Washington), who previously collaborated for the movie “Training Day”. Well in “The Equalizer” Denzel Washington delivers a brilliant performance as a man with a violent past who does not know how to forgive those who cross his path in the wrong way, it’s an absolute delight for everyone to watch Denzel in such a kind of role. The major highlight of this movie is its terrific action sequences which are crafted brilliantly, which would make you love this movie even more in the context of an action movie.
Snowpiercer
Why You Must Watch –
After the world got frozen and humanity collapsed, the few remaining survivors now live on a train, where some remain in luxury while the others live in poverty facing hardships and cruelty from the riches, things take a drastic turn in the train when the poor decide to revolt.
Snowpiercer is a cinematic masterpiece delivered by one of the finest directors of Korean Cinema Bong Joon-ho. Snowpiercer is an epic tale of survival, action, and catastrophic disaster, which also depicts the dark side of humans. It’s a gut-wrenching action-packed thriller, with some brilliant performances and with a great story. It’s one of my personal favorite action thriller, and I would highly recommend everyone to watch Snowpiercer once. It’s really Terrific!
Dredd
Why You Must Watch –
Dredd is an out and out violent action thriller set in a futuristic world where rising crime has crippled a nation and with new breeds of criminals rising a new law enforcement team is formed who are known as judges who can eliminate any criminal who poses as a major threat, but when one of the high ranking judges goes to investigate a murder he gets trapped in a —- storeyed building which is also a hideout of the city’s biggest crime lord, now he must fight to serve justice and save himself from the gangsters who are out for his life.
Its certainly one of the best bloody violent action thrillers of all time, the fight scenes really look raw and violent, the judges a highly trained law enforcer must fight every criminal and serve justice, this movie has a really cool concept with the breathtaking fight scenes it’s certainly an action movie you definitely love watching!
A Bittersweet Life
A classic gangster drama, a brilliant action thriller. When I first saw this movie it just blew me away, it’s a terrific action movie with a simple plotline but treated in a brilliant way, right from the combat sequences, gunfights, chase sequences everything is top-notch.
A Bittersweet Life has a fairly simple plot “The most trusted henchman of a mob boss is given a simple job but things don’t go the way boss wanted and he orders to kill his most trusted henchman”, but what happens from there will be a treat for all action lovers!
It’s a perfect Korean action movie and probably one of the best, You would not like to miss this Korean action thriller.