In many countries, huge budgets are spent on creating highly technical action films, and numerous special effects, complex stunts and impressive action scenes do not leave any viewer indifferent. We have selected the most striking films of this genre.
Looper (2012)
A film for those who love travel stories across decades, as well as the ever-young Bruce Willis. The plot centers on dangerous time travel. The era has come when time travel has become a common reality.
This is an expensive and dangerous process, since such travel certainly creates time paradoxes, time loops, various butterfly effects, unpredictable changes in history and other unpleasant things.
However, at the same time, the custom of “removing” inconvenient people in a very cunning way is becoming a habit – by sending them to the past. And there a local specially trained killer is already waiting for them.
Atomic Blonde (2017)
Agent Lorraine Broughton is one of the best spies in the history of the British intelligence service MI6. She is a sexy blonde, explosive, masterful with weapons, fights, and drives various types of transport. Lorraine finds herself caught up in a bad maelstrom of events caused by the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War.
A spy goes to Berlin to find the killer of her colleague. Lorraine enters a deadly game for information that will give her a strategic advantage in global espionage.
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
The third film in the franchise tells about an alternative version of the future of humanity. It all started in a laboratory where scientists were experimenting on monkeys. The actions of the Colonel and his charges put Caesar in an unpleasant situation. His only opportunity for a quiet life is to agree to a war imposed by people.
But it will be extremely difficult to resist brutal enemies, because there are simply not enough monkeys to provide the required resistance. Monkeys do not dream of world domination and agree to live on the same rights as people, but people do not intend to change the foundations – no one wants to consider animals equal to themselves.
The two previous parts of the franchise were no less intense and spectacular.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
A sequel to the cult films about the adventures of former police officer Max Rockatansky in the anarchic post-apocalyptic world.
After much suffering, Max still manages to take revenge on the killers for the death of his beloved son and wife, but this does not make him any easier.
Then Max Rockatansky leaves the ranks of the “Main Power Patrol” and goes to the distant wilderness, where he wanders as a loner trying to find peace in this difficult world. There, Max is captured by fanatics who serve only their ruler, Immortan Joe, and are ready to die for him, because by dying for a just cause, they will end up in Valhalla.
Troy (2004)
The film takes place in Ancient Greece, where the passion that broke out between the Prince of Troy, Paris, and the Queen of Sparta, Helen, began a war that almost destroyed civilization. The heir to the throne kidnaps the beautiful Helen, the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta.
His brother, King Agamemnon, stands up for the honor of Menelaus. Two worlds will fight for honor and power. Thousands will die for glory and for love – the nation will burn to the ground. This story is full of legends and myths telling about strong feelings and glorious events, exploits, contempt for death and love.
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
The fifth installment of one of Hollywood’s most beloved franchises takes place after the dissolution of OMN. According to the plot of the film, the world is threatened by a new, powerful, criminal “syndicate”. This is the so-called “Rogue Tribe”, consisting of former special agents of various intelligence agencies. The group’s goal is world domination, which they plan to achieve through a series of well-planned terrorist attacks.
The main character’s goal is to prevent and stop the activities of this organization, to ensure that what was planned by a handful of militant losers is not carried out. Ethan Hunt is distinguished by endurance, tenacity and self-control – all the necessary qualities to stop criminals.
Logan (2017)
The film takes place in the distant future, when Professor Xavier and Logan are left without a team of X-Men. Logan is aging and realizes that his regenerative abilities are weakening every day. He tries to hide from the world, but all his plans are ruined by the appearance of a young mutant girl named Laura, who is pursued by dark forces.
She is the female clone of Wolverine and together they will try to stop the head of a powerful corporation who is ready to do anything to take over the world.
End of Watch (2012)
Former Marine Brian Taylor works as a police officer in Los Angeles. Together with his partner Mike Zavala, they patrol the streets of the city. Together they show the world what true friendship, courage and honor are.
They will have to fight the arbitrariness that is happening in the city. Indeed, this time, you will have to patrol a dangerous quarter – the so-called sector X-13. Drug trafficking and murder are rampant there.
Gladiator (2000)
The film tells the story of the revenge of the Roman commander Maximus, who was unjustly offended by the Emperor Commodus. According to the plot of the film, in the great Roman Empire there was no military leader equal to General Maximus.
The invincible legions commanded by this noble warrior idolized him and could follow him even to hell. But one day he found himself powerless against the treacherous court games. Miraculously avoiding death, Maximus becomes a gladiator.
The Expendables
The series of films is a project of Sylvester Stallone. The trilogy was a definite homage to the action films of the 1980s and 1990s. The first part tells about a group of elite mercenaries performing a wide variety of tasks – from rescuing hostages to overthrowing dictators.
They are hired to eliminate General Garza, the head of the small island of Vilena, located between the Gulf of Mexico and South America. In the next part, the group must carry out another special operation, this time in Nepal. Their goal is to rescue a Chinese businessman. The third part tells about the clash with the old enemy and the emergence of a new generation of mercenaries.