
Epic Action movies
Big-scale action movies with city-to-world stakes, massive set pieces, and nonstop spectacle.

241. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
Fantasy Animation Action Anime Epic Action2008•1h 30min
Japan
Director: Hajime Kamegaki
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A mysterious group of ninjas makes a surprise attack on the Konohagakure, which takes great damage. The nightmare of another Shinobi World War could become a reality. Sasuke, who was still a missing nin from Konoha trying to kill his brother, Itachi, appears for the second time in front of Naruto at an unknown location to prevent it from happening.
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242. The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Action Adventure Comedy Western Epic Action2008•2h 10min
South Korea
Director: Kim Jee-woon
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The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.
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243. Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Action Adventure Science Fiction Epic Action Adventure Epic2008•1h 41min
Canada, United States
Director: Robert C. Cooper
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SG-1 searches for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the Ori, and discover it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy. As the Ori prepare to send ships through to the Milky Way to attack Earth, SG-1 travels to the Ori galaxy aboard the Odyssey. The International Oversight committee have their own plans and SG-1 finds themselves in a distant galaxy fighting two powerful enemies.
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244. Resident Evil: Degeneration
Animation Horror Action Science Fiction Adult Animation2008•1h 37min
Japan
Director: Makoto Kamiya
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Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.
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245. Vantage Point
Drama Action Thriller Crime Political Thriller2008•1h 30min
United States, Mexico
Director: Pete Travis
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During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have a perfect view of the kill, but what did they really see? As the minutes leading up to the fatal shot are replayed through the eyes of each eyewitness, the reality of the assassination takes shape.
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246. The Warlords
Action Drama History Epic Action Historical Drama2007•2h 6min
China, Hong Kong SAR China
Director: Peter Chan Ho-Sun
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The civil war in China has ruined many lives including General Pang's. A wounded General Pang is saved by a beautiful young woman along with two other men. Together they vow to eradicate the rebels.
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247. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
Animation Action Thriller Crime Science Fiction2007•1h 45min
Japan, United States
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
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The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, which has expanded to a team of 20 field operatives with Togusa acting as the field lead.
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248. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Animation Science Fiction Action Drama Anime2007•1h 41min
Japan
Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki
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After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX’s famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled “Evangelion: 1.01” for its DVD release and “Evangelion: 1.11” for a release with additional scenes.
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249. Naruto Shippuden the Movie
Animation Action Fantasy Anime Epic Action2007•1h 34min
Japan
Director: Hajime Kamegaki
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Demons that once almost destroyed the world, are revived by someone. To prevent the world from being destroyed, the demon has to be sealed and the only one who can do it is the shrine maiden Shion from the country of demons, who has two powers; one is sealing demons and the other is predicting the deaths of humans. This time Naruto's mission is to guard Shion, but she predicts Naruto's death. The only way to escape it, is to get away from Shion, which would leave her unguarded, then the demon, whose only goal is to kill Shion will do so, thus meaning the end of the world. Naruto decides to challenge this "prediction of death."
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250. Transformers
Adventure Science Fiction Action Alien Invasion Sci-Fi Epic Action2007•2h 24min
United States
Director: Michael Bay
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Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.