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

271. District B13
Action Thriller Science Fiction Epic Action Dystopian Sci-Fi2004•1h 24min
France
Director: Pierre Morel
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Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
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272. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Mystery Action Thriller Science Fiction Adventure2004•1h 47min
Italy, United Kingdom
Director: Kerry Conran
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When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf, the mastermind behind the robots.
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273. Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Horror Action Science Fiction Zombie Horror Epic Action2004•1h 34min
Canada, United Kingdom
Director: Alexander Witt
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As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice finds out that the people that died from the previous incident at the Umbrella Corporation have turned into zombies. She then joins a small band of elite soldiers, who are enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of the creator of the mutating T-virus. Once lack of luck and resources happen, they begin to wage an exhilarating battle to survive and escape before the Umbrella Corporation erases its experiment from the face of the earth.
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274. Cellular
Action Thriller Drama Crime Epic Action2004•1h 34min
United States, Germany
Director: David R. Ellis
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A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
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Naruto is thrilled when he is sent on a mission to protect his favorite actress, Yukie Fujikaze, on the set of her new movie, The Adventures of Princess Gale. But when the crew ventures out to film in the icy, foreboding Land of Snow, Yukie mysteriously flees! Naruto and his squad set off to find her... unaware that three Snow Ninja lie in wait, with a sinister purpose that will force Yukie to face her hidden past!
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276. Killing Cabos
Comedy Action Crime Buddy Comedy Heist2004•1h 38min
Mexico
Director: Alejandro Lozano
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Two young men get involved with some criminals while trying to free the tycoon they kidnapped.
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277. I, Robot
Action Science Fiction Dystopian Sci-Fi Epic Action2004•1h 55min
United States, Germany
Director: Alex Proyas
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In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.
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278. The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Adventure Action Fantasy Treasure Hunt Quest Fantasy2004•1h 46min
United States
Director: Peter Winther
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When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.
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279. The Chronicles of Riddick
Action Science Fiction Space Sci-Fi Epic Action2004•1h 59min
United States
Director: David Twohy
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After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, reluctant hero will emerge as humanity's champion - and the last hope for a universe on the edge of annihilation.
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280. Troy
War Action History Historical Event Epic Action2004•2h 43min
United Kingdom, United States
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
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In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.
