Top 100 Action & Adventure Movies of 2021

1: Independence Day
August 9, 1996
On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. First thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to...

2: The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
June 16, 2021
The world's most lethal odd couple - bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and hit man Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) - are back. Still unlicensed, Bryce ...

3: Cloverfield
January 18, 2008
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of vi...

4: Great White
July 16, 2021
A blissful tourist trip turns into a nightmare when five seaplane passengers are stranded miles from shore. In a desperate bid for survival, the group try to ma...

5: Hulk
June 20, 2003
The larger-than-life Marvel Superhero, 'The Hulk' explodes onto the big screen! After a freak lab accident unleashes a genetically enhanced, impossibly strong c...

6: Interstellar
November 7, 2014
From director Christopher Nolan (Inception, The Dark Knight trilogy) comes the story of a team of pioneers undertaking the most important mission in human histo...

7: Die in a Gunfight
July 16, 2021
A visually stunning movie with an exciting mix of action, humor, and heart, DIE IN A GUNFIGHT follows Mary (Alexandra Daddario) and Ben (Diego Boneta), the star...

8: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
July 11, 2003
In this eye-popping action adventure, a masked madman known as “The Fantom” threatens to launch global Armageddon. Recruited by Queen Victoria, legendary ad...

9: Fast & Furious 6
May 24, 2013
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez lead a cast of returning all-stars as the global blockbuster franchise built on speed delivers th...

10: Alita: Battle Angel
February 14, 2019
From visionary filmmakers James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez comes ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment. When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awa...

11: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
June 15, 2007
The Fantastic Four meet their greatest challenge yet in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, as the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, co...

12: The Hitman's Bodyguard
August 18, 2017
The world’s top protection agent (Ryan Reynolds) is called upon to guard the life of his mortal enemy, one of the world’s most notorious hit men (Samuel L. ...

13: Nobody
March 26, 2021
Hutch is a nobody. As an overlooked and underestimated father and husband, he takes life's indignities on the chin and never rocks the boat. But when his daught...

14: Jaws
June 20, 1975
Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, Jaws set the standard for edge-of-your seat suspense, quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and forever ch...

15: Pulp Fiction
October 14, 1994
Critics and audiences worldwide hailed PULP FICTION as the star-studded picture that redefined cinema in the 20th Century. Writer/director Quentin Tarantino (Ac...

16: Godzilla vs. Kong
March 25, 2021
Legends collide as Godzilla and Kong, the two most powerful forces of nature, clash in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous missi...

17: Cruella
May 28, 2021
Emma Stone (LA LA LAND) stars in Disney’s CRUELLA, a live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinema’s most notorious – and noto...

18: Sanjuro
January 1, 1962
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Akira Kurosawas tightly paced, beautifully composed Sanjuro. In this sly companion piece to�...

19: The Punisher
September 7, 2004
A stylish and action-packed adaptation of the landmark Marvel comic. Undercover FBI agent Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) is emotionally devastated when his wife and...

20: Jumanji: The Next Level
December 13, 2019
In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back (Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan) but the game has changed. As they return to Jumanji to re...

21: Hancock
July 2, 2008
Academy Award nominee Will Smith (Best Actor, The Pursuit of Happyness, 2006) stars in this action-packed comedy as Hancock, a sarcastic, hard-living and misund...

22: Dick Tracy
June 15, 1990
Based on the famed detective hero of the comics, the story finds legendary police detective DICK TRACY in 1938 Chicago attempting to stop the crime spree of BIG...

23: X-Men: Dark Phoenix
June 7, 2019
During a rescue mission in space, one of the X-Men’s most beloved characters, Jean Grey, is struck by a cosmic force that transforms her into one of the most ...

24: Hellboy
April 2, 2004
From visionary writer/director Guillermo del Toro (director of Blade II, The Devil's Backbone) comes Hellboy, a supernatural action adventure based on Mike Mign...

25: Throne of Blood
January 1, 1957
A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, ...

26: Beverly Hills Cop
December 1, 1984
The heat is on in this fast paced action-comedy starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street smart Detroit cop tracking down his best friend's killer in Beverl...

27: The Misfits
June 15, 2021
A band of modern-day Robin Hoods known as "The Misfits", recruit renowned thief Richard Pace (Pierce Brosnan) to help them pull off the heist of the century. Th...

28: Kung Fu Panda
June 6, 2008
Prepare for awesomeness with this delightful Academy Award®-nominated DreamWorks Animation film. Jack Black is the voice of PO, a noodle slurping dreamer who m...

29: Resurgence
July 30, 2021
To be called the Fittest on Earth, one would have to be capable of conquering a number of both physical and mental challenges. In the year of 2020, those challe...

30: Wrath of Man
May 7, 2021
A mysterious and wild-eyed new cash truck security guard (Jason Statham) surprises his coworkers during a heist in which he unexpectedly unleashes precision ski...

31: Witness
June 29, 1999
When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their savior turns out to be hardened Philadelphia detective ...

32: Mortal Kombat (2021)
April 23, 2021
MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage—or why Outworld's Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, ...

33: Ghost Rider
February 16, 2007
Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) was only a teenaged stunt biker when he sold his soul to the devil (Peter Fonda). Years later, Johnny is a world renowned daredevil ...

34: The Hidden Fortress
December 28, 1958
A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one, The Hidden Fortress stars the inimitable Toshiro Mifune as a general charged with guarding his de...

35: The Vault
March 26, 2021
Freddie Highmore (“The Good Doctor”) and Famke Janssen (X-Men) star in this globe-trotting, action-packed thriller following a high-risk heist. When an engi...

36: Till Death
July 2, 2021
Emma (Megan Fox) is stuck in a stale marriage to Mark and is surprised when he whisks her away to their secluded lake house for a romantic evening on their 10th...

37: Seven Samurai
January 1, 1954
One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabita...

38: Escape Room
January 4, 2019
Escape Room is a psychological thriller about six strangers who find themselves in circumstances beyond their control and must use their wits to find the clues ...

39: Venom
October 5, 2018
Tom Hardy stars as the lethal protector and anti-hero Venom - one of Marvel’s most enigmatic and complex characters.

40: Apocalypse Now (Final Cut)
August 15, 1979
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Academy Award®-winning director Francis Ford Coppola's visionary Vietnam War epic starring Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando wit...

41: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
October 4, 1969
Paul Newman and Robert Redford set the standard for the buddy film with this western classic. Sundance (Redford) is a mighty quick draw, and his partner Butch (...

42: Kick-Ass 2
August 16, 2013
Self-made superhero Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and sweet-faced, foul-mouthed assassin Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) try to return to life as “normal” ...

43: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
December 14, 2018
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind “The Lego Movie” and “21 Jump Street,” bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a dif...

44: Spider-Man: Homecoming
July 7, 2017
Spider-Man [Tom Holland] begins to navigate his new identity as the web-slinging super hero under the watchful eye of his mentor Tony Stark.

45: We're the Millers (2013)
August 9, 2013
David Clark is a small-time pot dealer who likes to keep a low profile. His clientele includes chefs and soccer moms, but no kids. He learns the hard way that n...

46: Yojimbo
April 25, 1961
The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa’s visually stunning and darkly comic Yojimbo. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily mas...

47: Dawn of the Dead (Unrated) [2004]
March 19, 2004
Packed with more blood, more gore, and more bone-chilling, jaw-dropping thrills, Dawn of the Dead Unrated Director's Cut is the version too terrifying to be sho...

48: Harakiri
January 1, 1962
Following the collapse of his clan, an unemployed samurai (Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to be allowed to commit ritual suicide on ...

49: Coraline
February 6, 2009
From the Director of The Nightmare Before Christmas comes a visually stunning stop-motion animated feature like you've never seen before! Coraline Jones is bore...

50: The Sleepless Unrest
July 13, 2021
The world-famous haunted house that inspired the Conjuring films has recently been sold and is now open to paranormal investigations. A small group of close fri...

51: Speed
June 10, 1994
Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves), an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, has a fearless nature and a keen understanding of the criminal mind. That, and some luck have kept him a...

52: Out of Death
July 16, 2021
When Shannon (Jaime King) sets out on a hike to spread her deceased father’s ashes, she witnesses a corrupt sheriff’s deputy, Billie (Lala Kent) brutally mu...

53: Punisher: War Zone
December 5, 2008
Continuing his crusade to punish violent criminals in America, former FBI agent Frank Castle arrives in New York to take on a scarred villain who plots to take ...

54: The Warriors
September 15, 1979
A battle of gigantic proportions is looming in the neon underground of New York City. The armies of the night number 100,000; they outnumber the police 5 to 1; ...

55: The Untouchables
June 3, 1987
The critics and public agree. Brian De Palma's The Untouchables is a must-see masterpiece - glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of the mob warlord who ...

56: Kingsman: The Golden Circle
September 22, 2017
Kingsman: The Secret Service introduced the world to Kingsman -- an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion,...

57: Kill Bill: Volume 2
April 16, 2004
In this thrilling sequel, acclaimed writer-director Quentin Tarantino complete the quest for revenge begun by The Bride (Uma Thurman) in KILL BILL, VOL. 1. Havi...

58: Starship Troopers
November 7, 1997
From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, with its sweeping galactic views, to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu, teeming with shrieking, f...

59: The Rocketeer
June 21, 1991
The discovery of a top-secret jetpack hurls test pilot Cliff Secord into a daring adventure of mystery, suspense and intrigue! Cliff encounters an assortment of...

60: Apollo 13
June 22, 1995
Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle...

61: Heat (1995)
December 15, 1995
Academy Award-winners Robert DeNiro ('Showtime,' 'Analyze This') and Al Pacino ('Insomnia,' 'Any Given Sunday') -- together for the first time since 'The Godfat...

62: How to Train Your Dragon
March 26, 2010
This Academy Award®-nominated DreamWorks Animation film rolls fire-breathing action, epic adventure and big laughs into a captivating, fun and original story. ...

63: Conan the Barbarian
May 21, 1982
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in the original action-packed epic adventure Conan the Barbarian. Following his parents’ savage murder, young Conan (Schwarzenegge...

64: The Incredible Hulk
June 13, 2008
Academy Award® nominee Edward Norton stars as scientist Bruce Banner, a man who has been living in shadows, scouring the planet for an antidote to the unbridle...

65: Django Unchained
December 25, 2012
Set in the South two years before the Civil War, DJANGO UNCHAINED stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his forme...

66: Furious 7
April 3, 2015
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast across the globe in their most gravity-defying and emotional adventure yet. Targeted by a col...

67: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
November 18, 2005
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the Triwizard T...

68: The Dry
May 21, 2021
Federal Agent Aaron Falk returns to his home town after an absence of over twenty years to attend the funeral of his childhood friend, Luke, who allegedly kille...

69: Fantastic Four (2005)
July 8, 2005
Transformed into disparate, bickering superheroes after surviving a disaster in space, the fantastic four struggle to reconcile their powers, responsibilities a...

70: Eastern Promises
September 21, 2007
Viggo Mortensen and Academy Award® nominee Naomi Watts star in this electrifying thriller from critically acclaimed director David Cronenberg. Criminal masterm...

71: True Grit (2010)
December 22, 2010
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughes...

72: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
February 17, 2012
Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider, is now hiding out in remote Eastern Europe, struggling to repress his curse. Blaze is recruited by a sect to take on the devil, w...

73: The Fate of the Furious
April 14, 2017
Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez lead an all-star cast as the global blockbuster franchise delivers its most action-packed, high octane adrenal...

74: Platoon
December 24, 1986
Chris Taylor is a young, naive American who, upon his arrival in Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but also with th...

75: Batman (1966)
July 30, 1966
Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) must launch a rescue mission when they get a tip that Commodore Schmidlapp (Reginald Denny) is in danger aboard his yac...

76: The Marksman (2021)
April 20, 2021
Ex-Marine and hardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson (Liam Neeson) simply wants to be left alone as he tries to make a living on an isolated stretch of borderland....

77: Deadpool 2
May 18, 2018
The sequel to the first one.

78: Kill Bill: Volume 1
October 10, 2003
The acclaimed fourth film from groundbreaking writer and director Quentin Tarantino (PULP FICTION, JACKIE BROWN), KILL BILL VOLUME 1 stars Uma Thurman (PULP FIC...

79: Flash Gordon (1980)
December 5, 1980
Prepare to save the universe with the King of the Impossible! Alex Raymond's famous comic strip blasts to life in the timeless sci-fi cult adventure Flash Gordo...

80: Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train
April 23, 2021
Falling forever into an endless dream... Tanjiro and the group have completed their rehabilitation training at the Butterfly Mansion, and they arrive to their n...

81: Desperado
August 25, 1995
Antonio Banderas, Joaquim De Almeida, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin and Quentin Tarantino star in this stylish shoot-'em-up described as a south-of-t...

82: A Quiet Place Part II
March 20, 2020
Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they conti...

83: Back to the Future
July 3, 1985
From the Academy Award-winning filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis comes Back to the Future - the original, groundbreaking adventure that sparked on...

84: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
June 11, 1982
Journey back to the magic and adventure with E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, the beloved masterpiece from Academy Award®-winning director Steven Spielberg. Henry ...

85: Kingsman: The Secret Service
February 13, 2015
A super-secret organization recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a dire global threat eme...

86: The Meg
August 10, 2018
A deep-sea submersible filled with an international research crew lies disabled at the bottom of the Pacific after having been attacked by a massive shark previ...

87: Reservoir Dogs
October 23, 1992
Four Perfect Killers. One Perfect Crime. Critically acclaimed for its raw power and breathtaking ferocity, Reservoir Dogs is the brilliant American gangster mov...

88: Midnight in the Switchgrass
July 23, 2021
Bruce Willis (DIE HARD franchise) and Megan Fox (TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN) lead a powerful cast including Emile Hirsch (ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWO...

89: The Terminator
October 26, 1984
A cyborg (part man, part machine) is sent from the 21st century to present-day Los Angeles to assassinate a seemingly innocent women whose child will play an im...

90: Lansky
June 25, 2021
When the aging Meyer Lansky is investigated one last time by the Feds who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the retired gangs...

91: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
November 16, 2001
In this enchanting film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's delightful bestseller, Harry Potter learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned first son of two po...

92: Fast Five
April 29, 2011
Get ready for “five times the action, excitement and fun” (Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV) as Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of all-stars from every chapt...

93: Time Bandits
November 6, 1981
In this fantastic voyage through time and space from Terry Gilliam, a boy named Kevin (Craig Warnock) escapes his gadget-obsessed parents to join a band of time...

94: Children of Men
December 25, 2006
No children. No future. No hope. In the year 2027, eighteen years since the last baby was born, disillusioned Theo (Clive Owen) becomes an unlikely champion of ...

95: Kung Fu Panda 3
January 29, 2016
When Po’s long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new pandas. But when the ...

96: Mud
April 26, 2013
Two young boys help an outlaw (Academy Award® winner Matthew McConaughey) reunite with the love of his life (Oscar® winner Reese Witherspoon) in this gripping...

97: Surrogates
September 25, 2009
How do you save humanity when the only thing that's real is you? From the director of Terminator 3 comes a jaw-dropping psychological thriller starring the ulti...

98: King Kong (Extended Version) (2005)
December 14, 2005
The King Kong Extended Version is an action-packed movie experience with more than 13 minutes of additional footage not seen in the theatrical version, includin...

99: Judge Dredd
June 30, 1995
In a time when all-powerful and coldly efficient "Judges" act with the supreme authority of both the police force and legal system, Judge Dredd (Sylvester Stall...

100: Bulletproof Monk
April 16, 2003
For 60 years a mysterious monk with no name (Chow Yun-Fat) has zigzagged the globe to protect an ancient scroll -- a scroll that holds the key to unlimited powe...

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