A Glean movie guide
2024’s Best Action Movies
Pure adrenaline, delivered.
From high-octane blockbusters to gritty martial arts, these are the year's must-watch thrills.
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The movie list
- 01
Dune: Part Two
A breathtaking sci-fi epic featuring massive desert warfare and intense hand-to-hand combat.
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
- 02
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
A relentless masterclass in vehicular mayhem and practical stunt-work set in the Wasteland.
As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
- 03
Monkey Man
Dev Patel’s visceral directorial debut delivers brutal, close-quarters martial arts choreography.
Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
- 04
Deadpool & Wolverine
A high-energy superhero spectacle packed with creative, R-rated fight sequences and fan-service.
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.
- 05
The Fall Guy
A charming action-comedy that celebrates the art of practical stunts with massive, record-breaking set pieces.
Fresh off an almost career-ending accident, stuntman Colt Seavers has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job.
- 06
Kill
An ultra-violent, non-stop martial arts showcase set entirely within the tight confines of a moving train.
When an army commando finds out his true love is engaged against her will, he boards a New Dehli-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, the commando takes them on, one by one.
- 07
Rebel Ridge
A smart, tactical thriller that builds incredible tension through grounded and realistic combat.
A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail.
- 08
Civil War
A harrowing and immersive look at modern urban warfare through the lens of embedded journalists.
In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.
- 09
Twisters
A high-octane disaster movie that captures the terrifying power of nature with modern blockbuster scale.
As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Carter and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed. The pair and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.
- 10
Gladiator II
An epic return to the Colosseum featuring massive naval battles and brutal arena combat.
Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.
- 11
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
A visually stunning tribute to classic Hong Kong action set in the iconic Kowloon Walled City.
In 1980s Hong Kong, troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun, a mainland refugee, struggles to survive in the Kowloon Walled City by joining underground fights. Betrayed by crime boss Mr. Big while trying to buy a fake ID, he steals drugs from him and seeks refuge in the Walled City, where he encounters Cyclone, a compassionate yet authoritative crime lord.
- 12
The Beekeeper
Jason Statham at his best in a straightforward, high-intensity 'one-man army' revenge thriller.
One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.