A Glean movie guide
Adrenaline Rush: The Ultimate Action Guide
Pure, unadulterated excitement.
From high-speed chases to masterclass martial arts, these are the essential picks for your
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The movie list
- 01
Mad Max: Fury Road
A relentless, visual masterpiece of high-speed vehicular warfare and practical stunts.
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
- 02
John Wick
Stylized 'gun-fu' and visceral choreography that redefined the modern revenge thriller.
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
- 03
The Raid: Redemption
An intense, claustrophobic martial arts showcase featuring non-stop close-quarters combat.
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais.
- 04
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
A globe-trotting spectacle anchored by death-defying practical stunts and high-stakes tension.
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
- 05
Die Hard
The definitive 'wrong man, wrong place' thriller that set the gold standard for urban action.
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
- 06
The Matrix
A groundbreaking blend of high-concept sci-fi and revolutionary martial arts gunplay.
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
- 07
Top Gun: Maverick
Breathtaking aerial cinematography and high-speed jet combat that demands to be seen on a big screen.
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
- 08
Speed
A high-concept, constant-motion thriller that never lets its foot off the gas.
Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.
- 09
Police Story
Jackie Chan’s masterpiece of dangerous practical stunts and high-energy physical comedy.
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.
- 10
Aliens
A masterclass in military sci-fi that builds to an incredibly intense and explosive final act.
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
- 11
Hard Boiled
John Woo’s 'heroic bloodshed' peak, featuring some of the most elaborate gunplay ever filmed.
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
- 12
The Dark Knight
A gritty, large-scale urban epic that combines tactical combat with psychological tension.
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.