Sexiest, sweatiest, most masculine action films ever
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- DirectorCirio H. SantiagoStarsEddie GarciaRey MalonzoMonsour Del RosarioA loving family man is drafted for a mission to free hostages held by a terrorist group on an island. During the assignment, he learns that his family has been killed. He decides to dedicate his entire life to the mission and his country.Christian Boeving (Lieut. Andrew Peers).
- DirectorsBruno MatteiClaudio FragassoStarsBrent HuffMary StavinRichard HarrisAn ex-army major is kidnapped by terrorists in the Philippines, demanding ten million dollars worth of diamonds. Michael, a Vietnam vet who served under him, goes on a solo mission determined to rescue him.Brent Huff (Sgt. Michael Ransom).
- DirectorHerb FreedStarsMatt McColmAmanda PaysJason GouldScuba-diver turned beach-bum Jonathan Slade is forced back into his previous milieu - the world of international espionage - in order to retrieve Black Boxes from an American jetliner that crashed under mysterious circumstances into the Black Sea. With his computer-hacker younger brother, Slade travels to a resort on the Russian-Turkish border to begin his quest. To his surprise and dismay, he's now joined by another secret agent, a beautiful but highly-skilled woman named Alex. As they begin diving in search of the downed jetliner, Slade and Alex begin to suspect they're being manipulated by higher-ups who may not be committed to American interests.Matt McColm (Jonathan Slade).
- DirectorIsaac FlorentineStarsScott AdkinsKane KosugiMika HijiiNinjitsu master Casey is back and out for revenge when his pregnant wife is murdered.Scott Adkins (Casey Bowman).
- DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosStarsSylvester StalloneRichard CrennaCharles NapierRambo returns to the jungles of Vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy base-camp and rescue the American POWs still held captive there.Sylvester Stallone (John J. Rambo).
- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerRae Dawn ChongDan HedayaA retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.Arnold Schwarzenegger (Col. John Matrix).
- DirectorDwight H. LittleStarsMorris ChestnutKaDee StricklandEugene ByrdA scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant longer life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of snakes and each other.Johnny Messner (Bill Johnson).
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCarl WeathersKevin Peter HallA team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.Arnold Schwarzenegger (Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer).
- DirectorTomas Villum JensenStarsNikolaj Lie KaasBirgitte Hjort SørensenNikolaj Coster-WaldauDanish psychiatrist Adrian (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) and his assistant Beate (Birgitte Hjort Sørensen) are sent to Sumatra in order to make a mental health evaluation of murder convict Severin, who claims to have murdered in order to protect a rare flower that gives eternal life.Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Severin Geertsen).
- DirectorTeddy PageStarsEl ChameleonGary DanielsOscar DanielsSeargant David Callahan leads a task force of U.S. Marines that are sent in behind enemy lines to perform a secret mission. The mission becomes a failure, when commandos kills daughter of powerful Captain Vinai. Five years later Callahan lives in Thailand, and works as a secret adviser of the Thai Special Forces. Unfinished feuds from Callahan's past return, and soldier is forced to come back to the Vietnamese P.O.W. camp he escaped years before, then fight off a deadly duel.Gary Daniels (Sgt. David Callahan).
- DirectorKurt AndersonStarsJeff WincottMimi CravenPatrick KilpatrickAs a group of mercenaries hold an entire city in the grip of terror, a force of one unleashes an all-out assault to stop them.Jeff Wincott (Alec McNeil)
- DirectorMenahem GolanStarsMichael ParéClaudette MinkJan-Michael VincentEx-Navy SEAL Brad Cartowski is injured during an attack at Athens airport by terrorists who kidnap his wife and fly her on a hijacked plane to North Africa. Cartowski goes in pursuit, aided by another ex-SEAL, Cody Grant. Cartowski soon finds the terrorists' hide-out but is captured and electro-tortured before he manages to escape. He soon returns with reinforcements to rescue his wife and to wreak vengeance on Carlos, head of the terrorist ring.Michael Paré (Brad Cartowski)
- DirectorSheldon LettichStarsJean-Claude Van DammeHarrison PageDeborah RennardAn Ex-French Soldier begins participating in underground street fights in order to make money for his brother's family.Jean-Claude Van Damme (Lyon Gaultier)
- DirectorBruno MatteiStarsReb BrownChristopher ConnellyAlex VitaleIn the Vietnam war, an American soldier survives a botched mission, with help from a group of locals who perceive him as a hero. He's sent back for a reconnaissance mission, only to find his helpers massacred by a brutal Russian soldier.Reb Brown (Sgt. Michael "Mike" Ransom)
- DirectorMark GoldblattStarsDolph LundgrenLouis Gossett Jr.Jeroen KrabbéWhen Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as The Punisher.Dolph Lundgren (Frank Castle/Punisher)
- DirectorCraig R. BaxleyStarsCarl WeathersCraig T. NelsonVanityVengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power-hungry auto magnate who is systematically eliminating his competition.Carl Weathers (Sgt. Jericho "Action" Jackson)
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsDavid CarradineLee Van CleefMakoOne of Tanaka's underlings has stolen a rare statuette that he had planned to use as a peace offering between the local Yakusa and Chinese Tong. He hires two private investigators to exchange ransom money to recover the statuette, but the trade goes down bad and Clay Roth is killed. This angers Roth's brothers and father, all combat veterans, and they go after the people responsible.Brent Huff (Tommy Roth)
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie BedeliaA New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.Bruce Willis (Det. John McClane)
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.Bill Paxton (Pvt. W. Hudson)
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsDaniel GreeneJanet AgrenClaudio CassinelliA cyborg is programmed to kill a scientist who holds the fate of mankind in his hands. He fails and hides in a diner in a desert run by a woman who likes him. The people who sent him are after him and so is the local arm wrestling champ.Daniel Greene (Paco Queruak)
- DirectorHéctor OliveraStarsJohn SchneiderKathryn WittRoyal DanoA DEA undercover agent who works for the biggest cocaine exporter of the region refuses to perform a hit for the drug lord. The assignment becomes personal and decides to strike back before it's too late.John Schneider (DEA Agent Cliff Adams)
- DirectorÇetin InançStarsSerdar KebapçilarFiliz TaçbasTugrul MeteerUnofficial Turkish remake of Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)Serdar Kebapçilar (Serdar)
- DirectorJack GillStarsMatt McColmAnnabel SchofieldRon PerlmanSoldier of fortune Ken Conway gets a job offer from his former fiancee to look into the whereabouts of a missing scientist. The scientist was working for pharmaceutical researcher Dr. Krago, so Conway goes undercover to infiltrate the doctor's operation. He soon discovers what Krago's scheme is: he creates super-diseases and their cures at the same time, and gets rich by releasing the disease and selling the cure. Ken tries to take this information to the authorities, but finds out too late that he has been infected with the doctor's latest creation, and he has only 48 hours left to live if he can't get his hands on the antidote.Matt McColm (Kenneth James "Ken" Conway)
- DirectorDilip GhoshStarsVidyut JammwalHsieh Chang HaiNelson Liao Sheng HuaKaran, a disavowed Indian commando, helps protect a woman from a local thug who is hellbent on forcing her to marry him.Vidyut Jamwal (Capt. Karanvir Singh Dogra)
- DirectorTim MathesonStarsJoe ManganielloKen AndersonChannon RoeNavy SEALS mount an attack on Colombian special forces to clear their names and rescue a hostage.Joe Manganiello (Lieut. Sean Macklin)