Top rated action-oriented movies that are also darn good

Check out today’s highest ranked action-oriented and darn good movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are action-oriented and darn good, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Extraction (2020)

Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord.

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2020-04-24 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal

Rating

rating icon 7.34
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    intense action sequence
  2. Ranked #1 for
    balls-to-the-wall action
  3. Ranked #1 for
    rip-roaring

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Extraction trailer
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2 Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)

After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung’s horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament.

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2020-04-12 | Animation / Action

Cast

Patrick Seitz, Jordan Rodrigues

Rating

rating icon 8.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    totally awesome
  2. Ranked #1 for
    little rushed plot
  3. Ranked #2 for
    high pace

Trailer

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge trailer
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3 Nobody (2021)

Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.

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2021-03-18 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen

Rating

rating icon 7.976
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pure fun
  2. Ranked #1 for
    badass
  3. Ranked #1 for
    like The Equalizer

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Nobody trailer
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4 Hunt (2022)

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other.

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2022-08-10 | Action / Mystery

Cast

Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung

Rating

rating icon 6.679
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    high pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    overly complicated
  3. Ranked #1 for
    cluttered

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Hunt trailer
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5 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

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2021-09-01 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Simu Liu, Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Rating

rating icon 7.561
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    perfect foil character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    comic relief sidekick
  3. Ranked #2 for
    tad annoying

Trailer

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings trailer
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6 The Protégé (2021)

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

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2021-08-19 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson

Rating

rating icon 6.579
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    rapid fire editing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    for action thriller fans
  3. Ranked #2 for
    brilliantly staged

Trailer

The Protégé trailer
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7 Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

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.

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2022-05-24 | Action / Drama

Cast

Tom Cruise, Miles Teller

Rating

rating icon 8.222
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    naff
  2. Ranked #2 for
    adrenaline filling
  3. Ranked #2 for
    great sound effects

Trailer

Top Gun: Maverick trailer
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8 Greyhound (2020)

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

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2020-07-09 | War / Action

Cast

Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham

Rating

rating icon 7.41
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    shocking moment
  2. Ranked #2 for
    lean
  3. Ranked #2 for
    tense and exciting

Trailer

Greyhound trailer
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9 Gemini Man (2019)

Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.

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2019-10-02 | Science Fiction / Action

Cast

Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Rating

rating icon 6.304
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    technical innovation
  2. Ranked #2 for
    state of art CG
  3. Ranked #3 for
    nothing special

Trailer

Gemini Man trailer
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10 Bad Boys for Life (2020)

Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.

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2020-01-15 | Thriller / Action

Cast

Will Smith, Martin Lawrence

Rating

rating icon 7.13
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    bromance
  2. Ranked #3 for
    loud explosion
  3. Ranked #7 for
    repartee

Trailer

Bad Boys for Life trailer
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