Top rated action-oriented movies that are also raw and gritty

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

1 Sisu (2022)

Deep in the wilderness of Lapland, Aatami Korpi is searching for gold but after he stumbles upon Nazi patrol, a breathtaking and gold-hungry chase through the destroyed and mined Lapland wilderness begins.

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2022-09-09 | Action / War

Cast

Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie

Rating

rating icon 7.479
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    indefatigable character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    violent
  3. Ranked #2 for
    aced

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Sisu trailer
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2 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
    overly complicated
  2. Ranked #1 for
    exciting finale
  3. Ranked #1 for
    volatile character

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Hunt trailer
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3 The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)

After barely surviving a violent attack by an elusive serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with local detective Jung Tae-seok to catch the sadistic killer simply known as K.

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2019-05-15 | Crime / Action

Cast

Ma Dong-seok, Kim Moo-yul

Rating

rating icon 7.798
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    perfectly acceptable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    time passer
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sticky ending

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The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil trailer
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4 Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

After fighting his demons for decades, John Rambo now lives in peace on his family ranch in Arizona, but his rest is interrupted when Gabriela, the granddaughter of his housekeeper María, disappears after crossing the border into Mexico to meet her biological father. Rambo, who has become a true father figure for Gabriela over the years, undertakes a desperate and dangerous journey to find her.

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2019-09-19 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega

Rating

rating icon 6.517
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    action-packed finale
  2. Ranked #3 for
    brutally violent
  3. Ranked #3 for
    hardcore action

Trailer

Rambo: Last Blood trailer
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5 Knuckledust (2020)

When Police kicks open the doors of the elite underground fight club Knuckledust, they find seven levels of hell, filled with the dead bodies of countless fighters, assassins and goons. Only one man, beaten up to a pulp, is still breathing: Hard Eight.

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2020-12-08 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Moe Dunford, Kate Dickie

Rating

rating icon 5.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    perfectly watchable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    raw and gritty
  3. Ranked #1 for
    moderately entertaining

Trailer

Knuckledust trailer
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6 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
    fast pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    slam-bang
  3. Ranked #1 for
    exciting action sequence

Trailer

Extraction trailer
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7 The Outpost (2020)

A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.

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2020-06-24 | War / Drama

Cast

Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones

Rating

rating icon 6.876
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    authentic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    indefensible character
  3. Ranked #2 for
    realistic portrayal

Trailer

The Outpost trailer
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8 The Rhythm Section (2020)

When she discovers the plane crash that claimed the lives of her family was no accident, Stephanie Patrick enters the dark, complex world of international espionage seeking vengeance. With nothing left to lose, Stephanie transforms from victim to assassin and discovers that neither revenge nor the truth are what they appear.

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2020-01-31 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Blake Lively, Jude Law

Rating

rating icon 5.52
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    engaging directing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    zesty
  3. Ranked #2 for
    uninteresting

Trailer

The Rhythm Section trailer
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9 VFW (2019)

A typical night for veterans at a VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a desperate teen runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. When a gang of violent punks come looking for her, the vets use every weapon at their disposal to protect the girl and themselves from an unrelenting attack.

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2019-09-21 | Action / Horror

Cast

Stephen Lang, Martin Kove

Rating

rating icon 5.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    low-key lighting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    undeniably entertaining
  3. Ranked #1 for
    actor with own identity

Trailer

VFW trailer
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10 Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)

Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On August 18th, members of Delta Company will face the true horror of a ruthless battle among the trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tân. They are barely a hundred. The enemy is a human wave ready to destroy them.

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2019-08-08 | War / Action

Cast

Travis Fimmel, Luke Bracey

Rating

rating icon 6.82
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brave character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gung-ho
  3. Ranked #2 for
    true representation

Trailer

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan trailer
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