Top rated action-oriented movies that are also thoughtful

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

1 Riders of Justice (2020)

Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.

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2020-11-19 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    superb writing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    reliable director
  3. Ranked #1 for
    full of surprises

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2 All the Old Knives (2022)

When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their lives, veteran operative Henry Pelham is assigned to root out the mole with his former lover and colleague Celia Harrison.

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2022-04-08 | Thriller / Action

Cast

Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton

Rating

rating icon 6.018
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    flashback sequence
  2. Ranked #1 for
    thrills and spills
  3. Ranked #2 for
    layered performance

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3 The Prototype (2022)

A government agent stumbles upon an alien conspiracy to conquer Earth. Using a blue liquid created by the aliens to make soldiers stronger, he becomes The Prototype-the only hope for mankind.

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2022-02-25 | Action / Science Fiction

Cast

Victoria De Mare, Theresa Tilly

Rating

rating icon 4.706
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    drawn in
  2. Ranked #1 for
    keeping attention
  3. Ranked #1 for
    thought-provoking theme

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4 Seobok (2021)

Ex intelligence agent Ki-heon is tasked with safely transporting Seo Bok, the first ever human clone, who holds the secret of eternal life. Several forces try to take control of Seo Bok to serve their own agendas.

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2021-04-12 | Science Fiction / Action

Cast

Gong Yoo, Park Bo-gum

Rating

rating icon 7.284
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    emotional climax
  2. Ranked #1 for
    philosophical
  3. Ranked #1 for
    dramatic climax

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5 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 6.642
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    action-oriented
  2. Ranked #1 for
    locking horns
  3. Ranked #1 for
    high pace

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6 Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.

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2022-03-24 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu

Rating

rating icon 7.799
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    deservedly won awards
  2. Ranked #1 for
    multiverse
  3. Ranked #2 for
    masterpiece

Trailer

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7 Polite Society (2023)

Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

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2023-04-27 | Comedy / Action

Cast

Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya

Rating

rating icon 6.325
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sisterhood
  2. Ranked #2 for
    terrifically entertaining
  3. Ranked #2 for
    invigorating

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8 The Hunt (2020)

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.

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2020-03-11 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank

Rating

rating icon 6.645
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Black Comedy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    supremely entertaining
  3. Ranked #2 for
    with political satire

Trailer

The Hunt trailer
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9 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.

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2022-04-20 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal

Rating

rating icon 6.779
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    self-deprecating character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    self-referential
  3. Ranked #1 for
    bromance

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10 Enforcement (2020)

The exact details of what took place while Talib Ben Hassi was in police custody remain unclear. Police officers Jens and Mike are on routine patrol in Svalegården's ghetto when news of Talib's death comes in over the radio, igniting uncontrollable, pent-up rage in the ghetto's youth, who lust for revenge. Suddenly, the two officers find themselves fair game and must fight tooth and claw to find a way out.

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2020-10-08 | Action / Crime

Cast

Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Simon Sears

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    highly unrealistic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    amazingly realistic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    just plain awesome

Trailer

Enforcement trailer
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