Top rated perfunctory movies that are also high-octane
Check out today’s highest ranked perfunctory and high-octane movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are perfunctory and high-octane, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country. Maimovie provides context-aware recommendation based on extensive data gathered and analyzed by AI.
Last Update Oct 21 2020
1 Quantum of Solace (2008)
Quantum of Solace continues the adventures of James Bond after Casino Royale. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals that the organization that blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.
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- 2008-10-31 | Adventure / Action
Cast
- Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko
Rating
6.3
2 The Killer (1989)
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.
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- 1989-07-06 | Action / Crime
Cast
- Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Rating
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7.7
3 The Rock (1996)
FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason, to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 million in war reparations to be paid to the families of slain servicemen who died on covert operations. After their SEAL team is wiped out, Stanley and John deal with the soldiers on their own.
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- 1996-06-07 | Action / Adventure
Cast
- Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage
Rating
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7.1
4 Hardcore Henry (2015)
Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore takes place over the course of one day, in Moscow, Russia.
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- 2015-09-12 | Action / Adventure
Cast
- Sharlto Copley, Andrei Dementiev
Rating
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6.3
5 Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines enlists help from a few "boost happy" pals to accomplish a seemingly impossible feat. From countless car chases to relentless cops, the high-octane excitement builds as Randall swerves around more than a few roadblocks to keep Kip alive.
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- 2000-06-09 | Action / Crime
Cast
- Nicolas Cage, Giovanni Ribisi
Rating
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6.3
6 Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.
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- 2007-06-20 | Action / Thriller
Cast
- Bruce Willis, Justin Long
Rating
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6.6
7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
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- 1981-06-12 | Adventure / Action
Cast
- Harrison Ford, Karen Allen
Rating
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7.9
8 Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
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- 2013-03-20 | Action / Thriller
Cast
- Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart
Rating
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6.3
9 Hot Fuzz (2007)
As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
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- 2007-02-14 | Crime / Action
Cast
- Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Rating
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7.5
10 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.
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- 2011-12-07 | Action / Thriller
Cast
- Tom Cruise, Paula Patton
Rating
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7.0
