Movies (80) tagged by 'opening action scene'
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Planet Hulk (2010)
Will he save their world or destroy it? When the Hulk becomes too dangerous for the Earth, the Illuminati trick Hulk into a shuttle and launch him into space to...
Underwater (2020)
A crew of aquatic researchers work to get to safety after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory. But the crew has more than the ocean seabed to...
The Negotiator (1998)
As a decorated hostage negotiator, Lieutenant Danny Roman has made a career out of talking down dangerous men who don't listen to reason. But he goes off the d...
The Transporter (2002)
Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter" wh...
Die Hard 2 (1990)
After the terrifying events in LA, John McClane (Willis) is about to go through it all again. A team of terrorists, led by Col. Stuart (Sadler) is holding the ...
DC Showcase: Superman/Shazam! - The Return of Black Adam (2010)
Superman finds a foe who may be too powerful even for him to defeat in the murderous Black Adam. Fortunately, Black Adam's real target is the Earth's ...
All-Star Superman (2011)
Dr. Leo Quintum and his team from P.R.O.J.E.C.T. are exploring the Sun when they are sabotaged by a booby-trapped, genetically enhanced Lex Luthor clone.
Ultimate Avengers (2006)
Steve Rogers, also known as Captain America, returns to the world after being frozen in ice for 60 years. It's a different world. A world that needs heroes. Wi...
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia (2009)
Navy SEALS mount an attack on Colombian special forces to clear their names and rescue a hostage.
The Professor and the Madman (2019)
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entr...
Bloodsport 2 (1996)
After thief Alex Cardo gets caught while stealing an ancient katana in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten up by the crowd there. Especially...
Brick Mansions (2014)
An undercover Detroit cop navigates a dangerous neighborhood that's surrounded by a containment wall with the help of an ex-con in order to bring down a crime l...
Almost Heroes (1998)
Explorers Bartholemew Hunt and Leslie Edwards are setting forth against nature across the country on a journey to the Pacific Ocean against rivals Lewis and Cl...
The Detonator (2006)
After an undercover mission in Bucharest to disclose an international gang of weapon dealers, the agent Sonni Griffith is assigned to protect the Romanian Nadi...
Sharpe's Peril (2008)
Our story begins at the end of Sharpe's Challenge. Sharpe and Harper are en route to Madras when they encounter a baggage train from the East India Company trav...
Chato's Land (1972)
After Pardon Chato, a mestizo, killed a US marshal in self-defense, a posse pursues him, but as the white volunteers advance deep in Indian territory they beco...
Born to Defend (1986)
An action packed film about a retired Chinese army officer who stands up against some jaded, mean-spirited American military figures at the end of World War II ...
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA 2 presents the continuing late-19th-century adventures of Chinese folk hero and doctor Wong Fei-Hong (Jet Li), who arrives in Canton...
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994)
Hercules is provoked till he has no other choice then fight Gargan, a giant who had absolutely no quarrel with him- and decks the mountain of aggression easily...
Petta (2019)
Though he works as a hostel warden, there is more to Kaali than meets the eye. Things take an interesting turn when Kaali's path crosses with a group of dreaded...
No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)
In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
Code of Silence (1985)
Eddie Cusack is an honest cop, who was conducting an operation involving some Columbian drug dealers. Now someone attacks the Columbians, killing all of them, ...
Sidekicks (1993)
Barry is an asthmatic kid having trouble in life. He lives with his father, a computer programmer, in Texas. Barry is struggling to get by in life, dealing wit...
Justice League Gods and Monsters (2015)
In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.
Bruce vs. Snake in Eagle's Shadow (1982)
Jackie Chan is a boy who is used as a janitor at his kung-fu school. Jackie Chan can't fight and is always getting bullied by the teachers and pupils. One day a...
The Real Bruce Lee (1973)
He's back! We positively guarantee the Real Bruce Lee. An early Bruce Lee film found in the Chinese archives, and introducing the new sensation DRAGON LEE, and...
Shadow Man (2006)
An intelligence operative discovers that no one is what they seem in the shadowy world of espionage.
Aces 'N Eights (2008)
Already taking a gamble settling in the uncharted west, the peaceful settlers of a town destined for railroad greatness suddenly find themselves being ruthlessl...
Kung Fu Killer (2008)
To avenge the murder of his Wudang Grandmaster, White Crane (Carradine), a monk and spiritual master of the martial arts... See full synopsis »
Bells of Innocence (2003)
Jux Jonas (Mike Norris, son of action star Chuck) has just lost his precious daughter and embarks on a mission of mercy, accompanied by two buddies. They stumb...
In God's Hands (1998)
A 6-year-old boy is mortally wounded during a late-night shootout in a residential neighborhood between the Rangers and two criminals; Trivette was involved in ...
Sharpe's Gold (1995)
Sharpe is sent on a mission to exchange rifles for deserters with a strange band of Spanish guerillas. He also has to chaperone two women looking for their miss...
Money Train (1995)
A pair of New York City transit cops (Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes), who also happen to be constantly bickering foster brothers, try to thwart the theft ...
Bloodsport III (1997)
Bloodsport III brings us back to the world of Alex Cardo. This time he must battle in a fight to end all fights - The Kumite, the most vicious warrior alive - ...
Maximum Cage Fighting (2006)
Jimmy Garren, a former Tae Kwon Do world champion, is now retired and a widowed father to ten-year-old Katie. So when he's challenged by a famous cage fighter-a...
Fantasy Mission Force (1982)
Similar to "The Dirty Dozen" or one of that nature. Japan is trying to take over the world and the generals of the allied forces trying to stop the Japanese hav...
Disarmed (2010)
Hunted by terrorists and betrayed by the country he defends. A story about a true American patriot.
Royal Flash (1975)
McDowell stars as Captain Harry Flashman, a cowardly rogue in 19th century Europe. His attempts at climbing the social ladder draw him into the devious plans ...
Harry Tracy Desperado (1982)
The adventurous story of a legendary outlaw whose wild escapades made him both a wanted criminal, and a popular folk hero.
Laser Mission (1989)
Mercenary Gold is sent from the CIA to seize the laser expert Braun in Cuba, before the KGB catches him. A recently stolen giant diamond could be used together ...
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
The story of the Apache chief and his armed resistance to the US Government's subjugation of his people.
The Renegade Ranger (1938)
Texas Ranger Jack Steele is assigned to bring in former ranch owner Judith Alvarez, now the leader of a gang who is waging war against the crooked government of...
Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)
After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbles into a town and is confronted by the local judge, Matthau...
The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)
In the days of the "Wild West", a gunslinger, with a price on his head, discovers the body of a traveling minister who has been killed in an ambush. Fearing tho...
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)
In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, a...
The Proud and the Damned (1972)
A group of five Confederate mercenaries led by Sergeant Will Hansen must choose sides carefully in a small village where they find themselves trapped in the mid...
Phony Express (1943)
Set in the old west, the stooges are three tramps wanted for vagrancy. After ruining a medicine peddlers show, they arrive in Peaceful Gulch where a picture has...
Raiders of Old California (1957)
Judge Ward and his son Marshall Young have entered the town of McKaneville looking for the original owner of the land. Desperate to keep his deceitful past a ...
Treasure Island (1999)
An adaptation of the Robert Lewis Stevenson adventure classic, in which a young boy sets off on a voyage armed with a map to buried treasure.
The Texas Rangers (1951)
It's 1874 and the Texas Rangers have been reorganized. But Sam Bass has assembled a group of notorious outlaws into a gang the Rangers are unable to cope with. ...
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)
Two feuding brothers (one a policeman, the other a martial arts expert) of different political views, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired...
American Kickboxer (1991)
Kickboxing champion B.J. is jailed for an accidental murder thanks to the testimony of his arch-nemesis Denard. A year later, B.J. is released and then challeng...
A Dollar a Head (1966)
An Indian warrior called Navajo Joe seeks revenge on a gang of sadistic outlaws who has massacred the people of his tribe.
Zatoichi's Fighting Journey (1963)
Zatoichi promises to deliver a maiden safely home but finds two dangerous gangs have a mysterious interest in the young girl.
Gentleman Killer (1967)
A border-town became the subject of heated political turmoil between the US & Mexico when a Mexican bandit starts killing as many US soldiers as he can.
Across the Great Divide (1976)
In this family classic, two orphans cross the Rocky Mountains on a quest to claim their inheritance, a 400-acre Oregon ranch. On their journey, the pair forms a...
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.
Chain of Command (1994)
When Merrill Ross (Michael Dudikoff) is thought to be a C.I.A. agent gone bad and teaming with some other alphabet named agency to take over the oil rich countr...
The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
The last eighteen years in the life of Jesse James, showing his home life in Missouri, his experiences with Quantrill's raiders, his career of banditry with his...
The Desperate Trail (1994)
After years of suffering under her beating husband, Sarah decides to no longer take any humiliation or battery, and kills him. For that, Marshal Speakes, her fa...
Hands Across the Rockies (1941)
Wild Bill and Cannonball arrive looking for the killer of Cannonball's father only to become involved in a family feud. A man has been charged with kidnapin...
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937)
Tex is up against a group of hooded outlaws. When he shoots one, he uses the hood to infiltrate the gang. Almost caught by them, he escapes only to be arrested ...
Hard Justice (1995)
When A.T.F. agent Nick Adams (David Bradley) goes undercover in a prison to unravel the mystery of a fellow agents death there. Warden Pike (Charles Napier) and...
Gun Fight (1961)
On the stagecoach to Laramie, Wayne Santley rescues singer Nora Brown from the advances of gambler Cole Fender. In Laramie, Wayne discovers his brother Brad is ...
Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)
In Seven Saints, Utah, McCracken's outlaw gang is vying for fur trappers Jim Rainbolt and Shaun Garrett's gold nugget fortune that also catches the eye of Mexic...
Wagon Team (1952)
When badguys steal a US Army payroll, stagecoach agent Gene goes undercover as a medicine-show entertainer to smoke them out.
Man with a Gun (1995)
Madsen plays an assassin who's hired to kill the woman he loves.
Gunpoint (1966)
A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a kidnapped woman into New Mexico.
A Distant Trumpet (1964)
Lt. Hazard, fresh out of West Point, arrives in Arizona Territory at hot, dusty, Fort Delivery. Appalled by the lax discipline of its troops, he restricts their...
Zhu zai xie lei (1979)
When a Black Panther's whole family is wiped out by a ruthless band of assassins, he's determined to avenge their murder. The gang think he's weak but they didn...
The Underworld Story (1950)
The story of the fight of a small-town newspaper to free an innocent girl of a murder charge, with the publisher of a metropolitan city newspaper heading, by fo...
Fight for Your Lady (1937)
Wrestling trainer puts himself in charge of a singer's love life when the singer is jilted by a rich girl.
The Savage (1953)
A white boy raised by the Sioux must choose sides when the Sioux threaten to go to war against the Whites.
Dai ying xiong (1978)
During World War II, Japanese soldiers invade a small Chinese town. Li immediately takes out four of the soldiers who want to steal some chickens. The story the...
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