Action films generally seek to maintain tension as a foundation to engage the public, in addition to the twists and intense conflicts that the characters go through. For those of you who enjoy films of this genre, below is a sensational list to check out:
Foul Play (Prime Video)
An experienced thief is betrayed by a member of his team and needs to plan his next steps in search of revenge through a new and daring crime.
Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
One of the best action films released on Netflix in 2024. Engaging the audience with a deep plot that revolves around police corruption, Rebel Ridge It’s not just shooting, beatings and bombs. Written and directed by the excellent filmmaker Jeremy Saulnierwho had already given us the great Green Roomthe feature film – with intense conflicts – has a dynamic, insinuating rhythm, does not shy away from discourse and also replenishes layers throughout the more than two hours of screening.
Countdown (MGM+)
Almost three decades ago, a highly tense feature film arrived in cinemas around the world that would introduce us to one of the cruelest villains of the 1990s – an explosives expert with a thirst for revenge.
Revenge & Punishment (Netflix)
Revenge & Punishmentdirected by filmmaker Jeymes Samueltakes us to a great homage to Western films, with breathtaking scenes, great characters and a competent script that navigates feelings of ambition and revenge.
The Decline (Netflix)
Antoine (Guillaume Laurin) is a family man who is passionate about protection. Wanting to go deeper into these teachings – which range from how to handle weapons and traps, to how to store rice for 20 years – the protagonist decides to go to training in an isolated area in the interior of Quebec. Once there, he and a few other students will need to face each other, when, after an explosives class, one of them ends up accidentally dying. Without knowing what to do, madness takes over the place.
Detroit in Rebellion (Available for rent on some platforms)
To an excellent Californian filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow brings to the public a story based on real events that occurred in a hotel, involving the actions of members of the police force, amid the chaos that took over the streets of Detroit in 1967.
A Difficult Day (Prime Video)
O detective Gun-Su (Lee Sun-kyun) lives a simple life with his family. On the day of his mother’s funeral, he runs over a man. Desperate and not knowing what to do, he hides the victim’s body inside his mother’s coffin. With a guilty conscience but thinking everything was resolved, Gun-Su is surprised by an anonymous call from someone who knows everything that happened. Thus, the protagonist needs to put together all the pieces of the puzzle and try to come out of this story clean once and for all.
Heads of State (Prime Video)
Will Derringer (John Cena) is a former popular film actor who becomes President of the United States. In his first months of government, when visiting the Queen’s homeland, he needed to speak with British Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba). The point is that the two haven’t understood each other for a while now. When they decide to board Air Force One together towards an important NATO meeting, they are targets of a ruthless terrorist. Thus, the two authorities will need to join forces to dismantle a conspiracy that puts the world close to more conflicts.
Tango & Cash – The Avengers (HBO MAX)
In the plot, we meet Tango (Sylvester Stallone) e Cash (Kurt Russell), two brilliant police officers, however, completely different in their professional methods – and far from being friends. Both become stars of the city’s police department, almost always occupying the covers of newspapers with major arrests and seizures. When a group of powerful criminals decides to set a trap for them, the protagonist duo will need to save their own skins.
Let Him Go (Available for rent on some platforms)
Addressing how difficult it is to deal with loss, often within shocking moments of high tension, this film guides us towards explosive conclusions around a couple who have one last mission in their lives: rescuing their grandson.

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