If even the most heartbreaking movie doesn’t make you cry, we recommend organizing an action movie night: Exciting chases and sexy men with guns are sure to please.
“Hostage” (2007)
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
Synopsis: Brian is a former CIA agent trying to repair his relationship with his family. His daughter is kidnapped during a trip to Paris and he starts looking for her.
Fun fact: Liam Neeson studied elements of the track in Paris in preparation for shooting (he was 54 at the time).
“Wanted” (2008)
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Cast: Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman
Synopsis: Office clerk Wesley Gibson’s life is turned upside down when he learns that his father was an undercover agent and died in the line of duty. To learn more, he joins the Secret Service and sexy Fox (aka Angelina Jolie) becomes his mentor.
Interesting fact: Russian actor Konstantin Khabensky stars in the Hollywood movie and sings the song “Tired Toys Are Sleeping”, familiar to us since childhood.
“Expenses” (2010)
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke
What: It’s the first time in Hollywood history that so many iconic action stars came together on one set. In the story, a team of desperate mercenaries take on the task of eliminating a dangerous criminal who is keeping the entire country in fear.
Fun fact: Stallone suffered 14 injuries during filming, including a torn ankle, a broken tooth, and a severe fracture to his neck.
“The A Team” (2010)
Director: Joe Carnahan
Cast: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel
What: War veterans are falsely accused of treason and sentenced to ten years in prison. However, the warriors’ intention is to find the real traitors and make them pay the bills.
Fun fact: Although Liam Neeson quit smoking, he smoked real cigarettes during filming for realism. Principal Carnahan asked him to do this.
“Red” (2010)
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman
What it is: Former CIA agent Frank Moses lives a quiet life until his past reminds him of himself; An attempt is made on his life. Moses returns to his former partners and will now dispense justice alongside Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich.
Interesting fact: During the filming, Toronto police received several calls from local residents talking about horrific shootings outside their windows. They later learned that it was a movie shoot.
“Colombia” (2011)
Director: Olivier Megaton
Cast: Zoe Saldana, Jordi Moglia, Lennie James
Synopsis: Kat, a little girl, witnesses the brutal murder of her parents. She dreams of taking revenge and grows up to become a professional killer. But he has a weak point; A boyfriend who has no idea what his girlfriend is doing.
Interesting fact: Initially, the film was supposed to be a sequel to the cult action movie “Leon” with Natalie Portman. That would be the story of Matilda, who is already grown up.
“Wanted” (2012)
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
What: Millionaires Ben and Chon run a business on the California coast. Ben is a geek and a talented businessman, while Chon is adept at collecting debts and fighting rivals. They grow the best herbs in the world, but rivals decide to take over their business – they kidnap Ben and Chon’s girlfriend named Oh (yes, threesome love) and promise to kill her.
Fun fact: Jennifer Lawrence was originally cast as She, but the actress later stopped filming The Hunger Games. I made the right decision, it must be stated.
“Jack Reacher” (2012)
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Cobie Smulders
What it is: A sniper kills a few random passersby. She is found and arrested. All evidence points to him, but during interrogation, instead of confessing, he writes down the name Jack Reacher. What does it mean? Meanwhile, the second part of the movie “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” was released in 2016.
Interesting fact: Tom Cruise personally performed all the stunts behind the wheel of the car. The scene where Reacher’s car stops after hitting the barrel was also not staged. This actually happened on set and McQuarrie decided to leave it in the movie.
“White House Down” (2013)
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx
What: A state security official came to the White House for a meeting just as he was captured… It was a success, right?
Fun fact: The White House cannot be filmed from the outside or inside, so the building in the movie is CGI (even the lawns!).
“The Great Equalizer” (2014)
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Chloë Moretz
What: Robert McCall doesn’t even want to hear about the criminal world after he’s dismissed, but fate has its own plans in the matter. He is even ready to fight the Russian mafia to save the life of a young foreigner.
Fun fact: Denzel Washington said he wouldn’t agree to shoot the movie without carefully reading the script. Three days later he called producer Todd Black and said, “Todd, Robert McCall is bothering you.”
John Wick (2014)
Director: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Willem Dafoe
What it’s about: You can keep looking at three things: how fire burns, how water flows, and how Keanu Reeves uses guns. John Wick was once a world-class mercenary. And when the criminal kills Daisy’s dog, the only living thing that reminds Wick of his dead wife, John has no choice but to start killing again.
Fun fact: John Wick is the name of the grandfather of the film’s screenwriter, Derek Kolstad.
“No Way Out” (2014)
Director: John Eric Dowdle
Cast: Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan
What it is: An American engineer and his family move to Southeast Asia to lay water pipes. However, a military coup suddenly breaks out in the country.
Fun fact: This is the first time actor Owen Wilson has played a non-comedy role since Behind Enemy Lines (2001).
“Speed: Bus 657” (2015)
Director: Scott Mann
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
What: Luke Waugh’s daughter is seriously ill, he urgently needs money for treatment. A desperate father turns to his boss, casino owner Francis Silva, for help. She refuses, and Luke decides to take a desperate step: robbery. Will he have time to help his daughter?
Fun fact: Some scenes of the bus driving down the highway were filmed in Mobile, Alabama. During filming, a large truck was pulled by a bus on a cable.
“Handyman: Resurrection” (2016)
Director: Dennis Ganzel
Cast: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones
Synopsis: Arthur Bishop is a retired killer, but he will have to get back into the game. In order for the kidnappers to release her lover, she must do her best: commit three murders that are portrayed as accidents.
Fun fact: The movie was shot in locations where James Bond movies were previously shot. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Moonraker (1979) was filmed, and in Phuket, Thailand, where The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) was filmed.
“Jason Bourne” (2016)
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Matt Damon, Chris Cooper
What is it: Jason Bourne is the sequel to Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum, stories about a former CIA agent who keeps saving the world. This time the main character will have to go to Las Vegas.
Fun fact: Two months before filming, Matt Damon was spending four hours every day in the gym to get in shape.
Xxx: World Domination (2016)
Director: DJ Caruso
Cast: Vin Diesel, Donnie YenRecently
What: This time, Xander Cage is assembling a team to find and neutralize the deadly weapon “Pandora’s Box.”
Fun fact: This is the first movie in the series without Michael Roof; The actor died in 2009 at the age of 32. There are rumors that Michael committed suicide.
Source: People Talk
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