Popular Action Movies on Plex - Page 143

Evasive Action

1998

Evasive Action

1998
6.5
When Redwood Federal Penitentiary closes, there are going to be several hundred prisoners looking for a new home. Several of the most dangerous, all killers, will be transported by train to Santa Ana, a new high tech prison for the worst of the worst. Included in this transfer are: -Ian Kelly, explosions expert who has set off terrorist bombings worldwide. -Lorenzo "Enzo" Martini, a mafia kingpin who enjoyed nationwide fame before finally being put away. -Karl "The Killer" Miller, a serial killer with absolutely no conscience and an unquenchable thirst for blood. -Tommy "Zimm" Zimmer, a man who's serving life for killing his wife and her lover. -Luke Sinclair, who's finishing up the last nine months of a fifteen-year sentence for killing the man who murdered his wife. When the prisoners, under heavy security, board the last car of the train, it quickly becomes clear that an escape plan has been hatched
Alone Yet Not Alone

2013

Alone Yet Not Alone

2013
5.1
Fleeing religious persecution in Germany, a family seeks a new start in uncharted country - America. It is the mid-1700s and British and French forces are struggling for control over the abundant resources of this new territory. Carving out a homestead can be arduous work, but the family labors joyfully. Then the unthinkable: In a terrifying raid, Delaware warriors kidnap the two young daughters and attempt to indoctrinate them into native culture. Through their ordeal they never lose hope and "their faith becomes their freedom.
Grinders

2023

Grinders

2023
1.2
The story of two brothers, one a Butcher and one a Lawn service provider. When one mistake turns into a criminal and lucrative business venture for a pair of brothers, they begin a bloody campaign to keep their business booming at the expense of the local town folk.
Smuggler's Ransom

2007

Smuggler's Ransom

2007
8
It is 1985 and a Cold War is raging between East and West. A young woman named Carmen, while attempting to smuggle Bibles into Romania, is captured by communist forces. Unfortunately, Carmen’s father was a Soviet Nuclear Physicist who became disillusioned with the system and defected to the West. Now, the Soviets are determined to force Carmen’s father to turn himself over to them in exchange for her life. The United States government, determined not to let the Soviets regain one of their scientists, decides to send in a lone agent to rescue her, to make sure that America does not have to pay the smuggler’s ransom.
The Rebel Boxer

1972

The Rebel Boxer

1972
4.5
Believing that her brother has been murdered, a martial artist (Nancy Yen) sets out to avenge him.
Black Dragon's Revenge

1975

Black Dragon's Revenge

1975
4.6
Three rival gangs embark on a search for Bruce Lee's handwritten "finger fighting " manual.
Big Bad Mama

1974

Big Bad Mama

1974
5.6
Mama and daughters get forced by circumstances into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country trailed by the law.
Short Fuse

2016

Short Fuse

2016
5.2
In this ticking clock action-thriller, a courier's last delivery of the day may also be the last day of his life. Strapped with explosives, he must fight for his life while trying to solve a mystery involving both his family and a criminal empire.
Angels Hard as They Come

1971

Angels Hard as They Come

1971
4.4
A group of crazy bikers meet up with a group of drug-addicted hippies in a small town, but the two roving factions are soon at odds with one another and chaos ensues.
A Warrior's Heart

2011

A Warrior's Heart

2011
5.4
Unable to cope with his military father's sudden death in combat, quick-tempered teen, Conor, starts getting into serious trouble. During an intense lacrosse camp, his father's old friend challenges Conor to get his life on track and become a man.
Dark Nemesis

2011

Dark Nemesis

2011
4.5
In a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by feuding warlords, a group of desperate soldiers hatch a plan to steal a Warlord's treasure and start a new life. Faced with the threat of a horrific death at the hands of the Warlord's executioners, the men escape into a desolate and forbidden land known only as the Shadowlands. Now the men must flee from the Warlord's vicious assassins while defending themselves from the terrifying creatures that inhabit the land.
The Girl from Rio

1969

The Girl from Rio

1969
4.7
Sumuru, the beautiful leader of the all-female kingdom of Femina, plans to use her women to take over the world.
The Crane Fighter

1979

The Crane Fighter

1979
5.1
The Crane Fighter is set just after the majority of the Shaolin monks have been outlawed and killed by the, I think, Ching Dynasty. A few have escaped, and live secretly among the common people. One old guy has a daughter that he has forbidden to learn kung fu, but she does so anyway, by watching some other monks in a nearby temple.
Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls

2008

Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls

2008
3.4
Filmed on location in South Africa, a retelling of H. Rider Haggard's classic novel "King Solomon's Mines," featuring the adventurer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones.
Survival

2013

Survival

2013
3.5
Industrial magnate hires the former US Navy Seal Frank Mitchel to find his kidnapped daughter Susan. The only trail leads him to an abandoned factory in Poland. There Frank realizes that it all comes down to more than just a kidnapping.
Everybody Loves Sunshine

1999

Everybody Loves Sunshine

1999
4.3
Gang leaders Ray and Terry, who are cousins and lifelong friends, always trusting and relying on each other, have been in prison. Ray doesn't want to be a gangsters anymore, having also fallen for Clare. But Terry, driven by an obsession beyond friendship, is determined to make sure that Ray never leaves the gang. During their time in prison, the Triads have grown stronger and more daring, eventually killing a member of Terry and Ray's gang. Revenge is called for and the gang turns to them for direction.
2 Days

2018

2 Days

2018
5
Hailing from different parts of the state, four girls, who became friends through social media, get together at Kovalam to meet for the very first time. However, to their shock, all of their baggage and cash disappears mysteriously. Will they be able to make the most of this vacation?
Silver Dream Racer

1980

Silver Dream Racer

1980
5.1
Nick Freeman is a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary prototype motorcycle, and is determined to race it at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Mandy

2018

Mandy

2018
6.2
The Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire.
Something Beneath

2007

Something Beneath

2007
3.5
When a mysterious black slime oozes up from the plumbing to infiltrate a new conference center, it causes attendees at an environmental convention who come in contact with it to have horrific hallucinations and nightmarish visions of past tragedies. Environmentalist priest Father Douglas Middleton must team up with conference coordinator Khali Spence to stop the slime -- or die trying.