The best action movies provide what many would argue is the very essence of cinema: escapism.
This is a selection of2010saction movies that have great action choreography.
TheJohn Wickfranchise isone of modern cinema’s most consistently thrilling action franchises.
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There’s an elegance and grace behind every fight scene inShadow…
Shadowis a wholly underappreciatedChinese martial arts epic.
Even more impressive than the movie’s scrumptious set design and visuals are the action set pieces.
For fans of this style of action movie,Shadowis an unmissable effort.
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Old enemies and allies alike throw their hats into the ring in a race for plutonium cores.
Kingsman: The Secret Serviceisslick, spy-action funthat features a variety of colorful characters and memorable action setpieces.
Is it shocking and brutal?
After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
It’s alsoone of the best and most memorable action sequencesin any modern action movie.
The Raid:Redemptionis a breathless example ofnon-stop action filmmaking.
team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.
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Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
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As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier.
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A spy organization recruits a promising street kid into the agency’s training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
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