55 action movies of 2022

best action movies 2022

The Killer

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Release date: July 13, 2022
Country of origin: South Korea

Director: Jae-Hoon Choi
Writer: Ji-Woong Nam
Stars: Jang Hyuk, Seo-young Lee, Bang Eun-Jung

A retired hitman agrees to take care of a teen aged girl, but when she becomes involved with unsavory people, he has to rescue her.

The Gray Man

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Release date: July 22, 2022
Country of origin: United States

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writers: Joe Russo(, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas

When the CIA’s most skilled operative-whose true identity is known to none-accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

Release date: September 22, 2022
Country of origin: United States

Director: Daniel Graham
Writer: Matt Hookings
Stars: Matt Hookings, Ray Winstone, Russell Crowe

At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.

VR Fighter / Shen bing te gong

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Release date: July 22, 2022
Country of origin: Hong Kong

Director: Tang Qiaojia
Stars: Siu-Wong Fan, Yiyi Jiang, Diego Dati

After his wife’s death professional bodyguard Lung Wei went overseas to find doctors for his daughter, but instead found a new job as a virtual reality tester.

Pray

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Release date: August 5, 2022
Country of origin: United States

Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Writers: Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg, Jim Thomas
Stars: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro

Naru, a skilled warrior of the Comanche Nation, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth.

Carter

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Release date: August 5, 2022
Country of origin: South Korea

Director: Byung-gil Jung
Writers: Byeong-sik Jung, Byung-gil Jung
Stars: Joo Won, Kim Bo-Min, Sung-Jae Lee

Thrown straight into a dangerous mission with none of his memories intact, a man must escape death while trying to figure out who he is, how he ended up here, and who is the mysterious voice in his ear calling him “Carter”?

Bullet Train

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Release date: August 5, 2022
Country of origin: United States

Director: David Leitch
Writers: Zak Olkewicz, Kotaro Isaka
Stars: Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Five assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common.

Day Shift

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Release date: August 12, 2022
Country of origin: United States

Director: J.J. Perry
Writers: Tyler Tice, Shay Hatten
Stars: Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Natasha Liu Bordizzo

A hard-working, blue-collar dad just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 10-year-old daughter. His mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income: hunting and killing vampires.

Sniper: Rogue Mission

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Release date: August 16, 2022
Country of origin: United States

Director: Oliver Thompson
Writer: Oliver Thompson
Stars: Chad Michael Collins, Ryan Robbins, Sayaka Akimoto

When a crooked federal agent is involved in a human sex trafficking ring, Sniper and CIA Rookie Brandon Beckett goes rogue, teaming up with his former allies Homeland Security Agent Zero and assassin Lady Death to uncover the corrupt agent and take down the criminal organization.

Bullet Proof

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Release date: August 19, 2022
Country of origin: Canada

Director: James Clayton
Writers: Cooper Bibaud, Danny Mac, James Clayton
Stars: Vinnie Jones, Lina Lecompte, Glenn Ennis

After stealing millions in cash from the drug hiding place of the sadistic mafia boss Temple, a thief finds a stowaway passenger in his getaway car.