The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Machete Kills (2013)

Summary: The U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space.

Release Date: October 11, 2013

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Writers: Kyle Ward

, Robert Rodriguez

, Marcel Rodriguez

Runtime: 1 h 47 min

MPAA: R

Production: AR Films, Aldamisa Entertainment, 1821 Pictures, Overnight Films

Distributor: Open Road Films (II), Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United States, Russia

Language: English

Franchise: Machete

Movie budget: $ 20,000,000

Domestic: $ 8,008,161

International: $ 9,529,025

The Thing (2011)

Summary: At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.

Release Date: October 14, 2011

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Writers: Eric Heisserer

, John W. Campbell Jr.

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: R

Production: Morgan Creek Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Strike Entertainment

Distributor: Universal Pictures, Mill Creek Entertainment, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: Canada, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 38,000,000

Domestic: $ 16,928,670

International: $ 14,576,617

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Summary: The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.

Release Date: June 29, 2011

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Michael Bay

Writer: Ehren Kruger

Runtime: 2 h 34 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, Hasbro, Amblin Entertainment, Platinum Dunes

Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Transformers

Movie budget: $ 195,000,000

Domestic: $ 352,390,543

International: $ 771,403,536

World War Z (2013)

Summary: Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.

Release Date: June 21, 2013

Genres: Action, Adventure, Horror

Director: Marc Forster

Writers: Matthew Michael Carnahan

, Drew Goddard

, Damon Lindelof

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Hemisphere Media Capital, 2DUX², Apparatus Productions

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, KVH Media Group, Paramount Home Entertainment, Scream Factory, Shout! Factory

Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Malta

Language: English

Franchise: World War Z

Movie budget: $ 190,000,000

Domestic: $ 202,807,711

International: $ 337,648,165

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Summary: When humanity allies with a bounty hunter in pursuit of Optimus Prime, the Autobots turn to a mechanic and his family for help.

Release Date: June 27, 2014

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Michael Bay

Writer: Ehren Kruger

Runtime: 2 h 45 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Paramount Pictures, Hasbro, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Production, Ian Bryce Productions, October Pictures, China Movie Channel, Jiaflix Enterprises, Amblin Entertainment, Platinum Dunes

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Amazon Prime Video, FX Network, KVH Media Group

Countries: United States, China, Hong Kong

Language: English

Franchise: Transformers

Movie budget: $ 210,000,000

Domestic: $ 245,439,076

International: $ 858,614,996

Spy (2015)

Summary: A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer and prevent diabolical global disaster.

Release Date: June 05, 2015

Genres: Action, Comedy

Director: Paul Feig

Writer: Paul Feig

Runtime: 2 h 00 min

MPAA: R

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, Chernin Entertainment, Feigco Entertainment

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, KVH Media Group

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 65,000,000

Domestic: $ 110,825,712

International: $ 124,840,507

The Frozen Ground (2013)

Summary: An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.

Release Date: February 01, 2013

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Director: Scott Walker

Writer: Scott Walker

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

MPAA: R

Production: Grindstone Entertainment Group, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films), Cheetah Vision, Court Five, Envision Entertainment, Valentina Films, Boss Collaboration, K5 International, Knightsbridge Entertainment, Paradox Entertainment, Picture Perfect Corporation, SprocketHeads

Distributor: Lionsgate, The Film Arcade, Grindstone Entertainment Group

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 27,220,000

Days of Thunder (1990)

Summary: A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.

Release Date: June 27, 1990

Genres: Action, Drama, Sport

Director: Tony Scott

Writers: Robert Towne

, Tom Cruise

Runtime: 1 h 47 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Paramount Pictures, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment, CBS, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 60,000,000

Domestic: $ 82,670,733

International: $ 75,250,000

Taking Lives (2004)

Summary: An FBI profiler is called in by French Canadian police to catch a serial killer who takes on the identity of each new victim.

Release Date: March 19, 2004

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Director: D.J. Caruso

Writers: Michael Pye

, Jon Bokenkamp

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: R

Production: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Atmosphere Entertainment MM

Distributor: Warner Home Video

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 45,000,000

Domestic: $ 32,682,342

International: $ 32,788,187

Black Dynamite (2009)

Summary: Black Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s. When his only brother is killed by The Man, it's up to him to find justice.

Release Date: January 13, 2010

Genres: Action, Comedy

Director: Scott Sanders

Writers: Michael Jai White

, Byron Minns

, Scott Sanders

Runtime: 1 h 24 min

MPAA: R

Production: Destination Films, Ars Nova Entertainment, Goliath Entertainment, Suckapunch Films, Funk Factory Films, Harbor Entertainment, Segal NYC, Six Point Harness

Distributor: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA), Apparition, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, HBO Max

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 2,900,000

Domestic: $ 242,578

International: $ 53,979

RED (2010)

Summary: When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last-ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.

Release Date: October 15, 2010

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Robert Schwentke

Writers: Jon Hoeber

, Erich Hoeber

, Warren Ellis

Runtime: 1 h 51 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Summit Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures, DC Entertainment

Distributor: HBO Zone, Summit Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, China

Language: English

Franchise: Red

Movie budget: $ 58,000,000

Domestic: $ 90,380,162

International: $ 108,626,225

Central Intelligence (2016)

Summary: After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.

Release Date: June 17, 2016

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Writers: Ike Barinholtz

, David Stassen

, Rawson Marshall Thurber

Runtime: 1 h 47 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: New Line Cinema, Universal Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Artists First

Distributor: Warner Bros., KVH Media Group, HBO Max, TBS, TNT

Countries: United States, China

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 50,000,000

Domestic: $ 127,440,871

International: $ 89,531,672

Moonraker (1979)

Summary: James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.

Release Date: June 29, 1979

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Lewis Gilbert

Writers: Christopher Wood

, Ian Fleming

, Gerry Anderson

Runtime: 2 h 06 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Les Productions Artistes Associés, Eon Productions

Distributor: Home Box Office (HBO), American Broadcasting Company (ABC), CBS/Fox, RCA (II), MGM Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Philips, Image Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Countries: United Kingdom, France, United States

Language: English

Franchise: James Bond

Movie budget: $ 34,000,000

Domestic: $ 70,308,099

International: $ 140,000,000

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

Summary: After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.

Release Date: March 22, 1973

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Melvin Van Peebles

Writer: Melvin Van Peebles

Runtime: 1 h 37 min

MPAA: R

Production: Yeah

Distributor: Xenon Entertainment Group, Direct Cinema Limited, Image Entertainment, Sun Video Corporation (SVC), Vinegar Syndrome

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 500,000

Takers (2010)

Summary: A group of bank robbers find their multi-million dollar plan interrupted by a hard-boiled detective.

Release Date: August 27, 2010

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: John Luessenhop

Writers: Peter Allen

, Gabriel Casseus

, John Luessenhop

Runtime: 1 h 47 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Screen Gems, Rainforest Films, Grand Hustle Entertainment, Overbrook Entertainment

Distributor: Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Releasing, FX Network, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 32,000,000

Domestic: $ 57,744,720

International: $ 22,460,662

The Fan (1996)

Summary: An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman.

Release Date: August 16, 1996

Genres: Action, Drama, Sport

Director: Tony Scott

Writers: Peter Abrahams

, Phoef Sutton

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: R

Production: TriStar Pictures, Mandalay Entertainment, Scott Free Productions

Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Mill Creek Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 55,000,000

Domestic: $ 18,626,419

Spy Hard (1996)

Summary: Dick Steele, Agent WD-40 is assigned by his Director, to stop the evil General Rancor from destroying the world. WD-40 believed Rancor was dead and he teams up with the hot KGB Agent Veronique Ukrinsky to find Rancor and save the ...

Release Date: May 24, 1996

Genres: Action, Comedy

Director: Rick Friedberg

Writers: Jason Friedberg

, Aaron Seltzer

, Rick Friedberg

Runtime: 1 h 21 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Hollywood Pictures

Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Hollywood Pictures Home Video, Starz, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Buena Vista Television, Encore TV

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 18,000,000

Domestic: $ 26,960,191

Superman Returns (2006)

Summary: Superman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.

Release Date: June 30, 2006

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi

Director: Bryan Singer

Writers: Michael Dougherty

, Dan Harris

, Bryan Singer

Runtime: 2 h 34 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Peters Entertainment, Red Sun Productions Pty. Ltd.

Distributor: HBO Max, Home Box Office (HBO), Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Home Video

Countries: United States, Australia

Language: English

Franchise: Superman

Movie budget: $ 270,000,000

Domestic: $ 200,081,192

International: $ 191,000,000