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The American action-thriller film, Jason Bourne (2016), was directed and written by Paul Greengrass and Christopher Rouse respectively. This movie is the fifth installment in the Bourne franchise and serves as a direct sequel to The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). After revealing Blackbriar’s corruption twelve years ago, ex-CIA agent Jason Bourne has finally regained his memories and now lives in isolation in Greece working as a street fighter. In Reykjavík, Nicky Parsons – a Treadstone technician – hacks into the CIA’s server with the ...

Directed by Gavin O’Connor, The Accountant (2016) is an American action thriller film written by Bill Dubuque. The protagonist, who goes by the name ‘Christian Wolff’, is on the autism spectrum. While his mother wants to send him to Harbor Neuroscience for treatment, his father disagrees and takes it upon himself to train Christian and his brother Braxton in various martial arts. This training also includes encouraging Christian to face stimuli that usually trigger him, rather than avoiding them. As things stand, Christian runs a small accounting office ...

In the Australian post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), written, produced, and directed by George Miller, Max Rockatansky finds himself haunted by memories of those he failed to protect. Captured by warlord Immortan Joe’s army, Max becomes a ‘blood bag’ for Nux, a sick War Boy. At the same time, Imperator Furiosa, one of Joe’s lieutenants, is sent on a mission to trade with two of Joe’s allies using the heavily protected ‘War Rig’. However, when Joe discovers that his five wives have escaped in the Rig, he mobilizes his forces from Gas Town and the Bullet Farm ...

The American heist action thriller film, Heist (2015), was directed by Scott Mann and written by Stephen Cyrus Sepher and Max Adams. It is based on an original story by Sepher. The plot follows Luke Vaughn, a former employee at the Southern casino ‘The Swan’, who needs $300,000 for his sick daughter’s surgery. When he asks his boss, Francis ‘The Pope’ Silva, for a loan, he is rejected and ultimately fired by Silva’s right-hand man, Derrick ...

Point Break (2015) is an action-packed thriller helmed by director and cinematographer Ericson Core and penned by screenwriter Kurt Wimmer. The film follows the journey of Johnny Utah, a thrill-seeking athlete, who tragically loses his friend Jeff during a bike ride through treacherous terrain. Seven years later, Utah has joined the FBI as a trainee. During a briefing on a daring heist involving diamonds and parachutes in Mumbai, he realizes that a similar crime has taken place in Mexico’s Cave of Swallows, where millions of dollars were stolen before the ...

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) is a fast-paced American action spy film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, collaborating with Drew Pearce on the script. In the film, IMF Agent Ethan Hunt thwarts The Syndicate’s attempt to transport nerve gas, a group of rebel field operatives from different intelligence agencies whom he has been pursuing. During his briefing at an IMF facility in London, Ethan is ambushed by The Syndicate itself, revealing that they have infiltrated both him and the organization. As he falls unconscious from being exposed to ...

The spy film The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) was directed and co-written by Guy Ritchie, based on the 1964 television series of the same name created by Norman Felton and Sam Rolfe. In 1963, CIA-Agent Napoleon Solo is tasked with rescuing Gaby Teller, daughter of a nuclear scientist, from East Berlin. He also recruits KGB Agent Illya Kuryakin to help stop a pair of Nazi sympathizers, Alexander and Victoria Vinciguerra, who are using Teller’s father for their own nuclear weapon project. With Gaby’s uncle Rudi ...

Furious 7 (2015) is an action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. After defeating Owen Shaw and securing pardons for their past crimes, Dominic Toretto, Brian O’Conner and the team have returned to the US to lead normal lives. Dom helps Letty Ortiz regain her memory while Brian adapts to fatherhood. Deckard Shaw, Owen’s older brother, seeks revenge by breaking into the hospital where Owen is being held in London. He also obtains profiles of Dom’s crew from the DSS field office in Los Angeles after a fight with Agent Luke Hobbs. A bomb ...

Spectre (2015) is the latest James Bond film produced by Eon Productions. Tasked with a mission by his former boss, M, MI6 agent James Bond foils a bombing attempt at a Day of the Dead festival in Mexico City. After recovering a telltale octopus ring from the deceased attacker, Marco Sciarra, Bond uncovers his involvement with an enigmatic organization. However, upon returning to London, the new M – Gareth Mallory – reprimands Bond for acting without authorization. Meanwhile, M finds himself embroiled in a power struggle with Max Denbigh (dubbed ‘C’ by Bond), Director-General of the newly formed Joint Intelligence Service that combines ...

The Equalizer (2014) is an American action-thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk. Robert McCall, a former U.S. Marine and DIA / DCS officer, now leads a quiet life in Boston, working at a hardware store and helping his colleague Ralphie train to become a security guard. Often unable to sleep, Robert spends late nights reading at an all-night diner, where he has befriended teenager Teri. They often discuss the books Robert has been reading and his goal of reading 100 books, which was also his late wife’s goal. One night, Teri reveals her real ...

John Wick (2014), an American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad, tells the story of a grieving man in New York City. After the death of his wife Helen, John receives a beagle puppy from her to help him cope. However, a group of Russian gangsters led by Iosef Tarasov approach John at a gas station, attempting to intimidate him into selling them his prized 1969 Boss 429 Mustang. When their efforts fail, they break into John’s home, attacking him and ultimately killing the puppy while stealing the car. In an attempt to remove ...

Sabotage (2014) is an American action thriller film, directed and written by David Ayer and Skip Woods, respectively. John ‘Breacher’ Wharton leads the DEA’s Special Operations Team (DEA SOT), consisting of James ‘Monster’ Murray, his wife Lizzy, Joe ‘Grinder’ Philips, Julius ‘Sugar’ Edmonds, Eddie ‘Neck’ Jordan, Tom ‘Pyro’ Roberts, Bryce ‘Tripod’ McNeely and their colleague known as ‘Smoke’ Jennings. During a successful raid on a cartel stronghold, Smoke is tragically ...

Bad Country (2014) is an American crime drama film based on a true story. Set in 1983 in the South Louisiana bayou country, Lt. Bud Case from the Baton Rouge PD makes a breakthrough by arresting Jesse Weiland, known for his involvement in various criminal activities and a previous rap sheet. This comes after an undercover operation targeting a precious gems fencing operation run by Weiland. Despite current charges of possible weapons and burglary charges against him which could send him to prison for decades, Case suspects there may be more to Weiland’s involvement due to his calm demeanor. In other words, he believes Weiland has powerful connections that could ...

Falcon Rising (2014) is an American action film directed by Ernie Barbarash. The protagonist, John ‘Falcon’ Chapman, is a former Marine with posttraumatic stress disorder. He finds himself in a convenience store during an attempted robbery and takes action to stop it. Afterward, his sister Cindy scolds him for not adhering to his medication regimen and informs him of her plans to return to Brazil, where she works for a non-profit organization. In the midst of this, he receives distressing news from his friend and veteran colleague Manny Ridley that his sister has been brutally attacked. Without hesitation, ...

Scott Waugh directed and co-edited Need for Speed (2014), an action crime film written by George and John Gatins. Based on Electronic Arts’ racing video game franchise of the same name, the story follows Tobey Marshall, a former race car driver who runs his late father’s garage in Mount Kisco, New York. Struggling financially, Tobey and his friends participate in street races at night. After one race, Dino Brewster, Tobey’s old rival, asks them to complete a rare Ford Shelby Mustang that belonged to ...

The Expendables 3 (2014) is an American action film directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt and Sylvester Stallone. Led by Barney Ross, the team of mercenaries includes Lee Christmas, Gunner Jensen, and Toll Road. They successfully extract their former member Doctor Death from a dictator’s fortress prison-camp while he is being transported on a train. Doctor Death, who specializes in medicine and knives, joins them to help ...

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) is an American action thriller film based on the character Jack Ryan from author Tom Clancy’s series. As the fifth film in the franchise and second reboot, it stands apart from previous adaptations by featuring an original storyline. Following the events of September 11, Jack Ryan is a Marine serving in Afghanistan and suffers a critical injury while bravely saving his comrades in a helicopter crash. After a long recovery, he meets Cathy Muller, who assists him during his rehabilitation and eventually becomes his fiancée. It isn’t until ten years later that Jack is recruited by CIA veteran Thomas Harper to ...

3 Days to Kill (2014) is an action thriller film directed by McG and written by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak. American CIA agent Ethan Renner, along with his team, is on a mission to capture the Albino, lieutenant to an arms trafficker known as the Wolf. The Wolf plans to sell a dirty bomb to terrorists at a hotel in Belgrade. However, their plan goes awry when the Albino recognizes and kills one of Renner’s fellow agents, who was disguised as a chambermaid. While chasing the Albino, Renner becomes dizzy and only manages ...

The November Man (2014), a spy film, is based on Bill Granger’s novel There Are No Spies from the seventh book in The November Man series, originally published in 1987. In 2008, CIA agent Peter Devereaux leads a mission in Montenegro with young operative David Mason. Despite Devereaux instructing Mason not to fire, he disobeys and ends up taking down an assassin but also causing the death of a child. Five years later, Devereaux has retired in Lausanne, Switzerland when his former boss John Hanley shows up requesting his help in extracting Natalia Ulanova – an aide to Russian President-elect ...

24: Live Another Day (2014) was a limited event television series that aired on Fox from May 5 to July 14, 2014. As activists gathered outside the United States Embassy where President James Heller was staying, CIA agents in London apprehended Jack Bauer, a former Counter Terrorist Unit Agent and wanted fugitive. Kate Morgan, a CIA agent who had recently been forced to resign because of her husband’s conviction, managed to regain her position when she discovered that Jack was planning to infiltrate the agency in order to reach Chloe O’Brian, a former CTU Data Analyst turned hacktivist. With the help of his friend Belcheck, an ex-Serbian Mob enforcer, Jack ...