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the The Fast and the Furious The franchise has been around for over 20 years and has been one of the most successful franchises today, rivaling Marvel. While making around $1 billion per film, there is clearly an audience for these action films and no one should be ashamed of loving these serious action masterpieces. With plenty of goofy honesty, these movies are about so much more than just racing.
They are about finding and providing for your family through thick and thin. However, there are other action movie franchises that are less known but fun and action-packed. These movies have just as much action as our beloved Fast & Furious franchise while maintaining the same cheesy sincerity that will please any Dom Toretto fan.
High and Low: The Movie (2016)
If you’re looking for a movie where everyone in it is Vin Diesel, where everyone in the movie thinks they’re in an adaptation of Shakespeare while having some of the best fight choreography ever, this is the movie for you. Currently streaming on Netflix, Shigeaki Kubo High and Low: The Movie A wild series begins with five factions fighting for complete control of their home city of Chico, but they must eventually unite to defeat a common enemy.
The factions realize that they are stronger together than when they fight each other. Featuring some of the most intricate stunts, fight choreography, and camera work ever (shot mostly in single takes), High and Low: The Movie Great to watch if you want some great action with a bit of Dom Toretto.
The Missing Bullet (2020)
With car chases that would make George Miller blush, and Guillaume Pierret The missing bullet It is about a fallen man for a crime he did not commit, who is on a one-man revenge mission to clear his name. It’s never explained why Leno (Alban Lenoir), the guy on a solo mission, knows how to single-handedly fight his way out of the police station, but that doesn’t matter because he’s the star of great battle sequences.
Everyone in the movie is also the best driver in the world, and they have many drivers RoninFantastic car chases that will give a lot of The Fast and the Furious Movies running for their money. The missing bullet It is a high-octane thrill ride with an engrossing plot that is the perfect movie for any fan of The Fast and the Furious franchise.
Ruroni Kenshin (2012)
A former assassin who vowed never to kill again wields a sword with a dull blade that only he can hold back, and is suddenly tested for just how powerful that vow really is. Based on one of the anime, Keishi Otomo’s Rurouni Kenshin He has some of the most impressive, beautifully shot, stunts ever filmed. It has some perfect acting to basically be a live action anime.
Although the acting is overdone, this movie still does a great job of investing you in the characters as well as showing the struggle to uphold traditions and adapt to a changing world. Kenshin (Takeru Satoh) is a relic of the old world because he’s a samurai in rapidly industrializing Japan, and he’s trying to figure out how to fit into this new world. This is the first in a series of movies (most of which are on Netflix), so if you need another franchise, watch it before the next one. The Fast and the Furious, This is the must-watch series.
Fable (2019)
The world’s most perfect killer, known by the titular “Fable”, is a combination of John Wick and James Bond, raised from birth to be completely ruthless, and suddenly tasked with living a normal life. As much comedy as this premise provides, this stone-faced killer trying to think on his feet about how people should act, his “normal life” doesn’t last long.
Although there is still a lot of comedy about how good an assassin he is, in that he seems to be able to see into the future he is pretty good. was aguchi Superstition It’s a great movie for anyone The Fast and the Furious A fan who loves creative work with a dash of comedy that’s there to make them smile.
One Shot (2021)
Starring Scott Adkins, the king of direct-to-video action (which is courtesy), as the captain of an elite squad of Navy SEALs to escort a prisoner back to the United States, he is suddenly attacked by rebels to free the prisoner. Adkins must fight through hordes of armed rebels in order to get the prisoner to safety and stop a terrorist attack in which the prisoner is an integral part.
Distinguished by the fact that it is made to look like one continuous (hence the title), James Nunn one hit It’s an hour and a half of nonstop action that will get your adrenaline pumping. While this movie also has a big, intimidating bald man, it has amazing fight choreography, camera work, and acting skills in line with The Fast and the Furious franchise. overly violent choreography, one hit Perfect for any action movie fan who just wants to watch the guys who are great at their jobs.
Universal Soldier (1992)
A 90s schlock gem, Roland Emmerich’s universal soldier The film is about two soldiers killed in Vietnam who are preserved to be brought back to life and forced to be part of a program that breeds the perfect soldiers. After wiping their memories and minds to become ruthless killers, Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren) remember they had unfinished business with each other in Vietnam. They leveled it the only way they knew how: with high kicks from JCVD and big, powerful punches from Lundgren.
The movie ends with a brutal fight scene between the two as they now have enhanced healing powers, so they have to go to great lengths to try and kill each other. Also, one of Emmerich’s early films and before he moved into directing independence day And have a lifetime career making big budget disaster movies like 2012. If you enjoy the program The Fast and the Furious A privilege to watch men punch each other and look like a mysterious lesbian, then this is the movie for you.
Accident Man (2018)
The second Scott Adkins film on this list and one of many Adkins films where he plays a professional killer, however, in this film he kills people in such a way as to make their death look like an accident, hence the title of the film. When his ex-girlfriend, whom he still loves, is murdered in front of him, he goes after the people who stopped the hit. Then he has to face a suicide squad The amount of characters in order to avenge him.
This movie has creative action sequences and a fight scene between Ray Stevenson and Scott Adkins if you want to see that. (Who wouldn’t?) Accident man It looks more like a comic book than a movie, which isn’t a bad thing because it has enough energy and excessive violence to keep you entertained for the next 105 minutes.
Boiled (1992)
It is arguably one of the most exciting action films ever made. Directed by the great John Woo, boiled Stars Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung Chiu-wai as two policemen trying to crack down on an arms-smuggling operation. Chow Yun-Fat is a legendary action star who worked with John Woo a lot during the 80’s and 90’s, eventually starring in Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
This is a very simple premise, and it’s important to make room for action scenes in which Chow Yun Fat repeatedly dives through the air, in order to save a hospital room full of newborn babies. The stakes couldn’t be higher. If someone believes that The Fast and the Furious Movies haven’t had enough men diving away with multiple bangs while still looking great, then this is the movie for you.
Dredd (2012)
Set in a post-apocalyptic, irradiated futuristic America, criminals have taken over one of the last remaining cities, and the cops are now judge, jury, and executioners. Superstar Karl Urban is the titular name Dredd At Travis’ house Raid– a suave movie, where he has to go floor by floor in an apartment complex to finish a drug operation.
In typical fashion, the drug dealers are not happy that he is trying to stop them. In addition to having hyper-violent action sequences, Dredd also develops a strong bond with his rookie partner Anderson (Olivia Thirlby) who is sent to his side regarding what we eventually discover is a setup to kill them. There’s no better example of an R-rated action/comedy than The Fast and the Furious The franchise while still being cheesy at times will make any action movie fan happy.
Den of Thieves (2018)
It stars Gerard Butler, who also became the king of direct-to-video action movies, as a cop trying to stop a massive $30 million bank robbery. Butler gives Al Pacino heat-level performance in this movie, which is appropriate since the movie is basically Heat with a bit less character action, but a bit more action.
Every actor in the movie gives performances worthy of a Michael Mann script that the movie doesn’t, which is why this movie is so much fun. In fact, there is a sequel to the works due out next year due to the rabid cult following. surprisingly good shot, A den of thieves is a goofy popcorn crime drama that fits perfectly with any of them The Fast and the Furious Action cinema lover group.
