Best Action Movies of 2023


10 The Roundup: No Way Out (범죄도시 | Beomjoe dosi 3)

Beomjoe dosi 3

Seven years after the roundup in Vietnam, Ma Seok-do joins a new squad to investigate a murder case. He soon starts to dig deeper when he finds out the case involves a synthetic drug and a gang of thugs.

Director: Lee Sang-yong
Writers: Kim Min-seong, Cha Woo-jin
Starring: Ma Dong-seok, Lee Joon-hyeok, Munetaka Aoki
Budget: $10 000 000
Box office: $85 062 000

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9 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

The story of Coriolanus Snow, years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem. He is young, very determined and though the Snow family has fallen on hard times, Coriolanus sees a chance for a change in his fortunes when he is chosen to be a mentor for the 10th Hunger Games only to have his elation dashed when he is assigned to mentor a girl tribute named Lucy Gray Baird from the impoverished District 12.

Director: Francis Lawrence
Writers: Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt, Suzanne Collins
Starring: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage
Budget: $100 000 000
Box office: $348 900 000

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8 Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo

Based on the unbelievable, inspiring true story of a team of underdogs – a struggling, working-class gamer, a failed former race car driver, and an idealistic motorsport exec – who risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world.

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Writers: Zach Baylin, Jason Hall, Alex Tse
Starring: Archie Madekwe, Orlando Bloom, David Harbour
Budget: $60 000 000
Box office: $122 101 000

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7 Godzilla Minus One (Gojira -1.0)

Godzilla: Minus One

Feeling as if he unfairly cheated death too many times, Shikishima, a surviving Kamikaze pilot, is attacked on Odo Island along with many war plane engineers by a gargantuan monster. After the engineers die because of Shikishima failing to distract the monster, an overwhelming amount of guilt weighs on him, especially after a homeless woman and a baby move into his home when he returns. Shikishima, now on a personal mission, teams up with a large group of veterans to finally take down the monster known as Godzilla.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Writers: Takashi Yamazaki, Ishiro Honda, Takeo Murata
Starring: Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Sakura Ando
Budget: $15 000 000
Box office: $76 858 000

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6 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.

Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Writers: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio
Starring: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith
Budget: $150 000 000
Box office: $208 177 000

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5 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Ethan Hunt and his IMF group face a mission more deadly than any that came before: they must uncover the secret behind a mysterious new weapon that could be dangerous in the wrong hands. Facing his most powerful enemy ever, Ethan must determine whether his mission is more important or his friends’ lives.

Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Writers: Bruce Geller, Erik Jendresen, Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames
Budget: $290 000 000
Box office: $567 535 000

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4 The Covenant

The Covenant

Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley and Afghan interpreter Ahmed. After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.

Director: Guy Ritchie
Writers: Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Jonny Lee Miller
Budget: $55 000 000
Box office: $21 632 000

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3 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

In Marvel Studios “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

Director: James Gunn
Writers: James Gunn, Jim Starlin, Stan Lee
Starring: Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff
Budget: $250 000 000
Box office: $845 555 000

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2 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.

Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
Writers: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dave Callaham
Starring: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry
Budget: $150 000 000
Box office: $690 516 000

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1 John Wick: Chapter 4

John Wick: Chapter 4

John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

Director: Chad Stahelski
Writers: Shay Hatten, Michael Finch, Derek Kolstad
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård
Budget: $90 000 000
Box office: $440 146 000

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