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Atomic Blonde marked one of Charlize Theron’s premier roles as a lead in an action film, following her memorable performance in Mad Max: Fury Road. This Cold War thriller, directed by David Leitch, tests Theron’s abilities with its demanding fight scenes.
Set in 1989, just before the collapse of the Berlin Wall, MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton (Theron) is tasked with retrieving a lost list of undercover agents. As she navigates her mission, she faces brutal KGB adversaries and wrestles with her trust in MI6 station chief David Percival (James McAvoy) and her romantic interest, Delphine Lasalle (Sofia Boutella).
Atomic Blonde is available for streaming on Hulu.
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The first three installments of the Die Hard series are now streaming on Hulu. We’re saving the first two for the holiday season, but Die Hard with a Vengeance is a summer action classic featuring an unforgettable partnership between Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson.
Regarded as the pinnacle of the franchise, John McClane (Willis) is caught in a deadly game orchestrated by Simon (strong>Jeremy Irons). Zeus Carver (Jackson), a store owner, must aid John in solving a series of riddles, or risk many lives as Simon threatens the city with bombs. Fortunately, their teamwork leads them closer to uncovering Simon’s true intentions.
Die Hard with a Vengeance is currently available on Hulu.
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Director Matthew Vaughn nearly captures the outrageous essence of 1960s spy films in Kingsman: The Secret Service. Taron Egerton stars as Gary “Eggsy” Unwin, an unfulfilled young man who gets the chance of a lifetime.
When Harry Hart (Colin Firth) recruits Eggsy into the Kingsman, a secret organization functioning independently from the British government, Eggsy’s life takes a turn. Samuel L. Jackson plays the role of a villainous billionaire, Richmond Valentine, whose ambitious worldview reflects the traits of James Bond adversaries. His strategic alliances bring great peril as Armageddon looms.
Kingsman: The Secret Service can be streamed on Hulu.
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Initially, this film presents a heartwarming narrative as John (Keanu Reeves), a grieving widower, discovers companionship in a puppy his late wife left him.
However, the plot escalates when aspiring mobster Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen) makes a grave mistake by killing John’s dog, stealing his car, and leaving him for dead. The film transforms into John Wick, an exhilarating action thriller that reinvigorated the genre. The criminal community soon realizes why John is feared in their world.
John Wick is available for streaming on Hulu.
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The protagonist of The Amateur isn’t your conventional action hero. Charlie Heller (Rami Malek) is an ordinary CIA cryptographer. His world shatters when terrorists murder his wife, Sarah Heller (Rachel Brosnahan).
Driven by a thirst for vengeance, Charlie coerces his CIA boss, Alex Moore (Holt McCallany), into training him to hunt down his wife’s killers. Robert “Hendo” Henderson (Laurence Fishburne) attempts to guide Charlie, but this pursuit might lead him down a dark and irreversible path.
The Amateur is streaming on Hulu.
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Before 2008, the casting of Liam Neeson as an action hero might have raised eyebrows. Yet, he perfectly embodies former CIA operative Bryan Mills in Taken. Estranged from his ex-wife, Lenore (Famke Janssen), and daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), he becomes their only hope when Kim is kidnapped by human traffickers in Europe.
This grievous error by the kidnappers triggers Bryan’s resourcefulness; he takes immediate action, flying to Europe, ready to exploit his exceptional abilities to rescue Kim before it’s too late.
Taken is available for streaming on Hulu.
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Having attempted to bring Alita: Battle Angel to life for years, James Cameron co-wrote the script and produced the film, which was directed by Robert Rodriguez. The story kicks off with Alita’s (Rosa Salazar) emergence from a scrapyard, where she is discovered by Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz). With a mysterious past, Alita sets out to assist Ido and her friends.
As she embraces her warrior abilities, Alita attracts the interest of powerful figures who scorn the surface dwellers’ struggles. Undeterred, she is ready to confront the elite in her quest for identity and belonging.
Alita: Battle Angel is streaming on Hulu.
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Many action sequences in Uncharted are adapted from the hit video games that inspired this film, seamlessly transitioning into cinematic action. The MCU’s Spider-Man, Tom Holland, plays Nathan Drake, an orphan enlisted by treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) in search of treasure and clues regarding his missing sibling, Sam (Rudy Pankow).
As their adventure unfolds, Nate and Sully race against millionaire Santiago Moncada (Antonio Banderas) for a legendary trove. Facing a group of mercenaries loyal to Santiago, they soon realize their lives are in jeopardy as they pursue the fortune.
Uncharted is available for your viewing on Hulu.
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Within the realm of action comedies, Bullet Train stands out with its humor, largely thanks to Brad Pitt, who delivers a consistently comedic performance as Ladybug, an aging assassin. Despite yearning for a calmer life, he finds himself on a high-speed bullet train in Japan filled with assassins who see him as a target.
The twist? Ladybug wasn’t meant to board this train; he simply finds himself caught in a web of chaos where every killer prioritizes their survival over his life.
Bullet Train can be streamed on Hulu.
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All Predator films can currently be found on Hulu, but Prey offers a thrilling fresh perspective to this beloved franchise. Set in 1719, Naru (Amber Midthunder) is a young member of the Comanche tribe who longs to prove herself as a warrior. However, her aspirations are belittled by her community.
When a primitive Predator (Dane DiLiegro) appears, the male warriors in Naru’s tribe become vulnerable, prompting her to take a stand. To combat this formidable foe, Naru must succeed where others have failed, knowing that any misstep could prove fatal.
Prey is available for streaming on Hulu.
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Aliens represents James Cameron’s second major film investment, where he firmly transitioned the horror of Alien into a legendary sci-fi action spectacle. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) faces life-altering revelations as she discovers years have passed and, with no surviving family, she is recruited to accompany space marines to a colony on LV-426.
Upon arrival, Ripley is horrified to find the colony heavily infested with Xenomorphs, creatures impervious to normal weaponry, while her comrades face a devastating fate one by one.
Aliens is streaming on Hulu.
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