271. Fist of Fury aka Chinese Connection, The ( Jing wu men )
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wei Lo
Actors: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien, Maria Yi, Robert Baker, Fu Ching Chen
Plot: Bruce Lee stars as a man sworn to do no harm. As he help his cousins in an ice factory, he discovers something that draws him to violence and his only choice is it act out against evil.
272. Crank
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Actors: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam, Carlos Sanz
Plot: Chev Chelios is a hit man injected by his rival with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops. Informed by his doc that he must keep his adrenaline peaked, he seeks ways to keep himself thrilled while seeking revenge on his rival.
273. Man of Steel
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Zack Snyder
Actors: Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe
Plot: Kal-El was sent away from his doomed home planet of Krypton by his father. After crash landing on Earth, he is found by the Kent family and they raise him as their own, Clark Kent, teaching him their values. Realising he has great power among humans, Clark must now face up to his first grave challenge, General Zod, who led a rebellion on his home planet.
274. Dog Soldiers
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neil Marshall
Actors: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham, Thomas Lockyer, Leslie Simpson
Plot: A band of soldiers is dispatched for participation in war games. Upon arrival they discover another band deep in the woods who have been massacred as well as a surviving soldier who claims the team was taken out by werewolves.
275. Police Story ( Ging chaat goo si )
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jackie Chan
Actors: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Kwok-Hung Lam, Bill Tung, Yuen Chor
Plot: Kevin Chan, a young, clean cop scores his first big takedown when he captures a drug lord. But the tables are turned when he is framed for the death of a fellow (dirty) cop and in order to continue his career he must clear his name.
276. The Professionals
Year of Release: 1966
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Western
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Richard Brooks
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Jack Palance, Woody Strode, Claudia Cardinale
Plot: A rich Texan hires a band of four men to rescue his wife from Mexican revolutionaries. The men accept the job but learn the "victim" may not be so innocent.
277. Stargate
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Roland Emmerich
Actors: Kurt Russell, James Spader, Viveca Lindfors, Alexis Cruz, Mili Avital, Leon Rippy
Plot: A strange device found in Egypt lies dormant for decades until a brilliant language specialist deciphers the Stargate and transports him and a military team to a far-off world where an alien race holds power.
278. Four Brothers
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Singleton
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard, Josh Charles
Plot: After their mother is murdered, the four adopted Mercer brothers come together to unravel the real reason for her death.
279. Magnum Force
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ted Post
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitch Ryan, David Soul, Tim Matheson, Robert Urich
Plot: A wayward cop is enforcing vigilante justice by assassinating several criminals who manage to escape punishment by slipping through legal loopholes and "Dirty" Harry Callahan is on the case.
280. Smokey and the Bandit
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Action
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Hal Needham
Actors: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry, Jackie Gleason, Paul Williams
Plot: The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.
