Universal 10-Film Action Collection

The Bourne Identity (2002)

In this riveting take on Robert Ludlum’s expert suspenser, Matt Damon is an amnesiac trying to piece together his past while dodging assassins and CIA operatives across Europe. As he, with help from a German woman (Franka Potente) he meets, closes in on uncovering his true background, his own espionage abilities and killer instincts start to resurface. With Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Julia Stiles, Brian Cox; directed by Doug Liman. Extended version; 119 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Doom (2005)

On the planet Mars in the year 2046, a research facility is under attack from monstrous creatures, and an elite Marines squad sent on a rescue mission finds itself in a battle for survival, with death lurking around every corner. Based on the smash hit video games, this intense sci-fi actioner stars the Rock, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Ben Daniels. 113 min. C/Rtg: NR

Smokin’ Aces (2007)

A sleazy Las Vegas performer (Jeremy Piven) agrees to squeal on the Mafia, earning his head a price so large, he becomes targeted by a bunch of would-be killers (including Ben Affleck, Alicia Keys and Peter Berg) who compete to take him out before a pair of FBI agents (Ray Liotta and Ryan Reynolds) can whisk him off to protective custody. Andy Garcia, Jason Bateman, Common, Alex Rocco, Joseph Ruskin co-star in this stylish and comedic crime thriller. 109 min. C/Rtg: R

Wanted (2008)

Based on the comic book series by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones, this thrilling actioner centers on Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy), a hapless loser who learns that the father he never knew was a member of a secret society of assassins. Recruited into the same organization by the sexy Fox (Angelina Jolie), Gibson is trained to develop his extraordinary natural abilities as a killer and avenge his father’s death. With Morgan Freeman, Common, and Terence Stamp. 110 min. C/Rtg: R

Green Zone (2010)

Matt Damon reteamed with "The Bourne Ultimatum" director Paul Greengrass for this action-packed thriller set against the backdrop of the United States’ liberation of Iraq in 2003. Tasked with finding Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction, Army chief warrant officer Damon finds evidence of a cover-up and embarks on a dangerous crusade to uncover the truth-encountering mysterious CIA agents and a determined journalist along the way. Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson co-star. 115 min. C/Rtg: R

The Man With The Iron Fists (2012)

This stylish martial arts actioner is set in 19th-century China, where a small village is threatened by warring factions all trying to get their hands on a shipment of royal gold. Can a (literally) metal-fisted blacksmith (RZA, who also co-wrote and directed), a young warrior (Rick Yune) out to avenge his father’s death, and a burnt-out British ex-soldier (Russell Crowe) restore peace? Lucy Liu, Jamie Chung, Dave Bautista also star. R-rated version; 95 min./Extended version; 108 min. C/Rtg: NR

Battleship (2012)

Based on the classic board game, this sci-fi actioner concerns an alien armada from an Earth-like planet that arrives on our world in response to a NASA signal. After one of the ships crashes, the remaining four land in Hawaiian waters and quickly become engaged in battle with naval forces. Surrounded by an impenetrable force field, the fleet--led by Admiral Terrance Shane (Liam Neeson)--fights to ensure the survival of mankind. With Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, and Brooklyn Decker. 132 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

Costumed crime fighter Kick-Ass (Aaron Johnson) is back in this funny, action-packed follow-up to the 2010 hit. Together with the vigilante superhero team Justice Forever and an out-of-retirement Hit-Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz), Kick-Ass must try to stop a vengeance-seeking Chris D’Amico (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), who has reinvented himself as the world’s first supervillain. Donald Faison, Robert Emms, and Jim Carrey also star. 103 min. C/Rtg: R

Atomic Blonde (2017)

In late 1989, as the Cold War was breathing its last, a British intelligence officer was murdered in Berlin...and the dossier in his possession naming every operative in the city was gone. MI-6 sent in its best and deadliest--stone-cold killing machine Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron)--to recover the intel, but will she and the local section chief (James McAvoy) retrieve it in time? Kinetic spy actioner from the Antony Johnson/Sam Hart graphic novel "The Coldest City" co-stars John Goodman, Toby Jones, Eddie Marsan. 115 min. C/Rtg: R

American Made (2017)

Based on a true story, this darkly comic biopic stars Tom Cruise as Barry Seal, a TWA pilot recruited by the CIA to fly spy missions over South America in the late 1970s. The thrill-seeking Seal jumps at the chance to leave his boring airline job, but when he starts running drugs for the Medellin Cartel, he quickly finds himself in way over his head and caught up in a complex and dangerous web of international intrigue. Sarah Wright, Domhnall Gleeson, Jesse Plemons, Caleb Landry Jones, Lola Kirke also star. 115 min. C/Rtg: R