My Popular Action Crime Thriller Movies
16 Blocks (2006)

Dir: Richard Donner
Stars: Bruce Willis, Yasiin Bey, David Morse, Jenna Stern
An aging alcoholic cop is assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away. There are, however, chaotic forces at work that prevent them from making it in one piece.
Chaos (2005)

Dir: Tony Giglio
Stars: Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe, Wesley Snipes, Henry Czerny
Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.
Sicario ( 2015 )

Dir: Denis Villeneuve
Stars: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Gangster Squad ( 2013 )

Dir: Ruben Fleischer
Stars: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone
It’s 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O’Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.
Run All Night ( 2015 )

Dir: Jaume Collet-Serra
Stars: Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman
Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son.
Broken City ( 2013 )

Dir: Allen Hughes
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones
In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.
Dead Man Down ( 2013 )

Dir: Niels Arden Oplev
Stars: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper
In New York City, a crime lord’s right-hand man is helped by a woman seeking retribution.