Awesome Action

(NSFW) In this promising ’70s comedy whodunit, Russell Crowe plays a hitman tackling a bizarre missing person case. He ends up working with a bumbling private detective played by an unusually animated Ryan Gosling.

Editor Zapatou has outdone himself with this 21-minute supercut of awesome people, places and things. There are over 500 clips of spectacular acts of athleticism, daring, free-spiritedness, humor and talent, each of which helps reaffirm your faith in humanity.

As part of their war against humans, sentient androids attacked and pinned down the President of the United States. A team of Delta Force operators is sent to rescue their leader. The Bicycle Monarchy’s action short film cuts straight to the point.

Like Mystery Guitar Man, Corridor Digital got their hands on a bunch of Parrot’s fun new MiniDrones. But instead of playing music with theirs, they created a thrilling action short, filled with jumping race drones packing capabilities unlikely to be found on the retail models.

While most of the wingsuit videos we’ve seen take place in the mountains, check out this awe-inspiring footage of daredevils Brandon Mikesell and Ben Verde as they fly dangerously close to hi-rise buildings along the coast of Panama City, Panama.

The final trailer for the new Bond flick shows some of the perils of being 007, but leaves us with more questions than answers: How is Bond still alive? Will he have a companion with a saucy name? Why do secret organizations have names? What is this movie about?

(PG-13 Language) It’s been a while since ICON Motorsports tore up the roads for our enjoyment. ICON riders Ernie and Nick find themselves stuck in a rut, until Officer Dan sends them on a mission to get them back up on their mighty steeds. (Thanks Matt!)

(PG-13 Language, Gore) We’re not expecting nuanced performances or depth of plot, but the non-stop video game style action and violence in the entirely first-person shot Hardcore looks like it grabs you by the balls and doesn’t let go (Thanks Zootor!)

Outdoor adventurer Sebastien Montaz-Rosset takes a run along a perilously narrow mountain ridge with an action cam strapped to his head so we can witness the thrilling view from his vantage point without the fear of actually falling.

To promote the upcoming Mad Max video game, Devin Supertramp set out to make an epic desert wasteland action flick of his own – only the cars in this one are much smaller; and the weapons far less lethal. Go behind the scenes here.

A witch hunter is cursed with immortality when he slays the witch queen. Now she’s back, and to defeat her he has to team up with a wildling her kind. You fear nothing, Diesel. We hope you won’t need to gather herbs or ride Roach.

Jimmy Loweree’s suspenseful short film packs a serious punch in just under five minutes, following the story of a mysterious woman who’s been kidnapped and sedated, and the sacrifices one man is willing to make to free her.

Adrien Brody plays the Roman general Tiberius leading an army to take over the Silk Road. This prompts Roman general Lucius played John Cusack to defect and help the Chinese, led by Jackie Chan and his awesome fireman’s hat.

The latest trailer for Guy Ritchie’s action comedy spy film lays out the plot and teases lots of chase scenes.  A Brit plays an American, an American plays a Russian and there appear to be no real Russians in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Music video director Jay Martin makes his feature debut with this flick about a group of young Jabbawockeez men who must pull off a heist in order to fulfill their debt to a psycho drug lord. Naturally, things don’t go as planned.

(PG-13 Language) Jesse Eisenberg plays a harmless stoner who turns out to be a super spy with amnesia. Now the government wants to terminate him. Also starring Kristen Stewart, John Leguizamo and Topher Grace. Mirror here.

A mysterious look at the 24th film in the James Bond series, in which 007 must face off against a dastardly organization as he deals with the aftermath of Skyfall. It’s worth watching if only for the glimpse of Bond’s Aston Martin DB10.

Hot on the heels of the teaser, we’ve got the first full-length trailer, which gives more insight into the story – in which Ethan and his squad must take down an evil organization called The Syndicate. That alley chase scene just looks sick.

We like Tom Cruise best in action and sci-fi flicks. The latest in his Mission Impossible series looks as thrilling as ever, despite the guy being 19 years older than in his first MI movie. Plus, Simon Pegg is back. Yay! Hits theaters 7/31/15.

Our first glimpse at Avengers: Age of Ultron was heavy on the drama. Then we saw a smattering of humor. And now we have this reassurance that yes, the movie will meet its quota of lighthearted quips and nonchalant badassery.

The latest trailer for Age of Ultron sees the days getting darker and darker as Tony Stark and Bruce Banners’s unintentionally evil creation wreaks havoc on Earth. And Thor asks a stupid question. (Thanks Brian!)

Guy Ritchie’s film adaptation of the campy 60s spy TV show. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. sees a U.S. secret agent team up with a Russian spy to stop a crime organization from tipping the Cold War into its worst possible outcome.

RocketJump’s Freddie Wong returns to his action and weapon- umbrella-filled roots with this short action romp, inspired by the Matthew Vaughn’s new spy flick Kingsman. Sure, it’s a shameless plug for the film, but it’s still a blast.