The year 2023 has already been a successful one for action films, and the best ones showcase the height of Hollywood brilliance as well as a few undiscovered gems.
The finest 2023 action films span the spectrum from superhero epics to underappreciated gems, and they collectively contribute to the year's strong start in the box office. Action films have thrived in 2023 and are among the best films the year has to offer, thanks to skyrocketing box office figures and a definite shift in the direction of the Hollywood blockbuster. Even while superhero films and their sequels still predominate the release schedule, a few original films have made it to the big screen to provide fresh looks into the direction action pictures are headed in without being based on well-known intellectual rights.
The 2023 American action film Cocaine Bear, which was also distributed in some other countries as Crazy Bear, was made by Elizabeth Banks and Jimmy Warden.It is largely based on the true account of the "Cocaine Bear," a black bear from the United States who consumed approximately 75 pounds of missing cocaine. Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Ray Liotta are among the movie's notable cast members. It honours Liotta, who passed away in May 2022.
The 2023 American neo-noir action thriller movie John Wick: Chapter 4 is directed, co-produced, and written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch. The film stars Keanu Reeves as the title character, along with Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgrd, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Clancy Brown, and Ian McShane. It is the follow-up to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) and the fourth entry in the John Wick series. In the movie, John Wick seeks retribution from the High Table and those responsible for leaving him for dead.
The 2014 American superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy, also known as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, is based on the same-named superhero team from Marvel Comics. It is the tenth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which is produced by Marvel Studios and released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. In addition to Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaa, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper playing the titular Guardians, the film also stars Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, and Benicio del Toro. It is directed by James Gunn, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Nicole Perlman. After stealing a potent artefact, Peter Quill and a gang of extraterrestrial thieves flee in the movie.
These are top 10 action movies 2023 no ranking between them.
Plane
Release date: 13. January 2023
Director: Jean-Francois Richet
Budget: $25million
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
IMdb: 6.5/10
Rotten tomatoes: 78%
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Jean-Francois Richet's 2023 action-thriller movie Plane was based on a script written by Charles Cumming and J. P. Davis.Tony Goldwyn, Yoson An, Mike Colter, and Gerard Butler are the movie's stars. The story revolves around a pilot (Butler) teaming up with a prisoner (Colter) in order to rescue his passengers from a hazardous area they had to land in during an emergency.
Cocaine Bear
Release date: 24 February 2023
Director: Elizabeth Bonks
Budget: $35 million
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
IMdb: 5.9/10
Rotten tomatoes: 66%
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John Wick: Chapter 4
Release date: 24 March 2023
Director: Chad Stahelski
Box office: $436.2 million
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
IMdb: 7.8/10
Rotten tomatoes: 94%
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Kill Boksoon
Release date: 31 March 2023
Director: Byon Sung-hyun
Distributed by: Netflix
IMdb: 6.6/10
Rotten tomatoes: 79%
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Byun Sung-hyun's Kill Boksoon is a 2023 South Korean crime action movie starring Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Si-a, Esom, and Koo Kyo-hwan. On March 31, 2023, Netflix announced its debut.
Polite Society
Release date: 28 April 2023
Director: Nida Manzoor
Box office: $2.5 million
Distributed by: Focus Features
IMdb: 6.7/10
Rotten tomatoes: 90%
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Nida Manzoor (on her feature film directing debut) wrote and directed Polite Society, a 2023 British martial arts action/comedy movie. Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha, Jeff Mirza, Seraphina Beh, Ella Bruccoleri, Shona Babayemi, Shobu Kapoor, and Akshay Khanna are among the actors who appear in the movie.
Guardians of the galaxy Volume 3
Release date: 5 May 2023
Director: James Gunn
Box office: $845 million
Distributed by: Disney Studios
IMdb: 8/10
Rotten tomatoes: 82%
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The Mother
Release date: 12 May 2023
Director: Niki Caro
Distributed by: Louis Leterrier
IMdb: 5.6/10
Rotten tomatoes: 43%
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Fast 'X'
Release date: 19 May 2023
Director: Louis Leterrier
Budget: $340 million
Film series: Fast and Furious
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
IMdb: 5.8/10
Rotten tomatoes: 56%
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Extraction 2
Release date: 16 June 2023
Director: Sam Hargrave
Distributed by: Netflix
IMdb: 7/10
Rotten tomatoes: 80%
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Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
Release date: 12 July 2023
Director: Christopher Mcquarrie
Box office: $567 million
Budget: $291 million
Distributed by: Paramount pictures
IMdb: 7.9/10
Rotten tomatoes: 96%
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