The Most Anticipated Action Films of 2023

November 6, 20233 Mins Read

John Wick: Chapter 4

Keanu Reeves returns as the nearly invincible assassin John Wick in this fourth installment of the popular action franchise. Wick finds a path to defeating the High Table, but has to face off against both new enemies and old to get there.

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Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

For a lighter action film, check out Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Hugh Grant, and more, the adventure-comedy is based on the famous tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons and follows a group of thieves who find themselves becoming heroes against an evil foe. This movie comes from the guys behind the underrated and very funny Game Night, so you’re sure to have a good time.

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Fast X

Universal

The next installment in the high-speed, family-oriented car franchise starring Vin Diesel, Fast X is one of the major action releases coming out in 2023. No word yet if there’ll be room for spin-off opportunities, but the film could be the beginning of the last of Dom Toretto—the series is supposedly wrapping up with Fast XI.

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Harrison Ford is set to return in the long-awaited fifth movie in the Indiana Jones franchise. In the upcoming film, the famed adventurer and archaeologist deals with Nazis in the midst of the ’60s space race. The film is set to be Ford’s last appearance as Jones.

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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One

Tom Cruise returns in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, the seventh film in the action series. Much like Top Gun: Maverick, you can expect Cruise to pull out all the stops and do his own stunts, so Dead Reckoning is sure to be worth the watch.

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Last Voyage of the Demeter

Based on a chapter in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Last Voyage to Demeter follows a doomed crew who fight to survive against an unruly passenger…Dracula.

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The Equalizer 3

Starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning, The Equalizer 3 is the third and final installment in the high stakes action trilogy. In a small town in South Italy, Robert McCall (Washington) works to free the townspeople from the Camorra, a major criminal organization.

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Although the last Hunger Games movie premiered in 2015, a spin-off is set to premiere this year starring Tom Blyth, Hunter Schafer, Rachel Zegler, Viola Davis, and others. Don’t expect Jennifer Lawrence to make a cameo, as the new film is supposed to be a prequel to the original trilogy.

This film is set to premiere on November 17, 2023.

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Red One

Amazon Prime

Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans star alongside Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Liu, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, and JK Simmons as Santa Claus (!!!) among others in this potential franchise. It’s slated for a holiday release through Amazon Prime Video and for now, the plot is being kept under wraps.

This movie is set to premiere sometime in late 2023.