Summary

• 2024 will bring an array of adrenaline-fueled action movies, featuring shootouts, explosions, and high-speed chases.
• Lift, The Beekeeper, Argylle, and The Fall Guy are just a few of the action-packed films to look forward to.
• These movies boast star-studded casts, experienced directors, and thrilling narratives that promise to entertain audiences.

Action movies continue to be a major moneymaker for Hollywood productions year after year, and there are lots of adrenaline-fueled releases to look forward to in 2024. With countless special effects and death-defying stunts reliably selling big at the box office, studios have a full slate queued up. Over the next 12 months, moviegoers can expect shootouts, explosions, high-speed chases, and hard-hitting fight scenes across action films spanning various genres.

2023 was a decent year for action movies. Movies that redefined the summer blockbuster, like Oppenheimer, set the stage for more amazing acts to follow. With such a diverse range of action movies headed for both the big screen and streaming services, 2024 has intense excitement in store to satisfy any and all with a taste for fast-paced narratives. Pulse-pounding set pieces and incredible stunt work guaranteed to surprise and entertain be a common theme throughout the year.

9 Lift

Release Date: January 12, 2024

Arriving to Netflix on January 12, 2024, Kevin Hart’s Netflix heist thriller Lift follows a crew of thieves recruited by Interpol to pull off an impossible mission. Led by Cyrus Whitaker, portrayed by Hart, the team which includes the talents of Vincent D’Onofrio and Úrsula Corberó, only have minutes to lift $500 million in gold bars from a passenger plane mid-flight at 40,000 feet. Directed by action veteran F. Gary Gray, Lift assembles other experienced actors, such as Sam Worthington and Gugu Mbatha- Raw. With the stakes high in the sky in this death-defying heist, the crew must band together to save innocent lives.

8 The Beekeeper

Release Date: January 12, 2024

In theaters on January 12, 2024, The Beekeeper stars Jason Statham as Clay, a small-town beekeeper whose quiet life is upended when his neighbor, played by Phylicia Rashad, meets a tragic end due to a powerful phishing scam. Seeking vengeance, Clay discovers the fraud is part of a larger conspiracy that only an elite group called The Beekeepers can dismantle. Directed by David Ayer and packed with stars like Josh Hutcherson, Minnie Driver, and Jeremy Irons, The Beekeeper follows Statham’s pest controller turned vigilante on an action-packed hunt for justice. Fresh off recent roles in Meg 2 and Fast X, Statham unleashes his trademark intensity for this buzzworthy thriller.

7 Argylle

Release Date: February 2, 2024

Directed by Matthew Vaughn, known for the Kingsman franchise, the star-studded spy adventure Argylle hits theaters February 2, 2024. Led by Henry Cavill as the titular superspy, the cast includes Bryce Dallas Howard as novelist Elly Conway, whose espionage book plots mirror actual criminal activity, prompting agent Aiden (Sam Rockwell) to protect her. Stacked with an A-list cast, the fun thriller also stars John Cena, pop star Dua Lipa in her second film role after her cameo in Barbie, Bryan Cranston, Sofia Boutella, Ariana DeBose, and Samuel L. Jackson. Argylle is surely set to kick off an anticipated action trilogy courtesy of Apple and Universal.

6 The Fall Guy

Release Date: May 3, 2024

Ryan Gosling stars in The Fall Guy as Colt Seavers, a stuntman embroiled in a daring plot to find movie star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), who goes missing mid-shoot on the LA set of his ex-girlfriend Jody’s (Emily Blunt) big directorial debut. Set to arrive in theaters in May, this comedic thriller based on a 1980’s TV series sees Seavers navigate the seedy Hollywood underbelly during his dangerous rescue mission. Reuniting Gosling with director David Leitch from Bullet Train, The Fall Guy co-stars Stephanie Hsu and Winston Duke with a rumored cameo from original star Lee Majors (via Mirror).

5 Ballerina

Release Date: June 7, 2024

Ana de Armas will bring confidence and grace to the role of Rooney, a vengeance-fueled ballerina-assassin in the first John Wick spinoff film Ballerina. With emotive depth and hard-hitting physicality, de Armas is slated to play the killer dancer out to destroy those responsible for her family’s deaths. Releasing June 7, 2024 as a summer action blockbuster, this story sprang from the mind of John Wick writer Shay Hatten. Additionally, the spinoff will retain franchise stars Keanu Reeves and Ian McShane to ground Ballerina in Wick’s intricate underworld. Dance and death become one as she battles her way to retribution in this gritty, explosive franchise expansion.

4 Bad Boys 4

Release Date: June 14, 2024

Detective duo Will Smith and Martin Lawrence embark on another over-the-top exploit as loose cannon cops Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett in Bad Boys 4. Others returning to the fourth installment are Bad Boys for Life stars Vanessa Hudgens and Alexander Ludwig. Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are back at the helm for this sequel set to hit theaters on June 14, 2024 competing against Disney’s Inside Out 2 for the number one spot. With the directors’ signature flashy style, the beloved detectives’ trademark blend of explosive action and banter is expected to electrify the summer movie slate once more.

3 Twisters

Release Date: July 19, 2024

Daisy Edgar-Jones steps into the role of a twister-obsessed storm chaser in Twisters, a legacy sequel to 1996’s Twister arriving in 2024. Set decades after Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton’s storm-tracking protagonists, Edgar-Jones most likely will play their daughter who seeks to follow in her father’s footsteps, deploying advanced tornado detection technology. Directed by Minari’s Lee Isaac Chung, Twisters revisits tornado-plagued Oklahoma with a new story anchored by emotional ties to the original film rather than serving as a direct sequel. Also set to star is Top Gun: Maverick‘s Glen Powell, while deadly storms and adrenaline-pumping action sequences pay homage to the visual effects Oscar-nominated original film.

2 Transformers One

Release Date: September 13, 2024

The first-ever animated entry in the lucrative Transformers film franchise, the prequel Transformers One chronicles the early days on Cybertron, including the events that turned Optimus Prime and Megatron into bitter enemies. Directed by Toy Story 4’s Josh Cooley and featuring A-list voices talent like Chris Hemsworth as Optimus and Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Transformers One was originally slated for July 2024, but has been pushed to September 13. Though plot details remain tightly guarded, the script from franchise veterans Barrer and Ferrari aims to provide an exciting, fresh origin story for these iconic characters. Perfect for newcomers and longtime fans alike, this inaugural animated installment promises action-packed fun.

1 Gladiator 2

Release Date: November 22, 2024

Epic battles are set to make a return in Gladiator 2, arriving in theaters November 22, 2024, over 20 years after Ridley Scott’s original period action film set box office records. With Scott back directing, production on the hotly-anticipated sequel was set to begin in March 2023, but faced delays. Aftersun Oscar nominee Paul Mescal inherits the mantle of Lucius while Denzel Washington, collaborating with Scott for the first time in 15 years, and Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal round out the A-list cast. Plot details remain guarded, but the action movieGladiator 2 has massive shoes to fill following its predecessor’s $500 million worldwide gross.

Source: Mirror