This weekend’s binge-watch recommendation will be especially loved by action movies buffs. Because, in a follow-up to our last week’s write-up, we have carefully shortlisted another list of five more underrated action movies which you can watch on Indian OTT platforms. So, what are you waiting for? Grab your popcorn and get set with an action-packed binge-watch fest!
The Foreigner, 2017 (Streaming on MX Player, Lionsgate Play)
Helmed by Martin Campbell (The Mask of Zorro, Casino Royale), the action thriller movie follows the story of a highly skilled former soldier Quan (Jackie Chan), who now lives a peaceful life in London. But when his only daughter is killed by terrorists, Quan crosses paths with a government official (Pierce Brosnan), who past might hold the key in Quan’s desperate search for the killers.
Wanted, 2008 (Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video)
The boring life of a Chicago-based desk job worker (James McAvoy) suddenly takes a U-turn when a mysterious woman (Angelina Jolie) tells him that he has become the target of a deadly assassin who murdered his father. He decides to follow his father’s footsteps and joins the elite secret assassins’ group his father was part of.
Run All Night, 2015 (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video Rent)
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, Unknown), the simply executed, old-school action flick revolves around a former hitman Jimmy (Liam Neeson). Jimmy must rely on his very particular set of skills to save his estranged son (Joel Kinnaman) from the wrath of his former mobster boss and best friend – Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris), who wants revenge for his son’s death.
Spectral, 2016 (Streaming on Netflix)</strong>
The sci-fi actioner is set amidst the backdrop of the war-torn European country of Moldova. In the midst of the chaos, an engineer named Mark Clyne lands in Moldova where he teams up with a special ops team to fight against a deadly, invisible enemy by using an advanced hyperspectral imaging technology.
Cellular, 2004 (Streaming on Netflix)
The film features Chris Evans as a college student named Ryan, who gets a life changing phone call from a stranger, who tells him that she has been kidnapped by a dangerous criminal (Jason Statham). Ryan must now race against time against all odds to find the woman before his phone battery dies.