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Action Movies When Nothing Feels Right From The 2010S

Action movies when nothing feels right from the 2010s. Includes The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, Logan and more, curated by M...

Some days nothing fits. These films are built for exactly that mood.

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil movie poster
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2019 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

After barely surviving a brutal attack by a sadistic serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su is left humiliated. Determined to catch the killer known as K, he forms an uneasy alliance with Jung Tae-seok, a relentless and incorruptible detective who often disrupts his illegal business. However, while Jang Dong-su wants K dead, Jung Tae-suk is determined to bring him to justice. With a deal in place - whoever finds K first will decide his fate - the hunt begins, blurring the lines between crime and law.

Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within movie poster
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2010 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.

Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.

Logan movie poster
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2017 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.

Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.

The Dark Knight Rises movie poster
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2012 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

It doesn't ask you to be in the right mood for it. It adjusts.

One Piece: Stampede movie poster
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2019 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

The world's boldest buccaneers set sail for the great Pirate Festival, where the Straw Hats join a mad-dash race to find Gol D. Roger's treasure. There's just one little problem: An old member of Roger's crew has a sinister score to settle.

Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.

The best films for when nothing feels right have a quality of steadiness. They don't demand anything of your mood.

Hard to stay disengaged from. Gets you out of your head.

Train to Busan movie poster
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2016 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.

Rush movie poster
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2013 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory - until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.

Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 movie poster
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2012 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?

It doesn't ask you to be in the right mood for it. It adjusts.

Big Hero 6 movie poster
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2014 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

It doesn't ask you to be in the right mood for it. It adjusts.

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends movie poster
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2014 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.

Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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