Action movies when nothing feels right from the 2020s. Includes Greyhound, Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two, Extraction 2 and more, curated by Moviepiq.
Some days nothing fits. These films are built for exactly that mood.
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.
Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.
As Gotham City's young vigilante, the Batman, struggles to pursue a brutal serial killer, district attorney Harvey Dent gets caught in a feud involving the criminal family of the Falcones.
It doesn't ask you to be in the right mood for it. It adjusts.
Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.
Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.
Tired of the small-time grind, three Marseille cops get a chance to bust a major drug network. But lines blur when a key informant makes a big ask.
It doesn't ask you to be in the right mood for it. It adjusts.
Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
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.
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.
When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting heroes. But when superheroes go to war, can the world survive?
Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.
Ryder and the pups are called to Adventure City to stop Mayor Humdinger from turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos.
Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.
After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.
Reliable in a way that matters. Even when nothing sounds good, this one tends to hold.
When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters - and make history to boot.
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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