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Top 700 The Expendables Knock-Offs

by muybueno16 • Created 6 years ago • Modified 17 hours ago
Best movies after 2010 that are callbacks to popular 80s/90s Action movie formulas. Some of these are also Lethal Weapon, Taken, John Wick, The Equalizer, Die Hard, Ocean’s 11 or Commando type clones but used similar marketing (i.e. all-star cast, homages, mindless appeal).
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  • Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and Mary-Louise Parker in Red (2010)

    1. Red

    20101h 51mPG-1360Metascore
    7.0 (332K)
    When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last-ditch effort to survive and uncover the assailants.
    DirectorRobert SchwentkeStarsBruce WillisHelen MirrenMorgan Freeman
  • Vigilante Diaries (2016)

    2. Vigilante Diaries

    20161h 47mR
    4.1 (4.7K)
    After killing a lot of bad guys including Armenians, Vigilante is wanted by the Armenian mafia boss, who gets help - but so does Vigilante.
    DirectorChristian SesmaStarsPaul SloanQuinton 'Rampage' JacksonJason Mewes
  • Killer Elite (2011)

    3. Killer Elite

    20111h 56mR44Metascore
    6.4 (138K)
    When his mentor is taken captive by a disgraced Arab sheik, a killer-for-hire is forced into action. His mission: kill three members of Britain's elite Special Air Service responsible for his son's deaths.
    DirectorGary McKendryStarsJason StathamClive OwenRobert De Niro
  • Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Chris Pratt, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Martin Sensmeier in The Magnificent Seven (2016)

    4. The Magnificent Seven

    20162h 12mPG-1354Metascore
    6.9 (238K)
    Seven gunmen from a variety of backgrounds are brought together by a vengeful young widow to protect her town from the private army of a destructive industrialist.
    DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsDenzel WashingtonChris PrattEthan Hawke
  • Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

    5. G.I. Joe: Retaliation

    20131h 50mPG-1341Metascore
    5.7 (190K)
    The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
    DirectorJon M. ChuStarsDwayne JohnsonChanning TatumAdrianne Palicki
  • Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Dominique Swain, Jeff Fahey, Gary Daniels, Alan Ford, and Ara Paiaya in A Hitman in London (2015)

    6. A Hitman in London

    20151h 37mR
    3.9 (2K)
    Traumatized by the death of an innocent, Bradley, a killer for hire, falls from society and roams the dangerous streets of a tough inner city ghetto looking for meaning in his life.
    DirectorAra PaiayaStarsMickey RourkeEric RobertsDaryl Hannah
  • Tom Berenger, Dennis Haysbert, and Chad Michael Collins in Sniper: Legacy (2014)

    7. Sniper: Legacy

    20141h 35mRVideo
    5.3 (6.4K)
    A rogue assassin is taking out military leaders, and Brandon gets word that his father is one. He tries to track down the killer, finds out that his father isn't dead and realizes that his superior officers are using him as bait to track the killer.
    DirectorDon Michael PaulStarsTom BerengerChad Michael CollinsDoug Allen
  • Casper Van Dien, Mark Dacascos, Olivier Gruner, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Alexander Nevsky in Showdown in Manila (2016)

    8. Showdown in Manila

    20161h 26m
    2.6 (2.1K)
    Private detectives Nick (Alexander Nevsky) and Charlie (Casper Van Dien) live and work in Manila. A murder investigation leads them to the jungle camp of an international terrorist called The Wrath. Not trusting the police, Nick and Charlie assemble a team of daredevils to walk straight into the Wrath's lair and fight an army of his goons.
    DirectorMark DacascosStarsAlexander NevskyCasper Van DienCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
  • Dolph Lundgren, Ron Perlman, Peter Weller, Michael Jai White, Tony Jaa, and Celina Jade in Skin Trade (2014)

    9. Skin Trade

    20141h 36mR39Metascore
    5.6 (8.8K)
    After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests, NYC detective Nick goes to Southeast Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicate's human trafficking network.
    DirectorEkachai UekrongthamStarsDolph LundgrenTony JaaRon Perlman
  • Tom Berenger, Billy Zane, Chad Michael Collins, and Danay Garcia in Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)

    10. Sniper: Ultimate Kill

    20171h 30mR
    5.6 (7.6K)
    For the first time, Brandon Beckett, Richard Miller and Sgt. Thomas Beckett join forces in Colombia to take down a brutal drug cartel.
    DirectorsClaudio FähCarl GoldsteinStarsChad Michael CollinsDanay GarciaBilly Zane
  • Christian Slater, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames, and Oksana Korostyshevskaya in Soldiers of Fortune (2012)

    11. Soldiers of Fortune

    20121h 34mR19Metascore
    4.3 (7.6K)
    Wealthy thrill-seekers pay huge premiums to have themselves inserted into military adventures, only this time things don't go exactly to plan.
    DirectorMaksim KorostyshevskyStarsChristian SlaterSean BeanVing Rhames
  • Peter O'Toole and Armand Assante in Diamond Cartel (2015)

    12. Diamond Cartel

    20151h 40mNot Rated
    3.0 (613)
    Only one lusted glance brings Aliya to the events throwing her into the criminal ocean. But in the wirliging of passions and turmoil when she finds herself at the verge of fatality it's only her true love that is the only rescue.Now the most important thing for Aliya is to preserve the honor and dignity and the whole world will be at our feet.
    DirectorSalamat Mukhammed-AliStarsArmand AssanteKarlygash MukhamedzhanovaCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
  • Danny Trejo, Luke Goss, Bokeem Woodbine, and Chasty Ballesteros in The Night Crew (2015)

    13. The Night Crew

    20151h 32mNot Rated
    4.2 (1.5K)
    A group of hard-up bounty hunters must survive the night in a desert motel against a horde of savage cartel killers as they realize their fugitive, a mysterious Chinese woman, is much more than she lets on.
    DirectorChristian SesmaStarsLuke GossBokeem WoodbineDanny Trejo
  • Gary Oldman and Gerard Butler in Hunter Killer (2018)

    14. Hunter Killer

    20182h 1mR43Metascore
    6.6 (78K)
    An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general.
    DirectorDonovan MarshStarsGerard ButlerGary OldmanCommon
  • Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Lee Byung-hun in RED 2 (2013)

    15. RED 2

    20131h 56mPG-1347Metascore
    6.6 (185K)
    Retired CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
    DirectorDean ParisotStarsBruce WillisHelen MirrenJohn Malkovich
  • Sean Astin, William Shatner, Keith David, Marcus Luttrell, Mindy Robinson, Jarred Taylor, and Mat Best in Range 15 (2016)

    16. Range 15

    20161h 29mTV-MA
    4.0 (5.3K)
    Veterans wake up after a night of partying to find out that the zombie apocalypse has spread across the United States.
    DirectorRoss PattersonStarsKeith DavidSean AstinWilliam Shatner
  • Vinnie Jones, Gina Philips, Holt McCallany, Dominic Purcell, Randy Couture, and Tiffany Dupont in Hijacked (2012)

    17. Hijacked

    20121h 26mR
    3.8 (3.8K)
    A special agent's plans to reconcile with his ex-fiancé are ruined when she boards a private jet that is targeted by hijackers working for the same crime lord that he is chasing.
    DirectorBrandon NuttStarsVinnie JonesRob SteinbergCraig Fairbrass
  • Cynthia Rothrock, Don Wilson, Matt Mullins, and Chiranan Manochaem in Death Fighter (2017)

    18. Death Fighter

    20171h 28mNot Rated
    4.8 (1.2K)
    When an American cop witnesses his mentor's murder in a trade deal gone wrong, he finds himself on the wrong side of the law in Thailand. But despite the bounty on his head and pressure to leave the country, he teams up with an ex-military mercenary out to settle a score of his own to bring the killers to justice. Their quest for vengeance brings them face-to-face with a band of notorious criminals who vow to take them down if the jungle's natural elements don't kill them first.
    DirectorToby RussellStarsMatt MullinsDon WilsonChiranan Manochaem
  • Fred Williamson, Wolfgang Riehm, Mike Möller, Nico Sentner, Everett Ray Aponte, Hazuki Kato, Dominik Starck, and Josephine Hies in Atomic Eden (2015)

    19. Atomic Eden

    20151h 25m
    5.5 (1.5K)
    Trapped inside an old mining complex, somewhere in the ruins of Chernobyl, a group of international mercenaries must band together to fight an army of mad men. 8 against 800, they just couldn't lose.
    DirectorNico SentnerStarsFred WilliamsonMike MöllerHazuki Kato
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds in The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

    20. The Hitman's Bodyguard

    20171h 58mR47Metascore
    6.9 (256K)
    Michael Bryce, a protection agent, is tasked with protecting Darius Kincaid, one of the world's most famous assassins.
    DirectorPatrick HughesStarsRyan ReynoldsSamuel L. JacksonGary Oldman
  • Gina Gershon, Andy Garcia, Aidan Quinn, Mario Van Peebles, and Luke Goss in Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010)

    21. Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

    20101h 34mRVideo
    5.2 (1.5K)
    Charlie swindled $10 billion from investors. He manages to slip away from FBI in LA but is spotted in Tijuana. FBI's not alone. Mexican and Russian gangsters want him, too.
    DirectorR. Ellis FrazierStarsAidan QuinnAndy GarciaMario Van Peebles
  • Luke Goss and Ryan Guzman in April Rain (2014)

    22. April Rain

    20141h 30mTV-14
    2.9 (922)
    When an eclectic group of terrorists plot to attack the United States from within, it's up to a quasi-military special investigative unit to identify, infiltrate and neutralize the threat.
    DirectorLuciano SaberStarsDeniz AkdenizBrittany BeeryRyan Guzman
  • Dolph Lundgren, Billy Zane, and Vinnie Jones in Blood of Redemption (2013)

    23. Blood of Redemption

    20131h 25mNot Rated
    4.4 (1.9K)
    A business man by day and criminal mastermind by night, Quinn Forte (Billy Zane) had it all: money, power, respect...until someone from his inner circle murdered his father and stole it all away.
    DirectorsGiorgio SerafiniShawn SourgoseStarsDolph LundgrenVinnie JonesBilly Zane
  • Luke Goss and RZA in AWOL-72 (2015)

    24. AWOL-72

    20151h 22mR
    3.9 (1.1K)
    An AWOL marine in possession of secret government information, is a wanted man, pursued by Russian special ops, the LAPD, and a dangerous assassin.
    DirectorChristian SesmaStarsLuke GossHeather RoopRZA
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terrence Howard, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Williams, and Sam Worthington in Sabotage (2014)

    25. Sabotage

    20141h 49mR41Metascore
    5.7 (68K)
    Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house.
    DirectorDavid AyerStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSam WorthingtonTerrence Howard

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