Jump to Content

Action Movies 2011 List

Portrait of Amy Renner Amy Renner

Last modified: Oct. 11, 2011

Filters Showing 6 releases

With Anthony Hopkins Tom Hiddleston Natalie Portman Chris Hemsworth Idris Elba Stellan Skarsgard Kenneth Branagh Avi Arad Zack Stentz Kat Dennings Rene Russo Kevin Feige Tadanobu Asano Clark Gregg Ray Stevenson Stan Lee Jaimie Alexander Colm Feore Mark Protosevich Joshua Dallas Dakota Goyo

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, "Thor," which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

PG-13 Action
Rent or buy

With Gregory Smith Rutger Hauer Jason Eisener

Based on one of the fake trailers Jason Eisener created for "Grindhouse," pic follows a homeless vigilante on a mission to clean up the city.

Action
Rent or buy
ADVERTISEMENT

With Man Cheuk Chiu Michelle Yeoh Woo-ping Yuen

Su Can’s (Vincent Zhao) respectable life is obliterated when his vengeful brother, Yuan (Andy On), returns from war armed with the deadly Five Venom Fists. Weakened but not destroyed, Su Can learns a never-before-seen form of martial arts: the Drunken Fist. Armed with this new power, he returns home to honor his family through retribution by taking on his brother in a battle to become the ultimate warrior.

R Action 1 hr, 56 mins
Rent or buy
ADVERTISEMENT

With Antonio Banderas Sam Elliott Delroy Lindo Snoop Dogg William Fichtner Thomas Kretschmann Sienna Guillory Rebecca Mader Bill Duke Autumn Reeser Richard Rionda Tony Krantz Erik Jendresen

Antonio Banderas as a private detective searching for a former stripper who is supposed to exist but no one has ever seen in a mystery connected to a particle collider. She plays a meth addict who works at a medical center pretending to have different diseases for interns to react to.

R Action 1 hr, 41 mins
Rent or buy

With Johnny Depp Ian McShane Penelope Cruz Jerry Bruckheimer Kevin McNally Greg Ellis Rob Marshall Terry Rossio Geoffrey Rush Damian O'Hare Keith Richards Stephen Graham Yuki Matsuzaki Gemma Ward Ted Elliott Astrid Bergès-Frisbey

When Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz) he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn’t know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

PG-13 Action
Rent or buy
ADVERTISEMENT

With Angelina Jolie Jackie Chan Jack Black Seth Rogen Lucy Liu James Woods Dustin Hoffman Guillermo del Toro Gary Oldman James Hong David Cross Victor Garber Charlie Kaufman Jean Claude Van Damme Michelle Yeoh Melissa Cobb Jennifer Yuh Nelson

The film continues the adventures of Po the Panda (Jack Black) and and his friends known as the Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. This time the story follows Po who, whilst in search of other pandas, happens across a group of bandits. Gary Oldman will voice a character called Peacock who helps Po on his way but is more than he seems.

PG Action
Rent or buy
ADVERTISEMENT

Top May 2011 Movie Trailers

We Are the Night

International Trailer

There Be Dragons

Theatrical Trailer

Bridesmaids

Theatrical Trailer

More to Explore

Find and discover more on Movie Insider.

30-Day Free Trial

Watch thousands of movies 24/7 on Amazon Prime.

Go now
Production Listings

Find and discover movies filming now.

Go now