2016 saw a number of Action movies, but still could not boost the Summer box office collections that much. Action movies are the most popular genre world over and Hollywood Action movies get good traction in many International markets including India. So which ones are the best 2016 Action movies?
We got a lot of new additions to Hit franchise Action movie series like Captain America and Avengers. While some of these Hollywood action films did good, others like Now You See Me 2 did not get a lot of critical appreciation. That doesn’t mean that audiences completely rejected them.
Best 2016 Action Movies You Must Watch
So without any further discussion about who did good and who did not stand up to expectations, this is the MovieRecipe list for the best 2016 Action movies from Hollywood. It is not the end of year yet, and we promise to add any that upset the cart in the rest of the year to this list of 2016 Action films.
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Now You See Me 2
The four Horsemen are back at playing their tricks. But this time, they have been forced to do it by a billionaire tech entrepreneur. With dazzling visual effects and interesting magic tricks, the movie will keep you engaged.
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Director: Jon M. Chu
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson
The movie didn’t do well on the Critics meter and got just around 40% approval rates. However, the audience rated it above average. What do you think does it do these magicians deserve to be on the best 2016 action movies list?
Captain America: Civil War
Captain Ameria: Civeil War, however, did quite well when it comes to critics’ views. With both high praise from critics and audiences, the movie was one of the best action movie performers this Summer.
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Stars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson
There is a rift between Avengers. The government has decided to pass the Hero Registration Act. With some believing that the government cannot be relied on to save the world, a group has separated and is against the act. And now it is Team Ion Man Vs. Team Captain America.
Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice
What is your ideal Superhero like? What are the traits that you want in your Superhero and what is that you detest? Well, Batman doesn’t think Superman should be allowed to run free on the streets and decides to take on him.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Director: Zack Snyder
Stars: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams
This epic battle between the two superheroes plays out quite well on the screen. However, fails to get a thumbs up from critics. The critics approval rating for the movie was approximately 35% while it did better with audience reviews who thought the movie was good.
Suicide Squad
Best 2016 Action movies weren’t just about Superheroes. Supervillains too got to play a good boy role this year. In the spirit of Expendables, a government agency has decided to recruit the most dangerous, incarcerated villains to protect the world. Only the evil can out think anther evil force?
Suicide Squad (2016)
Director: David Ayer
Cast: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie
This quirky, erratic force must choose to stick together or decide to go their own way to survive the dangerous mission that they are destined to fail. The movie got above average ratings from audiences but failed to enthuse the critics and was one of the late disappointments at 2016 Summer Box Office.
Jason Bourne
Released in the same month as Suicide Squad, Matt Damon brought some cheer to the Box Office in August. With above average approval rates from both audiences and critics, Jason Bourne was one of the hit Action movies of 2016.
Jason Bourne (2016)
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander
Parsons is bent on exposing CIA Black Ops and Treadstone. To protect himself and the secrets, the CIA Director has now ordered to find and capture not only Parsons, but also Bourne – a dangerous move.
Jack Reacher
Good franchise movies have an added advantage of familiarity and the audience already have a connection with the character. Tom Cruise returned this year with another Lee Child story as Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge
The movie got the green signal from both critics and audiences as the protagonist travels from the midlands to the capital to uncover a government conspiracy to clear his name and get his boss out of jail. This one surely deserves a spot on Best 2016 Action movies list for its classic action flick plot.
Deadpool
Released earlier in the year, Deadpool earned a lot of appreciation from audiences and critics and was one of the best Action movies released this year.
Deadpool (2016)
Director: Tim Miller
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller
The movie introduces Deadpool – Wade Wilson – a former Special Forces operative who undergoes biological changes because of an experiment gone awry. Now, with an ability to heal almost instantly, Wade is on the hunt for the man who destroyed his life.
Doctor Strange
The movie introduces another character from the Marvel Universe. Dr. Stephen Strange a.ka. Doctor Strange is an egoistical Neurosurgeon who loses his hands in an accident. He then embarks on a global hunt to find an answer to his problem and meets the Ancient One in the Himalayas.
Doctor Strange (2016)
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams
The movie has won great praise from critics before its commercial release and is easily one of the most spectacular action movies to release this year.
The Magnificent Seven
In a remake of classic western, Denzel Washington and his team revived the magic of old Western movies. As a greedy industrialist forces villagers to part with their land, seven gunmen come together and decide to fight for the villagers’ rights.
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke
The movie was received well by the audiences and critics and got above average ratings and termed it a good movie to watch.
Blood Father
Released in late August, the Mel Gibson starrer won great reviews from critics. Lydia accidentally kills a gang member and then runs away from the scene to live with her ex-con dad. But he gang soon catches up and is now on the hunt fro Lydia.
Blood Father (2016)
Director: Jean-François Richet
Cast: Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna
The popular vote for the movie didn’t go too well, but the critics applauded this one.
So what do you think about our Best 2016 action movies, which ones did you like the most?
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