Foreign Action & Adventure on Netflix
Last updated January 22, 2025
Lockout
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA former government agent wrongly accused of a crime gets a shot at freedom -- if he can engineer a high-risk mission to outer space in order to rescue the president's daughter from a prison where the inmates are in control.
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Race 2
2013 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this sequel set in the world of horse racing, half-brothers Ranvir and Rajiv Singh return for another complex tale of love, greed and violence. Also returning for the second feature is Inspector Robert D'Costa, still on the brothers' case.
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Tai Chi Zero
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis fantasy epic narrates the furious conflict between a Tai Chi master and a marauding army of soldiers armed with powerful steam-driven machines. Although many view Yang Luchan as a fool, his unique powers may be all that can stop the invaders.
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Ek Tha Tiger
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen elite Indian secret agent Tiger investigates a Dublin scientist who may be selling secret missile technology to Pakistan, he falls for the scientist's caretaker, and the two find themselves on an explosive journey of espionage and passion.
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Chennai Express
2013 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhat could have been a sad journey turns into a joyful one for Rahul when he falls in love with a woman en route to submerging his grandfather's ashes. Exotic landscapes and rousing musical numbers follow as the pair traverses South India.
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The Thieves
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCranking up the action to full throttle, this slick caper flick finds two teams of Korean and Chinese professional thieves working together to pinch a $20 million diamond from an impenetrable casino vault in Macao.
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Don
2006 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDon, a ruthless crime boss and drug lord, is nabbed and held captive by the authorities, who send his naïve look-alike, Vijay, to infiltrate the man's gang. But Vijay soon realizes he's caught in a double cross.
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Race
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsRanvir and Rajeev are competitors when it comes to horse racing and everything else, including love. The plot thickens when three women enter their lives and a murder is committed. Now, it's up to a sharp inspector to determine the killer's identity.
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Shinjuku Incident
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFleeing mainland China to search for his lost love, Xiu Xiu, an illegal immigrant known as Steelhead travels to Tokyo -- where he reluctantly becomes a yakuza hit man after discovering that Xiu Xiu has married into the mob.
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Battle of the Warriors
2006 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTension swirls in ancient China as the evil Zhao commander Xiang Yan-zhong (Sung-kee Ahn) sets his sights on conquering the small city-state of Liang, where the residents would be otherwise defenseless if it weren't for the valiant warrior Ge Li (Andy Lau). Jacob C.L. Cheung (Hero) directs this epic action-drama based on the popular Japanese manga, based in turn on a Japanese novel about China's Warring States Period.
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Outrage
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWriter, director and actor Takeshi "Beat" Kitano returns to his roots in this gripping gangster drama that details the intense rivalry between two powerful yakuza syndicates and the efforts of a small crew to prevent a full-brown war from erupting.
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Bodyguard
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIrritated by her bodyguard, wealthy Divya invents a phony secret admirer to distract him with phone calls. But when her father becomes angry, believing Divya and the bodyguard are lovers, he sets off a chain of unexpected events.
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Vettai
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis powerful Tamil action film follows the shared fate of two very different siblings: policeman Thiru and his roguish brother, Guru. When Thiru finds himself outmatched while fighting local gangsters, Guru comes to his aid.
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The Assassins
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn 198 B.C., Cao Cao, prime minister of the Han Dynasty, ventures to the east and defeats China's greatest warrior, Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, Cao crowns himself King of Wei.
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Ishaqzaade
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsRising from the ashes of hooliganism and small-town clan wars comes the love story of a passion ignited by hatred. Two people who were born to hate learn they instead have been destined to fall in love.
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Dabangg 2
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsChulbul has a charmed life: He's happily married and has a child, and he's just received a promotion. But he risks it all when he witnesses criminal deeds by a politician and sabotages his image by revealing his immoral activities to the public.
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Rumble in the Bronx
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsVisiting the Bronx from Hong Kong, a martial arts expert helps out at his uncle's grocery store. But when a gang terrorizes the shop, the helpful visitor leaps into action and puts his formidable fighting skills to good use.
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Night Watch
2004 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis first installment of the trilogy based on the sci-fi novels by Sergei Lukyanenko plays upon the tension between light and dark, pitting the superhuman Night Watch patrollers (known as the "Others") against the shadowed forces of the night.
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Alatriste
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsPart military hero, part privateer, Capt. Alatriste (Viggo Mortensen) fights for imperial Spain and tries to keep a dangerous seductress (Elena Anaya) away from his young squire, Inigo (Unax Ugalde), in this adventure based on Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novels. The film follows 17th-century mercenary Alatriste as he woos beauty María de Castro (Ariadna Gil), honors a promise by keeping Inigo out of the war and plots to destroy his sworn enemy.
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Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis lavish epic from director Yimou Zhang follows the romantic intrigue and political machinations in the house of the Emperor Ping and his ailing wife -- a couple whose secret passions and schemes ultimately affect their children's lives.
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Henry of Navarre
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis historical drama from director Jo Baier follows the fortunes of Henry of Navarre (Julien Boisselier), a 16th-century French Protestant who led a rebellion against France's powerful Catholic queen, Katherina de Medici (Hannelore Hoger). Lured into a royal marriage of convenience and then betrayed, Henry endures a massacre, escapes prison and eventually rises to the throne as Henry IV, one of France's most enlightened monarchs.
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Legend of the Tsunami Warrior
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsArmed with formidable Thai boxing skills, a rebellious prince takes on his queen, a band of rowdy pirates and a needy orphan for bragging rights to a vast ocean treasure. But there's only so much booty to go around in this high-seas adventure.
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Let the Bullets Fly
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this comedic Western set in 1920s China, outlaw Zhang hijacks a train carrying the governor and a whole lot of loot. When the train derails, Zhang hatches a scheme to impersonate the governor with the help of the official's shady assistant.
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Rebellion
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFrench freedom fighters kill four and take 30 hostages on an island, instigating a political crisis. Special forces captain Philippe dives into negotiations as the French presidential election -- and lives -- are on the line.
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Force
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTo undermine the efforts of a determined narcotics force, a cunning gangster takes aim at the chief's most vulnerable spot: his heart. Now, the game is as much about defense as it is about offense while the cops and their loved ones are attacked.
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