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John Wick walks and stands behind the Director in John Wick 3.

Everything you need to know about the John Wick spinoff Ballerina

The John Wick franchise is set to expand with Ballerina. Here's everything you need to know about Ballerina, including the release date, cast, and synopsis.
The cast of "The Fantastic Four."

MCU’s Fantastic Four: 4 movies starring the cast you need to watch now

Chris Hemsworth holds a gun outside of a prison cell in Extraction 2.

3 action movies on Netflix you need to watch in February

A man and a woman walk in a zoo in We Bought a Zoo.

3 best Disney+ movies to watch instead of the Super Bowl 2024

Keanu Reeves in John Wick.

5 great Netflix movies to watch instead of Super Bowl 2024

Living room with Microsoft Xbox Series X (L) and Sony PlayStation 5 home video game consoles alongside a television and soundbar.

Every rumored Xbox exclusive coming to PS5 and Switch

Geena Davis aims her gun in The Long Kiss Goodnight.

3 action movies on Paramount+ you need to watch in February

Indiana Jones standing in the jungle.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: release date window, trailers, gameplay, and more

Indiana jones buried in the sand.

Xbox’s first big showcase of 2024 set Series X up for success

Indiana jones buried in the sand.

Bethesda’s Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming out this year

John Wick holds a gun and points it.

3 action movies on Netflix you need to watch in January

Harrison Ford holds a sword in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Xbox’s first stream of 2024 will include Bethesda’s Indiana Jones game

A striking visual from Avatar: The Way of Water.

5 best Disney+ movies of 2023, ranked

As you're perusing Disney+ for the next movie to watch, be sure to check out this list of the five best films to hit the streaming service in 2023.
Leonardo DiCaprio stands near an American flag in The Wolf of Wall Street.

5 movies leaving Netflix in December you have to watch

These are the five movies leaving Netflix at the end of December you need to watch. Our picks include The Wolf of Wall Street and Mission: Impossible.
Ezra Miller is beside himself in The Flash.

The 5 most disappointing movies of 2023

In a year that gave us Barbenheimer, there were also a lot of letdowns. These are the five most disappointing movies of 2023.
John Wick and Halle Berry walk in the desert with dogs.

3 great action movies on Tubi you need to watch in December

Check out these three great action movies on Tubi to watch in December, including a John Wick movie and an underrated Ridley Scott war film.
Ray Liotta and Charlie Day in Fool's Paradise.

The 5 worst movies of 2023, ranked from bad to awful

Every year has its share of bad films, but these are by far the five worst movies of 2023 that managed to make their way to theaters.
Furiosa leans back on a wall of fire in Furiosa.

10 best movie trailers of 2023, ranked

2023 gave us a lot of great movies, and even better trailers. Digital Trends ranks the 10 best movie trailers of 2023.
The Turtles and April play a video game in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.

What’s the best comic book movie of 2023?

What's the best comic book movie of 2023? Here's a hint: it's not Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Godzilla roars at a school bus.

Godzilla without Godzilla? Stop turning blockbusters into streaming soap operas

Why do the small-screen adaptations The Last of Us, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and John Wick: The Continental all fail to live up to their source material?
Keanu Reeves in John Wick 3 - Parabellum.

5 best action movies from the past 5 years

What are the five best action movies from the past five years? Any action fans will probably see a few familiar faces on this as we share our picks.
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie smile at each other in Barbie.

I review movies for a living — here are the best Black Friday DVD deals

As Digital Trends' resident movie critic, here are my picks for the best Black Friday deals on DVDs and Blu-rays at Best Buy this year.
Tom Cruise stars in Mission: Impossible (1996).

10 best action movies of the 1990s

The 1990s were a great decade for action, and these movies are the best of the best.
A film projector showing a fedora-wearing silhouette with two thumbs down icons.

I hated this classic Steven Spielberg movie everyone loves. Here’s why

Steven Spielberg has directed many masterpieces, and while this beloved movie is among many people's favorites I just can't get behind it. Find out why.
Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell turn around in a small car, looking concerned.

3 action movies on Paramount+ you need to watch in November

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to watch three action movies on Paramount+ including one the summer's top hits and a Best Picture Oscar winner.
Benji, Ilsa, Ethan, and Luther stand together in Mission: Impossible - Fallout.

7 best action movie scores, ranked

From Terminator 2's relentless '80s synth score to Danny Elfman's iconic Batman theme, these action movie scores have stood the test of time.
Harrison Ford in The Fugitive.

The best TV-to-movie adaptations ever

From a Harrison Ford crime tale to one of Tom Cruise's best films, these TV-to-movie adaptations are proof that some stories can transcend mediums.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

3 action movies on Netflix you need to watch in October

From a historical epic to one of the best comic book movies of all time, these three action films should be saved to your Netflix queue and watched in October.
Thanos gets ready to battle in Avengers: Endgame.

10 biggest action movie hits ever, ranked by adjusted box office

From Indiana Jones to Earth's Mightiest Heroes, these 10 action movies are the highest grossing films ever in the popular genre.
A man screaming while a light flashed on his face in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

7 most gruesome deaths in action movies

From a brutal kill in Kill Bill Vol. 2 to a classic Indiana Jones demise, these action movie deaths will stick in your mind for months.
Groot screaming in anger in "Guardians of the Galaxy."

10 best action movie sidekicks ever, ranked

Some action movie heroes are nothing without their sidekicks, and these ten characters deserve the spotlight for helping their partners save the day.
Men swing from poles while driving cars in the desert.

The 7 best death-defying stunts in movies ever

From Buster Keaton and Jackie Chan to Mad Max and Tom Cruise, these are the seven of the greatest death-defying stunts in movies ever.
A group gathers around in The Expendables 4.

The Expendables 4 producers on returning to the franchise and the state of action movies

In an interview with Digital Trends, Kevin King-Templeton and Les Weldon spoke about the R-rated action in Expend4bles and the state of action movies in 2023.
Sylvester Stallone holding a gun on a fence in Escape Plan.

5 action movies like The Expendables franchise

Looking for action movies like The Expendables? Check out these five movies, including a prison break thriller, a heist adventure, and a battle in the jungle.

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