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    Russian Action Movies

    The 40 most popular russian action movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Iron Mask
    TMDB3.0

    Iron Mask

    2019 · 2h 1m

    country: China

    Commissioned to map the Far East territories of the Russian Empire, cartographer Jonathan Green sets off on a long journey of unbelievable adventures—making breath-taking discoveries and meeting mysterious creatures, Chinese princesses, deadly masters of oriental martial arts, and even the King of Dragons.

    Chernobyl: Abyss
    TMDB3.1

    Chernobyl: Abyss

    2021 · 2h 16m

    country: Russia

    The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.

    Hardcore Henry
    TMDB3.2

    Hardcore Henry

    2015 · 1h 37m

    country: Russia

    Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore Henry takes place over the course of one day, in Moscow, Russia.

    Calculator
    TMDB2.4

    Calculator

    2014 · 1h 23m

    country: Russia

    Ten prisoners condemned to exile on a hostile planet XT-59 must pave the way through swamp to reach the Islands of Happiness, the only safe area on the planet, before the harsh climate or the underground horrors kill them all.

    Invasion
    TMDB3.4

    Invasion

    2020 · 2h 9m

    country: Russia

    Two years after the fall of the alien ship, the life of a young woman from Moscow has been changed forever. Her growing powers are now at the focus of both human and celestial investigation: an alien force takes an interest in her, and will stop short of nothing, including an invasion. Can love and compassion save humanity, when faced with a much greater and more demanding test this time?

    Coma
    TMDB3.2

    Coma

    2020 · 1h 50m

    country: Russia

    A young and talented architect comes to his senses after a horrific accident only to find himself in the odd dystopian world. A world that is filled with the memories of all current coma patients. Just like a human memory this world is fragmental, chaotic and unstable. This is COMA: icecaps, rivers and cities can all exist in a space of a single room and laws of physics are no longer laws as they can be bent.

    Red Silk
    TMDB3.5

    Red Silk

    2025 · 2h 25m

    country: Russia

    1927. Trans-Siberian Express. Secret documents that will determine the future of the USSR and China are being transported across Russia. Under the guise of ordinary passengers, foreign intelligence officers and real thugs are hiding, ready to do anything for the sake of documents. A young Red Army soldier and a former Tsarist agent have to team up to uncover a common enemy.

    Balkan Line
    TMDB3.7

    Balkan Line

    2019 · 2h 10m

    country: Russia

    After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina airport, and hold it until the Russian peacekeepers arrive.

    Guardians
    TMDB2.5

    Guardians

    2017 · 1h 29m

    country: Russia

    During the Cold War, an organization called "Patriot" created a superhero squad, which includes members of multiple Soviet republics. For years, the heroes had to hide their identities, but, in hard times, they must show themselves again.

    Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
    TMDB3.4

    Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

    2007 · 2h 5m

    country: Germany

    The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.

    7 Guardians of the Tomb
    TMDB2.7

    7 Guardians of the Tomb

    2018 · 1h 30m

    country: Australia

    An innocent discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 BC China unearths a 2000 year old nightmare - a secret that should have remained buried.

    Major Grom: Plague Doctor
    TMDB3.3

    Major Grom: Plague Doctor

    2021 · 2h 16m

    country: Russia

    In present day St. Petersburg, police major Igor Grom, an honest and skilled cop with unconventional methods, pursues a vigilante murderer in the mask of a plague doctor.

    Day Watch
    TMDB3.1

    Day Watch

    2006 · 2h 26m

    country: Russia

    A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.

    Salyut-7
    TMDB3.5

    Salyut-7

    2017 · 1h 46m

    country: Russia

    USSR, June 1985. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life. Based on actual events.

    Panfilov's 28 Men
    TMDB3.4

    Panfilov's 28 Men

    2016 · 1h 45m

    country: Russia

    USSR, November, 1941. Based on the account by Vasiliy Koroteev this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight Red Army soldiers commanded by General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four Nazi tanks of the 11th Panzer Division for several days. Though lightly armed they fight tirelessly and defiantly, with uncommon bravery and unwavering dedication, to protect Moscow and their Motherland.

    Black Lightning
    TMDB3.1

    Black Lightning

    2009 · 1h 42m

    country: Russia

    A Moscow University student discovers that his otherwise unremarkable car can fly. After his father is attacked, he decides to use the car to fight crime and becomes the city's defender against an evil millionaire.

    Flight Crew
    TMDB3.5

    Flight Crew

    2016 · 2h 18m

    country: Cambodia

    A story about bravery, self-sacrifice and human dignity put on trial by the merciless power of nature. A young pilot is fired from military air force after disobeying an absurd order. He gets a job as a co-pilot with a civil airline. Being brutally honest and direct, he is not on best terms with his new colleagues. During a flight to Asia his crew receives a distress message from a volcanic island and makes a decision to attempt a rescue mission. Will it be a success? Will they survive the disaster? They have a single chance to find that out: by being a team and sticking up for one another.

    Beyond the Edge
    TMDB2.7

    Beyond the Edge

    2018 · 1h 41m

    country: Russia

    Contemporary Moscow. A talented gambler gathers a team of people with supernatural powers to win big at a casino. But they find a much stronger mystical rival.

    Night Watch
    TMDB3.1

    Night Watch

    2004 · 1h 54m

    country: Russia

    Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day Moscow the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, the movie's protagonist, try to control them and limit their outrage

    Белая стрела

    TMDB2.8

    Белая стрела

    2007

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Escape from Tarkov. Raid.
    TMDB4.0

    Escape from Tarkov. Raid.

    2021 · 1h 5m

    country: Russia

    In the film adaptation by Director Anton Rosenberg, the audience opens the world of the game and the armed conflict that occurred in the Norvinsk region, a special economic zone on the border between Russia and Europe. The main operating parties are two private military companies – USEC and BEAR, commencing fierce battles, including the fights with the remaining gangs in the city called Scavs. The protagonist is in the occupied city of Tarkov, the exits of which are blocked by UN peacekeepers and Russian military troops.

    Nomad: The Warrior
    TMDB2.6

    Nomad: The Warrior

    2005 · 1h 52m

    country: France

    The Nomad is a historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan. The film is a fictionalised account of the youth and coming-of-age of Ablai Khan, as he grows and fights to defend the fortress at Hazrat-e Turkestan from Dzungar invaders.

    Furious
    TMDB3.0

    Furious

    2017 · 1h 57m

    country: Russia

    A story of a legendary battle, where seventeen fearless warriors defend their land against an army of thousands well-trained soldiers. In 13th-century Mongol warrior hordes and their leader, Batu Khan, control most of the known world. As the Mongols move towards Europe they invade the last Russian principality standing in their way. Little do they know, their plans are about to be ruined by a small detachment of heroic strong men led by a mysterious brave warrior. This is a story about courage, endurance and self-sacrifice for the sake of one's country. This is the story of Evpaty the Furious.

    Tycoon
    TMDB2.6

    Tycoon

    2002 · 2h 8m

    country: France

    During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism movement. Fast-forward 20 years, Platon finds himself the richest man in Russia, having sacrificed his friends to get to the top. But with this cynical rise, comes a brutal fall.

    The Hero
    TMDB3.0

    The Hero

    2019 · 2h

    country: Russia

    An alumni of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service who is settled in Europe gets a call from his father who was considered dead and he sets on a mission to find him with the help of his first love.

    Fierce Town
    TMDB3.8

    Fierce Town

    2025

    country: Russia

    By the middle of the 12th century, the borders of the Mongolian Empire stretched from the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas in the west to the southern lands of China in the east. The Mongolian army, under Khan Batu’s command, was known for its invisibility, destroying anyone who dared to challenge them. Yet, even within their central territories, some areas refused to bow to the Genghisids. Kozelsk was one of them. The Mongolian armies bypassed the high walls of this small town, considering that "the skin of the wolf was not worth the risk of encountering its teeth".However, one of the Khan’s commanders harbored a grudge against the town's citizens. Now, the people of Kozelsk must face a battle against the strongest army in the world, with no hope of victory. This is a story about people facing their death. Some try to escape, others are willing to do anything to survive, but most are prepared to protect their city from the relentless storms of the Mongolian hordes.

    Viking
    TMDB2.4

    Viking

    2016 · 2h 13m

    country: Russia

    The early Middle Ages. A time of heavy swords and dark blood law. The ruling clan is in discord. The guilt for the accidental death of the brother has fallen on the Grand Duke. According to the law, revenge must be taken by the younger brother, a bastard. For the refusal to kill, he has to pay with eve- rything he had, because “for peace you need more swords than for a war”...

    Fortress of War
    TMDB3.5

    Fortress of War

    2010 · 2h 18m

    country: Belarus

    The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov. Many years later veteran Alexander Akimov again recalls the memories of the time, when he, then a 15 year old Sasha Akimov was deeply in love with the beautiful Anya and suddenly found himself in the middle of the bloody events of war.

    The Blackout
    TMDB3.2

    The Blackout

    2019 · 2h 7m

    country: Russia

    Contact between most towns on Earth has been severed. A small ring-like area in Eastern Europe still has electricity, and maybe even life is being reported from space. What military forces find outside the ring is shocking.

    22 Minutes
    TMDB2.6

    22 Minutes

    2014 · 1h 30m

    country: Russia

    22 minutes got Russian marine to free a hijacked oil tanker far from shore.

    The Icebreaker
    TMDB3.0

    The Icebreaker

    2016 · 2h

    country: Russia

    The story is based on the real events of 1985. The team of a Russian polar icebreaker “Mikhail Gromov” discovered a giant iceberg. The ship came into collision while attempting to take cover from the weather and is forced to drift with ice along the Amundsen Sea coast. The crew of “Gromov” spent 133 days of polar night trying to find a way out of their icy trap. They have no room for mistakes; one wrong move and the vessel is crushed by ice.

    Fire
    TMDB3.9

    Fire

    2020 · 2h 11m

    country: Russia

    Fires are raging in the Moscow region, and the forest protection airbase is on a rotation. However, experienced firefighters are in short supply and team leader Andrey Pavlovich has to take on a new recruit, Roman.

    Mafia: Survival Game
    TMDB2.2

    Mafia: Survival Game

    2016 · 1h 31m

    country: Russia

    A twist on the classic game of Mafia. 12 competitors take part in a game of life and death where the innocent must take out the Mafia in order to win the cash prize. Those that are voted out must face their biggest fears in a computer simulation.

    Granit
    TMDB3.5

    Granit

    2021 · 1h 40m

    country: Russia

    Mozambique requests from Russia is being helped in the fight against militants of the "Islamic State" and a special group led by a commander with the call sign Granit is coming to the country.

    The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment
    TMDB3.5

    The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment

    1999 · 1h 35m

    country: Russia

    A very typical post-Soviet era storyline. A bunch of vagabonds lured an innocent teenage girl to their apartment, offered her a drink, intimidated, then gang raped her. Local cops are incapable to undertake an adequate actions against the scoundrels - prevented by the superior chief of the local police, who is the dad of one of the scumbags. The case is closed. The girl's granddad tired of an endless circumlocution decides to take revenge in his own hands.

    First Squad: The Moment of Truth
    TMDB3.1

    First Squad: The Moment of Truth

    2009 · 1h 13m

    country: Canada

    Set during the opening days of World War II on the Eastern Front. Its main cast are a group of Soviet teenagers with extraordinary abilities; the teenagers have been drafted to form a special unit to fight the invading German army. They are opposed by a Schutzstaffel officer who is attempting to raise from the dead a supernatural army of crusaders from the 12th-century Order of the Sacred Cross.

    A Rough Draft
    TMDB2.6

    A Rough Draft

    2018 · 1h 56m

    country: Russia

    Young Muscovite Kirill is a talented designer of computer games. One day, he is completely erased from the memory of everyone he knew and loved. Kirill learns that he has been chosen for an important and mysterious mission: to become a customs officer between parallel worlds, of which there are dozens in the universe. Will Kirill unravel the mystery of these worlds and who controls them? And is our Earth really just an imaginary "draft" -- a parallel world -- which in reality does not exist ...

    The Conquest of Siberia
    TMDB3.1

    The Conquest of Siberia

    2019 · 1h 49m

    country: Russia

    Ivan Demarin, a young officer of Peter the First’s new guards, follows the Tsar’s order and goes to the frontier town of Tobolsk, deep in the Siberian forest. There Ivan falls in love for the first time and he and his regiment happen to be involved in conspiracy of local princes who hunt for gold in the town of Yarkand. His fort is surrounded by hordes of wild Dzungars and there is no one to call for help…

    Maximum Impact
    TMDB1.7

    Maximum Impact

    2017 · 1h 50m

    country: Russia

    The agents of the Federal Security Service of Russia and the US Secret Service are forced to work together to prevent a full-scale international crisis.

    Silver Spoon
    TMDB2.9

    Silver Spoon

    2021 · 1h 38m

    country: Russia

    The silver spoon masterfully escapes from prison and starts a new life. New sweet life! Sokolovsky joins the secular crowd, where everyone is sitting on a new synthetic drug, and he is again surrounded by cars, villas and top models. Friends, enemies and the FSB are following the trail of the silver spoon, trying to understand what game he has started and on whose side he is. Igor is trying to understand who he is - a traitor, a saint or is it the same ... silver spoon?

    About Russian Action Movies

    Russian cinema

    Russian and Soviet cinema produced the montage theory that underpins modern editing, along with Tarkovsky's long-form spiritual epics — two traditions about as far apart as film gets.

    Action

    Action cinema runs from the stunt-driven spectacle of Hollywood blockbusters to the choreographed precision of Hong Kong and Korean thrillers. The best of it treats physical performance as storytelling — chases, fights, and set pieces that reveal character rather than pause for it.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1999–2025
    Best reviewed
    Balkan Line (7.4)
    Often also
    Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction

    Common questions

    What are the best Russian action movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Iron Mask, Chernobyl: Abyss, and Hardcore Henry. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    Russian action movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
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