Insanely Underrated Action Movies From Last 10 Years

For every forgettable blockbuster that has come and gone, there's been a steady stream of stellar under-the-radar action flicks. What they lack in terms of scale and big-budget effects, they make up for with their share of bone-shattering brawls, white knuckle chases, and bloody bombast.

A few years back, writer/director Ted Geoghegan made a name for himself among the genre set with the atmospheric haunted house film We Are Still Here. Though the film's no-budget production limited what Geoghegan could ultimately accomplish, there was enough style on display to get excited about what the filmmaker would do next. Surprisingly, instead of horror, Geoghegan jumped to gory action in Mohawk.

Mohawk unfolds in the last days of the War of 1812, and finds a young Mohawk woman and her lovers squaring off against a violent band of American soldiers. Mohawk might flag a bit in dialogue-heavy scenes, but when Geoghegan leaves words out of the mix, this underseen actioner has as much energy and vision as any blockbuster.

If you've got an Amazon Prime subscription, then you're probably aware of the streaming service's new action series Hanna. What you might not be aware of is that the show is based on a 2011 film of the same name. That film ended up doing moderately well at the global box office, but it feels like it's been all but forgotten by audiences in the years since. Like the series, the film version of Hanna follows a teenage girl who has a penchant for putting down bad guys with a graceful brutality. All the while, she's hunted by a secretive intelligence operative a mirthfully menacing Cate Blanchett. Hanna is a taut, boldly stylized pseudo-detective action fantasy that delivers a weighty payload in terms of both pulse-pounding set pieces and character driven drama. It's high time this action-packed gem got rediscovered. Keep watching the video to see more insanely underrated action movies from last 10 years!

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Mohawk | 0:16
Hanna | 0:58
13 Assassins | 1:47
Wheelman | 2:49
Attack The Block | 3:38
'71 | 4:15
Haywire | 5:17
Edge of Tomorrow | 6:07
Upgrade | 7:05
Green Room | 8:10
The Night Comes For Us | 9:21
The Guest | 10:31