However, theres a great number of action films that have managed to slip through the mainstream cracks.

Any fan of the genre should check out these seven underappreciated action movies from the past 20 years.

system STEM after a vicious mugging leaves him paralyzed and kills his wife.

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Set in 1978, it pits two rival gangs in a contained warehouse and lets the bullets fly.

A terrific score fromEx MachinacomposersBen SalisburyandGeoff Barrowleans into themovie’s 70s pulp influenceseven further.

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Its a fun romp.

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Derek (Steven Yeun) next to Melanie (Samara Weaving) holding a nail gun in an office in 2017’s Mayhem

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Grey Trace screams in pain in Upgrade

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Sharlto Copley in Free Fire

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James McAvoy and Mark Strong in Welcome to the Punch

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Karl Urban and Bruce Willis in Red

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