The best C. Thomas Howell’s action movies

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

07/12/1966 (57 años)
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The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man
6.9/10
Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

Red Dawn

Red Dawn
6.3/10
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
7/10
Task Force X targets a powerful mystical object that they will risk their lives to steal.

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
8.1/10
The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.

The Hitcher

The Hitcher
7.2/10
On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure
4.4/10
A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland security agent, must journey through the upside down vessel and attempt an escape.

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Justice League: Gods and Monsters
7/10
In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.

Hidalgo

Hidalgo
6.7/10
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...

Tank

Tank
5.7/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 16/03/1984
  • Character: William "Billy" Carey
After relocating his family - and his prized restored Sherman tank - to a small Georgia town, Sargeant Major Zack Carey butts heads with the local sheriff. Zack doesn't agree with the ways of the local police, and when the sheriff goes after Zack's son, it's time for Zack to roll out the Sherman tank and wage a little war of his own.

The Return of the Musketeers

The Return of the Musketeers
5.9/10
It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abbé, and Athos, a brawler raising an intellectual son, assist Beaufort in secret. When they fail to halt Beaufort's escape from prison, the musketeers are expendable, and Mazarin sends them to London to rescue Charles I. They are also pursued by Justine, the avenging daughter of Milady de Winter, their enemy 20 years ago. They must escape England, avoid Justine, serve the Queen, and secure Beauford's political reforms.

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
3.4/10
By June 1942, the Japanese Navy has swept across the Pacific. In an effort to change the course of the war, a United States carrier group is positioned off the coast of Midway, tasked with springing a trap on the enemy. During this pivotal battle, the two-man crew of a U.S. Navy dive bomber is forced to ditch in the sea. Set adrift, the men look towards their comrades for rescue; namely, the ragtag crew of a PBY Catalina, who are sent to search for survivors. Amid the vast openness of the Pacific, with days passing and the chance of rescue fading, the men are forced to face their own mortality.

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
2.1/10
Two years after the Martian invasion, George Herbert's worst fears are realized: The Aliens have returned. As a second wave of Martian walkers lay waste to what's left of Earth, an alliance of military forces prepares a daring attack on the Red Planet itself. Once again, the future of mankind hangs in the balance.

Shifting Gears

Shifting Gears
5/10
Tom, an over-worked husband and father, abandons his dead-end job to follow his dream of owning his own business. The only problem: he invested everything in a mechanic shop that has a lien in favor of his arch enemy and must now enter a dirt track race to win the prize money and save his family from ruin.

Killer Bees!

Killer Bees!
3.1/10
  • Genre: ActionThriller
  • Release: 19/11/2002
  • Character: Sheriff Lyndon Harris
A sheriff tries to save unsuspecting townspeople, including his estranged wife and young daughter, from a deadly swarm.

Category 5

Category 5
3.9/10
After a family survives Hurricane Katrina, there is another storm but this one is much worse.

The Sweeper

The Sweeper
5.1/10
A young cop, haunted by the murder of his entire family years earlier, is recruited by a shadowy organization to hunt down criminals who are beyond the reach of the law.

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
4.3/10
A sadistic serial killer terrorizes a couple driving on a rural highway in Texas while killing numerous people and framing them for his killings.

Cross

Cross
3/10
Given incredible power by an ancient Celtic Cross. Callan continues to fight evil... Now, joined by a team of weapons experts, Callan battles an unstoppable empire in Los Angeles.

Dilemma

Dilemma
3.4/10
  • Genre: ActionThriller
  • Release: 01/01/1997
  • Character: Thomas 'Quin' Quinlan
Whichever side he chooses, someone's gonna die. Death row inmate Rudy Salazar cuts a deal he can't refuse: he'll donate his rare bone marrow to a young girl dying of leukemia. In return, his death sentence is commuted to life without parole. L.A. Detective Quin (C. Thomas Howell), the cop who brought Salazar's murderous rampage to an end, sees through Salazar's selfless facade. En route to the hospital, Salazar makes a daring escape. Now it's up to Quin and his sexy partner, Lydia, to bring Salazar to justice one more time and save the life of an innocent little girl before it's too late.

Kid

Kid
6.2/10
A young man (the 'Kid') returns to the small town where his parents were murdered when he was a boy. He's there for revenge. Locals Kate and Louie befriend him, much to the annoyance of some of the town folk.

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