The best Karen Black’s action movies

Karen Black

Karen Black

01/07/1939- 08/08/2013
We present our ranking of the best Karen Black’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Karen Black.

Airport 1975

Airport 1975
5.7/10
When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.

Capricorn One

Capricorn One
6.8/10
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of scientists stages a phony Mars landing. Willingly participating in the deception are a trio of well-meaning astronauts, who become liabilities when their space capsule is reported lost on re-entry. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth.

Twisted Justice

Twisted Justice
3.6/10
In the Los Angeles of the future, police are forbidden to carry weapons and must use stun guns instead. A maverick detective ignores those restrictions in his pursuit of "The Bullseye Murderer," a psychotic rapist who takes a new drug called "Umbra" that gives him superhuman strength and intelligence.

The Squeeze

The Squeeze
5.2/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 25/10/1978
  • Character: Clarisse Saunders
A retired safe cracker is recruited by a young conman to return to the "business" for a million dollar heist.

Hostage

Hostage
4.8/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 01/10/1987
  • Character: Laura Lawrence
The leader of a South African Nation is imprisoned. His followers, led by Zabo, hijack a plane with the intent to use the passengers as hostages to trade for his release. They select a plane carrying a religious leader to use as their main hostage. They soon learn that they have an added bonus of the daughter and grandson of Colonel Shaw, a bigwig in the country. The grandson all the while has to cope with the dual problems of being hijacked and held hostage while needing a kidney transplant. The hijackers have everything in their favor, except that the colonel's daughter is the sweetheart of Major Sam Striker. Striker puts together a band of mercenaries and sets about freeing the hostages.

The Double 0 Kid

The Double 0 Kid
4.2/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 07/09/1992
  • Character: Mrs. Elliot
Lance, a teenager, dreams to be a secret agent when he is suddenly in the middle of an hacker intrigue which aims at an international environmental congress. Lance gets in possession of a computer access card one of which the hackers are in urgent need of for their operation. Lance begins to play with the hackers, seeing his dream come true.

Double Duty

Double Duty
3.2/10
Funny, action-packed coming of age story portrays *Lesseos *as an ex-marine trying to adjust to civilian life and discover her feminine side, with help from best friend Sophia. Many obstacles are thrown in her path, resulting in edge-of-your-seat action scenes. Her love interest, Craig is sweet and soft-spoken but is intrigued with M.J.'s tough side, creating a hilarious dynamic duo that keeps us laughing as well as touches our hearts.

Caged Fear

Caged Fear
4.4/10
After a jewelry theft Tommy Lane can hardly free. His girlfriend Kristen has less luck and is arrested. She's sentenced to jail in an ill-reputed female prison in Oklahoma. Tommy doesn't let her down; he manages to get into the prison - on the other side of the bars - to force the ruthless director to let her go.

Savage Dawn

Savage Dawn
5.1/10
A vicious biker gang takes over a small town in Arizona. A Vietnam War vet passing through town and a few locals with nothing to lose go to war with the gang's ruthless leader.

Quiet Fire

Quiet Fire
4.1/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 31/10/1991
  • Character: Kim Martino
Loner Jessie Palmer must piece together information from a growing body count, including the murder of his best friend, in order to bring down a corrupt U.S. Senate candidate.

Legend of The Roller Blade Seven

Legend of The Roller Blade Seven
2/10
In a post-apocalyptic world where rollerblading is the chief means of travel, the evil Pharoah sends his minions outside the Wheel Zone to abduct a psychic. The psychic has been trained in the way of the samurai, but has shunned her training to become a Passive. Once abducted, her brother joins forces with others to try and rescue her, but they face many challenges from the Dark Side.

The Roller Blade Seven

The Roller Blade Seven
2.2/10
In a futuristic society, a sword-wielding roller skater fights evil ninjas, punk roller skaters and is sent on an important rescue mission.

Return of the Roller Blade Seven

Return of the Roller Blade Seven
1.9/10
This film follows the further adventures of the lone samurai Hawk, as he continues his battle to defeat the evil Pharaoh, Saint Offender and the Black Knight. Guided by his Psychic, Hawk ultimate defeats his adversaries and brings order to the universe.

The Killers Edge

The Killers Edge
4.7/10
A Los Angeles police officer and a female FBI agent team-up to foil a counterfeiting gang in operation. The counterfeiter in question turns out to be an army veteran friend who saved the male cop during their time together in Vietnam.

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