When times come with bit monotony, we turn on the switches. Not only the TV or Streaming but our deep down inner heart to fill them with hilarious experiences, with sense of joy. An action movie can play a great part in filling those gaps, sweep away those agonies around us. While many of our lives resemble dramas, or comedies, our society has thankfully evolved to a point where many of us avoid daily physical danger. Yet, strangely enough, the human animal craves danger. We get a thrill from adrenaline. To fill the void in our vanilla lives, we turn to action.

The action movie has been around since 1903’s “The Great Train Robbery,” and when done right, it’s a form of pure cinema injected straight into the veins. Let's have a look around them.

Casino Royale

Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. It is a series reboot and the first to feature Daniel Craig as the 007. The film was directed by Martin Campbell and adapted for the screen by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis.

In the film, Bond must defeat criminal banker Le Chiffre in a high-stakes game of poker to thwart his criminal organisation from funding terrorists. He is aided by CIA agent Felix Leiter and HM Treasury liaison Vesper Lynd.

Commando

Commando is a 1985 American action film directed by Mark L. Lester, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rae Dawn Chong. The film was released in the United States on October 4, 1985.

A retired elite Black Ops Commando launches a one man war against a group of South American criminals who have kidnapped his daughter to blackmail him into starting a revolution and getting an exiled dictator back into power.

Director: Mark L. Lester

Writers: Jeph Loeb (story) (as Joseph Loeb III), Matthew Weisman

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya

The Matrix

Neo (Keanu Reeves) believes that Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question -- What is the Matrix? Neo is contacted by Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), a beautiful stranger who leads him into an underworld where he meets Morpheus. They fight a brutal battle for their lives against a cadre of viciously intelligent secret agents. It is a truth that could cost Neo something more precious than his life.

Screenplay: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Troy

Based on Homer's "Iliad," this epic portrays the battle between the ancient kingdoms of Troy and Sparta. While visiting Spartan King Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson), Trojan prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) falls for Menelaus' wife, Helen (Diane Kruger), and takes her back to Troy. Menelaus' brother, King Aga

Initial release: May 9, 2004

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Box office: 497.4 million USD

Featured song: Remember

Adapted from: Aeneid, Iliad

IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 - ‎383,400 votes

The Bourne Ultimatum

Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) continues his international quest to uncover his true identity. From Russia to Europe to northern Africa to the United States, he must stay one step ahead of those who would capture or kill him before he has a chance to discover the truth.

Release date: August 3, 2007 (USA)

Director: Paul Greengrass

Film series: The Bourne film series

Box office: 442.8 million USD

Stars: Matt Damon, Edgar Ramírez, Joan Allen

IMDB Rating: 8.1/10 - ‎494,591 votes

The Bourne Supremacy

Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is living in India when he is framed by Russian agent Kirill (Karl Urban) for the theft of millions from the CIA. Kirill begins to pursue Bourne, intending to assassinate him -- but while Bourne and his girlfriend, Marie (Franka Potente), are on the run, a shot meant for him kills her instead. Vowing revenge, Bourne sets out to prove his innocence and bring the culprits to justice, but he has to evade CIA head Pamela Landry (Joan Allen), who is convinced he is guilty.

Release date: July 23, 2004 (USA)
Director: Paul Greengrass
Film series: The Bourne film series
Box office: 288.5 million USD

Stars: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Joan Allen
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 - ‎351,197 vote

The Dark Knight Rises

It has been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale), in collusion with Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), vanished into the night. Assuming responsibility for the death of Harvey Dent, Batman sacrificed everything for what he and Gordon hoped would be the greater good. However, the arrival of a cunning cat burglar (Anne Hathaway) and a merciless terrorist named Bane (Tom Hardy) force Batman out of exile and into a battle he may not be able to win.

Release date: July 20, 2012 (USA)

Director: Christopher Nolan

Film series: Dark Knight trilogy

Box office: 1.085 billion USD

Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman