Guns, Lots of Guns

107 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-08-30.

For nights when I don’t want peace, I want pew pew. This is my go-to collection when silencers aren’t silent, from war zones to one-man revenge missions to messy shootouts in convenience stores. Perfect for sleepless nights, flexing surroun

1. 1
   Django Unchained (2012)

   ★★★★★

   From the opening moments, Quentin Tarantino’s cinema confidence is undeniable.

2. 2
   Inglourious Basterds (2009)

   ★★★★★

   The opening score sets the tone right away.

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   Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

   ★★★★★
4. 4
   Sicario (2015)

   ★★★★★
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   Heat (1995)

   ★★★★★

   Cute ni Natalie Portman and ang galing agad niya umarte kahit bata pa siya dito.

6. 6
   Die Hard (1988)

   ★★★★★

   Iba talaga ang charisma ni Bruce Willis nung bata bata pa.

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   Collateral (2004)

   ★★★★★

   Collateral is a thriller that slowly shifts from calm to menace without ever fully releasing its grip.

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   Pearl Harbor (2001)

   ★★★★★

   Big, emotional, and unapologetically cinematic.

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   The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)

   ★★★★★

   I felt emotionally wrecked early on and never really recovered.

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    Training Day (2001)

    ★★★★★

    What a day! I spent most of Training Day confused about what the hell was actually happening, which somehow made the experience even better because I felt exactly like…

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    All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

    ★★★★½

    Spoiler Alert! The opening sequence feels like it was painted by Bob Ross himself: serene, beautiful, almost peaceful.

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    Angel Has Fallen (2019)

    ★★★★½
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    London Has Fallen (2016)

    ★★★★½
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    The Departed (2006)

    ★★★★½

    At first, akala ko coming of age movie siya.

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    Wanted (2008)

    ★★★★½
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    Warfare (2025)

    ★★★★½

    Tahimik ang simula, pero punong puno ng tensyon.

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    Fury (2014)

    ★★★★½

    Fury opens with a silhouette slicing through a blue washed battlefield, like a painting unfolding in real time.

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    Hardcore Henry (2015)

    ★★★★½

    Opening credits feel like Deadpool’s, playful and self aware, and agad it sets a fun and violent tone.

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    The Rip (2026)

    ★★★★½

    The Rip is a gritty crime drama that leans heavily on atmosphere, and moral tension.

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    Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025)

    ★★★★½

    Another heavy documentary about the effects of war and terrorism on ordinary people.

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    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

    ★★★★½

    What unsettles me most is how calmly it presents something so catastrophic, as if total destruction can be triggered by routine, ego, and blind protocol.

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    Ambulance (2022)

    ★★★★½

    Feels like Heat with its heist and danger vibes but seen through the lens of Michael Bay.

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    American Gangster (2007)

    ★★★★½

    Nothing flashy. Nothing gimmicky. Just good old fashioned storytelling by Ridley Scott.

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    Man on Fire (2004)

    ★★★★½
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    The Equalizer (2014)

    ★★★★½

    Sherlock’s brain, Batman’s moral code, John Wick’s brutality, and John McClane’s DIY skills walk into a hardware store.

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    The Godfather (1972)

    ★★★★½

    This watch clicked for me in a way it didn’t before.

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    She Rides Shotgun (2025)

    ★★★★½

    Taron Egerton brings an intense, unstable energy that keeps a constant sense of danger on screen, while the film grounds itself as a father and daughter story about…

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    1917 (2019)

    ★★★★
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    American Assassin (2017)

    ★★★★
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    Battleship (2012)

    ★★★★
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    Black Hawk Down (2001)

    ★★★★
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    Extraction (2020)

    ★★★★
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    Fast Five (2011)

    ★★★★
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    John Wick (2014)

    ★★★★
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    John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

    ★★★★
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    John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)

    ★★★★
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    John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

    ★★★★
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    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

    ★★★★
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    Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)

    ★★★★
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    Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

    ★★★★
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    Predator (1987)

    ★★★★
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    Salt (2010)

    ★★★★
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    Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    ★★★★
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    Taken (2008)

    ★★★★
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    Taken 2 (2012)

    ★★★★
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    Taken 3 (2014)

    ★★★★
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    The Bourne Legacy (2012)

    ★★★★
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    American Sniper (2014)

    ★★★★

    Bradley’s eyes can really tell a thousand words.

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    Dunkirk (2017)

    ★★★★
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    The Raid (2011)

    ★★★★
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    Apocalypse Now (1979)

    ★★★★

    The cinematography and color grading shocked me.

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    Havoc (2025)

    ★★★★

    CGI car chase scenes don’t work for me. Mukhang cut scene sa isang video game.

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    First Blood (1982)

    ★★★★

    First Blood is a grounded, physical action film that proves how effective practical filmmaking can be when paired with strong thematic weight.

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    13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)

    ★★★★

    Colors, explosions, and occasional lens flare are definitely Michael Bay DNA.

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    The Terminator (1984)

    ★★★★

    I love how the film establishes the Terminator as a pure force of intent from the moment he arrives.

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    Scarface (1983)

    ★★★★

    This feels like a raw, flashy rise and fall crime story carried by Al Pacino’s intense presence and a neon soaked Miami atmosphere.

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    Full Metal Jacket (1987)

    ★★★★

    Starts darkly funny then slowly turns into a cold, unsettling war experience.

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    Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

    ★★★★

    Explosive mayhem opening. It immediately throws me back into that Peaky Blinders world with intensity and chaos.

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    The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

    ★★★★

    To be frank, there are some really nice cinematic shots here, especially in the desert sequences.

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    The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)

    ★★★★

    A depressed, sad, tired, and lonely Frank Castle was perfectly portrayed by Jon Bernthal.

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    The Equalizer 2 (2018)

    ★★★★

    The car fight scene where the assassin pretends to be Robert’s passenger is such a creative action setup.

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    Bad Boys (1995)

    ★★★½
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    Battle: Los Angeles (2011)

    ★★★½
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    Den of Thieves (2018)

    ★★★½
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    Jack Reacher (2012)

    ★★★½
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    Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

    ★★★½
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    Mission: Impossible (1996)

    ★★★½
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    Mission: Impossible II (2000)

    ★★★½
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    Mission: Impossible III (2006)

    ★★★½
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    Nobody (2021)

    ★★★½

    This one clicked with me immediately because of how ordinary everything feels at the start.

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    The Godfather Part III (1990)

    ★★★½

    This feels like a story about legacy, aging, and the heavy cost of power.

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    The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)

    ★★★½

    You gotta trust a movie when it has a Scott directing, a train, and Denzel Washington right in the middle of it.

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    Army of the Dead (2021)

    ★★★
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    Colombiana (2011)

    ★★★
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    Extraction 2 (2023)

    ★★★
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    Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

    ★★★
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    Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

    ★★★
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    The A-Team (2010)

    ★★★
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    The Expendables (2010)

    ★★★
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    The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

    ★★★
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    The Losers (2010)

    ★★★
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    Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)

    ★★★
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    BuyBust (2018)

    ★★★
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    The Accountant (2016)

    ★★★
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    The Accountant² (2025)

    ★★★
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    The Town (2010)

    ★★★
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    Platoon (1986)

    ★★★
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    The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

    ★★★

    Guy Ritchie really knows how to make spy action tropes feel stylish and fun.

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    The Equalizer 3 (2023)

    ★★★

    Best opening scene in the series. It immediately feels more cinematic, and the darker, old school brown color grading gives the film a different identity from the first…

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    War Dogs (2016)

    ★★★
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    Taxi Driver (1976)

    ★★★

    Ang bata ni Robert De Niro dito. Parang batang Jake Gyllenhaal energy sa Donnie Darko.

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    Manhunter (1986)

    ★★★

    The musical score immediately sets the tone.

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    Hope (2026)

    ★★★

    The first act feels like it was directed by Michael Bay.

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    No Country for Old Men (2007)

    ★★½

    The film starts off like a painting: a vast desert drenched in silence and gold.

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    Mosul (2019)

    ★★½

    Everything feels real. Walang studio look, hindi siya mukhang movie set.

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    G20 (2025)

    ★★½

    Early on, the film throws a very classic and cliché question at the president: how do we know we can trust you to keep us safe when you can’t even keep your own house in…

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    Last Action Hero (1993)

    ★★½

    I feel like I was the kid, always wanting to watch a movie in the theater and always predicting what’s going to happen.

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    The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)

    ★★½

    If you love stealthy unsanctioned missions that go boom when the time is right, you are in for a treat.

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    Nobody 2 (2025)

    ★★½

    Don’t bring a machete to a fucking katana duel.

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     Eddington (2025)

     ★★½

     At first, di ko magets kung saan papunta.

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     Miami Vice (2006)

     ★★½

     Miami Vice feels like Michael Mann operating at a much larger scale, with more locations, moving parts, and glossy production value than his earlier work.

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     The Expendables 2 (2012)

     ★★
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     Inside Man (2006)

     ★★
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     The Gray Man (2022)

     ★★

     Feels like Mission: Impossible Fallout, especially in the attempt to create friction between the lead and the villain, but this never reaches that same level of…

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     Reservoir Dogs (1992)

     ★½

     It felt like Among Us, nobody knows who the rat is and paranoia slowly poisons the room.

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     For a Few Dollars More (1965)

     ★½

     Shots are great, especially in the stand offs and one on one scenes.

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     Run All Night (2015)

     ★½

     Well, it’s kind of the same classic Liam Neeson flick.