Jason Statham stars as Arthur Bishop, "mechanic" supreme. Of course, "mechanic" is bad-guy talk for the professional assassin who comes to fix your problem and generally tune-up your operation by striking terror into the hearts of your bad-guy rivals. The Mechanic, then, implies that in a world full of amateurish shooters, Arthur Bishop stands out as the consummate professional. In fact, Bishop lives and works by a strict code—precise, detached, professional, and perfectionist; in other words, Bishop delivers all the qualities anyone could wish or want in a fine mechanic."Donald Sutherland plays Harry, Bishop's friend and mentor; and then he dies. Assassinated. Not surprisingly, Bishop feels compelled and honor bound to avenge Harry's murder; but in all of his careful calculations, Bishop fails to factor-in Steve, Harry's son, who shares Bishop's desire for revenge and who brings beginner's enthusiasm to the business of learning his father's business. Of course, sinister stealth, insidious machinations, and high explosives complicate the would-be assassins' quest; and, as the promos proclaim, "those hired to fix problems become problems themselves." The Mechanic would qualify for your list of "standard guy stuff," except that it has a liberal dose of heart.

Contraband's lead character Chris Farraday and the actor who portrays him have a lot in common. Mark Wahlberg was also a troubled man who wound up in jail for crimes he committed before turning himself around and travelling the straight and narrow. The movie Contraband tells a tale of drugs and how they can ruin lives. When Farraday's brother Andy botches the drug deal he's involved with for his boss Tim Briggs (played by Giovanni Ribisi (Saving Private Ryan, Public Enemies) he becomes a marked man. Andy Farraday (played by Caleb Landry Jones of Superbad, The Social Network), now deeply in debt to his boss, seeks help from his brother to save his skin! Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights, We Own The Night) must get back into shape so he can outwit the drug lords, hit men, and cops to save his brother and his wife Kate and kids. Kate Farraday is played by Kate Beckinsale (The Aviator, Click) only wants her husband back alive! Baltasar Kormakur (A Little Trip to Heaven) directed this action packed film.

Casino Royale is a 2006 spy film directed by Martin Campbell and starring Daniel Craig as James Bond. The film is a reboot of the James Bond franchise, and it takes place at the beginning of Bond's career as a secret agent. In the film, Bond must defeat a terrorist financier in a high-stakes game of poker at a casino in Montenegro to stop him from funding a terrorist organization.

Shazam! is a 2019 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The film is directed by David F. Sandberg and written by Henry Gayden, and stars Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Djimon Hounsou. It is the seventh installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film follows a teenage foster kid named Billy Batson who is granted the ability to transform into an adult superhero, Shazam, with the help of an ancient wizard. Billy must learn to harness his powers to stop the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana from obtaining powers of his own.

Zoe Saldana just may be the most likely girl to turn into an assassin or murderer for hire around today. She has starred in some action packed movies recently (Star Trek 2, The Losers, Avatar) and seems more than capable of handling herself in situations many women could not even attempt. But she also had to be saddened by the murder of her parents and make her character sympathetic so the audience can feel her pain and back her decisions.e tend to love a "get even" movie and this one begins with Zoe Saldana's character witnessing the vicious murders of both her parents in Bogota, Columbia. Years later as an adult she still remembers and plans to seek revenge for her parents death so while she has a day job working for her uncle she is also in training to become a vigilante murderer. Tracking the murderers down, she gets closer and closer until the surprise ending. Directed by Olivier Megaton (Transporter 3) and written by Luc Besson (Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds).

Could you imagine that Oz: The Great and Powerful, which is loosely based in L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was planned to be filmed by Disney since 1937? The rights for this movie was sold and resold for many times before, finally, Walt Disney Production acquired them and signed a contract with Sam Raimi to direct the film. Disney's series of decisions to reduce the filming costs had lead to unsuccessful negotiations with Robert Downey, Jr. and Johnny Depp for the leading role of Oscar Diggs/Oz, till, finally, James Franco was chosen for the role. You may remember him as Will Rodman form Rise of the Planet of the Apes. As the movie is the prequel for the core story The Wizard of Oz, there are no lovely Dorothy Gale, instead we have three witches. The Wicked Witch of the West, Theodora is portrayed by Mila Kunis which recently has had leading roles in Hell & Back and Friends with Benefits). Evanora The Wicked Witch of the East and the Ruler of the Munchkin Country is played by Rachel Weisz (The Bourne Legacy, To the Wonder); she inferiors in power of magic with Glinda the Good Witch of the South which is most powerful sorceress of Oz and is the ruler of the Quadling Country. In Disney's version of Oz: The Great and Powerful, Glinda is portrayed by Michelle Williams, which was quite smart decision, taking in consideration the amazing performance of Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe.