Action Picks

A mysterious cosmic event rips the Platt family's neighborhood out of suburbia and drops it somewhere unknown, where survival depends on sticking together. Director David Robert Mitchell keeps the tension cranked, and the scale of that unrecognizable world plays best on a big screen. At 86% on Rotten Tomatoes and 6.6 on IMDb, it delivers real stakes, and it screens in English in Madrid.

Jason Statham plays Cole Reed, framed for his billionaire boss's murder, who boards a cargo ship to avenge the killing and uncovers an international conspiracy. It is a lean action thriller built on forward motion and tight, close-quarters payoffs, exactly the kind of ride an action fan wants on a big screen. Screenings are scarce this week, so plan ahead to catch it in English in Madrid.