Fox Action Movies

Fox Action Movies was a Southeast Asian pay television channel centered towards broadcasting action-themed and horror-themed films. It is owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific. The channel's feed-in India was rebranded as Star Movies Action on 2 June 2013 while the Asian counterpart continued broadcasting. 5.1 Dolby Sound is available on HD channel only.

Fox Action Movies
Logo used in the South East Asia region
Logo used in the MENA region from 2022 to 2024
Country
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Hong Kong
Broadcast area
  • Hong Kong
  • Southeast Asia (except Timor-Leste)
  • Middle East and North Africa
HeadquartersHong Kong
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerFox Networks Group Asia Pacific
(Disney International Operations)
Sister channels
List
History
Launched1 October 2012 (2012-10-01)
Closed1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)
1 March 2024 (2024-03-01) (Middle East and North Africa)
Replaced byStar Action (Middle East and North Africa)
Links
WebsiteArchived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-07-11)

On 1 October 2021, Fox Action Movies and 17 other Fox/Disney-owned channels across Southeast Asia ceased broadcasting. The last film to air was Big Freaking Rat. However, the Middle East and North Africa feed operated until 1 March 2024, when it was rebranded as Star Action, which adopted the name of one of multiplex Star Premium channels in Latin America that originally was used in 2021.

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