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Mar 21, 2024 · From 'Across the Spider-Verse' and 'Ip Man' to 'Kill Bill' and 'Plane,' IndieWire's guide to the best action movies of the 21st century.
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The 25 Best Action Movies of the 21st Century. by malthe-tuxen • Created 4 years ago • Modified 4 months ago. My 25 personal favorite action movies from 2000 - 2023. Honorable Mentions: Tenet (2020) Okja (2017) Logan (2017) The Nice Guys (2016) Deadpool (2016) Dangal (2016) Predestination (2014) Fury (2014) Snowpiercer (2013) The World's End (2013)
Jul 11, 2023 · 25 Best Action Movies: The Highest-Rated of Each Year Since 1998 Critics and audiences recommend Mission: Impossible, Top Gun, John Wick, James Bond, Bourne, and more!
- Baby Driver. Edgar Wright is a director that's difficult to pigeonhole, proving himself as adept at comedy (see: the Cornetto Trilogy) as he is at comic book adaptations ("Scott Pilgrim vs. the World") and documentaries ("The Sparks Brothers").
- The Bourne Ultimatum. If movie characters had to adhere to real-life physics, Jason Bourne and Bond — if not both stone dead — would be meeting up at the retirement village for super spies, all mental faculties irrevocably damaged by too many blows to the head.
- Mad Max: Fury Road. The Mad Max series takes place in a grim post-apocalyptic world that's been plunged into war and starvation, and where both water and gas, those most precious of natural resources, have been virtually exhausted.
- Skyfall. Past his prime and involved in an assignment that goes horribly wrong, it appears that Bond's past is finally catching up with him. When MI6 and its agents around the world are compromised and attacked, Bond and M are forced to flee, traveling back to Bond's childhood home and reopening old wounds.
With the highly anticipated John Wick: Chapter 2 arriving in theaters this Friday, we’ve set out to reflect on the millennium’s action films that have most excelled. To pick our top 50, we’ve reached out to all corners of the globe, choosing an array of films ranging from grand to gritty, brutal to beautiful.
1. The Dark Knight. 2008 2h 32m PG-13. 9.0 (2.9M) Rate. 84 Metascore. When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice. Director Christopher Nolan Stars Christian Bale Heath Ledger Aaron Eckhart. 2.
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Nov 29, 2023 · That's where the best action movies come in, with their endless supply of fights, chases, and explosions. No genre packs more punches — and more theaters — than this one.
