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TOP ACTION MOVIES
Incredibles 2 (2018)
After a full decade, the world's foremost family of superheroes returned for another computer-animated adventure. This time around, Elastigirl takes on a mind-controlling supervillain named Screenslaver. Released to rabid anticipation, it became the fastest animated film (for its time) to cross the $200 million mark at the domestic box office.
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Drive (2011)
A synth-heavy soundtrack and pulpy visual style help distinguish this cult classic from the standard crime thriller. It centers around a quiet getaway driver (Ryan Gosling), who ends up in the crosshairs of a dangerous mobster (Albert Brooks). Ironically, director Nicolas Winding Refn didn't even have a driver's license when making it.
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The Revenant (2015)
Inspired by the (alleged) real-life story of Hugh Glass, this brutal survival film takes place in the early 19th-century American wilderness. Betrayed by his hunting team, Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) embarks on a quest for survival and revenge. The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for DiCaprio and Best Director for Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
A group of intergalactic misfits works together to stop a villain from taking over the universe in this surprise Marvel smash. One of the movie's characters is a talking tree monster named Groot, voiced by Vin Diesel. While Groot has just one line in the film—"I am Groot"—Diesel was asked to record the line approximately 1,000 times.
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From Russia with Love (1963)
Another classic James Bond film, 1963's "From Russia With Love" sends Agent 007 on the hunt for an advanced coding machine. The second installment in the long-running, ongoing franchise, it features a thrilling pre-credit sequence and interesting locales, among other things.
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Battle Royale (2000)
Before "The Hunger Games" series came this similar film out of Japan, which was likewise based on a novel. Set in a future dystopia, it pits a group of unlucky ninth-graders in a battle to the death. The twisted plot and graphic violence sparked controversy and even led to bans in certain countries.
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Minority Report (2002)
Based on a story by Philip K. Dick, this sci-fi thriller stars Tom Cruise as a futuristic cop with a serious advantage over would-be criminals. With help from clairvoyant beings known as precogs, he arrests people for crimes that haven't yet occurred. But what happens when the precogs foresee Cruise himself committing a heinous act?
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Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Warmly received by critics and audiences alike, "Spider-Man 2" follows the further adventures of its web-slinging superhero (Tobey Maguire). His newfound nemesis is Dr. Octopus (Alfred Molina), a scientist-turned-supervillain with mechanical tentacles and a crazed disposition. Speaking of crazy, Molina reportedly gave each tentacle an individual name behind the scenes.
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Love Exposure (2008)
Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono brought his subversive sensibilities to this sprawling melodrama. Clocking in at just under four hours, it depicts the bizarre love triangle between three damaged characters. Slant critic Simon Abrams described it as "Sono's equivalent of the Great Russian novel."
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Creed (2015)
The world's most beloved sports franchise kicked off a new chapter with this mega-popular installment. It hands the story over to ambitious boxer Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), son of former champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). Jordan himself directed the upcoming "Creed 3," the first "Rocky" film in which Sylvester Stallone won't appear.
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Sicario (2015)
This taut thriller tells the story of FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt), who's recruited to eliminate a drug cartel near the Mexican border. Benicio del Toro costars as a brooding mercenary and ends up playing just as large a role in the narrative. He insisted on cutting many of his original lines in order to exhibit more of an unspoken presence.
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Looper (2012)
Before stirring up all sorts of controversy with "The Last Jedi," filmmaker Rian Johnson delivered this heady sci-fi thriller. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a "looper," a hitman who kills people as soon as they arrive from the future. The story deals with the fallout of its protagonist choosing not to kill his next target (Bruce Willis), who happens to be himself. Confused yet?
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Logan (2017)
Before hanging up his claws for good (supposedly), Hugh Jackman played Wolverine one last time in this explosive action drama. Set in a futuristic wasteland, it finds the mutant superhero trying to outmaneuver an evil corporation. As with 2016's "Deadpool," the film's R rating only bolstered its allure.
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Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
The "Star Wars" franchise was resurrected on a high note with this 2015 installment. To ensure audience satisfaction, director J.J. Abrams stuck closely to the tone and story of the original trilogy. Actor Mark Hamill reprises his role as Luke Skywalker, though his involvement had been drastically reduced by the time he showed up for the first table read.
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Iron Man (2008)
The Marvel Comics Universe launched in spectacular style with this gripping blockbuster in which Tony Stark builds a revolutionary suit of armor. Tom Cruise reportedly passed on the lead role, and Quentin Tarantino expressed interest in directing. It ended up in the hands of Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau, and the rest is history.
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13 Assassins (2010)
Prolific director Takashi Miike breathes new life into a 1963 samurai film with this vivid remake. The story takes place in mid-19th-century Japan and follows 13 assassins as they unite against an evil lord. Taut drama slowly builds to a climactic 45-minute battle sequence.
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Enter the Dragon (1973)
Bruce Lee's final completed film is one of the most iconic martial arts movies ever made. Seeking revenge for his sister's death, Lee fights his way to the top of a deadly competition. The movie also features a young Jackie Chan, who plays a henchman during a climactic showdown.
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Hot Fuzz (2007)
Filmmaker Edgar Wright pokes fun at action movies as much as he honors them in this wild comedy. It sends an overzealous London cop (Simon Pegg) to a small and seemingly boring town where a killer is on the loose. This is the second installment in Wright's "Cornetto Trilogy," which takes its name from a popular ice cream cone treat.
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Heat (1995)
Director Michael Mann's sprawling crime epic chronicles a dangerous bank heist from both sides of the law. It redefined the cops-and-robbers premise for the modern era and continues to influence its respective sub-genre. A number of major characters are revisited in the recent novel "Heat 2" by Mann and co-author Meg Gardiner.
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Skyfall (2012)
James Bond is always synonymous with pulse-pounding action sequences, but 2012's "Skyfall" goes extra-big on spectacle. It pits the iconic superspy against a diabolical madman (Javier Bardem) with impressive foresight and a taste for chaos.
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Black Friday (2004)
This Indian Hindi-language crime drama culls from a nonfiction book about the 1993 Bombay bombings. Examining the event from all conceivable angles, its sensitive subject matter resulted in a domestic two-year ban. Outlook critic Namrata Joshi called it an "audacious, daring and explosive piece of cinema" in her four-star review.
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The Killer (1989)
A jaded assassin (Chow Yun-fat) must murder his way to retirement in this groundbreaking action classic. Director John Woo filmed the movie using an outline in lieu of a script, later claiming that "the whole movie was in [his] head." It would go on to influence an emerging slate of Hollywood directors, including Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.
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The Lego Movie (2014)
Everything is awesome for the protagonist of this computer-animated blockbuster—until he's tasked with saving the world from the whims of Lord Business. In addition to being a box-office success, the inventive movie caused sales of actual Lego sets to soar by 15%.
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1917 (2019)
This taut WWI drama unfolds in the style of a single shot, cleverly concealing its 34 camera cuts. The story sends two British soldiers (Dean-Charles Chapman and George MacKay) across enemy lines with the task of delivering a vital message. It won three Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins.