The Top 50 Action Thrillers of the 2000s

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The Dark Knight

2008    Christopher Nolan    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Based-on-Comics

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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Batman Begins

2005    Christopher Nolan    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Based-on-Comics

Up by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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Kill Bill Vol. 1

2003    Quentin Tarantino    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Hitman / Assassin Film

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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The Bourne Identity

2002    Doug Liman    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Hitman / Assassin Film

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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Kill Bill Vol. 2

2004    Quentin Tarantino    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Hitman / Assassin Film

Up by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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Children of Men

2006    Alfonso Cuarón    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Adventure

Down by 3 in the past 45 days 3

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Casino Royale

2006    Martin Campbell    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Glamorized Spy Film

Up by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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The Bourne Supremacy

2004    Paul Greengrass    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Hitman / Assassin Film

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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The Bourne Ultimatum

2007    Paul Greengrass    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Hitman / Assassin Film

Down by 3 in the past 45 days 3

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V for Vendetta

2006    James McTeigue    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Based-on-Comics

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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Battle Royale

2000    Kinji Fukasaku    Not Rated

Action    Action Thriller    Dystopian Film

Down by 5 in the past 45 days 5

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13

The Hurt Locker

2008    Kathryn Bigelow    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Combat Films

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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14

Avatar

2009    James Cameron    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Adventure

Down by 5 in the past 45 days 5

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Collateral

2004    Michael Mann    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Crime

Down by 6 in the past 45 days 6

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Taken

2008    Pierre Morel    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Crime

Down by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

2002    Chan-wook Park    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Crime

Down by 6 in the past 45 days 6

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Sherlock Holmes

2009    Guy Ritchie    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Adventure

Up by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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Down by 10 in the past 45 days 10

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Man on Fire

2004    Tony Scott    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Crime

Down by 5 in the past 45 days 5

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22

Death Proof

2007    Quentin Tarantino    Not Rated

Action    Action Thriller    Carsploitation

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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Planet Terror

2007    Robert Rodriguez    Not Rated

Action    Action Thriller    Exploitation Film

Down by 9 in the past 45 days 9

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24

Quantum of Solace

2008    Marc Forster    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Glamorized Spy Film

Down by 7 in the past 45 days 7

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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

2000    Curt Geda    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Animation

Up by 13 in the past 45 days 13

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Live Free or Die Hard

2007    Len Wiseman    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Crime

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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District B13

2004    Pierre Morel    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Dystopian Film

Down by 3 in the past 45 days 3

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National Treasure

2004    Jon Turteltaub    Rated PG

Adventure    Action Thriller    Caper

Up by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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The Transporter

2002    Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Crime

Down by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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Underworld

2003    Len Wiseman    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Fantasy

Down by 3 in the past 45 days 3

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Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003    Robert Rodriguez    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Thriller

Down by 8 in the past 45 days 8

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The Incredible Hulk

2008    Louis Leterrier    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Based-on-Comics

Down by 6 in the past 45 days 6

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33

The Chaser

2008    Hong-jin Na    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Foreign Language Film

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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34

The Rundown

2003    Peter Berg    Rated PG13

Action    Action Comedy    Action Thriller

Down by 12 in the past 45 days 12

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35

Wanted

2008    Timur Bekmambetov    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Based-on-Comics

Down by 5 in the past 45 days 5

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Blade II

2002    Guillermo del Toro    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Based-on-Comics

Up by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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Crank

2006    Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Thriller

Down by 10 in the past 45 days 10

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Gone In 60 Seconds

2000    Dominic Sena    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Caper

Up by 6 in the past 45 days 6

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Mission: Impossible III

2006    J.J. Abrams    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Based-on-Television

Up by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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Body of Lies

2008    Ridley Scott    Rated R

Action    Drama    Spy Film

Down by 10 in the past 45 days 10

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War of the Worlds

2005    Steven Spielberg    Rated PG13

Action    Action Thriller    Alien Invasion Films

Down by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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Night Watch

2004    Timur Bekmambetov    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Fantasy

Down by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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Day Watch

2006    Timur Bekmambetov    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Fantasy

Down by 8 in the past 45 days 8

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44

The Fast and the Furious

2001    Rob Cohen    Rated PG13

Crime    Action    Action Thriller

Up by 3 in the past 45 days 3

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Mission: Impossible II

2000    John Woo    Rated PG13

Action    Adventure    Based-on-Television

Down by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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46

The Last Castle

2001    Rod Lurie    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Prison Film

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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47

Shoot 'Em Up

2007    Michael Davis    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Thriller

Down by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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48

Rambo

2008    Sylvester Stallone    Rated R

Action    Action Thriller    Adventure

Down by 12 in the past 45 days 12

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49

Redbelt

2008    David Mamet    Rated R

Action Thriller    Martial Arts    Sports Drama

Down by 32 in the past 45 days 32

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Kiss of the Dragon

2001    Chris Nahon    Rated R

Thriller    Action Thriller    Martial Arts

Down by 15 in the past 45 days 15

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