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What are the greatest 2000s action movies of all time?
Across a long and tumultuous decade, a select few have stood the test of time.
However, we can name about 35 of thebest action moviesthat truly defined the 2000s.
Spies, soldiers, and superheroes such were the cinematic heroes of the time.
So get ready and buckle up, these are the 35 greatest 2000s action movies of all time.
Charlie’s Angels
Year:2000Director:McG
Good morning, Angels!
Their latest assignment: tracking down a kidnapped software engineer.
Quinneell’s 1980 novel, but the other adaptation didn’t have Denzel Washington.
Rush Hour 2
Year:2001Director:Brett Ratner
Do you understand the words coming out of their mouths?
The duo soon wind up in each other’s crosshairs literally when they are tasked with eliminating the competition.
Dying has never looked so good.
(The soundtrack album, too, is a monster jam that begs for permanent rotation.)
An R-rated Hollywood tentpole of the highest order, Wanted hits the bullseye.
When your head is spinning for mojitos, get in a go-fast boat.
What nobody expected was their psychedelic masterpiece Speed Racer.
A coming-of-age Technicolor triumph, Speed Racer zooms past the competition.
Iron Man
Year:2008Director:Jon Favreau
“I am Iron Man.”
With just four words, Robert Downey Jr. resurrected his career and single-handedly birthed a whole cinematic universe.
An exciting summer action flick and simultaneously a ghastly Ayn Raynd-esque power fantasy, Iron Man soars.
An impressive mix of high-wire action and genuine human drama, Unleashed hits hard in more ways than one.
Black Hawk Down
Year:2001Director:Ridley Scott
The burning desert heat.
The simmering smoke of a hot rifle.
Bent metal and burnt bodies.
Stranded behind enemy lines, the soldiers fight to survive.
Though the plot is dizzying, few movies replicate the intensity of warfare like Black Hawk Down.
Little does the king know what the swordsman actually has in mind.
300
Year:2006Director:Zack Snyder
This is Sparta!
And this… is 300.
The chiseled abs of Sparta might also inspire some gym motivation, too.
But what about children?
Even video games like PUBG and Fortnite owe a debt to Battle Royale.
Taken
Year:2008Director:Pierre Morel
You never mess with Liam Neeson.
Taken is a non-stop ride from start to finish that re-established Liam Neeson as a generational action hero.
After Taken, Neeson proved that age really is just a number.
Evoking everything from Bruce Lee to Seijun Suzuki, Kill Bill Vol.
The action continues in the direct sequel Kill Bill Vol.
2, released just six months later.
you might make a strong case that there are better Bond movies than Casino Royale.
But you might be hard-pressed to identify a better action movie of the decade.
