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The "Film Snob's" Favorite Action/Adventure Films By vestigial_tail [21 more lists]
This is a list for the sort of movie fan that makes a clear verbal distinction between 'films' and 'movies'. Do well-known and familiar plot devices instantly make your eyes roll? Are there overused plot devices that you would like the see banished forever? Do your favorite flicks tend to criss-cross genres? Then this is a list just for you...
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2006Zack SnyderCostume drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Historical fiction, Superhero movie, War, Epic, Film adaptation More - 2
1994Alex ProyasFantasy, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Indie - 3
2007Ethan Coen, Joel CoenDrama, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Suspense, Gangster, Film adaptation More - 4
1994Quentin TarantinoDrama, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Black comedy, Indie, Gangster More - 5
Momento
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1998Tom TykwerCrime, Thriller, Crime Thriller - 7 1995David FincherPsychological thriller, Mystery, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Indie More
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Leon: The Professional
- 9 1999David FincherDrama, Psychological thriller, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Black comedy, Cult, Satire, Airplanes and airports, Existentialism More
- 10 1982Ridley ScottDrama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Crime Thriller, Dystopia, Cult, Film noir, Existentialism, Future noir, Cyberpunk, Neo-noir More
- 11 1992Quentin TarantinoDrama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Indie, Gangster More
- 12 2003Park Chan-wookDrama, Mystery, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, World cinema, Kafkaesque More
- 13 2009Quentin Tarantino, Eli RothDrama, Thriller, Action/Adventure, Black comedy, War
- 14 2005Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Frank MillerDrama, Black-and-white, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Superhero movie, Gangster, Drama Film, Dystopia, Neo-noir More
- 15 2000Ethan Coen, Joel CoenComedy, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Music, Crime Fiction, Parody More
- 16 1954Akira KurosawaDrama, Black-and-white, Action/Adventure, Historical drama, World cinema, Art film, Existentialism, Samurai cinema More
- 17 2010Kim Ji-WoonDrama, Thriller, Horror, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, World cinema
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1981Wolfgang PetersenThriller, Action/Adventure, World cinema - 19 Kenji Misumi, Kenji MisumiMartial arts, Action/Adventure, World cinema
- 20 1999Jim JarmuschDrama, Comedy, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Gangster More
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- 21 1966Sergio LeoneAction, Action/Adventure, War, World cinema, Western, Spaghetti Western More
- 22 1960John SturgesDrama, Action/Adventure, Western
- 23 2008Kathryn BigelowDrama, Thriller, Action/Adventure, War
- 24 1996Ethan Coen, Joel CoenDrama, Comedy, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Black comedy, Indie, Drama Film, Neo-noir More
- 25 2007Rob Zombie, Death Proof, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth, Edgar Wright MoreThriller, Action, Horror, Slasher, Zombie
- 26 2010Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Coen BrothersDrama, Period piece, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Film adaptation, Western More
- 27 2003Quentin TarantinoThriller, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Thriller
- 28 2011Takashi MiikeDrama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure, World cinema, Epic, Samurai cinema More
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- 30 1999Roman PolanskiDrama, Fantasy, Psychological thriller, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Supernatural More
- 31 2001Takashi MiikeDrama, Comedy, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Horror, Surrealism, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, World cinema More
- 32 1979Nicholas MeyerFantasy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure, Time travel, Cult, Steampunk More
- 33 1972John BoormanDrama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, LGBT, Drama Film, Film adaptation, New Hollywood More
- 34 1954Hiroshi InagakiDrama, Action/Adventure, World cinema, Art film, Samurai cinema
- 35 1983Carroll BallardDrama, Adventure, Action/Adventure
- 36 1989Jim JarmuschDrama, Comedy, Anthology, Crime Fiction, Indie
- 37 1986Jim JarmuschComedy, Black-and-white, Black comedy, Indie, Buddy film
- 38 2009Guy RitchieDrama, Comedy, Period piece, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller, Detective fiction More
- 39 2009Nicolas Winding RefnAdventure
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Excaliber
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- 41 1982Jean-Jacques Annaud
- 42 1985Akira KurosawaDrama, Action, War, World cinema, Art film, Tragedy
- 43 1973Franklin SchaffnerDrama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, New Hollywood More
- 44 1995Jim JarmuschDrama, Black-and-white, Costume drama, Fantasy, Period piece, Action, Action/Adventure, Indie, Drama Film, Cult, Western, Acid western More
- 45 2010Robert Rodriguez, Ethan ManiquisComedy, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction
- 46 2002Peter JacksonDrama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Film adaptation
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Pulp Fiction at 10/24/2011 2:54 AM
The "Film Snob's" Favorite Action/Adventure Films at 10/01/2011 1:27 PM
The "Film Snob's" Favorite Action/Adventure Films at 10/04/2011 11:48 AM
The "Film Snob's" Favorite Action/Adventure Films at 9/30/2011 5:35 PM
Oh, and "No Country" should be higher. But overall, great list!
The "Film Snob's" Favorite Action/Adventure Films at 9/30/2011 5:58 PM
I think you may be right about 'No Country'. I'll have to revisit the list order.
The "Film Snob's" Favorite Action/Adventure Films at 10/05/2011 9:01 PM
Did you know they are doing an American remake (yes...another one) starring Josh Brolin?
The "Film Snob's" Favorite Action/Adventure Films at 10/06/2011 9:21 AM
The "Film Snob's" Favorite Action/Adventure Films at 10/12/2011 2:15 AM
Oldboy at 9/30/2011 2:54 PM