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The Best Action Movies of 2006

Updated September 23, 2019 1.3k votes 72 voters 3.6k views50 items

List of the best 2006 action movies, ranked by how many upvotes they've received by other fans of the genre. These movies give you car crashes, explosions, gun fights and everything else you could hope for in a good action flick. These are all the action movies that defined the year 2006, so vote for your favorites and help them rise to the top. This poll is also a great resource for finding new movies that you haven't already seen, especially since you can watch trailers for each film right on this page. To make sure this list is as accurate as possible, please don't downvote a movie if you haven't seen it.

These movies, like 300 and X-Men: The Last Stand include images when available. This isn't necessarily a list of all action movies from 2006, but it does contain all the ones worth watching.

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The Pink Panther
Beyoncé Knowles, Steve Martin
Released: 2006
Directed by: Shawn Levy
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Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly
Released: 2006
Directed by: Edward Zwick
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Children of Men
Julianne Moore, Clive Owen
Released: 2006
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
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Night at the Museum
Robin Williams, Ben Stiller
Released: 2006
Directed by: Shawn Levy
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Zoom
Courteney Cox, Kate Mara
Released: 2006
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley
Released: 2006
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly
Released: 2006
Directed by: Adam McKay
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Casino Royale
Alessandra Ambrosio, Eva Green
Released: 2006
Directed by: Martin Campbell
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300
Gerard Butler, Michael Fassbender
Released: 2006
Directed by: Zack Snyder
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Cillian Murphy, Liam Cunningham
Released: 2006
Directed by: Ken Loach
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Running Scared
Paul Walker, Elizabeth Mitchell
Released: 2006
Directed by: Wayne Kramer
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Superman Returns
Marlon Brando, Kevin Spacey
Released: 2006
Directed by: Bryan Singer
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Snakes on a Plane
Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies
Released: 2006
Directed by: David R. Ellis
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Big Momma's House 2
Kat Dennings, Chloë Grace Moretz
Released: 2006
Directed by: John Whitesell
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Letters from Iwo Jima
Ken Watanabe, Ryan Kelley
Released: 2006
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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Eragon
Rachel Weisz, John Malkovich
Released: 2006
Directed by: Stefen Fangmeier
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Apocalypto
Raoul Trujillo, Gerardo Taracena
Released: 2006
Directed by: Mel Gibson
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman
Released: 2006
Directed by: Richard Lester, Richard Donner
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Crossover
Wayne Brady, Anthony Mackie
Released: 2006
Directed by: Preston A. Whitmore II
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The Sentinel
Eva Longoria, Kim Basinger
Released: 2006
Directed by: Clark Johnson
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Fearless
Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li
Released: 2006
Directed by: Ronny Yu
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Miami Vice
Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx
Released: 2006
Directed by: Michael Mann
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Rescue Dawn
Christian Bale, Steve Zahn
Released: 2006
Directed by: Werner Herzog
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Ice Age: The Meltdown
Queen Latifah, Jay Leno
Released: 2006
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
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Mission: Impossible III
Maggie Q, Keri Russell
Released: 2006
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
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