The 50 Best Action Movies of the 21st Century According to IndieWire - Page 2

When thinking about our list of the 50 Best Action Movies of the 21st century so far, it became clear that action movies have taken two paths in the past couple of decades. On the one hand, most of the franchise IP blockbusters — especially superhero films — released to massive box-office hauls could qualify as action movies in one way or another, even if they're less kinetic than pixelated. However, the action movies that depend less on fetishized source material have yielded some of the most personal higher-budget work around. When done well, an action movie can tell great character-driven stories through movement: drama made dynamic. These are movies that have tried to show audiences something new. And yet art that quickens the pulse is sometimes dismissed. Not by us, though, and we hope, not by you.

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