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Released 2000 to 2004

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2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 American action film directed by John Singleton, the second Fast & Furious film, starring Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson.

Along Came a Spider (film)

Along Came a Spider is a 2001 American psychological thriller directed by Lee Tamahori, starring Morgan Freeman as Washington, D.C. detective Alex Cross, adapted from James Patterson's 1993 novel.

Analyze That

Analyze That is a 2002 American mafia comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and the sequel to Analyze This, starring Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal.

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Austin Powers in Goldmember is a 2002 American spy-parody comedy, the third Austin Powers film, directed by Jay Roach and starring Mike Myers and Beyoncé.

Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II, also known as Bad Boys 2, is a 2003 American buddy-cop action comedy directed by Michael Bay, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Miami detectives investigating an ecstasy ring.

Bayside Shakedown 2 (踊る大捜査線 THE MOVIE 2 レインボーブリッジを封鎖せよ!)

Bayside Shakedown 2: Rainbow Bridge Shut Down! (踊る大捜査線 THE MOVIE 2 レインボーブリッジを封鎖せよ!) is Fuji TV's 2003 police film sequel directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro, starring Yuji Oda, which earned 17.35 billion yen and long held Japan's live-action box office record.

Big Momma's House

Big Momma's House is a 2000 Raja Gosnell comedy starring Martin Lawrence as an FBI agent disguised as a Southern grandmother to protect a witness. It grossed $117.6M in the US but scored 33 on Metacritic and 31% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Black Mask 2: City of Masks

Black Mask 2: City of Masks (黑俠2) is a 2002 Tsui Hark sci-fi action sequel to the 1999 Jet Li film Black Mask, with Andy On as the masked hero fighting DNA-bomb terrorists and mutant wrestlers.

Brother 2 (Брат 2)

Brother 2 (Брат 2) is Aleksey Balabanov's 2000 Russian action-crime sequel to Brother, starring Sergei Bodrov as veteran Danila Bagrov, who travels to America to avenge a murdered Chechnya army friend; a cult, controversially anti-American hit.

Charlie's Angels (2000 film)

Charlie's Angels is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by McG, starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu, continuing the 1976–1981 television series.

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 American action comedy directed by McG, the sequel to Charlie's Angels, starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu.

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) is the third Crocodile Dundee film, directed by Simon Wincer, starring Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski; it grossed $39.4 million worldwide and scored 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Dhoom

Dhoom (धूम) is a 2004 Yash Raj Films Hindi action thriller directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, starring Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, and Uday Chopra; it launched the Dhoom franchise with Dhoom 2 (2006) and Dhoom 3 (2013).

Die Another Day

Die Another Day (2002) is the 20th official James Bond film and Pierce Brosnan's fourth and final outing as 007, directed by Lee Tamahori, grossing $431,971,781 worldwide, and prompting the grittier Casino Royale reboot.

Hathyar (हथियार) (2002 film)

Hathyar (हथियार), aka Hathyar: Face to Face with Reality, is a 2002 Hindi action crime film by Mahesh Manjrekar, a sequel to Vaastav, starring Sanjay Dutt as gangster Rohit and his father Raghunath; a box office flop.

Highlander: Endgame

Highlander: Endgame (2000), the fourth Highlander film, directed by Doug Aarniokoski, unites film Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and TV Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul) against Jacob Kell; a critical and box-office failure with a longer Producer's Cut on DVD.

Infernal Affairs (无间道)

Infernal Affairs (無間道, Mou gaan dou) is a 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak about dueling moles in police and triads; it won HK Film and Golden Horse Best Film and was remade as The Departed.

Infernal Affairs II (无间道II)

Infernal Affairs II (無間道II) is the 2003 Hong Kong prequel to Infernal Affairs, directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, set 1991–1997 around the handover, starring Edison Chen, Shawn Yue, Eric Tsang, and Anthony Wong.

Johnny English

Johnny English (2003) is a British spy comedy starring Rowan Atkinson as a bumbling MI7 agent recovering stolen Crown Jewels from John Malkovich's Pascal Sauvage; directed by Peter Howitt, it grossed about $160 million worldwide and spawned two sequels.

Khiladi 420 (खिलाड़ी 420)

Khiladi 420 (खिलाड़ी 420) is a 2000 Hindi action thriller, Neeraj Vora's directorial debut, the seventh Khiladi film, starring Akshay Kumar in a double role as conman Dev and twin Anand with Mahima Chaudhry; released 29 December 2000, a box-office flop.

Kill Bill: Volume 1

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 is a 2003 American action film directed by Quentin Tarantino, following Uma Thurman's Bride as she hunts her former assassination squad.

Kill Bill: Volume 2

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) is Quentin Tarantino's Miramax-distributed conclusion to his two-part revenge saga, starring Uma Thurman as The Bride facing Budd, Elle Driver, and Bill. It grossed $153.5 million worldwide and later formed part of The Whole Bloody Affair cut.

Men in Black II

Men in Black II is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. It follows Agent Jay as he tracks a shapeshifter.

Mission: Impossible 2

Mission: Impossible 2 is a 2000 American action spy film directed by John Woo, with Tom Cruise returning as Ethan Hunt to recover a deadly virus.

Murder (2004 film)

Murder (2004) is a Hindi erotic thriller directed by Anurag Basu, produced by Mukesh Bhatt, starring Mallika Sherawat, Emraan Hashmi, and Ashmit Patel; a Bangkok-set Unfaithful remake that was a box-office superhit.

National Treasure (film)

National Treasure (2004), Jon Turteltaub's Disney/Bruckheimer adventure starring Nicolas Cage as Ben Gates, who steals the Declaration of Independence to find a Templar treasure; $347.5 million worldwide, 47% on Rotten Tomatoes.

New Police Story (新警察故事)

New Police Story (新警察故事) is a 2004 Hong Kong action crime film directed by Benny Chan, starring Jackie Chan as Inspector Chan Kwok-wing, a disgraced cop rebuilt by Nicholas Tse's Frank Cheng after Daniel Wu's gang kills his squad; it rebooted the Police Story series with a darker tone and won Golden Horse and Golden Rooster awards.

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven (2001), Steven Soderbergh's remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper, stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Julia Roberts robbing three Las Vegas casinos; it grossed about $450 million worldwide.

Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Twelve is a 2004 American heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh, the sequel to Ocean's Eleven, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon.

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Érase una vez en México) is a 2003 American action film directed by Robert Rodriguez, the final film in his Mariachi trilogy.