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Pusher II
Pusher II (With Blood on My Hands) is Nicolas Winding Refn's 2004 Danish crime drama, the second Pusher film, starring Mads Mikkelsen as Tonny, an ex-convict seeking his gangster father Smeden's respect on Amager; it won Bodil and Robert awards in 2005.
Running Out of Time 2 (暗战2)
Running Out of Time 2 (暗戰2/暗战2, Am zin 2) is a 2001 Hong Kong action thriller by Johnnie To and Law Wing-cheong, a Milkyway Image sequel to Running Out of Time (1999), starring Lau Ching-wan and Ekin Cheng in a magician-thief cat-and-mouse game.
Rush Hour (2000 film)
Rush Hour is a 1998 American action comedy directed by Brett Ratner, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, which earned over $244 million worldwide.
Sethurama Iyer CBI (സേതുരാമയ്യർ സിബിഐ)
Sethurama Iyer CBI (സേതുരാമയ്യർ സിബിഐ) is a 2004 Malayalam investigation thriller, the third CBI-series film, directed by K. Madhu, written by S. N. Swamy, starring Mammootty as CBI officer Sethurama Iyer; it grossed about 16 crore, topping 2004 Malayalam box office.
Shaft (2000 film)
Shaft is a 2000 American action crime film directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson as detective John Shaft, nephew of Richard Roundtree's 1971 private eye.
Shanghai Knights
Shanghai Knights is a 2003 American martial-arts action comedy directed by David Dobkin and the sequel to Shanghai Noon (2000), starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson.
Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Noon is a 2000 American martial arts Western comedy directed by Tom Dey, starring Jackie Chan as an Imperial guard rescuing a kidnapped princess in Nevada.
Species III
Species III is a 2004 American sci-fi horror TV film, third in the Species series, directed by Brad Turner, written by Ben Ripley, starring Sunny Mabrey as Sara, Robert Knepper, and Robin Dunne; it premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel November 27, 2004.
Spy Kids (film)
Spy Kids (2001) is Robert Rodriguez's family spy-adventure film in which Carmen and Juni Cortez rescue their ex-spy parents from Fegan Floop; it grossed $112.7M in the US, scored 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, and entered the National Film Registry.
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) is Robert Rodriguez's sequel in the Spy Kids franchise, following Carmen and Juni Cortez as OSS agents recovering the Transmooker Device on a volcanic island of mutant creatures and rival spy kids, shot on early high-definition digital video.
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over is a 2003 American family action film, the third Spy Kids installment, written and directed by Robert Rodriguez and presented in anaglyph 3-D.
Starsky & Hutch (film)
Starsky & Hutch (2004) is a Todd Phillips action comedy starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as the Bay City detectives, adapted from the 1975-1979 ABC series; it grossed $170.2 million worldwide and scored 63% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Taxi 2
Taxi 2 (2000) is a French action comedy, the second Taxi film, directed by Gérard Krawczyk and written by Luc Besson, starring Samy Naceri and Frédéric Diefenthal rescuing a kidnapped Japanese defense minister from yakuza.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is a 2003 American-German science fiction action film directed by Jonathan Mostow, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, and Kristanna Loken.
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (座頭市) is Takeshi Kitano's 2003 Japanese samurai film starring Beat Takeshi as the blind masseur-gambler with a cane sword, a revival of Shintaro Katsu's 1962–1989 series; it won the Venice Silver Lion, Toronto People's Choice, and Sundance Audience awards.
The Bourne Identity (2002 film)
The Bourne Identity (2002) is Doug Liman's action thriller starring Matt Damon as amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne, adapted from Robert Ludlum's 1980 novel; it earned $214 million worldwide and launched the five-film Bourne franchise.
The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)
The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 American action film starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker about an undercover cop infiltrating a Los Angeles street racing crew.
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) is the first Matrix sequel, directed by the Wachowskis, opening May 15, 2003, starring Keanu Reeves as Neo; it earned about $739 million worldwide on a $150 million budget.
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) is the third and final Wachowski film of the original Matrix trilogy, released simultaneously in 95 countries, shot back-to-back with Reloaded in Sydney, and noted for its large-scale siege and machine-city visual effects.
The Skulls (film)
The Skulls is a 2000 American thriller directed by Rob Cohen and starring Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker, about a college student who joins an elite secret society.
The Sum of All Fears (film)
The Sum of All Fears (2002) is a Paramount political thriller directed by Phil Alden Robinson, starring Ben Affleck as Jack Ryan and Morgan Freeman, in which neo-Nazis detonate a nuclear bomb at the Super Bowl; Metascore 45.
The Transporter
The Transporter (Le Transporteur) is a 2002 EuropaCorp action film directed by Corey Yuen and Louis Leterrier, starring Jason Statham as courier Frank Martin; it grossed $43.9M worldwide and spawned a franchise.
The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious
The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) is a six-minute dialogue-free Universal short film, directed by Philip G. Atwell, showing Paul Walker's Brian O'Conner driving from Los Angeles to Miami between the first two Fast & Furious films.
The Twins Effect II (千机变II之花都大战)
The Twins Effect II (千機變II花都大戰; The Huadu Chronicles: Blade of the Rose) is a 2004 Hong Kong fantasy action film by Patrick Leung and Corey Yuen starring Twins, Jaycee Chan and Jackie Chan, set in a queendom where men are slaves.
The Whole Nine Yards (film)
The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 American crime comedy directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Bruce Willis as hit man Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski alongside Matthew Perry.
The Whole Ten Yards
The Whole Ten Yards is a 2004 American crime comedy film directed by Howard Deutch and starring Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry, a sequel to The Whole Nine Yards.
Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella
Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella is a 2001 Spanish comedy directed by Santiago Segura, second in the Torrente saga. Torrente opens a detective agency in Marbella against arms dealer Spinelli; it sold 5,321,969 tickets for €22.1 million.
Walking Tall (2004 film)
Walking Tall (2004) is a Kevin Bray action film starring Dwayne Johnson as Chris Vaughn, a remake of the 1973 Buford Pusser story, set in Washington state, grossing $45.9 million with 27% on Rotten Tomatoes.
XXX (2002 film)
xXx is a 2002 American action film directed by Rob Cohen, starring Vin Diesel as an extreme sports athlete recruited by the NSA, released by Columbia Pictures.
Zatoichi (座頭市) (2003 film)
Zatoichi (座頭市), also released as The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, is Takeshi Kitano's 2003 remake of the blind swordsman series, starring Kitano with Tadanobu Asano; it won the Venice Silver Lion for Best Director and the Toronto People's Choice Award.