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Green Street (film)
Green Street, aka Green Street Hooligans, is Lexi Alexander's 2005 debut drama starring Elijah Wood as an expelled Harvard student who joins the GSE, a West Ham football hooligan firm, in London.
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.
Highlander: The Source
Highlander: The Source (2007), the fifth Highlander film, directed by Brett Leonard, stars Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod questing for the origin of Immortality against the Guardian; it premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel and was critically panned.
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz (2007) is a British action comedy by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg, the second Cornetto Trilogy film after Shaun of the Dead, starring Pegg and Nick Frost as Sandford village police; it grossed $80.6M worldwide and holds 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) is the fourth Indiana Jones film, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, and Shia LaBeouf; set in 1957, it follows Indy racing Soviet agent Irina Spalko for the crystal skull of Akator.
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.
Live Free or Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard, also called Die Hard 4.0, is a 2007 American action film starring Bruce Willis as detective John McClane, directed by Len Wiseman.
Los Bandoleros (film)
Los Bandoleros is a 2009 20-minute short film written and directed by Vin Diesel, a prequel to Fast & Furious (2009) set in the Dominican Republic, introducing Tego Leo, Rico Santos, and Han before the fuel tanker heist.
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.
Miami Vice (film)
Miami Vice (2006) is Michael Mann's feature film adaptation of his 1980s NBC series, starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx as Crockett and Tubbs. Shot almost entirely on HD digital video, it earned $63.4M domestically and was later reappraised as a cult classic.
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.
Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible III (2006) is J.J. Abrams's feature directorial debut, the third Ethan Hunt film, with Philip Seymour Hoffman as villain Owen Davian. It grossed $398,479,497 worldwide on a $150 million budget, scoring 66 on Metacritic and 73% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets, also known as National Treasure 2, is a 2007 American action-adventure film directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Nicolas Cage.
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 Thirteen
Ocean's Thirteen (2007) is Steven Soderbergh's third Ocean's heist film, written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien. Danny Ocean's crew, led by George Clooney and Brad Pitt, takes revenge on Al Pacino's casino owner Willy Bank; it grossed $311.7 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.
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (OSS 117, Le Caire nid d'espions) is a 2006 French spy comedy by Michel Hazanavicius starring Jean Dujardin as bumbling agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath in 1955 Cairo, based on Jean Bruce's novels that predate James Bond.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (OSS 117 : Rio ne répond plus) is a 2009 French spy comedy by Michel Hazanavicius, the sequel to Cairo, Nest of Spies, starring Jean Dujardin as agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath hunting a Nazi blackmailer in 1967 Rio.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, also called POTC 3, is Disney's 2007 Gore Verbinski film ending the original trilogy; Jack Sparrow is rescued from Davy Jones' Locker, and it grossed about $960 million worldwide.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) is Gore Verbinski's Disney sequel in which Jack Sparrow owes his soul to Davy Jones. It crossed $1 billion worldwide, third film ever to do so, and won the Best Visual Effects Oscar.