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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.
Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace is a 2008 James Bond film, the 22nd in the series, directed by Marc Forster and starring Daniel Craig in his second outing as 007.
Race (रेस) (2008 film)
Race (रेस) is a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Abbas–Mustan, starring Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, and Anil Kapoor; a South Africa-set horse-racing betrayal story that grossed $24.5 million and launched the Race franchise.
Rambo (2008 film)
Rambo, also known as Rambo IV, is a 2008 American action thriller directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam veteran John Rambo, who guides missionaries into war-torn Burma.
Rampage (2009 film)
Rampage (2009) is Uwe Boll's Canadian-German crime thriller starring Brendan Fletcher as Bill Williamson, a small-town mechanic in Kevlar armor staging a mass shooting; first of a trilogy, Boll's best-reviewed film.
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.
Rush Hour 3
Rush Hour 3, also known as Rush Hour III, is a 2007 American buddy cop action comedy directed by Brett Ratner, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Paris.
Sarkar (2005 film)
Sarkar (2005) is a Hindi crime drama by Ram Gopal Varma starring Amitabh Bachchan as Subhash Nagre, a Mumbai patriarch dispensing extrajudicial justice. Inspired by The Godfather and read as modeled on Bal Thackeray; sequels Sarkar Raj (2008) and Sarkar 3 (2017).
Sarkar Raj
Sarkar Raj (ساركار راج) is a 2008 Hindi-language political crime thriller directed by Ram Gopal Varma, the second film in the Sarkar franchise, starring Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
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.
Smokin' Aces
Smokin' Aces is a 2007 American action comedy film written and directed by Joe Carnahan, in which magician Buddy "Aces" Israel takes a mob informant deal and a bounty draws killers to Lake Tahoe.
Species – The Awakening
Species – The Awakening (Species: The Awakening, 2007) is the fourth and final Species franchise film, a Sci-Fi Channel TV movie directed by Nick Lyon, starring Helena Mattsson as human-alien clone Miranda Hollander, with Ben Cross and Dominic Keating.
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.
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008) is a direct-to-video sci-fi action film, the third live-action Starship Troopers movie, written and directed by Ed Neumeier, starring Casper Van Dien as Col. Johnny Rico and introducing the Marauder mech suits.
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.
Stormbreaker (film)
Stormbreaker, released in some markets as Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker, is a 2006 action film directed by Geoffrey Sax, adapted by Anthony Horowitz from his own novel.
Taken (film)
Taken is a 2008 French action thriller directed by Pierre Morel and written by Luc Besson, in which Liam Neeson plays a former spy hunting his kidnapped daughter's traffickers in Paris.
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.
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation, also known as Terminator 4, is a 2009 American science fiction action film, the fourth in the Terminator franchise, directed by McG and starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington.
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 Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is Troy Duffy's 2009 sequel in which the MacManus brothers return from Ireland to Boston after a priest's murder; released by Apparition, grossing $10.3 million with poor reviews.
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.