# The best action movies of the 2000s

Batman, Bourne, Bond and the Bride: the action films that defined the 2000s, according to AlloCiné, SensCritique and GeeKalition.

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- Sep 17, 2023 · S. Bonvin
- https://even.best/en/l/4108/the-best-action-movies-of-the-2000s

## Top 10

1. **The Dark Knight (2008)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Batman against Heath Ledger's Joker.
2. **Gladiator (2000)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The general turned slave turned gladiator, by Ridley Scott.
3. **Ong-Bak (2003)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Tony Jaa and Thai martial arts without wires.
4. **Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Bride and her revenge list, by Tarantino.
5. **The Bourne Identity (2002)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jason Bourne, amnesiac and hunted.
6. **The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bourne's chase from London to Tangier.
7. **Casino Royale (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Daniel Craig's first Bond.
8. **Oldboy (2003)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fifteen years locked up, then revenge, by Park Chan-wook.
9. **Children of Men (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — An infertile world and its long takes, by Alfonso Cuarón.
10. **Collateral (2004)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A hitman in Jamie Foxx's taxi.
11. **District B13 (2004)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — David Belle's parkour in a walled-off estate.
12. **Batman Begins (2005)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Dark Knight's origins according to Nolan.
13. **Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ang Lee's wuxia, Oscar for best foreign-language film.
14. **Iron Man (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.