Favorite Action Films: 2000-2001

Directed by: Martin Campbell
Produced by:Martin Campbell, Robert King, Marcia Nasatir, and Lloyd Phillips
Written by: Terry Hayes and Robert King
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Edited by: Thom Noble
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Dominic Serra
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer, Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Jonathan Hensleigh, Barry H. Waldman, Robert Stone, Webster Stone, Denice Shakarian Halicki, and Diane L. Sabatini
Based on the film by: H.B. Halicki
Written by: Scott Rosenberg
Cinematography: Paul Cameron
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon, Roger Barton, and Tom Muldoon
Music by: Trevor Rabin

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Rob Cohen
Produced by: Doug Claybourne, Neil H. Moritz, John Pogue, and Daniel R. Chavez
Based on the article, "Racer X" by: Ken Li
Written by: Erik Bergquist, Gary Scott Thompson, and David Ayer
Cinematography: Ericson Core
Edited by: Peter Horness
Music by: Brian Wayne Transeau

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Chris Nahon
Produced by: Luc Beeson, Happy Walters, Jet Li, and Steve Chasman
Written by: Luc Beeson and Robert Mark Karen
Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast
Edited by: Marco Cave
Music by: Craig Armstrong and Chino XL

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Produced by: Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich, Mark Gordon, Dean Devlin, and Gary Levinsohn
Written by: Robert Rodat
Cinematography: Caleb Deschanel
Edited by: David Brenner, Christopher Holmes, and Julie Monroe
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Bryan Singer
Produced by: Kevin Fiege, Richard Donner, Lauren Schuler Donner, Avi Arad, Tom DeSanto, Stan Lee, and Ralph Winter
Written by: Tom DeSanto, Bryan Singer, and David Hayter
Based on characters created by: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Music by: Michael Kamen

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Ridley Scott
Produced by: Ridley Scott, David Franzoni, Branko Lustig, Douglas Wick, Walter F. Parkes, and Laurie MacDonald
Written by: John Logan, William Nicholson, and David Franzoni
Cinematography: John Mathieson
Edited by: Pietro Scalia
Music by: Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures

Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Produced by: Arnold Schwartznegger, Jon Davidson, and Mike Medavoy
Written by: Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberly
Cinematography: Pierre Mignot
Edited by: Michel Arcand, Dominique Fortin, and Mark Conte
Music by: Trevor Rabin

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Christian Duguay
Produced by: Nicolas Clermont and Ron Yuan
Written by: Wayne Beach and Simon Barry
Cinematograph: Pierre Gill
Edited by: Michel Arcand
Music by: Normand Corbei

Distributed by: Morgan Creek Entertainment and Warner Bros.

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Produced by: Bruce Berman, Susan Elins, John Hardy, R.J. Louis, and Jerry Weintraub
Based on the characters created by: George Clayton Johnson, Jack Russell Gordon, Harold Brown, and Charles Lederer
Written by: Ted Griffin
Cinematography: Steven Soderbergh
Edited by: Stephen Mirrione
Music by: David Holmes

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Peter Jackson
Produced by: Peter Jackson, Mark Ordesky, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Welsh, Jamie Selkirk, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein
Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Welsh, and Phillips Boyens
Based on the novel by: J.R.R. Tolkien
Cinematography: Andrew Leanie
Edited by: John Gilbert
Music by: Howard Shore

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: James Wong and Glen Morgan
Produced by: Charles Newirth, Steve Chasman, James Wong, and Glen Morgan
Written by: Glen Morgan and James Wong
Cinematography: Robert McLachlan
Edited by: James Coblentz
Music by: Trevor Rabin

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Joseph "McG." McGunity Nichol
Produced by: Drew Barrymore, Leonard Goldberg, and
Nancy Juvonwen
Written by Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, and John August
Based on the TV series by: Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts
Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Edited by: Wayne Wahrman and Peter Teschner
Music by: Edward Sheamur

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Produced by: Akiko Funatsu, Dai Miyazaki, Sumiji Miyake, Albert Yeung, and Toyoyuki Yokohama
Written by: Sakichi Sato
Based on the manga by: Hideo Yamamoto
Cinematography: Hideo Yamamoto
Edited by: Yasushi Shimamura
Music by: Seiichi Yamamoto and Karera Musication

Distributed by: Media Blaster, Omega Project, and Excellent Films

Directed by: Ang Lee
Produced by: Bill Kong, Hsu Li-kong, and Ang Lee
Screenplay by: Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo Jung
Based on the novel by: Wang Dulu
Cinematography: Peter Pau
Edited by: Tim Squyres
Music by: Tan Dun

Distributed by: Sony Classics

Directed by: Joe Johnston
Produced by: Kathleen Kennedy and Larry J. Franco
Written by: Alexander Payne, Peter Buchman, and Jim Taylor
Based on the characters created by: Michael Crichton
Cinematography: Shelly Johnson
Edited by: Robert Dalva
Music by: Don Davis and John Williams

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Produced by: James Jacks and Sean Daniel
Written by: Stephen Sommers
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Edited by: Bob Ducasy and Kelly Matsumoto
Music by: Alian Silvestri

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Jean Jacques Annuad
Produced by: Jean Jacques Annuad, John D. Schofield, Alain Goddard, Roland Pellegrino, Jorg Reichi, and Alisa Taggert
Written by: Jean Jacques Annuad and Alain Goddard Based on the book, "Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad" by: William Craig
Cinematography: Robert Fraisse
Edited by: Noelle Boisson and Humphrey Dixon
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Ridley Scott
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer, Branko Lustig, Chad Oman, Ridley Scott, Mike Stenson, and Simon West
Written by: Ken Nolan
Based on the book by: Mark Bowden
Cinematography: Slawomir Idziak
Edited by: Pietro Scalia
Music by: Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: John Moore
Produced by: Stephanie Austin, Alex Blum, John Davis, and Wyck Godfrey
Written by: Jim Thomas, John Thomas, David Veloz, and Zak Penn
Cinematography: Brendan Galvin
Edited by: Paul Martin Smith
Music by: Don Davis

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Tony Scott
Produced by: Douglas Wick, Michael Abraham, and Thomas A. Bliss
Written by: Michael Frost Beckner and David Arata
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Edited by: Christian Wagner
Music by: Harry Gregson Williams

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Produced by: David Ayer, Bruce Berman, Davis Guggenheim, Robert F. Neweyer, Susan E. Novick, Jeffrey Silver, Scott Strauss, and David Wisnievitz
Written by: David Ayer
Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
Edited by: Conrad Buff IV
Music by: Mark Mancia

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Simon West
Produced by: Colin Wilson, Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Stuart Baird, Jeremy H. Smith, Michael Levy, and Jib Polhemus
Based on the video game created by: Toby Gard
Cinematography: John Menzies, Jr.
Edited by: Glen Scantlebury, Eric Strand, Mark Warner, and Dallas Puett
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Brian Helgeland
Produced by: Todd Black, Brian Helgeland, and Tim Van Rellim
Written by: Brian Helgeland
Based on the story, "The Knight`s Tale" by: Geoffrey Chaucer
Cinematography: Richard Greatrex
Edited by: Kevin Stit
Music by: Carter Burwell

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Christophe Gans
Produced by: Richard Grandpierre and Samuel Hadida
Written by: Christophe Gans and Stephane Cabel
Cinematography: Dan Laustsen
Edited by: David Wu, Sebastien Pranger, and Xavier Loutreuil
Music by: Joseph DeLuca

Distributed by: Canal+ and Universal Pictures

Directed by: Ronny Yu
Produced by: Stephanie Davis, Jonathan Debin, Andras Hamori, Samuel L. Jackson, Malcolm Kohll, Seaton McLean, David Pupkewitz, Eli Selden, and Julie Yorn
Written by: Stel Pavlov
Cinematography: Hang Poon Sang
Edited by: David Yu
Music by: Casper Kadros and Darius Kadros

Distributed by: Screen Gems Pictures

Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Produced by: Wolfgang Petersen, Paula Weinstein, and Gail Katz
Based on the book by: Sebastian Junger
Written by: William D. Wittliff
Cinematography: John Seale
Edited by: Richard Francis Bruce
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Produced by: Masao Sato, Masumi Okada, Teruo Kamaya, and Tetsu Kayama
Written by: Kenta Fukasaku
Based on the manga/novel by: Koushun Takami
Cinematography: Katsumi Yanagishima
Edited by: Hirohide Abe
Music by: Masamichi Amano

Distributed by: Toei Company

Directed by: David Twohy
Produced by: Tom Engleman, Ted Field, Scott Kroopf, and Tony Winley
Written by: David Twohy, Jim Wheat, and Ken Wheath
Cinematography: David Eggby
Edited by: Rick Shaine
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: USA Films

Directed by: Jonathan Mostow
Produced by: Martha De Laurentiis, Hal Lieberman, and Dino De Laurentiis
Written by: Jonathan Moscow, Sam Montgomery, and David Ayers
Cinematography: Oliver Wood
Edited by: Wayne Wahrmann
Music by: Richard Marvin

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Produced by: Steve Tisch, Matthew Vaughn, Stephen Marks, Peter Morton, Trudie Styler, and Angad Paul
Written by: Guy Ritchie
Cinematography: Tim Maurice Jones
Edited by: Jon Harris
Music by: John Murphy and Noel Gallagher

Distributed by: Screen Gems and Columbia Pictures

Directed by: John Woo
Produced by: Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, Terence Chang, Jonathan Sanger, Paul Hitchcock and Susan Towner
Written by: Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, and Robert Towne
Based on the TV series by: Bruce Geller
Cinematography: Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by: Steven Kemper and Christian Wagner
Music by: Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Produced by: Kenneth Kokin, Bill Block, and Russell D. Markowitz
Written by: Christopher McQuarrie
Cinematography: Dick Pope
Edited by: Stephen Semel
Music by: Joe Kraemer

Distributed by: Artistan Entertainment

Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Produced by: Joel Silver, Jim Van Wyck, and Dan Cracchiolo
Written by; Mitchell Kapner, Eric Bernt, and John Jarrett
Cinematography: Glen MacPherson
Edited by: Derek Brechlin
Music by: Stanley Clarke

Distributed by: Warner Bros.