Favorite Action Films: 2002-2003

Directed by: Doug Liman
Produced by: Doug Liman, Patrick Crowley, and Richard N. Gladstein
Written by: Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron
Based on the novel by: Robert Ludlum
Cinematography: Oliver Wood
Edited by: Saar Klein
Music by: John Powell

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Rob Bowman
Produced by: Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck, Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Dean Zanuck
Written by: Matt Greenberg, Gregg Chabot, and Kevin Peterka
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Edited by: Declan McGrath and Thom Noble
Music by: Edward Shearmur and Brad Wagner

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku and Kenta Fukasaku
Produced by: Kimio Kataoka, Hikaru Kawase, Kenta Fukasaku, and Masumi Okada
Written by: Kenta Fukasaku and Norio Kids
Based on the characters created by: Koushun Takami Cinematography: Toshihiro Isomi
Edited by: Hirohide Abe
Music by: Masamichi Amano

Distributed by: Toei Company

Directed by: Ang Lee
Produced by: Avi Arad, Larry J. Franco, Gale Anne Hurd, James Schamus, Kevin Feige, and Stan Lee
Written by: James Schamus, John Turman, and Michael France
Based on characters created by: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Cinematography: Frederick Elmes
Edited by: Tim Squyres
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Florent Emilio Siri
Produced by: Claude Carrere and Patrick Gouyou Beauchamps
Written by: Florent Emilio Siri and Jean François Tarnowski
Cinematography: Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
Edited by: Olivier Gajan and Christophe Danila
Music by: Alexandre Desplat

Distributed by: Pathe Films and Lionsgate Entertainment

Directed by: Kevin Costner
Produced by: Armyan Bernstein, Kevin Costner, Jake Eberts, Craig Storper, and David Valdes
Written by: Craig Storper
Based on the novel by; Lauran Payne
Cinematography: J, Michael Muro
Edited by: Michael J. Duthie and Miklos Wright
Music by: Michael Kamen

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Produced by: Gerald R. Molen, Bonnie Curtis, Walter F. Parkes, and Jan de Bont
Written by: Scott Frank and Jon Cohen
Based on the novel, "The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick
Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński
Edited by: Michael Kahn
Music by: John Williams and Paul Haslinger

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Pictures

Directed by: Andrew Lau and Alan Mak
Produced by: Andrew Lau
Written by: Alan Mak and Felix Chong
Cinematography: Yiu Fai Li and Andrew Lau
Edited by: Danny Pang
Music by: Kwong Wing Chan

Distributed by: Media Asia Films

Directed by: Chan-wook Park
Produced by: Lee Jae-sun, Lee Kang-bok, Lim Jin-gyu, and Dong-jun Seok
Written by: Chan-wook Park, Mu-yeong Lee, Jae-sun Lee, and Jong-yong Lee
Cinematography: Harry B.I. Kim
Edited by: Kim Sang-bum and Kim Jae-beom
Music by: Jang Young-gyu, Lee Byung-hoon, and Baek Hyun-jin

Distributed by: CJ Entertainment and Show Box Entertainment

Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Produced by: Syd Lim, Kim Dong-joo, and Kim Jang-wook
Based on graphic novel by: Nobuaki Minegishi
Based on characters created by: Park Chan-wook
Written by: Jo-yun Hwang, Joon-hyung Lim, and Garon Tsuchiya
Cinematograph: Jeong Jeong-hun
Edited by: Kim Sang-bum
Music by: Cho Young-wuk, Shim Hyun-jung, and Lee Ji-soo

Distributed by: CJ Entertainment and Show East Films

Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Produced by: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Collum McDougall, and Anthony Waye
Written by: Neil Purvis and Robert Wade
Based on the characters created by: Ian Fleming
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Edited by: Andrew MacRitchie and Christian Wagner
Music by: David Arnold
Songs and lyrics by: Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Joe Carnahan
Producer by: Ray Liotta, Tom Cruise, Michelle Grace, Diane Nabatoff, and Julius R. Nasso
Written by: Joe Carnahan
Cinematography: Alex Nepomniaschy
Edited by: John Gilroy
Music by: Cliff Martinez

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

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: Sam Raimi
Produced by: Stan Lee, Kevin Feige, Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Ian Bryce
Written by: David Koepp
Based on characters created by: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Cinematography: Dan Burgess
Edited by: Bill Murawski and Arthur Coburn
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

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: Kurt Wimmer
Produced by: Jan de Bont, Lucas Foster, Bob Weinstein, and
Harvey Weinstein
Written by: Kurt Wimmer
Cinematography: Dion Beebe
Edited by: Tom Rolf and William Yeh
Music by: Klaus Badelt

Distributed by: Miramax Pictures and Dimension Pictures

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Produced by: Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Carlos Gallard, and Jane Nerlinger Evans
Written by: Robert Rodriguez
Cinematography: Robert Rodriguez
Edited by: Robert Rodriguez
Music by: Robert Rodriguez

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Antonio Faqua
Produced by: Ian Bryce, Steven J. Eads, Mike Lobell, Heidi Fugeman, Arnold Rifkin, and Joe Roth
Written by: Alex Lasker and Patrick Cirillio
Cinematography: Mauro Firreo
Edited by: Conrad Buff IV and Christopher Holmes
Music by: Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrad

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Produced by: Michael De Luca, Vin Diesel, F. Gary Gray, Bob Degus, Vincent Newman, Joey Nittolo, Tucker Tooley, and Claire Rudnick Polstein
Written by: Christian Gudegast and Paul Scheuring
Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Edited by: William Hoy and Robert Brown
Music by: Anne Dudley

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Michael Bay
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer, Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Barry H. Waldman, Ellen Gordon, and KristieAnne Reed
Written by: Marianne Wibberley, Cormac Wibberley, Ron Shelton, Jerry Stahl
Based on characters created by: George Gallo
Cinematography: Amir Mokri
Edited by: Mark Goldblat, Roger Barton, and Tom Muldoon
Music by: Trevor Rabin

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Edward Zwick
Produced by: Marshall Herskovitz, Paula Wagner, Tom Cruise, Charles Mulvehill, and Edward Zwick
Written by: John Logan, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz
Cinematography: John Toll
Edited by: Victor Du Bois and Steven Rosenblum
Music by: Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson
Produced by: Arnon Milchan, Bernard Williams, Stan Lee, Avi Arad, Gary Foster, and Sara E. White
Based on characters created by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Bill Everett
Written by: Mark Steven Johnson
Edited by: Armen Minasian and Dennis Virkler
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: F. Gary Grey
Produced by: Tim Bevan, Guido Cerasuolo, Donald De Line, James Dyer, Eric Fellner, Wendy Japhet, and Lynsey Jones
Written by: Donna Powers and Wayne Powere
Based on the film by: Troy Kennedy Martin
Cinematography: Wally Pfister
Edited by: Richard Francis Bruce and Christopher Rouse
Music by: John Powell

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer, Paul Deason, Bruce Hendricks,
Chad Oman, Pat Sandston, and Mike Stenson
Written by: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, and Jay Wolpert
Based on a concept by: Walt Disney
Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski
Edited by: Craig Wood, Stephen Rivkin, and Arthur Schmidt
Music by: Klaus Badelt

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Lily Wachowski and Lana Wachowski
Produced by: Joel Silver, Barry Berman, Barry M. Osborne, Lily Wachowski, and Lana Wachowski
Written by: Lily Wachowski and Lana Wachowski
Cinematography: Bill Pope
Edited by: Zach Staenberg
Music by: Don Davis

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Len Wiseman
Produced by: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, and Richard Wright
Written by: Danny McBride
Cinematography: Tony Pierce-Roberts
Edited by: Martin Hunter
Music by: Martin Haslinger

Distributed by: Screen Gems

Directed by: Jonathan Mostow
Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd, Mario Kassar, Hal Lieberman, Joel B. Michaels, Dieter Nobbe, Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Moritz Borman, Andrew G. Vajna, Matthias Deyle, Gregory Alpert, Volker Schauz, and Aslan Nadery
Based on characters created by: James Cameron
Written by: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, and Tedi Sarafian
Cinematograph: Don Burgess
Edited by: Nicolas De Toth and Neil Travis
Music by: Marco Beltrami

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros.

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Produced by: Lawrence Bender, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Mitsuhisa Ishikaw, Erica Steinberg, E. Bennett Walsh, and Katsuji Morishita
Written by: Quentin Tarantino
Based on a concept by: Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Edited by: Sally Menke
Music by: RZA

Distributed by: Miramax Pictures

Directed by: Stuart Baird
Produced by: Rick Berman, Marty Hornstein, Peter Lauritson, and Gene Roddenberry
Written by: John Logan, Rick Berman, and Brent Spinner
Based on TV series created by: Gene Roddenberry
Cinematography: Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by: Dallas Puett
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Andrew Davis
Produced by: Steven Reuther, Nicholas Meyer, Anna Roth, David Foster, Hawk Koch, Mitchell E. Dauterive, and Bill Draper
Written by: Ronald Roose, David Griffiths, and Peter Griffiths
Cinematography: Adam Greenberg
Edited by: Dennis Virkler and Dov Hoeing
Music by: Graeme Revell and Salvatore Basile

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Bryan Singer
Produced by: Stan Lee, Kevin Feige, Avi Arad, Tom DeSanto, Laura Schuler Donner, Ralph Winter, and Bryan Singer
Written by: Michael Dougherty, Zac Penn, David Hayter, and Dan Harris
Based on characters created by: Stan Lee, Len Wein, Steve Ditko, Chris Claremont, and Jack Kirby
Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Edited by: John. Ottman
Music by: John Ottman

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Barry Sonnenfield
Produced by: Walter F. Parkes, Steven Spielberg, and Laurie MacDonald
Written by: Robert Gordon and Barry Fanaro
Based on the comic book series, The Men in Black", by: Lowell Cunningham
Cinematography: Greg Gardiner
Edited by: Richard Pearson and Steven Weisberg
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Lily Wachowski and Lana Wachowski
Produced by: Joel Silver, Barry Berman, Barry M. Osborne, Lily Wachowski, and Lana Wachowski
Written by: Lily Wachowski and Lana Wachowski
Cinematography: Bill Pope
Edited by: Zach Staenberg
Music by: Don Davis

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson
Produced by: Mace Neufeld, Tom Clancy, Stratton Leopold, and David Israel
Written by: Paul Attanasio and Daniel Pyne
Based on the book by: Tom Clancy
Cinematography: John Lindley
Edited by: Nicholas del Toth and Neil Travis
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Rob Cohen
Produced by: Arne Schmidt, Todd Garner, Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, George Zap, Gregory Alpert, and Daniel R. Chavez
Written by: Rich Wilkies
Cinematography: Dean Semler
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon, Paul Rubell, and Joel Negron
Music by: Randy Edelman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Produced by: Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Yoshiki Okamoto, Victor Hadida, Samuel Hadida, and Bernd Eichinger
Written by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Based on the video game created by: Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara
Cinematography: David Johnson
Edited by: Alexander Berner
Music by: Marco Beltrami and Marilyn Manson

Distributed by: Studio Gems

Directed by: Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen
Produced by: Steve Chasman and Luc Beeson
Written by: Robert Mark Kamen and Luc Beeson
Cinematography: Pierre Morel
Edited by: Nicolas Trembasiewicz
Music by: Stanley Clarke

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: George Lucas
Produced by: George Lucas and Rick McCallum
Written by: George Lucas
Based on characters created by: George Lucas
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Edited by: Ben Burtt
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilms

Directed by: Guillermo Del Toro
Produced by: Wesley Snipes, Avi Arad, Stan Lee, Michael De Luca, Toby Emmerich, Peter Frankfurt, David S. Goyer, Lynn Harris, Tomas Krejci, and Patrick J. Palmer
Written by: David S. Goyer
Based on the comic book by: Gene Colan and Marv Wolfman
Cinematography: Gabriel Beristain
Edited by: Peter Amundson
Music by: Marco Beltrami

Distributed by: New Line Cinema