Favorite Action Films: 2006-2007

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Produced by: Produced by: Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Erica Steinberg, Quentin Tarantino, Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein
Written by: Quentin Tarantino
Cinematography: Quentin Tarantino
Edited by: Sally Menke

Distributed by: Dimension Pictures

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Produced by: Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Erica Steinberg, Quentin Tarantino, Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein
Written by: Robert Rodriguez
Cinematography: Robert Rodriguez
Edited by: Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis
Music by: Robert Rodriguez

Distributed by: Dimension Pictures

Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
Produced by: Irwin Winkler, Charles Newirth, William Chartoff, Kevin King Templeton, Charles Winkler, Robert Chartoff, and David Winkler
Written by: Sylvester Stallone
Based on characters created by: Sylvester Stallone
Cinematography: Chris Mathis
Edited by: Sean Albertson
Music by: Bill Conti

Distributed by: United Artists

Directed by: Martin Campbell
Produced by: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, David Wilson, Collum McDougall, and Andrew Noake
Written by: Paul Haggis, Robert Wade, and Neil Purvis
Based on the novel by: Ian Fleming
Cinematography: Phil Meheux
Edited by: Stuart Baird
Music by: David Arnold
Song and lyrics by: Chris Cornell

Distributed by: MGM/UA and Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Brett Ratner
Produced by: Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Jay Stern, Arthur M. Sarkissian, and Andrew Z. Davis
Written by: Jeff Nathanson
Based on characters created by: Ross LaManna
Cinematography: J. Michael Muro
Edited by: Mark Helfrich, Dean Zimmerman, and Don Zimmerman
Music by: Lalo Schifrin

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Frank Marshall
Produced by: Christine Iso, Frank Marshall, Masaru Kakutani, Roy Lee, Todd Lieberman, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Patrick Crowley, and David Hoberman
Based on the film, “Antarctica”: by Toshiro Ishido Koreyoshi Kurahara, Tatsuo Nogami and Susumu Saji
Written by: David DiGillio
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Edited by: Christopher Rouse
Music by: Mark Isham

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Wayne Kramer
Produced by: Andreas Grosc, Stewart Hall, Sammy Lee, Andreas Schmid, Brett Ratner, Matt Luber, Andrew Pfeffer, and Michael A. Pierce
Written by: Wayne Kramer
Cinematograph: James Whitaker
Edited by: Arthur Coburn
Music by: Mark Isham

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Edgar Wright
Produced by: Tim Bevan, Nira Park, and Eric Fellner
Written by: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
Cinematography: Jess Hall
Edited by: Chris Dickens
Music by: David Arnold

Distributed by: Universal Pictures and Working Titles

Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer, Bruce Hendricks, Eric McLeod, and Chad Omen
Written by: Terry Rossio and Ted Elliot
Based on charecters created by: Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert, and Ted Elliot
Based on a concept by: Walt Disney
Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski
Edited by: Stephen E. Rivkin and Craig Wood
Music by: Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Walt Disney Picturex

Directed by: Neil Jordan
Produced by: Joel Silver. Susan Downe, and Sara Flamm
Written by: Roderick Taylor, Cynthia Mort, and Bruce A. Taylor
Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
Edited by: Tony Lawson
Music by: Dario Marianelli

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Mark Naveldine and Brian Taylor
Produced by: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Skip Williamson, Peter Block, Michael Paseornek, Eric Reid, Michael Davis, Ted Gidlow, and David Scott Rubin
Written by: Mark Naveldine and Brian Taylor
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Edited by: Brian Berdan
Music by: Paul Haslinger

Distributed by: Lionsgate Entertainment

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Produced by: Bruce Berman, Jerry Weintraub, Fredric W. Brost, Susan Elkins, and Gregory Jacobs
Based on characters created by: George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell
Written by: Barry Koppleman and David Levien
Cinematograph: Steven Soderbergh
Edited by: Stephen Mirrione
Music by: David Holmes

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Michael Davis
Produced by: Don Murphy, Cale Boyter, Toby Emmerich, Rick Benattar, Douglas Curtis, Jeff Katz, and Susan Montford
Written by: Michael Davis
Cinematography: Peter Pau
Edited by: Peter Amundson
Music by: Paul Haslingler

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Produced by: Bernard Bellew, Alex Garland, Enrique Lopez Lavigne, Danny Boyle, Andrew MacDonald, and Allon Reich
Written by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Enrique Lopez Lavigne, Jesus Olmo, and Rowan Joffe
Cinematography: Enrique Chediak
Edited by: Chris Gill
Music by: John Murphy

Distributed by: Fox Searchlight

Directed by: Eric Canuel
Produced by: Francois Flamand, Guy Gagnon, Patrick Roy, and Kevin Tierney
Written by: Leila Basen, Alex Epstein, Patrick Huard, and Kevin Tierney
Cinematograph: Bruce Chun
Edited by: Jean Francois Bergeron
Music by: Michel Corriveau

Distributed by: Alliance Atlantis Films

Directed by: Zack Snyder
Produced by: Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Gianni Nunnari, and
Jeffrey Silver
Written by: Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, and Michael B. Gordon
Based on the graphic novel by: Frank Miller and Lynn Varley
Cinematography: Larry Fong
Edited by: William Hoy
Music by: Tyler Bates

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Sam Raimi
Produced by: Avi Arad, Joseph M. Caracciolo, Grant Curtis, Kevin Feige, Stan Lee, and Laura Ziskin
Written by: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, and Alvin Sargent
Based on charecters created by: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Cinematography: Bill Pope
Edited by: Bob Murawki
Music by: Christopher Young

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Len Wiseman
Produced by: William Wisher Jr., Michael Fottrell, and Arnold Rifkin
Written by: Mark Bomback and David Marconi
Based on characters created by: Roderick Thorpe, Jeb Stuart, and Steven de Souza
Based on the article "A Farwell to Arms" by: John Carlin
Cinematography: Simon Duggan
Edited by: Nicholas del Toth
Music by: Marco Beltrami

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Bryan Singer
Produced by: Gilbert Adler, Jon Peters, Chris Lee, Scott Mednick, Bryan Singer, and Thomas Tull
Written by: Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris, and Bryan Singer
Based on the characters created by: Jerry Siegel and Joel Shuster
Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Edited by: Elliot Graham and John Ottman
Music by: John Ottman

Distributed by; Warner Bros.

Directed by: Paul Greenhouse
Produced by: Frank Marshall, Doug Liman, Patrick Crowley, Paul Sandberg, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Donna Langley, Henry Morrison, and Andrew R. Tennenbaum
Based on the novel by: Robert Ludlum
Written by: George Nofli, Scott Z. Burns, and Tony Gilroy
Cinematography: Christopher Rouse
Edited by: Oliver Wood
Music by: John Powell

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: David R. Ellis
Produced by: Craig Berenson, Don Granger, and Gary Levinson
Written by: Sebastian Gutierrez, John Heffernan, and John Heffernan
Cinematography: Adam Greenberg
Edited by: Howard E. Smith
Music by: Trevor Rabin

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Brett Ratner
Produced by: Stan Lee, Kevin Feige, Avi Arad, John Palmero, Lauren Schuler Donner, and Ralph Winter
Written by: Zach Penn and Simon Kinberg
Based on characters created by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Chris Claremont
Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
Edited by: Mark Goldblatt, Mark Helfrich, and Julia Wong
Music by: John Powell

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Joe Carnahan
Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Noel Donnellon, and David Z. Obadiah
Written by: Joe Caranhan
Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
Edited by: Robert Frazen
Music by: Clint Mansell

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Andrew Dominik
Produced by: David Valdes, Brad Pitt, Ridley Scott, Lisa Ellzey, Dede Gardner, and Jules Daly
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Edited by: Curtiss Clayton and Dylan Tichenor
Music by: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson
Produced by: David S. Goyer, Michael De Luca, Stan Lee, Avi Arad, Gary Foster, Steven Paul, and E. Bennett Walsh
Based on characters created by: Roy Thomas, Mike Plogg, and Gary Freidrich
Written by: Mark Steven Johnson
Cinematography: Russell Boyd
Edited by: Robert Francis Bruce
Music by: Christopher Young

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Produced by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin, Mark Roybal, Robert Graf, David Diliberto, and Karen Ruth Getchell
Written by: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Based on the novel by: Cormac McCartney
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Edited by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Music by: Carter Burwell

Distributed by: Paramount Vantage and Miramax Entertainment

Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Produced by: Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, and Matthew J. Birch
Written by: J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci
Based on characters created by: Bruce Geller
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Edited by: Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
Music by: Michael Giacchino

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: James Mangold
Produced by: Cathy Konrad, Lynwood Spinks, and Robert Kavaughn
Written by: Derek Haas and Michael Brandt
Based on the short story by: Elmore Leonard
Based on the film by: Halstead Welles
Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
Edited by: Michael McCusker
Music by: Marco Beltrami

Distributed by: Lionsgate Pictures

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth, Edgar Wright, Rob Zombie, and Jason Eisener
Produced by: Elizabeth Avellan, Sandra Condito, Rob Cotterill, Andy Gould, Daniel Friesch, Shannon McIntosh, Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, Gabriel Roth, Erica Steinberg, Quentin Tarantino, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein
Written by: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth, Edgar Wright, Rob Cotterill, Jason Eisener, and John Davies
Cinematography: Milan Chadima, Jess Hall, Phil Parmet, Robert Rodreguiz, and Quentin Tarantino
Edited by: Glenn Garland, Ethan Maniquis, Sally Menke, Robert Rodreguiz, and Quentin Tarantino
Music by: David Arnold, Nathan Barr, Graeme Revell, Robert Rodreguiz, and Carl Theil

Distributed by: Dimension Pictures

Directed by: Tony Scott
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer, Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio, and Chad Oman
Written by: Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio
Cinematography: Paul Cameron
Edited by: Jason Helleman and Chris Lebenzon
Music by: Harry Gregson Williams

Directed by: Michael Mann
Produced by: Michael Mann, Pieter Jan Brugge, Jeff G. Waxman, and Anthony Yerkovich
Written by: Michael Mann
Based on the TV series by: Michael Mann and Anthony Yerkovich
Cinematography: Dion Beebe
Edited by: William Goldenberg and Paul Ruebell
Music by: John Murphy

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: James Wan
Produced by: Ashok Amritra, Howard Baldwin, Karen Elise Baldwin, Andrew Sugerman, Lars Sylvest, Nick Hamson, Nick Morton, and Wendy Cox
Based on the novel by: Brian Garfield
Written by: Ian Jeffers
Cinematography: John R. Leonetti
Edited by: Michael N. Knue
Music by: Charlie Clouser

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox