Favorite Action Films: 2012-2013

Directed by: Sam Mendes
Produced by: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Collum McDougall, and Andrew Noake
Written by: Neil Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan
Based on characters created by: Ian Fleming
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Edited by: Stuart Baird
Music by: Thomas Newton
Song and lyrics by: Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth

Distributed by: MGM/UA and Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Produced by: Kevin De La Noy, Jordan Goldberg, Benjamin Melniker, Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Dileep Singh Rathore, Emma Thomas, Thomas Tull, and Michael E. Uslan
Written by: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, and David S. Goyer
Based on the characters created by: Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Cinematography: Wally Pfiester
Edited by: Lee Smith
Music by: Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Joss Whedon
Produced by: Victoria Alonso, Louis D'Esposito, Jon Favreau, Kevin Feige, Alan Fine, Jeremy Latcham, Stan Lee, and Patricia Whitcher
Written by: Zac Penn and Joss Whedon
Based on characters created by: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey
Edited by: Jeffrey Ford and Lisa Lassek
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios

Directed by: Christopher Lord and Phil Miller
Produced by; Stephen J. Cannell, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Neil Moritz, Tania Landau, and Ezra Swerdlow
Based on the TV series by: Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell
Written by: Michael Bacall and Jonah Hill
Cinematography: Barry Peterson
Edited by: Joel Negron
Music by: Mark Mothersbraugh

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Baltasar Kormakur
Produced by: Marc Platt, Randall Emmett, Norton Herrick, Adam Siegel, George Fula, Ross Richie, and Andrew Cosby
Based on the comic book series by: Steven Grant and Mateus Santolouco
Written by: Blake Masters
Cinematography: Oliver Wood
Edited by: Michael Tronick
Music by: Clinton Shorter

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Produced by: Nina Jacobson, Joesph Drake, Allison Shearmur, Suzanne Collins, Louise Rosner, and Jon Kilik
Written by: Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt
Based on the novel by: Suzanne Collinx
Cinematography: Jo Willems
Edited by: Alan Edward Bell
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Lionsgate Films

Directed by: Marc Forster
Produced by: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Ian Bryce
Written by: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof, and J. Michael Straczynski
Based on the novel by: Max Brooks
Cinematography: Ben Seresin
Edited by: Roger Barton and Matt Cheese
Music by: Marco Beltrami

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Produced by: James W. Skotchdopole, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin, Shannon McIntosh, Pilar Savone, Molly Allen, Marc A. Hammer, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein
Written by: Quentin Tarantino
Based on a concept created by: Sergio Corbucci and Bruno Corbucci‎
Cinematograph: Robert Richardson
Edited by: Fred Raskin

Distributed by: The Weinstein Company

Directed by: Jeff Wadlow
Produced by: Matthew Vaughn, Adam Bohling, Tarquin Pack, and David Reid
Based on the comic book series by: Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.
Written by: Jeff Wadlow
Cinematography: Tim Maurice Jones
Edited by: Eddie Hamilton
Music by: Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Justin Lin
Produced by: Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, and Clayton Townsend
Written by: Chris Morgan
Based on the characters created by: Gary Scott Thompson
Cinematography: Stephen F. Windon
Edited by. Christian Wagner, Kelly Matsumoto, and Dylan Highsmith
Music by: Lucas Vidal

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Alan Ball
Produced by: Victoria Alonso, Kenneth Branagh, Jamie Christopher, Louis D'Esposito, Kevin Feige, Alan Fine, Nigel Gostelow, David J. Grant, Craig Kyle, Ivan Lam, and Stan Lee
Written by: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Payne, and Robert Rodat
Based on characters created by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Walt Simonson, and Larry Lieber
Cinematography: Kramer Morgenthau
Edited by: Dan Lebenthal and Wyatt Smith
Music by: Brian Tyler

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Produced by: Guillermo del Toro, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, and
Mary Parent
Written by: Travis Beacham and Guillermo del Toro
Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro
Edited by: John Gilroy and Peter Amundson
Music by: Ramin Djawadi

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Ridley Scott
Produced by: Michael Ellenberg, David Giller, Walter Hill, Mark Huffam, Teresa Kelly, Damon Lindelof, Mary Richards, and Ridley Scott
Written by: Jon Spaihits and Damon Lindelof
Based on the characters created by: Ronald Shusett and Dan O'Bannon
Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski
Edited by: Pietro Scalia
Music by: Marc Streitenfeld

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Shane Black
Produced by: Victoria Alonso, Kevin Feige, Stan Lee, Stephen Broussard, Louis D'Esposito, Dan Mintz, and Charles Newirth
Written by: Drew Pierce and Shane Black
Based on the characters created by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Don. Heck, Larry Lieber, Warren Ellis, and Adi Granov
Cinematography: John Toll
Edited by: Peter S. Elliot and Jeffrey Ford
Music by: Brian Tyler

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios

Directed by: Gary Ross
Produced by: Nina Jacobson, Suzanne Collins, Louise Rosner, and Jon Kilik
Written by: Billy Ray and Gary Ross
Based on the novel by: Suzanne Collinx
Cinematography: Tom Stern
Edited by: Christopher S. Capp, Stephen Mirrione, and Juliette Welfling
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Lionsgate Films

Directed by: Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh
Produced by: Mike McCoy, Jason Clark, and Scott Waugh
Written by: Kurt Johnstad
Cinematography: Shane Hurblut
Edited by: Michael Tronick and Scott Waugh
Music by: Nathan Furst

Distributed by: Relativity Media

Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Produced by: G. Mac Brown, Walter F. Parkes, and Laurie Macdonald
Written by: Etan Cohen
Based on charecters created by: Lowell Cunningham
Cinematography: Bill Pope
Edited by: Don Zimmerman
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Rian Johnson
Produced by: Joseph Gordon Leavitt, Ram Bergman, and James D. Stern
Written by: Rian Johnxon
Cinematography: Steve Yedlin
Edited by: Bob Ducsay
Music by: Nathan Johnson

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures

Directed by: Pete Travis
Produced by: Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, and Allon Reich
Written by: Alex Garland
Based on the comic book series, "Judge Dredd" by: John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra
Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle
Edited by: Mark Eckersley
Music by: Paul Leonard-Morgan

Distributed by: Entertainment Film Distribution and Lionsgate Films"

Directed by: Oliver Megaton
Produced by: Luc Beeson
Written by: Luc Beeson and Robert Mark Kamen
Based on characters created by: Luc Beeson and Robert Mark Kamen
Cinematography: Romain Lacourbas
Edited by: Camille Delamarre and Vincent Tabaillon
Music by: Nathaniel Mechaly

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox and EuropaCorp Distribution

Directed by: Joe Carnahan
Produced by: Joe Carnahan, Bill Johnson, Leah Carnahan, Ridley Scott, and Tony Scott
Written by: Joe Carnahan and Ian Mackenzie Jeffers
Based on the short story, "The Ghost Walker" by: Ian Mackenzie Jeffers
Cinematography: Masanobu Takayanagi
Edited by: Roger Barton and John Hellmann
Music by: Marc Streitenfeld

Distributed by: Open Road Entertainment

Directed by: James Mather and Steve Saint Leger
Produced by: Luc Besson, Marc Libert, Leila Smith, and Andjelija Vlaisavljevic
Written by: James Mather, Steve Saint Leger, and Luc Beeson
Based on concepts by: John Carpenter, Nick Castle, and Luc Beeson
Cinematography: James Mather
Edited by: Camille Delamarre and Eamonn Power
Music by : Alexandre Azaria

Distributed by: Open Road Films and EuropaCorp Distribution

Directed by: Baltasar Kormakur
Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Baltasar Kormakur, Stephen Levinson, and Mark Wahlberg
Based on the film “Reykjavík-Rotterdam” by: Arnaldur Indriosan and Oskar Jonasson
Written by: Aaron Guzikowski
Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd
Edited by: Elísabet Ronaldsdo
Music by: Clinton Shorter

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: J. J. Abrams
Produced by: J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci
Written by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof
Based on charecters created by: Gene Roddenberry
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Edited by: Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon
Music by: Michael Giacchio

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Joseph Kosinski
Produced by: Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Duncan Henderson, Joseph Kosinski, and Barry Levine
Based on a concept by: Joesph Kosinski
Cinematography: Claudio Miranda
Edited by: Richard Francis-Bruce
Music by: M83 and Joseph Trapanese

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Tony Gilroy
Produced by: Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Jeffrey M. Weiner, and Ben Smith
Written by: Tony Gilroy and Dan Gilroy
Based on the characters created by: Robert Ludlum
Cinematography: Robert Elswit
Edited by: John Gilroy
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Neill Blomkamp
Produced by: Bill Block, Neill Blomkamp, and Simon Kinberg
Written by: Neill Blomkam
Cinematography: Trent Opaloch
Edited by: Julian Clarke and Lee Smith
Music by: Ryan Amon

Distributed by: TriStar Picturex

Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Produced by: Bradley J. Fischer, Harald Kloser, James Vanderbilt, Larry Franco, and Laeta Kalogridis
Written by: James Vanderbilt
Cinematography: Anna Foerster
Edited by: Adam Wolfe
Music by: Harold Kloser and Thomas Wander

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Produced by: Jessica Ask, Ryan Gosling, Jason Janego, Tom Quinn, and David Lancaster
Written by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Cinematography: Larry Smith
Edited by: Matthew Newman
Music by: Cliff Martinez

Distributed by: Open Road Films

Directed by: Antoine Faqua
Produced by: Antoine Fuqua, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Ed Cathell III, Danny Lerner, and Mark Gill
Written by: Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt
Cinematography: Conrad W. Hall
Edited by: John Refoua
Music by: Trevor Morris

Distributed by: FilmDistrict Pictures

Directed by: Michael Bay
Produced by: Michael Bay, Ian Bryce, and Donald De Line
Written by: Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
Based on the article by: Pete Collins
Cinematography: Ben Seresin
Edited by: Thomas A. Muldoon and Joel Negron
Music by: Steve Jablonsky

Distributed by: Sony Pictures

Directed by: James Mangold
Produced by: Stan Lee, Lauren Schuler Donner, Hutch Parker, and Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.
Written by: Scott Frank and Mark Bomback
Based on charecters created by: Chris Claremont and Frank Miller
Cinematography: Ross Emery
Edited by: Michael McCusker
Music by: Marco Beltrami

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment

Produced by: Tom Cruise, Don Granger, Paula Wagner, and Gary Levinsohn
Written by: Christopher McQuarrie
Based on the novel, “One Shot” by: Lee Child
Cinematography: Caleb Deschanel
Edited by: Kevin Stitt
Music by: Joe Kraemer

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Simon West
Produced by: Avi Lerner, Danny Lerner, Kevin King Templeton, and Les Weldon
Written by: Richard Wenk and Sylvester Stallone
Based on the characters created by: David Callaham
Cinematography: Shelly Johnson
Edited by: Todd E. Miller
Music by: Brian Tyler

Distributed by: Lionsgate Entertainment

Directed by: Peter Jackson
Produced by: Carolyn Blackwood, Phillipa Boyens, Carolynne Cunningham, Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, and Ken Kamins
Written by: Fran Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo Del Toro
Based on the novel, "The Hobbit" by: J.R.R. Tolkien
Cinematography by: Andrew Lesnie
Edited by: Jabez Olssen
Music by: Howard Shore

Distributed by: New Line Cinema and MGM/UA