Favorite Action Films: 2008-2009

Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Produced by: Guy Ritchie, Joel Silver, Susan Downey, Steve Richards, Steve Clark Hall, and Navid McIlhargey
Written by: Guy Ritchie
Cinematography: David Higgs
Edited by: James Herbert
Music by: Steve Isles

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: James McTeigue
Produced by: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Joel Silver, and Grant Hill
Written by: Michael Sand and J. Michael Straczynski
Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by: Gian Ganziano and Joseph Jett Sally
Music by: Ilan Eshkeri

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Jon Faverau
Produced by: Kevin Feige, Peter Bilingsley, Victoria Alonso, Bernd Eichinger, Avi Arad, Ari Arad, Jon Faverau, and Jeremy Latham
Written by: Mark Fergus, Hawk Otsby, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway
Based on characters created by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Don Heck, and Larry Lieber
Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Edited by: Dan Lebental
Music by: Ramin Djawadi

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios

Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Produced by: Larry Franco, Benjamin Melnicker, Michael E. Uslan, Charles Roven, and Emma Thomas
Written by: Christopher Nolan
Based on characters created by: Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Cinematography: Wally Pfister
Edited by: Lee Smith
Music by: James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Lilly Wachowski and Lana Wachowski
Produced by: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Joel Silver, and Jessica Allen
Based on the TV series by: Tatsuo Yoshida
Written by: Lilly Wachowski and Lana Wachowski
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Edited by: Roger Barton and Zach Staenberg
Music by: Michael Giacchio

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Peter Stebbins
Produced by: Tim Brown Sean Buckley, Joel Burch, and Leah Jaunzems
Written by: Peter Stebbins
Cinematography: David Greene
Edited by: Geoff Ashenhurst
Music by: John Rowley

Distributed by: Alliance Atlantis Entertainment and Darius Films

Directed by: Mark Forrester
Produced by: Barbara Broccoli, Callum McDougall, Andrew Noakes, and Michael G. Wilson
Written by: Neil Purvis, Paul Haggis, and Robert Wade
Based on a character created by: Ian Fleming
Cinematography: Roberto Schaefer
Edited by: Matt Chesse and Richard Pearson
Music by: David Arnold
Song and lyrics by: Jack White

Distributed by: MGM/UA and Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Louis Leterrier
Produced by: Avi Arad, Stephen Broussard, Kevin Feige, Gale Anne Hurd, Stan Lee, and David Maisel, and Jim Van Wyck
Written by: Zack Penn
Based on the characters created by: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Cinematography: Peter Menzies, Jr.
Edited by: Rick Shaine, Vincent Tabaillon, and John Wright
Music by: Craig Armstrong

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Quentin Tarantno
Produced by: Lawrence Bender, Lloyd Phillips, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, and Erica Steinberg
Written by: Quentin Tarantino
Cinematograph: Robert Richardson and Kenneth Hunter
Edited by: Sally Menke

Distributed by: The Weinstein Company

Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Produced by: J.J. Abrams, David Baronoff, Bryan Burk, Jeffrey Chernov, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci, and David Witz
Written by: Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
Based on charecters created by: Gene Roddenbarry
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Edited by: Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
Music by: Michael Giacchino

Distributed by' Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Justin Lin
Produced by: Michael Fottrell, Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, Amanda Lewis, and Samantha Vincent
Based on characters created by: Gary Scott Thompson
Written by: Ben Morgan
Cinematograph: Amir Mokri
Edited by: Christian Wagner and Fred Raskin
Music by: Brian Tyler

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Joseph McGinty Nichol
Produced by: Derek Anderson, Moritz Borman, Victor Kubicek, and
Jeffrey Silver
Written by: John Brancato and Michael Ferris
Based on charecters created by: James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd
Cinematography: Shane Hurlbut
Edited by: Conrad Buff
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Produced by: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Bob Ducsay, and Brian Goldberg
Based on a concept by: Larry Hama, Stan Weston, Donald Levine
Written by: Michael B. Gordon, Stuart Beattie, Stephen Sommers, Paul Lovett, and David Elliott
Cinematography: Michael Amundsen
Edited by: Bob Ducsay, Jim May, and Kelly Matsumoto
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine
Produced by: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Mark Neveldine, and Mark Taylor
Written by: Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine
Based on characters created by: Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine
Cinematography: Brendon Troost
Edited by: Marc Jakubowicz and Fernando Villena
Music by: Mark Patton

Distributed by: Lionsgate Entertainment

Directed by: Gavin Hood
Produced by: Ralph Winter, Hugh Jackma, Richard Donner, Lauren Shuler Donner, Stan Lee, Avi Arad, Bryan Singer, John Palermo, and Simon Ambridge
Based on characters created by: Chris Claremont, Stan Lee, Len Wein, and Jack Kirby
Written by: David Benioff and Skip Woods
Cinematography: Donald McAlpine
Edited by: Megan Gill and Nicholas De Toth
Music by: Harry Gregson Williams

Directed by: Neill Blomkamp
0roduced by: Bill Block, Philipa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Peter Kamins, Mpho Gift Twala, and Mark Brooke
Written by: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
Based on the short film, "Alive in Joberg" by Neill Blomkamp
Cinematography: Trent Opaloch
Edited by: Julian Clarke
Music by: Clinton Shorter

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: Neil Marshall
Produced by: Jeff Abberley, Julia Blackman, Benedict Carver, Marc D. Evans, Trevor Macy, Peter McAleese, Steven Paul, and
Carole Sheridan
Written by: Neil Marshall
Cinematography: Sam McCurdy
Edited by: Andrew MacRitchie and Neil Marshall
Music by: Tyler Bates

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Produced by: Joel Silver, Bruce Berman, Lionel Wigram, Michael Tadross, Dana Goldberg, Susan Downey, Steve Clark Hall, Dan Lin, and Peter Eskelsen
Based on characters created by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Written by: Simon Kinberg, Anthony Peckham, and Michael Robert Johnson
Cinematograph: Philippe Rousselot
Edited by: James Herbert
Music by: Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: James Cameron
Produced by: Jon Landeau, Colin Wilson, and Laeta Kalogridis
Written by: James Cameron
Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
Edited by: James Cameron, John Refoua, and Stephen E. Rivkin
Music by: James Cameron

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Zack Snyder
Produced by: Wesley Coller, Herb Gains, Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Deborah Snyder, and Thomas Till
Written by: David Hayter and Alex Tse
Based on the graphic novel by: Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Cinematography: Larry Fong
Edited by: William Hoy
Music by: Tyler Bates

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Lexi Alexander
Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd, Stan Lee, Kevin Feige, Ogden Gavanski, Michael Paseornek, Oliver Hengst, Ernst August Schnieder, John Sacchi, Donna Sloan, and Ari Arad
Based on the characters created by: Gerry Conway, Chuck Dixon, John Romita Sr., and Ross Andru
Written by: Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Nick Santora
Cinematography: Steve Gainer
Edited by: Michael Yeh
Music by: Michael Wandmacher

Distributed by: Lionsgate Entertainment

Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Produced by: Kathryn Bigelow, Tony Mark, Greg Shapiro, Mark Boal, and Nicolas Chartier
Written by: Mark Boal
Cinematography: Newton Thomas Siegel and Barry Ackroyd
Edited by: Bob Murawski and Chris Innes
Music by: Marco Beltrami and Buck Saunders

Distributed by: Summit Entertainment

Directed by: Peter Segal
Produced by: Charles Roven, Bruce Berman, Steve Carell, Peter Segal, Andrew Lazar, Alex Gartner, and Michael Ewing
Based on TV series by: Mel Brooks and Buck Henry
Written by: Tom J. Astle and Matt Embler
Cinematography: Dean Semler
Edited by: Richard Pearson
Music by: Trevor Rabin

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Guillermo Del Toro
Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Mignola, and
Mike Richardson
Written by: Guillermo Del Toro and Mark Mignola
Based on the comic book series by: Mike Mignola
Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro
Edited by: Bernat Vilaplana
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Mark Osborne and John Stevenson
Produced by: Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel, and Melissa Cobb
Written by: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris, Glenn Berger, and Jonathan Aibel
Cinematography: Yong Duk Jhun
Edited by: Clare De Chenu
Music by: John Powell and Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: DreamWorks Animation

Directed by: Pierre Morell
Produced by: Luc Besson, Pierre Ange Le Pogam, and India Osborne
Written by: Luc Beeson and Robert Kamen
Cinematography: Michel Abramowicz
Edited by: Frederic Thoraval
Music by: Nathaniel Mechaly

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: David Gordon Green
Produced by: Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow, Evan Goldberg, and Shauna Robertson
Written by: Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow, and Evan Goldberg
Cinematograph: Tim Orr
Edited by: Craig Alpert
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Ben Stiller
Produced by: Eric McLeod, Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfield, Brian Taylor, and Leeann Stonebreaker
Written by: Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux, and Etan Cohen
Cinematography: John Toll
Edited by: Greg Hayden
Music by: Theodore Shapiro

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures

Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
Produced by: Avi Lerner, Peter Block. John Thompson, and Boaz Davidson
Based on the characters created by: David Morrell
Written by: Art Monterastelli and Sylvester Stallone
Cinematography: Glen MacPherson
Edited by: Sean Albertson
Music by: Brian Tyler

Distributed by: Nu Image Entertainment and Lionsgate Entertainment

Directed by: Matt Reeves
Produced by: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Sherryl Clark, and Guy Riedel
Written by: Drew Goddard
Cinematography: Michael Bonvillain
Edited by: Kevin Stitt
Music by: Michael Giacchino

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Produced by: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and George Lucas
Based on characters created by: Steven Spielberg, Phillip Kaufman, and George Lucas
Written by: Jeff Nathanson, David Koepp, and George Lucas
Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński
Edited by: Michael Kahn
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures