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- Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down theaters around the world, some of the year's biggest blockbusters were delayed until 2021. This resulted in 2020 coming and going without installments in major action franchises, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, James Bond, and Fast & Furious.
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- 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' (2022) Directors: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan. The Best Picture-winning sci-fi action masterpiece, Everything Everywhere All at Once follows the story of aging Chinese immigrant Evelyn who miraculously finds herself at the center of a multiversal struggle.
- 'RRR' (2022) Director: S. S. Rajamouli. RRR is an enthralling and action-packed fictional retelling of the history behind two of India's biggest and most legendary revolutionaries, and their journey away from home before they fought for their country in the 1920s.
- 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One' (2023) Director: Christopher McQuarrie. The seventh film in the all-star Mission: Impossible franchise, Dead Reckoning Part One sees Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embarking on their most dangerous and terrifying mission yet.
- 'Top Gun: Maverick' (2022) Director: Joseph Kosinski. A long-awaited sequel over 35 years in the making, Top Gun: Maverick continues the story of Cpt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, having spent his time as one of the Navy's top aviators and dodging the advancement in rank that would keep him grounded.
From hard-hitters (Extraction) to superheroes (Birds of Prey) to sci-fi (Tenet), these are the best action movies of 2020, ranked by Tomatometer. — Alex Vo.
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- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) — Rated: 8.9. The groundbreaking animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse gets a sequel with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022) — Rated: 8.3. Tom Cruise returns to his iconic role as Maverick in Top Gun: Maverick, a long-awaited sequel to the 1986 classic.
- Hamilton (2020) — Rated: 8.3. Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway sensation, Hamilton, makes its way to the screen, offering a groundbreaking fusion of history and hip-hop.
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) — Rated: 8.2. Continuing the MCU, Tom Holland swings back into action as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home. This highly anticipated installment in the Spider-Man franchise explores the Multiverse and brings together characters from previous iterations, creating a thrilling and nostalgic experience for fans of the web-slinging hero.
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- Wonder Woman 1984
- Love and Monsters
- Mulan
- Bad Boys For Life
- Extraction
- Old Guard
- The Invisible Man
- Birds of Prey
- Tenet
Blumhouse's action/slasher Freaky proved to be a whole lot of fun for those who checked it out near the end of the year. Freaky's body-swapping serial killer concept not only allowed Kathryn Newton (Millie) and Vince Vaughn (The Butcher) to turn in different performances, but director Christopher Landon used it quite well with the film's action. Ou...
Wonder Woman 1984 might shine the brightest outside of the action scenes, but the latest DC Extended Universe film still manages some good moments. The film's opening sequence with young Diana taking part in Themyscira's Olympics kicks off the movie with some wide-ranging action. But the best action sequences are with Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman. Her ...
Dylan O'Brien is already an established action star after the criminally underrated Maze Runner trilogy, and he returned with another post-apocalyptic showing with Love and Monsters in 2020. The movie received a PVOD release and saw O'Brien's character Joel travel across a transformed Earth to reunite with his girlfriend. Love and Monsters features...
The live-action reimagining of Mulan changed many elements that audiences grew to love from the Disney animated classic. The differences put into place by director Niki Caro included making Mulanpartially a war epic featuring some big action sequences. Mulan's skillfulness in battle and her chi "powers" allowed for the movie to utilize her in multi...
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence's return for Bad Boys for Life exceeded most expectations. Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah infused the franchise with a better story and arcs for Mike and Marcus, which was not the strong suit of Michael Bay's previous installments. However, they did manage to recapture the fun and explosiveness of Bay's trad...
Just in terms of the action sequences it contains, Extraction is completely deserving of a top-five spot in 2020. Chris Hemsworth put Mjolnir aside to become a deadly mercenary named Tyler Rake and the Netflix film delivered some of the most impressive fight sequences of the year. First-time director Sam Hargrave, who has a history as a stuntman, s...
Netflix delivered another big-time action hit in 2020 with The Old Guard. The movie is another showcase for Charlize Theron in the action genre after the incredible work she did in Atomic Blonde. While The Old Guard might not have a moment that tops the film's one-take fight, it does feature a consistent barrage of action from the ensemble. With th...
The Invisible Man is far from a true action movie, but director Leigh Whannell still delivered some thrilling sequences. Following the hard-hitting action in Upgrade, Whannell once again utilized the premise of his movie to stage great action moments. Having an invisible person at the center of the action gave him the ability to make The Invisible ...
The DCEU helped bring some of the best action to theaters in 2020 with the release of Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). Margot Robbie was given the opportunity to show more of her prowess as an action star here and was routinely at the center of the film's best fight scenes. Harley Quinn breaking into the police ...
It shouldn't come as a surprise to see Tenet as the best action movie of 2020. Christopher Nolan's time-manipulative blockbuster might have a plot that will leave some confused, but the action on display throughout is truly insane. Nolan has always been a good action director, but Tenet features the biggest and best sequences he's ever done - and s...
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Christopher Nolan’s “ Tenet ” was one of the few major tentpole best blockbuster action movies of 2020 but the year in action also includes stars like Margot Robbie, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, and Kristen Stewart.
Bad Boys for Life became the first film in 2020 to top the box office for three consecutive weekends. Sonic the Hedgehog broke Detective Pikachu ' s record ($54.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a video game adaptation.
