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Best Action Movies

of the 2000s

The 20 highest-rated action movies released between 2000 and 2009, ranked by IMDb score.

1
The Dark Knight poster

The Dark Knight(2008)

9.1 IMDb94% RT85 Meta

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the stree

2
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)

9 IMDb94% RT94 Meta

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is r

3
Gladiator poster

Gladiator(2000)

8.5 IMDb80% RT67 Meta

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiat

4
Oldboy poster

Oldboy(2003)

8.3 IMDb82% RT78 Meta

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

5
Batman Begins poster

Batman Begins(2005)

8.2 IMDb85% RT70 Meta

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new

6
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 poster

Kill Bill: Vol. 1(2003)

8.2 IMDb85% RT69 Meta

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

7
V for Vendetta poster

V for Vendetta(2006)

8.1 IMDb73% RT62 Meta

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman fr

8
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl poster

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003)

8.1 IMDb79% RT63 Meta

When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpred

9
Love Exposure poster

Love Exposure(2008)

8 IMDb90% RT78 Meta

The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a

10
Ip Man poster

Ip Man(2008)

8 IMDb86% RT59 Meta

A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan bet

11
Elite Squad poster

Elite Squad(2007)

8 IMDb53% RT33 Meta

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum n

12
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 poster

Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)

8 IMDb84% RT83 Meta

The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, ch

13
The Incredibles poster

The Incredibles(2004)

8 IMDb90 Meta

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, i

14
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War poster

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War(2004)

8 IMDb79% RT64 Meta

When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.

15
Infernal Affairs poster

Infernal Affairs(2002)

8 IMDb94% RT75 Meta

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, C

16
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance poster

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance(2009)

7.9 IMDb83% RT46 Meta

Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious M

17
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie poster

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie(2001)

7.8 IMDb67% RT62 Meta

The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it

18
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust poster

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust(2001)

7.7 IMDb70% RT62 Meta

D, a legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman who has seemingly been abducted by vampire nobleman Meier Link.

19
Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O. poster

Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O.(2006)

7.4 IMDb

The villains of the Kids Next Door, lead by Father, join forces to resurrect the Ultimate Evil, Grandfather, a tyrant who once ruled the world many years ago when most of the villains were themselves

20
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo poster

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo(2006)

7 IMDb

After a battle with a high-tech villain named, Saiko-Tek, the Teen Titans travel to the city of Tokyo where they find themselves embroiled in a conflict with an ancient enemy.

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