Action Movies 2002 List

With Eric Bana • Ridley Scott • Ewan McGregor • Josh Hartnett • Sam Shepard • William Fichtner • Tom Sizemore • Ewen Bremner

In 1993, an elite group of American Rangers and Delta Force soldiers are sent to Somalia on a critical mission to capture a violent warlord whose corrupt regime has lead to the starvation of hundreds of thousands of Somalis. When the mission goes terribly wrong, the men find themselves outnumbered and literally fighting for their lives.

With Jack Black • Alan Tudyk • Cedric the Entertainer • John Leguizamo • Ray Romano • Denis Leary • Goran Visnjic • Chris Wedge • Stephen Root • Diedrich Bader • Tara Strong • Jane Krakowski • Carlos Saldanha

Twenty thousand years ago, the Earth was being overrun by glaciers, and creatures everywhere were fleeing the onslaught of the new Ice Age. In this time of peril, we meet the weirdest herd of any Age: a fast talking but dim sloth named Sid; a moody woolly mammoth named Manny; a devilish saber-toothed tiger named Diego; and an acorn-crazy saber-toothed squirrel known as Scrat. This quartet of misfits unexpectedly, and reluctantly, comes together in a quest to return a human infant to his father. Braving boiling lava pits, treacherous ice caves, freezing temperatures and a secret, evil plot, these "sub-zeros" become the world's first heroes!

With Milla Jovovich • Michelle Rodriguez • Paul W.S. Anderson • James Purefoy

Something terrible is lurking in the Hive, a vast underground genetic research facility run by the Umbrella Corporation, a faceless bio-engineering conglomerate. A deadly viral outbreak occurs, and in response, the Red Queen - a vast supercomputer that controls and monitors the Hive - seals the entire facility to contain the leak, killing all the trapped employees. Alice and Rain must lead fellow commandos to isolate the virus that has wiped out Umbrella's entire research staff. The team soon discovers, however, that the workers are not really dead. They are now the ravenous, zombie-like Undead, and they are prowling the hive and turning their victims into zombies. Alice and the military task force have three hours to complete their mission before the Undead threaten to overrun the Earth.

With Samuel L. Jackson • Hayden Christensen • Natalie Portman • Ewan McGregor • George Lucas • Christopher Lee

Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala share a forbidden romance while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on Padmé and discovers a secret clone army.

With Matt Damon • Clive Owen • Tony Gilroy • Brian Cox • Julia Stiles • Chris Cooper • Doug Liman • Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje • Franka Potente • W. Blake Herron

Racing to unlock the secret of his own identity, amnesiac operative Jason Bourne discovers the deadly truth: he’s the government’s number one target, a $30 million weapon it no longer trusts.

With Tom Cruise • Neal McDonough • Steven Spielberg • Samantha Morton • Steve Harris • Jessica Capshaw • Max von Sydow

Tom Cruise stars as John Anderton, a Washington, D.C. detective in the year 2054. Anderton works for "Precrime," a special unit of the police department that arrests murderers before they have committed the actual crime. Precrime bases its work on the visions of three psychics or "precogs" whose prophecies of future events are never in error. When Anderton discovers that he has been identified as the future killer of a man he's never met, he is forced to become a fugitive from his own colleagues as he tries to uncover the mystery of the victim-to-be's identity. When he kidnaps Agatha (Samantha Morton), one of the precogs, he begins to formulate a theory about a possible frame-up from within his own department.

With Will Smith • Tommy Lee Jones • Patrick Warburton • Rosario Dawson • Johnny Knoxville • Lara Flynn Boyle • Tony Shalhoub • Rip Torn • Barry Sonnenfeld • Robert Gordon

Agent Jay (Will Smith) requires the help of Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) who has returned to normal civilian life after his memory was wiped.

With Matthew McConaughey • Christian Bale • Gerard Butler • Rob Bowman • Doug Cockle • Benny Nieves

In present-day London, 12-year-old Quinn watches as his mother, a construction engineer, inadvertently wakes an enormous fire-breathing beast from its centuries-long slumber. Twenty years later, much of the world has been scarred by the beast and its offspring. As a fire chief, Quinn (Christian Bale) is responsible for warding off the beasts and keeping a small community alive as they eke out a meager existence. Into their midst comes hotshot American Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey) who says he has a way to kill the beasts and save mankind - a way Quinn's never seen done.

With Steve Buscemi • Danny Trejo • Robert Rodriguez • Daryl Sabara • Alexa Vega • Carla Gugino • Bill Paxton • Ricardo Montalban • Elizabeth Avellan

With Michelle Rodriguez • Kate Bosworth • Faizon Love • Brian Grazer • Sanoe Lake • Matthew Davis • Mika Boorem • John Stockwell • Karen Kehela • Lizzy Weiss

Nothing gets between Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth) and her board. Living in a beach shack on Oahu with three roommates including her rebellious younger sister, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Pipe Masters surf competition. Working as a hotel maid to pay the bills, Anne Marie finds everything else she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene ... until pro quarterback Matt Tollman (Matthew Davis) comes along. Like it or not, Anne Marie starts losing her balance - and finding it - as she falls for Matt.

With Jackie Chan • Jennifer Love Hewitt • Debi Mazar • Jason Isaacs • Ritchie Coster • Kevin Donovan

A New York City taxicab driver is hired to be a chauffeur for a mysterious man named Clark Devlin. When Devlin is hospitalized, the driver takes over Devlin's covert mission for the U.S. government: to uncover the secret scheme of bottled water broker Diedrich Banning. The driver also inherits Clark's computerized tuxedo, which gives its wearer supernatural powers of combat, camouflage and seduction.

With Holt McCallany • Zach Galifianakis • Dexter Fletcher • David Crow • DJ Perry • Scott Foley • David Twohy • Olivia Williams • Bruce Greenwood • Matthew Davis

Overflowing with terrifying deep-water intrigue, this WWII submarine thriller sets a crew at risk of combat, just as they discover that some other evil--a giant monster--lurks in the deep sea below.

With Samuel L. Jackson • Robert Carlyle • Emily Mortimer • Rhys Ifans • Sean Pertwee • Meat Loaf • Ricky Tomlinson • Ronny Yu

Elmo McElroy (Samuel L. Jackson), a streetwise American master chemist, heads to England to set up his last big deal - to introduce a new designer drug to the European market. McElroy soon becomes embroiled in a web of double-dealing as he's escorted around Liverpool's underworld and rave scene by rabid local hood Felix De Souza (Robert Carlyle) who hates all things American.

With Eddie Murphy • Owen Wilson • Malcolm McDowell • Gary Cole • Famke Janssen • Betty Thomas

When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex Scott (Owen Wilson), is called to action. What he doesn't expect is to get teamed up with a cocky civilian, World Class Boxing Champion Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy), on a dangerous top secret espionage mission. Their assignment: using equal parts skill and humor, catch Arnold Gundars, one of the world's most successful illegal arms dealers, and foil his treacherous plans for the plane.

With Emma Watson • Tom Felton • Rupert Grint • Chris Columbus • Daniel Radcliffe • Fiona Shaw • Kenneth Branagh • Julie Walters • Shirley Henderson • Alan Rickman • Jason Isaacs • Maggie Smith • Mark Williams • John Cleese • Richard Griffiths • Julian Glover • Gemma Jones • Robbie Coltrane • Bonnie Wright • Miriam Margolyes • Richard Harris • Devon Murray • Hugh Mitchell • Alfred Burke • Gemma Padley • Sally Mortemore • Ed Tudor-Pole

Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) has not had a good summer. Not only has he had to put up with his overbearing Aunt Petunia (Fiona Shaw) and Uncle Vernon Dursley (Richard Griffiths) and their dread of his magical abilities, but it seems as if Harry's best friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) have forgotten him – as they haven't replied to a single one of his letters. Then, suddenly and mysteriously, house-elf Dobby appears in Harry's bedroom and warns of great danger if the aspiring wizard should attempt to return to Hogwarts. Dobby is so keen to prevent the young Gryffindor from returning to the school for witches and wizards, he has blocked all of Ron and Hermione's correspondence from reaching Harry. But despite the elf's mischievous efforts, the ever-determined Harry is rescued from the Dursleys' dreary clutches by Ron and his brothers – with the aid of a flying car! – and welcomed into the warmth of the Weasley household. But when Harry and Ron are suspiciously prevented from entering Platform 9 3/4 and boarding the Hogwarts Express back to school, the boys take emergency action to avoid being late for the new term – only to incur the wrath of Professor Snape (Alan Rickman), who calls for their expulsion. Meanwhile, news of Harry's first year heroism has spread throughout Hogwarts and he finds himself the center of much unwanted attention. His new fans include Ron's little sister Ginny (Bonnie Wright); first year would-be photographer Colin Creevey (Hugh Mitchell); and most irritatingly, the new Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh). Outshone only by his own vanity, Lockhart craves the attention that Harry shuns and is only too keen to associate himself with Hogwarts' young hero. But not even Lockhart can offer an explanation or solution to the slippery and sinister new terror that is gripping the school. Now all eyes are on Harry, and his so-called friends are beginning to doubt him. Everyone, that is, except Ron and Hermione and fragile young Ginny, who has shifted her focus to her mysterious new diary. But Harry is not about to let his friends down and, with or without the support of Gilderoy Lockhart, he will confront the dark force lurking in his beloved school.

With Pierce Brosnan • Rosamund Pike • Halle Berry • Toby Stephens • Will Yun Lee • Michael Madsen • Rick Yune • Dame Judi Dench • Madonna • Colin Salmon • John Cleese • Samantha Bond • Lawrence Makoare • Lee Tamahori • Neal Purvis • Robert Wade

James Bond returns with the twentieth installment in the superspy series of adventures. From Hong Kong to Cuba to London, Bond circles the world in his quest to unmask a traitor and prevent a catastrophic war. On his way, he crosses paths with Jinx (Halled Berry) and Miranda Frost (Rosamund Pike), who will play vital roles in the adventure.

With Christian Bale • Sean Bean • Taye Diggs • Emily Watson • William Fichtner • Dominic Purcell • Angus MacFadyen • Matthew Harbour • Kurt Wimmer

In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top-ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist these rules. When he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-alterering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it.

With Cate Blanchett • Peter Jackson • Andy Serkis • Karl Urban • Elijah Wood • Viggo Mortensen • Sean Astin • Ian McKellen • Liv Tyler • Dominic Monaghan • John Rhys-Davies • David Wenham • Bernard Hill • Billy Boyd • Christopher Lee • Brad Dourif • Fran Walsh • Barrie Osbourne • Stephen Sinclair • Phillipa Boyens

In the second part of the Tolkien trilogy, The Two Towers, Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring—but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers—Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron’s fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor.

With Leonardo DiCaprio • Tom Hanks • Christopher Walken • Amy Adams • Steven Spielberg • Jennifer Garner • Jeff Nathanson • Martin Sheen • Brian Howe • Ellen Pompeo • Frank John Hughes • Walter F. Parkes

Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) worked as a doctor, a lawyer, and as a co-pilot for a major airline—all before his 18th birthday. A master of deception, he was also a brilliant forger, whose skill gave him his first real claim to fame: At the age of 17, Frank Abagnale, Jr. became the most successful bank robber in the history of the United States. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) had made it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always one step ahead of him, baiting him to continue the chase.