Arthouse action film

Film genre

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The arthouse action genre is an emerging film genre in contemporary cinema that traces its roots back to Asian and European films.[1][2] Characteristics of arthouse action films include stylized action, an arthouse atmosphere, metaphysical subtext, psychological characterisation and a disjointed, fragmented narrative with more complexity than the typical action film.[3] These come together to create a sense of "dreamy surrealism." [1][2]

## List of films[edit]

* The Wages of Fear (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953)[4][5]
* Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)[1]
* Yojimbo (Akira Kurosawa, 1961)[6]
* Sanjuro (Akira Kurosawa, 1962)[6]
* Django (Sergio Corbucci, 1966)[1]
* Branded to Kill (Seijun Suzuki, 1967)[7][5]
* Point Blank (John Boorman, 1967)[8][9]
* On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Peter R. Hunt, 1969)[8]
* Trial of the Road (Aleksei German, 1971)[10]
* Assault on Precinct 13 (John Carpenter, 1976)[11]
* Sorcerer (William Friedkin, 1977) [12][5]
* The Exterminator (James Glickenhaus, 1980)[13]
* Gloria (John Cassavetes, 1980)[1]
* The Soldier (James Glickenhaus, 1982)[13][5]
* Runaway Train (Andrei Konchalovsky, 1985)[14][15][5]
* Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)[1][16][17]
* The Killer (John Woo, 1989)[18]
* El Mariachi (Robert Rodriguez, 1992)[18][5]
* Léon: The Professional (Luc Besson, 1994)[18][5]
* Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)[19]
* Starship Troopers (Paul Verhoeven, 1997)[8]
* Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998)[18]
* Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch, 1999)[1][5]
* The Bourne Identity (Doug Liman, 2002)[20][21]
* Kill Bill: Volume 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)[22]
* Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003)[16][5]
* Miami Vice (Michael Mann, 2006)[23][8]
* Apocalypto (Mel Gibson, 2006)[24]
* The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)[25][26]
* Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)[27][28]
* Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011) [29][8][30][31][5]
* Hanna (Joe Wright, 2011)[32]
* Haywire (Steven Soderbergh, 2011)[33]
* Looper (Rian Johnson, 2012)[34][16]
* The Grandmaster (Wong Kar-Wai, 2013)[35][5]
* Only God Forgives (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2013)[36]
* Snowpiercer (Bong Joon-ho, 2013)[16]
* You Were Never Really Here (Lynne Ramsay, 2017)[37]
* The Northman (Robert Eggers, 2022)[38]
* Everything Everywhere All at Once (Daniels, 2022)[39]

## Notable directors[edit]

* Wong Kar-wai[5] ~~~~
* Seijun Suzuki[40][41][5]
* Robert Rodriguez[5]
* Akira Kurosawa[6]
* Kathryn Bigelow[25]
* James Glickenhaus[13]
* Jim Jarmusch[5]
* Nicolas Winding Refn[2]
* Steven Soderbergh[42]
* Joe Wright[43]
* Quentin Tarantino[44][45]
* Christopher Nolan[46]
* Luc Besson[5]

## See also[edit]

* Social thriller
* Cannon Films
* Art film
* Vulgar auteurism
* Neo-noir
* New Hollywood
* Film noir
* Midnight movie
* Synthwave
* Extreme cinema
* French New Wave
* Cinéma du look
* Maximalist film
* Minimalist film
* Indiewood

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g "Best Art House Action Movies". CraveOnline.com. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
2. ^ a b c 20 Offbeat Crime Movies That Are Worth Your Time « Taste of Cinema
3. ^ Silent Trigger: Straight-to-Video Arthouse Action|Flicking Myth
4. ^ FOUR FILM NOIR CLASSICS and other new Blu-Rays|Crime Time
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The 10 Best Arthouse Action Movies, Ranked|Collider
6. ^ a b c Black Magic - Google Books (pg.135)
7. ^ Best Art House Action Movies – Mandatory
8. ^ a b c d e 10 Famous Action Movies That Are Actually Arthouse Films — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema
9. ^ How Steven Soderbergh's The Limey Channeled John Boorman|Collider
10. ^ The 100 Greatest War Movies of All Time - Paste Magazine
11. ^ 10 Grittiest Action Movies From the 1970s - MovieWeb
12. ^ Why William Friedkin's "Sorcerer" Is The Ultimate Lost Guys Movie - Maxim
13. ^ a b c The Soldier: The Greatest Arthouse Action Movie Ever Made|Ultimate Action Movie Club
14. ^ "Runaway Train: Arthouse Action from Cannon Films-The Retro Set". Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
15. ^ 10 Totally Awesome 80s Action Movies You Might Not Have Seen « Taste of Cinema
16. ^ a b c d 10 Famous Action Movies That Are Actually Arthouse Films — Taste of Cinema
17. ^ @filmstoriespod (September 8, 2019). "Batman 1989: The first arthouse superhero movie?" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
18. ^ a b c d Best Art House Action Movies – Mandatory
19. ^ The classic film that inspired the briefcase scene in Quentin Tarantino masterpiece 'Pulp Fiction'|Far Out Magazine
20. ^ "Museum just can't forget 'Bourne'". Los Angeles Times. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
21. ^ "How 'The Bourne Identity' changed action cinema". Retrieved 2021-07-12.
22. ^ How Bruce Lee inspired Quentin Tarantino movie 'Kill Bill'|Far Out Magazine
23. ^ The 20 Best Action Movies of the 2000s — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema
24. ^ Apocalypto Review|Movie - Empire
25. ^ a b Kathryn Bigelow and the art-house action movie – Houston Chronicle
26. ^ The 10 essential arthouse action films you need to watch|Far Out Magazine
27. ^ Review: Inception – Trepass Magazine
28. ^ The 50 Best Action Movies of the 21st Century Thus Far|The Film Stage
29. ^ "Drive". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
30. ^ DRIVE (2011) REVIEW: A FULLY REALISED ARTHOUSE ACTION - High on Films
31. ^ 10 Movies That Redditors Originally Hated But Have Come To Love - Screen Rant
32. ^ Hanna Earns Early Raves: “Futuristic Fairy Tale, Arthouse Action Movie, Chase Thriller”|IndieWire
33. ^ "'Haywire' Promo Posters Tease Arthouse Action From Steven Soderbergh | /Film". Slashfilm.com. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
34. ^ Bumbray, Chris (2011-04-05). "Review: Hanna - Movie News". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
35. ^ The Grandmaster (2013) - Kung-fu Kingdom
36. ^ 'Only God Forgives' Trailer Shows Rising Trend in Art House Action Movies
37. ^ Conway, Matt (2017). "You Were Never Really Here review: An impactful arthouse actioner". hiddenremote.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
38. ^ "'The Northman' Arrives at the Box Office With a $23.5 Million Worldwide Opening". Bloody Disgusting. 25 April 2022.
39. ^ Will Michelle Yeoh's Oscar speech help close the gender gap? : NPR
40. ^ Seijun Suzuki's Branded To Kill 'made no money and no sense' but it's still a classic|Movies, The Guardian
41. ^ Homage to B movie pioneer - Northwest Asian Weekly
42. ^ MacGuffin Film Review – Haywire
43. ^ (NYCC First Look) ‘Hanna’ Offers Strange, But Intriguing Arthouse Action - The Film Stage
44. ^ Quentin Tarantino reveals his hatred for "stupid" sports|Far Out Magazine
45. ^ The iconic movie Quentin Tarantino described as "ass-kicking nirvana"|Far Out Magazine
46. ^ The 50 Best Action Movies of the 21st Century Thus Far - The Film Stage

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* Batman 1989: The first arthouse superhero movie? – Film Stories
* Is Inception the Last Real Big-Budget Art Film? on MovieWeb

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