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Top 2001 Action Movies

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1	Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)	3.6919 659 reviews	PG-13	Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy	$2.70 Compare Prices	A small Hobbit named Frodo is entrusted with sealing Middle Earth's fate by destroying the 'One ...more about Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring starring Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen
2	Black Hawk Down (2001)	3.0165 493 reviews	R	Action, Drama, History, War	$3.86 Compare Prices	Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on ...more about Black Hawk Down starring Josh Hartnett and Brendan Sexton III
3	Spy Game (2001)	2.8811 350 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Thriller	$5.95 Compare Prices	CIA operative Nathan Muir (Redford) is on the brink of retirement when he finds out that his ...more about Spy Game starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt
4	Panic (2001)	2.8560 23 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Thriller	$4.02 Compare Prices	FAA system analyzer named Neil McCabe is the only person who seems to have this different hunch ...more about Panic starring Kristanna Loken and Alexander Enberg
5	Mexican, The (2001)	2.7800 306 reviews	R	Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance, Comedy	$6.33 Compare Prices	Jerry Welbach is given two ultimatums. His mob boss wants him to travel to Mexico to get a ...more about Mexican starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts
6	Enemy at the Gates (2001)	2.7646 355 reviews	R	Action, Drama, History, War, Thriller	$2.10 Compare Prices	During the WWII battle of Stalingrad, two snipers, a Russian (Law), and a German (Harris), are ...more about Enemy at the Gates starring Jude Law and Ed Harris
7	Jurassic Park III (2001)	2.7617 439 reviews	PG-13	Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi	$5.48 Compare Prices	Eight years after the InGen incident, Dr. Alan Grant is happy with his life far from any dinosaurs ...more about Jurassic Park III starring William H. Macy and Téa Leoni
8	Osmosis Jones (2001)	2.7543 247 reviews	PG	Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance, Comedy, Animation	$7.71 Compare Prices	Frank Detomello catches a cold. The inside of his body is known as the "City of Frank" to its ...more about Osmosis Jones starring Chris Rock and Bill Murray
9	Rush Hour 2 (2001)	2.7375 345 reviews	PG-13	Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, Comedy	$9.70 Compare Prices	It's vacation time for Det. James Carter and he finds himself alongside Det. Lee in Hong Kong ...more about Rush Hour 2 starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker
10	Asoka (2001)	2.7060 29 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Romance	$9.99 Compare Prices	Prince Ashoke (Shahrukh Khan), heir to the Magadha Kingdom, bowing to his mother's (Shilpa Mehta) ...more about Asoka starring Shahrukh Khan and Johnny Lever
11	Planet of the Apes (2001)	2.7000 501 reviews	PG-13	Action, Sci-Fi	$1.99 Compare Prices	It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) boards a pod cruiser on a Space Station ...more about Planet of the Apes starring Mark Wahlberg and Tim Roth
12	Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)	2.6941 333 reviews	PG-13	Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Animation	$5.99 Compare Prices	In the year 2065, the next great assault against an invading race of phantom-like aliens is about ...more about Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within starring Alec Baldwin and Ving Rhames
13	Lethal Force (2001)	2.6869 39 reviews	R	Action	$9.23 Compare Prices	After his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped, a gangster is forced to betray his best friend ...more about Lethal Force starring Frank Prather and Patricia Williams
14	Exit Wounds (2001)	2.6797 138 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime	$5.03 Compare Prices	Orin Boyd (Seagal) is a Detroit cop who doesn't follow rules. After he saved the Vice President by ...more about Exit Wounds starring Steven Seagal and DMX
15	15 Minutes (2001)	2.6696 328 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime	$6.90 Compare Prices	When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a ...more about 15 Minutes starring Robert De Niro and Edward Burns
16	Fast and the Furious, The (2001)	2.6629 324 reviews	PG-13	Action, Thriller, Crime, Teen	$5.09 Compare Prices	A fierce and frenzied look at rival Los Angeles street teams who use street racing as a means of ...more about Fast and the Furious starring Paul Walker and Vin Diesel
17	Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001)	2.6626 29 reviews	NA	Action, Horror, Musical, Comedy	$13.99 Compare Prices	The first testament says "an eye for an eye." The second testament says "love thy neighbour." The ...more about Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter starring Phil Caracas and Murielle Varhelyi
18	Mummy Returns, The (2001)	2.6525 420 reviews	PG-13	Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror	$4.99 Compare Prices	The story is set in 1933, 10 years after the events of the first film. Rick O'Connell is now ...more about Mummy Returns starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz
19	Kiss of the Dragon (2001)	2.6411 250 reviews	R	Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Crime	$8.28 Compare Prices	Liu Jian, a police officer from China, comes to Paris to help the vice squad apprehend a Chinese ...more about Kiss of the Dragon starring Jet Li and Bridget Fonda
20	Pearl Harbor (2001)	2.6383 483 reviews	PG-13	Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Romance	$7.99 Compare Prices	Set during the time of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, two friends (Ben Affleck and Josh ...more about Pearl Harbor starring Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett
21	Behind Enemy Lines (2001)	2.6289 346 reviews	PG-13	Action, Drama, War, Thriller	$3.48 Compare Prices	Fighter navigator Chris Burnett wants out: he was looking for something more than the boring recon ...more about Behind Enemy Lines starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman
22	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)	2.6148 449 reviews	PG-13	Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Teen	$3.90 Compare Prices	A member of a rich British aristocratic family, Lara Croft is a "tomb raider" who enjoys collecting ...more about Lara Croft: Tomb Raider starring Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight
23	Last Castle, The (2001)	2.6070 292 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Thriller	$6.40 Compare Prices	The Castle -- the unlikely last stop in the brilliant career of three-star General Irwin (Redford). ...more about Last Castle starring Robert Redford and James Gandolfini
24	Am zin 2 (2001)	2.5738 16 reviews	NA	Action, Crime	$19.99 Compare Prices	...more about Am zin 2 starring Ekin Cheng and Kelly Lin
25	Swordfish (2001)	2.5586 371 reviews	R	Action, Thriller, Crime	$5.50 Compare Prices	When the DEA shut down its dummy corporation operation codenamed SWORDFISH in 1986, they had ...more about Swordfish starring John Travolta and Hugh Jackman
26	American Outlaws (2001)	2.5139 203 reviews	PG-13	Action, Western, Comedy	$8.63 Compare Prices	When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads ...more about American Outlaws starring Colin Farrell and Scott Caan
27	One, The (2001)	2.5080 291 reviews	PG-13	Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi	$9.66 Compare Prices	There is not one universe, but there are many, which is a multiverse. Supposing you are just one ...more about One starring Jet Li and Carla Gugino
28	Scenes of the Crime (2001)	2.4736 15 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Thriller	$10.99 Compare Prices	...more about Scenes of the Crime starring Jeff Bridges and Jon Abrahams
29	Maniacts (2001)	2.4697 17 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Horror, Romance, Comedy	$7.14 Compare Prices	Two serial killers meet and fall in love in an asylum for the criminally insane. Upon escaping ...more about Maniacts starring Jeff Fahey and Kellie Waymire
30	Ghosts of Mars (2001)	2.4658 303 reviews	R	Action, Horror, Sci-Fi	$7.03 Compare Prices	200 years in the future a Martian police unit is dispatched to transport a dangerous prisoner from ...more about Ghosts of Mars starring Natasha Henstridge and Ice Cube
31	Driven (2001)	2.4575 267 reviews	PG-13	Action, Drama, Sports	$1.45 Compare Prices	Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly (Kip Pardue) has started losing his focus and begins to ...more about Driven starring Sylvester Stallone and Burt Reynolds
32	3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)	2.4181 257 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Comedy	$5.14 Compare Prices	It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator ...more about 3000 Miles to Graceland starring Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner
33	Clearing, The (2001)	2.4063 1 reviews	NA	Action, Thriller, Horror, Short	N/A	...more about Clearing starring Balthazar Kaufmann and Jon Liss
34	Down (2001)	2.3654 29 reviews	NA	Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery	$7.15 Compare Prices	When the express elevators in the Millennium Building, one of New York's most famous landmarks, ...more about Down starring Naomi Watts and Eric Thal
35	Formula 51 (2002)	2.3177 251 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Comedy	$3.95 Compare Prices	Elmo McElroy (Jackson) is a streetwise American master chemist who heads to England to sell his ...more about Formula 51 starring Samuel L. Jackson and Nigel Whitmey
36	Musketeer, The (2001)	2.3002 263 reviews	PG-13	Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance	$5.08 Compare Prices	In 17th century Paris, a dashing swordsman named D'Artagnan finds himself at odds with the powerful ...more about Musketeer starring Catherine Deneuve and Mena Suvari
37	Beneath Loch Ness (2001)	2.2677 17 reviews	PG-13	Action, Thriller, Horror	$7.02 Compare Prices	A scientific expedition to Loch Ness runs into trouble when the group leader is killed in a ...more about Beneath Loch Ness starring Patrick Bergin and Lysette Anthony
38	High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)	2.2231 67 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Comedy	$7.02 Compare Prices	Two best girlfriends living in London suddenly find themselves battling wits with seasoned ...more about High Heels and Low Lifes starring Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack
39	When Strangers Appear (2001)	2.2145 14 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Thriller, Mystery	$5.99 Compare Prices	Beth, a young woman who owns a restaurant close by an abandoned highway, shelters Barry, a young ...more about When Strangers Appear starring Radha Mitchell and Josh Lucas
40	Knockaround Guys (2001)	2.1818 201 reviews	R	Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Comedy	$5.59 Compare Prices	The four sons (Diesel, Green, Pepper, Davoli) of major Brooklyn mobsters have to team up to ...more about Knockaround Guys starring Barry Pepper and Andrew Davoli
41	Double Take (2001)	2.1589 154 reviews	PG-13	Action, Thriller, Crime, Comedy	$7.02 Compare Prices	The governor of a Mexican state is assassinated. Soon after, junior executive Daryl Chase's life ...more about Double Take starring Orlando Jones and Eddie Griffin
42	Extreme Days (2001)	2.1570 24 reviews	PG	Action, Adventure, Drama, Comedy	N/A	As four lifelong friends, Will, Bryan, Matt, and Corey, are on the road trip they've been planning ...more about Extreme Days starring Dante Basco and Ryan Browning
43	Blood of the Samurai (2001)	2.0410 2 reviews	NA	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	$16.75 Compare Prices	...more about Blood of the Samurai
44	Carman: The Champion (2001)	2.0274 21 reviews	PG-13	Action, Drama	$3.53 Compare Prices	Former cruiserweight champion Orlando Leone (Carman) runs a youth center and works as a security ...more about Carman: The Champion starring Carman (II) and Patricia Manterola
45	Pootie Tang (2001)	1.9847 92 reviews	PG-13	Action, Adventure, Musical, Comedy	$6.30 Compare Prices	Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to ...more about Pootie Tang starring Lance Crouther and J.B. Smoove
46	Manhattan Midnight (2001)	1.9497 1 reviews	NA	Action, Thriller	N/A	...more about Manhattan Midnight
47	Replicant (2001)	1.9216 19 reviews	R	Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi	$4.10 Compare Prices	Jake Riley is working on the "Torch" case, a psycho serial killer, who kills women with kids and ...more about Replicant starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Michael Rooker
48	Extreme Honor (2001)	1.9040 2 reviews	R	Action	$4.99 Compare Prices	...more about Extreme Honor starring Michael Ironside and Olivier Gruner
49	Double Bang (2001)	1.8827 10 reviews	R	Action, Thriller, Crime	$4.43 Compare Prices	...more about Double Bang starring Richard Portnow and William Baldwin
50	Soulkeeper (2001)	1.8743 5 reviews	R	Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy	$5.99 Compare Prices	...more about Soulkeeper starring Rodney Rowland and Kevin Patrick Walls

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