For a marathon to work, you need a few films that people already love, at least one genuine discovery, and something that sparks a conversation at the end.
The early 2020s are already proving themselves. The best films from this decade will hold up. These are among them.
Action at its finest is pure cinema â image, sound, and momentum doing what words cannot. These films understand that.
The Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek vengeance against Goku and his family.
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it's up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people.
While three of the fiercest warriors in human history-a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot-are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent: the ultimate killer of killers.
Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team-and mentor a young hotshot driver-while chasing one more chance at glory.
The action films that hold up aren't the ones with the biggest explosions. They're the ones where you understood what was at stake before anything started moving.
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.
The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.
True stories carry a different weight. Knowing it happened - knowing real people made these choices - changes how you watch.
Great action cinema earns its place on any list not through noise, but through the clarity and consequence of everything that moves within it.