Arthouse action film
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 flick.[3] These come together to create a sense of "dreamy surrealism." [1][2]
List of films
- The Wages of Fear (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953)[4]
- Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)[1]
- Yojimbo (Akira Kurosawa, 1961)[5]
- Sanjuro (Akira Kurosawa, 1962)[5]
- Django (Sergio Corbucci, 1966)[1]
- Branded to Kill (Seijun Suzuki, 1967)[6]
- Point Blank (John Boorman, 1967)[7][8]
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Peter R. Hunt, 1969)[7]
- Trial of the Road (Aleksei German, 1971)[9]
- Assault on Precinct 13 (John Carpenter, 1976)[10]
- Sorcerer (William Friedkin, 1977) [11]
- The Exterminator (James Glickenhaus, 1980)[12]
- Gloria (John Cassavetes, 1980)[1]
- The Soldier (James Glickenhaus, 1982)[12]
- Runaway Train (Andrei Konchalovsky, 1985)[13][14]
- Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)[1][15][16]
- The Killer (John Woo, 1989)[17]
- El Mariachi (Robert Rodriguez, 1992)[17]
- Léon: The Professional (Luc Besson, 1994)[17]
- Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)[18]
- Starship Troopers (Paul Verhoeven, 1997)[7]
- Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998)[17]
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch, 1999)[1]
- The Bourne Identity (Doug Liman, 2002)[19][20]
- Kill Bill: Volume 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)[21]
- Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003)[15]
- Miami Vice (Michael Mann, 2006)[22][7]
- Apocalypto (Mel Gibson, 2006)[23]
- The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)[24][25]
- Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)[26][27]
- Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011) [28][7][29][30]
- Hanna (Joe Wright, 2011)[31]
- Haywire (Steven Soderbergh, 2011)[32]
- Looper (Rian Johnson, 2012)[33][15]
- The Grandmaster (Wong Kar-Wai, 2013)[34]
- Only God Forgives (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2013)[35]
- Snowpiercer (Bong Joon-ho, 2013)[15]
- You Were Never Really Here (Lynne Ramsay, 2017)[36]
- The Northman (Robert Eggers, 2022)[37]
- Everything Everywhere All at Once (Daniels, 2022)[38]
Notable directors
- Seijun Suzuki[39][40]
- Akira Kurosawa[41]
- Kathryn Bigelow[24]
- James Glickenhaus[12]
- Nicolas Winding Refn[2]
- Steven Soderbergh[42]
- Joe Wright[43]
- Quentin Tarantino[44][45]
- Christopher Nolan[46]
See also
- 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
- ^ a b c d e f g "Best Art House Action Movies". CraveOnline.com. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ a b c 20 Offbeat Crime Movies That Are Worth Your Time « Taste of Cinema
- ^ Silent Trigger: Straight-to-Video Arthouse Action|Flicking Myth
- ^ FOUR FILM NOIR CLASSICS and other new Blu-Rays|Crime Time
- ^ a b Black Magic - Google Books (pg.135)
- ^ Best Art House Action Movies – Mandatory
- ^ a b c d e 10 Famous Action Movies That Are Actually Arthouse Films — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema
- ^ How Steven Soderbergh's The Limey Channeled John Boorman|Collider
- ^ The 100 Greatest War Movies of All Time - Paste Magazine
- ^ 10 Grittiest Action Movies From the 1970s - MovieWeb
- ^ Why William Friedkin's "Sorcerer" Is The Ultimate Lost Guys Movie - Maxim
- ^ a b c The Soldier: The Greatest Arthouse Action Movie Ever Made|Ultimate Action Movie Club
- ^ "Runaway Train: Arthouse Action from Cannon Films-The Retro Set". Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- ^ 10 Totally Awesome 80s Action Movies You Might Not Have Seen « Taste of Cinema
- ^ a b c d 10 Famous Action Movies That Are Actually Arthouse Films — Taste of Cinema
- ^ @filmstoriespod (8 September 2019). "Batman 1989: The first arthouse superhero movie?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d Best Art House Action Movies – Mandatory
- ^ The classic film that inspired the briefcase scene in Quentin Tarantino masterpiece 'Pulp Fiction'|Far Out Magazine
- ^ "Museum just can't forget 'Bourne'". Los Angeles Times. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "How 'The Bourne Identity' changed action cinema". Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ How Bruce Lee inspired Quentin Tarantino movie 'Kill Bill'|Far Out Magazine
- ^ The 20 Best Action Movies of the 2000s — Page 2 — Taste of Cinema
- ^ Apocalypto Review|Movie - Empire
- ^ a b Kathryn Bigelow and the art-house action movie – Houston Chronicle
- ^ The 10 essential arthouse action films you need to watch|Far Out Magazine
- ^ Review: Inception – Trepass Magazine
- ^ The 50 Best Action Movies of the 21st Century Thus Far|The Film Stage
- ^ "Drive". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ DRIVE (2011) REVIEW: A FULLY REALISED ARTHOUSE ACTION - High on Films
- ^ 10 Movies That Redditors Originally Hated But Have Come To Love - Screen Rant
- ^ Hanna Earns Early Raves: “Futuristic Fairy Tale, Arthouse Action Movie, Chase Thriller”|IndieWire
- ^ "'Haywire' Promo Posters Tease Arthouse Action From Steven Soderbergh | /Film". Slashfilm.com. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ Bumbray, Chris (2011-04-05). "Review: Hanna - Movie News". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ The Grandmaster (2013) - Kung-fu Kingdom
- ^ 'Only God Forgives' Trailer Shows Rising Trend in Art House Action Movies
- ^ Conway, Matt (2017). "You Were Never Really Here review: An impactful arthouse actioner". hiddenremote.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "'The Northman' Arrives at the Box Office With a $23.5 Million Worldwide Opening". Bloody Disgusting. 25 April 2022.
- ^ Will Michelle Yeoh's Oscar speech help close the gender gap? : NPR
- ^ Seijun Suzuki's Branded To Kill 'made no money and no sense' but it's still a classic|Movies|The Guardian
- ^ Homage to B movie pioneer - Northwest Asian Weekly
- ^ Black Magic - Google Books (pg.135)
- ^ MacGuffin Film Review – Haywire
- ^ (NYCC First Look) ‘Hanna’ Offers Strange, But Intriguing Arthouse Action - The Film Stage
- ^ Quentin Tarantino reveals his hatred for "stupid" sports|Far Out Magazine
- ^ The iconic movie Quentin Tarantino described as "ass-kicking nirvana"|Far Out Magazine
- ^ The 50 Best Action Movies of the 21st Century Thus Far - The Film Stage
External links
- Batman 1989: The first arthouse superhero movie? – Film Stories
- Is Inception the Last Real Big-Budget Art Film? on MovieWeb
