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.

List of characteristics

• Stylized action
• Arthouse atmosphere
• Disjointed, fragmented narrative and more complexity than the typical action flick which gives the viewer a sense of dreamy surrealism

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List of notable films

• Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)[2]
• Django (Sergio Corbucci, 1966)[2]
• Branded to Kill (Seijun Suzuki, 1967)[3]
• The Exterminator (James Glickenhaus, 1980) [4]
• Gloria (John Cassavetes, 1980)[2]
• The Soldier (James Glickenhaus, 1982) [5]
• Runaway Train (Andrei Konchalovsky, 1985) [6] [7]
• Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)[2]
• The Killer (John Woo, 1989) [8]
• El Mariachi (Robert Rodriguez, 1992) [9]
• Léon: The Professional (Luc Besson, 1994) [10]
• Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998) [11]
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch, 1999)[2]
• Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011) [12]
• Hanna (Joe Wright, 2011) [13]
• Haywire (Steven Soderbergh, 2011) [14]
• Looper (Rian Johnson, 2012) [15][16]
• Only God Forgives (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2013)[17]

Notable directors

• Kathryn Bigelow[18]
• James Glickenhaus[19]
• Nicolas Winding Refn[20]
• Steven Soderbergh[21]
• Joe Wright[22]

References

1. 20 Offbeat Crime Movies That Are Worth Your Time « Taste of Cinema
2. "Best Art House Action Movies". CraveOnline.com. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
3. Best Art House Action Movies – Mandatory
4. The Soldier: The Greatest Arthouse Action Movie Ever Made|Ultimate Action Movie Club
5. The Soldier: The Greatest Arthouse Action Movie Ever Made|Ultimate Action Movie Club
6. Runaway Train: Arthouse Action from Cannon Films-The Retro Set
7. 10 Totally Awesome 80s Action Movies You Might Not Have Seen « Taste of Cinema
8. Best Art House Action Movies – Mandatory
9. Best Art House Action Movies – Mandatory
10. Best Art House Action Movies – Mandatory
11. Best Art House Action Movies – Mandatory
12. "Drive". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
13. Hanna Earns Early Raves: “Futuristic Fairy Tale, Arthouse Action Movie, Chase Thriller”|IndieWire
14. "'Haywire' Promo Posters Tease Arthouse Action From Steven Soderbergh | /Film". Slashfilm.com. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
15. Bumbray, Chris (2011-04-05). "Review: Hanna - Movie News". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
16. "Hanna Earns Early Raves: 'Futuristic Fairy Tale, Arthouse Action Movie, Chase Thriller' - Thompson on Hollywood". Blogs.indiewire.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
17. 'Only God Forgives' Trailer Shows Rising Trend in Art House Action Movies
18. Kathryn Bigelow and the art-house action movie – Houston Chronicle
19. The Soldier: The Greatest Arthouse Action Movie Ever Made|Ultimate Action Movie Club
20. 20 Offbeat Crime Movies That Are Worth Your Time « Taste of Cinema
21. MacGuffin Film Review – Haywire
22. (NYCC First Look) ‘Hanna’ Offers Strange, But Intriguing Arthouse Action-The Film Stage

See also

• Cannon Films
• Art film
• Vulgar auteurism
• Neo-noir
• Film noir
• Midnight movie
• Synthwave