Films — a collection
Action
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
From high-stakes intelligence and calculated naval strategy to brutal, unscripted survival, this collection explores the line between tactical foresight and chaotic conflict. It is a study of master strategists who win before the fight begins—and the relentless warriors forced to survive when all planning falls apart.
- The Power of the Dog (opens in a new tab)2021 · Jane Campion
- News of the World (opens in a new tab)2020 · Paul Greengrass
- Greyhound (opens in a new tab)2020 · Aaron Schneider
- Dunkirk (opens in a new tab)2017 · Christopher Nolan
- Logan (opens in a new tab)2017 · James Mangold
- Zero Dark Thirty (opens in a new tab)2012 · Kathryn Bigelow
- Act of Valor (opens in a new tab)2012 · Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh
- The Raid (opens in a new tab)2012 · Gareth Evans
- True Grit (opens in a new tab)2010 · Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Taken (opens in a new tab)2008 · Pierre Morel
- 300 (opens in a new tab)2007 · Zack Snyder
- Troy (opens in a new tab)2004 · Wolfgang Petersen
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (opens in a new tab)2003 · Quentin Tarantino
- The Bourne Identity (opens in a new tab)2002 · Doug Liman
- Black Hawk Down (opens in a new tab)2001 · Ridley Scott
- Gladiator (opens in a new tab)2000 · Ridley Scott
- The Matrix (opens in a new tab)1999 · Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
- The Fugitive (opens in a new tab)1993 · Andrew Davis
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (opens in a new tab)1991 · James Cameron
- The Hunt for Red October (opens in a new tab)1990 · John McTiernan
- Kickboxer (opens in a new tab)1989 · Mark DiSalle, David Worth
- Full Metal Jacket (opens in a new tab)1987 · Stanley Kubrick
- Predator (opens in a new tab)1987 · John McTiernan
- Commando (opens in a new tab)1985 · Mark L. Lester
- American Ninja (opens in a new tab)1985 · Sam Firstenberg
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (opens in a new tab)1984 · Steven Spielberg
- First Blood (opens in a new tab)1982 · Ted Kotcheff
- Superman (opens in a new tab)1978 · Richard Donner
