This article was originally published on www.mentalfloss.com as The Best Action Movie From Every Year in the 2000s.

Many action movies are defined by their fight scenes, car chases, or shootouts. These moments are an intrinsic part of making the genre work, and fans often first mention these elements when ...

Action movies have developed a great deal over the last 40 years. While there are some true classics among the bunch, it's clear to see that some outings made much bigger breakthroughs than others.

Ten years ago this month, the son of a Russian crime boss stole a car and killed a puppy belonging to a grieving man. Little did they know that the man, John Wick, was once the most feared hit man, ...

From classic epics like Seven Samurai to the precise thrills of Die Hard, these action gems were so brilliant that they set a ...

There have been many live-action Batman movies released over the years, from the campy fun of Adam West to the hard thrills ...

To be fair, those are some of the best to ever do it. So it’s no surprise that by comparison I always thought Daredevil’s hallway oner was just solid, and mostly appreciated it for the exhaustion ...

The new movie is packed with showstopping action, but one standout sequence has our hero rolling over a pyramid of henchmen. Here’s what it took. Credit...Lionsgate. Illustration by The New York Times ...