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Arthouse Action Films

The arthouse action genre is an emerging film genre in contemporary cinema that traces its roots back to Asian and European films. Various sources have recently begun referring to various films under this label. Such titles include Hanna, Drive, Haywire, and Looper.
The genre is often characterized by heavy action and suspense, interlaced with stylized imagery and cinematographic techniques, that convey an overall feeling of surrealism. More recent titles have shown depictions of gory violence. The narrative of these movies may also be quite surreal, and the viewer is given a strong sense that the movie is not meant to be interpreted literally. These films also have a much smaller production cost than most action films; the films represented below are said to have budgets no greater than $50 million.
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Drunken Angel (Akira Kurosawa, 1948)
Drunken Angel (Akira Kurosawa, 1948)
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Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
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Yojimbo (Akira Kurosawa, 1961)
Yojimbo (Akira Kurosawa, 1961)
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Pale Flower (Masahiro Shinoda, 1964)
Pale Flower (Masahiro Shinoda, 1964)
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Abashiri Prison (Teruo Ishii, 1965)
Abashiri Prison (Teruo Ishii, 1965)
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Pierrot Le Fou (Jean-Luc Godard, 1966)
Pierrot Le Fou (Jean-Luc Godard, 1966)
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Tokyo Drifter (Seijun Suzuki, 1966)
Tokyo Drifter (Seijun Suzuki, 1966)
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Django (1966 Film) (Sergio Corbucci, 1966)
Django (1966 Film) (Sergio Corbucci, 1966)
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Branded to Kill (Seijun Suzuki, 1967)
Branded to Kill (Seijun Suzuki, 1967)
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Point Blank (John Boorman, 1967)
Point Blank (John Boorman, 1967)
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Le Samouraï (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967)
Le Samouraï (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967)
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Performance (Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell, 1970)
Performance (Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell, 1970)
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Le Cercle Rouge (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970)
Le Cercle Rouge (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970)
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Sympathy for the Underdog (Kinji Fukasaku, 1971)
Sympathy for the Underdog (Kinji Fukasaku, 1971)
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Get Carter (Mike Hodges, 1971)
Get Carter (Mike Hodges, 1971)
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Street Mobster (Kinji Fukasaku, 1972)
Street Mobster (Kinji Fukasaku, 1972)
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity (Kinji Fukasaku, 1973)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (Kinji Fukasaku, 1973)
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The Yakuza (Sydney Pollack, 1975)
The Yakuza (Sydney Pollack, 1975)
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes, 1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes, 1976)
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L'alpagueur (Philippe Labro, 1976)
L'alpagueur (Philippe Labro, 1976)
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Gloria (John Cassavetes, 1980)
Gloria (John Cassavetes, 1980)
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Cutter's Way (Ivan Passer 1981)
Cutter's Way (Ivan Passer 1981)
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Le Professionnel (Georges Lautner, 1981)
Le Professionnel (Georges Lautner, 1981)
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Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
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The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984)
The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984)
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A Better Tomorrow (John Woo, 1986)
A Better Tomorrow (John Woo, 1986)
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City on Fire (Ringo Lam, 1987)
City on Fire (Ringo Lam, 1987)
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A Better Tomorrow 2 (John Woo, 1987)
A Better Tomorrow 2 (John Woo, 1987)
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Robocop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
Robocop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
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Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)
Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)
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Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989)
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The Killer (John Woo, 1989)
The Killer (John Woo, 1989)
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Violent Cop (Takeshi Kitano, 1989)
Violent Cop (Takeshi Kitano, 1989)
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Black Rain (Ridley Scott, 1989)
Black Rain (Ridley Scott, 1989)
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Bullet in the Head (John Woo, 1990)
Bullet in the Head (John Woo, 1990)
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Boiling Point (Takeshi Kitano, 1990)
Boiling Point (Takeshi Kitano, 1990)
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Darkman (Sam Raimi, 1990)
Darkman (Sam Raimi, 1990)
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La Femme Nikita (Luc Besson, 1991)
La Femme Nikita (Luc Besson, 1991)
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Hard Boiled (John Woo, 1992)
Hard Boiled (John Woo, 1992)
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El Mariachi (Roberto Rodriguez, 1992)
El Mariachi (Roberto Rodriguez, 1992)
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