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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I dunno if that is true. John Wick series comes to mind, and I just watched Bullet Train and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, both of which seem to fit well. Fast and the Furious? Top Gun? I think superhero movies have sucked much of the oxygen out of that room for the past decade, hopefully that changes.
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I did think about Top Gun, and yeah it probably fits. Cruise may be the only guy making those types of movies really with the MI and Jack Reacher series. I don't think the others you mentioned fit into the category, at least the one I have in my head. I'm thinking of films like The Fugitive, In the Line of Fire, Seven, Ransom, Copycat, Silence of the Lambs - films which play out in a generally serious tone, where comedy isn't at the forefront. Much of the action thriller type films of today are very heavy on comic banter or the funny kills aspect. It's a very different kind of movie IMO.