British actor Jason Statham has long stood out as a major action movie star. With a successful career in the genre, Statham is loved by audiences and recognized for his talent in martial arts and his ideal character for action films.
To honor him, we decided to list the 10 best films starring Jason Statham. Check it out below!
Jason Statham: the 10 best films
Jason Statham stars in this dystopian action film directed by Paul WS Anderson. The film is a remake of “Death Race 2000”, a film produced by Roger Corman. The cast also includes Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Natalie Martinez and Joan Allen.
Statham plays a former racing driver wrongly convicted of murder. He is sent to a prison where the warden (Allen) forces him to compete in a brutal car race. Broadcast live and hugely watched, this competition consists of a deadly clash between armed cars driven by prisoners.
Guy Ritchie is one of the directors with whom Jason Statham has collaborated the most and has had important roles in his career. One such film is the action thriller “Departed”.
Statham plays the mysterious “H”, who gets a job driving armored cars. However, when he stops a robbery by demonstrating impressive skill with weapons, his intentions are called into question.
Statham’s action sequences in “The Explosive Charge” are among the most astonishing of his career. The film is written and produced by the Frenchman Luc Besson (“The Professional”, “The Fifth Element”). The film led to a trilogy with Statham and another reboot without him.
Jason Statham plays Frank Martin, a British man who works as a mercenary in France, transporting goods from one place to another. Frank makes no secret that he knows what he is being transported to.
But that changes when he realizes that the weight of his current job is changing. When he discovers that he is carrying a gagged woman (Shu Qi), deadly problems begin to arise.
The heist film “The Domino Effect” is inspired by true events. The film is based on a robbery that took place in London in 1971, in the vaults of Lloyds Bank on Baker Street. The film is directed by Roger Donaldson (from the sci-fi film “The Experience”).
Jason Statham plays Terry Leather, a struggling car salesman with criminal connections. He is approached by an old friend (Saffron Burrows), who proposes to carry out a serious bank robbery.
Directed by David Ayer, “Beekeeper: Rede de Vingança” received good reviews from specialized critics.
Jason Statham plays Adam Clay, a former agent of the secret organization “Beekeepers”. Clay leaves retirement to seek revenge when his kind landlady becomes involved in a phishing scam and commits suicide.
With high moments of tension, “Cellular” is an action thriller directed by David R. Ellis, based on a story by cult director Larry Cohen. Jason Statham stars in the production alongside Kim Basinger, Chris Evans and William H. Macy.
In the plot, a teacher (Basinger) is held captive after being kidnapped. However, he manages to fix a broken cell phone and randomly calls a young man (Evans).
Now, the boy desperately tries to help her, without knowing where she is and with his cell phone battery almost empty. Jason Statham plays the extremely evil villain of the film.
Jason Statham stars in “The Wild Card” as a bodyguard addicted to gambling. Super skilled, he works in Las Vegas as a security guard and ends up in trouble with the mafia.
The film is based on the novel “Heat” by William Goldman and is directed by Simon West (from “Con Air”). The cast also includes Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Anne Heche and Sofia Vergara.
Director duo Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are known for their mind-blowing action films. One of his most successful films is “Adrenalina”.
Jason Statham plays Chev Chelios, a hitman suffering from synthetic drug poisoning. He only has an hour to live. So to survive and seek revenge, Chev needs to keep his adrenaline flowing.
The cast also includes Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez and Dwight Yoakam.
The duo Neveldine/Taylor increased the level of chaos and intensity in the sequel “Adrenalina 2 – Alta Voltem”. Jason Statham returns as Chev Chelios and the film begins exactly where the previous one ended.
In this one, Chev has his heart replaced with an artificial one that requires regular electric shocks to function. She sets out to find his heart while constantly needing to electrocute herself to survive.
The cast also includes Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr., Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, David Carradine and Dwight Yoakam.
Directed by the master John Carpenter, “Ghosts of Mars” mixes action, horror and western in a space setting. Jason Statham makes up a stellar cast alongside Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall and Joanna Cassidy. In the film he plays an arrogant sergeant.
The film is set in a future where Mars has been colonized by humans. The plot follows a team of police officers and a convicted criminal (Cube). They fight the inhabitants of a mining colony possessed by the ghosts of the ancient inhabitants of Mars.
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