10. Equilibrium (2002)

Let me introduce you to Gun Kata. In this man vs. futuristic oppressive society film, Christian Bale gets the adrenaline flowing with ridiculous, unbelievable over-the-top action in one of the coolest movies to come out in years.

9. The Departed (2006)

It’s by Martin Scorcese, need I say more? Plenty of foul language and violence throughout, a great elevator scene, and even a brief venture into a porno theater to round it all out.

8. No Country For Old Men (2007)

Violence and mayhem litter the plot as criminals engage in wild shootouts and murder sprees over several days. Javier Bardem plays Anton Chigurh, a true embodiment of a psychopath and the possible manifestation of your childhood nightmares. He may very well be death personified. AS he’d say, “You need to call it. I can’t call it for you. It wouldn’t be fair.”

7. Oldboy (2003)

The middle of Chan-wook Park’s revenge trilogy, is the best of the trio and quite excellent in its sickness. It’s not for the faint, as it gets pretty twisted and disturbing along the way. Plus, you’re only a true tough guy if you can pounds your way though an entire legion of attackers using only a hammer.

6. A Bittersweet Life (“Dalkomhan insaeng”) (2005)

Byung-hun Lee starts in A Bittersweet Life, the story of a badass mofo who could twist your spine into a pretzel at the drop of a hat. If you’ve never head of Lee, you can see him play Storm Shadow in the upcoming G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. And if you’ve never heard of A Bittersweet Life, check out the breathtaking revenge movie.

5. The Bourne Identity (2002)

Really I’m including the whole Bourne trilogy here. Jason Bourne kills a man with a pen. Jason Bourne kills a man with a magazine. Great car chases. And I can thank this movie for bringing about a revamped Bond among other things. I swear to God, if I even feel somebody behind me, there is no measure to how fast and how hard I will bring this fight to your doorstep. Jason Bourne is a machine that kills.

4. Fight Club (1999)

What more can be said about Tyler Durden? Dude shot himself in the face and is still standing. We all find ourselves looking in the mirror thinking what it would be like to be Tyler Durden. He’s definitely reached Chuck Norris status. In fact, Tyler Durden is a force that we all know could be out there somewhere just doing whatever it is Tyler Durden does.

3. City of God (“Cidade de Deus”) (2002)

Based on the real story tour de force of violence and absolute anarchy in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, City of God is stunning in every sense of the word. One of the characters, L’il Ze will scare the crap out of you with his badass attitude and badass ‘fro. Dude shot up an entire motel before the age of thirteen. You know, before he became the kingpin of the Rio slums.

2. Gladiator (2000)

Filled with grandiose fight scenes and blood literally splattering across the screen, Gladiator also tells the story of a general sold into slavery and who eventually works his way back to Rome by becoming a badass gladiator. And he will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.

1. 300 (2006)

The badass of all badass movies? 300 Spartans set off on a suicide mission to battle thousands upon thousands of Persians against impossible odds. They’re the toughest, most hard-core soldier to ever walk the Earth. Madness? This is Sparta!

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