British filmmakerChristopher Nolanhas established himself asone of Hollywood’s brightest talents and among the very finest directors working today.
His filmography ranges from the bombastic sci-fi spectacle ofInterstellarto the dramatically chargedMementoto sweeping war epics such asDunkirk.
One aspect in which Nolan excels iscreating intricate and technically impressive action sequences.
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This is a selection of the 10 best action scenes from Christopher Nolan movies, ranked.
Tenetis one of themost unique action movies of recent times.
Unfortunately for Batman,Bane is a true physical threat with the backing of an entire army of criminals.
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8Dogfight
‘Dunkirk’ (2017)
The year is 1940.
7Reverse Car Chase
No action movie is ever complete without a car chase.
Tenetis a movie that’sfull of firsts for action cinema,including a car chase taking place entirely in reverse.
Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
6Batman vs.
Being the first action scene of Nolan’s Batman trilogy, it set a strong precedent.
After witnessing his parents' deaths, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice.
Inceptionis bold and audacious action entertainment at its most striking.
It’s the sort of technical wizardry and spectacle we’ve come to expect and love from Nolan.
The journey across space is treacherous, and the consequences of failure are dire.
Veteran pilot Cooper must accomplish the impossible by docking his spacecraft with their out-of-control command station.
This is a truly white-knuckle set piece, punctuated by stunning visualsand an excellent Hans Zimmer score.
We all know thatInterstellaris excellent, butthis is a scene that still wows even outside the movie’s context.
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Eight years after the Joker’s reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.
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Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
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After witnessing his parents' deaths, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
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When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
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A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
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When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
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