CO - When Drive came out in 2011, it became an instant critical success thanks to its blend of art house sensibilities, action and film noir aesthetics. It became a clear example of an only recently codified genre: the art house action movie. Although examples of art house action – that is, movies in which action sequences are used to punctuate a individual creative vision rather than mainstream entertainment – can be found throughout film history, it’s only recently with Drive, Hannah and a few other examples we’ll get to in a moment that the genre has received any kind of mainstream attention. Let’s take a look back at some of the best films the genre has to offer, from the present day all the way back to the 1950s, with this, The Ten Best Art House Action Movies!
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