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21. Kung Fu Hustle
Director – Stephen Chow
Cast – Danny Chan, Yuen Qiu, Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 90%
Release Date – 20 December 2004
Box Office – $102 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Awards – None
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20. Big Trouble in Little China
Director – John Carpenter
Cast – Dennis Dun, Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 79%
Release Date – 1 July 1986
Box Office – $11.1 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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19. The General
Director – Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Cast – Marion Mack, Buster Keaton
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 92%
Release Date – 31 December 1926
Box Office – $1,000,000
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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18. Hot Shots! Series
Director – Jim Abrahams
Cast – Cary Elwes, Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, Kevin Dunn, William O’Leary, Lloyd Bridges, Jon Cryer
IMDB Rating – 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 83%
Release Date – 31 July 1991
Box Office – $181.1 million
Genre – Action, Comedy
Awards – None
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17. The Other Guys
Director – Adam McKay
Cast – Michael Keaton, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Ray Stevenson, Eva Mendes, Steve Coogan, Dwayne Johnson
IMDB Rating – 6.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 78%
Release Date – 5 August 2010
Box Office – $170.4 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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16. Pineapple Express
Director – David Gordon Green
Cast – James Franco, Seth Rogen, Rosie Perez, Danny McBride, Gary Cole
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 68%
Release Date – 6 August 2008
Box Office – $102.4 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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15. The World’s End
Director – Edgar Wright
Cast – Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike, Martin Freeman
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 89%
Release Date – 10 July 2013
Box Office – $46.1 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Awards – None
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14. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Director – Shane Black
Cast – Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Corbin Bernsen, Michelle Monaghan, Val Kilmer
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 85%
Release Date – 20 October 2005
Box Office – $15.8 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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13. Topic Thunder
Director – Ben Stiller
Cast – Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Jay Baruchel, Robert Downey Jr., Steve Coogan, Nick Nolte, Jay Baruchel, Bill Hader
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Release Date – 11 August 2008
Box Office – $188.1 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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12. The Blues Brothers
Director – John Landis
Cast – Ray Charles, Cab Calloway, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher, James Brown, Henry Gibson
IMDB Rating – 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 83%
Release Date – 16 June 1980
Box Office – $115.2 million
Genre – Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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11. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
Director – Edgar Wright
Cast – Kieran Culkin, Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh
IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Release Date – 11 August 2010
Box Office – $47.7 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Awards – None
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10. Rush Hour Series
Director – Brett Ratner
Cast – Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Tzi Ma, Ken Leung, Mark Rolston, Rex Linn, Elizabeth Peña
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes –
Release Date – 18 September 1998
Box Office – $244.4 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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9. Night at the Museum Series
Director – Shawn Levy
Cast – Dick van Dyke, Robin Williams, Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Bill Cobbs, Mickey Rooney
IMDB Rating – 6.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 42%
Release Date – 17 December 2006
Box Office – $574.5 million
Genre – Adventure, Comedy, Family
Awards – None
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8. Bad Boys Series
Director – Michael Bay
Cast – Tchéky Karyo, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Téa Leoni, Theresa Randle, Joe Pantoliano
IMDB Rating – 6.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 42%
Release Date – 7 April 1995
Box Office – $141.4 millio
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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7. Red Series
Director – Robert Schwentke
Cast – Helen Mirren, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Mary-Louise Parker, John Malkovich, Karl Urban
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 71%
Release Date – 26 November 2010
Box Office – $199 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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6. 21 Jump Street Series
Director – Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Cast – Rob Riggle, Dave Franco, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 85%
Release Date – 20 April 2012
Box Office – $201.5 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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5. Kick-Ass Series
Director – Matthew Vaughn
Cast – Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 76%
Release Date – 22 March 2010
Box Office – $96.2 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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4. The Naked Gun Series
Director – David Zucker
Cast – Leslie Nielsen
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 87%
Release Date – 2 December 1988
Box Office – $78.8 million
Genre – Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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3. Austin Powers Series
Director – Jay Roach
Cast – Elizabeth Hurley, Mike Myers, Mimi Rogers, Michael York
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 70%
Release Date – 2 May 1997
Box Office – $67.7 million
Genre – Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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2. Beverley Hills Cop Series
Director – Martin Brest
Cast – Eddie Murphy
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 80%
Release Date – 1 December 1984
Box Office – $316.4 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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1.Men In Black Series
Director – Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast – Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Will Smith, Vincent D’Onofrio, Linda Fiorentino,
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 92%
Release Date – 2 July 1997
Box Office – $589.4 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – Won 1 Oscar
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Which action comedy film is your favorite? Who is your favorite Action comedy actor? Is it Jackie Chan or Will Smith or Dwayne Johnson? Do you think action comedy film is much better than romantic comedy or drama comedy films?
