Dramatic Movies and Action Films

"The Amazing Spider-Man," "Skyfall," "Bourne Legacy," "The Avengers," and "The Dark Knight Rises" are just a few of the action films getting theatrical releases in 2012.

The fourth "Mission Impossible" movie, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," topped the 2011 list of action movies.

Sound off on the best action film released in theaters in 2011.

Check out this list of action movies hitting theaters throughout 2011 (listed in order of release) to see if there's something you think might deliver a real bang for your buck.

2010's lack of comic book-inspired films is being more than made up for in 2011, with a batch of new (as in not sequels, not as in new comic book creations) superheroes heading to theaters. 2012 will belong to Batman, Superman, and The Avengers, but 2011 is all about showing off a new collection of men in tights - and other potentially interesting costumes.

Other than "Iron Man 2," 2010 was pretty much devoid of big-name superhero films, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. After a glut of well-known comic book-inspired films in 2009, in 2010 action fans were served up lesser known comic book characters ("Red," "The Losers," "Kick-Ass") and for the most part the film adaptations of the less recognizable comic characters successfully made the jump to the big screen. But overall 2010 was a disappointing year for action movies.

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2008 brought us an amazing amount of superhero films led by one of the best reviewed films of the genre - "The Dark Knight." While 2009 had fewer comic book-inspired movies, it didn't suffer from a lack of action films. 2009 saw the re-invigoration of a classic action/sci-fi franchise, a revolutionary 3-D event, and a lower-budget action film...

Review of the dramatic film Brighton Rock starring Sam Reilly, Andrea Riseborough, and Helen Mirren, and based on the novel by Graham Greene.

Superhero and comic book fans had a tough 2010, but 2011 offered a veritable smorgasbord of action heroes.