Dominic Turret, You don't know me.
You're about to.
The Fast and Furious franchise made Jason Statham an even
bigger star than he already was, but he was actually
doing just fine by himself, thank you very much.
Today on Screen Rant, we have Jason Statham's most popular
movies that aren't Fast and Furious.
Are you crazy?
Could it kill me?
You're welcome.
Although Part 2 out grossed the first film, the original
Expendables was the movie that bridged the gap between current
action superstar Statham and the slightly fading stars from yesteryear,
Joining Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, and
Jet Li, just to name a few.
Statham plays Lee Christmas, a charming mercenary who knows how
to maim and kill.
With a wink.
He and the rest of the crew take down a
Latin American dictator.
The three sequels also feature the likes of Harrison Ford,
Mel Gibson, John Claude Van Damme, Glen Powell, Liam Hemsworth,
Wesley Snipes and the one and only Chuck Norris.
How are you going to kill it?
Evolution.
I'm going to make this thing bleed.
The Meg, followed by the Meg to the Trench is
Statham's biggest non Fast and Furious hit.
It grossed over a staggering half a billion dollars.
Statham plays Jonas Taylor, a rescue diver who gets tangled
up with the biggest predator the ocean has ever seen,
the once thought extinct megalodon shark, a creature three times
bigger than a great white.
It's a goofy over the top cheese fest and that's
not a bad thing.
We have to stop the sale of a nuclear bomb.
They send in someone who looks like Santa Claus's friend
and wife.
Spy is a 2015, you guessed it, spy comedy written
and directed by Bridesmaids helmer Paul Feig.
Starring Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Rose Byrne and Statham.
This is one of several movies that really show off
Statham's comedy skills.
Lots of his movies have featured humor, and Statham can
be good at it.
But Spy is a straight up comedy from one of
the best comedic directors out there.
And while McCarthy's antics are front and center, Statham steals
the show.
Open the door.
The Italian Job from 2003 is an ensemble heist movie,
a remake of the 1969 film featuring Statham as handsome
Rob, the team's wheelman.
Featuring the totally stacked cast of Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron,
Edward Norton and Donald Sutherland, Statham 100% holds his own
with this group of heavy hitters.
In fact, I'm sure he taught them a thing or
two behind the scenes.
He was the season action star of the group of
fun movie All Around.
The Italian Job is most remembered for the Mini Cooper
subway chase.
Read after me.
I will never steal from The Week the Vulnerable again.
The most recent film on this list, The Beekeeper from
2024, shows that Statham still has the goods to put
butts in theatre seats.
The setup is absolutely ridiculous.
Statham plays a retired member of a mysterious deep state
intelligence group called The Beekeepers, and he's actually a Beekeeper.
It's not exactly subtle, but people go to Statham movies
to see him kick ass and take names, and he
does plenty of that in The Beekeeper.
And it wouldn't be a successful Statham action movie without
a sequel.
Supposedly one is coming.
What are your favorite Jason Statham movies?
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