Best 24 Action Movies Popular from 2009

In a future Earth in which aliens are isolated in a remote ghetto, a government agent finds himself banished there. See more about District 9 / IMDB / YouTube

Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Look into Sherlock Holmes / IMDB / YouTube

A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris. Learn about Taken / IMDB / YouTube

A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting bruiser in search of the last Twinkie and a pair of sisters striving to get to an amusement park join forces in a trek across a zombie-filled America. Learn about Zombieland / IMDB / YouTube

The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time. Explore Star Trek / IMDB / YouTube

As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as the property of the Half-Blood Prince and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past. Get info on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince / IMDB / YouTube

In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history. Details on Watchmen / IMDB / YouTube

The early years of James Logan, featuring his rivalry with his brother Victor Creed, his service in the special forces team Weapon X, and his experimentation into the metal-lined mutant Wolverine. Explore X-Men Origins: Wolverine / IMDB / YouTube

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war. Info on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / IMDB / YouTube

A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind. Look into 2012 / IMDB / YouTube

As the machines prepare for a final attack, John Connor and a mysterious stranger delve into the heart of Skynet and uncover a terrible secret involving the annihilation of mankind. Details on Terminator Salvation / IMDB / YouTube

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. Find out about Law Abiding Citizen / IMDB / YouTube

Brian O'Conner, back working for the FBI in Los Angeles, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation. More about Fast & Furious / IMDB / YouTube

M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe. Look into Knowing / IMDB / YouTube

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake. See more about Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian / IMDB / YouTube

An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. Learn about G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra / IMDB / YouTube

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime. Info on The Taking of Pelham 123 / IMDB / YouTube

A woman transformed into a giant after she is struck by a meteorite on her wedding day becomes part of a team of monsters sent in by the U.S. government to defeat an alien mastermind trying to take over Earth. Details on Monsters vs. Aliens / IMDB / YouTube

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates. Explore Surrogates / IMDB / YouTube

A prequel centered on the origins of the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their former slaves, the Lycans. Find out about Underworld: Rise of the Lycans / IMDB / YouTube

Two crew members of a spaceship wake up from hypersleep to discover that all their colleagues are missing. Despite this, it appears that they are not alone. Details on Pandorum / IMDB / YouTube

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working. Info on Crank: High Voltage / IMDB / YouTube

Jewish brothers in German-occupied Eastern Europe escape into a Belorussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand Jewish non-combatants. Read about Defiance / IMDB / YouTube

A rag doll that awakens in a postapocalyptic future holds the key to humanity's salvation. Check out 9 / IMDB / YouTube