Spartan (2004) Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, Ed O Neil (Al Bundy), William H. Macy, Tia Texada
Cool smart spy movie, revolves around high profile kidnapping. Nice plot twists!
Man On Fire (2004) Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke
What the Punisher should have been! Denzel is relentless! Stylized directing
by Tony Scott.
Equilibrium (2002) Christian Bale, William Fichtner, Taye Diggs
The Future! Love these type of movies! Cool action sequences, fights, guns!
Malena (2000) Monica Bellucci

(j/k)
Sad story about a women longing for her husband's return during WWII.
Monica is hot in this! I should also mention that she gets undressed - but
shouldn't be the only reason to watch it - dramatic!
Children Of Men (2006) Clive Owen, Michael Caine
A future where women cannot bare any children. End of mankind!?
Cinematography is dark and gritty. Sequences that I didn't expect.
The Quiet American (2002) Michael Caine, Brendon Fraser
Being Viet American, this movie really caught my eye. Foreign Policy at
work with conspiracies. Strong performances!
I hope I didn't list many mainstream movies as I tried to recommend
movies that aren't brought up a lot.