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As always, a giant list. The first 10 can be pretty much interchangeable depending on my mood. 21.  John Wick (2014) - Directed by  Chad Stalehski . Written by  Derek Kolstad.   Keanu Reeves already had experience as the face of an action franchise but it's possible in the future that we remember more for John Wick than as Neo. A film that came out of almost nowhere and managed to simultaneously be a homage and a way forward for action movies. Building off of an extensive source of knowledge of the films of John Woo, Jean Pierre Melville, anime and spaghetti westerns, it's the closest anyone has come to replicating the Gun-Fu Hong Kong classics. The well crafted world of John Wick keeps expanding too, with even more additions to the series in the works. Long may it continue. 22.  Blade Runner 2049 (2017) - Directed by  Denis Villeneuve . Written by  Michael Green  and  Hampton Fancher.   A sequel to one of the mos...

Picked from directors who are Asian or film mostly in Asia. In the languages of the country that they're filming in. Or Asian languages. So if Clint Eastwood had decided to film all future movies like letters From Iwo Jima he'd be here. To qualify I'm making it that the director has to release an excellent film (in my opinion) during the 21st century and I need to be able to find at least 3 excellent reference films 21. Wang Xiaoshuai -China Directing Timespan : 1993- present Reference Films: Beijing Bicycle (2001); Shanghai Dreams (2005); The Days (1993) 20. Lee Chang-Dong - South Korea Directing Timespan : 1997-present Reference Films: Poetry (2010); Oasis (2002); Peppermint Candy (1999) 19. Kim Ki-duk - South Korea Directing Timespan : 1996-present Reference Films: Spring,Summer,Fall,Winter...and Spring (2003); The Bow (2005); Birdcage Inn (1998); 18. Johnnie To - Hong Kong Directing Timespan : 1990-present Reference Films: Life Without Principle (2011); Mad Detective ...